You’ve achieved everything you could ever want for your startup and it’s time to sell. This episode offers advice from founder Marc Lore, who has built brands he sold to goliaths including Walmart and Amazon. It also offers insights on how to prepare for an exit through every stage of a company’s growth.

Being a business owner means having to innovate constantly and navigate change. So Inc., in partnership with Capital One Business, wants to help you figure out Your Next Move. Join Sarah LaFleur, founder and CEO of M.M.LaFleur, a New York-based clothing brand celebrating women through thoughtfully designed pieces, personal styling, and engaging content, in conversation with our small-business host Beatrice Dixon, founder of the feminine care brand The Honey Pot Company. Sarah will share lessons from her entrepreneurial journey, including how she built a strong team and how she pivoted quickly when much of the world began working from home. Discover ways to think differently about how you lead and grow your business.

Inc. Editor-in-Chief Mike Hofman interviews Andy Dunn, co-founder of Bonobos and founder of Pie, on stage at the 2024 Inc. 5000 Conference. Everything has a price in the startup world, especially when it comes to the health and well-being of founders. This episode offers hard-earned advice about how successful founders have achieved success while also preserving their own physical and mental health.

Today’s episode comes from the Your Next Move vault and is a conversation between host Tom Foster, editor at large at Inc and Bea Dixon, co-founder and CEO of the Honey Pot Company, the world’s first plant-based feminine care line, which she sold earlier this year for $380 million.In their conversation, they cover Bea’s journey, which began with inspiration delivered to her in a dream, following your instincts, and raising millions as a black female founder.

On today’s episode host Aisha Bowe talks with Ping Fu, President and CEO of Geomagic, Inc, who is a genuine luminary in the tech sector. In their conversation, they cover Ping’s early childhood in China and her journey to the United States, her groundbreaking work laying the foundation for modern web browsers, and her hard earned wisdom around pivoting -- when it is necessary and what it can teach founders in the long run.

Today’s episode comes from the Your Next Move vault and is a conversation between Inc. editor-at-large Tom Foster and the co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s Inc, Jeff Raider. He is also a co-founder of Warby Parker. Their conversation goes deep on topics like brand building, e-commerce, bouncing back after setbacks, and billion dollar valuations.

Aisha Bowe talks with Karen Young, CEO and Founder of OUI the People. OUI the People is a body care brand designed around building products that make their customers feel great in their own skin. This episode offers wisdom about how to convert your customer base into a loyal community that builds your brand. Whether it’s building an online community or turning your business into a physical destination for your community, learn what you can learn from your customer base about how best to grow.

Today’s episode comes from the Your Next Move vault and is a conversation between host Bea Dixon, CEO and Founder of the Honey Pot Company, and Chip Conley, founder of Modern Elder Academy -- a concept that inspires people to re-think time and aging so they can be in the best frame of mind as founders. In their conversation, they dig deep on near-death experiences, the psychological precepts that underlie being a founder and developing the wisdom to be a great leader.

Aisha Bowe talks with Rahul Vohra, founder of Superhuman. Designed to integrate seamlessly with Gmail and Outlook, Superhuman uses features like AI, summarization, and split inbox to create the fastest email experience ever made. Nothing is more valuable to founders than time. This episode offers wisdom from experienced founders about navigating the marathon of entrepreneurship, with insights on how they keep themselves and their teams productive on a day-to-day basis without burning out.

For many small businesses, social media is the only way to reach customers. But are echo-chamber algorithms stopping you from reaching the right customers? Beatrice Dixon talks with Rachel Roff, Founder of Urban Skin RX, about creating inclusive marketing campaigns, and come away with proven strategies for freeing your brand’s dependence on social media.