Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

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From the creator of How I Built This, host Guy Raz invites you to listen in as he talks to leadership experts and the visionary leaders of some of the world's biggest brands. Along the way, you'll hear accounts of crisis, failure, turnaround, and triumph, as the leaders reveal their secrets on their way to the top. These are stories that didn't make it into their company bios, and valuable lessons for anyone trying to make it in business.

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Recent Reviews
  • chioero
    Off topic
    Listened to half of one episode and majority of it had been off topic. Will give it another try later.
  • McGeezer3328
    The ads!
    The volume of ads has really increased and detracted from the pod’s value. Honestly make it hard to listen.
  • Jenna81818
    Re-airing old episodes
    Some of these have been played 3 times now! Please be more upfront when you’re re-airing an old episode, don’t try to hide it by renaming the episode.
  • Bdjan
    Insightful
    So many cool interviews on this. Lots of insight from leaders of ubiquitous companies. Their origins, challenges and growth in to the CEO position is not only insightful but also entertaining.
  • ur momsfavorite
    Good.
    When you have good and interesting people on its amazing to listen too, especially since I want to be a CEO when I grow up.
  • djcislsksoc
    All old episodes
    Good content however almost all the episodes are more than 3, almost 4, years old.
  • bostongirl0825
    Old white dudes give advice
    About every 10 episodes has a woman. And there is typically a negative bent to it. Whereas the men are shown in glowing lights even when they mess up
  • junglejillian
    Male wisdom
    Listen for men’s perspective on wisdom
  • FoRPDX
    Too loud background music
    The music is agitating and too loud. Thank you for tuning it back.
  • Baez1013
    The best podcast 😍
    The best inspirational podcast!!! ❤️
  • rickibobbi24
    Oh love it
    I love the podcast “How I Built This” so this podcast is a clear yes for me! I’ll be listening to all of them probably in the next few months but the few I’ve listened to so far are great. I don’t understand the comments on the music. I actually enjoy the music. It builds suspense and makes me more interested in the story while I’m doing chores around the house. These episodes are really encouraging. Love listening to leaders and their stories. Really encouraging. Thanks Guy & team!!!!
  • spouh
    Background music too loud and dramatic
    Please reduce or remove the background music that are too loud and dramatic and come in the way of being engaged in a conversation. One example would be the episode with Jacqueline Novogratz. Thanks.
  • Dan1777999877
    Incredible 🤯
    It’s obvious Guy puts extraordinary effort in covering salient topics and finding guests that are authentic and truly care about being a positive force in this world - the insights they bring to bear are still mind-blowing every. single. time.
  • a-a-eri
    The “likes” are too much!
    I love this podcast and the conversations that take place, but the amount of “likes” that come out of Guy’s mouth are soul-sucking! Guy, please stop!
  • Scribble2me
    Love the show love Guys interviews!
    Please stop adding the distracting music in these shows! It’s totally unnecessary and distracting!!
  • No "on/off" sounds wanted
    Love the background music.
    Awesome interviews and the background music is perfect. Appropriate timing, and the tone and rhythm matches the moment.
  • 1tfr
    Music is an aggravating distraction. .
    I’d give this a 5 (I like it more than Guy’s HIBT) but I sometimes can’t get through an episode because of the distracting background noise (“music”). It is discordant and doesn’t fit the narrative. PLEASE drop the music. Not everything needs a soundtrack.
  • Katherynemc
    Enjoyable to interviews, terrible music
    Interesting interviews with industry leaders but the background music is annoying and grating. Please dump the music!
  • AlbertDuan0124
    So good
    Thank you for doing such a great podcast.
  • Ethan Lentz
    Great
    Enjoyable podcast
  • tydowns20
    Content Fine. Guy Raz is nauseating
    How can somebody who stumbles over their words so much and stutters so much have a podcast? Mind blowing. His interviewing skills are horrible. He starts and stops his words constantly. When talking to somebody he is interviewing, he will act as if he doesn't know a fact about their story and ask it like a question when in fact he obviously has done his research and knows. He's very hard to listen to.
  • Emanbball
    Interesting perspectives & insights
    Guy does a great job helping his guests tell their stories in an engaging and personal way. He is a fantastic interviewer and I really enjoy and learn from his sessions. Thanks Guy!
