Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets

Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets

From How I Built This with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery

May 14, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 835

About this episode

In this episode, Guy Raz takes calls from entrepreneurs seeking advice on expanding their businesses.

Today’s callers: Kristina in Florida wants to take her local pottery workshops nationwide. Then Jim from Colorado wonders if retail is right for his quick release camera straps. And Will in Ohio hopes his business will change what consumers expect from tool rental services.  Thank you to the founders of Seagrass Pottery, Lemur Strap and Tool Club for being a part of our show. If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode—where Guy and former show guests take questions from early-stage founders—leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to hibt@id.wondery.com or call 1-800-433-1298.  And be sure to listen to our episodes with Chieh Huang of Boxed , Hernan Lopez of Wondery and David Neeleman of Jet Blue .  This episode was produced by Kerry Thompson with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Cena Loffredo. You can follow HIBT on X & Instagram and sign up for Guy’s free newsletter at guyraz.com or on Substack See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Host: Guy Raz

Topics covered

  • business advice
  • entrepreneurship
  • startups
  • workshops
  • retail
  • tool rental services

Keywords

  • pottery workshops
  • camera straps
  • tool rental
  • business advice
  • entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seagrass Pottery, Lemur Strap, Tool Club, Boxed, Wondery, Jet Blue

Places: Florida, Colorado, Ohio

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