I’ve been collecting a list of sites that feature podcasts and videos and other types of interviews with successful people in business and technology. The interview subjects at these sites started businesses that were very successful at increasing revenue or raising funding. Some other interview subjects were executives at large or fast-growing companies.
30 Second MBA: has videos from discussions with executives
33voices: has interviews with leaders and entrepreneurs
50 Interviews: features interviews with young entrepreneurs
Academy of Achievement: has presentations and interviews with leaders from a variety of fields, including business leaders like Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell
AllThingsD Videos: has interviews with technology executives
ArabNet Interviews: has interviews with executives in the Middle East
Beet.tv: features interviews with media entrepreneurs and executives, listed in the “Featured on Beet.tv” column on the right of the page
Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology: lectures from technology entrepreneurs and executives
Beta List Interviews: interviews with startup founders
Beyond the Pedway: has interviews with leading entrepreneurs
Big Think: shares insights from a variety of experts, including entrepreneurs and executives
Bill Kutik Radio Show: has podcasts with top people in the human resources space
BioBusiness: has interviews with biotechnology executives
Blip.tv Traction: is a series of interviews with successful entrepreneurs
Blog Business Success: interviews with web executives
Bloomberg: has video interviews with thousands of executives and investors
Bold Approach: has interviews with well-known entrepreneurs like Seth Godin and Gary Vaynerchuk
BTM Institute: has interviews with a number of incredibly successful executives
Building43: has interviews with tech industry entrepreneurs
Business POV: interviews with Chicago-area entrepreneurs and executives
CableU Confidential: interviews with media executives, which are listed in a column on the right-hand side of the page
CEO CFO: interviews with executives of publicly traded companies
CEO Forum Group: interviews with leading Australian executives
CFA Webcasts: perspectives from financial industry executives and entrepreneurs
Charlie Rose: guests come from a variety of fields, including business and technology
Chicago Booth Podcast: includes interviews with executives and entrepreneurs
Churchill Club Podcasts: an archive of past discussions with technology industry leaders
Churchill Club Videos: video discussions with tech industry leaders
Classic ScobleShow: Robert Scoble’s interviews with entrepreneurs from a few years ago
CMO 2.0 Conversations: interviews with leading chief marketing officers
CNBC Videos: interviews with executives and investors
Computer History Collection Interviews: interviews with computer industry legends like Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison
CrazyEngineers Small Talk: interviews with leading technology entrepreneurs and executives
CrowdConf Videos – presentations from entrepreneurs involved in crowdsourcing and the global labor industry
DishyMix: a podcast featuring interviews with internet & media executives
DLD Videos: interviews and presentations from famous entrepreneurs and executives
Doeswhat: has interviews with tech founders and CEOs
Dorm Room Tycoon: podcast interviews with leaders of successful businesses from a variety of industries
EconTalk: mainly covers interviews with economists, though some successful technology people like Paul Graham and Paul Buchheit are interviewed
ElectronicsWeekly Q5: interviews with electronics industry leaders
EuroBusiness Media CEO Interviews: interviews CEOs of European companies
Eventual Millionaire – has interviews with successful entrepreneurs
ExecutiveBiz: interviews with executives from a variety of fields
Fast Company Video: interviews and profiles of top entrepreneurs and executives
Fora.tv: interviews with successful people from a variety of fields, including business and technology
Forbes Face to Face: interviews with leaders
Forbes Video Network: has interviews with executives and investors
Fortune Postcards: profiles of leading figures in business and their activities
FounderLY: features interviews with startup founders
Founders Talk: interviews with people who are building new businesses
Foundora: interviews with internet entrepreneurs
Fox Business: this link has a listing of video interviews with CEOs
From Scratch Radio: NPR’s interviews with entrepreneurs
FT View from the Top: the Financial Times interviews leading executives
Grid7 Podcast: interviews with entrepreneurs
Grind and Thrive: has interviews with entrepreneurs and other leaders
Grovo: interviews with web executives
Hackers and Founders: has videos featuring tech investors
Hard to Find Seminars – interviews with and advice from successful marketers
Harvard Business School Entrepreneurs: perspectives from entrepreneurs who founded huge companies
Health System CIO: has interviews with healthcare information technology executives
I am Starting: talks with founders of companies in India
I Love Marketing: interviews with leading marketers and executives
I Want Media Interviews: interviews with leading media entrepreneurs and executives
iinnovate: a podcast where Stanford students interview major figures in technology and business
I’m There For You Baby: interviews with successful entrepreneurs and executives
InteractiveTV Today: has interviews with video entrepreneurs
Internet Evolution: has interviews with technology executives
Intruders TV: interviews with leading entrepreneurs and innovators
IT Conversations: interviews with information technology entrepreneurs
IT Radio: interviews with entrepreneurs and CEOs working in information technology and telecommunications
Ladies Who Launch Featured Ladies: profiles of successful women entrepreneurs
Leaders Magazine: includes advice from leaders of large organizations
Leaders Porfolio: interviews with leaders of major startups and businesses
Luke Ford’s Profiles: profiles of and interviews with film industry executives
Lunch with the FT: interviews with well-known executives and entrepreneurs
Marketing Voices: interviews with leading marketers
Mary and Money: has interviews with leading executives
MeetInnovators: a variety of interviews with startup founders
Meet the Boss: a site with interviews of some of the top executives in the world
Milken Institute Multimedia: recordings of panels featuring successful executives
MIT World: has videos of presentations from people in a variety of fields including business and entrepreneurship
Mixergy: an exciting media startup that has valuable interviews with a ton of successful entrepreneurs
MO.com: features interviews with entrepreneurs
