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    From Scratch with Jessica Harris

    A Show about the Entrepreneurial Life

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    Ina Garten Apr 05, 2014
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    Ina GartenPhoto: Quentin Bacon Ina Garten is a cookbook author and the star of Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics, which airs on the Food Network.
    She is also the cofounder of a line of baking mixes, called Barefoot Contessa Pantry, which is sold in specialty food stores throughout North America.

    Ina speaks to Jessica Harris about how she switched careers— from working in the White House Office of Management and Budget to launching her culinary profession— from scratch.


    Michael and Rick Mast Dec 26, 2013
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    Mast BrothersArtisanal chocolate has experienced a revolution, especially in the United States; but only a handful of producers actually go through the entire process of producing chocolate from the bean. Michael and Rick Mast were the first culinary craft men in New York City to make the “bean to bar” unchartered chocolate journey. The two brothers from Iowa decided to walk away from their respective careers in film and music to start a simple, nostalgic chocolate company in Brooklyn dedicated to American Craft Chocolate.

    The Mast brothers talk to Jessica Harris about their resourceful approach to building their chocolate business, from scratch.


    David Carmel Dec 13, 2013
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    David CarmelDuring his senior year in college, David discovered that building literacy skills in a child’s early years was vitally influential to their future success. Seeking a way to address this, he co-founded Jumpstart, a non-profit organization that pairs college students and community volunteers with pre-schoolers from low-income households. Throughout the one-year program, children are provided with one-on-one mentoring and exposure to reading.

    David speaks with Jessica Harris about America’s literacy problem and how an idea grew into an organization that provides support to thousands of young students, from scratch.


    Leah Busque Dec 05, 2013
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    Leah BusqueTaskRabbit is an online service that allows users to outsource small tasks to individuals known as TaskRabbits. These TaskRabbits are freelance workers who have been background checked, and they perform small jobs ranging from grocery shopping to furniture assembly. Leah started the company in 2008, and the service is available in leading cities including Boston, Seattle, New York and San Francisco. Leah is a software engineer who formerly worked at IBM.

    Leah speaks with Jessica Harris about how she launched TaskRabbit, from scratch.

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    Craig Weiss Nov 20, 2013
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    Craig WeissNJOY is an electronic cigarette company that produces the flagship product NJOY King. E-cigarettes are non combustion cigarettes that contain nicotine and strive to have the look and feel and plume of a traditional cigarette. Craig’s brother Mark discovered ecigarettes in China, and the family started the company in 2006. Craig is a patent lawyer and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

    Craig speaks with Jessica Harris about his family’s pioneering role in the e-cigarette industry, from scratch.

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    Alex Counts Nov 20, 2013
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    Alex CountsMicrofinance lending, the practice of making small loans to individuals who would otherwise not qualify for traditional loans, has been a proven method of nurturing entrepreneurship in developing countries. As a college student, Alex read about the work of Noble Prize winning Dr. Muhammad Yunus and his efforts in microfinance. Eager to contribute, he moved to Bangladesh soon after graduating and worked under Dr. Yunus to learn the intricacies of microfinance lending. In 1997, Alex branched off and founded the Grameen Foundation in order to expand microfinance efforts globally.

    Alex speaks to Jessica Harris about how he turned a $6000 seed investment into a leading international microfinance organization, from scratch.


    Stephen McDonnell Oct 16, 2013
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    Stephen McDonnellJessica meets Stephen McDonnell, the founder of Applegate Farms. Applegate is a natural meat company that has been a leader in the natural meat movement since the mid 1980s. Applegate supports over 200 family farms, dedicated to the humane treatment of animals, and the company’s meat is sold in delis and markets such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s across the United States.


    Andy Levine Sep 12, 2013
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    Andy LevineAndy Levine connects music bands to their fans in an unlikely venue: at sea. Since 2001 Andy has been creating and marketing musical experiences for music fans, working with artists like John Mayer, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Barenaked Ladies, among others.

    Andy speaks to Jessica Harris about the many hats he has worn in the music industry, and how he ended up launching Sixthman, from scratch.


    Peter Thiel Aug 30, 2013
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    Peter ThielThe ability to buy and sell products online was one of the internet’s key innovations, but how do you convince people who are not used to e-commerce to trust that their money is arriving into the right hands? There were several companies in the late 1990s working to make online buying and selling easy and secure. PayPal was the most successful among them. Co-founded by Peter Thiel, PayPal enabled people to transact simply by using their email accounts. In 2002 eBay bought PayPal for $1.5Billion.

    Jessica Harris speaks with Peter Thiel about how he helped to build a leading online global payments system, from scratch.


    Brij Kothari Aug 23, 2013
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    Brij KothariImagine if every citizen in the United States didn’t know how to read. That’s 300MM people. That’s about the number of illiterate citizens in India, a nation of over a billion people.

    Jessica Harris speaks with Brij Kothari, a social entrepreneur who is tackling India’s literacy problem through Bollywood films. His organization, Planet Read, offers same language subtitling on television screens across India, so people can read the words as they sing along.

    Brij describes how he is using entertainment to improve literacy, from scratch.


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