Building a Business
The Entrepreneur Who Made ‘Avengers,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Sound as Awesome as They Look
Orfeas Boteas, the founder and CEO of Krotos, discusses his game-changing AI-powered sound design platform.
Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com and host of the How Success Happens podcast. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia Zone, Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf.
Read his humor column This Should Be Fun if you want to feel better about yourself.
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After Noticing That Dogs Had Better Fresh Food Options Than Babies, This Couple Started a Business. Now They’re Running the Fastest-Growing Kids Meal Delivery Company in America.
Ben Lewis and Angela Vranich, co-founders of Little Spoon, detail the launch and massive growth of their healthy baby and kids food brand.
Building a Business
24 Hours After a Grueling Session of Pickleball, He Invented Something That Makes Most People Better at the Addictive Sport
Veloz founder, president and CEO Mitch Junkins discusses the creation process behind his revolutionary paddle and shares his advice for other inventors hoping to make an overhead smash in their industry.
Business Branding
How This Entrepreneurial Couple Is Revolutionizing Brand Loyalty
Wife and husband co-founders Amanda Huh and Stephen George discuss the launch and growth of their powerful membership platform Amaze.
Entrepreneurs
After a Life-Changing Experience, This Founder Discovered the Power of Gratitude. Now She and Her Co-Founder Husband Want to Spread Positivity to Classrooms — for Free.
Katie and Steve Wood discuss their 50-in-50 Challenge, a program designed to get free positivity journals into the hands of students in every state.
Building a Business
This Entrepreneur Wants to Turn Every Home Into an Urban Farm
Jacob Pechenik, CEO and co-founder of Lettuce Grow, explains how he took the seed of an at-home gardening idea and grew it into a sustainable business.
Building a Business
This Private Jet Company Took Off Thanks to a Simple Philosophy: ‘We Listen to Our Clients’
Kevin Wargo, CEO of Fly Alliance, discusses the launch and growth of the private jet charter, management, maintenance, and aircraft part sales company.
Building a Business
After a Bizarre Shopping Experience, She Co-Founded Her Own Business. Five Years Later, They Opened Their 23rd Location.
Anna Harman, the co-founder and CEO of Studs, explains how her company has reimagined ear piercings and jewelry for Gen Z and millennial customers.
Building a Business
The ‘Always Sunny’ Guys Liked the Idea of Mocking Celebrity Brands — and Wound Up Creating a Best-Selling Product of Their Own
Glenn Howerton and Four Walls Whiskey CEO Casey McGrath discuss the birth of their booze and its surprisingly soulful mission.
Building a Business
When Her Department Was Suddenly Sold, She Decided to Build Her Own Business — And the Customers Followed. Here’s Her Advice for Making Things Happen for Yourself.
Livia Anne Guarnieri, founder of TROIKA360, details her unexpected entrepreneurial journey and the power of finding your niche in business.
Building a Business
‘We’re Curating Happiness’: See How This Entrepreneur Is Transforming the Wellness Space
The founder of Alise Collective and by dria discusses her entrepreneurial journey and why she's so passionate about making people happier and healthier.
Building a Business
‘Say Yes to Everything!’ HGTV Host and Interior Designer Anitra Mecadon’s Advice to Budding Entrepreneurs
The co-host of HGTV's "Lil Jon Wants to Do What?" breaks down her business, her TV career and the driving force behind her success.
Entrepreneurs
Jon Taffer’s 10% Rule Is the Productivity Hack That Could Change Your Life
The "Bar Rescue" superhost is back with a new season and a new crop of hospitality businesses in desperate need of tough love.
Building a Business
Three Buddies Wanted to Have a Better Time At an Outdoor Festival. Their Invention Turned Into a $43 Million Business.
Jesper Thomsen, co-founder and CEO of SOUNDBOKS, explains how his portable speaker company (literally) broke through the noise.
Building a Business
All True Entrepreneurs Share This One Personality Trait, Says the Founder of Spicewell
Spicewell founder Raina Kumra explains what drove her passion to put healthier salt and pepper on the table.
