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Daniel Lubetzky 6 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND Snacks and a Shark Tank investor, interviews builders from many fields—founders, comedians, scientists, athletes, actors, and public figures—about what it takes to create and innovate when everything seems to be falling apart. The conversations go beyond their successes to explore why they risked everything, how they kept going through failures, and the decisions that shape them. It's a show about entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, and the mindset of people who refuse to break.

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Matthew McConaughey Read 20 Years of Bad Reviews in One Weekend Oct 13, 2026 3751 Matthew McConaughey took 20 years of his worst reviews into the desert for a weekend. He believed a lie about himself for more than 40 years. And he says he's better for both. In this interview on Build or Break, Matthew sits down with Daniel Lubetzky for a conversation that goes well past the highlight reel: what he found on his Little Mr. Texas trophy while writing Greenlights, what the critics

Lucy Aharish: The Muslim Woman Who Became Israel's First Arab News Anchor Oct 6, 2026 5028 https://www.instagram.com/DanielLubetzky https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellubetzky https://x.com/DanielLubetzky https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellubetzky https://daniellubetzky.com/ 🙋🏻Become a Builder: https://buildersmovement.org/ Music: Amos Cochran https://www.editscoremusic.com/ Production: Straybird Studios https://www.straybird.studio/ Post Production: Jennell Lewis & Scott Convery Social Med

How Diary of a CEO Went From 40 Downloads to 120M - Build or Break Sep 29, 2026 3916 https://www.instagram.com/DanielLubetzky https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellubetzky https://x.com/DanielLubetzky https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellubetzky https://daniellubetzky.com/ 🙋🏻Become a Builder: https://buildersmovement.org/ Music: Amos Cochran https://www.editscoremusic.com/ Production: Straybird Studios https://www.straybird.studio/ Post Production: Jennell Lewis & Scott Convery Social Med

The Inventor of Ring Was Bankrupt. Here’s How He Turned it Around. Sep 22, 2026 3824 Jamie Siminoff was personally bankrupt before Shark Tank even aired. When Kevin O'Leary offered him $700K for 10% of his company, he walked away with no deal. Amazon bought that company, Ring, for $1.15 billion. In this episode of Build or Break, Jamie breaks down the actual mechanics behind the story most people only know the headline version of: why he turned down Mr. Wonderful on national TV,

Andrew Yang Explains Why 94% of Congress Never Loses Reelection Sep 15, 2026 4209 Andrew Yang was right about the 2024 election. He was right about AI. He was right about MATH. When he talks, you better pay attention! I sat down with Andrew Yang for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from personal to political and back again — getting bullied as the only Asian kid in his school, quitting a prestigious law firm five months in, and building the "Yang Gang" from a fringe camp

Chris Paul on the Clippers: "One of the Most Disrespectful Things I've Endured" Sep 3, 2026 3204 Chris Paul opens up about the night his grandfather was murdered — and the 61-point game he played right after that could have broken Michael Jordan's state scoring record. CP3 sits down with me for a conversation that goes past the highlight reel — the jump ball trick he used for 20 years that referees never called, the night in 2005 he learned his grandfather had been beaten to death, and his ne

Kendra Scott's 1st Business Failed. Her 2nd Became a Billion Dollar Company. Sep 3, 2026 4092 Kendra Scott started her first company to give hats to cancer patients. It failed. With $500, a spare bedroom, and a newborn baby, she started again, and this time built one of the most recognizable brands in America. Kendra Scott sits down with me for a wide-ranging, funny, and unexpectedly emotional conversation — from getting bullied so badly in middle school she ate lunch in a bathroom stall,

Kevin O'Leary: America Loses to China if We Regulate AI Sep 3, 2026 4091 Kevin O'Leary opens up about the $12.9M card he wore to the Oscars, what he did that almost ended his engagement, and the moment his stepfather told him he'd never make it. Before Shark Tank, before "Mr. Wonderful," Kevin O'Leary was a kid getting told by his stepfather that he wasn't good enough to be a photographer. In this episode of Build or Break, Kevin sits down with Daniel Lubetzky for a

This Confession May Actually Break Me Sep 2, 2026 30 My friends Steven Bartlett, Andrew Yang, Kendra Scott, and Jason Alexander all agree: this time I may have gone too far. Subscribe to Build or Break to hear the rest of our stories. https://www.instagram.com/DanielLubetzky https://www.tiktok.com/@daniellubetzky https://x.com/DanielLubetzky https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellubetzky https://daniellubetzky.com/ 🙋🏻Become a Builder: https:/

12 Icons. One Story. Subscribe to Build or Break, coming 9/3. Aug 28, 2026 58 12 icons. One story you think you know. Mark Cuban got fired. Kevin O'Leary got fired. Chris Paul got released. Kendra Scott failed before she built a billion-dollar company. Every guest on this show has a moment where it could've gone either way. Build or Break is a new interview series from Daniel Lubetzky — founder of KIND Snacks, Shark Tank investor — sitting down with the people who've been

Chris Paul, Steven Bartlett, and More: The Moment That Almost Broke Them - Build or Break Aug 25, 2026 139 Chris Paul. Steven Bartlett. The moment before everything almost fell apart. I'm Daniel Lubetzky — founder of KIND Snacks, a Shark Tank investor, and a "confused Mexican Jewish social entrepreneur." I started KIND with one bar and a hundred rejections. Now I'm building the most ambitious project of my life: a podcast about what it actually takes to build something — and the moments almost nobody t

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