Growing Your Passion into a Business with Oprah and Jürgen Ingels

The Oprah Podcast

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Oprah speaks with global entrepreneur, tech pioneer and venture capitalist Jürgen Ingels to discuss what it takes to start a successful business as detailed in his book "Start, Grow, Sell: 50 Tips for Entrepreneurial Greatness." During this lively discussion, Jürgen shares the concrete and practical lessons he learned during his own entrepreneurial journey - which also apply to all aspects of our daily lives. Including how to take an idea from startup to success, how to focus your talents, find investors and build the right team. We hear from entrepreneurs with questions for Mr. Ingels including a woman named Sanna who was inspired to leave the corporate world to open her dream clothing store Happy on Main in Concord, MA after overcoming a personal challenge. Also Shark Tank alum Ashley whose company Tones of Melanin makes stylish athleisure for students and graduates of HBCUs - or historically Black colleges and universities. Also Shark Tank alum Ashley whose company Tones of Melanin makes stylish athleisure for students and graduates of HBCUs - or historically Black colleges and universities. BUY THE BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Start-Grow-Sell-Entrepreneurial-Greatness/dp/9401474133 00:00:00 - Welcome Jürgen Ingels, author of “Start, Grow, Sell” 00:04:50 - Jürgen’s first business venture 00:10:20 - Jürgen’s work ethic 00:11:40 - Jürgen changed payment systems 00:15:00 - Biggest business mistakes 00:18:30 - Going the extra mile 00:23:50 - Drive revenue and scale 00:28:20 - Keep your word 00:31:20 - 3 tips for scaling your business 00:34:40 - Entrepreneurs: better after 40 00:35:38 - Passion is crucial 00:37:30 - Always ask why 00:43:30 - Jürgen’s definition of a well lived life Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So I think one of the things that it's important to point out is that your origin story and my origin story are similar, had fathers who were very strict.
0:09.0	And even though we were born on opposite sides of the ocean and under very different circumstances, what we were good at as young people, what we were interested in focused on growing, yours was parties was was was speaking uh led to a career
0:24.8	hi everybody and welcome to the oprah podcast and i thank you for giving us your time to be here
0:35.5	and i know that life gets busy and you want to be mindful about how you
0:40.1	spend the minutes of your day. So it does mean a great deal to me that you join me here for
0:46.0	conversations that for these times we're living in or any time that we'd be living in,
0:51.7	give us ideas on how to live better, how to live more fully.
0:57.1	So I just wanted to tell you all, I met my guest today when he invited me to Belgium,
1:02.8	a place I'd never been, to speak at his conference that he called the Supernova Conference.
1:09.1	And I was intrigued by that title. You know, a good title is everything. And I was intrigued by that title.
1:11.9	You know, a good title is everything.
1:14.1	And I was also intrigued by the invitation
1:17.2	because I really enjoy discovering new experiences
1:20.8	and new places.
1:23.2	And I would say I'm in one of the biggest periods
1:25.6	of exploration in my life than I've ever been
1:28.5	because all those years I was working for the show. I just work, work, work, work, work all the time.
1:33.2	So when I got the invitation to go to Brussels, I said yes and met Juergen Ingalls, who is one of
1:39.0	the great tech entrepreneurs. Born and raised in Belgium, Jorgon Ingalls is a tech pioneer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
1:48.0	He attained global business renowned as the founder of Clear to Pay, which became the world leader in payment software.
1:55.0	In 2014, with more than 1,200 employees in 14 countries.
1:59.0	Clear to pay was sold to Tech Giant FIS.
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