Podcasts about serial entrepreneurs

Mally Roncal is a celebrity makeup artist who has worked with Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Celine Dion, and so many more, and the founder of Mally Beauty.A big theme in Mally's life is learning not to make herself smaller. We get into the moments that made her question whether she should tone herself down, how she learned to see what made her different as a strength, and what working with some of the biggest women in entertainment taught her about confidence, intuition, and listening to her gut.Then there's the business story. Mally launched Mally Beauty on QVC in 2005. We talk about what it actually looked like building a company for nearly two decades, becoming a mom while growing the business, raising three daughters, and the harder chapters that taught her about trust and what happens when you hand parts of your company over to other people.Mally has experienced loss, rejection, setbacks, and plenty of moments that could have made her bitter or afraid, but instead she's built a practice around gratitude, perspective, and choosing her energy over and over again. We get into how to trust your instincts, how to build without losing the people and parts of life that matter most, how to recover when things don't go according to plan, and why authenticity can become one of your biggest advantages in both business and life.In this episode, we'll talk to Mally about:* How losing her mother shaped her gratitude and courage. [02:30]* Growing up with two inspiring Filipino doctor parents. [05:44]* Turning childhood bullying into a belief in her uniqueness. [08:37]* Learning to celebrate your differences instead of fitting in. [09:57]* Discovering makeup artistry after studying fashion design. [15:59]* Choosing authenticity after being told to change her appearance. [17:56]* How staying true to herself led to an InStyle opportunity. [21:05]* Building a celebrity makeup career and trusting her instincts. [22:12]* The Beyoncé makeup moment that changed her career. [24:01]* Finding creative freedom through collaborative client relationships. [26:53]* Balancing a demanding celebrity career with building a family. [28:36]* Creating Mally Beauty from personalized makeup formulas. [29:58]* Why she chose QVC to teach women makeup techniques. [31:41]* Building a business and raising twins while redefining success. [34:13]* Challenging the myth that women can't have it all. [38:52]* Finding the courage to expand beyond Mally Beauty. [42:58]* Why entrepreneurs must understand every part of their business. [45:34]* Prioritizing mental, physical, and spiritual well-being over business. [46:22]* Choosing joy, empathy, and gratitude through life's challenges. [50:31]* Manifesting a bigger vision and trusting the journey. [52:43]* Why you should acknowledge hard moments, then “fix your crown” and move forward. [57:52]* Remembering that life, family, and relationships matter more than business. [01:00:06]This episode is brought to you by Beeya:* If you or anyone you know have been struggling with hormonal imbalances and bad periods, go to https://beeyawellness.com/free to download the free guide to tackling hormonal imbalances* Plus, get $10 off your order by using promo code BEHINDHEREMPIRE10Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Website: https://www.behindherempire.com/Follow Mally:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mallyroncal/* QVC: https://www.qvc.com/catalog/psearch.html?keyword=Mally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I sit down with Bob Campana, serial entrepreneur, author, helicopter pilot, and founder of the Redwood Cafe.With over 40 years of experience across hospitality, travel, real estate, and aviation, Bob breaks down what it takes to rebuild after failure and shares hard-earned lessons from his book, Don't Look Down: The Improbable Adventures and Battle-tested Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur. In this episode, we discuss:Transforming early global travel experiences into an entrepreneurial mindsetBuilding a hot tub business from recycled World War II pipeline woodManaging memory moments and moments of truth to build customer loyaltyUsing thoughtful communication to elevate travel experiences and build anticipationApplying the "rocking chair test" to guide life decisions without regretsFostering real human connections within the hospitality industryMoving an entire restaurant building to launch a new, massive project at age 72Overcoming self-doubt by amplifying positive inner dialogue About Bob:Robert “Bob” Campana is a California builder, landscape designer, real estate developer, restaurateur, and all-round serial entrepreneur. Born in San Francisco, he grew up in the Sierra Nevada foothills. At age twenty, he quit his job on a backwoods survey crew to travel the world, a journey that changed his life. Returning to California, he started a small business manufacturing and installing redwood hot tubs and eventually grew the company into one of the state's premier swimming pool builders. He later launched and acquired several other successful ventures, including Modesto's popular Redwood Café, which Yelp calls “one of America's most romantic restaurants.” In 2022, he created Redwood Café Tours to develop luxury small-group adventures in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. An experienced helicopter and airplane pilot, he travels the world and celebrates life with his wife, Lynna. BookDon't Look Down!: The Improbable Adventures and Battle-Tested Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneurhttps://a.co/d/012zNJwjhttps://www.bobcampana.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@GetBack2Workk https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/ ----- Connect with Candice Snyder!Website: https://www.podpage.com/passion-purpose-and-possibilities-1/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candicebsnyder?_rdrPassion, Purpose, and Possibilities Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/passionpurposeandpossibilitiescommunity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passionpurposepossibilities/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicesnyder/ Shop For A Cause With Gifts That Give Back to Nonprofits: https://thekindnesscause.com/Go to FusionaryFormulas.com and use code PASSION at checkout for 15% off your first order. Fall In Love With Artists And Experience Joy And Calm: https://www.youtube.com/@movenartrelaxation

In this episode, Dr Glyn Cartwright shares insights on strategic management for small and medium-sized enterprises, emphasising long-term relationships, clear business purpose, and practical planning. Discover how to build trust, define your organisation and plan effectively to succeed as an entrepreneur. Glyn's book, Why Has No One Ever Told Me This?, is available now.

