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How They Made Their Millions

Business & Economics Podcasts

This show is about the amazing stories of world-class multi-millionaire and billionaire founders , how they started and how they succeeded. Founder Stories include the founders of Facebook(Mark), Linked-in(Reid), WhatsApp(Jan), Ben and Jerry Ice creams(the name says it), Instagram(Kevin), Amazon(Jeff), Pandora(Tim), Hershey Chocolates(Milton) and more. You will hear their struggles and seemingly insurmountable problems and how they emerged victoriously, so you too can succeed as a founder.

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United States

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This show is about the amazing stories of world-class multi-millionaire and billionaire founders , how they started and how they succeeded. Founder Stories include the founders of Facebook(Mark), Linked-in(Reid), WhatsApp(Jan), Ben and Jerry Ice creams(the name says it), Instagram(Kevin), Amazon(Jeff), Pandora(Tim), Hershey Chocolates(Milton) and more. You will hear their struggles and seemingly insurmountable problems and how they emerged victoriously, so you too can succeed as a founder.

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English


Episodes
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151: GoPro: Nick Woodman - From selling bead belts in a VW van to creating a billion-dollar empire

7/18/2023
How did Nick Woodman , the founder of GoPro grow from selling bead belts in a VW van to creating a billion-dollar empire. Let us check it out.

Duration:00:20:37

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150: J.P. Morgan - Turning chaos into billion dollar opportunities

7/4/2023
Here is the riveting journey of J.P. Morgan, the titan who transformed American finance.Let us discover how this financial maestro navigated uncertainty while everything was in chaos and etched an indelible legacy in the annals of American business.

Duration:00:16:38

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149: SweetGreen: From a tiny dorm-room business to a multi-millionaire dollar food empire

6/20/2023
Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, and Nathaniel Ru were three friends who shared a passion for healthy food. Since they couldn't find good places to eat healthy food, they started their own. They did not know anything about business and came close to shutting down their business. But they survived and turned it into a multi-million dollar food empire. Let's check out their "Dorm Room Dream to Million-Dollar Food Empire" story.

Duration:00:20:15

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148: IT cosmetics: Jamie Kern Lima - From a struggling waitress to building a cosmetics empire

6/6/2023
Jamie Kern Lima had a dream to become a TV show host, but her dreams were shattered because of a problem she had. She later started IT cosmetics to solve her own problem. Faced with self-doubt, and down to her last few dollars, she persisted in the face of gut-wrenching rejections and setbacks. Finally she sold it to L’Oréal for multiple millions. Let us check out her awe-inspiring story.

Duration:00:20:11

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147: Care.com: Sheila Marcelo - Turning her bad life situation into a business and becoming a Multi-millionaire

5/23/2023
Sheila Marcelo aspired to have a fulfilling life with a well-planned career. However, life took an unexpected turn, and she faced many challenging situations. Despite this, she persevered and founded care.com from her personal problem, transforming it into a multi-million dollar empire. Listen in for her inspiring story.

Duration:00:18:52

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146: Hint Water: Kara Goldin - Starting a business by accident to becoming a multi-millionaire

5/9/2023
Kara Godin never intended to start a business. But she had a personal problem of losing weight. She started to share her unsweetened, fruit infused water with friends in her neighborhood. When they all liked it, she realized the potential opportunity. She heard “no you can't” and “that’s impossible” from many people. But she finally made Hint a success and became a multi-millionaire. Let us check out her amazing story.

Duration:00:19:52

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145: Beats Electronics: Jimmy Lovine - From a Janitor to a music billionaire

4/25/2023
Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovine, both music producers, recognized the need for high-quality headphones that could accurately reproduce the sound of music as it was intended to be heard in the studio. Despite facing initial challenges and negative reviews from some critics, they persevered with their idea, continuously improving their product and pushing forward. Their unwavering determination paid off, as they ultimately sold their company for a staggering sum of over $2 billion. Let us check out their story.

Duration:00:20:10

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144: General Motors - Alfred Sloan - From a simple draftsman to a multi-millionaire Automobile icon

4/11/2023
William Durant started General motors, but it almost came close to shutting down. Then Alfred Sloan stepped in. He adopted a different approach than his competitors to sell his cars. The strategy worked and sales took off. GM ultimately became a multi-billion dollar company. Let us check out their story.

