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Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and busts, and sometimes, they reach new heights. From Wondery, the makers of the hit series Business Wars, and Lindsay Graham, the host of American History Tellers and American Scandal, comes a weekly podcast that brings you the true stories of the brilliant but all-too-human businesspeople who risked it all. From Walt Disney’s creation of a theme park in Orlando, to the colossal failure of New Coke, Business Movers will explore the triumphs, failures and ideas that transformed our lives.
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Behind every successful business is a story. It starts with a vision and a leap of faith. Along the way, leaders make bold decisions, ride booms and busts, and sometimes, they reach new heights. From Wondery, the makers of the hit series Business Wars, and Lindsay Graham, the host of American History Tellers and American Scandal, comes a weekly podcast that brings you the true stories of the brilliant but all-too-human businesspeople who risked it all. From Walt Disney’s creation of a theme park in Orlando, to the colossal failure of New Coke, Business Movers will explore the triumphs, failures and ideas that transformed our lives.
Wondery+ subscribers get 1-week early access to new episodes. Listen ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Making Macy's | If at First You Don't Succeed

    Making Macy's | If at First You Don't Succeed

    After a series of failed enterprises in California and Massachusetts, Rowland Macy launches his latest retail store in New York – in the fast-growing metropolis he finds not only success at last, but also a new family to take his legacy forward.

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    • 34 min
    Making Macy's | A Family Concern

    Making Macy's | A Family Concern

    Following the deaths of Rowland Macy and his heirs, the Macy’s department store eventually passes into the ownership of the Straus family. Brothers Isidor and Nathan set about revitalizing the store, but Macy’s is soon threatened by a new rival in Manhattan and the Strauses are forced into a dramatic decision.

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    • 36 min
    Making Macy's | A Change of Course

    Making Macy's | A Change of Course

    Following the death of Macy’s co-owner Isidor Straus aboard the ocean liner Titanic, a new generation of Straus men take charge of the famous department store. But their plans for the future are disrupted by an unforeseen challenge: the outbreak of World War One.

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    • 36 min
    Making Macy's | Marching On

    Making Macy's | Marching On

    This episode comes out for free on 12/14, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.

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    The end of World War One brings new challenges and opportunities for the Straus brothers and the Macy’s department store. In the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, the brothers eye expansion beyond Manhattan and begin a holiday tradition which will become a national institution.

    Milton Hershey: The Lord of Chocolate | Sweet Success

    Milton Hershey: The Lord of Chocolate | Sweet Success

    After two failed candy businesses, the confectioner Milton Hershey discovers a new recipe for making caramels and starts the Lancaster Caramel Company. The business makes him a millionaire, but he quickly becomes interested in the seductive promise of a new product: chocolate.

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    • 36 min
    Milton Hershey: The Lord of Chocolate | The Chocolate City

    Milton Hershey: The Lord of Chocolate | The Chocolate City

    As construction on the Hershey Chocolate Company’s new factory nears completion, Milton and his team work tirelessly to develop a recipe for mass-producing milk chocolate. But success is just a steppingstone to Milton’s greater goal - building a utopian town for his workers in the Pennsylvania countryside. In the idyllic town of Hershey, there will be no poverty, no illiteracy - and one man will be king.

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    • 35 min

Customer Reviews

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95 Ratings

95 Ratings

Aseem01 ,

Awesome

Awesome content and narration, almost like listening to a movie recording. Very informative too, with vital insights into historical corporate events. And an amazing closure too, with interviews from people who covered the events in real time.

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pvkanwar ,

Gets better each Series

Fun story telling episodes on some of the most controversial geniuses !

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