Building a successful company can create generational wealth. But once you've had a big exit, figuring out how to invest that money without taking unnecessary risks can be more challenging than many people would think.That's why I'm excited to have Ben Rubenstein on the podcast. Ben is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and the founder and Principal of SetPoint Capital, an asset-backed private credit platform and technology company. He's had multiple 9-figure exits after co-founding Yodle, which sold for $342 million, and Opcity, which sold for $210 million. Today, Ben brings his experience as both an operator and investor to building technology and investment strategies across real estate, fintech, and private credit.In this conversation, we discuss the lessons Ben learned from scaling and exiting multiple companies and why he believes great businesses are built around customers rather than ideas. We also talk about what separates safer forms of private credit from the risks making headlines today, and how his experience on both sides of the table has shaped how he thinks about investing his own wealth.In this episode, you'll learn: ✅ Why Ben uses a barbell approach to investing that combines safer cash-flow investments with concentrated opportunities where he has a competitive advantage.✅ How asset-backed lending, aligned incentives, and new technology can create additional layers of protection for private credit investors.✅ Why deep due diligence becomes even more important as investors move beyond traditional stocks and bonds into alternative investments.Show Notes: LifestyleInvestor.com/308Tax Strategy MasterclassIf you're interested in learning more about Tax Strategy and how YOU can apply 28 of the best, most effective strategies right away, check out our BRAND NEW Tax Strategy Masterclass: www.lifestyleinvestor.com/taxStrategy Session For a limited time, my team is hosting free, personalized consultation calls to learn more about your goals and determine which of our courses or masterminds will get you to the next level. To book your free session, visit LifestyleInvestor.com/consultationThe Lifestyle Investor InsiderJoin The Lifestyle Investor Insider, our brand new AI - curated newsletter - FREE for all podcast listeners for a limited time: www.lifestyleinvestor.com/insiderRate & ReviewIf you enjoyed today's episode of The Lifestyle Investor, hit the subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen, so future episodes are automatically downloaded directly to your device. You can also help by providing an honest rating & review.Connect with Justin DonaldFacebookYouTubeInstagramLinkedInTwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From working behind the camera to building a business in Myanmar, Jeshua Soh has taken an unconventional path to entrepreneurship. Today, he leads Crossworks Myanmar with more than 120 remote employees while also running Shelter for Hope, which rebuilds homes for vulnerable families. And as his responsibilities have grown, so too has his definition of success from building a business to creating something that can make a difference in the lives of others. On Suite Talk, Lynlee Foo speaks to Jeshua Soh, Founder, Crossworks Myanmar, about his unconventional journey, the challenges that have shaped his leadership, and why success has become inseparable from serving others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Hustle Inspires Hustle features Alex Quin and Michelle Chia, graphic designer and creative lead at UADV and a returning voice on the show. Michelle reflects on watching clients arrive with AI tools and ask, half joking, whether the agency was about to be replaced by them, and how her own resistance to using AI in design turned into daily use. What came out of that was a working method: use the tools, never hand them the final call.Alex and Michelle dive into what AI actually replaces versus what it never touches, why every automation burns tokens and needs upkeep, which marketing roles are already getting hit, how AI slop is making everyone's graphics and captions look identical, and the brand bible approach that gives a model something real to work from. They also discuss the one process the agency did automate, why a marketing person is better at running an AI tool than a founder is, and why originality is now the only thing that separates two people producing the same volume. Ultimately, the conversation goes beyond AI tools to explore what happens to a brand when it stops sounding like a human.Episode Outline:[00:00] Meet Michelle Chia and the question every founder is asking about AI[02:10] Why AI burns tokens, needs upkeep, and needs somebody technical[04:30] Which marketing roles are already getting hit: design, copy, web dev[06:40] Curating instead of copy and pasting, and how to keep your own voice[09:00] What AI replaces and what it never will[11:20] Brand bibles, projects, and the one process they did automate[13:10] Closing thoughts and outroWisdom Nuggets:AI Multiplies A Team, It Does Not Replace One: The right setup can make a one person marketing department produce like five people. It still cannot decide what to make, judge whether it landed, or notice when something is off brand. Buy the leverage, keep the human.Your Output Is Only As Good As What You Feed It: A model with no context gives you the average of everyone else's answer. Feed it your case studies, your backstory, your dos and don'ts, and it starts sounding like you. Skip that step and you are publishing the same post as your competitor.Curate The Output, Never Copy And Paste It: Take option A, take option B, build option C out of both. The value you add is the judgment about which parts are actually yours. Anything you paste straight out went out to somebody else too.Build The Brand Bible Before You Build The Automation: Write down who you are, what you do, your process, your tone, your dos and don'ts, and store it where every new chat can read it. That single document is what makes the next answer sharper than the last. Without it you are starting from zero every time.Somebody Still Has To Log In And Turn It On: The best tool in the world does nothing until a person runs it, reads what it reports back, and fixes it when it breaks. A founder rarely has the time, the patience, or the vocabulary for that. That is the job you are still paying a marketer to do.Power Quotes"Don't leave it all up to the robots. Only let them help you get there faster." - Alex Quin"Be a bop in an era of slop." - Michelle ChiaConnect with Michelle Chia:Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/michellechia/]LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-chia1/]Connect With the Podcast Host Alex Quin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexquinTwitter: https://twitter.com/mralexquinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexquinWebsite: https://alexquin.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mralexquinResources Mentioned:ClaudeClaude CodeClaude CoworkChatGPTZapierWispr FlowOur CommunityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hustleinspireshustleTwitter: https://twitter.com/HustleInspiresLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hustle-inspires-hustleWebsite: https://hustleinspireshustle.comThis page may contain affiliate links or sponsored content. When you click on these links or engage with the sponsored content and make a purchase or take some other action, we may receive a commission or compensation at no additional cost to you. We only promote products or services that we genuinely believe will add value to our readers & listeners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sebrina Spencer runs nine businesses with fourteen separate streams of income, is the former Windrush Ambassador for Croydon, and has written five books — including The Powerfuls, a superhero book series that puts Black children at the centre of the story. In this episode of Property Investments Blueprint, Rahim Bah sits down with Sebrina to talk about how a one-way ticket to Jamaica at fourteen years old became the turning point that shaped her entire life.This is a masterclass for anyone in the UK who wants to build multiple streams of income, start a business with almost no money, or simply needs to hear that relying on one income is one of the most dangerous financial positions you can be in. Sebrina walks through the moment nobody showed up to support her, how she built a glasses business across four locations in Westfield with no upfront stock cost, and the exact advice she gives people who only have a few hundred pounds to start with.If you're a first-time entrepreneur, a woman who's ever been told you're not enough, or someone thinking about writing a book, starting a side hustle, or leaving a stable career to build something of your own, this conversation is for you.About Sebrina SpencerSebrina Spencer is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, investor, former Windrush Ambassador for Croydon, and self-described "opportunity connector." She is the founder of I Am A Billionaire UK, Shades By Bre, Deep Addiction London, Women In Power UK, Rum Slide and Shades By Bre Consultant, and the author of five books including The Powerfuls series and Never Give Up.Sebrina's books:The Powerfuls: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53243686-the-powerfulsThe Powerfuls (Book 2): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57937487-the-powerfulsThe Powerfuls – Save The World: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96853512-the-powerfuls---save-the-worldThe Powerfuls Go To Egypt: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209748804-the-powerfuls-go-to-egyptNever Give Up: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228953261-never-give-upFollow Sebrina Spencer:Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/sebrina1uk/Instagram (show): https://www.instagram.com/thesebrinaspencershow/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebrina-spencer-7b7205223/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sebrinaspencerX: https://x.com/sebrina1ukThreads: https://www.threads.com/@sebrina1ukSebrina's businesses:I Am A Billionaire UK: https://www.iamabillionaire.comShades By Bre: https://www.shadesbybre.comDeep Addiction London: https://www.deepaddictionlondon.comAbout Rahim BahRahim Bah is a UK-based property investor, business mentor, public speaker and entrepreneur. Through Property Investments Blueprint, he teaches everyday people how to build wealth through UK property investing, personal development and entrepreneurship.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.

