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Advice Line: "Strategy Sessions" Aug 6, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 15:55 Guy Raz Okay, and what, what, I mean, you know, some people might think of like Gymboree, I don't know, but what, we're talking about, this is a premium brand of clothing that you're making.

Gymboree: Joan Barnes. How Building a Beloved Brand Nearly Destroyed Its Founder Jan 19, 2026 · 63 mentions

  • ▶ 2:41 Guy Raz Gymboree. 7 times in the scene
  • ▶ 24:13 Joan Barnes So I, um, the then husband and I, Bill Barnes and I sat with a, wrote down a gazillion names and things like that, and then he calls me from a phone booth where he's running around the Embarcadero and said, Jim Burry, and I just loved it. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 29:10 Joan Barnes And if any one of the management team of, of the company thought that this person was not a good fit for us, that was a veto. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 31:15 Guy Raz I mean, I even, at some point, People Magazine wrote, move over romper room, all the best babies come to boogie at Joan Barnes's Gymboree. 7 times in the scene
  • ▶ 38:23 Joan Barnes Licensing, you know, Gymboree had a really great name, as you said. 8 times in the scene
  • ▶ 41:21 Guy Raz Runs Gymboree. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 44:52 Guy Raz I read that you guys, that Jim Rue was down to 50,000 dollars in cash. 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 51:32 Guy Raz When we come back in just a moment, the clothing line goes forward, but Joan has to step back and leave the company for good.
  • ▶ 52:04 Guy Raz So, it's 1986, and just as Gymboree is about to launch its own line of kids' clothing, The Gap says it's going to do the same thing. 7 times in the scene
  • ▶ 57:27 Joan Barnes I did, and I managed it by building a gym in the Gymboree headquarters and making everybody come at lunchtime to an aerobics class so I could settle myself down.
  • ▶ 1:05:09 Guy Raz That year, Chimboree announces it's going to go public. 10 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:08:52 Joan Barnes And then people came up to me and said, oh, you're the Gymboree lady. 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:13:03 Joan Barnes Well, Jim Marie now had a new chapter, and first of all, YogaWorks, I consulted to them for about a year and a half after they bought me, and then I decided that I, while I had lost my privilege to be an entrepreneur, it didn't mean that I… 6 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:19:01 Guy Raz That's Joan Barnes, founder of Gymboree. 4 times in the scene

Advice Line with Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker Jan 15, 2026 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 24:30 Guy Raz On Gymboree and Gymboree, uh, went into the franchising direction and the founder, she reached out to somebody who had expertise in franchising, which really helped the business, but that's down the road.

Shopify: Tobias Lütke Aug 5, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:00:21 Barb Heilman I mean, I wanted to take her to Gymboree, and I wanted to take her to the park, but then I said, but wait, I can't really put her in the car seat.

Framebridge: Susan Tynan (2017) May 6, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 6:54 Susan Tynan Yeah, so deals for, um, you know, things like Gymboree and childcare services and things like that, things that a family might be interested in apple picking.

Framebridge: Susan Tynan Nov 27, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 6:38 Susan Tynan Yeah, so deals for, um, you know, things like Gymboree, and childcare services, and things like that.
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