Business Daily
Founders: Leah Solivan on building and selling TaskRabbit
29 July 2026
Available for over a year
Leah Solivan, founder and former CEO of TaskRabbit, reflects on building one of the world’s most successful gig-economy platforms. She discusses the pressures of scaling a multi-million-dollar business, the stress-related illness that left her in hospital, and the decision to eventually sell TaskRabbit to IKEA.
Presenter: Sarah Rogers
Producer: Niamh McDermott
You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
(Picture: Leah Solivan. Credit: Audrey Anne Photography)
