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A Life in Motion: A Conversation with Misty Copeland | Inc.
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- A Life in Motion: A Conversation with Misty Copeland | Inc.
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- 26:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Misty Copeland is a legend. In 2015, she became the first Black woman to become a principal ballerina for the American Ballet Theater in its 75-year history. Beyond dancing, Copeland has found success as a businesswoman, advocate, founder of Life in Motion Productions, New York Times Bestselling author, and founder of The Misty Copeland Foundation. She also has worked with brands ranging from Oikos to Under Armour and Coach to Mattel. Along the way, she has become a powerful symbol of personal resilience and overcoming adversity as well as creativity, patience, and hard work—all qualities that exemplify her dance career, and that she carries with her today. Join us for this intimate conversation about her career, philanthropy, and philosophy of success.
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- The Professional is Personal: A Conversation with Lili Reinhart | Inc.
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- 26:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Personal Day—the skin care company launched this past year by actor Lili Reinhart—has been years in the making. As Reinhart’s 25 million followers on Instagram know, she has struggled with acne and skin care issues since she was 12 years old. Today, she’s proudly building a company and developing products alongside experts and dermatologists with the goal of helping herself and others with the same skin concerns. All the while, her acting career continues to prosper, with projects like the upcoming TV series "Hal & Harper" and the film "American Sweatshop," premiering at SXSW. In this revealing conversation, she’ll discuss the idea behind her company, how she spreads the word on social media, and how she balances personal happiness with the desire to create and to build.
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- Serving Innovation: A Conversation with Andy Roddick | Inc.
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- 30:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Former world tennis No. 1 and co-founder of Viewfi Andy Roddick is on a mission to democratize sports medicine, simplifying elite-athlete-level orthopedic care (think knees, hips, and other joints). In this conversation, he talks about making the transition from sports to entrepreneurship, how Viewfi is scaling medical care, and what lessons we might learn from the company's experience as we think about the future of health care more broadly.
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- “My Branches Are Worldwide”: A Conversation with Kandi Burruss | Inc.
- Runtime
- 32:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Kandi Burruss knows a lot about the power of a personal brand. The entrepreneur, producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and television personality has built an impressive business empire spanning a multimedia agency, a beauty line, and restaurants. Along the way she has leveraged her wit, style, and presence to keep consumers hooked. Join us for a fun conversation covering how Burruss thinks about building wealth, engaging audiences, and what might come next.
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- Suddenly, My Company Is Center Stage: A Conversation with Ashley Tisdale | Inc.
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- 26:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The singer and actor who rose to fame as a Disney star 20 years ago is now running Being Frenshe, a hair and body care products company with a focus on mental wellbeing. “I’m always excited and shocked at how successful this company has been,” Tisdale has said. In this candid conversation, she talks about Being Frenshe’s launch, its recent expansion into hair care, and how she finds meaning in this new chapter of her entrepreneurial career.
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- The Future of Storytelling: A Conversation with Asia Kate Dillon and Daniel K. Isaac | Inc.
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- 33:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In advertising and media and on social media, exciting, new voices have emerged in recent years, broadening the world of storytelling and making it more inclusive. At all levels of society, however, there now is a palpable retrenchment. Going forward, whose stories will be told, where will they told, and how will they be funded? And what can audiences across all media expect? To unpack this complicated issue, we will speak with Asia Kate Dillon and Daniel K. Isaac, who broke gender barriers as co-stars in the new film "Outerlands" and previously on Showtime’s "Billions." Hear how they aim to change Hollywood archetypes (Issac is also a writer and Dillon launched a production company), and what’s next in shifting traditional narratives.
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- How Seth Rogen and Mikey Mohr Built Their Stoner Lifestyle Brand, Houseplant, into a Major Player
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- 28:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Speaking at Inc.’s Founders House at SXSW alongside co-founder Mikey Mohr, the movie star-turned-businessman discussed how he tapped into his creativity as he waded into the legal complexities of the weed
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- How to Integrate Your Worklife As a Founder
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- 17:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In this episode, Inc. Recognition Program Manager Sarah Lynch spoke to Maestro Media founder and CEO Javon Frazier. His company was ranked number 167 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list. Maestro Media focuses on building bespoke games for some of the biggest brands, such as Disney, Hello Kitty, and the Smurfs. It’s also worked with the popular independent video game, The Binding of Isaac, which was turned into an independent board game. We chatted about how Frazier cocreated games with fans and launched them on Kickstarter, also about Maestro Media’s growth journey.
