June 19, 2013

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Monday, June 17, 2013

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Life Is Good -

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Dick’s Sporting Goods -

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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Schick -

Monday, May 27, 2013

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Dunlop Tires -

Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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Monday, April 29, 2013

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Monday, April 29, 2013

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    Rags Consignment

    This online re-sale shop only sells the very best – designer clothing and high-end fashion accessories. Today it’s a multi-million dollar success. The story of Rags Consignments.

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    BzzAgent

    Using the premise that people look to friends, neighbors and strangers for recommendations — before buying – marketer David Balter went back to the basics.

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    Life Is Good

    They lived in a van and sold T-shirts with “feel-good” messages. Today they’re still selling T-shirts – but now they’re making millions. Learn about the brothers behind “Life Is Good” clothing.

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    Icon

    He makes millions from SUVs headed for the scrap heap. Learn about a mechanic whose custom restorations turn beat-up 4-by-4s into lean, mean, road machines. The story of Icon.

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    Tumblr

    When Yahoo bought this website it asked the founder to stay on. Now he’s a CEO – AND a billionaire — at age 27. Not bad for a high school dropout. The story of Tumblr.


Radio Stories

Sky Zone

Sky Zone

In 2002, Rick Platt bought a patent for a giant trampoline, but wasn’t sure what to do with it. Platt was considering different options, when the answer came when neighborhood kids started coming over and asking if they could play on it for awhile.

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Dr. Fresh

Fascinated by his daughter’s obsession with blinking light sneakers, dentist Puneet Nanda applied lights to children’s tooth brushes – instructing kids to brush until the blinking stops.

Weightwatchers

Weightwatchers

She pioneered the concept of group support. And changed the lives of millions. Learn how an overweight housewife launched the phenomenon called Weightwatchers.

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Surf Air

It started as a joke between brothers, but it grew into a new kind of airline – a membership-based, charter service for hassle-free, on-demand flying. The story of Surf Air.

TRX

TRX

Randy Hetrick, a Navy Seal, was trying to find a way to stay in shape on covert missions. He hand-stitched some parachute webbing with stirrups at each end, attaching one end to a pole while holding onto the other, creating a pulley device for exercise.

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Center Pivot Irrigation

What are those mysterious circles you see on the ground from airplanes? Learn how one farmer revolutionized agriculture with center pivot irrigation.

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Bezos Expeditions

This entrepreneur is using his fortune to recover American heritage from the ocean floor. Learn how Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos brought Apollo rocket engines out of the Atlantic.

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Lucky Break Wishbone

Ken Ahroni became frustrated that every year only two people got to make a wish around the Thanksgiving table.

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Rags Consignment

Jun 18, 2013

This online re-sale shop only sells the very best – designer clothing and high-end fashion accessories. Today it’s a multi-million dollar success. The story of Rags Consignments.

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Burn Note

Jun 17, 2013

Keep your messages secret in cyberspace? You can when you send a burn note. Learn about a mobile app that makes emails self-destruct like Mission Impossible. The story of Burn Note.

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Angie’s List

Jun 16, 2013

When handy men failed to show up for repairs, he got even — launching a website to recommend home improvement companies. Learn the multi-million dollar story of Angie’s List.