Krankheitsausfälle im Handel, unvorhersehbare Nachfragespitzen in der Logistik oder Event-Personal in letzter Minute – die flexible Abdeckung von Personalengpässen gehört zu den größten operativen Herausforderungen von Unternehmen. In dieser Folge von Digitale Vorreiter*innen spricht Christoph Burseg mit Fritz Trott, Gründer von Zenjob, über die Zukunft der Arbeit, digitale Zeitarbeit und den Einfluss von KI und Robotik auf den deutschen Arbeitsmarkt. Fritz baut seit zehn Jahren an einer technologischen Plattform, die klassische Zeitarbeit in ein digitales Marktplatz-Modell übersetzt.Im Gespräch mit Host Christoph Burseg erklärt der Serial Entrepreneur, wie Zenjob aus dem ursprünglichen „Airbnb für Arbeit“ ein plattformgetriebenes System entwickelt hat. Die beiden sprechen darüber, warum stundenweise Personaleinsätze durch direkte App-Vermittlung und automatisierte Prozesse extrem effizient gesteuert werden können, weshalb die Gen Z fälschlicherweise oft als unmotiviert abgestempelt wird und welche Rolle Vorhersagemodelle für Schichtbesetzungen künftig spielen. Zudem teilt Fritz Einblicke in die Unternehmenskultur von Zenjob, blickt auf die Bewältigung von Krisen wie der Pandemie zurück und erklärt, warum der Einsatz von KI und Automatisierung am Ende Raum für menschenwürdigere Arbeit schafft.

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Richard Orlinski a choisi de tout quitter pour devenir artiste. Face aux refus qu'il raconte avoir rencontrés dans le milieu de l'art, il s'est appuyé sur son expérience d'entrepreneur pour tracer son propre chemin.Dans cet épisode de Serial Entrepreneurs, je reçois Richard Orlinski pour comprendre comment il a construit son parcours : ses premiers business, la création de son crocodile, ses premières sculptures vendues à perte et la place prise par le Kong dans son univers.Nous parlons aussi de son nom devenu une marque, de sa collaboration avec Hublot et de sa rencontre avec Jean-Claude Biver. Comment choisir ses partenaires ? Peut-on assumer le marketing sans renoncer à la création ? Pourquoi continuer à se remettre en question lorsque le succès est déjà là ?Richard évoque le regard de ses enfants sur son travail, son rapport à l'ambition et à l'échec, ses projets au-delà de la sculpture et la place de l'intelligence artificielle. Jusqu'à une confidence plus intime : sa peur de la mort et cette urgence de continuer à créer.Quel passage vous a le plus marqué ? Partagez-le en commentaire et abonnez-vous pour découvrir les prochains épisodes de Serial Entrepreneurs.▬▬ RICHARD ORLINSKI ▬▬Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/richardorlinski/Son univers : https://editions.richardorlinski.com/frSon livre « Pourquoi j'ai cassé les codes » : https://editions.richardorlinski.com/fr/collection/livres▬▬ SERIAL ENTREPRENEURS ▬▬Un podcast animé par François Allet.Retrouvez tous les épisodes et les plateformes d'écoute :https://linktr.ee/serialentrepreneursSuivre François : https://www.instagram.com/fr_ancois/Soutenez ce podcast http://supporter.acast.com/serialentrepreneurs. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Peter is a great example of someone who proves you can balance music and another career.  He is a serial entrepreneur who founded and sold companies doing such diverse things as weather forecasting for windsurfers, 3D molecular modeling, traffic signal control, photo capture software, and book publishing.  Since he loves the business of making products, he also happily consulted with many companies such as HP, Intel, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Nike, RainBird, Microsoft, and others.  And after selling one of his businesses, he ran research and development for a division of Steelcase, the world's largest office furniture company, for 13 years.  But he's also a musician –playing the string bass (and later the cello) throughout that career and improving his craft.  Today he's a professional bassist in the Atlanta metro area.  Finally, fifteen years ago, Peter was able to merge his love for business and music.  He started Aria Lights which manufactures professional music stand lights.  Today they are considered the gold-standard in symphony orchestras, on Broadway, in pits, and by freelancers throughout North America.  I was lucky enough to spend time with him at the International Double Reed Society conference at Miami University and decided that you needed to get to know him too!www.arialights.competerh@arialights.comwww.score.orgBook a free discovery call with me! We can spend an hour looking at your creative career. You deserve to thrive, and your artistry matters. https://calendly.com/jennet/thmMake sure you SUBSCRIBE to Crushing Classical, and maybe even leave a nice review! Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical! Theme music by DreamVance.I help people to lean into their creative careers and start or grow their income streams. You can read more or hop onto a discovery call from my website.  https://jennetingle.com/work-with-meI'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there! 

