Episodes featuring Tom Freston

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Masters of Scale
Broke and in debt at 33 — then he built MTV (co-founder Tom Freston)
Masters of Scale · with Tom Freston · Aug 13, 2026 · 2 recommendations

MTV co-founder Tom Freston talks about building an iconic brand, recovering from career failure, and the mistakes that cost Viacom the digital era.

My First Million
The guy behind South Park, MTV and SpongeBob reveals his secret for spotting winning ideas
My First Million · with Tom Freston · May 29, 2026 · 1 recommendation

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri talk with Tom Freston, who built MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central, about how he spotted winning ideas and the talent behind them.