Build or Break

About Build or Break

Daniel Lubetzky — KIND Snacks founder, Shark Tank investor, Mexican Jewish social entrepreneur — sits down with the world's most fearless builders to uncover what it takes to create, innovate, and build things when others would have broken. Our guests are founders, comedians, scientists, athletes, actors, and public figures. No matter what field they come from - business, sports, entertainment, media, politics, or culture - they all face the same fork in the road. Daniel pushes past what they built to why they were willing to risk it, and how they kept going when it started to break. Real conversations about entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, and the decisions that define a builder.

Publisher

Daniel Lubetzky

Category

business · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 11 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Matthew McConaughey Read 20 Years of Bad Reviews in One Weekend

   Actor Matthew McConaughey shares with host Daniel Lubetzky how confronting two decades of criticism transformed his perspective and personal growth.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Lucy Aharish, Israel’s First Arab News Anchor: “Is Israel a Racist Country? No. But….”

   Daniel Lubetzky interviews Lucy Aharish about her unique identity, experiences with extremism, and profound courage as Israel's first Arab news anchor.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Diary of a CEO Went From 40 Downloads to 120M - Build or Break

   Host Daniel Lubetzky interviews Steven Bartlett about scaling the "Diary of a CEO" podcast from 40 downloads to 120 million.

4. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Inventor of Ring Was Bankrupt. Here’s How He Turned it Around.

   Daniel Lubetzky interviews Jamie Siminoff, the inventor of Ring, about his journey from bankruptcy to a billion-dollar sale, revealing the true story behind his Shark Tank rejection and entrepreneurial resilience.

5. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Andrew Yang Explains Why 94% of Congress Never Loses Reelection

   Host Daniel Lubetzky interviews Andrew Yang about his political journey, the mechanics of congressional reelection, and the influence of "AI" in investment.

6. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Chris Paul on the Clippers: "One of the Most Disrespectful Things I've Endured"

   Host Daniel Lubetzky interviews NBA legend Chris Paul about enduring profound personal tragedy and navigating career highs and lows, offering insights into resilience and building success.

7. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Kevin O'Leary: America Loses to China if We Regulate AI

   Daniel Lubetzky interviews Kevin O'Leary, exploring his candid reflections on business triumphs, personal struggles, and the formative lessons that shaped his remarkable career.

8. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Kendra Scott's 1st Business Failed. Her 2nd Became a Billion Dollar Company.

   Kendra Scott shares her inspiring journey from a failed first business to building a billion-dollar brand with host Daniel Lubetzky, revealing resilience and entrepreneurial wisdom.

9. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   This Confession May Actually Break Me

   Host Daniel Lubetzky interviews Steven Bartlett, Andrew Yang, Kendra Scott, and Jason Alexander about a confession that may have gone too far.

10. 

    28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    12 Icons. One Story. Subscribe to Build or Break, coming 9/3.

    Host Daniel Lubetzky interviews industry leaders like Mark Cuban and Kendra Scott about overcoming pivotal moments of failure to achieve success.

11. 

    25 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Chris Paul, Steven Bartlett, and More: The Moment That Almost Broke Them - Build or Break

    Host Daniel Lubetzky interviews Chris Paul and Steven Bartlett about the critical moments that nearly ended their ventures, revealing the resilience required to build.

Inside a recent episode

Matthew McConaughey Read 20 Years of Bad Reviews in One Weekend

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I'd like that experience. Our life is a product of all of our experiences. We are a product of those. For a film star who acts as all those people, do you also take into your life and adopt pieces of every character you've played? You inhabit that character. And there's some darkness and complexity to a character when you finish filming is some of him inside you sure when i dive into a character okay i work with what's off the text first who are they and i'm immediately asking myself well how who what part of me is in that and then i go to imagination i go oh and who do i know like that oh i see how this person thinks feels how they get up in the morning what their personal politics is, whatever. […]

Who has been a guest on Build or Break

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• Matthew McConaughey
• Lucy Aharish
• Jamie Siminoff
• Andrew Yang
• Chris Paul

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

59 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

29 ratings

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