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The Business Model by Inc.

The Business Model by Inc. is the multi-episode-a-week podcast for small-business owners, entrepreneurs, and startup founders who want to start, run, and grow stronger companies. Each week we deliver a curated mix of business-trend analysis, actionable playbooks, and candid interviews with real founders—from Main Street businesses to cutting-edge startups. In this video podcast, you’ll learn how to hire and lead, raise capital, market efficiently, manage cash flow, fix operations and supply

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24:42

Founder Group Chat: The Cheat Codes for Growth

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2026/04/24

If you want to scale your company and get in front of new audiences, there are two cheat codes: Brand collaborations and retail partnerships. However, these are some of the trickiest deals to land. On this Founder Group Chat, we learn how from three founders who have figured it out: Mizizi’s Paakow Essandoh, Arey’s Allison Conrad, and Hugh & Grace’s Sara Jensen. As you’ll hear, sometimes the side door is the best way into a deal — if you don’t just go crashing through the front.

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30:29

1 Smart Business Story: HR Besties vs. the World

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2026/04/20

The biggest threat to the human resources status quo is a podcast. Not just any podcast, though. The HR Besties podcast is hosted by three HR veterans — Ashley Herd, Jamie Jackson, and Leigh Henderson. The three have built an audience by telling the oft-hidden truth that HR professionals see inside corporate America. It led to HR’s most powerful trade group asking the court to issue a gag order. Inc.’s Kayla Webster got the whole story on the Besties and joins Chloe on this episode

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24:09

Founder Group Chat: Scaling a Cult Brand

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2026/04/17

What do a fashion label, a hair care brand, and a wellness retailer have in common? Supply chain woes, of course! On this Founder Group Chat, Mizizi’s Paakow Essandoh, Arey’s Allison Conrad, and Hugh & Grace’s Sara Jensen explain how they have scaled their companies. While their companies are more cult-favorites than household names, they face the same challenges that bigger companies do. From building a supply chain to managing logistics to getting investment

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41:06

1 Smart Business Story: A Private Equity Tale

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2026/04/13

Schoolhouse made a name for itself selling vintage-styled lights from its headquarters in Portland. It then expanded from three employees to 150 with storefronts in New York and Pittsburgh, selling home hardware, furniture, and textiles in addition to lighting. All the while, its motto was “work hard and be nice to people.” Then came private equity. Freelance journalist Yelena Alpert joins host Rob Verger on this episode of 1 Smart Business Story to discuss her in-depth piece on

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26:04

Founder Group Chat: From Idea to Business

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2026/04/10

Anybody can have a good idea. It’s taking the next step that gives people more trouble. On this Founder Group Chat, we have three founders who have turned their big idea into eight-figure-revenue businesses: Paakow Essandoh of clothing brand Mizizi Sara Jensen of wellness company Hugh & Grace Allison Conrad of hair care brand Arey Each of these founders has a personal story that inspired their company. With host Jennifer Conrad, they share how they took

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35:40

1 Smart Business Story: We’re in a SaaSpocalpyse

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2026/04/06

At the beginning of this year, you may have noticed a dip in the valuation of tech companies. It’s not all tech companies, but software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies specifically. But why? Inc. staff writer Brian Contreras recently investigated this phenomenon and spoke with several industry experts to better understand exactly what’s happening with these companies. It’s what the industry is calling a SaaSpocalypse. On this episode of The Business Model, Brian joins Inc. staff

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35:05

Founder Group Chat: Tips for Female Founders

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2026/04/03

If you’re a founder who’s early in your journey, or maybe you haven’t even started yet, this is the podcast for you. Inc.’s Sarah Lynch gets advice on all kinds of topics — from fundraising through building company culture — from three successful founders, in three very different industries. It’s time for the final installment of our Founder Group Chat with honorees from Inc.’s Female Founders 500: Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar; Angela Vranich, co-founder and chief product

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41:10

The Business Model Book Club: Can AI help turn...

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2026/04/01

As workers worry that AI will automate their jobs away, LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, argues something different: AI is going to remove barriers for entrepreneurship and help accelerate self-employment and ownership. In a new segment on the Business Model, Ramen joins Inc. staff reporter Kayla Webster to talk about his take on AI and the job market and his new book, Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI, which he co-wrote with LinkedIn CEO

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33:52

1 Smart Business Story: Padel Is the New Golf

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2026/03/30

Move over, golf. The new sport of the business world is padel. The racket sport has exploded in popularity among the Oura-ring-wearing, cold-pressed-juice crowd, as Inc.’s Ali Donaldson reports. Padel clubs are opening en masse across the U.S., providing an opportunity for founders to network and build new wellness-focused ventures. Donaldson joins Inc.’s Ben Sherry on this episode of 1 Smart Business Story to dig into the trend and whether it’ll last.

