Synchrony’s Business Schooled is back in session - this season, on video. Join our host, Soraya Darabi, as she chats with businesses from seasons 1 and 2 about how they’re adapting, surviving and thriving in today's world. Watch all 5 episodes

S2 | Lesson 1: Turning up the heat

Nov 26th, 2019 23m 44s

How did a Navy vet with zero culinary training become the newest guru of backyard grilling? Soraya travels to Louisville, Kentucky to meet Noah Glanville, founder of Pit Barrel Cooker Company, to learn how he leapt past some crucial turning poi

S2 | Lesson 2: Changing the blueprint

Nov 26th, 2019 21m

One of the biggest developments in home building is also the smallest. Soraya travels to Elgin, Illinois and meets with Bob Clarizio, founder of Bantam Built, to learn why he saw a huge opportunity in building tiny homes, and how he staged a ma

S2 | Lesson 3: Dressing the part

Nov 26th, 2019 23m 49s

When clothing is made by hand, there’s a story behind every stitch. Soraya travels to Dallas, Texas to meet Cristina Lynch, founder of Mi Golondrina, to learn how she went all in on her passion for traditional Mexican clothing, crafted a commun

S2 | Lesson 4: Polishing a gem

Nov 26th, 2019 22m 48s

In the heart of New York’s Diamond District, one jewelry business is turning the industry on its head. Soraya meets Anubh Shah and Slisha Kankariya, the founders of With Clarity, to learn how they kickstarted their company with 3D printing, but

S2 | Lesson 5: Barking up the right tree

Nov 26th, 2019 22m 31s

How did a veterinarian with a wild idea defy expectations and build an empire? Soraya travels to Mount Laurel, New Jersey to meet Dr. Lisa Aumiller, founder of HousePaws, and find out. Dr. Lisa reveals how she dropped out of the mainstream vet

S2 | Lesson 6: Reinventing the wheel

Nov 26th, 2019 24m 24s

The race is on to master a whole new sector of the US auto market. Soraya travels to Provo, Utah to meet Steve Hall, founder of Vanderhall Motor Works, to learn how he got his business in high gear with an innovative three-wheeled roadster. Ste

S2 | Lesson 7: Rolling out the red carpet

Nov 26th, 2019 20m 1s

Nobody ever said that changing your company culture would be easy. Soraya travels to Grand Prairie, Texas to meet Jason Adams, founder of Home Zone Furniture. Jason reveals how some hard truths inspired him to put a people-first POV at the hear

S2 | Lesson 8: Beating the odds

Nov 26th, 2019 25m 40s

A new challenger in sportswear is gearing up to take on the field’s heavy hitters. Soraya travels to Portland, Oregon to meet Lynn Le, founder of Society Nine, to learn why she created boxing gloves for women, and how she’s fighting to upgrade

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Business Schooled S2 Premieres November 26

Nov 18th, 2019 1m 7s

Synchrony’s podcast Business Schooled is back with a new business puzzle to solve. New businesses in America are succeeding at the highest rates we’ve seen in thirty years. New host Soraya Darabi, start-up co-founder and general partner at Trai

S1 | Lesson 1: Stitching it all together

1 Nov 24th, 2018 20m 43s

Quilting, one of America's oldest pastimes, is now also a great American success story. Alexis Ohanian visits Hamilton, Missouri, to meet Jenny Doan, founder of Missouri Star Quilt Company and her son, Al, to learn how they rebuilt their life,

S1 | Lesson 2: Practicing joy (and medicine)

Nov 24th, 2018 32m 5s

Sometimes overnight success can be a business' biggest problem. Alexis Ohanian travels to Katy, Texas, to meet Dr. Anastasia Gentles and Zawadi Bryant, co-founders of NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care, to uncover their unique approach to growing

S1 | Lesson 3: Scaling in perfect harmony

Nov 24th, 2018 21m 34s

Move over Austin and Nashville, there’s another music capital in the US. Alexis Ohanian touches down in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to meet Chuck Surack, CEO and founder of Sweetwater, to learn how he went from doing business out of the back of a VW v

S1 | Lesson 4: Carrying on with conviction

Nov 24th, 2018 28m

How does a 60-something with a PhD in Social Welfare reinvent herself and the travel bag industry? Alexis Ohanian visits Lo & Sons’ Brooklyn headquarters to meet its convention-defying CEO, Helen Lo. Along with her two sons, Helen reveals how t

S1 | Lesson 5: Pricing it right

Nov 24th, 2018 23m 10s

How does someone who is camera-shy become one of the most recognizable faces in Southern California? Alexis Ohanian visits San Diego to meet Jerry Navarra and Brian Woods of Jerome’s Furniture and discuss TV-commercial stardom, family-business

S1 | Lesson 6: Restarting your engines

Nov 24th, 2018 23m 15s

Going from 0 to 60 mph isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Alexis Ohanian stops by West Palm Beach, Florida, to meet Vinnie DeVito—founder, and CEO of Resurrection Muscle Cars. Vinnie describes his comeback from financial despair, parting with a

S1 | Lesson 7: Raising a unicorn

Nov 24th, 2018 17m 21s

Who said 50 cents and unbeatable customer service isn’t enough to start a booming business? Alexis Ohanian visits Long Island, New York, to learn how the American Dream has become reality for Gregg Richard, CEO of P.C. Richard & Son, and his fa

S1 | Lesson 8: Minding your dad's business

Nov 24th, 2018 31m 27s

As he concludes his journey across the country learning from OG Gen-X and Boomer entrepreneurs, Alexis admits he’s never talked business with the man he credits for getting him started. Alexis heads to Baltimore, Maryland, to sit down with his

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Business Schooled S1 Sneak Peek

Nov 21st, 2018 1m 55s

Catch a preview of some of the lessons Alexis Ohanian learns on his 8-episode journey across the United States. All episodes drop November 24, 2018. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.

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Business Schooled S1: Premiering November 24

Nov 8th, 2018 41s

People tend to think that all the innovation is happening by founders under 40. Fact is, Baby Boomers and Gen X-ers are building twice as many businesses as Millennials. In Business Schooled, Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Initialized Capital an

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