About the Author

Guy Raz is an acclaimed radio and podcast personality and creator of the popular podcasts "How I Built This," and "TED Radio Hour," which have found a consistent home on the top charts. "How I Built This" is a podcast about the greatest innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists, and the stories behind the move- ments they built. Guy is also the creator of NPR's first-ever podcast for kids, "Wow in the World" as well as Spotify's "The Rewind" and Luminary's "Wisdom From The Top." His shows are heard by more than 19 million people each month around the world. "How I Built This" and "TED Radio Hour" have been named top podcasts by Apple Podcasts, and Inc. Magazine has called "How I Built This" "the best podcast to take on the New Year."IN DETAIL:Guy Raz is the co-creator of three NPR programs, including two of its most popular ones: TED Radio Hour and How I Built This. He is the host and editorial director of How I Built This, and served in that same capacity for the TED Radio Hour until March of 2020. Both shows are heard by more than 19 million people each month around the world. He is also the creator and co-host of NPR's first-ever podcast for kids, Wow In The World, which quickly became the #1 children's podcast.How I Built This is a podcast about the greatest innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built. Each episode is a narrative journey marked by triumphs, failures, serendipity, and insight - told by the founders of some of the world's best-known companies and brands. In 2016, it was named one of the top ten podcasts of the year by iTunes, and Inc. Magazine called it "the best podcast to take on the New Year."Wow in the World is a show about science, wonder, discovery and the amazing things happening in our world. It's for kids ages 5-10 and marks NPR's first-ever foray into children's programming. The Guard- ian called it "a kids podcast with plenty for parents, too!"In October of 2018, Raz debuted as the host of a fourth podcast, the Spotify original series The Rewind with Guy Raz. The Rewind takes listeners inside the minds of today's biggest music stars, including David Guetta, Kelly Clarkson, and Shawn Mendes. The acclaimed host unpacks what they love, what they fear, and the ways fame forever transformed their lives.In April of 2019, Luminary launched a new podcast hosted by Raz, Wisdom From The Top, which brings listeners into conversations with the leaders helming today's most powerful corporations and organi- zations, offering direct access to the secrets, mistakes, regrets, and wins that define modern leadership.In 2017, Raz became the first person in the history of podcasting to have three shows in the top 20 on the Apple Podcast charts.Previously, Raz was weekend host of NPR News' signature afternoon newsmagazine All T