Guests

Stephen Starr is the founder and chairman of STARR Restaurant Group, a Philadelphia hospitality company with more than 40 acclaimed restaurants. A former concert promoter for U2 and Madonna, he has won Outstanding Restaurateur awards from the James Beard Foundation and Bon Appétit.

1 episode

Andrew Graff is the founder of PlantAmika, a Laguna Beach-based company that makes pleasantly scented soil additives. He called into How I Built This seeking advice on fundraising timing for his early-stage startup.

1 episode

Daisy Jackson is the Sales & Marketing Director at Freet Barefoot, a UK-based barefoot shoe brand founded by her father Andrew Jackson. She joined the family business in 2025 after earning her degree from Oxford Brookes University.

1 episode

Rachel Kane is the co-founder and CEO of SprinkleBites, a company that makes protein-packed, sugar-free sprinkles for kids. She brings over 18 years of corporate experience to her role as a food entrepreneur.

1 episode

Shazi Visram is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, best known as the founder of Happy Family Organics. She launched the company from her NYC kitchen in 2006 and grew it into the #1 organic baby food brand in the U.S.

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Maxine Clark is the founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the make-your-own stuffed animal retail chain she launched in 1997 after a 20-year retail career. She grew the concept into a global brand generating billions in sales.

1 episode

Chloe is the founder of Cotton Clara, a UK-based company specializing in at-home crafting kits and supplies. She appeared as a caller on the How I Built This Advice Line episode 843.

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Christina Tosi is an award-winning pastry chef, cookbook author, and founder and CEO of Milk Bar, the innovative dessert brand redefining modern American baking. She has built Milk Bar into a national bakery empire with locations across the U.S. and Canada.

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Christy Clement is the founder of Vashon Island Coffee Dust, a specialty coffee flavoring brand based on Vashon Island, Washington. She appeared as a caller on the How I Built This Advice Line episode 843.

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Whitney White Kozlowski is the founder of The Beau Collective, a fitness and retail business based in Park City, Utah. She appeared as a caller on the How I Built This Advice Line episode 843.

1 episode

German-Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Shopify, the e-commerce platform powering millions of merchants worldwide. A former programmer and snowboarder, he built Shopify from a snowboard shop to a $150 billion public company.

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Emily Bordner is the founder and creative director of EB&Co, a Kansas City-based women's accessories brand specializing in sizeless gifting. She launched the brand in 2012 after earning her MBA at Rockhurst University and working as a visual merchandising designer at Hallmark.

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