“Mean Girls” and “Anyone But You” are the top movies at the box office right now — Because RomComs are replacing superhero movies as the top investment in hollywood. With 80% of America experiencing sub-zero temperatures, we found the #1 snowblower stock — We’re breaking down Toro’s $10B of snow plows. And this week saw internet history — The NFL playoffs on Peacock was the most-streamed thing ever. $TTC $PARA $CMCSA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout, or ...
Jan 17, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1119
American renters spend a record 30% of their paychecks on average on rent — But we’ll tell you how Minneapolis became a renters’ heaven. Royal Caribbean just received the biggest cruise ship ever: It’s 5x the size of the Titanic — So we’re looking at the Cruisenomics of how (and when) it actually makes money. And Nick Saban is done at the University of Alabama after 6 national championships there — What you don’t realize is the huge economic impact he had on Tuscaloosa, Alabama. $RCL $SPY $BX Su...
Jan 16, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1118
Bitcoin reached a 2-year high as the first ever crypto ETFs began trading on Wall Street — So we’ll tell you what positives and negatives of Bitcoin’s Bit Mitzvah (mazel). The top-selling liquor in America right now? It’s not Jack Danliels or Tito’s, it’s High Noon — We’ll tell you how the canned tequila cocktail reached #1. And ChatGPT just launched a Bot Store — ChatGPT’s new market of bots is inspired by the Spice Girls. $BTC $IBIT $MSFT Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Wan...
Jan 12, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1117
The top-trending New Year’s resolution is #NoSpendJanuary — And it reveals the power of the Finfluencer (= “Financial” + Influencer”). Instacart’s smart cart will now convince you upsell you to buy ice cream — Because the game of groceries is still a physical sport. And Mister Car Wash became the largest car wash chain in America with 1 simple strategy — Chainification: It bought up all the mom & pops. $MCW $CART $SPY Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutout...
Jan 11, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1116
Stanley’s Starbucks collab at Target caused a riot, selling out instantly — And inside that 40-ounce metal mug is a lesson on how status symbols: Exclusivity beats price. The most inventive company in America? It’s… Qualcomm — This $150B company whipped up 3,854 patents last year, and we’ll tell you why. And Instagram just made its most parent-friendly move ever: A kids table — Zuck did the right thing… but because he was forced to. $SBUX $QCOM $META Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/news...
Jan 10, 2024•20 min•Ep. 1115
The #1 performing stock of 2023 was Abercrombie & Fitch — And it’s all thanks to women and “The Mullet Strategy.” Over the weekend, a door fell blew off a Boeing airplane mid-flight — Boeing stock just fell 7% and we’re looking at how catastrophes change company culture. And after 27 years, Nike and Tiger Woods are officially breaking up — But Nike’s greatest skill isn’t making shoes, it’s picking talent. $ANF $NKE $BA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutou...
Jan 09, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1114
#1. Robinhood should merge… with X — Democratize Finance For All with the first true super app. #2. Trader Joe’s should launch a streaming service: TJTV — Because every company is now a media company. #3. Taylor Swift should launch her own ticketing service — “SwifTix” is the best option to take down the TicketMaster monopoly. And she’ll do it as a nonprofit. To kick off 2024, we whipped up our 5th annual “3 big business wishes” for the coming year. These aren’t just predictions, they’re wild wi...
Jan 08, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1113
For the first time in 30 years, your keyboard is getting a new key — Microsoft is adding an AI key (but it’s really an AI ad). Peloton stock jumped 15% on its new partnership with TikTok — Prepare for Crissy Tiegen to lead your next yoga class… from Peloton… on TikTok. And Walgreens is cutting its sacred dividend, which sank the stock to a 26-year low — Which is why we think Amazon could acquire Walgreens. $PTON $MSFT $WBA Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shoutou...
Jan 05, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1112
Harry Potter’s Broadway show is the highest-grossing non-musical in history — But Harry’s coming TV series is even bigger… because it’s okay to reinvent the wheel. The world’s biggest shipping company just made the biggest detour on Earth — Maersk is sailing 6K miles around Africa instead of through the Red Sea… and you’re gonna pay for it in your shopping cart. And United Airlines is stealing an idea from Zuck: Targeted ads — Prepare for a personalized ad for you in seat 17A (plus, we’ve got a ...
Jan 04, 2024•20 min•Ep. 1111
What comes after Gen Z? It’s Gen Alpha — Marketers are turning their attention to the children of Millennial parents, and we are too. Pop-Tart was the star of the College Football bowls season, thanks to their mascot — Because Kellogg’s new strategy is to give their snacks arms and legs. And Tesla has always been (by far) the king of electric cars… until now — Because China’s BYD is now outproducing the electric OG. $K $TSLA $BYDDY Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, ...
