Oct 29

Advice Line with Tope Awotona of Calendly

Today’s callers: Dominic in London faces challenges with profitability and scaling for his foldable bike helmet. Then, Ivana in Vancouver wonders how to maintain the momentum of her pet gear brand as she prepares for the arrival of her first child. Danny in South Carolina wants t ... Show More

1 h

Oct 26

FIGS: Trina Spear and Heather Hasson. The $2.5 Billion Scrubs Brand That Investors Said Would Never Work

Heather Hasson and Trina Spear saw an opportunity nobody else seemed to notice: millions of healthcare workers were spending long days in uncomfortable, ill-fitting scrubs. So they set out to reinvent them. Heather was a designer with almost no money. To join her, Trina left a pr ... Show More

1h 11m

Oct 23

Advice Line with Seth Berkowitz of Insomnia Cookies

Today’s callers: Kahindo from New York is looking to reboot her African-rooted fashion brand after losing a few key retailers. Then Tara from San Diego considers avenues to educate consumers about the benefits of her wool sauna hats. And Carol from Houston wonders whether to mark ... Show More

43m 48s

Sep 2023

Cisco: The Founder's Dilemma | Making Connections | 1

While working for Stanford University in the 1980s, married couple Sandy Lerner and Len Bosack help invent a technology that allows computers of different makes and models to talk to each other for the first time. But they risk financial ruin when they decide to commercialize the ... Show More

35m 10s

Nov 2025

From billion-dollar brand to blank slate: Bobbi Brown’s comeback

She built her first company, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, into a billion-dollar brand. But when things soured between her and her parent company, Estée Lauder, she had a choice: retire from the industry, or reinvent herself with a new brand. Brown joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the l ... Show More

35m 30s

Mar 2023

How to Take Smart Risks When Starting a Company

Founder Nancy Twine left her career on Wall Street to start Briogeo, a clean hair care company. In this episode, Nancy shares how she managed the risk of starting a company, scored a partnership with Sephora, and secured an acquisition of her brand.For more on Briogeo a ... Show More

28m 16s

May 2022

8. Lisa Skeete Tatum & The Rise of the Risk Taker

Lisa Skeete Tatum, founder and CEO of Landit, a technology platform designed to engage, and attract women and other diverse populations to the workplace, explains the importance that risk-taking plays in personal and professional success. Lisa explains why she left her successful ... Show More

35m 46s

Apr 2020

Cisco

On this episode of The Internship Show we talk to Ryan Gibson, a university relations manager at Cisco. He is responsible for managing, maintaining, and building relationships between Cisco targeted universities and our company. Ryan speaks about some key characterist ... Show More

24m 7s

Oct 2021

How to Start Your Own Business During a Global Pandemic with Samantha Woolf and Hilla Narov

After 20 years in the corporate world, just over a year ago in perhaps the most unlikely time, Samantha Woolf and Hilla Narov took the leap and founded their own marketing & entertainment agency. Not only do they make authentic connections between brands and talent, but they have ... Show More

22m 25s

Sep 2023

Business Daily meets: Mohit Lad

From losing his job in the 2008 financial crash, to a billion dollar idea.We speak to Mohit Lad, who teamed up with his old college friend Ricardo to trawl through the trash cans of shuttered businesses in Silicon Valley to get the first server for their tech start-up, ThousandEy ... Show More

18m 19s

Cisco Systems & Urban Decay: Sandy Lerne...