Take this week’s TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.com The Super Bowl this weekend is going to look a lot different than last year: Crypto is benched, Cognac is in. Taco Bell is betting their entire breakfast strategy on Kim Kardashian’s ex — Because breakfast is a Repeat Rabbit. And Disney just dropped the Ursula of earnings reports, and Mickey has become politically sticky. Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that And don’t forget to play this week’s TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.com Learn mo...
Feb 10, 2023•21 min•Ep. 909
We just got leaked numbers on Beyonce’s Ivy Park apparel line with Adidas — So can Bey sell clothes? Uber just announced its best quarter ever and we’re crediting their success to “The Dara Doctrine.” And we think the most disrupted product in your home is… your TV. So we’re comparing the price of TVs to the innovation of TVs. $ADDYY $UBER $LYFT Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the B...
Feb 09, 2023•20 min•Ep. 908
DoorDash and Roku just launched streaming food delivery because binging requires binging. JPMorgan (the bank) just bought 200K of trees (a forest) because money does grow on trees. And in the last 48 hours, three different companies have launched ChatGPT copycats — It’s not a Zucking, it’s a “Zuck du Jour.” $DASH $ROKU $BIDU $GOOG $JPM Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Y...
Feb 08, 2023•20 min•Ep. 907
The most exciting real estate right now? Storage Units — and the #1 company just declared war on Wall Street. The co-founders of Instagram just launched their first app together since Instagram… and it’s the opposite of Instagram. And if you notice the same Chevy car show up in your Netflix shows, it’s not a coincidence: It’s Netflix’s new product placement biz. $PSA $LSI $NFLX $GM $META Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shouto...
Feb 07, 2023•19 min•Ep. 906
Trader Joe’s just unveiled its Hall of Fame of food because great brands have fans… and fans need nurturing. Forget Alexa — Amazon’s most exciting business is advertising, but too much ads erase customer love. And Sony just enjoyed $9B in annual profit thanks to PlayStation 5 and Larry David. $SONY $AMZN Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too L...
Feb 06, 2023•20 min•Ep. 905
First, he was in finance. Then he got rejected by 100 investors. But now he’s raised $175M… and opened breweries on both coasts. We just popped open cans from the largest non-alcoholic brewery in the US. CEO Bill Shufelt and his co-founder pioneered a non-alcoholic beer you’d actually want to drink — and it now controls over 50% of the alcohol-free craft beer market. Bill sat down with us, over a few of his own non-alcohol beers, to tell his story in our 2nd Interview Pod. Cheers. Learn more abo...
Feb 03, 2023•51 min•Ep. 904
Warner Bros Discovery just unveiled its new strategy for DC Comics — because Batman’s jealous of Spiderman’s money. Peloton stock surged nearly 30% yesterday because it’s no longer a fitness company, it’s a math company. And Meta stock had its best day in a year after Zuck adopted a new role: Schmoozer-In-Chief. $PTON $WBD $META Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We ...
Feb 02, 2023•20 min•Ep. 903
Colossal Biosciences is trying to bring back extinct species like the Wholly Mammoth — and that wild startup just hit a $1.5B valuation. Starwood is launching a glamping hotel brand because glampers tip well. And Johnson & Johnson tried to pull off the ol’ “Texas Two-Step”... but it failed. $MAR $JNJ Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too L...
Feb 01, 2023•19 min•Ep. 902
The latest celeb hookup? It’s Tiffany jewelry and Nike sneakers… and Wall Street looooves it. Hasbro just gave us an update on the Toy Economy: We’re suffering from a Toy Hangover. And TravelCenters of America is the largest truck stop in America, but it’s about to become the largest electric car station in America. $NKE $HAS $TA $LVMUY Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact ...
Jan 31, 2023•19 min•Ep. 901
BuzzFeed’s stock has quadrupled in two days on word it’s hiring robot writers… and that has us dreaming of a Facebook acquisition. American Express has a new strategy for its credit cards: Double-down on lounges — not just in airports. And we just got a hat trick of economic data for America - the soft landing could be in our future. $BZFD $META $AMEX Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got...
