Meet Our Guests

Our interviews feature an array of entrepreneurs in the business, social, arts and entertainment sectors. The following is a partial list of our guests:

• Valentin Abe

  Founder, Caribbean Harvest Foundation

• Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen

  Co-Founders, CollegeHumor

• Jason Ackerman

  Co-Founder, Fresh Direct
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• Dr. John Adler

  Founder, Accuray

• Steven Alan

  Founder, Steven Alan

• Naif Al-Mutawa

  Founder, The 99

• Dr. Arthur Agatston

  Founder, South Beach Diet

• Effi Atad

  Co-Founder, WiNetworks

• Safi Bahcall

  Co-Founder, Synta

• Max Barenbrug

  Co-Founder, Bugaboo

• Chris Barton

  Co-Founder, Shazam
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• Jim Barton

  Co-Founder, Tivo

• Rich Barton

  Co-Founder, Expedia.com & Zillow.com

• Fred Bass

  Owner, Strand Book Store
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• Mia Bauer

  Founder, Crumbs Bake Shop

• Ayah Bdeir

  Founder, littleBits
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• Skip Bennett

  Founder, Island Creek Oysters
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• Charles Best

  Founder, DonorsChoose
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• Vinnie Bharara and Marc Lore

  Co-Founders, Diapers.com
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• Neil Blumenthal

  Co-Founder, Warby Parker
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• J. Darius Bikoff

  Founder, Glaceau Water

• Sir Richard Branson

  Founder, Virgin

• Rodney Brooks

  Founder, Rethink Robotics
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• Ethan Brown

  Founder, Beyond Meat
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• Michael Brown

  Co-Founder, City Year
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• Jake Burton

  Founder, Burton Snowboards

• Jonathan Bush

  Co-Founder, Athenahealth
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• Nolan Bushnell

  Co-Founder, Atari
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• Leah Busque

  Founder, TaskRabbit
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• David Carmel

  Co-Founder, Jumpstart

• Darrell Cavens

  Co-Founder, Zulily
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• Jonathan Cedar

  Co-Founder, Biolite
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• Andrew Cherng

  Co-Founder, Panda Express
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• Bikram Choudhury

  Founder, Bikram Yoga

• Yvon Chouinard

  Founder, Patagonia

• Julie Clark

  Founder, Baby Einstein

• Charlie Clifford

  Founder, Tumi

• Chuck Close

  Painter

• Patrick Collison

  Co-Founder, Stripe
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• Joan Ganz Cooney

  Co-Founder, Sesame Workshop
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• Alain Coumont

  Founder, Le Pain Quotidien

• Alex Counts

  Founder, Grameen Foundation

• Dennis Crowley

  Co-Founder, Foursquare

• Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice

  Co-Founders, SoulCycle
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• Marc DaCosta

  Co-Founder, Enigma
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• Lara Hedberg Deam

  Founder, Dwell Magazine

• Peter Diamandis

  Founder, XPrize Foundation
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• Zade Dirani

  Musician

• David Dodson

  Founder, Project Healthy Children

• Jack Dorsey

  Co-Founder, Square and Twitter
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• Bill Drayton

  Founder, Ashoka

• Rosalyn Drexler

  Painter

• Michael Dubin

  Co-Founder, Dollar Shave Club
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• Connie Duckworth

  Founder, Arzu

• Andy Dunn

  Co-Founder, Bonobos
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• Martin Eberhard

  Co-Founder, Tesla Motors

• Marc Ecko

  Founder, Marc Ecko Enterprises

• Tony Fadell

  Founder, Nest Labs
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• Garth Fagan

  Choreographer, Garth Fagan Dance

• Ian Falconer

  Artist
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• Sam Farber

  Founder, OXO

• Paul Farmer

  Co-Founder, Partners In Health
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• Tom First

  Co-Founder, Nantucket Nectars

• Matt Flannery

  Co-Founder and CEO, Kiva

• Kelly Flatley and Brendan Synnott

  Founders, Bear Naked

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• Richard Fuller

  Founder, Blacksmith Institute

• Israel Ganot

  Co-Founder, Gazelle

• Ina Garten

  Founder, Barefoot Contessa

• Eliza Gaynor Minden

  Founder, Gaynor Minden

• Fadi Ghandour

  Founder, Aramex
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• David Giuliani

  Founder, Sonicare Toothbrush

• Gary Goldberg

  Founder, UBU Productions
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• Sam Goldman

  Co-Founder, d.light
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• Seth Goldman

