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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Ally Svenson
Advice Line with Scott and Ally Svenson of MOD Pizza · Sep 2024

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Amanda Hesser
Food52: Amanda Hesser (2021) · 2 episodes

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Amanda Klane
Yasso: Amanda Klane and Drew Harrington · Sep 2023

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Amy Errett
Madison Reed: Amy Errett · Aug 2025

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Andrew Abraham
Advice Line with Andrew Abraham of Orgain · 2 episodes

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Andrew Lacy
Full body preventive health care with Andrew Lacy of Prenuvo · Dec 2023

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Andrew Mason
Groupon and Descript: Andrew Mason · Sep 2024

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Andrew Rea
ICYMI... HIBT Lab! Babish Culinary Universe: Andrew Rea · 2 episodes

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Andréa McBride John

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Andy Dunn
Advice Line with Andy Dunn of Bonobos · 4 episodes

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Andy Katz-Mayfield
Harry’s Razors: Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider · Jun 2023

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Andy Puddicombe
Headspace: Andy Puddicombe and Rich Pierson (2019) · 2 episodes

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Angie Hicks
Advice Line with Angie Hicks of Angi · 3 episodes

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Anthony Wood
Roku: Anthony Wood · Nov 2022

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Antonio Swad
Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea — And a Nail-Biting Exit · Apr 2026

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Apoorva Mehta
Instacart: Apoorva Mehta · Apr 2017

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Ariel Kaye
Advice Line with Ariel Kaye of Parachute Home (August 2024) · 3 episodes

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Arman Oganesyan
Dave’s Hot Chicken: Arman Oganesyan · Jun 2024

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Aryé Elfenbein
Reimagining seafood production with Aryé Elfenbein and Justin Kolbeck of Wildtype (2022) · 2 episodes

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Austin Rief

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Babak Radboy

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Barbara Corcoran
Real Estate Mogul: Barbara Corcoran (2017) · 2 episodes

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Barry Turner
Lenny & Larry’s Protein Snacks: Barry Turner · Feb 2025

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Bayard Winthrop
American Giant: Bayard Winthrop · 2 episodes

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Beatriz Acevedo
HIBT Lab! mitú and SUMA Wealth: Beatriz Acevedo · Dec 2022

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Becky Wright

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Ben Cohen
Ben & Jerry's: Ben Cohen And Jerry Greenfield (2017) · Mar 2020

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Ben Conniff

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Ben Goodwin
Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop · 2 episodes

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Ben Leventhal
Resy and Eater: Ben Leventhal · Jan 2025

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Ben Weprin
Graduate Hotels: Ben Weprin · Sep 2024

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Beryl Stafford
Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business · Mar 2026

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Bethany Bongiorno
AI that can be your second brain with Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri of Humane · Mar 2024

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Beto Perez
Zumba: Beto Perez & Alberto Perlman (January, 2017) · 2 episodes

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Beverly Leon
How I Built Resilience: Beverly Leon of Local Civics · Feb 2021

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Bill Creelman
Advice Line with Bill Creelman of Spindrift · 2 episodes

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Bill Shufelt
Athletic Brewing Company: Bill Shufelt · Nov 2024

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Blake Mycoskie
TOMS: Blake Mycoskie (2019) · 2 episodes

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Bob Moore
Bob's Red Mill: Bob Moore · May 2018

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Bob Taylor

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Advice Line with Shazi Visram of Happy Family Organics
with Shazi Visram

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with Maxine Clark

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