Blog Dream Big, Move Fast: How Ryan Bush Is Making AI Work for Businesses
He Lost His Whole Sales Team on One Trip to Africa. Then He Rebuilt the Company Around AI. Ryan Bush was gone on a humanitarian trip in Africa, and a...
He Started Making Baseball Bats at 15! The Entrepreneurial Journey of Jacob Walters
He Painted War Planes on Baseball Bats Until 3:30 AM. Then He Had to Rebuild the Whole Company. Jacob Walter worked from 7:30 in the morning until 3:...
He Generated $15 Million in Revenue — Then Built His Own Business
They Called It a Great Job and He Was Offended. Then He Bought a Lab on a Handshake. People kept telling Sanjiv Lal he had a great job. That's what o...
Forget Billion-Dollar Startups: This VC Backs Profitable Founders
She Told Her Investors the Code Was Being Held Hostage. Then She Bought Back $2.5 Million of Equity for $225,000. Erica Wassinger was across the tabl...
He Returned $1 Million to Investors — A Founder’s Unusual Story
He Raised $1 Million From Pickleball Players Before Building a Court. Then He Gave It All Back. Tim Klich spent 35 years as a commercial banker and n...
A Solopreneur's Perspective on Entrepreneurship - Tim Shea's story
His Data Clients Include the NBA, UFC, and Princess Cruise Lines. He Does It All Himself. And He's Fine With That. Tim Shea has been in data analytic...
He Lost Everything — Then Built a Global Education Company
He Had 48 Hours to Leave Syria. He Left Behind His Wife, His Daughter, and His Sick Father. One week after Fadi Alshalabi crossed the border out of S...
From Frat House to Wing Empire: The Matt Friedman Story
He Started a Wing Delivery Business in His Frat House Kitchen. Every Bank Said No. His Parents Didn't. The kitchen closed at 6:30pm every night. Mat...
The Buyer’s Perspective: How to Build a Business Worth Acquiring
He Locked the Doors on 40 Years of Work. Didn't Sell. Just Walked Away. Stu knew a dentist from church in Arizona. Ran a practice for decades. Built...
Glowball and Life as a Youth Baseball Entrepreneur
A Kid Ripped His Shirt Off and Climbed the Backstop. That's When Aaron Pridmore Knew He Had to Change His Life. The song was "Rodeo." The hip hop one...
The AI Startup Solving Mental Healthcare's Biggest Hidden Problem | Episode 70
The App That Plays a Donkey Sound When You're Being an Ass. Then Therapists Told Him What They Actually Needed. Ty Palmer built an app that listens t...
How a Twenty-Something Entrepreneur Landed 35% Equity | Episode 68
She Was 12. Her Dad Lost His Job. So She Walked Into the Studio Owner's Office and Negotiated Her Own Tuition. AnnaMarie Davis didn't tell her parent...
Mom of 5 Builds Million-Dollar Apparel Brands | Episode 67
She Was Taping Moving Boxes When She Decided to Start a Business. Her Husband Asked If They Could Just Get Moved First. Chynna Hansen said no. She w...
Building a National Outdoor Brand from Scratch | Episode 66
He's in Costco, Scheels, and Walmart. He's Also Almost Out of Money. Scott Jensen made $20 an hour as a nine-year-old selling snow cones. He saved $5...
25 Years in Fitness, 2 Big Exits, Zero Investors | Episode 65
He Signed a $120,000 Lease at Age 21. Everyone Thought He Was Mad. He Did It Anyway. Todd Kuhn's grandfather built the equipment in a garage under hi...
Why High Performers Still Feel Empty | Episode 64
The Big Payday Hit on a Friday. By Saturday, Nobody Cared. Stu Kent's company sale came through on a Friday morning. The wire cleared while he was on...
Building More Than a Startup: Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be | Episode 63
She Spent 15 Years Building an App That Started as a Spreadsheet in a D.C. Hotel Room The idea for Healthy Anywhere came to Lee Balcomb at 1am in a c...
He Built a Self-Cleaning Toilet Seat… And Raised $1M | Episode 62
He Walked Into a Dirty Airport Bathroom in 2015. He's Still Fixing It. Rob Polecki had a patent, a prototype, and a toilet seat he needed to wheel th...