Rad Power Bikes: Mike Radenbaugh
Growing up in rural Northern California, Mike Radenbaugh hated biking to high school—it was a 16 mile slog; hilly and tiring. So he scrounged up a battery and a motor, rigged them to an old mountain b...
7 Sep 20201h 10min
How I Built Resilience: Sandra Oh Lin of KiwiCo
KiwiCo delivers science and arts projects to kids on a monthly basis. Sandra Oh Lin founded the company nine years ago, and her team has scrambled to meet demand during the pandemic. These conversatio...
5 Sep 202019min
How I Built Resilience: Luke Holden and Ben Conniff of Luke's Lobster
COVID-19's impact on the seafood industry hit Luke Holden and Ben Conniff hard; in March they closed their restaurants and laid off 300 employees. Since then, Luke's Lobster has been able to stay aflo...
3 Sep 202023min
Chilewich: Sandy Chilewich
One night in 1978, for fun, Sandy Chilewich and her friend, Kathy Moskal, tried bleaching their black cotton shoes, and dyeing them a new color. They were just fooling around in their Manhattan loft, ...
31 Aug 202043min
How I Built Resilience: Niraj Shah and Steve Conine of Wayfair
Despite the economic crisis, Wayfair has seen an 84 percent sales spike, leading them to profitability during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine have also dealt wi...
29 Aug 202027min
How I Built Resilience: Ajay Prakash and James Joun of Rinse
Rinse is a laundry and dry-cleaning app started by college friends Ajay Prakash and James Joun in 2013. Since March, Rinse's dry cleaning service has seen a drop in orders, but their laundry arm has r...
27 Aug 202021min
Wayfair: Niraj Shah & Steve Conine (2018)
After selling their first small business and shuttering their second, former college roommates Niraj Shah and Steve Conine thought about getting "normal" jobs. But in the early 2000s, they stumbled ac...
24 Aug 202041min
Zocdoc: Oliver Kharraz
In 2007, three friends set out to address a common frustration: the long waits and scheduling hassles of booking a doctor's appointment. But soon after launching their online scheduling platform Zocdo...
17 Aug 20201h 5min
