Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays. Listen to How I Built This on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen earl ...
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Successful product management isn’t just about training the product managers who work side by side with developers everyday to build better products. It’s about taking a step back, approaching the systems within organizations as a whole, and leveling up product leadership to improve these systems. This is the Product Thinking Podcast, where Melissa Perri will connect with industry leading experts in the product management space, AND answer your most pressing questions about everything produc ...
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Become a more inventive, imaginative you. Every week, Guy Raz (creator of How I Built This) leads a deep dive conversation with someone at the top of their game. From conquering stage fright to learning to be more present and focused, you'll learn how each guest mastered their craft and ultimately became more successful in life. The result? An arsenal of tools and techniques you can apply to your own life and work, allowing you to harness your talent and become a better version of yourself. ...
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Have you ever been ready to take a risk and do what you’ve always dreamed of? Then fear and negative mindsets creep in. You wonder if you’re smart enough, experienced enough, or just plain good enough. That resistance builds imaginary walls that ultimately hold you back. We help attack these voices in your head on the Fear is a Liar podcast. Ronnie interviews entrepreneurs who share how they embraced these fears in light of risk, self-doubt, failure, and unknowns. Their stories will help you ...
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From the creator of How I Built This, host Guy Raz invites you to listen in as he talks to leadership experts and the visionary leaders of some of the world's biggest brands. Along the way, you'll hear accounts of crisis, failure, turnaround, and triumph, as the leaders reveal their secrets on their way to the top. These are stories that didn't make it into their company bios, and valuable lessons for anyone trying to make it in business.
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Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso (A Creativity Podcast)
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Unleash Your Inner Creative is a Webby Award-winning podcast designed to help you break free from self-doubt, embrace your creativity, and live an authentic, purpose-filled life. I’m Lauren LoGrasso, a multi-passionate creative, and I believe that repressed creativity is one of the root causes of unhappiness—which is why I’m here to help you unleash yours! Through a blend of inspiring interviews, solo episodes, and coaching sessions, this show explores creativity, mental health, spirituality ...
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Babylist: Natalie Gordon. How a new mom used nap time to build a $500M business.
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1:07:43In 2010, software engineer Natalie Gordon was pregnant– and fed up with the overwhelming baby aisles in big box stores. So she quit her computer job to code the registry she wished existed. No pink-and-blue giraffes. No allegiance to a single store. Just a universal list that let friends give the real help that new parents need—from strollers to di…
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Episode 255: How Shopify Is Leveraging AI at Scale with Vanessa Lee
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46:24Join us in this episode as Melissa Perri sits down with Vanessa Lee, VP of Product at Shopify, to explore the groundbreaking work being done in AI integration and agentic commerce. Vanessa sheds light on Shopify's AI assistant, Sidekick, which aims to revolutionize how merchants manage and grow their businesses. Discover how Shopify is pushing the …
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📦⛓️💥What Box Are You In? Use the Enneagram to Break Free & Find Self-Compassion w/ Nhien Vuong
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1:13:33Do you ever wonder why you are the way you are, or why certain patterns keep repeating in your life and relationships? What if the path to healing isn’t about becoming someone new, but coming home to who you’ve always been? In today’s pod, I sit down with internationally accredited Enneagram teacher and author of The Enneagram of the Soul, Nhien Vu…
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Wayfair co-founder Niraj Shah joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage entrepreneurs about how to bet on themselves – and define themselves to consumers. Plus, Niraj explains why Wayfair is expanding into large-format brick-and-mortar stores. First up, Valerie in Washington, D.C., is looking for a better way to educat…
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Episode 254: Pushing Back on Unsustainable Workloads
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10:39Join Melissa Perri in this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast as she tackles the complex issue of managing an overwhelming workload as a product manager. A senior product manager shares their struggle of handling five engineering teams, a task typically assigned to multiple product managers. Melissa offers practical advice on how to communicat…
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Nuts.com: Jeff Braverman. From Corner Store to Snacktime Powerhouse
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1:12:16A century ago, Jeff Braverman’s grandfather opened a peanut shop in Newark, New Jersey. By the early 2000s, the family business was doing $1M in sales and struggling to stay afloat. Jeff had a high-paying job in finance, but walked away from it to reinvent the business. His strategy? The internet. Something his dad and uncle knew nothing about. Wha…
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❤️🩹Heal Your Creative Wounds: A Visualization to Release Limiting Beliefs
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20:56Do you have a memory from your early creative life that still stings? Maybe it was a teacher who embarrassed you, a moment of rejection, or a time when you decided it was safer to shrink than shine. If so, you may have a creative wound and it is likely still playing out in your creativity and career to this day. But do not fret: today, we're going …
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Lyft co-founder John Zimmer joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, John talks about his recent decision to step away from the company he founded in 2012. First, Alan from England asks about the best strategy for expanding his patented shower innovation to the U.S. Then, Teri from California looks for…
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Episode 253: Intelligent Friction in Digital Banking with Tony Brancato
