Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

About this episode

In this episode, David Neeleman provides advice to entrepreneurs on sustaining their businesses and managing resources amidst rising fuel prices in the airline industry.

Today’s callers: Barbara in Massachusetts wonders how her nutrition education theater company might live on past her own involvement. Then Jeff in Illinois looks to carry the momentum from his Ninja Warrior-inspired gyms to form a professional league around the sport. And Vince in Virginia weighs the risks from introducing new SKUs for his men’s organic underwear brand. Plus, David breaks down the resource management necessary to keep an airline aloft as rising fuel prices grip the industry. Thank you to the founders of FoodPlay Productions, Ultimate Ninjas, and Gotchies for being a part of our show. If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode, 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 JetBlue’s founding story as told by David in 2019. This episode was produced by Sam Paulson with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Casey Herman. Our audio engineer was Kwesi Lee. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Guy Raz

Guest: David Neeleman

Topics covered

• business advice
• entrepreneurship
• resource management
• nutrition education
• sports leagues
• product development

Keywords

• business advice
• entrepreneurship
• JetBlue
• nutrition education
• sports leagues
• organic underwear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JetBlue, FoodPlay Productions, Ultimate Ninjas, Gotchies

Places: Massachusetts, Illinois, Virginia

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