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In the nineties, two hip hop record labels shock parents and wone over fans world wide. Their east coast versus west coast rivalry turned deadly. The story of these record labels and their rivalries is a text book for financial success. Great ideas can often come from a chance event, a eureca moment. And a ward winning podcast creator has interviewed more than 200 of the most successful innovators across the world.

Great ideas often come from a simple spark: A soccer player on the New Zealand national team notices all the unused wool his country produces and figures out a way to turn them into shoes (Allbirds). A former Buddhist monk decides the very best way to spread his mindfulness teachings is by launching an app (Headspace). A sandwich cart vendor finds a way to reuse leftover pita bread and turns it into a multimillion-dollar business (Stacy's Pita Chips). In this week's episode award-winning journalist and NPR host Guy Raz speaks to Carl Miller about uncovering the stories of highly successful entrepreneurs. To find out more about Guy's book click here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Built-This-Unexpected-Entrepreneurs/dp/0358216761

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