Jan 03, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1110
To kick off 2024, we’re presenting our top 3 money stories of 2023. So whip out your wallet, Venmo your Cash App, and DM your broker, let’s hit our first ever money pod… 1) Rent or Buy, a story from September 21st: To Rent or To Buy - that is the question — If Shakespeare was alive today, should he rent a house or buy a house? 2) Aretha Franklin’s Will, from July 13th : When singer Aretha Franklin passed away, we learned something big — That the greatest gift you can give your family is a will 3...
Jan 02, 2024•18 min•Ep. 1109
A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories from 2023 on the entertainment industry. So toss on some PJs, hit the couch, and grab the 7 different screens around you, let’s hit our entertainment pod… 1) The Lion King, from January 6th: Disney’s Lion King Musical set a Broadway Record — Because on Broadway you can’t make a living, but you can make a killing. 2) iMessi (7/18): Lionel Messi came to America to play soccer, but the real winner was Apple — We call it iMessi. 3) Spotify ...
Dec 22, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1108
A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories about the She-conomy. The #1 force in the economy this year? It’s women. So we whipped up the 3 most interesting stories on the year that she ran the financial world… 1) The She-conomy, from July 28th — We found the 3 female forces that turned the economy into the she-conomy. 2) Natural Cycles, from Sept 20th: Our most commented-on story of the year? It was this one, “iOvulation” — The 1st ever hands-free birth control was a tech innova...
Dec 21, 2023•16 min•Ep. 1107
A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the car industry from 2023. So fill up that tank, charge that battery, and wax that chassis. Let’s jump into our 3 car stories… 1) Mercedes from June 20th: Mercedes created the first ever AI car with ChatGPT — Mercedes just gave birth to The Companionship Economy. 2) Jeep from August 1st: Jeep’s got a surprise new enemy: The Ford Bronco — So we jumped into the numbers behind the car industry’s zero sum game. 3) Porsche from October 2...
Dec 20, 2023•17 min•Ep. 1106
A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the fashion industry from 2023. So toss on a cute top and iron those jeggings, let’s jump into our 3 Fashion stories… 1) Lulelemon, from May 9th: Lululemon showed us the rise of Dupes — In fashion, Dupes aren’t a scarlet letter - they’re a badge of honor. 2) Aldi, a story from March 29th: The German grocery chain, moved from food into fashion — The fastest growing grocery chain in america is selling apparel, because merch is the new ...
Dec 19, 2023•18 min•Ep. 1105
A bonus episode featuring 3 of our top pop-biz news stories on the food industry from 2023. Grab a napkin and pull up a chair, let’s jump into the 3 stories spork-first (or is it fpoon?) 🤤… 1) The Grimace Milkshake, from July 5th: How McDonald’s made a drink go viral — The Grimace Shake makes the marketing case for chaos. 2) Goldfish Crackers, from April 24th: How Goldfish became a billion-dollar brand — Because even crackers need a wingman. 3) South Korea’s Gastrodiplomacy, from May 30th: How ...
Dec 18, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1104
Get our 25 Best Takeaways yet by subscribing at tboypod.com/newsletter . We got the Annual Report from “Klaus Industries” (yeah, Santa’s company), so we jumped into the business — Santa’s got a strong supply chain, diverse market of 2 billion customers, and an $11 trillion opportunity. The stock market began the year with Recession-worries, but it’s ending with all-time highs — We’re looking at the one force driving Wall Street to record highs for the holidays. And do you know about Dating Wrapp...
Dec 15, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1103
TBOY Merch Drop : Get The Best Gifts Yet at www.tboypod.com Build-A-Bear is having its best year ever, despite its friction-full buying experience — Because soft is security. Nearly 200 countries just pledged to “transition away from fossil fuels” to conclude the big UN climate conference — So why did Exxon Mobil’s stock rise? And Netflix just became the 1st streaming company to share all the data on what you’re watching — Their transparency is their competitive advantage (fyi, link to the sprea...
Dec 14, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1102
The Hallmark Channel produced *40* new movies for this holiday season — And Hallmark’s movie biz has the greatest ROI in all of Hollywood. Google was just told by a jury that its App Store fees are illegal — And we calculated that Google’s App Taxes bring in more profits than all but 15 companies in America. And the Excel Spreadsheet Championships just ended in Las Vegas — So we’re looking at how Excel became the wheel of finance. $AAPL $GOOG $MSFT $LVMUY Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com...
Dec 13, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1101
SmileDirectClub hit a $9B valuation by cutting out the dentalman… but it just shut down — The lesson? Some industries simply aren’t tech. And prob never will be. Pinterest uses data to predict next years trends, and they’re right 80% of the time — The 2024 predictions say we’re not waiting for milestones, we’re celebrating inch-stones. And Shohei Otani’s spot in the Dodgers lineup costs a record $700M — But the true value of Shohei Otani isn’t on the field, it’s in tourism. And Japan. $PINS $SDC...