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- Build Your Own Door, With Reshma Saujani
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- 36:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Half of Americans live in child care deserts. For many more, child care is unaffordable. Paid leave for parents is far from universal. Reshma Saujani is on a mission to change all this.
Reshma is best known for having founded Girls Who Code in 2012 during her run for the U.S. Congress. She has raised $100 million and taught 670,000 girls programming skills over the past decade. Now, Reshma has turned her sights on building her second nonprofit, Moms First, which focuses on making women’s lives better in the workplace through paid family leave, improved child care, and pay equity for moms. Today, Moms First is a community of 1.1 million.
For Inc. magazine’s Female Founders 2025 series, Inc. editor-at-large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin sits down with Reshma to chat about how she is bringing everything she learned from scaling Girls Who Code into her new venture, the potential lasting impact of the war on DEI programs, and the ongoing fight again...
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- The Business of Improving Women’s Health
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- 47:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Business of Improving Women’s Health: A Conversation with Chelsea Clinton and Kara Egan & Naomi Watts
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The Business of Improving Women’s Health: A Conversation with Chelsea Clinton and Kara Egan & Naomi Watts
Speakers: Chelsea Clinton, Kara Egan, Naomi Watts
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- Infusing Personality Into Your Brand
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- 32:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Welcome back to Your Next Move. On this episode, we learn how to create a unique brand identity through experimentation and strategic feedback loops.
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- Computer Freaks is back for a second season! | Inc. Podcasts
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On the heels of Season One of Computer Freaks, Season Two pivots to the dawn of internet entrepreneurship and its broader and irrevocable impact on our culture in the 1990s. Featuring extensive interviews with internet pioneers from companies like Google, Overture, Netscape and more. New episodes are available every Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Is the Celeb-Founder Era Over? Plus, the Women Back in Charge
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- 44:22
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In this episode, Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom and editor-at-large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin host a roundtable discussion with some of the reporters who contributed to Inc. magazine’s 2025 Female Founders issue. They are joined by freelancer writer Issie Lapowsky and senior editor Rebecca Deczynski to discuss how the state of female entrepreneurship is rapidly changing in this political moment.
In putting together the 2025 Female Founders issue of Inc., Diana noticed an interesting phenomenon: There were a significant number of women entrepreneurs who’d bought back their businesses or returned to the helm of their startups after having stepped away. What’s going on? We discuss.
Also: The challenges—and remarkable innovations—of women-founded companies in health care.
And finally! Celebrity business overload! Could 2025 see a shif...
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- Jumping Off the Shelf, with Jen Zeszut of Goodles
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- 42:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The serial founder says the legacy pasta brands have made their beds. So she made a new one.
Jen Zeszut’s mac and cheese brand, Goodles, is designed not just to stand out in the aisle—with rainbow-hued packaging amid a sea of beige and blue—but also to carve out a new customer for the classic pasta recipe: young adults who like convenience, but who aim to eat something healthier than your standard boxed fare.
This meant changing adopting new market strategies in addition to creating a nutrient-packed mac and cheese. Jen is not a first-time founder, nor is she a stranger to the consumer packaged goods landscape. She left her role as CEO of the baby food company Cerebelly to launch Goodles in 2021, and the brand has been on the rise ever since. Today, it’s the fastest-growing mac and cheese in the U.S. and the seventh-fastest-growing natural food brand in the U.S. grocery category.
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- Jeni Britton’s Sweet Second Act
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- 44:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- To kick off our fourth season of From the Ground Up, Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom and editor-at-large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin are speaking with founders who will be appearing on Inc. magazine’s Female Founders 2025 list. Our first guest is serial entrepreneur Jeni Britton.
She’s best known for rethinking flavor creation in ice cream, and is the founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, which has close to 100 scoop shops around the country and over $150 million in revenue.
During the pandemic, Britton took a step back from day-to-day management of her company—and that got her thinking about her own health. Christine sat down with Jeni to talk about the mental and physical health inspirations for her new business, Floura. Starting up a second time wasn’t the plan—but Jeni explains what her prior experience in retail and culinary experimentation armed her with for this next journey, and wh...
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- Investing in the New Faces of Entrepreneurship
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- 53:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Today’s episode comes from the Your Next Move vault and is a conversation between host Bea Dixon and Henri Pierre-Jacques, the managing partner of Harlem Capital. In their conversation, they discuss what Henri looks for in companies he wants to invest in, his commitment to bolstering diverse founders, and his wish to inspire founders to create companies.