  • GoDuke4458
    Complement to How I built this
    Guy Raz is a fantastic interviewer and consistently pulls out great insights from his guests. This podcast is very inspiring and practical as an entrepreneur myself.
  • kaden-ed
    More than One.
    Guy Raz is a great podcaster and knows what he talked about. One thing, How I built This though, is a lot like this podcast. There is nothing wrong with this, but I would say that there similar. Love the companies that are on these shows. Please make more! 👍🏻
  • Stretch6666
    Please Stop the Music
    C'mon. Bridge the gaps, connect the questions, fine. But don't have a music bed play throughout the interview(s). It's distracting...disrespects the subject...and makes it sound as if they're being interviewed in a Euro-Spa. Why?
  • AimeeFLR
    Background music is distracting and irritating
    Background music is distracting and irritating
  • Bo3athab
    Excellent
    Deeply insightful and it’s awesome getting the perspective from people with experience and expertise. I’ve learned a lot!
  • Tiabia Boing
    Music is too loud!
    Good show, but the background music is so loud you can barely hear the interviewee talking.
  • Potato_is_good
    Great stuff!
    Awesome podcast with lots of valuable insights and takeaways! Highly recommend
  • JS20212021
    GUY RAZ IS A HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING
    GUY RAZ WREAKS OF COASTAL ELITISM. HE CONSTANTLY TALKS DOWN TO EVERYONE AND LECTURES EVERYONE ABOUT HIS RADICAL DEMOCRAT COMMUNIST VIEWS OF THE WORLD. EATING MEAT WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE, HAVING ANY CONFLICTING THOUGHTS THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH HIS RADICAL IGNORANT VIEWS OF THE WORLD WILL EFFECTIVELY LEAD TO YOU BEING SHAMED, LECTURED, AND CANCELLED. GUY IS A 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
  • sky_guy_bugy_boy
    Have you stopped posting?
    I love the podcast but why aren’t you posting anything:(. Please make a second season. Thanks!
  • HoneySumm
    Dave Ramsey
    Love this app!
  • JLChio
    Guy! I love you so much... why are you communicating with this monster?
    Dave has proven he hates poor people, and minorities. His methods aren’t terrible but his business is deplorable and I am personally in the process of reporting him to his local real estate board for anti trust violations. Coming from someone who was an agent his disgusting and awful approach hadn’t changed since 1980.... hey Dave. Put your disco suit back on. I hope you go bankrupt.
  • Jo_Bondo
    So insightful
    Love this show. Wish there were more episodes!
  • Little Aloe
    Epic
    Epic
  • OW_Arctic
    Great Show
    I wish all the episodes would be released for free instead of having to have a whole separate app.
  • klamarre21
    GOAT
    GUY RAZ IS A GOAT!🐐
  • The Big Dude
    Where You Is?
    Checking to see if y’all pulled the plug on the pod, or if it’s just taking a little longer to get the next season together?
  • @…emm’s
    Booooooooooooooooooooo
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  • 52kimchi
    Love Guy!
    TED Radio Hour & How I Built This used to be my favorite podcasts (well HIBT still is) I followed Guy straight to this show and he does not disappoint!! Guy please host more shows!
  • incredible wolf dude 10
    Good rate
    These podcasts are incredibly good to go to sleep
  • DizzyD123
    Boooooooooooooo
    👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
  • JIKJHJFVRTDFYJG
    b mytffykftyv gghbv.
    I loooove this podcast!!!
  • Addicted to the app store
    Where did it go?
    I only see this on Luminary , why did it leave ?
  • Pdub6615
    Great podcast, not paying for luminary
    I really like this podcast but paying for a luminary subscription will keep me from listening to any more
  • nicknamesatetaken
    Feels right
    I really like this podcast for several reasons. I love guy raz, it’s subject matter that I am interested in, and it’s relatable. Just one person’s journey and includes failures and not simply highlighting their successes.
  • noah . m
    Where did it go??
    Are you going to post because I’m done with a lot of other podcasts..😢😢😢😢
  • JTW368
    What happened?
    Love the launch of the new podcast! However, there hasn’t been more than 2 episodes produced. Is it no longer in production?
  • Unstable-V
    Just a tease
    The episodes available are great, but it's disappointing that the actual podcast (with new episodes) is on Luminary behind a subscription.
  • Ghost of the House
    When is the next one
    So far the episodes I’ve heard have been great but now I’m waiting for a new episode. How often do you guys do new episodes?
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