Jan 30, 2023•19 min•Ep. 900
Tequila is about to pass vodka as America’s #1 liquor — Because Patron turned shots into sips. Universal is opening a theme park in Las Vegas just for adults, because it’s a Jekyll-and-Hyde company. And if you have a checking account, you're going to want to hear this story: Bank of America lost $100B in deposits because of an interest rate. Take this week’s TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.com $BF $BAC $CMCSA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy a...
Jan 27, 2023•20 min•Ep. 899
Justin Bieber just sold all of his music for $200M to a Pure-Play Playlist Stock. ChatGPT just passed its biggest test yet: A Wharton MBA final exam. And Tesla’s most important earnings in years reveal it’s about to go into reverse — From profit mode to growth mode. $SONG $BX $TSLA $MSFT Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too Learn more about y...
Jan 26, 2023•20 min•Ep. 898
Remember that Taylor Swift ticket fiasco? Welp, the US Senate just summoned Ticketmaster’s President to Washington for a grilling about the future of concert tickets. Amazon just launched a $5/month unlimited generic medication subscription — first they hook us, then they book us. And the presidents of Brazil and Argentina just announced plans for a joint currency - but Wall Street doesn’t believe it will happen. $LYV $AMZN $USD Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod...
Jan 25, 2023•20 min•Ep. 897
Chocolate is the newest addition to our recession-proof products list — because you’re addicted to it (literally). Away Luggage was crushed during the pandemic but is now living its best life thanks to Revenge Travel. And Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and now Spotify have all announced layoffs, but 1 Big Tech company hasn’t: Apple. So we found out why… $SPOT $AAPL $WRBY $HCHOF Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on th...
Jan 24, 2023•20 min•Ep. 896
The #1 app in America right now? It’s Temu — Because it’s pioneered the new trend of group shopping, or what we call “Flocking”. Uber is working with carmakers to design the first-ever ride-hail car. And P&G’s earnings show a potential inflection point in the fight against inflation: Us consumers are saying “no” to higher prices. $PDD $UBER $PG Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got th...
Jan 23, 2023•20 min•Ep. 895
This week’s TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.com Netflix’s co-founder is unlike every other tech founder — and yesterday the self-disrupting legend of a CEO stepped down. Millennials killed canned tuna fish, but now canned tuna startups are thriving. And we just saw the biggest flip in finance in years: Morgan Stanley is gold, Goldman Sachs is silver. $NFLX $MS $GS Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RllMBgvDnTa...
Jan 20, 2023•21 min•Ep. 894
If you go to college at the University of Texas or Auburn University, then you can’t TikTok – because it just got banned on campus wifi. Party City is filing for bankruptcy because balloons are its Keystone Product (but Helium is the Keystone Crusher). And you’re going to see a lot of chatter about the Debt Ceiling Drama today… because the Debt Ceiling Expires… today. $PRTY $META $SPY Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout ...
Jan 19, 2023•22 min•Ep. 893
Match has a dating app problem: Half of its core Millennial users are married — So its solution is $500/month for Tinder++. For the first time in 60 years, China’s population fell last year, which transforms its economy from inevitable to unenviable. And Mill launched the newest Silicon Valley-backed smart home product… but it’s your trash. $MTCH $GOOG Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Go...
Jan 18, 2023•19 min•Ep. 892
California’s In-N-Out burger is finally expanding East of the Mississippi, so we jumped into the strategy behind the most-profitable patty in the big burger biz. Everyone’s talking TikTok and Instagram, but the real social media success story? It’s LinkedIn. And JPMorgan Chase embarrassingly spent $175M… on a fake startup. $JPM $MCD $CMG $MSFT Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Bes...
Jan 17, 2023•21 min•Ep. 891
Of the top 100 TV programs of last year, 82 were NFL football games. There’s something strange going on at the largest luxury company on earth: LVMH’s CEO has made all 5 of his kids fashion house executives. And Climeworks just launched an earth-saving startup — A giant vacuum that sucks your carbon out of the air. Take this week’s TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.com How well do you know this week’s Takeaways? Play the quiz, challenge a friend, get the best score yet. $GOOG $AMZN $DIS $AAPL $NFLX ...
Jan 13, 2023•20 min•Ep. 890
Apple’s biggest new thing since the iPhone is reportedly launching this spring: Get ready for… iHeadset. Sephora is ending its Influencer makeup brand with Addison Rae because TikTok is magnificent for discovery but miserable for loyalty. And Goldman Sachs is cutting 3,200 employees, but that explains why your banker buddy Brad got such a big bonus. $AAPL $GS $LVMUY Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill ou...