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38:08Tony Brancato, Chief Product Officer at Charlie Financial, joins Melissa Perri on the Product Thinking Podcast to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities in developing financial products for older Americans. With a focus on security and user-friendliness, Tony shares how Charlie Financial is reimagining banking for the senior demographic, o…
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Magnolia: Chip & Joanna Gaines. From House Flipping to Household Name
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1:33:47What happens when a charismatic home renovator marries a budding design whiz? You get the billion-dollar powerhouse that is Chip and Joanna Gaines. The Gaines’ TV show Fixer Upper became a cultural obsession, turning shiplap and farmhouse sinks into a lifestyle movement that swept America. When they walked away from that show at peak popularity, ev…
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🥹Trapped in the Wrong Life? Step into Your Creative Calling & Rewrite Failure w/ Author, Erica Peplin
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55:17Have you ever felt like you were living someone else’s dream? This week I’m talking with Erica Pepin, a powerful example of what happens when you take a chance on your creative call. She left a stable job to follow her dreams. Now she’s a published author who built her creative life from the ground up, with no roadmap, just trust and a love for lit…
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Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips
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54:46Stacy’s Pita Chips co-founder Stacy Madison joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage entrepreneurs. Plus, Stacy talks about her hard-won experience of knowing when to stick with an idea… and when to walk away. First up, Sam wants to figure out how to leverage his popular pizza instagram account into the go-to place fo…
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Episode 252: Understanding Product vs Project Management
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7:17In this episode, Melissa Perri dives into the often-confused realms of product management and project management. Many people conflate these roles, but they serve distinct purposes and bring different values to an organization. Melissa unpacks the unique responsibilities and skills required for each role and discusses how they can effectively compl…
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Faherty Brand: Alex and Mike Faherty. How Jersey Shore + Manhattan Chic grew to 80 stores.
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1:13:21When identical twins Mike and Alex Faherty launched their clothing brand, they made a daring move– launching wholesale, retail, and online, pretty much at the same time. Investors said it was outdated, maybe even doomed. But that contrarian bet helped grow Faherty into a hugely popular brand, built on family, ingenuity, and obsession with detail. T…
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✨🧘♀️Unlock Your Intuition: Reconnect with Spirit Guides & Reclaim Your Creativity | MaryAnn DiMarco, Psychic Medium
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58:39Have you ever had a gut feeling, a prophetic dream, or a sign that felt too perfect to be coincidence? In this episode, I sit down with psychic medium and spiritual teacher MaryAnn DiMarco to help you unlock your intuition, reconnect with your spirit guides, and reclaim your creativity through divine collaboration. We talk about: -The difference be…
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Advice Line with Michael Dubin of Dollar Shave Club
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53:54Dollar Shave Club founder Michael Dubin joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Michael shares his latest career pivot into the screenwriting world. First, Benita from New Jersey asks how to create a “guerilla-style” marketing campaign to introduce customers to her specialty Syrian Cheese. Then, Brand…
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Episode 251: From CERN to FemTech Innovation with Magda Armbruster
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Pressbox and Tide Cleaners: Vijen Patel. The $1.99 Gamble That Built a National Brand
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1:06:23What if the best startup isn’t sexy at all? In 2013, Vijen Patel left private equity to pursue “the least-worst idea”: dry cleaning. No patents. No app wizardry. Just laundry lockers in high-rises, ruthless unit economics, and a $1.99-a-shirt price that was seared into America’s brain. From bootstrapping routes at 5 a.m. to breaking even in 6 weeks…
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Episode 250: Building Smart: Clarity Over Perfection
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12:37What framework or experience do product managers rely on to determine when a feature is ready for delivery? Product managers should balance clarity and collaboration with developers when determining if a feature is ready for delivery. Key considerations include validating the feature's worth, assessing risk levels, and ensuring specifications provi…
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🎙️I Took a Break From Podcasting & It Changed Everything: My Creative Update & Reveal!
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23:30Feeling creatively blocked, burnt out, or like you’ve lost your spark? You’re not alone and this episode is your permission slip to reset, realign, and rediscover your voice! After 7 years of podcasting without a single missed week, I took a 2-month break. What I learned during that time changed everything about how I see creativity, success, and m…
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Tony Xu, founder of DoorDash, joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage entrepreneurs. Plus, Tony updates Guy on his latest ventures: expanding into grocery and retail delivery - and taking on international markets. First, we hear from Ron in Portland, who’s wondering about the right time to expand his product line - f…
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Episode 249: Moving Beyond Function in Product Management with Nesrine Changuel
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43:37In this episode of the Product Thinking Podcast, Melissa Perri welcomes Nesrine Changuel, a seasoned product coach, trainer, and author, known for her work at Google, Spotify, and Microsoft. Nesrine shares her journey and insights into creating products that users truly love by focusing on emotional connections and the concept of "Product Delight” …
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Craigslist: Craig Newmark — The Forrest Gump of the Internet
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1:05:06What if the founder of one of the internet’s most enduring brands… never wanted to run a company? In 1995, Craig Newmark was a 42-year-old computer programmer in San Francisco who simply wanted to share local tech meetups with friends. He started an email list that became Craigslist—a website that reshaped how we find jobs, apartments, and communit…
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