In the early 2000s, Julia Hartz was helping develop TV shows for MTV and FX Networks, and seemed headed for a promising career in television. All of that changed in 2003 when she went to a wedding and found herself sitting next to a serial entrepreneur named Kevin. They started dating, and Julia eventually quit her job and joined Kevin in the Bay Area. In 20 ... Show More
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Shopify: Tobias Lütke. How a snowboarder built a $150 billion business (2019)
In 2004, German programmer Tobias Lütke was living in Ottawa with his girlfriend.An avid snowboarder, he wanted to launch an online snowboard shop, but found the e-commerce software available at the time to be clunky and expensive.So he decided to write his own e-commerce softwar ... Show More
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Jul 2023
Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Gabrielle Union on Sharing Knowledge and Gaining the World
<p>Gabrielle Union has been a beloved actress since the '90s, but she's also a social justice activist, a co-founder, a best-selling author, and now an executive producer on projects such as her new BET docuseries <em>My Journey to 50</em> and her recently released film <em>The P ... Show More
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May 2021
Sponsored: Small Business Stories | Columbia Sportswear | 2
This episode is brought to you by Wondery in partnership with Dell Technologies. In honor of small businesses, we're featuring inspiring stories of successful companies that started out small.It’s 1970 and Gert Boyle’s life is in ruins. Her husband’s just died, and now, as a midd ... Show More
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Jan 2024
Shan-Lyn Ma: Zola Co-Founder and Co-CEO
<p>Shan-Lyn Ma, co-founder and co-CEO of wedding registry site Zola, was destined to be an entrepreneur. In fact, her childhood bedroom décor featured a poster of her idol, Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo. After graduating with her MBA from Stanford, Ma pursued her lifelong d ... Show More
58m 17s
May 2018
Superwomen We Ain't - Trailer
The truth about starting a business, crafting a career, having a family and managing to fit it all in. Janine Allis, founder of Boost Juice and Gram Consulting Group founder Margie Hartley are both accomplished business women but superwomen they ain’t! Join them as they talk abou ... Show More
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Jun 2023
John Cerasani. The Business Advice You Needed. Episode 588 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
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<p>John Cerasani currently splits time between Los Angeles and Chicago, and has been featured on FOX, NBC, WGN, and CBS. John recently sold an insurance business that he started from his kitchen table to a large private equity backed player. This put him in a posit ... Show More
1h 18m
Jul 2023
[EXTRAIT] Sophie Grégoire, présidente d'Agnelle : l'autodidacte qui a sauvé l'entreprise familiale
Aujourd’hui je partage avec vous un extrait de mon interview à venir avec Sophie Grégoire.Sophie est une personne qui a quitté les études très tôt, elle n’était pas faite pour ça. Et puis elle a décidé avec sa maman, de se consacrer à l’entreprise familiale, Agnelle, une très bel ... Show More
3m 56s
Mar 2023
10. Passion to Profit: Vintage Clothing
When this week's guest, a hospitality consultant and vintage aficionado, found her entrepreneurial dreams are in jeopardy due to the pandemic, she pivoted to a bold bartering strategy to keep her secondhand store afloat. Jelena Dancetovic is the GM and part owner of Retold, a sec ... Show More
47m 57s