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Two sneaker companies become industry titans through a decades long battle for global dominance, as they unleash iconic footwear that will bring sneakers mainstream and make them part of the fabric of American culture.

The Mega-Brands That Built America

Sneaker Head-to-Head

A down-on-his-luck car salesman has the visionary idea to start the first rental car company in America, and when he joins forces with cab company owner John Hertz, they spread their revolutionary business across the country.

Rentals to Riches

Steve Jobs starts a personal computer company in his parents' garage on his way to bringing computers mainstream; when he commissions the help of a software design company run by Bill Gates, it's the beginning of one of the biggest rivalries.

Clash of the Computer Titans

In the 1950s, rival electronics companies aim to make music portable for the first time ever; what follows is a decades-long rivalry that prompts the creation of products like the Pocket Radio, Cassette Tape, Walkman and the CD.

Music on the Move

Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world by setting the modern standard for hospitality; despite setbacks, economic downturns and international conflict, these rivals will stop at nothing to be number one.

Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel

A small piece of plastic revolutionizes the world of commerce in the middle of the 20th century; Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express race to change how people pay for everything, kicking off the $6 trillion dollar credit card industry.

Easy Money

A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, family-friendly video store, Blockbuster; an opening appears for two software executives in California to take on the media giant with their online subscription service, Netflix.

Internet Killed the Video Store

The technology battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone, from flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone.

End of the Landlines

The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.

S2 E1 | End of the Landlines

E8 | Sneaker Head-to-Head

E7 | Rentals to Riches

E6 | Clash of the Computer Titans

E5 | Music on the Move

E4 | Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel

E3 | Easy Money

E2 | Internet Killed the Video Store

E1 | End of the Landlines