unexpected success

Explore "unexpected success" with insightful episodes like "WWDTM: David Alan Grier", "The RETURN of Gabbie Hanna & Nikita Dragun + a SUSPICIOUS Gift From MrBeast", "ICYMI... HIBT Lab! Blogilates: Cassey Ho", "MEMES, Bonus: A Billion Ricks" and "#27 - 10 Million Reasons Why He Plays Poker" from podcasts like ""Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", "Just Trish", "How I Built This with Guy Raz", "Endless Thread" and "My First Million"" and more!

Episodes (7)

WWDTM: David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier joins Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Adam Burke to talk his new movie, announcing at the Oscars, and why you didn't see him in Forrest Gump.

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

enMarch 16, 2024

The RETURN of Gabbie Hanna & Nikita Dragun + a SUSPICIOUS Gift From MrBeast

On episode 58 of 'JUST TRISH,' Trisha addresses her former frenemies--Gabbie Hanna and Nikita Dragun--making a social media comeback after being away from the spotlight. Is there hope for a reconciliation? Plus, Moses receives a SUSPICIOUS gift from Mr. Beast. And the crew reacts to Brooke Schofield's controversial interview with Whitney Cummings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

enMarch 06, 2024

ICYMI... HIBT Lab! Blogilates: Cassey Ho

Cassey Ho is the face of Blogilates, best known for its free online workout videos which have more than a billion views on YouTube alone. As impressive as that is, digital content is just one part of Cassey’s multi-million dollar entrepreneurial portfolio, which has grown to include her POPFLEX apparel brand, additional product lines at Target, a Pilates certification program, and more.

This week on How I Built This Lab, hear about the risks Cassey took to defy cultural expectations in pursuit of a more fulfilling – and in some ways, forbidden – career, along with her perspective on what it takes to grow a business in the creator economy.

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

enOctober 13, 2022

MEMES, Bonus: A Billion Ricks

Last week, we explored the origin of the “Rick Roll,” a meme that evolved from Rick Astley’s 1987 hit song, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Since the music video resurfaced as the meme in 2007, the internet has also never given up on Rick – so much so that the video recently hit a billion views on YouTube. This bonus episode dives deeper into Rick’s childhood, how he was discovered, and how he dealt with not only his fame in the late 80s, but with his more complicated identity as a meme.

Endless Thread

en-usOctober 12, 2021

#27 - 10 Million Reasons Why He Plays Poker

Faraz Jaka (@FarazJaka) is a Poker pro who’s made $10M on the felt... What started out as a fun game during his spare time in college turned into big money FAST. Turning a few hundred dollars into $180k in 6 months as a 19 year-old. He was on top of the world appearing in articles, throwing massive parties, flying to Vegas every other weekend and ambitious plans to make millions a year… until it all came crashing down, went into debt and battled depression. Obviously, he rose from the dead and became hugely successful, so join this roller coaster story on My First Million, and also listen to how he uses the “+EV” method for all decision making, why you shouldn’t be results orientated, meditation exercises to overcome stress and tackling depression by confronting your issues like ‘folding a rug’. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

enNovember 20, 2019

diversify investments

Chesapeake Bay Candle: Mei Xu

Twenty-five years ago, when Mei Xu emigrated from China to the U.S., she loved going to Bloomingdale's to gaze at their housewares. She eventually started making candles in her basement with Campbell's Soup cans, an experiment that led to the multi-million dollar company Chesapeake Bay Candle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

enMarch 06, 2017

immigrant entrepreneurship