  Co-Founder, Honest Tea

• Andy Goldsworthy

  Sculptor
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• Ron Gonen

  Co-Founder, RecycleBank

• Bertha Gonzales Nievez

  Co-Founder, Casa Dragones Tequila
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• Adam Gopnik

  Writer, The New Yorker Magazine

• Philip Gourevitch

  Former Editor, The Paris Review

• Scott Griffith

  CEO, Zip Car

• Dorothy Hamilton

  Founder, French Culinary Institute

• Robert Hammond

  Co-Founder, Friends of the High Line
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• Stephen Hannock

  Painter

• Scott Harrison

  Founder, charity: water
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• Reed Hastings

  Co-Founder, Netflix

• Pat Helding

  Founder, Fat Witch Bakery

• Orion Hindawi

  Co-Founder, Tanium
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• Alexa Hirschfeld

  Co-Founder, Paperless Post

• Gary Hirshberg

  Founder, Stonyfield Farm Yogurt

• Reid Hoffman

  Founder, LinkedIn

• Jeffrey Hollender

  Founder, Seventh Generation
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• Drew Houston

  Co-Founder, Dropbox
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• Arianna Huffington

  Co-Founder, Huffington Post
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• Rajesh Hukku

  Founder, i-flex solutions

• Fadi Jaber

  Founder, Sugar Daddy’s Bakery

• Travis Kalanick

  Co-Founder, Uber

• Rob Kalin

  Founder, Etsy
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• Brad Katsuyama

  Co-Founder, IEX
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• Maurice Kanbar

  Inventor

• PV Kannan

  Founder, 24/7 Customer

• David Karp

  Founder, Tumblr
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• Jordan Kassalow

  Co-Founder, Scojo Foundation

• Thomas Keller

  Founder, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group
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• David Kelley

  Co-Founder, IDEO
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• Brendan Kennedy

  Co-Founder, Privateer
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• Jay Kimmelman

  Co-Founder, Bridge International Academies
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• Jim Koch

  Founder, Boston Beer Company

• Daphne Koller

  Founder, Coursera
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• Wendy Kopp

  Founder, Teach for America

• Brij Kothari

  Founder, PlanetRead

• Gary Kremen

  Founder, Match.com
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• Mike Krieger

  Co-Founder, Instagram
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• Philip Krim

  Founder, Casper
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• Jules Kroll

  Founder, Kroll

• Greg Lambrecht

  Founder, Coravin
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• Christian Lander

  Blogger, NYT Bestselling Author

• Liz Lange

  Founder, Liz Lange Maternity

• Dylan Lauren

  Founder, Dylan’s Candy Bar

• Dr. Robert Langer

  Chemical Engineer, MIT
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• Geraldine Laybourne

  Founder, Oxygen Media

• Mike Lazerow

  Co-Founder, Buddy Media

• Maguy Le Coze

  Co-Founder, Le Bernardin
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• Andy Levine

  Co-Founder, Sixthman

• Sarabeth Levine

  Pastry Chef and Restaurateur
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• Uri Levine

  Co-Founder, Waze
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• Austin Ligon

  Co-Founder, CEO, CarMax

• Tod Lippy

  Esopus Magazine

• Brian Liu

  Co-Founder, LegalZoom
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• Nick Lobel-Weiss

  Co-Founder, NYC Medics
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• Jennifer Lobo and Donna Rubin

  Co-Founders, Bikram Yoga NYC

• Daniel Lubetzky

  Founder, KIND Healthy Snacks
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• Nancy Lublin

  Founder, Dress for Success
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• Sheila Lukins

  Silver Palate Cookbook

• Jo Malone

  Founder, Jo Malone London and Jo Loves
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• Peter Manning

  Founder, Peter Manning/Five Eight New York
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• Coss Marte

  Founder, ConBody
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• Linda Mason

  Co-Founder, Bright Horizons Family Solutions

• Safwan Masri and Eric Widmer

  Founders, King’s Academy

• Michael and Rick Mast

  Founders, Mast Brothers Chocolate

• Albert Maysles

  Co-Founder, Maysles Films

• Stephen McDonnell

  Founder, Applegate Farms

• Richard Meier

  Architect

• Dwight Merriman

  Co-Founder, MongoDB
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• Danny Meyer

  Restaurateur, Union Square Hospitality Group

• Marie Moody

  Founder, Stella and Chewy’s

• Scott Moody

  Co-Founder, AuthenTec
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• Bob Moore

  Founder, Bob’s Red Mill

• Mark Morris

  Founder, The Mark Morris Dance Group
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• Jennifer Morrill

