Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League
In the early 1990’s, Tim League spent $50,000 in savings to lease an abandoned movie theater on the wrong side of the tracks—a shaky experiment that eventually grew into a thriving national chain. As ...
22 Maj 20231h 17min
HIBT Lab! Cotopaxi: Davis Smith
Davis Smith has spent the last nine years building the outdoor gear and clothing brand, Cotopaxi. The company’s slogan, Gear for Good, encapsulates everything about the way they do business, from usin...
18 Maj 202344min
Mielle Organics: Monique Rodriguez
For Monique Rodriguez, hair care was a hobby; she never thought she could build a business. In fact, after high school, Monique followed her mother’s advice to find a solid, recession-proof career, an...
15 Maj 20231h 10min
HIBT Lab! Landed: Alex Lofton
Pricey down payments have put homeownership out of reach for many Americans, especially those who don’t have access to intergenerational wealth. This issue is particularly acute in cities, where the s...
11 Maj 202342min
Hinge: Justin McLeod (2021)
In 2010, Justin McLeod was in business school, still trying to get over a bad breakup that had happened years before. Determined to solve his own problem and convinced that the best way to meet people...
8 Maj 20231h 32min
HIBT Lab! Babcock Ranch: Syd Kitson
What would it take to build America’s first solar-powered town? What about a town that could withstand a direct hit from a hurricane? In the early 2000s, Syd Kitson, a former NFL football player and r...
4 Maj 202339min
Suitsupply: Fokke de Jong
When Fokke de Jong started selling suits out of his dorm room in Amsterdam in the late 90's, he wasn’t planning on becoming the next Tom Ford—he just wanted to supply luxury suits at an affordable pri...
1 Maj 20231h 18min
HIBT Lab! Hevesh5: Lily Hevesh
Lily Hevesh never could have imagined that the videos of domino tricks she started posting for fun at 10 years old would eventually evolve into a thriving business.Fast forward to today and Lily’s You...
27 Apr 202341min
