In 2008, Vicky Tsai walked away from a startup job and set out to rediscover herself on a trip to Japan. In Kyoto, she had an unforgettable meeting with a geisha, and learned about the face creams and blotting papers that the traditional Japanese hostesses had used for centuries. But as she contemplated selling those products in the U.S., experts on both sid ... Show More
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#803: Craig Mod Returns — Epic Walks in Japan, The Art of Slowness, Digital Detox, Publishing “Impossible” Books, and Choosing Beauty Over Scale
<p><strong>Craig Mod Returns!</strong> <a href="https://craigmod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Craig</strong></a> is a writer, photographer, and walker living in Tokyo and Kamakura, Japan. He is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thi ... Show More
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Nov 2024
The Feedback That Made This Brand Olympic Material
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May 2025
Episode 770: Digital CEO Success Story: She SOLD OUT her Beta, Stopped Trading Time for Money and 3X her Annual Revenue - Jenny Ferrero's BBD Success Story
<p dir="ltr">Ready for a dose of what's truly possible? This week on the podcast, we've been featuring inspiring Business By Design students who are doing BIG things. Today, we introduce you to Jenny Jaucian, a fitness and sustainable weight loss coach who traded burnout for brea ... Show More
1h 5m
Apr 2021
005: From Retirement To Superbowl: How Nikki Buchannon of IReuse2 Hit $100k in one year
After 25 years of brick-and-mortar restaurants, Nikki Buchannon and her husband were one month into their retirement before they discovered Foundr’s Start and Scale course. After completing the course, they decided to launch IReuse2, a luxury, eco-sustainable, on-the-go cutlery b ... Show More
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Nov 2024
Tracee Ellis Ross talks Pattern Beauty, advocacy, and joy with Samira Nasr
<p>Award-winning actress and founder of Pattern Beauty Tracee Ellis Ross didn’t see Black beauty being represented well in the market – so she built a company from scratch to fix that. In this episode, she shares entrepreneurial lessons with her longtime friend Samira Nasr, who i ... Show More
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Oct 2
Business Daily meets: Thailand's Chef Pam
Thailand’s Pichaya Soontornyanakij, widely known as Chef Pam, was this year named the best female chef in the world by a panel of more than 1,000 gastronomists assembled by 50 Best, a food and drink sector brand. She’s the first Asian woman to win that award. Gideon Long meets he ... Show More
19m 30s