Duration:00:21:53

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143: Tim Ferriss - From hopeless and depressed to becoming an Inspirational Icon and a multi-millionaire

3/28/2023
Tim Ferriss was depressed most of the time and one time thought of ending his life. But he escaped that by fate of luck. Later he started a business and even here he felt overworked, restless, and unsure of how to fix his life. During this process he also lost all that was important to him. At this time, he discovered and learnt something which changed the course of his life. Later he published the 4-hour workweek, about his experiences and how he fixed his life. The book was a massive success and changed the lives of millions of people around the world. Let us check out his story.

Duration:00:20:54

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142: Sargento - Leonard Gentine - From a tiny mom-and-pop shop to a billion dollar cheese empire

3/14/2023
Leonard Gentine never had any plans for starting a business. But by sheer accident, he got to know about a new profession and started a business which was a failure. Later by another accident, he got the idea to start a cheese making business. He faced several problems but finally they succeeded and it became a billion dollar company. Let us check out his story.

Duration:00:21:54

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141: Mark Cuban - The son of a automobile upholstery installer to a Billionaire

2/28/2023
Mark Cuban’s father was an automobile upholstery installer and life was not the best. He figured out ways to make money and finished his education. He was not sure what to do with his life, but a chance firing from his job made him start a business. Later he started Broadcast.com, sold it and became a billionaire. Let us check out his story.

Duration:00:20:31

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139: Zipcar - Robin Chase & Antje Danielson - Two Moms with no business experience to starting a multi-million dollar car-sharing empire.

1/31/2023
Robin Chase was a stay at him mom & Antje Danielson was a mom and academic researcher. They never had any prior experience starting a business but they had deep passion to make the world a better place. They started ZipCar and even though they faced several problems and came close to shutting it down, they survived. Finally they sold it for $500 million. Let us check out their story.

Duration:00:21:09

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137: Maker Studios - Ordinary YouTubers to Millionaires

1/3/2023
Danny Zappin, Shay Carl and a few other YouTubers, started their own YouTube Channels and amassed millions of subscribers. They decided to pool together their talent, followers and subscribers into a kind of talent network. They called it Maker Studios. It kept growing and they finally sold it for more than $500 million. Let us check out their story.

Duration:00:20:22

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136: Dorothy Herman - Rising from life-crushing Trauma to becoming a multi-millionaire Real-Estate icon

12/20/2022
How did Dorothy Herman rose from life-crushing Trauma to become a multi-millionaire Real-Estate icon. Let us check out her awe-inspiring story.

Duration:00:20:06

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140: CableVision - Charles Dolan - A college dropout to a Maverick Billionaire

12/14/2022
Charles Dolan, failed at two businesses. He faced many setbacks. Yet in 1973, this Maverick entrepreneur started Cablevision and built it into a multi-billion dollar company. Let us check out his daring story.

Duration:00:20:08

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138 : Duty Free Shops - Chuck Feeney - From a poor kid to a billionaire, who gave it all away.

12/14/2022
Chuck Feeney was born poor. He made a fortune selling duty-free goods, building an enterprise out of nothing. Then, he gave all his money away. Let us check out his truly inspiring story.

Duration:00:24:30

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135: LegalZoom - From a one-bedroom apartment eating ramen noodles to becoming multi-millionaires

12/6/2022
How did Brian lee and Brian Lui start LegalZoom, a company that provides legal documentation in a one-bedroom apartment eating ramen noodles and became multi-millionaires. Let us check out their ramen-to-riches story.

Duration:00:17:55

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134: Kathy Ireland - From a high-school dropout model to a Business Mogul

11/22/2022
How did a model who was a high-school dropout become a Business Mogul building a multi-billion dollar company. Let us check out her inspiring story.

Duration:00:20:13

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133: Audible - From a small-time Journalist to a Multi-millionaire

11/8/2022
How did Don Katz who started working as a journalist and never had any exposure to tech started Audible and then sold to Amazon and became a multi-millionaire. Let us check out his superb story.

Duration:00:21:18

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132: ABC Supply - From a high school dropout Teen single Mom To a Billionaire Entrepreneur

10/25/2022
How did Diane Hendricks, a high school dropout and a Teen single mom built ABC Supply, the largest wholesale roofing distributor in America, and rose to become a Billionaire Entrepreneur, even though she faced unbearable personal truama in her life. Let us check out her wonderful story.

Duration:00:21:09