How They Made their Millions

Vijay Peduru

How they made their Millions

  • 20 minutes 37 seconds
    151: GoPro: Nick Woodman - From selling bead belts in a VW van to creating a billion-dollar empire

    How did Nick Woodman , the founder of GoPro grow from selling bead belts in a VW van to creating a billion-dollar empire. Let us check it out.

    18 July 2023, 10:00 am
  • 16 minutes 38 seconds
    150: J.P. Morgan - Turning chaos into billion dollar opportunities
    Here is the riveting journey of J.P. Morgan, the titan who transformed American finance.Let us discover how this financial maestro navigated uncertainty while everything was in chaos and etched an indelible legacy in the annals of American business.
    4 July 2023, 10:00 am
  • 20 minutes 15 seconds
    149: SweetGreen: From a tiny dorm-room business to a multi-millionaire dollar food empire

    Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, and Nathaniel Ru were three friends who shared a passion for healthy food. Since they couldn't find good places to eat healthy food, they started their own. They did not know anything about business and came close to shutting down their business. But they survived and turned it into a multi-million dollar food empire.

    Let's check out their "Dorm Room Dream to Million-Dollar Food Empire" story.

    20 June 2023, 10:00 am
  • 20 minutes 11 seconds
    148: IT cosmetics: Jamie Kern Lima - From a struggling waitress to building a cosmetics empire

    Jamie Kern Lima had a dream to become a TV show host, but her dreams were shattered because of a problem she had. She later started IT cosmetics to solve her own problem. Faced with self-doubt, and down to her last few dollars, she persisted in the face of gut-wrenching rejections and setbacks. Finally she sold it to L’Oréal for multiple millions.

    Let us check out her awe-inspiring story.

    6 June 2023, 10:00 am
  • 18 minutes 52 seconds
    147: Care.com: Sheila Marcelo - Turning her bad life situation into a business and becoming a Multi-millionaire

    Sheila Marcelo aspired to have a fulfilling life with a well-planned career. However, life took an unexpected turn, and she faced many challenging situations. Despite this, she persevered and founded care.com from her personal problem, transforming it into a multi-million dollar empire.

    Listen in for her inspiring story.

    23 May 2023, 10:00 am
  • 19 minutes 52 seconds
    146: Hint Water: Kara Goldin - Starting a business by accident to becoming a multi-millionaire

    Kara Godin never intended to start a business. But she had a personal problem of losing weight. She started to share her unsweetened, fruit infused water with friends in her neighborhood. When they all liked it, she realized the potential opportunity.

    She heard “no you can't” and “that’s impossible” from many people. But she finally made Hint a success and became a multi-millionaire.

    Let us check out her amazing story.

    9 May 2023, 10:00 am
  • 20 minutes 10 seconds
    145: Beats Electronics: Jimmy Lovine - From a Janitor to a music billionaire

    Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovine, both music producers, recognized the need for high-quality headphones that could accurately reproduce the sound of music as it was intended to be heard in the studio.

    Despite facing initial challenges and negative reviews from some critics, they persevered with their idea, continuously improving their product and pushing forward. Their unwavering determination paid off, as they ultimately sold their company for a staggering sum of over $2 billion.

    Let us check out their story.

    25 April 2023, 10:00 am
  • 21 minutes 53 seconds
    144: General Motors - Alfred Sloan - From a simple draftsman to a multi-millionaire Automobile icon

    William Durant started General motors, but it almost came close to shutting down. Then Alfred Sloan stepped in. He adopted a different approach than his competitors to sell his cars. The strategy worked and sales took off.

    GM ultimately became a multi-billion dollar company. Let us check out their story.

    11 April 2023, 10:00 am
  • 20 minutes 54 seconds
    143: Tim Ferriss - From hopeless and depressed to becoming an Inspirational Icon and a multi-millionaire

    Tim Ferriss was depressed most of the time and one time thought of ending his life. But he escaped that by fate of luck. Later he started a business and even here he felt overworked, restless, and unsure of how to fix his life. During this process he also lost all that was important to him.

    At this time, he discovered and learnt something which changed the course of his life.

    Later he published the 4-hour workweek, about his experiences and how he fixed his life. The book was a massive success and changed the lives of millions of people around the world.

    Let us check out his story.

    28 March 2023, 11:00 am
  • 21 minutes 54 seconds
    142: Sargento - Leonard Gentine - From a tiny mom-and-pop shop to a billion dollar cheese empire

    Leonard Gentine never had any plans for starting a business. But by sheer accident, he got to know about a new profession and started a business which was a failure. Later by another accident, he got the idea to start a cheese making business. He faced several problems but finally they succeeded and it became a billion dollar company.

    Let us check out his story.

    14 March 2023, 11:00 am
  • 20 minutes 31 seconds
    141: Mark Cuban - The son of a automobile upholstery installer to a Billionaire

    Mark Cuban’s father was an automobile upholstery installer and life was not the best. He figured out ways to make money and finished his education. He was not sure what to do with his life, but a chance firing from his job made him start a business. Later he started Broadcast.com, sold it and became a billionaire. Let us check out his story.

    28 February 2023, 11:00 am
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