Founders and entrepreneurs featured on the show.

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Michael Ovitz is an American talent agent and entrepreneur, best known for co-founding Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
August 8, 2026

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David Heinemeier Hansson is the co-founder of 37signals, the company behind Basecamp, HEY, and ONCE.
July 25, 2026

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Jonathan Ross is the founder of Groq, creator of Google's TPU and Chief Software Architect at Nvidia.
July 4, 2026

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Steve Stoute is the founder and CEO of Translation and UnitedMasters.
June 20, 2026

ed-catmull
Ed Catmull is the co-founder of Pixar and former president of Disney Animation.
June 13, 2026

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Ivanka Trump is an American businesswoman and former senior advisor to the President of the United States.
May 30, 2026

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Rick Rubin is an award-winning record producer and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and American Recordings.
May 23, 2026

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Strauss Zelnick is the founder, CEO, and managing partner of ZMC, the chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive, and the former chairman of CBS Corporation.
May 17, 2026

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Dana White is the president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
May 9, 2026

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Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Book of Elon and The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and CEO of Scribe Media.
March 23, 2026

marc-andreessen
Marc Andreessen is the co-founder of a16z and Netscape.
March 14, 2026

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Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase and NewLimit.
February 28, 2026

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Jason Fried is the co-founder and CEO of 37signals, the makers of Basecamp, HEY and ONCE.
February 14, 2026

jimmy-iovine
Jimmy Iovine is the co-founder of Interscope Records and Beats by Dre.
January 31, 2026

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John Mackey is the co-founder of Whole Foods Market and co-founder of Love.Life.
January 3, 2026
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy is the Chairman Emeritus of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, the founder of Colossus, and the founder and CEO of Positive Sum.
December 20, 2025

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James Dyson is the founder and chairman of Dyson, a technology-led company present in 84 markets worldwide. He is an inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has devoted his life to solving problems through new technologies.
December 6, 2025

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Todd Graves is the founder and CEO of Raising Cane's, one of America's most successful and fastest-growing restaurant chains.
November 8, 2025

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Brad Jacobs is chairman and CEO of QXO, founder of eight separate billion-dollar companies including XPO Logistics, United Rentals and United Waste.
October 25, 2025

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Michael Dell is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies who revolutionized the computer industry by pioneering the direct-to-consumer sales model, building one of the world's largest technology infrastructure companies, and transforming how businesses and individuals purchase and configure personal computers globally.
October 11, 2025

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Daniel Ek is the co-founder and CEO of Spotify who revolutionized the music industry by creating the world's largest audio streaming platform with over half a billion users and pioneering the freemium model that transformed how people consume music globally.
September 27, 2025
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