Forbes Talks

Casper Founders Philip Krim and Neil Parikh talk about flipping the mattress business, one customer at a time. From selling mattresses on-line from a college dorm room in 2013 to becoming a high-tech innovator, that is revolutionizing the business of sleep, in under 5 years.

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As a boy, Gary Hirshberg, cofounder of Stonyfield Farm, watched his family-run shoe company go bankrupt due to changes in the market. He went off to college eschewing any career in business. But, his entrepreneurial roots called upon him. It all started with one cow and a delicious yogurt recipe. Hear Hirshberg speak of how he faced big, relentless debt, his steadfastly loyal mother-in-law and his investment in making playing fields across the U.S. organic. Plus, find out why the liberally-minded Hirshberg thanks Ronald Reagan for his success.

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Considered one of the great, financial minds of all time, Paul Tudor Jones II, founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, speaks with Randall Lane, editor and chief content officer at Forbes, at the 2017 Forbes 30 Under-30 Summit. Hear about the huge change he feels is necessary to save the financial system that’s made him rich.

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At 18, Alex Banayan set out on a seven-year odyssey to discover how dozens of the biggest names in business and entertainment, including Maya Angelou, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, launched their careers. Now, that journey has culminated in his soon-to-be released book, 'The Third Door.' Banayan says they all have one thing in common. They entered through the “third door.”

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Hear Adam Neumann, cofounder and CEO of WeWork, paint a clear picture of the company’s corporate culture, share three tips for entrepreneurs that he wishes he was told and how to prepare for an (even more) automated world.

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On today’s episode, we hear a chat recorded at the Forbes 30 Under 30 summit in 2017. It’s between Ray Dalio and Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer of Forbes Media. Dalio founded and runs the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, with $160 billion under management. He says it’s the company’s unique culture, an “idea meritocracy,” and a commitment to radical truth and transparency that’s causing the success.

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Aubrey Marcus is founder and CEO of Onnit, a company that’s all about total human optimization. He’s also on a book tour for his current best-seller ‘Own The Day, Own Your Life.’ Hear about the goodness of fat, cold two-minute showers, the power of psychedelics and big and small changes you can make in your life right now.

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John Zimmer, cofounder and president of Lyft, merged his hospitality skills with cofounder and CEO, Logan Green’s transportation expertise and started Lyft together in 2012. Hear the origin story of the company, his predictions of the autonomous vehicle impact and the future of personal car ownership. (Hint: not a big future). Plus, the very special thing he does every New Year’s Eve.

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The inimitable Suze Orman takes Steve through her days of living out of her car in Berkeley, to waitressing at the Buttercup Café to becoming a top-selling broker at Merrill Lynch and ultimately, a household name.

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Michael Phelps is just like everybody else (minus the “greatest Olympian of all time” moniker). In that, despite his abundant success, he too has had to grapple with identity and self-value. Phelps’s soul searching has resulted in his dedication to helping other Olympians grapple with life and let down after that ancient competition. Hear his earnest take on dealing with depression, learning how to communicate at 30 – and where he brushes his teeth.

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