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- Year In Review
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- 54:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Ah, 2024. So much to say! For our last episode of the season, we analyze the biggest small-business and workplace topics of the past year and highlight what’s on the horizon for 2025. Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom and editor-at-large Chrsitine Lagorio-Chafkin sat down with senior editor Tim Crino, and staff writer Sarah Lynch to discuss the annual changes that have taken place here at Inc., the massive layoffs in the tech sector, DEI backlash, and the generational workplace mismatch between managers and Gen Z employees. Also, we look ahead to Trump’s proposed tariffs and the new wave of crypto hype and scams. Don’t worry, we are optimistic about a few things in the startup landscape, though.
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- How to Innovate Without Compromise with Jon Perl of QA Wolf
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- 28:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- With software powering every aspect of our lives, when does quality testing shift from a nicety to an absolute necessity? Despite the stakes, most companies fail to test everything—and even fewer automate their QA processes—leaving critical systems vulnerable to catastrophic bugs. Jon Perl is on a mission to change that. In 2019, he launched QA Wolf to help hundreds of companies automate 80% of their quality assurance processes, accelerating release cycles fivefold and saving customers over $100 million annually. By disrupting the outdated, manual QA status quo, QA Wolf empowers teams to ship faster and more confidently, delivering innovation without compromise. In this episode, Jon shares how a tech mistake sparked the idea for QA Wolf, how they settled on a pricing model that aligns incentives with their customers, and why he believes human-in-the-loop will remain essential until AI achieves flawless accuracy.
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- How to Innovate at the Speed of Light with Nick Harris of Lightmatter
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- 27:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- For 60 years, Moore's Law and Dennard scaling drove the exponential advancement of computers, making them faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient. But as Nick Harris explains, the era of transistor-based technology has reached its physical limits. The future of computing demands a new solution, and that solution is light. Nick founded Lightmatter in 2017 to fully transform AI data center infrastructure. By harnessing light to process and transmit data, Lightmatter is laying the foundation for the next generation of computing. The company invented the world's first 3D-stacked photonics engine and was most recently valued at $4.4 billion. In this episode, Nick shares why he chose to leave academia after receiving his PhD, how his go-to-market strategy hinged on building real friendships and understanding his customers' internal roadmaps, and why he believes that having an obsession is a gift.
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- Marc Lore’s Guide to Making a Successful Exit
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- 1:04:47
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- 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.
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- The Alchemy of Branding
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- 1:06:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- If you grew up in the ’90s, the “¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!" chihuahua commercial was inescapable. Remember the vital-to-surfers sunscreen Sun Bum? Both of these memorable branding moments were created by serial entrepreneur Tom Rinks.
Inc. executive editor Diana Ransom sat down with Tom for this episode of From the Ground Up to discuss his unusual path to becoming a branding whiz—and what he’s learned about identifying human desire along the way. His early job of selling furniture taught him how to read people, and his first branding deal, with the University of Michigan’s Fab Five, immersed him in the skills needed to identify talent. Diana and Tom discuss the complex art of brand-creation, company-building, and finding the niche audience who will fiercely love your product. They also discuss Tom’s most recent branding venture, the oral-care line Made by Dentists.
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- How to Pinpoint What Powers Your Growth with Avishai Abrahami of Wix
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- 28:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- What if building a website wasn’t just for developers, but something anyone could do easily? This was the simple idea that led Avishai Abrahami to create Wix in 2006. What began as a no-code tool to help businesses establish an online presence has grown into a global platform that serves hundreds of millions of users. Under Avishai’s leadership, the company has reached many milestones including the launch of Wix’s first AI website builder in 2016—one the first commercial AI products available to consumers at mass scale. In 2013, Avishai took Wix public, and the company is currently valued at over $11 billion. In this episode, Avishai shares his take on what differentiates exceptional entrepreneurs from the rest, why he believes in meticulously tracking the most granular details, and how important it is to master the balance of seeking feedback while knowing when to trust your own judgment.
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- Building a Team That Will Last
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- 51:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Brand Building With Ayesha Curry
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- 38:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Honing one's craft. Dedicating many, many hours to perfecting a skill set. Entrepreneurship can, in some ways, resemble the work life of a professional athlete. Ayesha Curry is certainly focused on her burgeoning lifestyle and culinary brand, Sweet July, and the multiple businesses within it—but that’s where she might say the similarities she has with her husband, NBA star Stephen Curry, end.
