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Behind the Business with Michelle TohIM8 CEO on building the 'world's fastest-growing supplements brand' backed by David BeckhamDanny 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 leader of IM8, which bills itself as the world's fastest-growing supplements brand. Prenetics, a breakout name in consumer health, is the parent company of IM8, which has already attracted global stars like co-founder David Beckham and ambassador Aryna Sabalenka, who are also investors. But the man behind all of that is Danny, a serial founder who first got on the road to entrepreneurship by bringing iconic...
2025-12-291h 01
Behind the Business with Michelle TohFuture of luxury travel? This company wants you to feel like you're always flying privateJoining 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 feel like you're flying private — even when you're not. This means even if you're flying — let's say, coach with Delta Airlines — you're getting valet service. Massages. Caviar and champagne. A chauffeur waiting to drive you to your plane. This is what PS, the company formerly known as Private Suite, sees as the future of luxury travel. And it's betting many more people will see it that w...
2025-12-1050 min
Behind the Business with Michelle TohNBC News anchor Vicky Nguyen: From Vietnamese refugee to TODAY ShowVicky 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 for NBC News, now seen on the TODAY Show. Her experiences inspired her new book, "Boat Baby." She joins us this week to discuss: | 00:00 — Introduction | 02:35 — Vicky's early life, escaping Vietnam | 04:53 — Encountering pirates at sea | 05:55 — Taking her first steps on the beach at a refugee camp | 07:16 — Getting sponsored to the US by churches and a family in Oregon | 09:50 — Lessons of resilience from her parents, who never complained or used the word "trauma" | 10:31 — Growing up between cultures | 11...
2025-12-0455 min
Behind the Business with Michelle Toh20X growth in five years: How Factor pushed healthy eating beyond broccoliJoining 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-to-eat meal company in America. You might have seen them around delivering meals to people's doors that emphasize high-protein, veggie-forward, low-calorie or even GLP-1 supportive options, making it easier to eat clean at home. Since being acquired in 2020 by one of Europe's best-known consumer brands, HelloFresh, Factor has grown more than 20 times, fending off fierce competition to capture about 75% of the US market. Adam is...
2025-11-2052 min
Behind the Business with Michelle TohLARQ: From reinventing the water bottle to being acquired by BRITAOur 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 everyday problem all of us face at some point: icky water bottles. He is the co-founder & CEO of LARQ, the company behind the world's first self-cleaning water bottle that it says can eliminate up to 99.9% of harmful bacteria and is meant to ensure you're not worrying about how clean the water is when you're traveling. What started as a crowdfunded product quickly turned into a...
2025-11-1458 min
Behind the Business with Michelle Toh'Not just hand sanitizer': How Touchland built an $880 million brandThis 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 is being acquired for up to a whopping $880 million. From rebuilding after a "rock-bottom moment" to landing in Sephora and Ulta, Lisbona shares how she made people want to use hand sanitizer. With a cult following and expansion into all kinds of personal care products, Touchland now says one of its items sells roughly every two seconds. In this interview, we get into: | 00:00 — Introduction | 05:00 — Growing up in an entrepreneurial family and earl...
2025-11-121h 03
Behind the Business with Michelle TohFuture of flying? JetZero CEO takes on Airbus and Boeing with jet that aims to cut emissions in halfTom 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 to 50% less fuel than today's commercial jets. That means it could, in theory, cut both fuel burn and emissions in half — making it cheaper and greener for airlines to operate. The pitch? Helping carriers dramatically reduce costs on what's typically their single biggest expense — fuel — while helping them hit emissions targets more easily. Sounds simple, right? Not quite. JetZer...
2025-10-3142 min
Behind the Business with Michelle TohCoffee Meets Bagel co-founder on building the 'anti-Tinder' and turning down Mark CubanArum 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 online dating often felt dejecting and demoralizing — especially for women. Their solution? To create a serious dating app. From the start, it billed itself as a platform for serious daters, boldly calling the app "the anti-Tinder." This meant that instead of giving users a sea of endless swipes to go through, it sent them just one curated match each day. Together, th...