Money Show: has interviews with financial executives
NECN CEO Corner: interviews with CEOs of companies in New England
New York Times Corner Office: advice from startup entrepreneurs and executives at major companies
NextNYers: a series of presentations from tech entrepreneurs in New York
NoSQL Tapes: has interviews with database software executives
Obsessed with Samantha Ettus: an interview show with a variety of guests, including successful entrepreneurs
On the Record Online Podcast: interviews with executives in marketing and public relations
Opalesque: has interviews with hedge fund managers
OPEN Forum: video discussions with leading business figures
Outlook Series: podcast interviews with product management executives
Past Bay Area HCI Events: interviews with entrepreneurs and successful people involved in UX and HCI
Pepperdine University Dean Executive Leadership Series: interviews and presentations from executive leaders
Personal Brilliance Podcasts: includes interviews with a variety of entrepreneurs and innovators
PodVentureZone: has interviews with prominent executives and investors
PowerMark PowerUp Podcasts: has a few interviews with entrepreneurs
Practical eCommerce Conversations: interviews with eCommerce entrepreneurs and marketing executives
Practical eCommerce Storyline: more interviews with eCommerce entrepreneurs and executives
PRSA Podcast Center: features interviews with public relations and marketing executives
Retire at 21 Interviews: interviews with young entrepreneurs
Robbie’s MIT Musings: this now-archived blog has notes from major business figures who spoke at MIT several years ago
Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology: this blog has video lectures from a variety of successful entrepreneurs
Sandhill Podcasts: interviews and discussions with technology industry executives
ScribeMedia Executive Face Time: one on one conversations with executives in the information industry
Socaltech Insights: advice from entrepreneurs and investors in Southern California
Social Networking Watch Executive Interviews: interviews with CEOs of social networking startups
Sports Business Radio: has interviews with team owners and major figures in the business of sports
Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner: includes videos and podcasts from successful entrepreneurs
Startah: has interviews with technology entrepreneurs
Startup Stories: has interviews with startup founders
Startup Story Radio: features interviews with startup founders
Startup Success Podcast: a podcast with entrepreneurs
StartupLi.st: has interviews with leading entrepreneurs
StartupLounge Podcasts: interviews with Atlanta-area entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
StoneTemple Consulting: podcasts and interviews with leading figures in web marketing
TalkCrunch: interviews with entrepreneurs and executives by the TechCrunch team
TalkTech Video Blog: video interviews with startup founders
Tavis Smiley: like Charlie Rose, Tavis Smiley interviews people who are leaders in a variety of fields including technology and business
Tech Nation: has interviews with technology entrepreneurs and executives
Tech Ticker: has interviews with major investors and fund managers
TechCrunch TV: has interviews with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
Techrockies Interviews: interviews with entrepreneurs and executives from the mountain states
TechZing: two entrepreneurs interview rising stars of entrepreneurship
The Algorithmic Trading Podcast: interviews with financial executives involved with high frequency trading
The American Entrepreneur: has podcast interviews with entrepreneurs
The Business Leaders Network: has interviews and guest posts from executives
The Business of Fashion CEO Talk: has interviews with fashion entrepreneurs and executives
The BusinessMakers: a show that has interviewed nearly 800 entrepreneurs
The CEO Show: features interviews with CEOs of major brands
The Connections Show: interviews with leading entrepreneurs and executives in sales and social networking
The Deal Video: interviews with private equity executives
The Forum on World Class IT: has podcast interviews with chief information officers and information technology executives
The Frank Peters Show: has interviews with venture capitalists and angel investors
The Glass Hammer Voices of Experience: advice from women executives
The Guru Investor: has information on top investors
The Next Women: profiles and interviews women in entrepreneurship
The Pipeline: features interviews with entrepreneurs and people who made amazing things
The Rise to the Top: has interviews with 150+ successful people
The Startup Slingshot: has interviews with entrepreneurs and investors
TheStreet Corner Office: has interviews with C-level executives
The Valley Girl Show: interviews with some of the most respected entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in the world
The Web 2.0 Show: interviews with founders of web companies
This Week in Startups: interviews with startup founders conducted by Jason Calacanis, a major entrepreneur himself
This Week in Venture Capital: interviews with venture capitalists
Vator: has discussions and advice from entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
Venture Road Trip: a cross-country road trip of interviewing entrepreneurs
Venture Voice: podcast interviews with successful entrepreneurs
Visible Banking Interviews: interviews with entrepreneurs and executives who are transforming online banking
Wall Street Journal Videos: interviews with a variety of successful entrepreneurs, executives, and investors
Wallstrip: fun and informative interviews with executives and investors
Washington Post On Leadership: perspectives from leaders in business and government
We are NY Tech: has insights from New York tech leaders
Wealthtrack: interviews with leading investors
Web 2.0 Summit: has videos of discussions with successful web entrepreneurs
Wharton Get It Started: video interviews with entrepreneurial Wharton alumni
Work in Sports – Sports Career Spotlights: interviews with sports business executives
World Economic Forum Videos: discussions with leading international figures in business and technology
XTremeRecruiting.tv: interviews with entrepreneurs and executives in the recruiting industry
Yale School of Management Past Leaders Forum: presentations from top investors and executives
Young Entrepreneur Interviews: interviews with youthful startup founders
Your Business Channel: features video interviews with executives
ZDNet At the Whiteboard: executives explain important issues and discuss how their companies solve problems
ZDNet CIO Sessions: interviews with chief information officers at major companies
ZDNet On the Scene: presentations from leading technology executives
Updated 6/23/2012
