How I Built This

NPR

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. Read more

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Episodes

Panera: Ron Shaich. The Big Bet That Changed Fast Food (2018)

11/12/2026 00:40:45Dr. Squatch: Jack Haldrup. From a Closet Full of Soap to a $1.5 Billion Brand

11/09/2026 01:20:13 Dell Computers: Michael Dell. The College Dropout Who Took on IBM (2018)

11/05/2026 00:46:48Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: “I Was a Great Founder and a Terrible CEO”

11/02/2026 01:15:37Advice Line with Tope Awotona of Calendly

10/29/2026 01:00:48 Show all episodes

Our take on How I Built This podcast

How I built this tells the story behind the start of the world's most successful companies. In every episode, Guy Raz interviews inventors, entrepreneurs, and idealists to unveil the thoughts and experiences behind the designers, strategists, and leaders who built the great brands, companies, and trends setting the industry and consumer clock right now. How I built this is produced by NPR and one of the most popular and respected podcasts in the business world since it launched in 2016.