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Business Movers

Business Movers

Wondery

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Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and busts, and sometimes, they reach new heights. From Wondery, the makers of the hit series Business Wars, and Lindsay Graham, the host of American History Tellers and American Scandal, comes a weekly podcast that brings you the true stories of the brilliant but all-too-human businesspeople who risked it all. From Walt Disney’s creation of a theme park in Orlando, to the colossal failure of New Coke, Business Movers will explore the triumphs, failures and ideas that transformed our lives.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Business Movers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Business Movers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Business Movers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Business Movers - Southwest | Preparing for Takeoff | 1
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06/16/22 • 36 min

Grounded by lawsuits waged by its competitors, the newly-conceived Southwest Airlines struggles to stay in business in the 1960s. But the company’s co-founder, Herb Kelleher, refuses to give up on his mission to democratize air travel, vowing to fight for the airline’s right to fly and for freedom in the sky.

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Howard gets into the advertising game and battles his own Board to prove his belief that companies can work ethically and still make a major profit. Howard’s patience and trust in his vision starts to pay off as Starbucks fights its way out of financial turmoil.

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Howard works to expand in China, increase the range of benefits available to his partners, and secure the future of the company he loves before bidding Starbucks goodbye and resigning as CEO.

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Business Movers - Fighting for MySpace | To Sell or Not to Sell | 3
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12/02/21 • 36 min

The success of MySpace Music, and the site's influence on pop culture, attracts big time potential buyers like media mogul, Rupert Murdoch.

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Howard Schultz bought a small Seattle coffee company called Starbucks in 1987. By the time he stepped down as Starbucks’ CEO in 2000, Howard had transformed the six-store operation into the largest coffee brand in the world. But in the late 2000s, Starbucks descended into a financial spiral, and Howard came back to save the company he’d built from the brink of disaster.

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Seattle Writer Eric Scigliano, who has written for The New York Times,The Wall Street JournalandHarper’s, goes beyond the spin to expose the other side of Howard’s Starbucks Experience.

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Howard’s decision to shut down all of Starbucks’ American stores leads to genuine concerns about the company’s chances for survival. In the face of declining sales and mounting criticism, Howard focuses on transforming the company by reconnecting with his customers and restoring a sense of community.

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Business Movers - Wondery Presents: Scamfluencers
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04/11/22 • 6 min

You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic healers to trusted financial insiders to experts in dating. They cast spells over millions. Why do we believe them, and how does our culture allow them to thrive? From Black Swan Murder to a fake social media influencer to an audacious Hollywood Ponzi schemer, each season will take the listener along the twists and turns, the impact on victims, and what’s left when the facade falls away.


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While working for Stanford University in the 1980s, married couple Sandy Lerner and Len Bosack help invent a technology that allows computers of different makes and models to talk to each other for the first time. But they risk financial ruin when they decide to commercialize their invention.

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Business Movers - Cisco: The Founder's Dilemma | Venture Lost | 2
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09/21/23 • 33 min

After two years of running Cisco out of their home, Sandy and Len have finally grown Cisco to a point where it makes modest profits and they can afford an actual office. To reach the next level, they’ll need to step out of their bubble and form a partnership with an investor. But not all matches are made in heaven.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Business Movers have?

Business Movers currently has 258 episodes available.

What topics does Business Movers cover?

The podcast is about History, Entrepreneurship, Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Business Movers?

The episode title 'Fighting for MySpace | To Sell or Not to Sell | 3' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Business Movers?

The average episode length on Business Movers is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Business Movers released?

Episodes of Business Movers are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Business Movers?

The first episode of Business Movers was released on Dec 18, 2020.

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