Welcome to the 130th episode of the Inc. Uncensored podcast, hosted by Inc.‘s executive director of editorial Jon Fine.
This week, features editor Diana Ransom delves into the results of this year’s Inc. 5000–an annual list of the fastest growing, private companies in America. She teases the story of Armir Harris, a formerly homeless refugee who now runs a $12 million transportation business. Plus, she explains why America’s No. 1 fast-growing company actually requires its employees to spend hours playing video games.
Then, reporter Emily Canal discusses the exodus of several business leaders from Trump’s advisory councils earlier this week (those councils were ultimately dissolved.) She examines the extent to which America’s CEOs will continue working with the controversial President, and what that might mean for the future of small business.
Finally, staff writer Zoë Henry explores why 2017 may be the year of the European IPO. Earlier this week, Angry Birds developer Rovio filed to go public, following successful exits from companies including Delivery Hero in Germany and Alfa Financial Software in the U.K. Meanwhile, in the U.S., disappointing results from Snap and Blue Apron indicate a souring IPO market.
As always, you can listen to individual episodes of the Inc. Uncensored podcast on the Panoply network or on Apple Podcasts, where you can also subscribe.