  CEO, Adiri

• Greg Mortenson

  Founder, Central Asia Institute
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• Thomas Moser

  Founder, Thos. Moser

• Mick Mountz

  Founder, Kiva Systems
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• Raegan Moya-Jones

  Co-Founder, Aden and Anais

• Khalil Nasrallah

  Co-founder, Wadi Foods

• David Neeleman

  Founder, Jet Blue Airways

• Craig Newmark

  Founder, Craigslist

• Peter Nicholas

  Co-Founder, Boston Scientific

• Nandan Nilekani

  Co-Founder, Infosys
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• Jacqueline Novogratz

  Founder, Acumen Fund

• Jean Oelwang

  Managing Director, Virgin Unite

• Greg Olsen

  Co-Founder, Sensors Unlimited Inc.

• Jon Oringer

  Founder, Shutterstock
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• Bo Peabody

  Founder, Tripod

• Simon Pearce

  Founder, Simon Pearce Inc

• Fabrice Penot

  Founder, Le Labo
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• Bre Pettis

  Co-Founder, Makerbot Industries
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• Azim Premji

  Chairman, WIPRO
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• Felina Rakowski-Gallagher

  Founder, The Upper Breast Side

• Mark Ramadan

  Co-Founder, Sir Kensington’s
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• Spencer Rascoff

  Co-Founder, Hotwire

• Lyndon Rive

  Co-Founder, SolarCity
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• Jessamyn Rodriguez

  Founder, Hot Bread Kitchen
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• Jim Rogers

  Investor

• Jessica Rolph and Shazi Visram

  Co-Founders, HappyBaby

• Lela Rose

  Fashion Designer

• Andrew Rosen

  Co-Founder, Theory
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• Martine Rothblatt

  Founder, United Therapeutics
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• Bunker Roy

  Founder, Barefoot College
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• Kevin Ryan

  Co-Founder, Gilt Groupe, 10Gen, and Business Insider
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• Amy Sacco

  Founder, New York City Night Clubs: Bungalow 8, Lot 61

• Zainab Salbi

  Founder, Women for Women International
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• Elizabeth Scharpf

  Founder, Sustainable Health Enterprises

• Mario Schlosser

  Founder, Oscar Health
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• Reese Schonfeld

  Founding CEO, CNN

• Ian Schrager

  Founder, Ian Schrager Company

• Devi Shetty

  Founder, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital
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• AB Short

  Co-Founder, MedShare
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• Barry Silbert

  Founder, SecondMarket
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• Bob Silvers

  Co-Founder, New York Review of Books

• Russell Simmons

  Founder, Rush Communications

• Bertrand and Roy Sosa

  Founders, NetSpend
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• Erin and Philip Stead

  Illustrator and Author, A Sick Day for Amos McGee
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• Robert Steinberg

  Co-Founder, Scharffenberger Chocolate

• Tom Stemberg

  Founder, Staples Office Superstore

• Robert Stephens

  Founder, Geek Squad
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• Emmanuel Stern

  Founder, So-Ho Grand Hotel, NYC

• Jeremy Stoppelman

  Co-Founder, Yelp
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• Elisa Strauss

  Founder, Confetti Cakes

• Yancey Strickler

  Co-Founder, Kickstarter
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• Fred Swaniker

  Co-Founder, African Leadership Academy
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• Peter Thiel

  Co-Founder, PayPal

• Joe Thompson

  Founding Director, MASS MoCA

• Peter Thum

  Co-Founder, Ethos Water

• Doug Tompkins

  Co-Founder, Northface & Esprit

• Luis von Ahn

  Founder, Duolingo, ReCAPTCHA
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• Jimmy Wales

  Founder, Wikipedia and Wikia

• Tristan Walker

  Founder, Walker & Company
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• Alice Waters

  Founder, Chez Panisse

• Essie Weingarten

  Founder, Essie Nail Polish
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• Emily Weiss

  Founder, Glossier
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• Craig Weiss

  Co-Founder, NJOY
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• Tim Westergren

  Founder, Pandora
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• Dan Widmaier

  Co-Founder, Bolt Threads

• Christine Whitman

  Former CEO, CVC

• Jake Wood

  Founder, Team Rubicon
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• Richard Saul Wurman

  Founder, TED Conference

• Dan Yates

  Co-founder, Opower
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• John Zimmer

  Co-Founder, Lyft
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• Michael Zivyak, Seth Rogovoy

  Berkshire Living Magazine