Running a Business


Recent Running a Business Videos

Accountability Drives Results 

Former L.A. Police chief William Bratton talks about why your company will instantly be more effective once you hold it accountable for results.  Watch video

How Jules Kroll Ignored Naysayers & Started a Rating Agency 

When credit rating agencies came under fire for their role in the 2008 financial crisis, Jules Kroll, the corporate-investigations pioneer, saw a business op...  Watch video

How to Pitch the Media 

Public relations advice from Thrillist co-founder Adam Rich and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

Why You Need to Scale Fast 

Naked Pizza founder Robbie Vitrano talks about why it's important to launch a business and scale it rapidly. (Hint: It's not what you think.)  Watch video

How I Built a Resilient Company 

Robbie Vitrano, co-founder of Naked Pizza and founder of incubator Idea Village, says a clear social mission is essential for growth.  Watch video

Want to Succeed? Look Beyond the Numbers 

Social entrepreneur Robbie Vitrano talks about why he supports start-ups that go beyond business, and help the community.  Watch video

How Do You Fit into the Marketplace? 

Naked Pizza founder Robbie Vitrano says today's marketplace demands profitability and responsible behavior from businesses.  Watch video

Start-up Founders: Anatomy of a Good Team 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the individual strengths he and co-founder Genevieve Thiers bring to their business.  Watch video

Are Women Still Hitting a Glass Ceiling? 

Entrepreneur Dawn Halfaker compares the gender divisions of the battlefield to those in business world.  Watch video

Start-up Founders: Learn to Enjoy the Little Moments 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about one of the most rewarding moments of his career.  Watch video

Entrepreneurs: What Do You Do Outside of Work? 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about his passions outside of his baby-sitting service start-up.  Watch video

Start-up Life Is Easier With a Co-Founder 

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the benefits of sharing the experience of starting a business.  Watch video

Build Something You Would Actually Use 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner, founders of Sittercity, talk about keeping their baby-sitting service something they themselves would use as parents.  Watch video

Stop Agonizing Over Details 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner, co-founders of Sittercity, talk about how their attitudes change over time.  Watch video

There's No Going Back 

Sittercity co-founder Genevieve Thiers talks about how entrepreneurship has changed her outlook on life.  Watch video

How We Pick Each Other Up 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the ups and downs of co-founding a business.  Watch video

Making Sure There's An Army 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, says he feels responsible for his co-founders' well-being.  Watch video

What's the Best Part of Running a Start-up? 

Dan Ratner and Genevieve Thiers, founders of Sittercity, say passionate employees are just one part of the perks to running a start-up.  Watch video

What We Do Differently 

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the advantages of running her care-giving service start-up.  Watch video

Innovation Comes from Unexpected Places 

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the one customer request that opened an entirely new line of business.  Watch video

Opera Trained Me for Entrepreneurship 

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about how performing in front of a crowd helped her convince customers to use her service.  Watch video

Grind, Hustle & Payoff 

Serial entrepreneur Genevieve Thiers started Sittercity, a website to find babysitters, in 2001, and runs it with her husband, Dan Ratner. Since then, they'v...  Watch video

"Every Day Is a Roller Coaster Ride" 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner love the entrepreneur adventure, so they have created three companies. The biggest is Sittercity.  Watch video

Raising Nearly $30 Million in Venture Capital 

With venture financing and guerrilla marketing, Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner are making Sittercity into a household name.  Watch video

Outside Work, Opera & Illiteracy 

Genevieve Thiers and Dan Ratner have a full life outside of work at Sittercity. Thiers is an opera singer, and Ratner co-founded Open Books, a non-profit tha...  Watch video

Running a Business Is Mechanical 

Dan Ratner, co-founder of Sittercity, talks about the most boring parts of running a business.  Watch video

Fend Off the Competition 

Strategy advice from Naveen Jain, founder of the World Innovation Institute, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

What a Serial Entrepreneur Can't Resist 

When Jose Ferreira's first company failed, he thought he would never start another one. But then he launched Knewton, which makes online education tools.  Watch video

You Need to Look Beyond the Numbers 

Kevin Cleary, COO and president of Clif Bar, talks about his companies growth numbers, and what those actually mean for his company.  Watch video

My Employees Are Happy. Are Yours? 

Kevin Cleary, COO and president of Clif Bar, says his employees are engaged and happy. They're also driving success.  Watch video