The first episode of Lubetzky’s new podcast ‘Build or Break’ is available now
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- Daniel Lubetzky’s new podcast Build or Break explores how failures shaped the success of notable guests like Barbara Corcoran and Matthew McConaughey
- Lubetzky, who is the founder of popular snack brand KIND, says he, too, faced failure numerous times throughout his career
- His Art of Failure exhibit in New York City also highlights resilience and is free to the public through Sept. 5
Daniel Lubetzky isn’t afraid of failure. In fact, he’s built an entire career—and now, an art exhibition— around it.
Lubetzky is a multi-hyphenate: During the Sept. 2 opening preview of his Art of Failure exhibit, more than one attendee could be heard describing the social entrepreneur as “a man with many commas” for his work as a Shark Tank investor, KIND Snacks founder, New York Times bestselling author and now, podcast host.
The art exhibit (located at 22 Wooster Street in New York City) dovetails with Build or Break: Lubetzky’s new weekly podcast, the first episode of which is available now. Featuring the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Barbara Corcoran, Kendra Scott and more, the podcast focuses on the guests as they discuss their paths to success— and the failures that shaped them along the way.
“[Barbara] is comfortable talking about her failures and what she learned,” Lubetzky tells PEOPLE of his friend Corcoran, whose contribution to Art of Failure is a persuasive letter she wrote to the executive producer of Shark Tank rebuking (and ultimately, reversing) their initial decision not to choose her for the show…