Inspired with Alexa von Tobel

Inspired with Alexa von Tobel dives headfirst into conversations with the most ambitious people on the planet. Host Alexa von Tobel, Founder and Managing Partner of Inspired Capital, gets under the hood of guests’ ambitions, from pivotal childhood moments to the critical advice that shaped their life paths. What does it take to be a true visionary, one who stares down monumental challenges with grit and resilience? Learn directly from those builders and problem-solvers whose determination is shaping a brighter, more inspired future.

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Education
Technology
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Why Failure is a Path to Progress, with Will Ah...
40 min
227
How to Manage Risk, with Marla Beck of Bluemercury
35 min
228
How to Grow Your Business Organically, With Joe...
32 min
229
Why Building a Company is a Team Sport, With Ch...
28 min
230
How to Take the Startup Leap, with Richie Serna...
34 min
231
How to Nail Your Value Proposition, with Kevin ...
31 min
232
How to Solve the Unsolvable, with Doug Hirsch o...
30 min
233
How to Grow from Founder to CEO, with Brian Hal...
30 min
234
How to Speak to a Niche Audience, with Samantha...
30 min
235
How to Craft a Viral Product, with Ivan Zhao of...
34 min
236
How to Be the Best at One Thing, with Alli Webb...
33 min
237
How to Scale Rapidly, with Toby Sun of Lime
30 min
238
How to Build an Effective Company Culture, with...
34 min
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How to Foster Collaboration, with Dr. Joseph De...
32 min
240
How to Build for the Future, with Everett Cook ...
31 min
241
How to Be Authentic Storytellers, with Danielle...
How to Be Authentic Storytellers, with Danielle Snyder and Jodie Snyder-Morel of Dannijo
40 min
242
Why Emotions Are Not a Liability, with Jason Br...
32 min
243
How to Create Change, with Carolyn Childers and...
How to Create Change, with Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan of Chief
43 min
244
Why Equity Matters, with Henry Ward of Carta
Why Equity Matters, with Henry Ward of Carta
28 min
245
How to Build a Transparent Business, with Max L...
How to Build a Transparent Business, with Max Levchin of Affirm
38 min
246
How to Be Scrappy, with Eric Senn of Storr
Will the future of retail be decentralized (think: what Uber's done for transportation and Airbnb for lodging)? This entrepreneur thinks so. Eric shares how Storr is enabling anyone to monetize their style by opening a digital store in just three clicks, why he started by researching the history of retail (all the way back to the 1800s), and how he got creative to sign his first brand partners before raising seed funding.
31 min
247
How to Make Customers Happy, with Daniel Schrei...
While insurance is a $5 trillion dollar market, Daniel noticed an opportunity: most insurance companies are not described as lovable or delightful. He wants consumers to forget everything they know about insurance and start fresh. Daniel shares how Lemonade leverages technology to build trust, how they've achieved an NPS of 70+, and why keeping Shabbat each week helps him set healthy boundaries as a founder.
31 min
248
How to Turn a Pain Point into a Business, with ...
70% of American employees work in open floor plan offices—and according to Brian Chen, they don't like it. Brian and his cofounders set out to reimagine the modern workplace and launched their first product, an office phone booth (which already graces the offices of Google, Apple, and J.P. Morgan). Brian shares his own frustration with not being able to find a quiet space at work, explains how he and his co-founder personally delivered and assembled their first prototypes, and why they care about being responsible citizens of the world.
35 min
249
How to Be Yourself at Work, with Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown began her career as a freelance makeup artist. She didn't set out to build a billion dollar makeup business, but she quickly accelerated from creating a line of lipsticks to an acquisition by Estee Lauder four years later. Bobbi went on to spend nearly two decades building Bobbi Brown into a household name. Bobbi shares how she adapted to being a corporate employee post-acquisition, why being able to wear jeans to work matters, and how she interviews for work ethic.
32 min
250
How to Get Through the Tough Stuff, with Aaron ...
Aaron Levie dropped out of college and moved into his uncle's garage to launch Box. Fast-forward and the company has 95,000 enterprise customers and a $3 billion market cap. While one of his first win's was securing an investment from Mark Cuban off of a cold email, it wasn't always an easy journey. Aaron shares how he zeroed in on the right business model, how he hires for culture adds, and why startups have to be 10X better in some way (like simplicity).
34 min