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 Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips

10/16/2025 00:54:46Faherty Brand: Alex and Mike Faherty. How Jersey Shore + Manhattan Chic grew to 80 stores.

10/13/2025 01:13:21 Advice Line with Michael Dubin of Dollar Shave Club

10/09/2025 00:53:54Pressbox and Tide Cleaners: Vijen Patel. The $1.99 Gamble That Built a National Brand

10/06/2025 01:06:23Advice Line with Tony Xu of Doordash

10/02/2025 00:49:13 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.