Millions of people around the world suffer from gastrointestinal issues like gastroparesis, reflux, and constipation, but until now, the available treatments haven't been very effective, and often carry some pretty nasty potential side effects. Today, we're featuring a company hoping to bring those people relief with a drug that's both efficacious and safe. Today's guest is Peter Milner, the founder and managing member of Renexxion, where he serves as the CEO of its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Renexxion Ireland Limited, a clinical stage biopharma company committed to delivering innovative drugs to patients with gastrointestinal disorders globally. Peter's a board-certified cardiologist, a physician-scientist and a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of building successful biotechnology companies, including CV Therapeutics and Aptivio Biotechnology, and advancing novel therapeutics from discovery to development. Today, Peter's going to walk us through Renexxion's very promising new drug, the treatment gap it aims to redress, and what it will take to get it through clinical trials and into the hands of patients. Highlights:From Medicine to Serial Entrepreneur (3:00)The Gap in GI Treatment (3:30)How the Drug Works (6:10)Where Others Failed (5:05)Trial Results and the Road to Phase 3 (8:20)The Problem with Current Treatments (9:45)The Dr. Falk Partnership (17:10)Pipeline in a Pill (20:20)The Billion-Dollar Opportunity (21:45)What's Next for Renexxion (23:50)Links:Peter Milner LinkedInRenexxion LinkedInRenexxion WebsiteICR LinkedInICR TwitterICR Website Feedback:If you have questions about the show, or have a topic in mind you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, joe@lowerstreet.co

This episode of Hustle Inspires Hustle features Alex Quin and Gina Ulmos, media personality, journalist, podcast host, and author of Mis 200 Citas. Gina reflects on her decades-long career across television, Univision, and radio, and how an unexpected career transition gave her the opportunity to reinvent herself as an author. She shares how nearly 200 real dating experiences after a 16-year marriage, combined with lessons from therapists, psychologists, love coaches, and her own interviews, ultimately inspired her book.Alex and Gina dive into modern dating, Bumble, first-date expectations, red flags, personal safety, scams, self-worth, and how social media has changed the way relationships begin. They also discuss Gina's experiences interviewing major figures like Cristiano Ronaldo, how her journalism background helps her read and vet people, and why cultural compatibility and life experience matter in relationships. Ultimately, the conversation goes beyond dating to explore reinvention, embracing uncomfortable change, and why it's never too late to start a new chapter in your career or personal life.Episode Outline:[00:00] Meet Gina Ulmos and the story behind Mis 200 Citas[04:25] Leaving radio and turning life experiences into a book[09:00] 200 dates, Bumble, rejection, and finding love online[13:30] First-date expectations, money, boundaries, and red flags[18:20] Dating safety and protecting yourself when meeting strangers[23:30] How Alex met his wife and Instagram vs. dating apps[28:25] Self-worth, childhood patterns, and choosing better partners[35:05] Interviewing Cristiano Ronaldo and using journalism skills in dating[39:00] Vetting dates, background checks, scams, and trusting your instincts[41:05] Cultural compatibility, travel, relationships, and Mexico[46:05] Career reinvention, losing your safety net, and embracing change[49:00] Why it's never too late to find love[50:52] Closing thoughts and outroWisdom Nuggets:Don't Ignore the Red Flags Because You Like the Person: Attraction can make people justify behavior they would immediately recognize as problematic in someone else. Pay attention to inconsistencies, pressure, dishonesty, and actions that don't match someone's words.Treat Dating Like an Interview: Gina learned from a love coach to think about dating similarly to filling an important position. Would you keep interviewing someone who consistently shows up late, lies, acts inconsistently, or doesn't share your values? Chemistry shouldn't eliminate standards.Self-Worth Changes Who You Choose: The relationships we pursue can reflect how we see ourselves. Understanding childhood experiences, emotional patterns, boundaries, and what you're actually searching for can help prevent repeating the same relationships with different people.Losing Your Safety Net Can Create Your Next Chapter: Leaving a stable media career was uncomfortable for Gina, but it also created the time and urgency that helped her finally write her book. Sometimes the change you didn't ask for becomes the push you needed.You Either Win or You Learn: Not every relationship, career move, or chapter will work out the way you expected. That doesn't automatically make it wasted time. Experiences can become lessons that prepare you to make better decisions moving forward.It's Never Too Late to Find Love: Gina's own family gives her a unique perspective on modern dating across generations. Her mother encouraged her to date, Gina found her favorite person through Bumble, and her daughter also found a relationship through the platform.Power Quotes“You're not gonna land a good job, a good relationship if you don't have self-worth.” - Alex Quin“Changes are good. You either win or you learn.” — Gina UlmosConnect with Gina Ulmos:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginaulmosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-ulmos-90b18657/Website: https://ginaulmos.com/Connect With the Podcast Host Alex Quin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexquinTwitter: https://twitter.com/mralexquinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexquinWebsite: https://alexquin.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mralexquinBooks Mentioned:Mis 200 Citas — Gina Ulmos [https://amzn.to/4hYgaZx]How to Market Your Restaurant Online — Alex Quin [https://amzn.to/4gA6GRU]Digital Marketing Dictionary — Alex Quin [https://amzn.to/46xv7dP]Polo's Day at the Park — Alex Quin [https://amzn.to/46vUpcg]Resources Mentioned:BumbleSpokeoGina Ulmos' La Fórmula Luego de Mis 200 CitasSOS NewsOur CommunityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hustleinspireshustleTwitter: https://twitter.com/HustleInspiresLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hustle-inspires-hustleWebsite: https://hustleinspireshustle.comThis page may contain affiliate links or sponsored content. 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On this inspiring episode of the Authority on Demand Podcast (formerly Authors On Mission Podcast), host Danielle Hutchinson sits down with Carl Wolf, a serial entrepreneur, business leader, and author of Life Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur, to explore the principles that shaped decades of building, leading, and growing successful businesses.Having built and sold companies across multiple industries—including two NASDAQ public firms—Carl brings a wealth of experience from both his successes and failures. His book goes beyond traditional business advice, revealing how entrepreneurial thinking can become a practical life skill for navigating challenges, making better decisions, and turning obstacles into opportunities.In this episode, Carl reveals how to:Address problems early before they become bigger challengesInvolve your entire team to uncover better solutionsApply the principle of “slow to hire, fast to fire” to major commitmentsTrack key metrics to measure progress and avoid stagnationEvaluate opportunities carefully before investing time or resourcesUse incentives and shared goals to motivate teamsRecognize when professional expertise can help you make better decisionsFrom solving operational challenges to evaluating investments and building stronger teams, Carl demonstrates how seemingly simple principles can have a significant impact on long-term success.This conversation offers valuable insights for entrepreneurs, business leaders, aspiring founders, professionals, and anyone looking to develop a more strategic approach to challenges and opportunities.Connect with Carl Wolf:Email: cwolflakota@aol.comWebsite: https://carlwolfslifelessons.com/

