Built Different with Ian Schwartzman en Built Different goes beyond the success story of Founders and CEO's to uncover what it actually takes to build something extraordinary.Hosted by Ian Schwartzman, each episode sits down with influential founders, CEOs, investors, and cultural leaders to explore the decisions, risks, failures, pivots, and defining moments that shaped their careers and businesses. From billion-dollar brands and disruptive startups to media empires and cultural movements, Built Different examines not only what successful people built, but how they think, what they survived, and what they learned when things didn't go according to plan.These are candid conversations about business, ambition, money, leadership, resilience, and the moments that change everything. Because the most interesting part of success isn't the outcome. It's what it took to get there. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/50bf5c72-9b29-11f1-ae16-e7e51898e2c4/image/d803157189f601a327deb461d5cd9574.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Built Different with Ian Schwartzman episodic Yahoo Finance Built Different goes beyond the success story of Founders and CEO's to uncover what it actually takes to build something extraordinary.Hosted by Ian Schwartzman, each episode sits down with influential founders, CEOs, investors, and cultural leaders to explore the decisions, risks, failures, pivots, and defining moments that shaped their careers and businesses. From billion-dollar brands and disruptive startups to media empires and cultural movements, Built Different examines not only what successful people built, but how they think, what they survived, and what they learned when things didn't go according to plan.These are candid conversations about business, ambition, money, leadership, resilience, and the moments that change everything. Because the most interesting part of success isn't the outcome. It's what it took to get there. Built Different goes beyond the success story of Founders and CEO's to uncover what it actually takes to build something extraordinary.
Hosted by Ian Schwartzman, each episode sits down with influential founders, CEOs, investors, and cultural leaders to explore the decisions, risks, failures, pivots, and defining moments that shaped their careers and businesses.


From billion-dollar brands and disruptive startups to media empires and cultural movements, Built Different examines not only what successful people built, but how they think, what they survived, and what they learned when things didn't go according to plan.
These are candid conversations about business, ambition, money, leadership, resilience, and the moments that change everything. Because the most interesting part of success isn't the outcome. It's what it took to get there.

]]> Yahoo Finance julius.shepardmorgan@yahooinc.com The brutal truth of designing celebrity homes: Victoria Hagan Interior design icon Victoria Hagan discusses how to scale a highly personalized creative business and the critical role of trust when working with high-profile clients. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance Interior design icon Victoria Hagan discusses how to scale a highly personalized creative business and the critical role of trust when working with high-profile clients. Interior design icon Victoria Hagan discusses how to scale a highly personalized creative business and the critical role of trust when working with high-profile clients.

]]> 1543 How Vita Coco turned waste into a billion-dollar brand: Co-founder The Vita Coco Company Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Michael Kirban, reveals the unconventional journey of building a multibillion-dollar beverage category from scratch, and how he survived seven years of massive debt before finally turning a profit. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance The Vita Coco Company Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Michael Kirban, reveals the unconventional journey of building a multibillion-dollar beverage category from scratch, and how he survived seven years of massive debt before finally turning a profit. The Vita Coco Company Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Michael Kirban, reveals the unconventional journey of building a multibillion-dollar beverage category from scratch, and how he survived seven years of massive debt before finally turning a profit.

]]> 1604 Career burnout to reinvention: She Pivots host & Giants Co-Owner She Pivots Host and Giants Co-Owner Emily Tisch Sussman opens up about the reality of severe career burnout, the struggle to balance motherhood with a demanding political career during the pandemic, and how walking away from her former identity allowed her to build a new empire. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance She Pivots Host and Giants Co-Owner Emily Tisch Sussman opens up about the reality of severe career burnout, the struggle to balance motherhood with a demanding political career during the pandemic, and how walking away from her former identity allowed her to build a new empire. She Pivots Host and Giants Co-Owner Emily Tisch Sussman opens up about the reality of severe career burnout, the struggle to balance motherhood with a demanding political career during the pandemic, and how walking away from her former identity allowed her to build a new empire.

