One entrepreneur nearly ran out of cash building a fancy popcorn maker. Then, Oprah saved his business.

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Tal Moore, Founder of Popsmith, eating popcorn in his kitchen.
Tal Moore is the co-founder of Popsmith.

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I was frustrated by every baby carrier on the market. So I built my own — and grew 2,200% in the last three years.

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Skye, Hope&Plum's CEO and cofounder, posing with a buckle carrier in her home.
Skye Amundsen is the cofounder and CEO of hope&plum.

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I expanded my 350,000-member fitness brand to cover an overlooked life stage

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Megan Roup posing next to a fan
The Sculpt Society was founded in 2017.

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As a nonprofit-focused software company, AI tools help our clients fundraise with limited resources

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Neon One CEO Keith Reed standing against a wall.
Keith Reed is the CEO of Neon One.

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I spent 30 years building a fertility benefits company. After listening to our clients, we've become a full family-building platform.

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Roger Shedlin, CEO of WIN, on a couch in a shared space in his office.
Roger Shedlin is the founder and CEO of WIN.

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A bakery owner who wakes up at 12:48 am to start prepping croissants says her success comes from social capital and 'radical hospitality'

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Clemence in her kitchen at Petitgrain
Clémence de Lutz is the owner of Petitgrain Boulangerie in Santa Monica.

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I run a 30-year-old bookstore. Here's how I've kept sales rising for 4 straight years.

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Kandi West, Owner of WordsWorth Books in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Kandi West is the co-owner and general manager of WordsWorth Books.

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My small business modernized a 2,000-year-old tourniquet. We've already sold hundreds of kits through word of mouth.

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Founder Hannah Herbst with AutoTQ kits at the Golden Hour Medical headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida on March 2, 2026. Herbst developed the AutoTQ automated tourniquet after learning about the frequency of blood loss deaths. (Photo by Jennifer Ortiz)
Hannah Herbst is the CEO of Golden Hour Medical.

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They were about to shut down their business. Then a raw TikTok changed everything.

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Portrait of ChocboxLA founders Brittany and Kevin.
Brittany Nemandoust, the founder of Chocbox, and her husband, Kevin.

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The 13 best things to stream this weekend, from Netflix's new dark comedy to the season 2 finale of 'The Last of Us'

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Sirens for What to Stream for the week of 05/23/25
 

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