Have you ever hit every single goal you set out for yourself and still felt completely empty inside? That's the exact moment I found myself in years ago, staring at a stack of investor paperwork worth millions, and I couldn't sign it. I was recently interviewed by Eric Berman on Inside The Speakeasy. It was a great experience! We discuss my journey from extreme burnout to creating a life centered around freedom, fulfillment, and intentional success. Inside The Speakeasy, hosted by Eric Berman, gives entrepreneurs, founders, marketers, and creators an inside look at what it really takes to build and scale a successful business. Each episode features candid conversations with ambitious leaders who share the strategies, lessons, failures, and breakthroughs that shaped their journey. From startup growth and marketing execution to leadership and innovation, guests reveal what is actually working in today's business landscape. If you're ready to think bigger, take smarter risks, and accelerate your growth, pull up a chair and step Inside The Speakeasy. In this conversation, Eric and I got real about what it actually costs to grind your way to the top. I told him the story of building a tech startup in New York City in my early twenties, working over a hundred hours a week, running on four or five hours of sleep, and finally landing seven figure funding deals with partnerships tied to companies like Microsoft and IBM. On paper, I had made it. In my gut, I was smoked. My brother and I sat in our tiny apartment in Queens and ripped up the paperwork instead of signing it. That decision changed the entire direction of my life. We talked about why so many high performing entrepreneurs are optimizing every part of their business while completely neglecting the systems that support their own happiness. It's easy to build a scoreboard for revenue and totally forget to build one for your own peace. That's actually the question I think every entrepreneur needs to sit with. Are you chasing your own definition of success, or somebody else's? I chased someone else's for a long time, and it nearly cost me everything that actually mattered. One of the bigger things we got into is what I call the more disease. It's this constant craving for more money, more status, more followers, more stuff, and it infects high performers especially hard because we're wired to always push for the next level. The cure isn't actually more. It's contentment. Getting crystal clear on what you truly want and then practicing real gratitude for it, that's what breaks the cycle. Success without fulfillment is a trap, and I've watched it swallow people who look like they have everything. We also dug into digital overload, and honestly this one hits people harder than they realize. Constant screens, constant notifications, constant comparison, it quietly wrecks your happiness, your focus, and your relationships without you even noticing it happening. I shared some of the simple habits I use to fight it, like keeping the first and last thirty minutes of my day completely screen free. And we talked about growth. Real growth doesn't happen by accident. It takes consistent investment, reading in the morning, listening to something good in the afternoon, watching something educational at night. Small, repeatable habits stacked on top of each other over time. That's the whole game. If any of this is landing for you, do yourself a favor and go listen to the full conversation with Eric on Inside The Speakeasy. And if you want to keep building your own freedom and fulfillment beyond this episode, head over to https://happyhustle.com/podcast. It just might be the reset you didn't know you needed. Connect with Erichttps://www.instagram.com/ericbbermanhttps://www.facebook.com/speakeasymastermindhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbermanhttps://www.youtube.com/@SpeakeasyMastermind Find Eric on his website: https://speakeasymastermind.com/ Connect with Cary!https://www.instagram.com/caryjack/https://www.facebook.com/SirCaryJackhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cary-jack-kendzior/https://twitter.com/thehappyhustlehttps://www.tiktok.com/@caryjackhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFDNsD59tLxv2JfEuSsNMOQ/featured Get a copy of his new book, https://www.thehappyhustle.com/book Sign up for The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online Course @ https://thehappyhustle.com/thejourney/ Apply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure @ https://thehappyhustle.com/mastermind/ “It's time to Happy Hustle, a blissfully balanced life you love, full of passion, purpose, and positive impact!” Episode Sponsors: Kiln Your environment shapes your energy and your results. 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Wilson Zehr is an entrepreneur, academic and marketing strategist with more than 25 years in technology and telecommunications behind him, across six large-scale startups and over $60 million raised in venture funding. He runs Zairmail, a platform that automates the production and delivery of physical mail, and he teaches marketing, entrepreneurship and business strategy as an assistant professor at Eastern Oregon University, where he launched the Entrepreneurship Club to support student founders. Key Discussion Themes: • From compilers to executive leadership, five or six years as a software engineer, then marketing, business development and the corner office across six startups • Why moving into marketing broke his relationship with the to-do list, and how he learned to choose who was going to be disappointed each week • A CEO's world can change between eight and ten in the morning, which is why Monday cannot decide what Thursday looks like • Wilson's strategic planning theory, that what you can do today depends on resources you put in place months or years ago, and the youth football version of the same idea • Inside Zairmail, higher-volume mailers running 10,000 to 50,000 pieces a few times a week, 0% planned downtime, and routing mail electronically before it becomes physical • The 70/20/10 formula for direct response, 70% list, 20% offer, 10% creative, and why data has a shelf life • Referrals as the quiet engine behind most new business, even alongside a weekly newsletter going to 280,000 small and medium businesses • The airplane oxygen mask and the lifeguard rule, two versions of the same advice about protecting your own capacity Listener Takeaway: The list will always be longer than the day, so the real work is deciding what gets your finite time. Protecting your own capacity is not selfishness. It is what lets you keep being useful to the people counting on you. Connect with Wilson: Website: https://www.zairmail.com/ Academic work: https://www.wilsonzehr.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilsonzehr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wilson.zehr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilsonzehr/ About the Host: Entrepreneur Conundrum is hosted by Virginia Purnell, founder of Distinct Digital Marketing, where she builds human-driven AI systems that help business owners get their time back (and get seen). New episodes every Monday. Work with Virginia: https://www.distinctdigitalmarketing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiapurnell Listen to the Full Episode: https://entrepreneurconundrum.com/wilsonzehr

