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:

• Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen

  Co-Founders, CollegeHumor

• Dr. John Adler

  Founder, Accuray

• Naif Al-Mutawa

  Founder, The 99
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• Dr. Arthur Agatston

  Founder, South Beach Diet

• Effi Atad

  Co-Founder, WiNetworks

• Safi Bahcall

  Co-Founder, Synta

• Max Barenbrug

  Co-Founder, Bugaboo
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• Jim Barton

  Co-Founder, Tivo
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• Rich Barton

  Co-Founder, Expedia.com & Zillow.com

• Mia Bauer

  Founder, Crumbs Bake Shop
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• J. Darius Bikoff

  Founder, Glaceau Water

• Sir Richard Branson

  Founder, Virgin

• Jake Burton

  Founder, Burton Snowboards
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• David Carmel

  Co-Founder, Jumpstart
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• Bikram Choudhury

  Founder, Bikram Yoga
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• Yvon Chouinard

  Founder, Patagonia
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• Julie Clark

  Founder, Baby Einstein

• Charlie Clifford

  Founder, Tumi
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• Chuck Close

  Painter
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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
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• Dennis Crowley

  Co-Founder, Foursquare
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• Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice

  Co-Founders, SoulCycle

• Lara Hedberg Deam

  Founder, Dwell Magazine

• Zade Dirani

  Musician

• David Dodson

  Founder, Project Healthy Children
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• Bill Drayton

  Founder, Ashoka

• Rosalyn Drexler

  Painter

• Connie Duckworth

  Founder, Arzu
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• Martin Eberhard

  Co-Founder, Tesla Motors

• Marc Ecko

  Founder, Marc Ecko Enterprises

• Garth Fagan

  Choreographer, Garth Fagan Dance

• Sam Farber

  Founder, OXO
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• 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

• Ina Garten

  Founder, Barefoot Contessa
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• Fadi Ghandour

  Founder, Aramex
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• David Giuliani

  Founder, Sonicare Toothbrush

• Seth Goldman

  Co-Founder, Honest Tea

• Andy Goldsworthy

  Sculptor
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• Ron Gonen

  Co-Founder, RecycleBank
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• Adam Gopnik

  Writer, The New Yorker Magazine
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• Philip Gourevitch

  Former Editor, The Paris Review

• David Green

  Founder, Aurolab
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• Scott Griffith

  CEO, Zip Car

• Dorothy Hamilton

  Founder, French Culinary Institute
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• Stephen Hannock

  Painter
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• Reed Hastings

  Co-Founder, Netflix

• Pat Helding

  Founder, Fat Witch Bakery
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• Gary Hirshberg

  Founder, Stonyfield Farm Yogurt

• Reid Hoffman

  Founder, LinkedIn
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• Jeffrey Hollender

  Founder, Seventh Generation
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• Rajesh Hukku

  Founder, i-flex solutions

• Fadi Jabar

  Founder, Sugar Daddy’s Bakery
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• PV Kannan

  Founder, 24/7 Customer

• Rob Kalin

  Founder, Etsy
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• Jordan Kassalow

  Co-Founder, Scojo Foundation
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• Jim Koch

  Founder, Boston Beer Company
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• Wendy Kopp

  Founder, Teach for America

• Brij Kothari

  Founder, Planet Read
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• Jules Kroll

  Founder, Kroll
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• Christian Lander

  Blogger, NYT Bestselling Author

• Liz Lange

  Founder, Liz Lange Maternity

• Dylan Lauren

  Founder, Dylan’s Candy Bar

• Geraldine Laybourne

  Founder, Oxygen Media

• Mike Lazerow

  Co-Founder, Buddy Media
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• Maguy Le Coze

  Co-Founder, Le Bernardin
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• Andy Levine

  Co-Founder, Sixthman
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Sarabeth Levine

Pastry Chef and Restaurateur
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• Austin Ligon

  Co-Founder, CEO, CarMax

• Tod Lippy

  Esopus Magazine

• Nick Lobel-Weiss

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

  Co-Founders, Bikram Yoga NYC

• Nancy Lublin

  Founder, Dress for Success
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• Sheila Lukins

  Silver Palate Cookbook

• Linda Mason

  Co-Founder, Bright Horizons Family Solutions
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• Safwan Masri and Eric Widmer

  Founders, King’s Academy

• Michael and Rick Mast

  Founders, Mast Brothers Chocolate
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• Albert Maysles

  Co-Founder, Maysles Films
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• Stephen McDonnell

  Founder, Applegate Farms
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• Richard Meier

  Architect
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• Danny Meyer

  Restaurateur, Union Square Hospitality Group
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• Eliza Gaynor Minden

  Founder, Gaynor Minden
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• Marie Moody

  Founder, Stella and Chewy’s
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• Bob Moore

  Founder, Bob’s Red Mill
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• Jennifer Morrill

  CEO, Adiri
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• Greg Mortenson

  Founder, Central Asia Institute
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• Thomas Moser

  Founder, Thos. Moser
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• Raegan Moya-Jones

  Co-Founder, Aden and Anais
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• Khalil Nasrallah

  Co-Founder, Wadi Foods
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• David Neeleman

  Founder, Jet Blue Airways

• Craig Newmark

  Founder, Craigslist

• Peter Nicholas

  Co-Founder, Boston Scientific

• Jacqueline Novogratz

  Founder, Acumen Fund

• Jean Oelwang

  Managing Director, Virgin Unite

• Greg Olsen

  Co-Founder, Sensors Unlimited Inc.

• Bo Peabody

  Founder, Tripod

• Simon Pearce

  Founder, Simon Pearce Inc
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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
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• Spencer Rascoff

  Co-Founder, Hotwire

• Jim Rogers

  Investor

• Jessica Rolph and Shazi Visram

  Co-Founders, HappyBaby
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• Lela Rose

  Fashion Designer

• Bunker Roy

  Founder, Barefoot College
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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
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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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• Bob Silvers

  Co-Founder, New York Review of Books
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• Russell Simmons

  Founder, Rush Communications

• 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

• Elisa Strauss

  Founder, Confetti Cakes

• Yancey Strickler

  Co-Founder, Kickstarter
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• Peter Thiel

  Co-Founder, Former CEO, PayPal
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• Joe Thompson

  Founding Director, MASS MoCA

• Peter Thum

  Co-Founder, Ethos Water

• Doug Tompkins

  Co-Founder, Northface & Esprit
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• Jimmy Wales

  Founder, Wikipedia and Wikia

• Alice Waters

  Founder, Chez Panisse

• Tim Westergren

  Founder, Pandora
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• Christine Whitman

  Former CEO, CVC

• Bill Whyte

  Founder, Badger
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• Richard Saul Wurman

  Founder, TED Conference
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• Michael Zivyak, Seth Rogovoy

  Berkshire Living Magazine