How I Built This

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

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Episodes

Gymboree: Joan Barnes. How Building a Beloved Brand Nearly Destroyed Its Founder

Yesterday (01/19/2026) 01:20:21Advice Line with Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker

01/15/2026 00:45:44 La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Todd Carmichael and J.P. Iberti. A Brotherhood Built on Coffee (2020)

01/12/2026 01:08:36Advice Line with Jack Conte of Patreon (December 2024)

01/08/2026 00:53:30Dollar Shave Club: Michael Dubin, From Zero to a Billion Dollar Exit in Five Years (December 2018)

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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.