Dec 12, 2023•24 min•Ep. 1100
Pantone named Peach Fuzz the color of the year… for 2024 — So we’re looking at the strategy of PreTRENDing: If you predict a trend, does that make it more likely to become a trend? Elon Musk’s SpaceX just hit at a $175B valuation — So we’re looking at how America’s most valuable startup found a space with zero competition (literally). And Rent The Runway was just eclipsed by Urban Outfitters’ clothing rental brand: Nuuly — Because Nuuly turned an outfit test drive into its entire business. $DHR ...
Dec 11, 2023•23 min•Ep. 1099
The newest restaurant chain in America is “CosMc,” a McDonald’s spin off — It’s taking on Starbucks… and it looks like McDonald’s cousin. GameStop just authorized their CEO to use company money to buy stocks — They turned their CEO into their Chief Investment Officer (and gave him a whole lotta cash). And the # of job applications with take-home assignments is up 87% since 2019 — More companies are making you work… before you start work. $GME $SBUX $MCD Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/n...
Dec 08, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1098
Taylor Swift just became the 1st entertainer to win Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” — So we’re looking at “T-Swift, Inc.” and why Taylor could IPO. Red Lobster offered endless shrimp for $20… and lost a ton of money because of it — So we jumped into the psychology of the Freebie. And the biggest climate conference of the year, COP28, just highlighted a critical number — We have the ratio that saves the world. $SWFT $ERAS $1989 Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, ...
Dec 07, 2023•23 min•Ep. 1097
Walmart has produced a 23-episode TV show for the holidays — But this Rom-Com is really Rom-Commerce, because every product on the set is for sale. Grand Theft Auto finally published the trailer for GTA 6 — But modern video games don’t make money, they collect taxes. And how much money do you need to be happy? Millennials say $500K/year… which is 3x more than any other generation — So we jumped in TBOY-style to find out why. $WMT $TTWO Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want mer...
Dec 06, 2023•21 min•Ep. 1096
**Merch Drop Alert** Get your holiday TBOY merch today at www.tboypod.com/shop (it’s our best drop yet). The band KISS is launching holograms of themselves to star in future concerts — But ABBA is already doing this… and it’s sold $150M worth of tickets already. Alaska Airlines is acquiring Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B — To get to Hawaii, you’ll have to go through Alaska. And Bitcoin has surged 150% this year past $42k — Because after a crypto extinction event, Bitcoin is enjoying a “Mosquito Ral...
Dec 05, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1095
McDonald’s just announced 50 changes to the iconic Big Mac — It’s a huge risk… and it reminds us of a quote in an old Sicilian novel. Rover, the dog-walking app, was just acquired for a shocking $2.3B (that’s ½ a Lyft) — Because Rover pivoted to puppy sleepovers… and away from Mitt Romney. And one of the world’s greatest investors passed away at 99: Charlie Munger, the architect of Berkshire Hathaway — So we whipped up Charlie’s Greatest Hits. $MCD $QSR $BX $BRK.A Subscribe to our newsletter: tb...
Dec 04, 2023•23 min•Ep. 1094
There’s a shocking new rival facing dating apps: Non-dating apps — Tinder, Match, and Bumble are out, Yelp, Strava, and Duolingo are in. After a 4-year wait, Tesla delivers the very first Cybertrucks today — But Tesla’s Cybertruck was designed like high fashion, not like a pickup truck. And Mark Cuban is selling the Mavericks… and quitting Shark Tank — Because Mark Cuban is whipping open “The Las Vegas Playbook” for Dallas. $TSLA $MTCH $BMBL Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Wa...
Nov 30, 2023•28 min•Ep. 1093
Tickets for tonight’s TBOY Live Show in San Francisco: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shack15-live-the-best-one-yet-tickets-755859846147?aff=oddtdtcreator The newest Influncer trend? Blue Collar workers on TikTok — Because the more digital our lives, the more physical our desires. Sports Illustrated got caught publishing an article written by a fake journalist — So we whipped up Rule #47 for Artificial Intelligence: Robots are fine, Faux-bots aren’t. And Amazon’s newest product replaces building k...
Nov 29, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1092
Shopify won Black Friday and probably Cyber Monday too, even though you never saw them — Shopify shows the value and the drawbacks of white labeling. The new trend in the workplace is fabulous instagrammable offices — When HR strategies change, so do our office designs. And Indefy is the VC-like finance firm investing in emerging musicians — It’s the new biz model of music: It’s never been bigger, to be smaller. $SHOP $SPOT Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Want merch, a shouto...
Nov 28, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1091
This Thanksgiving you might have noticed the miracle weight loss drugs for the first time — So we looked at what a post-Ozempic world might look like. The most popular promo this Cyber Monday? Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) — But watch out for the terms and conditions on BOGO (they’re sneaky). And UNC just won the national championship in Field Hockey with a 23-year old coach — There’s a management lesson about experience we all need to know. $NVO $DPZ $SHAK Subscribe to our newsletter: tboypod.com...
Nov 27, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1090