Send us Fan Mail“Enjoy the journey knowing that you have the resilience already within you.” -Chris DuffinExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesYou built the company by pushing harder. What happens when that same pattern starts weakening your leadership? Serial Entrepreneur Chris Duffin reveals the founder depletion trap and why leading yourself comes before leading your team.Episode Highlights[00:08] Chris reveals how extreme drive helped create success while hiding its deeper cost[00:15] The moment peak performance became brain fog, energy crashes, and declining health[00:24] Why founder health problems can begin years before the symptoms become impossible to ignore[00:38] The dangerous difference between productive stress and chronic overload[00:39] Chris reveals the 6 Ps framework for navigating adversity without becoming trapped by it[00:47] Why daily movement and strength training became Chris's first practical priority[00:49] The boardroom athlete problem: when energy loss starts weakening conversations and leadershipFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/570The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

This episode of Hustle Inspires Hustle features Alex Quin and Richard Wang, the 25-year-old entrepreneur behind Northern Dumpling Kitchen, as they unpack what it really means to step into a family business, carry forward your parents' legacy, and build something bigger than yourself.Richard grew up in the restaurant industry after his parents immigrated to Canada and spent decades working their way up from difficult beginnings. Although Richard studied finance, his long-term plan was always to return to the family business. Today, he's helping operate the restaurant while working toward one of his biggest goals: helping his father work less and eventually retire.The conversation dives into Richard's decision to document the journey publicly, including the renovations, cooking, long hours, language barriers, frustrations, and behind-the-scenes realities of running a restaurant. After roughly 200 days of consistent posting, his content began reaching audiences far outside his local community, with his Instagram following jumping from around 8,000 to 50,000 in approximately two weeks.Alex breaks down why Richard's content works so well and how founder-led storytelling can create an emotional connection that traditional advertising often struggles to replicate. They also get tactical about restaurant growth, discussing OpenTable, Google Business, Toast, email and SMS marketing, customer retention, experiences, and the systems restaurants can use to generate more revenue without massive advertising budgets.Beyond marketing, Alex and Richard discuss money, mentorship, real estate, investing, learning from older entrepreneurs, documenting family recipes, improving communication across generations, and staying grounded while building a business. Ultimately, the episode is about family, entrepreneurship, and what happens when a new generation decides not only to preserve what their parents built, but to take it further.Episode Outline:[00:00] Intro and how Alex discovered Richard's story[03:00] Growing up in the restaurant industry and choosing the family business[06:30] Taking over responsibilities, leadership, and language barriers[10:30] Why Richard's vulnerable storytelling connected with people[14:00] His parents' immigrant story and building a life in Canada[17:30] Family legacy, helping his dad retire, and financial goals[21:00] Money, investing, mentorship, and lessons for young entrepreneurs[23:30] Restaurant growth strategies: OpenTable and Experiences[27:00] Google Business, Toast, email, SMS, and customer retention[30:00] Cooking, communication, and improving his Mandarin[32:00] Going from 8K to 50K followers and founder-led content[34:15] Preserving family recipes and building for the next generation[35:30] Richard's message to immigrants and young entrepreneurs[37:05] Closing thoughts and outroWisdom Nuggets:Your Story Can Be More Powerful Than Your Product: Richard's audience didn't grow because he pretended the restaurant was perfect. People became invested because they watched him struggle, learn, improve, and fight to build something meaningful for his family.Consistency Doesn't Always Pay Off Immediately: Richard spent roughly 200 days building his audience before experiencing a major breakout. His growth from around 8,000 to 50,000 followers happened rapidly, but it was built on months of consistent work.Founder-Led Content Creates Emotional Investment: When customers understand who is behind a business and why they're building it, the relationship becomes deeper than a transaction. People begin rooting for the person as much as the company.Small Systems Can Create Big Revenue: Restaurants don't always need massive advertising budgets. Reservation platforms, Google Business, customer data, email, SMS, and better retention systems can create meaningful incremental revenue.Learn the Business From the Inside Out: Richard isn't only trying to market the restaurant. He's learning to cook, communicate with staff, improve operations, understand the finances, and master the details that make the business work.Protect the Knowledge Your Family Built: Recipes, techniques, processes, and lessons that exist only inside someone's head can disappear. Documenting them turns years of experience into something the next generation can preserve and improve.Diversification Creates Stability: Business, real estate, and stocks can perform differently at different times. Building across multiple areas can create more stability than relying entirely on one source of income.Legacy Is Bigger Than Money: Helping your parents doesn't necessarily mean forcing them to stop working. It's about building a situation where they work because they want to, not because they have to.Power Quotes“Founder-led content drives people, and it plugs at the heartstrings.”— Alex Quin“I'm doing some big things right now, but this is really only the beginning.”