The $2.5 Billion Empire of Jay-Z: His Incredible Rise from Poverty to Becoming Hip Hop's First Billionaire

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The Ruthless Determination of Larry Ellison: The First 20 Years Building Oracle
8 Jul· Just Go Grind
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The Creative Force of Shonda Rhimes: Building Shondaland Into a Media Powerhouse
24 Jun· Just Go Grind
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Daniel Ek's Grand Ambition: How He Built Spotify Into a $38 Billion Industry-Leader
10 Jun· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/daniel-ek

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Estée Lauder's Obsession: Building a $50 Billion Cosmetics Empire
4 Jun· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/estee-lauder

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César Ritz's Everlasting Influence: Pioneering the World of Luxury Hospitality and Building the Foundation of the Ritz-Carlton
20 May· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/cesar-ritz

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Arianna Huffington: The Prolific Media Mogul - How She Built The Huffington Post Into a Juggernaut
29 Apr· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/arianna-huffington

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Tobi Lütke's Ambitious Evolution: Building Shopify Into an $87 Billion Juggernaut
22 Apr· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/tobi-lutke

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Adi Tatarko's Reluctant Ambition: Building Houzz Into a $4 Billion Industry Disruptor
15 Apr· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/adi-tatarko

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Izzy Rosenzweig's Disruptive E-Commerce Ambitions: Pivoting a $50 Million Revenue Business to Build Portless
9 Apr· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/izzy-rosenzweig

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Coco Chanel's Fierce Determination: The Creation of Her Global Empire
1 Apr· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/coco-chanel

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Anis Bennaceur's Ambitious Pursuit: How Attention is Building the Next Generation of Sales Intelligence Tools
26 Mar· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/anis-bennaceur

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The Competitive Drive of Shan-Lyn Ma: Building Zola Into a Leader in the $100 Billion Wedding Industry
19 Mar· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/shan-lyn-ma

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Scott Farquhar's Remarkable Rise: Building Atlassian Into a $50 Billion Behemoth
11 Mar· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/scott-farquhar

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The Endless Persistence of Laura Behrens Wu: Building Shippo Into a Billion-Dollar Shipping Leader
3 Mar· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/laura-behrens-wu

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The Unrelenting Drive of Apoorva Mehta: How He Built Instacart Into One of the World's Most Transformational Internet Companies
25 Feb· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/apoorva-mehta

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Mathilde Collin's Next Level Discipline: How She Built Front Into a $1.7 Billion Company
19 Feb· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/mathilde-collin

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The $2.5 Billion Empire of Jay-Z: His Incredible Rise from Poverty to Becoming Hip Hop's First Billionaire
13 Feb· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/jay-z

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How Emily Weiss Built Glossier: From a Blog to a Billion Dollar Beauty Brand
5 Feb· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/emily-weiss

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The Brazen Ambition of Dave Portnoy: Building Barstool Sports Into a $600+ Million Media Empire
29 Jan· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/dave-portnoy

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The Remarkable Resilience of Julia Hartz: Starting Eventbrite, Taking the Company Public, and Weathering the Pandemic Storm
22 Jan· Just Go Grind
Written version: https://www.justgogrind.com/p/julia-hartz

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Episodes

The Ruthless Determination of Larry Ellison: The First 20 Years Building Oracle

The Creative Force of Shonda Rhimes: Building Shondaland Into a Media Powerhouse

Daniel Ek's Grand Ambition: How He Built Spotify Into a $38 Billion Industry-Leader

Estée Lauder's Obsession: Building a $50 Billion Cosmetics Empire

César Ritz's Everlasting Influence: Pioneering the World of Luxury Hospitality and Building the Foundation of the Ritz-Carlton

Arianna Huffington: The Prolific Media Mogul - How She Built The Huffington Post Into a Juggernaut

Tobi Lütke's Ambitious Evolution: Building Shopify Into an $87 Billion Juggernaut

Adi Tatarko's Reluctant Ambition: Building Houzz Into a $4 Billion Industry Disruptor

Izzy Rosenzweig's Disruptive E-Commerce Ambitions: Pivoting a $50 Million Revenue Business to Build Portless

Coco Chanel's Fierce Determination: The Creation of Her Global Empire

Anis Bennaceur's Ambitious Pursuit: How Attention is Building the Next Generation of Sales Intelligence Tools

The Competitive Drive of Shan-Lyn Ma: Building Zola Into a Leader in the $100 Billion Wedding Industry

Scott Farquhar's Remarkable Rise: Building Atlassian Into a $50 Billion Behemoth

The Endless Persistence of Laura Behrens Wu: Building Shippo Into a Billion-Dollar Shipping Leader

The Unrelenting Drive of Apoorva Mehta: How He Built Instacart Into One of the World's Most Transformational Internet Companies

Mathilde Collin's Next Level Discipline: How She Built Front Into a $1.7 Billion Company

How Emily Weiss Built Glossier: From a Blog to a Billion Dollar Beauty Brand

The Brazen Ambition of Dave Portnoy: Building Barstool Sports Into a $600+ Million Media Empire

The Remarkable Resilience of Julia Hartz: Starting Eventbrite, Taking the Company Public, and Weathering the Pandemic Storm