Big Shot
Hosted by Harley Finkelstein and David Segal · Big Shot
4.8from 227 ratings
- 41
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 227
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
- 6M
- YouTube views
About Big Shot
If the walls of Kosher delis could speak, they would (schm)ooze invaluable wisdom and endless laughs. Harley Finkelstein (Shopify) and David Segal (DAVIDsTEA) are Jewish entrepreneurs influenced by the greats who came before them. But, they realized no one was archiving the best behind-the-scenes stories ever told. Before time was up, they set out on a passion project to preserve the memories, mishaps, and wins of the people who have seen it all. Big Shot tells the stories of the people that shaped an entire generation.
- Publisher
- Big Shot
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Mar 2023
- Latest episode
- 25 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 41 episodes have a transcript.
25 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
How a 17-Year-Old From Tehran Turned $750 Into a Toy Empire | Isaac Larian
11 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Coney Island Kid Who Made Rocky, Goodfellas, and Raging Bull | Irwin Winkler
21 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
From Paramount to Fox to Expedia: How Barry Diller Built One Massive Business After Another
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How a 17-Year-Old From Tehran Turned $750 Into a Toy Empire | Isaac Larian
Published 25 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They covered them. So he says, Isaac, they own 98% market share of the doll. I don't have to do anything. They come and do everything. They do the planogram, and I make my bonus, et cetera. Why would they risk and put something else in there? He said, Ron, what if I come up with something that's better than that? He says, if you do, I will buy it. I said, give me your card and write on the back. I come back to my office and I said to my team, give me something to go after Barbie, but not a knockoff. I want something very different. Because you knew a knockoff wouldn't do the trick. Wouldn't it? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Big Shot
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Isaac Larian
- Irwin Winkler
- Barry Diller
- Lew Wolff
- Joseph Schaffer
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 5,747,171
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 64 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 163 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 49
- Social presence
- 100
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Big Shot?
Harley Finkelstein and David Segal host the show. Published by Big Shot.
Does Big Shot take guests?
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