— Richard WangConnect with Richard Wang:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northern_dumplingkitchenTikTok: https://www.instagram.com/@thedumplingprinceConnect With the Podcast Host Alex Quin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexquinTwitter: https://twitter.com/mralexquinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexquinWebsite: https://alexquin.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mralexquinBooks Mentioned:How to Market Your Restaurant Online — Alex QuinProfit First — Mike MichalowiczOur CommunityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hustleinspireshustleTwitter: https://twitter.com/HustleInspiresLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hustle-inspires-hustleWebsite: https://hustleinspireshustle.comThis page may contain affiliate links or sponsored content. 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In this episode of the Established Podcast, serial entrepreneur and technology innovator David Douglas Stone joins Frank Gruber, host of the podcast and Co-CEO at Established and Managing Partner at Established Ventures, for a wide-ranging conversation about entrepreneurship, recognizing transformational technology shifts, building companies in Maine, and navigating the rapidly accelerating age of artificial intelligence. David has spent more than two decades creating and building companies around emerging technologies and changing consumer behaviors. He co-founded CashStar, the Portland, Maine-based digital gifting and payments company that helped move gift cards from physical plastic into the digital era and ultimately grew to process billions of dollars in transactions. CashStar was acquired by Blackhawk Network in 2017. David later founded Forager, a technology platform designed to simplify local food procurement and connect farmers and food producers with grocers and other wholesale buyers. David shares lessons from his entrepreneurial journey, including what he learned about identifying opportunities before markets fully develop, assembling teams, raising capital, scaling technology companies, and knowing when an idea has the potential to become something much bigger. The conversation also turns to the technological shift defining this moment: artificial intelligence. David and Frank explore how AI compares with previous waves of technological disruption, where entrepreneurs may be underestimating its impact, how AI could reshape employment and customer service, and the opportunities and risks emerging as businesses increasingly replace or augment human work with intelligent systems. They also discuss what AI means for founders and investors, how to distinguish lasting innovation from hype, and whether places like Maine can capitalize on this technological transition to build the next generation of high-growth companies. Throughout the conversation, David reflects on the lessons of a career spent repeatedly betting on change and offers his perspective on entrepreneurship, innovation, resilience, and what the next generation of founders should be paying attention to now. Learn more about David Douglas Stone and his latest thinking on his website at DavidDouglasStone.com: https://daviddouglasstone.com Get Involved! Founders, investors, startup teams, entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs), and innovators, we invite you to join the Established Network, our digital hub where creativity, capital, and collaboration collide. https://established.network Watch the episode on the Established YouTube Channel at: https://soty.link/ESTYouTube Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at: www.est.us Subscribe to the Established podcast: https://theestablishedpodcast.com/ Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their companies to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource. Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year. Check out Startup of the Year at: www.startupofyear.com Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year. Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand, which was acquired by an international publishing company, we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators further or create their brands and accomplish their most important goals. Check out Established at: www.established.us Connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: @EstablishedUs Connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/established.us  

Brett Hurt is a serial tech entrepreneur, investor, and a USA TODAY best-selling author. Most recently, he was the CEO and co-founder of data.world, the world's leading data catalog platform, acquired by ServiceNow in 2025.Previously, Brett founded Bazaarvoice ($1B IPO on NASDAQ) and Coremetrics, which was acquired by IBM for $300M.Alongside his wife Debra, he co-leads Hurt Family Investments (HFI), backing more than 150 startups, 50+ venture funds, and a wide range of philanthropic initiatives.Named Austin's Best CEO (Legacy Award) and an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow, Brett has been building technology since the age of seven.Love Conquers Fear is Brett's new holding company—an expression of how he's thinking about his highest utility over the next decade, and how he can influence the confluence of technology, consciousness, and courage to help humanity reach the Age of Abundance for All.Unlocking Humanity with Ancient Knowledge Hosted by John Edmonds Kozma Unimpressed Podcast offers a groundbreaking look into consciousness, ancient wisdom, and the nonconscious aspects of humanity via the Quantum Field. Hosted by John Edmonds Kozma, CEO of Bang Productions and a seasoned entertainment industry veteran with extensive experience, each episode delves deeper than typical discussions to reveal profound insights about reality, spirituality, and human potential. He has been likened to Albert Einstein for his innovative reasoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Kramer, Senior Lecturer at VinUniversity and host of the award-winning Asian Founders and Funders, interviews Phung Thanh Xuan a serial entrepreneur