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22:46

Founder Group Chat: How Community Feeds a Brand

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2026/03/27

Many founders engage their customers with some type of membership or subscription model. But what’s perhaps more important is building a community. On this episode of The Business Model, we present a Founder Group Chat of women who have made real relationships around their brands. Inc.’s Sarah Lynch is joined by a trio of Female Founders 500 honorees who have done just that—Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar; Angela Vranich, co-founder and chief product officer of Little Spoon; and

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29:00

1 Smart Business Story: Tariff Chaos

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2026/03/23

It’s been nearly a year since President Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs, making the markets go haywire and creating sky-high duties for all kinds of businesses. “It was stunning for a lot of founders,” says Inc.’s Melissa Angell, who recently filed a deep report on the first year of Trump’s tariff agenda. While the Supreme Court eventually struck down Trump’s initial tariff slate, he hasn’t given up the fight and businesses are still reeling. Angell joined host Chloe Aiello on

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30:26

Founder Group Chat: A Big Moment for Female Founders

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2026/03/20

Women manage $32 trillion in global spending and three-quarters of discretionary spending. Still, women are really dissatisfied with the products and services available to them, according to a 2024 BCG study. This presents a unique opportunity for businesses founded by — and focused on — women. On this episode of The Business Model, we’ve brought back three of this year’s Female Founders 500 honorees who are taking advantage of this moment: Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar; Angela

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37:22

1 Smart Business Story: This CEO Almost Lost It All

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2026/03/16

If you’re an early-stage founder, striking the right balance between building a sustainable business model and raising capital to get there is one of the hardest challenges you’ll face. Inc. editorial assistant Annabel Burba recently spoke with Tovala founder and CEO David Rabie about exactly that topic. Rabie opens up about how his startup nearly ran out of runway and how a series of pivots and emergency funding rounds saved it. His big takeaway? “I no longer count my chickens the way I used

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35:44

Founder Group Chat: Fundraising While Female

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2026/03/13

Last year, female-founded companies got barely over 1 percent of venture capital investment. It’s a shocking statistic, but not a surprising one to this week’s Founder Group Chat. For this round, our panel includes three of this year’s Female Founders 500 honorees: Rachel Liverman, founder and CEO of Glowbar; Angela Vranich, co-founder and chief product officer of Little Spoon; and Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy. With Inc.’s Sarah Lynch moderating, these three tell their own

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30:50

1 Smart Business Story: Anthropic’s Blacklisting

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2026/03/09

You’ve probably heard about Anthropic’s ongoing battle with the Trump administration. It started with disputes over the federal government using Anthropic’s technology to kill autonomously and spy on Americans en masse. Then Trump deemed the leading AI firm a “supply chain risk,” prompting a countersuit from Anthropic and a sea of questions from users of Anthropic products, like Claude. On this edition of The Business Model, Inc. AI reporter Ben Sherry joins Inc. host Chloe Aiello to explain

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14:56

Who is Markwayne Mullin?

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2026/03/06

President Trump has ousted Kirsti Noem, the Department of Homeland Security secretary. The man tapped to replace her is Republican U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin. Mullin has established himself as the most influential business owner in Trump’s Washington. On this bonus episode of 1 Smart Business Story, our guest is journalist Issie Lapowsky. She’s been tracking Mullin’s ascent and just happened to be finishing up a feature on the senator when this news broke. Lapowsky joined Inc

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24:23

1 Smart Business Story: How to Optimize Your Sleep...

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2026/03/02

Whether you’re an Olympic athlete or a business leader, sleep optimization is key to improving performance. Inc. staff reporter Chloe Aiello recently spoke with performance coach Sam Neame, who shared six strategies for sleep optimization. “Something I found interesting about Sam’s recommendations [was] that your best night of sleep actually starts first thing in the morning,” says Chloe. Chloe weighs in on unexpected practices that could lead to better rest. On this episode of The

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23:34

Founder Group Chat: Balancing content creation and...

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2026/02/27

As a founder, chances are that you’re the best possible spokesperson for your brand. You’re its face and voice. But you’re also in charge of running a business, managing people, developing the brand—the list goes on. How’s one person supposed to balance everything? On this episode of Founder Group Chat, we’re giving you an insider’s take on how to do it all from three women who know how to do it all. Inc. senior editor Rebecca Deczynski is joined by Sarah Paiji Yoo of Blueland, Dianna

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32:43

1 Smart Business Story: These AI startups are set to...

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2026/02/23

The next big thing in artificial intelligence probably won’t look like OpenAI or Anthropic. "Companies aren't really attempting to make their own big, foundational AI models anymore," says Ben Sherry, lead AI reporter at Inc. “Where founders are at today is saying, 'I don't have the money to make an AI model because it costs billions and billions of dollars and months and months of time and thousands of people. But I can use the AI that's available and create a really

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19:11

Founder Group Chat: Personal brand versus company brand

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2026/02/20

When you’re a founder building your brand in public, things can get messy as the lines blur between your personal brand and your company’s brand. How do you keep them separate? When does it matter to do so? Tough questions, but this Founder Group Chat has answers. Inc. senior editor Rebecca Deczynski gets the scoop from Dianna Cohen of Crown Affair; Sarah Paiji Yoo of Blueland; and Elly Ross of Lil Sweet Treat.

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