Cisco Systems & Urban Decay: Sandy Lerner (2018)

Cisco Systems & Urban Decay: Sandy Lerner (2018)

In the pre-Internet 1970's, Sandy Lerner was part of a loosely-knit group of programmers that was trying to get computers to talk to each other. Eventually, she and Len Bosack launched Cisco Systems, making the routing technology that helped forge the plumbing of the Internet. But when things turned sour at the company, she was forced to leave, giving her the chance to start something entirely new: an edgy line of cosmetics called Urban Decay.

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Kate Spade: Kate & Andy Spade (2017)

Kate Spade: Kate & Andy Spade (2017)

We're hard at work planning our next live show, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: Kate Spade. A 1991 conversation at a Mexican restaurant led Kate & Andy Spade to ask, "What's missing ...

8 Jan 201839min

Clif Bar: Gary Erickson (2018)

Clif Bar: Gary Erickson (2018)

We're taking a break for the holidays, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: Clif Bar. Gary Erickson asked his mom, "Can you make a cookie without butter, sugar or oil?" The result was an ...

1 Jan 201830min

Live Episode! The Home Depot: Arthur Blank

Live Episode! The Home Depot: Arthur Blank

In 1978, Arthur Blank and his business partner Bernie Marcus were running a successful chain of hardware stores called Handy Dan – but then, they were unexpectedly fired. The next year, they conceived...

28 Des 201732min

Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard (2016)

Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard (2016)

We're taking a break for the holidays, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: Patagonia. In 1973, Yvon Chouinard started the company to make climbing gear he couldn't find elsewhere. Over d...

25 Des 201726min

LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel

LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel

When Alexa von Tobel was just 14, her father passed away unexpectedly, leaving her mother to manage the family's finances. The tragedy made Alexa determined to understand money – and help others plan ...

18 Des 201739min

Live Episode! Black Entertainment Television: Robert Johnson

Live Episode! Black Entertainment Television: Robert Johnson

In 1979, Robert Johnson was a lobbyist for the burgeoning cable industry. That's when he got an idea for a channel called Black Entertainment Television. He started small, just a few hours of programm...

14 Des 201740min

Tom's Of Maine: Tom Chappell

Tom's Of Maine: Tom Chappell

In 1970, Tom Chappell took out a $5000 loan to launch a natural products company called Tom's of Maine. Working out of a warehouse in Kennebunk, Maine, he created soaps, shampoos, and toothpaste free ...

11 Des 201736min

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

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

We're hard at work planning our upcoming live show, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: Zumba. Zumba began as a mistake: aerobics teacher Beto Perez brought the wrong music to class, the...

4 Des 201740min

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