Jan 12, 2023•21 min•Ep. 889
Noma was crowned #1 restaurant in the world 5 times, but shockingly just announced it’s shutting because the fine dining business model is broken. For the first time ever, the average Rolls-Royce car sold for over $500K — because they’re not selling cars… they’re selling art. And Microsoft is going all-in on ChatGPT if it turns Bing into a Google-killer. $BMWYY $MSFT $GOOG Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? ...
Jan 11, 2023•20 min•Ep. 888
For the 1st time in a decade, Barnes & Noble is adding stores… and doing it by taking over shuttered Amazon stores. Lululemon plummeted 10% because its fanny packs on sale — which means it’s facing the Discounting Death Spiral of Death. And the entire gig economy from DoorDash to Uber just got upgraded because they’re all Downturn Divas. $LULU $DASH $UBER $LYFT Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out...
Jan 10, 2023•20 min•Ep. 887
Millennials are killing soda, except for one brand: Dr Pepper. Delta just launched free high-speed wifi in the air — it’s not a perk, it’s a signal. And when you got hired, we bet you signed a Non-Compete Agreement even if you didn’t realize it — Now the FTC is trying to kill noncompetes. $KDP $DAL $YUM Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too Le...
Jan 09, 2023•21 min•Ep. 886
The Lion King Musical just had the best week of ticket sales in the history of Broadway — So we’re looking at the economics of the Broadway show. Craft Beer is the only area of alcohol whose sales shrank last year because you’ve got IPA flavor fatigue. And Bed Bath & Beyond stock just plummeted to under $2… so you better use that gift card fast. Take the TBOY Quiz: go.tboypod.com How well do you know this week’s Takeaways? Play the quiz, challenge a friend, get the best score yet… $BBBY $DIS...
Jan 06, 2023•20 min•Ep. 885
You can buy a condo on Storylines’ new cruise ship — because it’s a floating town for full-time residents to live in… forever. Johnson & Johnson is loving this extra heavy cold, cough, and flu season — its Tylenol sales are powering its 60-year dividend dynasty. And Roku just launched its Roku TV, becoming the first end-to-end binge company. $ROKU $JNJ $CCL Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out thi...
Jan 05, 2023•20 min•Ep. 884
McDonald’s just opened its first ever robot restaurant… and it will forever kill the “soggy fry problem.” Google just issued a “Code Red” warning about its most important product (when Google goes Code Red, we pay attention). And Tesla dropped 12% to start the year, and we can trace the fall back to a strange email we got from Tesla on December 23rd. $MCD $TSLA $GOOG Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill o...
Jan 04, 2023•20 min•Ep. 883
The first surprise new relationship of 2023? Netflix and Nike — Workout and chill. Southwest suffered the worst airline breakdown in history because of its dirty secret: Technical Debt. And 2022 was officially the worst year for the stock market since 2008… so we’re looking ahead to 2023. $NFLX $NKE $LUV $SPY Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that ...
Jan 03, 2023•21 min•Ep. 882
To end 2022, we whipped up our annual un-zuckably bold pod of the year — Our 3 big business predictions for 2023: Budweiser should launch the 1st zero alcohol bar chain Amazon should launch a theme park: AmazonLand Nike should acquire Major League Pickleball Yetis, these are bold, expensive, and kinda crazy ideas — but we really wish those stories would happen in 2023. We’re back to our regular daily TBOY pods on Tuesday, January 3rd. Until then, we’re dropping some more bonus material on Instag...
Dec 26, 2022•21 min•Ep. 881
From Zuckings to Suckflation, Smeals to Funa… it was a wild year. So we whipped up our 3 favorite business stories of 2022: Airbnb became a Party Pooper with a Purpose KFC created its 1st chicken nugget to capture your window of loyalty Trader Joe’s launched a $9 facial sunscreen because everyone loves a secret Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram @tboypod for more bonus material we’re dropping Plus, look out for our next holiday Bonus episode… our 2023 Predictions Pod (spoiler: It’s The Best On...
Dec 19, 2022•20 min•Ep. 880