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

NVIDIA: Jensen Huang. From near collapse to becoming the world’s biggest company

Yesterday (05/18/2026) 01:07:18Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets

05/14/2026 00:41:47 Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant

05/11/2026 01:01:49Advice Line with Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed

05/07/2026 00:43:00Beautycounter: Gregg Renfrew. She Built Beautycounter to $1B… Then Got Fired From Her Own Company

05/04/2026 01:12:47 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.