Whereas Steph brings a calm sense of logic to business and philanthropic decisions, Ayesha says she’s the kind of creative founder who brings passion to a project. In this interview with Inc. editor-at-large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin, Ayesha describes how, when building Sweet July, she built in soul: It is designed to empower and celebrate women and BIPOC creators, and multiple arms of the business were inspired by her family’s Jamaican heritage.
Ayesha explains to Christine how she’s navigated her career from aspiring chef to business owner, inclu...
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- How to Rewrite the Rules of Media with Chris Best of Substack
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- 27:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- What if the media you consume isn’t just how you spend your time—but who you become? Chris Best began his career as a software engineer, driven by the idea that writing code could transform how millions of people work. But after nearly a decade of coding, he recognized an even greater potential with writing: the power to shape who millions of people become. In 2017, Chris launched Substack, a platform that empowers independent writers and creators to own their connection with audiences and earn through paid subscriptions. In this episode, Chris unpacks the “anti-media” philosophy at the heart of Substack—eliminating barriers for writers to share their work and creating a meritocratic space where the most influential voices can be heard. From political commentators and fashion gurus to sports enthusiasts, Substack has grown into a vibrant ecosystem where readers can discover their tribe. Today, the platform boasts over 35 million active readers and more than 4 million paid sub...
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- Andy Dunn’s Secrets to Leading a Company and Taking Care of Yourself
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- 36:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- How to Bend the Solar Cost Curve with Chris Hopper of Aurora Solar
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- 26:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Following the clean-tech bust of the early 2010s, the path to renewable energy was anything but clear. Yet in 2013, Chris Hopper took a bold step forward to co-found Aurora Solar, on a mission to accelerate solar energy adoption. Aurora’s platform streamlines and improves the processes of sales, design, and installation—making solar more accessible and efficient for all. Operating in a tough funding environment, he relied on grit to secure a seed round that enabled the company to bootstrap and grow steadily over the next five years. Today, Aurora Solar has raised over half a billion dollars, achieved a valuation exceeding $4 billion, and has empowered the design of over 10 million solar projects worldwide. Chris shares why he’s grateful for the challenging early days, how Aurora's cloud-based platform uses AI to streamline workflows, and why—despite his forward-thinking mindset—he encourages entrepreneurs to remain open to serendipity.
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- Growth Advice from a 17-Time Inc. 5000 Honoree’s Founder | Inc.
- Runtime
- 9:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How the winner of Inc.’s first Legacy Award presented by Glenfiddich created an innovative new business and has kept it growing ever since.
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- Glenfiddich hosts a whisky tasting at the Inc. 5000 honoring the Inc. Masters | Inc.
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Inc. Masters celebrate with the world’s most awarded single malt scotch whisky, Glenfiddich, in an exclusive Masterclass.
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- This Tech Founder is Creating a Legacy for Women in STEM | Inc.
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The CEO and President of LaunchTech wants to forge a path for the next generation: “If you see it, you can also be it.”
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- How Martin Rowinski’s Childhood Prepared Him for Entrepreneurship | Inc.
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Inc. Magazine delivers advice, tools, and services to help business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs grow their businesses more successfully. You'll find information and advice covering virtually every business and management task including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people, and much more. Visit Inc.com for the latest!
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- How This Founder is Shaping His Community’s Future | Inc.
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- One Day Came CEO and President David Delancy draws his inspiration from the impact his business makes in people’s lives.
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- How This Three-time Inc. 5000 Honoree Built A Culture Of Enduring Success | Inc.
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- By investing in people, Bobby Mesmer's fast-growing construction company continues to thrive.
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- Title
- How to Create Community with Sarah Harrelson of CULTURED
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- 25:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In 2011, as the rise of digital media cast doubt on the survival of print, Sarah Harrelson broke from convention and launched her own independent magazine: CULTURED. Sarah set out to spotlight artists, writers, curators, and designers overlooked by mainstream outlets and has since become one of the most trusted voices in the world of art and design. Beyond the magazine’s editorial prestige, CULTURED collaborates with leading fashion houses, luxury brands, and galleries. Sarah has had a decades-long career in magazines, beginning with an internship at Elle and including launching the Miami Herald’s Home and Design section, becoming the editor-in-chief of Ocean Drive and Art Basel Magazine, and ultimately founding her own publishing company. In this episode, Sarah shares how intuition shapes her approach to talent discovery, why her belief in the staying power of print remains unchanged, and how the magazine’s strategic focus has evolved to span global markets and adjacent industri...