2025-10-231h 08
Behind the Business with Michelle Toh'Your Rich BFF' Vivian Tu's top money tips: How she made $7M a year by 31Vivian 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 left Wall Street and a lucrative career in media sales to become one of the biggest voices in the creator economy, earning over $7 million by age 31 and gaining about 10 million followers across social media. Known online as "your favorite Wall Street girly," Vivian teaches financial literacy lessons you never got in school — from understanding the economic cost of war and the impact of interest rate cuts to mastering budgeting, investing an...
2025-10-1658 min
Behind the Business with Michelle TohWarby Parker's leap: From affordable glasses to AI game-changerDave 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 2010, he and three friends pooled their savings and bought the company's URL for $9. Almost everyone they spoke to said the idea would not work. Dave joins us to talk about the brand's early days, being so frugal they practically refused to buy pens, experimenting with retail, handling rejection, raising more than half a billion dollars before going public, and staying focused on mission and purpose.
2025-10-0951 min
Behind the Business with Michelle TohIntroducing Behind the BusinessWelcome to Behind the Business, a new podcast and video series hosted by CNN and FORTUNE alum Michelle Toh that aims to explore the decisions and philosophies behind some of today's most influential leaders, such as the founders of Warby Parker, Coffee Meets Bagel, "Your Rich BFF" and more. Recorded in studios across the U.S. as a special interview series, the show is grounded in the belief that business is in fact personal, providing the backstory of founders, corporate leaders, investors, and creators and how they push through to make the most of both work and life each...
2025-10-0201 min
Books and Beyond with Bound7.1 Tara & Michelle: Why Are Books By Indian Influencers On the Rise?Are influencers rewriting the rules of publishing?Back with a brand new season of Books and Beyond, in this episode Tara and Michelle discuss the rise of influencer books and what it means for the Indian publishing scene. From the buzz at Penguin Palooza to the power of social media, they dig into how influencer-led content is changing the game. Plus, they tackle the big question: what happens to traditional authors when influencers dominate the shelves? Tune in to find out how content creation, smart distribution, and capturing young readers' attention early are shaping the future of p...
2024-09-0335 min
The Viall FilesGD w Kristen Doute & Brianna Lapaglia - Valley Finale, Cast Separations, Tour Life & Car AccidentsWelcome back to The Viall Files: Going Deeper Edition! To start things out, we invite Brianna Lapaglia into the studio… How’s tour life with her boyfriend, Zack Bryan. How did she stumble into the podcasting world, choose her stage name, and navigate meeting other celebrities. Brianna answers it all! Then, we bring in Kristen Doute, formerly of Vanderpump Rules, and now of Bravo’s The Valley. She’s back on TV, the finale just aired, and new tea has occurred off camera. What’s her real thoughts on her castmates: Zack, Janet, and Michelle. And how is Luke ada...
2024-06-062h 35
First Move with Julia ChatterleyChinese firms jump into global AI raceTwo Chinese companies, Baidu and SenseTime, officially jumped on the generative AI bandwagon today, launching their answers to the ChatGPT craze. It's important news as the world's second-largest economy charts its high-tech future. CNN's Michelle Toh joins the show to discuss.Also on today's show: The latest on Hurricane Idalia, the deadly fire in South Africa, and the unwanted kiss controversy in Spain.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-08-3148 min
Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCartyEpisode 173: Sewing As A Part of Slow Fashion with Zoe of Check Your Thread (part 1)Amanda is joined by Zoe Edwards, host of Check Your Thread. This is part one of their conversation. They will be talking about how and why Zoe started a podcast about sewing and her relationship with sewing. They will also unpack the privileges that make sewing more challenging or inaccessible for many people (and how it could be better). Amanda explains the connection between Temu, "996" work culture, and forced labor.Get connected with Zoe:Check Your ThreadIntroduction to Garment Fabrics (by Zoe)Zoe's personal sewing blogInstagram: @checkyourthreadFurther re...
