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

Advice Line with Miguel McKelvey of WeWork

Yesterday (03/05/2026) 00:44:50Kettle Chips: Cameron Healy. The Wild Bet That Made a Brand

03/02/2026 01:00:24 Advice Line with Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post

02/26/2026 00:41:15Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company

02/23/2026 01:11:54Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps

02/19/2026 00:48:42 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.