• Episode 1: Fast, Not Perfect
    Oct 13 2020
    Endy mattress co-founder Rajen Ruparell has launched more than 50 businesses, but they haven’t all taken off. One of his early “billion-dollar ideas” earned a grand total of $380. He’s learned a thing or two since then about what it takes to make it.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 2: Safe is Risky
    Oct 13 2020
    You have to be bold to be a founder. That’s a lesson Joanna Griffiths learned the hard way when she was building Knix. Now, her innovative brand of women’s underwear has changed the way the previously “unmentionable” category is designed and marketed.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 3: Lost and Founder
    Oct 13 2020
    Rand Fishkin went from launching an SEO software company with a few hundred employees to launching a two-person start-up… and he couldn’t be happier. His story is one of extreme highs and lows, and a Mauviel frying pan.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 4: Indestructible
    Oct 13 2020
    Why do pantyhose run? It’s a question many have asked, but no one could answer… until Katherine Homuth made it her obsession. The Sheertex CEO created the first pair of unbreakable pantyhose through sheer grit and persistence, but she almost gave up more than once.
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    32 mins
  • Episode 5: Not His Grandfather’s Company
    Oct 13 2020
    Canada Goose is one of the most coveted global brands in outdoor apparel. That’s thanks to Dani Reiss. The company’s CEO backed his way into the family business, and turned $1,000 parkas into a must-have item around the world.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 6: Sleeping on the Musk's Couch
    Oct 13 2020
    From cloud storage to e-readers, Mike Serbinis has had an impressive, and varied, career. But Serbinis’ most recent endeavour might be his most ambitious. He launched League, a digital healthcare benefits platform that’s up-ending an industry.
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    34 mins
  • Episode 7: Science of Skincare
    Oct 13 2020
    Turning a personal passion into a multi-million-dollar business is a goal that many dream of. Alicia Yoon’s path to building skincare brand Peach & Lily wasn’t smooth, but her love of skincare and relentless drive enabled her to launch her business and helped transform the industry.
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    34 mins
  • Episode 8: The Right to Fail
    Oct 13 2020
    Aamir Baig started with a problem that needed solving, and ended up launching a furniture brand with his co-founders. He didn’t know anything about furniture, but he kept iterating until he found a solution that worked.
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    30 mins