How I Built This with Guy Raz

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success.

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Every guest on How I Built This with Guy Raz

585 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Noam Solomon
HIBT Lab! Immunai: Noam Solomon · Dec 2022

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Nolan Bushnell
Atari & Chuck E. Cheese's: Nolan Bushnell (2017) · 2 episodes

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Norma Kamali
Advice Line with Norma Kamali of Norma Kamali (November 2024) · 4 episodes

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Noubar Afeyan
Moderna and Flagship Pioneering: Noubar Afeyan · Oct 2021

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Nuseir Yassin
HIBT Lab! Nas Company: Nuseir Yassin · Apr 2023

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Olivier Bernhard
On athletic shoes: Olivier Bernhard and Caspar Coppetti · Jul 2024

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Ouidad Wise
Ouidad hair products: Ouidad Wise · Jul 2024

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Paige Mycoskie
Aviator Nation: Paige Mycoskie · Jan 2024

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Pat Brown
Impossible Foods: Pat Brown · May 2020

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Patricia Ziegler
Banana Republic: Mel and Patricia Ziegler · Aug 2024

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Paul Eremenko
HIBT Lab! Universal Hydrogen: Paul Eremenko · Oct 2022

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Paul Hedrick
Tecovas: Paul Hedrick · May 2025

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Payal Kadakia
HIBT Lab! ClassPass: Payal Kadakia · 3 episodes

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Perry Chen
Advice Line with Perry Chen of Kickstarter · 3 episodes

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Pete Maldonado
Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps · 4 episodes

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Pete Warhurst
PODS & Red Rover: Pete Warhurst · May 2022

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Peter Majeranowski
Threading the future of circular fashion with Peter Majeranowski of Circ · Sep 2023

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Peter Metcalf
Black Diamond Equipment: Peter Metcalf · Oct 2024

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Peter Sterios
Manduka: Peter Sterios · Apr 2023

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Pierre Paul
Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna · May 2021

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Pierre Thiam
A climate-resilient ancient grain with Pierre Thiam of Yolélé (2022) · 2 episodes

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Pinky Cole
HIBT Lab! Slutty Vegan: Pinky Cole · Mar 2023

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Polina Veksler
HIBT Lab! Universal Standard: Polina Veksler · Aug 2022

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Raegan Moya-Jones
Aden + Anais: Raegan Moya-Jones (2019) · 2 episodes

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Ramses Alcaide
When your headphones listen to you with Ramses Alcaide of Neurable · Aug 2023

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Ramya Swaminathan
Unlocking the renewable energy revolution with Ramya Swaminathan of Malta Inc. · Oct 2023

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Randy Goldberg
Advice Line with Randy Goldberg of Bombas · Jun 2024

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Randy Hetrick
Advice Line: Tapping AI as a Resource for Your Business · 4 episodes

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Rashad Robinson
Live From The HIBT Summit: Rashad Robinson · Aug 2021

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Rashid Ali

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Ratana Stephens
Nature’s Path: Arran and Ratana Stephens · May 2022

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Rea Ann Silva
Beautyblender: Rea Ann Silva · Dec 2022

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Reem Hassani
Numi Organic Tea: Reem Hassani and Ahmed Rahim · Jul 2021

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Renée Mauborgne
Less competition, more creation with Renée Mauborgne · Apr 2024

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Rich Fulop

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Rich Pierson

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Rick Steves
Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves (2021) · 2 episodes

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Rob Kalin
Etsy: Rob Kalin · Oct 2023

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Robbie Schingler

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Robert Johnson
Live Episode! Black Entertainment Television: Robert Johnson · Dec 2017

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