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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Feb 24, 2020 • 24min
Saving the Company, With Only $1,000 in the Bank
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Feb 17, 2020 • 18min
The Weird Customer Quirk That Changed Everything
Talkspace is a platform where therapists and patients can talk, and its first launch was a total failure. But then its founders noticed something strange: Users were sending lots of very, very personal emails to its customer service team. Why? The answer totally transformed the business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2020 • 19min
When Everyone Says You're Wrong (But You're Not)
Mark Lawrence co-founded SpotHero in Chicago, and investors told him he needed to expand across America fast. He wanted to take a different approach... even though he wasn't entirely sure it was the right one. Here's how Mark formulated a plan, stuck to it, and proved himself right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 3, 2020 • 20min
Finding Joy in the Unknown, with Brandon Steiner
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Jan 27, 2020 • 25min
How to Deliver A Great Customer Experience
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Jan 20, 2020 • 22min
Who Is Your Customer, Really?
When the home security company SimpliSafe launched, it marketed itself entirely towards renters. After all, they were an underserved marketplace—no other home security system was made for people who rent apartments. But SimpliSafe wasn't growing as fast as its founders expected, so it dug into its customer data and discovered something surprising: Half its customers were home-owners, the people it explicitly wasn't trying to reach. Now it had a big decision to make: Does SimpliSafe keep going with renters, or change everything (including its product!) to court this new marketplace of customers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2020 • 19min
How Mark Wahlberg Became So Disciplined
To start the year 2020 right, take some lessons from the business world of Mark Wahlberg—who diligently, thoughtfully built himself into the most disciplined man in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 6, 2020 • 21min
Diane Von Furstenberg Says: "Own It!"
Do you sometimes feel like a loser? So does legendary fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg—and she admits it here! In this episode, Diane shares a healthy perspective on life... and how the most important thing is owning what you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2019 • 46min
The Terrifying History of the Elevator
Change can be scary, and entrepreneurs are at the forefront of that conflict. We invent things. We create change. But of course, that change can be scary… for other people, or for ourselves. What then? On this episode, we dive deep into what transformative change looks like—by examining the surprising, weird, often alarming history of the elevator. (Episode comes to us via the podcast Pessimists Archive, which is another show hosted by Problem Solvers host Jason Feifer.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2019 • 58min
He Went to Prison For A Ponzi Scheme. Now, A Fresh Start.
Neal Goyal ran a ponzi scheme, defrauded investors out of roughly $9 million, and spent years in prison for his crime. Today he’s out, and we have a frank conversation about what leads someone to make the kind of decisions he made, and the amount of soul searching and self-repair required to come back from it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
