It's the final episode of Business on the Brink (at least for now). Ariel and Jonathan give a behind the scenes look on how the show came to be and how they put together each episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Business on the Brink

In late 2019, a travel company in the UK went belly-up overnight, stranding thousands of people who were in the middle of a vacation. Find out about the history of Thomas Cook and how its demise was no holiday. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Thomas Cook

This pizza pizza chain made its name with ready-made pizzas for a super low price. But a change in marketing contributed to plunging sales. What happened to Little Caesar? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Little Caesar's

Pixar got its start as a division of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic before splitting off under the guidance of none other than Steve Jobs of Apple fame. How did this company known for building specialty computer systems become a juggernaut in the computer animation industry? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Pixar

Bed Bath & Beyond has been through its share of ups and downs over its nearly 50 years of history. How many ups and downs? Well, the CEO of the company changed between the time this show was recorded and when it was published! Mary Winston has stepped aside for Mark Tritton. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Bed Bath & Beyond

Just after the turn of the 20th century, a man named Isaac Jacob Collins built a glassware factory. A century (and several owners) later, Anchor Hocking has become a name brand in glass products. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Anchor Hocking

A little alien who wanted to phone home proved to be a big win for a candy product from Hershey's and it launched an era of product placement in film. But what's the story behind the name Reese's anyway? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Reese's Pieces

Once one of the top personal computer companies in North America, the company Commodore had a major fall. What happened? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Fall of Commodore

Sometimes, all you have to do to avoid the brink of disaster is to pivot and turn your mistakes into opportunities. This episode is dedicated to three such stories. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Accidental Inventions

Where else can you go when you need a desk that doubles as a Ping Pong table? No where! You go to SkyMall Magazine, and you like it! But what sent the once omnipresent magazine of the skies into a free fall? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Highs and Lows of SkyMall

We're going back to the days of colorful Trapper Keepers for this one! Lisa Frank is a person and a company, known mostly for colorful designs on school supplies. But for every shiny rainbow, there's a dark cloud.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Lisa Frank: Not All Unicorns and Rainbows

Formed in the wake of a tornado, the story behind Best Buy has plenty of twist(er)s. How did this retail chain survive the digital age when so many other box stores went under? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

How Best Buy Survived the Amazon

It once dominated the communications and broadcasting industries in the United States, but by 1986 it would be reduced to a name brand. What the heck happened with RCA? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

RCA Goes Off The Air

Normally, the US government swoops in to bust up monopolies. But after World War I, it did the opposite. How did RCA come to be? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Rise of RCA

A side hustle for a creamery turned into a major business, but after climbing the top of the pickle heap Vlasic found itself in trouble. What happened? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Vlasic Gets Into a Pickle

For many companies, there’s a definitive moment that could determine success or failure. What do you do when you find yourself at The Brink?

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