Problem Solvers
Entrepreneur Media
You have business problems. This show has solutions. Each week, Entrepreneur’s Editor in Chief Jason Feifer digs deep with entrepreneurs and CEOs — identifying the major problems they faced, the solutions that worked, and how YOU can put them to use in your business. No fluff, all tactics. Let’s solve your problems.
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Nov 11, 2019 • 20min
Walmart's Huge Order Nearly Killed His Company
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Nov 4, 2019 • 22min
To Build A More Inclusive Culture, Look to... Genghis Khan?
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Oct 28, 2019 • 27min
Customer Service Special: Turn Haters Into Fans!
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Oct 21, 2019 • 24min
Can't Beat 'Em? Do What They Overlooked
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Oct 14, 2019 • 40min
He Made A Big Promise. He Couldn't Deliver. Now What?
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Oct 7, 2019 • 25min
Change Your Name, Gain More Customers (Hello, Neighborly!)
When you change your company name, can you change the way you relate to customers? That's what Neighborly (formerly Dwyer Group) is currently finding out. In this, the second in our two-part series about name changes, we learn how the country's largest home-services franchise company is redefining how it relates to customers... all because it changed its name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2019 • 24min
Change Your Name, Inspire Your Employees (Farewell, Oath!)
Does a corporate name really matter? Yes, says Guru Gowrappan. And he should know. On this episode, we learn why Yahoo and AOL was merged into a company called Oath, why Guru changed the name to Verizon Media, and how renaming the company changed the entire company’s culture—leading to more sales, more collaboration, and a lot less drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2019 • 22min
"Why I Stepped Down As Netflix CEO"
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Sep 16, 2019 • 45min
Do Something New and Scary! James Altucher Explains Why
Entrepreneurs should be life-long learners. They should constantly develop new skills, even if they don’t know the ROI on those skills. And that’s why James Altucher—the former hedge fund manager who’s built and sold many companies—dedicated himself to mastering stand-up comedy. In this conversation, he explains why he kept pushing himself to try something difficult and often embarrassing, and how stand-up has helped him in the most unexpected ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 9, 2019 • 27min
Bobbi Brown's Secret: Fewer Meetings, More Doing!
What do you do for a second act, when your first act literally changed an industry? That was the question facing makeup powerhouse Bobbi Brown, whose simple line of lipsticks blossomed into the billion-dollar company Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. She left it in 2016 with no plans for what to do next; all she knew was that she was done with corporate life. But she’s since found an answer—expanding into new territories with multiple new brands. But the second act isn’t really so different from the first act, she says: At its heart, everything an entrepreneur does is just about doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
