Fortune

also referred to as: fortune magazine

4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 17, 2017 by Brian Scudamore · said 43 times in 34 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (12), Sal Khan (7), Brian Scudamore (3), Wendy Kopp (2), Shazi Visram (2), Sarah LaFleur (2), Rod Canion (2), Tope Awotona (1)

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2026 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode

Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire Jun 15, 2026 · 2 mentions · from 1:05
Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge Mar 16, 2026 · 1 mention · from 1:18:21
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2025 4 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode

Khan Academy: Sal Khan. From Tutoring His Cousins to Teaching the World For Free (September 2020) Dec 8, 2025 · 3 mentions · from 56:21
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss Aug 28, 2025 · 1 mention · from 9:23
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2024 1 mention in 1 episode

The Container Store: Kip and Sharon Tindell Dec 23, 2024 · 1 mention · from 41:18
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2023 1 mention in 1 episode

When robots recycle with Matanya Horowitz of AMP Robotics Jul 6, 2023 · 1 mention · from 18:03
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2022 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode

Happy Family Organics: Shazi Visram (2020) Jul 4, 2022 · 1 mention · from 15:03
PayPal: Max Levchin (Part 1 of 2) Jun 13, 2022 · 1 mention · from 2:16
WordPress & Automattic: Matt Mullenweg Mar 21, 2022 · 1 mention · from 46:11
M.M.LaFleur: Sarah LaFleur (2020) Jan 10, 2022 · 1 mention · from 10:06
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2021 5 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode

Live From The HIBT Summit: Brené Brown Aug 12, 2021 · 1 mention · from 26:02
Live From The HIBT Summit: Gary Vaynerchuk Aug 5, 2021 · 1 mention · from 16:22
Robert Reffkin: Compass Jul 26, 2021 · 1 mention · from 29:41
Policygenius: Jennifer Fitzgerald May 24, 2021 · 1 mention · from 16:57
How I Built Resilience: Lisa Baird of National Women's Soccer League Mar 18, 2021 · 1 mention · from 27:13
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2020 11 mentions in 8 episodes 1 per episode

Khan Academy: Sal Khan Sep 21, 2020 · 4 mentions · from 59:25
How I Built Resilience: Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures Oct 3, 2020 · 1 mention · from 14:28
Calendly: Tope Awotona Sep 14, 2020 · 1 mention · from 34:08
How I Built Resilience: Taha Bawa of Goodwall Jul 30, 2020 · 1 mention · from 12:15
How I Built Resilience: Live with Deval Patrick Jun 25, 2020 · 1 mention · from 6:21
M.M.LaFleur: Sarah LaFleur Feb 3, 2020 · 1 mention · from 9:50
Happy Family Organics: Shazi Visram Jan 20, 2020 · 1 mention · from 14:55
Dell Computers: Michael Dell (2018) Jan 6, 2020 · 1 mention · from 37:48
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2019 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

Compaq Computers: Rod Canion (2019) Mar 25, 2019 · 2 mentions · from 29:40
Chicken Salad Chick: Stacy Brown (2018) Dec 30, 2019 · 1 mention · from 47:24
Teach For America: Wendy Kopp (2017) Jul 8, 2019 · 1 mention · from 9:06
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2018 3 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield Jul 30, 2018 · 1 mention · from 39:06
Chicken Salad Chick: Stacy Brown Jul 2, 2018 · 1 mention · from 47:36
Dell Computers: Michael Dell Jan 29, 2018 · 1 mention · from 37:53
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2017 7 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode

1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Brian Scudamore Apr 17, 2017 · 3 mentions · from 23:58
Live Episode! Black Entertainment Television: Robert Johnson Dec 14, 2017 · 1 mention · from 13:53
Teach For America: Wendy Kopp Oct 9, 2017 · 1 mention · from 9:02
Compaq Computers: Rod Canion May 22, 2017 · 1 mention · from 29:19
AOL: Steve Case Apr 3, 2017 · 1 mention · from 21:00
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Everything said about Fortune, oldest first

Apr 17, 2017 positive

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Scudamore: Fortune feature drove 506 inbound franchise calls in four days

“The story came out, hit the ground on a Thursday, and we ended up getting 506 phone calls from Thursday to Sunday.”

Brian Scudamore Apr 17, 2017 ▶ 24:52 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Brian Scudamore

Oct 9, 2017

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Wendy Kopp secured seven executive meetings by cold-writing to CEOs

“So I wrote letters to everyone quoted in the article. And a few others, by the way, I would pick out like, you know, Delta Airlines and write to the CEO. I mean, this is, you know, the advantage of inexperience. But believe it or not, I got seven meetings off …”

Wendy Kopp Oct 9, 2017 ▶ 9:16 Teach For America: Wendy Kopp

Jul 8, 2019

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Kopp secured seven corporate meetings by cold-writing to CEOs

“So I wrote letters to everyone quoted in the article and a few others, by the way, I would pick out like, you know, Delta Airlines and write to the CEO. I mean, this is, you know, the advantage of inexperience. But believe it or not, I got seven meetings off t…”

Wendy Kopp Jul 8, 2019 ▶ 9:21 Teach For America: Wendy Kopp (2017)

Dec 23, 2024 positive

Assertion Partly supported

The Container Store Achieved Sub-10% Turnover Versus Triple-Digit Industry Rates

“You know, later on Fortune Magazine's running around saying we're the best company to work for in America, but the way we measured that was by having single digit, less than 10% employee turnover in an industry that had triple digit turnover.”

Kip Tindell Dec 23, 2024 ▶ 41:18 The Container Store: Kip and Sharon Tindell

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