Podcast: How I Built This
How I Built This Logo Calling all entrepreneurs and anyone interested in a good story! How I Built This on NPR is a great podcast about the stories behinds some of todays biggest companies. The host, Guy Raz, asks insightful questions that are able to bring out epic stories. Episodes are full of stories of 11th hour deals, ramen budgets, epic failures, and miraculous success. They run about 35-45 minutes and are perfect for a walk, run, or drive. Some of my favorite episodes include: Spanx: Sara Blakely - This episode is full of great business tidbits. I admire Sara's work ethic and her story is very interesting to listen to. The episode opens with a teaser about her convincing a Neiman Marcus buyer to go to the bathroom with her. Wonder how she got there? Listen to the episode! Airbnb: Joe Gebbia - This episode explained to me how the crazy idea of renting out rooms in your house to strangers came to be. One of the best bits is actually when Airbnb was out of money