Being an entrepreneur can be extremely rewarding. Yet in any economic climate, launching a business is incredibly hard and maintaining a profitable business can be even harder. According to recent statistics cited on Forbes.com, 20 percent of small businesses fail in the first year, 30 percent in the second year, and a staggering 50 percent by year five. To beat the odds against long-term survival, you need to build your business on a strong foundation and carefully tend to its early growth stages.
Whether you're just starting out as an entrepreneur or looking for something to push you to the next milestone, podcasts can be a great source of information, inspiration, practical advice, and encouragement. We've rounded up 15+ of the best podcasts on entrepreneurship to help you thrive and continue to prosper on your business journey.
Before jumping into launching your own business, you need to know what kind of work will keep you feeling fulfilled. Career change coach Selina Barker has insights to help you find your path. In this podcast, Barker takes six different people through a career change journey. Each episode focuses on one aspiring career-changer, following their path from figuring out what kind of work would truly make them happy to putting in the work to make their dream career a reality.
The success of your business—regardless of its specialty or size—depends on your ability to navigate the economy. Hosted by a team of financial journalists, NPR’s Planet Money aims to make often intimidating economic issues immediately accessible and easily understandable for everyone. Imagine getting together with a group of friends to chat about the latest in economic news and explore how it affects your business, your industry, your community, and the world. That's the vibe of this informative conversational podcast.
R.E.A.L. is mindset coach Jordan Pendleton's acronym for Rising Entrepreneurial Aligned Leaders—the audience for her empowering podcast, which aims to help entrepreneurs stay true to their passion, fulfill their potential, and transform their relationships with money and success. Welcoming knowledgeable guests to share their stories, episodes cover topics from why we self-sabotage to how to avoid burnout to how to place a priority on profit without crushing your soul.
Becoming a successful entrepreneur takes more than knowing how to make money. It’s also about identifying your strengths and finding your purpose. On Mind Power Mixtape, Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy winner Common talks with famous artists and innovators—Misty Copeland and Mahershala Ali among them—about how they’ve developed their way of thinking, identified their power, and used that power to serve others and make the world a better place while also making a living.
Every successful business begins with an idea. A veteran Silicon Valley business leader and bestselling author, Marc Randolph is probably best known as the cofounder and first CEO of Netflix. What you might not know is that he’s also founded or cofounded several other successful startups, and he’s been a mentor for many aspiring entrepreneurs. On That Will Never Work, he meets with entrepreneurs who have been told their ideas are not feasible and shows them how to strengthen their vision, overcome obstacles, secure startup funding, and get their business up and buzzing.
Curious about how some of the world’s best-known companies became so successful? Join journalist Guy Raz on How I Built This as he interviews driven innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists—Michael Kors, Dave Anderson (Famous Dave's), and Issa Rae among many others—about the birth and rise of their visions and brands. From fitness crazes to cosmetics, from socks to online platforms, this podcast covers the fascinating stories behind the businesses that have become a part of our lives.
Author of We Should All Be Millionaires, Rachel Rodgers is on a mission to help women enjoy financial freedom. On her Hello Seven podcast, she addresses hard-hitting topics familiar to women entrepreneurs—from balancing marriage and motherhood with career aspirations to setting boundaries and overcoming biases—with insights from powerhouse guests such as Sheryl Sandberg and Luvvie Ajayi Jones. Listeners rave about the show's inclusivity, citing impactful episodes such as “Normalizing Black Wealth” with guest Rachel Cargle, "What Do You Want to Be Known For?" with Rae McDaniel, and "Bouncing Forward" with Amy Purdy.
With Empowered Business, host Monica Froese is on a mission to help women find financial independence through online business ventures. Each week on the podcast, Froese offers up actionable plans, strategies, and tips to help listeners take their digital business to the next level. She and her guests discuss business topics, including how to create the perfect digital product, how blogging can help promote your business, how to improve your money mindset, and more.
The Startup Playbook Podcast features interviews with prominent entrepreneurs, investors, and other experts on topics such as fundraising, valuations, pivots, pricing, and other startup concepts that you may have heard about but not fully understood. Host Rohit Bhargava is a startup founder who helps budding entrepreneurs navigate the launch and funding process, so it only makes sense that his podcast would be packed with key insights and recommendations. Previous guests have included the entrepreneurs behind Shippit, Unified Music Group, and Tablo.
If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, a great place to start is learning how some of the best-known successful business founders, investors, and executives got to where they are today. On Smart Venture Podcast, hosted by Grace Gong, you’ll get to listen in on coffee talks with today's trailblazing entrepreneurs, like Daniel Kan, co-founder of Cruise, a leading self-driving car company sold to General Motors for over $1 Billion.
Succeeding in business is filled with battles—for attention, money, loyalty, and trust. The way these battles play out shape what we buy and how we live. That's the focus of Business Wars. Hosted by former Marketplace anchor David Brown, this gripping podcast reveals the real stories behind famous business wars—Netflix vs. Blockbuster; Adidas vs, Nike—with insights into what drove innovators, investors, and executives to compete for that spot at the top.
If you’re looking for a crash course on how to confidently navigate entrepreneurship and excel at running a company, then the Audible Original podcast Masters of Business is for you. In this 20-episode series, listeners will meet successful entrepreneurs and leaders in a variety of industries, and learn as they share their experiences and winning strategies.
Join entrepreneur, investor, and public speaker Gary Vaynerchuk on a dynamic show featuring business and marketing advice curated from his various platforms. Artfully blending his signature motivation and sense of humor, The GaryVee Audio Experience covers a wide range of topics beneficial for all entrepreneurs—from honing business intuition to creating effective content to building high-performance teams. Recent guests include the CEO of Sesame Street and the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine.
How to Outperform is an Audible Original podcast that focuses on the most successful businesses in Great Britain. Journalist Charlene White goes inside some of Britain's oldest and most famous companies to uncover the secrets to their staying power. In each episode, White meets with leaders who let listeners in on the trusted systems and distinct cultures behind organizations that stand the test of time.
Delivering exactly what its title promises, Marketing Secrets is all about diving into the marketing secrets of successful business owners and entrepreneurs. Host Russell Brunson is a world-famous internet marketer who co-founded the software ClickFunnels. In this podcast, he teaches listeners how to market in a way that successfully gets their message, product, and services out into the world.
Carin Kilby Clark and Marcia Sheehan know how much work it is to be in charge and responsible for, well, everything. That responsibility can be overwhelming, and it can be nice to sit and listen to others who get how taxing the boss life can be. Every week, tune into a warm, informal chat with two women who have plenty of advice when it comes to reaching your goals, being productive, staying focused, and remaining in the CEO role of your life.
Think you can’t use cosmic energy to make your business successful? Think again. On The Astro CEO Podcast, host Christine Pritchard will teach you how to use the power of astrology to build your business. Get ready to listen in as Anthony discusses topics like finding your business partner, how “Face Reading” can be a valuable tool in your business, what different planetary alignments can unlock for your business and for yourself, and much more.
Emily Martin has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi. She currently lives in Hattiesburg, MS, where she works as a contributing editor for Book Riot.
