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  • Jamie Kern Lima: The Daring Story of Billion-Dollar IT Cosmetics

    Jamie Kern Lima sold her company, IT Cosmetics, to L'Oreal in late 2016 for $1.2 billion, and became the first woman CEO in L'Oreal's history. Kern Lima started out with no previous business experience. No matter — she embraced her scrappy and disciplined nature and operated on little money, resolved to solve her own skincare problems and those of others. She went on to upend the cosmetic industry by making unprecedented marketing choices and never letting “no” lead her to doubt her commitment to bringing IT Cosmetics to life. 


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    30 min
  • Daniel Lubetzky: Making a Unique and Healthier Snack Bar

    The son of a Holocaust survivor, Daniel Lubetzky has been guided by a mission of doing good. He first set out to bring Israelis and Arabs together around a mutually beneficial economic initiative making sun-dried tomato spreads. Next, he went about bringing to market a convenient and nutritious option for snacking. On this episode, the founder and CEO of the multi-billion dollar KIND Snacks talks about how he overcame early failure, what he considers healthy, how his snacks are made and how he's scaling KIND with a new partnership with Mars, Inc. to help the brand grow globally.


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    32 min
  • Bastian Lehmann: On-Demand Delivery Service Pioneer

    It’s simple for the consumer: You download the Postmates app, you order what you want and hope the goods get delivered fast. But, pull back the curtain on the business of running the company, and the myriad of micro-organization and efficiencies prominently stand out. Hear Bastian Lehmann, co-founder and CEO of Postmates, share the inner-workings of running his company, its evolution and how they pivoted big and early, in order to scale. Plus, find out what the most-ordered item was in 2018!

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    34 min
  • Jen Rubio: Billion-Dollar Away Upends The Staid Luggage Industry

    Jen Rubio, cofounder, president and chief brand officer of the billion-dollar Away, shares how she and her cofounder, Stephanie Korey, were struck with the idea of making luggage fit the modern lifestyle, how they deliberately built up the company and applicable lessons learned while they were both at Warby Parker - a trailblazing direct-to-consumer company. Plus, get insight on a few maverick marketing experiments that both succeeded and failed in the most illuminating of ways.

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    37 min
  • Tom Steyer: Inside The Mind Of The Billionaire Presidential Candidate

    Though his parents didn’t trust money, Tom Steyer went on to become a billionaire hedge fund manager and founder of Farallon Capital. He’s also a well-known environmental activist, who is now running for president. Hear his take on the positive impact of clean energy, specifically when it comes to job creation, American ingenuity and the Trump administration. This interview was recorded in early February, 2017, shortly after Trump was inaugurated. Re-posting for its relevancy now.

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    47 min
  • Bradley Tusk: Investing In Startups Tackling Government Regulations

    Bradley Tusk is founder and CEO of Tusk Holdings, which includes Tusk Ventures, Tusk Strategies, Kronos Archives, Ivory Gaming and Tusk Philanthropies. He's also a writer, whose recent book, The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death By Politics captures Tusk's involvement in many contentious battles including in 2011, when as political advisor to a little-known startup called Uber, he took on the taxi industry. Tune into this fast-moving interview full of fascinating anecdotes that give insight into government, business and the future of tech.

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    35 min
  • Jonathan Neman: Upending The Concept Of Salad And Bowls

    No one believed three college students could take a desire for fast, healthy food and turn it into a successful business and community. Jonathan Neman, cofounder and CEO of Sweetgreen, talks about living the sweetlife, while staying true to the company’s core value: win, win, win. Create solutions where the company wins the customer wins and the community wins.

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    39 min
  • John Sculley – Part 2 of Steve’s conversation with the master marketer and former president of Peps-Cola and CEO of Apple.
    “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugar water, or do you want to come with me and save the world?” That’s the question Steve Jobs posed to John Sculley. We’ll hear how his time at Apple changed his path in life, as well as more insights into marketing, the consumer experience, and how perception trumps reality.
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    30 min
  • John Sculley – Part 1 business leader, or champion of noble causes? Or both?
    As a child, John Sculley wasn’t interested in toys, he was interested in parts. That love of discovering how things work has been the thread through his life and career, including his tenure as Vice President and President of Pepsi-Cola, and CEO of Apple. He’s a master of marketing, and he shares insights on how perception leads reality, the importance of the consumer experience, his friendship with Steve Jobs, and his current role working with the health care industry.
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    35 min
  • Tobi Lütke: Snowboarding to Success with Shopify
    Shopify founder Tobi Lütke just wanted to have some fun on the slopes, and sell cool snowboards at the same time. When spring came to his adopted home of Ottawa, Canada, snowboard sales plummeted, and he was forced to look for a new revenue stream. That reality, and a love of technology led the snowboarder-programmer to the creation of Shopify. It was a fast ride down the slopes to becoming THE ecommerce platform made for everyone who sells, whether it is from a store, social media, or a garage.
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    41 min

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