2023-08-282h 10
Super Theories With SwapnilGOTG Vol 3 Will Have 2 SUPERHERO Teams | GOTG VOL 3 | #SuperTheories EP9 | @SuperFans
GOTG Vol 3 Will Have 2 SUPERHERO Teams | GOTG VOL 3 | #SuperTheories EP9 | @SuperFansYT #STEP8 #mcutheories #avengerssecretwars #mcureboot #SuperTheories
Hi Superfans I’m Swapnil & welcome to another episode of super theories - wo podcast jahan mai discuss karta hun sensible & weird superhero theories.
GOTG Vol 3 ko ab less than 3 weeks, toh aj ki super theory is movie se related hai: Ye theory kahti hai ki GOTG Vol 3 me
The upcoming film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, directed by James Gunn, may feature two additional superhero teams alongside Star-Lord's group. The main villain is expected to be the High Evolutionary, known for using science to "...
2023-05-2609 min
List Hai Toh Hit HaiOscars 2023 : Actresses who haven't won an OscarThe Oscars 2023 winners have been announced. The sci-fi action drama Everything Everywhere All at Once bagged seven Oscars this year, including top honours such as Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh and Best Supporting Actress for Jamie Lee Curtis. This marked the first Oscar win for both actresses and they surely were the most deserving recipients from the list of nominees. But it’s not always that the Academy has recognised and honoured the most deserving actresses over the years. For today’s List hai toh hit hai, let’s take a look at some critically-acclaimed actresses who impressed us with their...
2023-03-1405 min
Culture JumpersFriends — Fight Club — Austin Li: Media Censorship in ChinaCulture Jumpers takes a look at how the internet is different in China and why a simple dessert lands the country’s biggest influencer, Austin “Lipstick King” Li, in hot water. The hosts also look at what happens when American pop culture gets exported to China. How does Fight Club’s anarchist anti-hero hit in an authoritarian country? And could the TV show Friends be any more controversial?Episode TranscriptTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Prologue(00:03:17) - A Different Internet in China(00:04:19) - Austin Li, The Lipstick King(00:07:39) - The Tank...
2023-03-0800 min
So This Is My WhyEp 107: The Story Behind the Story - How a CNN Reporter Built Her Career | Michelle Toh (Writer & Reporter, CNN)Michelle Toh is every Asian parents' dream child.She's ambitious.Has a strong sense of self.And will do whatever it takes to succeed - including cold pitching South China Morning Post & landing an internship in her teens!Her initial dream was to be in fashion (she's worked at/for Elite Model Management, Hearst Magazines & HuffPost too). Then she pivoted and ended up becoming:😮 the Hong Kong Editor of Fortune; and😮 writer & reporter at CNN BusinessWhere she has: 🔥 hunted down super yachts belon...
2023-01-161h 04
So This Is My WhyEp 105: Sneak Peek into the STIMY 2023 Lineup!Welcome to the first STIMY episode of 2023!For the 105th episode, we're doing a little sneak peek into some of the upcoming episodes and as always, they're varied, but interesting.With tons of insights to apply into our own lives.We've got:Xav Desmet: Head of Digital Natives, Startups & Unicorn for Asia at ZoomFabien Riggall: Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Secret Cinema (he took movies like Star Wars & Moulin Rouge, brought them to live & allowed the public to experience it like they were one of the characters!)Gerald Sebastian: One of the...
2023-01-0117 min
The Alaric Ong Show#166 Alaric Ong Interviews The World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs - 6,7,8 and 9-figure EntrepreneursFor the full playlist of interviews, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vAzR66cIQk&list=PLuyxB7oUxy42qoUDx4XSAFZ6No25rbvzo
In order to learn from the most successful entrepreneurs from around the world, Alaric Ong started the “Alaric Ong Show” on YouTube in which he interviews many 6,7,8 and 9 figure entrepreneurs.
Some of the entrepreneurs he interviewed make as much as USD $100 million a year.
So far, he has interviewed top entrepreneurs like
✅ Marcos Moura: $120MM/year business Amada Inc (Entrepreneur 500 and inc 5000 company. 2 Comma Club C award)
✅ George Ross: Do...