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- Learn to Trust Your Gut
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- 49:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- How to Build A Competitive Edge with Ryan Petersen of Flexport
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- 29:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In 2013, when Ryan Petersen launched Flexport, he approached the problem from a customer’s perspective. Early in his career, he had worked at his brother’s import-export business, sourcing and selling ATVs, scooters, and dirt bikes from Asia to markets around the world. They built the entire technical platform to facilitate these transactions, and Ryan saw an opportunity to make the freight forwarding industry more efficient. He founded Flexport to make global trade easy and accessible for everyone and has since raised $2.3 billion to fuel the business. Today, Flexport’s platform coordinates logistics from factory floor to customer door, serving companies of all sizes. In 2023 alone, Flexport’s technology moved over $32 billion worth of merchandise. Ryan discusses how he leverages the U.S. Air Force’s OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) strategy, how AI is helping automate 1% of its freight forwarding workflows each week, and why Flexport’s agility remains the company’s g...
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- Lessons on pivoting in life and work
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- 1:02:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- 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.
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- How to Grow from Idea to IPO with Eliot Horowitz of MongoDB & Viam
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- 25:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- When Eliot Horowitz, Founder and CEO of Viam, was locked down with his family during COVID, he did what any engineer might do—he built a robot to play chess. Once that project was complete, he turned his attention to his ever-problematic sprinkler system. After that? He added smart software to his HVAC system. Through this series of home improvements, he uncovered a problem he was eager to solve, and his third startup was born. Eliot founded Viam to build a product that connects hardware to software and unlocks AI, automation, and data for the physical world. A career software developer and technology leader, Eliot previously co-founded MongoDB, writing the core code base for the pioneering database and leading the engineering teams for 13 years as CTO. MongoDB went public in 2017 and has a market cap of over $20 billion. Eliot shares why he enforces a no-jerk policy when it comes to hiring, how he evolved as a founder from the seed stage to post-IPO, and why he believes that being t...
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- Making Moves That Matter
- Runtime
- 53:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Flashback: How to create engaging content with Emmett Shear of Twitch
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- 25:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In 2007, Emmett co-founded a live streaming service called Justin.tv along with his childhood friend and neighbor, Justin. That first entrepreneurial spark grew into Twitch, an interactive livestreaming service that spans gaming, entertainment, sports, music, and more. Today, at any given moment, more than 2.5 million people globally are engaging with Twitch. While Twitch was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for nearly $1 billion, Emmett has stayed on as CEO and continued to scale. Emmett shares why the company's hardest engineering challenge was scaling live video, why the future of the creator economy is "micro-patronage," and the role Twitch plays in combating loneliness.
Original airdate: Aug 2022
- Title
- How Sephora body care product line Oui the People built such a loyal community
- Runtime
- 49:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- How to Remain Resilient and Relevant Through Challenging Times
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- 49:16
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- How a Near-Death Experience Inspired This Founder to Revolutionize Office Lunch
- Runtime
- 46:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dilip Rao had what he would call “the perfect life” until he was in a car accident on July 5, 2014, in New York City. What followed changed his outlook—and his values. That same year, he founded Sharebite to change the way workplaces bring their employees together for, and show them appreciation through, meals. And he built in a mission that has helped bolster struggling restaurants—and combat food insecurity.
The company, of which Dilip is now CEO, is a meal benefit platform built for the modern workforce—one in which some workers are hybrid, some fully in-person, some fully remote—and all want to feel appreciated. It specializes in feeding in-office and remote employees food they want from local restaurants–and lets companies chip in, to make each meal feel like a real benefit for workers. The chipping in goes further than that, though: Through Sharebite, each meal bought is equal to one meal donated.
Over the past three years, th...
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- How to Unlock Healthcare Access for Millions with Brian Whorley of Paytient
- Runtime
- 29:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- After a career spent inside a hospital, Brian Whorley envisioned a future for American healthcare that, to him, seemed not just possible but inevitable. Witnessing firsthand the growing number of patients burdened by high deductibles, Brian understood that when people have better financial tools to afford care, they seek treatment sooner, leading to improved health outcomes. In 2018, Brian co-founded Paytient, the company that empowers people to pay for care over time with no interest and no fees—ever. Fast forward seven years, and his vision is becoming a reality. Starting in 2025, every single Part D health plan in the U.S. will be required to offer plan members the option to spread their out-of-pocket pharmaceutical costs over time with interest-free monthly payments. Given this new regulation, Paytient is expected to help nearly 25 million Americans more easily access and afford care next year. Brian shares why he believes founders are forged as children, how he built a business ...
