Hoda Kotb Explains Why She Left The Today Show And Became An Entrepreneur

At the 2025 Forbes Power Women's Summit, Hoda Kotb opens up about her surprising decision to leave the Today Show and begin her new journey as an entrepreneur. Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?s... Of course! Here are the YouTube chapters for that talk by Hoda Kotb. 0:00 - Introduction: Leaving a Job You Love to Find Something New 1:04 - The Breathwork Class That Changed My Life 2:48 - Why I Built My New Company, "Joy 101" 4:21 - My Biggest Lessons as a First-Time Entrepreneur 7:00 - The Story of Adopting My Daughters & Why "Good Enough" Isn't Enough 10:14 - The "Gut Feeling" That Told Me It Was Time to Leave the TODAY Show 12:47 - A Lesson from Sheryl Lee Ralph: "Where You Fix Your Gaze" 15:35 - My Daughter's Advice: "It's Time to Find a Different Tree" 19:25 - How I'm Redefining Success Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership... Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter:   / forbes   Forbes Video on Instagram:   / forbes   More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.