42 mins
Quitting Can Be Good
Entrepreneurs love telling stories of perseverance. But that can be misleading. "In order to succeed, you're going to have to quit the things that aren't...
42 mins
Entrepreneurs love telling stories of perseverance. But that can be misleading. "In order to succeed, you're going to have to quit the things that aren't...
40 mins
One night, Holden Forrest drew a wild idea on the back of his daughter's math homework: What if he could lower a house into the...
29 mins
There are three types of skills, Jen Kem says: The ability to visualize, strategize, or mobilize. Everyone has these skills in different combinations — and...
31 mins
Money isn't the only definition of wealth. So is time. That's one of the central ideas in Sahil Bloom's new book "The 5 Types of...
40 mins
Founders accidentally create a lot of confusion — because we talk too much! We pitch too many products, tell a too-complex story, and don't often...
43 mins
Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant reflects on his first year as the boss, and talks about how to build an incredible brand. It comes down...
46 mins
This will sound crazy: When you only focus on your core skillset, your growth slows. Instead, you need to add what Jonathan Goodman calls "leapfrog...
54 mins
Why do great companies make bad products? The answer is confirmation bias, and a lack of true connection with your customer. Phyl Terry is a...
23 mins
Should you curse at work? There isn't much cursing on Problem Solvers, but over on Jason's other podcast Help Wanted, it happens a little more...
36 mins
Morgan is engaged to Jack. Jack didn't include Morgan in a business deal, but she feels *strongly* that he should have. Now she's mad. What...
29 mins
With a new presidential administration, entrepreneurs are expecting a lot of tax changes — but what are they? And how can they prepare? In this...
17 mins
When something's wrong, we often make a mistake: We try to treat the symptom of the problem without understanding what the REAL problem is. Today...
33 mins
Musicians are the overlooked influencers. That's what Jesse Kirshbaum of Nue Agency says. He creates partnerships between the largest brands and musicians, and says that...
28 mins
Codie Sanchez started by buying a little laundromat. Now she has a portfolio of small local businesses that drive tens of millions in annual revenue,...
22 mins
Notion is changing the way people communicate and collaborate. Cofounder and CEO Ivan Zhao has an unusual philosophy about how to do it — which anyone...
24 mins
Catherine Connelly cofounded one of the first social media platforms, and was early in the online dating space. And over time, she learned how to...
37 mins
Carla Ondrasik hates the word "try." She says it's holding you back from taking action achieving your goals. On today's episode, Carla will give you...
44 mins
How do you grow, while staying true to what made you successful in the first place? It's something that Chip & Joanna Gaines (Fixer Upper,...
16 mins
I bombed on stage. It was terrible and embarrassing. Then I learned something very important about how to recover, and it's a lesson I'll use...
33 mins
Work is changing. People don't feel job security they way they did before. So how do you motivate teams that are operating scared? Mithu Storoni...
30 mins
Want to build incredible products? Listen closely to your customers, and (importantly!) have a system to turn those insights into action. In this episode, I...
66 mins
We had an idea: What if we took a talented but financially struggling artist, and paired them with a coach who helps artists build businesses?...
21 mins
Pasta is a crowded space, so how did Amazon help Madalina Defta and Arash Hashemi, the husband-and-wife duo behind Kaizen Food Company, transform their vision into a...