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- How Cult Brands Capture Imaginations–and Wallets
- Runtime
- 35:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week, we kick off our Inc. feature coverage by exploring the making of–and proliferation of–cult brands. In this episode, executive editor Diana Ransom and editor-at-large Christine Lagorio-Chafkin invite Inc. staff writer Ali Donaldson to talk about an article she wrote that broke open a lot of consumer trends we’ve seen over recent years–and explained the anatomy of consumer-product virality. Certain brands seem to grow cult followings almost overnight. Turns out that’s no happy accident–it’s all in the plan. And Ali lays out precisely what that plan looks like for brands that achieve cult status.
Stanley, Kendra Scott, and Bogg Bag are extremely different companies–aside from the fact that each has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years. And it turns out, they are all fascinating case studies in appealing to customers, both online and offline. Bogg Bag, founded by Kim Vaccarella, out of Lodi, New Jersey, landed ...
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- How to Stand Firm in Your Integrity with Annie Lamont of Oak HC/FT
- Runtime
- 29:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Growing up, Annie Lamont was an avid reader with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. This led her to attend Stanford—which coincided with Silicon Valley's tech boom and ignited her passion for entrepreneurship. Immediately, she found herself gravitating towards healthcare investing because of the incredible impact it can have on communities. Today, Annie is the cofounder of Oak HC/FT and is recognized as one of the most influential investors in healthcare and fintech. With over $5 billion in assets under management, she boasts an impressive track record, having backed iconic companies like One Medical, athenahealth, and Devoted Health. To date, she has successfully exited more than 70 companies and achieved 15 IPOs. In addition to her venture career, she also serves as the First Lady of Connecticut. Annie shares her take on how generative AI will impact healthcare and fintech, why she believes the smartest rule in venture is to never compromise on integrity, and how she distinguishes...
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- Rahul Vohra’s Productivity Playbook
- Runtime
- 58:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Can Parachute Find Sustained Profitability as DTC's Golden Age Wanes?
- Runtime
- 36:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Ariel Kaye spent 10 years working in advertising and brand development in New York City before launching the Los Angeles-based home-goods brand Parachute. So she was equipped with insight into consumer purchase behavior and folks’ growing interest in comfort, quality, craftsmanship, and social responsibility—all of which are now tenets of the Parachute brand.
When it launched in 2014, Parachute was not only early to focus on sustainability and quality, but also early to the direct-to-consumer party. “We immediately saw this massive reaction from the customer,” Kaye says. And venture capitalists agreed. Parachute raised $47 million by 2018. Kaye didn’t stop there: She pursued an omnichannel strategy, starting with opening her first location in Venice, California.
It’s been a wild ride. She now has 25 stores, and plenty of brand collaborations. While the company has had moments of profitab...
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- Unwrapping AI: How New Tech Enhances Holiday Season Sales - FROM INC. STUDIO AND META
- Runtime
- 23:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Are you ready to take advantage of AI and the latest performance marketing tools to elevate your holiday sales? The explosion of AI tools in recent years has transformed key sectors like medicine and finance, but AI is also empowering small and medium-size businesses as they seek to elevate sales via online advertising. This impact is most evident during the all-important holiday season, when last year alone, AI-driven predictive recommendations generated nearly $200 billion in sales, according to Salesforce. From personalization and creative diversification to lead generation and customer support, AI offers a wide range of capabilities for companies looking to create efficiencies, unlock new audiences, and ultimately drive sales. But while AI is the latest trend helping SMBs level up their game, the question is, how else can marketers set up their ad strategies to maximize performance through Q4?
In this custom episode, Skai Blue Media Founder Rakia Reynolds sits d...
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- How to Attract Top Talent with Daniel Chait of Greenhouse
- Runtime
- 28:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- What if businesses were empowered to consistently attract and hire the best-possible candidates—every single time? In 2012, Daniel Chait set out on a mission to help every company become great at hiring. He launched Greenhouse and scaled the business into the leader in hiring software. Almost a decade later, private equity leader TPG acquired a majority stake in the company in a $500M deal. Daniel shares how leadership’s involvement in hiring sets the tone for the success of a businesses’ recruitment and retention practices, why he believes that magical interview questions are a myth, and how AI is actually making life much harder for both applicants and employers.
