Behind the Business with Michelle Toh

'Everyone had a black luggage': How Away shook up the travel industry

This week, Away CEO Jessica Schinazi takes us behind one of the most recognizable names in travel — and what it takes to keep building when the market moves faster than e

Peloton’s push into gyms: CEO Peter Stern’s big bet

This week’s guest is Peloton CEO & President Peter Stern. He takes us inside the company’s push to reinvent itself after its post-pandemic struggles — including its lates

Canva's 'biggest shift': AI, design and the future of work

Joining us this week is Cameron Adams, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Canva — the company that has simplified online design and become one of the world’s fastest

How to travel for less: The Points Guy takes 3 Pressing Questions

Joining us this week is The Points Guy founder Brian Kelly. He turned what started as a personal blog while working at Morgan Stanley into one of the world’s leading t

Poppi to PepsiCo: Building a $2B soda brand the industry couldn't ignore

Joining us this week is Poppi co-founder Allison Ellsworth, who takes us behind the rise of one of America's fastest-growing beverage brands — from a kitchen counter expe

Beyond EVs: Rivian founder & CEO RJ Scaringe on AI, robotics and the next big bet

Joining me this week is RJ Scaringe, founder & CEO of Rivian, the electric automaker backed by Amazon and Volkswagen. RJ has wanted to build cars for as long as he can r

Inside global black markets: Emmy-winning investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller

“An estimated 30-35% of the global economy are black and gray markets.” That’s the world our next guest, Mariana van Zeller, has spent years investigating. From online

IPO parade? 3 pressing questions on global markets with the NYSE

The US makes up almost 50% of global market cap. Yet over the past three decades, the number of American public companies has declined dramatically. So says this week’s

From near-failure to global giant: Airbnb's co-founder on how it all almost never happened

We are back! Our first guest of the new season is Airbnb co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer Nathan Blecharczyk. Airbnb now spans almost every country in the world. But

Introducing Behind the Business Season 2

💭 Loading: Behind the Business Season 2 We sat down with the people building Airbnb, Rivian, NYSE, Canva, Samsung, Poppi, Peloton, Revolve, Lucid Motors, PHLUR, Away — a

IM8 CEO on building the 'world's fastest-growing supplements brand' backed by David Beckham

Danny Yeung's entrepreneurial path has been anything but linear. He's the co-founder and CEO of Prenetics, Hong Kong's first unicorn to list on the Nasdaq, and the leade

Future of luxury travel? This company wants you to feel like you're always flying private

Joining us this week is Amina Belouizdad Porter, the CEO of PS, the first operator of private airport terminals for commercial flyers in the US. Its mission? To make you

NBC News anchor Vicky Nguyen: From Vietnamese refugee to TODAY Show

Vicky Nguyen was just eight months old when she fled Vietnam as a refugee. Today, she's an Emmy-winning journalist, anchor and Chief Consumer Investigative Correspondent

20X growth in five years: How Factor pushed healthy eating beyond broccoli

Joining us this week is Adam Park, CEO and managing director of Factor US — one of the fastest-growing names in health and nutrition that bills itself as the No. 1 ready-

LARQ: From reinventing the water bottle to being acquired by BRITA

Our latest guest is Justin Wang, who, back in 2017, decided that the way we drink water could use an upgrade. Justin left a successful corporate career to tackle an ever

'Not just hand sanitizer': How Touchland built an $880 million brand

This week, we're joined by Touchland co-founder & CEO Andrea Lisbona, who turned an overlooked essential into a brand with $100 million in annual sales. Now, her company

Future of flying? JetZero CEO takes on Airbus and Boeing with jet that aims to cut emissions in half

Tom O'Leary is on a mission to reshape how we fly. He's the co-founder and CEO of JetZero, an aviation startup building a blended-wing body aircraft that aims to use up

Coffee Meets Bagel co-founder on building the 'anti-Tinder' and turning down Mark Cuban

Arum Kang, co-founder and former longtime CEO of Coffee Meets Bagel, is our guest this week. She's one of three Korean sisters who, back in 2012, were fed up with how on

'Your Rich BFF' Vivian Tu's top money tips: How she made $7M a year by 31

Vivian Tu is the founder and CEO of Your Rich BFF, a leading financial education brand helping millions learn how to build wealth and make smarter money decisions. She le

Warby Parker's leap: From affordable glasses to AI game-changer

Dave Gilboa is co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, the eyewear brand that started with a pair of lost glasses while he was studying at Wharton Business School. In 201