2022-12-0802 min
The Todd Herman ShowBut, it’s NOT a depopulation campaignTHE THESIS: The mRNA injections are aleady tied massive increases in all-cause mortality, miscarriages and still-births. There is no reason to believe they will not continue to take lives. I predict they will be shown to have long-term effects on fertility. THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES: Matthew 2:16-1816 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Th...
2022-09-0750 min
The LITO PodcastEp #94 - Connecting The DotsWe can only connect the dots we collect, which makes everything you write about you. Your connections are the thread that you weave into the cloth that becomes the story that only you can tell. – Amanda PalmerCosy up as we spill all the magic beans on how Michelle + Cynthea + Dan + Rebecca's paths crossed with one another separately before eventually weaving together.-------Come say hi!www.litolabs.cominstagram.com/litolabsfacebook.com/hellolito...
2022-01-161h 54
The LITO PodcastEp #94 - Connecting The DotsWe can only connect the dots we collect, which makes everything you write about you. Your connections are the thread that you weave into the cloth that becomes the story that only you can tell. – Amanda PalmerCosy up as we spill all the magic beans on how Michelle + Cynthea + Dan + Rebecca's paths crossed with one another separately before eventually weaving together.---------Come say hi!www.litolabs.cominstagram.com/litolabsfacebook.com/hellolitoRebecca online:instagram.com/rebecca_tohwww.rebeccatoh.com
2022-01-161h 54List Hai Toh Hit HaiCrime Mystery filmsWelcome to another special podcast of List hai toh hit hai, I am your host Nikhil and this is OTTplay. I’m your host Nikhil, Let’s beginFrom Zodiac to Dial M for Murder, in today’s List hai toh hit hai, we’re listing some of the most spine-chilling crime mysteries. Crime mysteries have always enthralled audiences of all ages. From unsolved murders to serial killings, there’s a twisted pleasure in accessing damaged minds who commit unspeakable crimes. And what’s even more exciting is the journey that detectives and law enforcement officers embar...
2022-01-1105 min
The Wheel Weaves Podcast: A Wheel of Time PodcastEp. 612 - LoC Ch. 19: Matters of Toh & Ch. 20: From the SteddingIn this episode, Dani and Brett discuss Chapters 19 and 20 of Lord of Chaos!NOTE: For Ad-Free Episodes, 100+hrs of Bonus Content and More - Visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thewheelweavespodcastFind us on our Instagram, Twitter, YouTube & Website, and join the conversation on Discord! We would like to acknowledge and thank our Executive Producers Brandy and Aaron Kirkwood, Chad Welsh, Sean McGuire, Rikky Morrisette, Janes, Albert Lorenzo and Eddie Costello.The Wheel Weaves is hosted by Dani and Brett, edited by Dani, produced by Dani and Brett with Esen, Benjamin, Passionsocks, Moltude, Mozyme...
2021-12-211h 09
THE LEWDRESKY REAL | NO VOICE NO REASON | NEW YORK CITY | LONDON | UK10 Million Dollar Shake BackShake Shack returns $10 million emergency loan to the US government
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business
Updated 10:56 AM EDT, Mon April 20, 2020

Hong Kong(CNN Business)Shake Shack (SHAK) is returning a $10 million loan it received from the US government under an emergency program that was touted as a way to help small businesses pay workers and keep their operations running during the coronavirus crisis.
The burger chain was awarded the loan as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The $349 billion stimulus package, overseen by the Small Business Administration (SBA), ran out of funding last week.
Over the last few days, there ha...
2020-04-2113 min
Talks With TohS1:E2 - Austin Lefebvre: How Cancer Cells Move, Lasers, Ethics of Genetic Editing, & Social MediaAustin Lefebvre is a UCSD Alumni working in the Laboratory of Fluorescence Dynamics with Dr. Michelle Digman and Dr. Enrico Gratton. He is working on understanding how cells metastasize and how physics can help us understand cancer.
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2019-09-2455 min
Life & FaithLife and Faith: Violence against womenNovember 25 was the International Day for Eliminating Violence Against Women. Join Justine Toh and World Vision Gender Advisor Michelle Lokot as they discuss efforts to wipe out gender-based violence
2012-12-0414 min