Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran provides innovative advice for career optimization. These aren't typical business school concepts. They're strategies from successful people who did things their way. Entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran hosts the podcast.

The Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran podcast gives listeners a phone number to submit questions. Corcoran's responses are encouraging but honest. She replies with her own questions before answering theirs. The fascinating interchange helps listeners make decisions. It's like "Dear Abby" for entrepreneurs. Except, Corcoran's recommendations aren't opinions. They're her proven tactics that are valuable and credible.

Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran interviews guests with unique success stories. In one episode, Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Jason Feifer redefines the word entrepreneur. He provides actionable steps for decision-making, sharing the questions he asks himself. Before changes, he asks what he has, what he needs, and what's available. He recommends podcast listeners ask themselves, "What is this for?" at periodic intervals when working and see if the answer changes.

Feifer reveals three questions that determine who's on the cover of Entrepreneur. Listeners hear why Jennifer Lopez and Maria Sharapova made covers and how well they sold. Feifer talks about adaptive people who succeeded. A brewery owner sold his company for $300 million by capping sales of one beer at 50 percent. A wig store owner multiplied profits by letting fewer customers in the store. Feifer explains how successful people make changes before they need to.

Corcoran seeks input from diverse sources. Nick Viall of The Bachelor shares some advice he's given and received. Viall offers relationship tips on his podcast, The Viall Files. His approach is identifying the lies people tell themselves and revealing them with empathy.

Corcoran's sister visits the Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran podcast. They discuss how their dad's dislike for bosses encouraged Corcoran's entrepreneurial mindset. They recall their parents prioritizing fun and how that impacts success. Listeners hear what their mom filled the tub with one Easter and how their dad behaved about Dairy Queen. Corcoran has nine siblings. That likely taught her one thing Feifer says is essential to success. Listeners learn how to maximize that trait too.