]]> 1671 How the Earn Your Leisure Hosts sparked a financial revolution Earn Your Leisure founders Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings detail their journey from traditional educators and advisors to the architects of a massive financial literacy movement. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance Earn Your Leisure founders Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings detail their journey from traditional educators and advisors to the architects of a massive financial literacy movement. Earn Your Leisure founders Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings detail their journey from traditional educators and advisors to the architects of a massive financial literacy movement.

]]> 2189 The Shark Tank deal that built Cousins Maine Lobster's empire Cousins Maine Lobster co-founders Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac sit down to reveal the true story behind their incredible entrepreneurial journey. From launching a single food truck in LA with only about 50 social media followers to unexpectedly getting recruited for Season 4 of Shark Tank by a casting director waiting in their line. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance Cousins Maine Lobster co-founders Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac sit down to reveal the true story behind their incredible entrepreneurial journey. From launching a single food truck in LA with only about 50 social media followers to unexpectedly getting recruited for Season 4 of Shark Tank by a casting director waiting in their line. Cousins Maine Lobster co-founders Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac sit down to reveal the true story behind their incredible entrepreneurial journey. From launching a single food truck in LA with only about 50 social media followers to unexpectedly getting recruited for Season 4 of Shark Tank by a casting director waiting in their line.

]]> 2141 KIND's $5B secret has nothing to do with snacks: Daniel Lubetzky KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky discusses the emotional and strategic journey behind creating a $5 billion snack brand, and how his father's Holocaust survival story inspired his life's mission to unite people. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky discusses the emotional and strategic journey behind creating a $5 billion snack brand, and how his father's Holocaust survival story inspired his life's mission to unite people. KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky discusses the emotional and strategic journey behind creating a $5 billion snack brand, and how his father's Holocaust survival story inspired his life's mission to unite people.

]]> 1542 The $3B mistake that built Paw Patrol: Ronnen Harary Ian Schwartzman sits down with Spin Master co-founder Ronnen Harary to discuss the art of turning simple toys into billion-dollar global franchises. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance Ian Schwartzman sits down with Spin Master co-founder Ronnen Harary to discuss the art of turning simple toys into billion-dollar global franchises. Ian Schwartzman sits down with Spin Master co-founder Ronnen Harary to discuss the art of turning simple toys into billion-dollar global franchises.

]]> 2158 Andrew Zimmern: Overcoming addiction to build a TV empire Famed culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern opens up about his 35-year sobriety journey, the lucky Jay Leno break that saved Bizarre Foods, and the genius contract negotiation that built his television empire. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance Famed culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern opens up about his 35-year sobriety journey, the lucky Jay Leno break that saved Bizarre Foods, and the genius contract negotiation that built his television empire. Famed culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern opens up about his 35-year sobriety journey, the lucky Jay Leno break that saved Bizarre Foods, and the genius contract negotiation that built his television empire.

]]> 1918 How AriZona Iced Tea's founder built an empire on $0.99 cans Don Vultaggio, Founder and Chairman of AriZona Beverage Company, built an empire on a $0.99 can. He sits down with Build Different host Ian Schwartzman to talk about how he got started, his advice to entrepreneurs, and how he's made a profit on every can of AriZona Iced Tea he's sold. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000 full Yahoo Finance Don Vultaggio, Founder and Chairman of AriZona Beverage Company, built an empire on a $0.99 can. He sits down with Build Different host Ian Schwartzman to talk about how he got started, his advice to entrepreneurs, and how he's made a profit on every can of AriZona Iced Tea he's sold. Don Vultaggio, Founder and Chairman of AriZona Beverage Company, built an empire on a $0.99 can. He sits down with Build Different host Ian Schwartzman to talk about how he got started, his advice to entrepreneurs, and how he's made a profit on every can of AriZona Iced Tea he's sold.

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