Business News
Cineverse Announces New Free Streaming Channel EntrepreneurTV to Help Viewers Launch and Grow Their Businesses
Streaming innovator Cineverse unveiled EntrepreneurTV, available on Sling Freestream, featuring 200+ hours of content geared toward helping people pursue their business dreams.
Building a Business
How This College Dropout Raised $29 Million for His Online Education Platform and Landed the Biggest Investor of All — Shaq
Campus founder Tade Oyerinde and investor Shaquille O'Neal discuss the debt-free mission of the online community college.
Building a Business
‘Success All Comes Down to Storytelling’ How Chef Adrianne Calvo Is Cooking Up Big Business Through Podcasting and Social Media
The Miami-based restaurateur and content creator discusses her recipe for success in and out of the kitchen.
Building a Business
Her First Product Sold Out in 24 Hours and Had a 10,000 Person Waitlist. Here’s How She’s Empowering Other Beauty Entrepreneurs to Go Big.
Patricia Santos, CEO and founder of Volition Beauty, discusses the launch, growth and mission of her creator-led prestige beauty platform.
Human Resources
Once a Month This CEO Kicks Staffers Out of the Office. Here’s Why.
Ron Schneidermann of AllTrails explains why telling employees to skip out on work could be the best thing for your company's growth.
Entrepreneurs
How Do You Break Into the $4 Billion Health and Wellness Industry? These Startup Founders Share Their Secrets of Success.
We picked the brains of some of the most successful leaders in the health and wellness space.
Business Ideas
They Started in a Garage with a $100 Damaged Bathtub. Now These Founders Run a $100 Million Cold Plunge Business.
Plunge co-founders Michael Garrett and Ryan Duey detail the launch and exponential growth of their game-changing cold plunge company.
Business Ideas
After Being Diagnosed With Cancer, She Created a Cookie That Would Help Her Eat Cleanly and Satisfy Her Sweet Tooth. Now Her Products Are Sold in 25,000 Stores.
Loren Castle explains how she founded and grew Sweet Loren's, an allergy-friendly baked goods company that started in her New York City apartment and is now selling nationwide.
Thought Leaders
This Founder Won $10K for Her Safety-Driven Lipstick Company. Here’s the Strategy She Used to Craft Her Perfect Pitch.
On this episode of the "Post-Pitch Podcast," Joy Hoover discusses funding and growing Esoes, her cosmetics company with a mission.
Business Funding
How This Food App Founder Scored a Very Healthy $200K Investment
On the new episode of the "Post-Pitch Podcast," the co-founder of Bitewell discusses how her appearance on "Elevator Pitch" resulted in a tasty investment.
Tech
This Founder’s Platform Is Unlocking the Secrets of Living Longer Through Personalized Nutrition
Dr. Gil Blander breaks down the science and the passion behind InsideTracker, a data-driven wellness platform designed to help us live healthier, longer lives.
Building a Business
This 15-Year-Old Couldn’t Find an Inflatable Santa That Represented His Family. 10 Months Later, He Runs a Business Bringing Inclusiveness to the Holidays.
High school student Cason Dean discusses what sparked his idea to create Inclusive Christmas, a line of decorations for underrepresented cultures.
Thought Leaders
After Years of Business and TV Success, This Is What Still Gets Robert Irvine Excited to Get Out of Bed Every Morning
The entrepreneur, philanthropist and author of "Overcoming Impossible" shares his philosophy on chasing dreams and achieving the kind of success that matters.
Business News
Actors From ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and More Were Tricked Into Creating Anti-Ukraine Messages on Cameo
The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center reports that pro-Russian propagandists used the popular platform Cameo to make celebrity videos that appear to be attacking Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
Business News
Why Did the Menendez Brothers Murder Their Parents? A Shocking Tale of Money and Abuse.
On this episode of "Dirty Money," we dive into the gruesome tale of an infamous double murder that shocked the nation.