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Mike Fitzgerald, Founder of Senttr. Mike shares lessons on managing AI estates, evolving consulting practices, and the skills needed for the future workforce.On this episode, Mike and Gareth discuss the importance of governance, privacy and security when deploying hundreds or thousands of AI agents, strategies for managing enterprise AI costs and ensuring predictable licensing models, and what the future holds for AI pricing models, and the evolving MSP ecosystem.Personal journey: From Ireland to founding Senttr (04:58)The problem with Software Licensing  (12:03)Building Businesses Around Unsolved Problems (15:21)AI Governance Challenges (26:27)Cost Management of Enterprise AI (30:19)Will AI Take Our Jobs? (39:11)The Evolution of IT Consulting (45:39)Advice to a 21-Year-Old Self (50:04)https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Sie sind die wahrscheinlich erfolgreichsten Serial-Entrepreneurs der deutschen Gastro-Geschichte: Klaus Rader und Friedemann Findeis. Angefangen haben sie bei McDonald's, wo Rader als Franchise-Nehmer ein Millionen-Business aufgebaut hatte. Doch statt die Betriebe bis zum Ruhestand zu optimieren, starteten die beiden neu, übernahmen ein italienisches Restaurant – und bauten daraus L'Osteria. Wie aus einem kleinen Laden in Nürnberg eine Gastro-Kette mit 400-Millionen-Euro-Bewertung wurde, wie sie nebenbei noch das Italo-Food-Projekt Vapiano mitgegründet haben und wieso das eine Konzept bis heute erfolgreich ist, das andere aber krachend scheiterte, verraten die beiden in dieser Folge. Wir haben mit ihnen über die ganze Reise gesprochen, von den Anfängen bis heute: Warum wächst L'Osteria, obwohl so viele Gastro-Betriebe gerade leiden? Wie stehen die beiden zu Robotern und Fertigprodukten? Und natürlich: Würde L'Osteria auch in Italien funktionieren? Die Antworten gibt es im OMR Podcast.

Send us Fan Mail“I wouldn't change a thing in my journey, as I wouldn't be where I am today.” -Mark YoungExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesFounders fear AI will replace them, but Serial Entrepreneur Mark Young exposes the costlier threat: staying trapped in work AI should already own. Discover the 10/80/10 shift protecting growth, leadership, and relevance.Episode Highlights[00:06:00] Mark reveals how AI anxiety left him facing sleepless nights and fearing his agency had 12 months left[00:08:00] The decision that moved his agency from AI fear to the top tier of business adoption[00:19:00] Why founders become vulnerable when marketing agencies control the language and the narrative[00:23:00] The costly mistake of paying for cheap marketing twice and still owning the failure[00:39:00] Why your business and health remain your responsibility when every expert walks away[00:40:00] The 10/80/10 framework exposing why entire careers are becoming obsolete[00:43:00] Why founders must stop doing work AI can handle and protect what only humans can doFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/564The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

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The biggest threat to your leadership may not be poor execution—it may be pursuing the wrong purpose. In this episode of CEO Blindspots®, serial entrepreneur Colin Dingelstad reveals why the most successful leaders don't just build successful companies—they build lives aligned with their purpose—and why that difference changes everything!CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Colin DingelstadColin is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and the originator of the "IMPOSSIBLE" real-time documentary series that follows Colin's pursuit of becoming an MMA champion after beginning the journey at 28.Before IMPOSSIBLE, Colin spent years building businesses, training across different sports, and constantly searching for the next challenge. Colin and his team are documenting the entire IMPOSSIBLE journey—from training with elite fighters and coaches to stepping into professional competition—with cinematic storytelling built for social media, film, and global streaming audiences. Beyond fighting, this is a story about fatherhood, resilience, human potential, and having the courage to pursue something that may not be possible.The IMPOSSIBLE project is supported by an experienced international team and backed by a formal Letter of Intent from TriCoast International for potential worldwide distribution.

Colin C. Campbell, is a Serial Entrepreneur and #1 best selling author in 15 categories and 13 awards on Amazon of Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. Colin started, scaled, and exited over a dozen companies worth almost 1 billion dollars including Tucows, Hostopia, .CLUB Domains, GeeksforLess and Paw.com. Colin also runs Startup Club with 1M members. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Great entrepreneurs build wealth by knowing when to start, when to scale, and when to exit. Holding on forever can be far riskier than taking chips off the table at the right time. 2. The best business ideas solve real problems, scale efficiently, and create defensible moats that competitors cannot easily copy. 3. AI is creating the greatest startup opportunity of our generation. Entrepreneurs who immerse themselves in AI today will be positioned to benefit from the next major wave of wealth creation. Grab a copy of Colin's bestselling book on Amazon - Start, Scale, Exit, Repeat. Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. NetSuite - NetSuite Next is the next huge leap in how business gets done, with AI built into everything you do. If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, try NetSuite Next for free at NetSuite.ai/fire. Built for every industry. Ready for every boardroom. Framer - Learn how you can get more out of your site from a Framer specialist, or get started building for free today, at Framer.com/fire for 30 percent off a Framer Pro annual plan.

Have you ever felt like you were walking through quicksand every single day in your business? Like you were taking three steps forward and two steps back no matter how hard you worked? That was Tim Calise's life for years, and it might be yours right now too. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I brought in Tim Calise for our AI Masterclass Workshop during our Happy Hustle Club meeting, and I sat down to soak up everything he's learned about scaling with artificial intelligence. Tim's path has been anything but a straight line. He started a late night snack delivery business in college, recruiting his fraternity brothers to help him hustle. From there he launched a hedge fund in his early twenties and had to give it all back right before the 2008 crash. He got into fitness and technology after that, joining Alex and Layla Hormozi at Gym Launch, where his team took the company from zero to 35 million dollars in revenue in under a year and a half, then added two more businesses worth over 50 million a year on top of that. Eventually he moved to Nashville, met his current business partner, the guy who actually created the technology behind Apple Pay, and now runs a house of brands company that spans compliance, auditability, and moving money around the world. Tim is a husband of 18 years, a father of three, and he's built a team of about 160 people around the globe that operates 24 hours a day. His company will do around 5 billion dollars in turnover this year, and they've been in business for less than 18 months. I wanted Tim on this stage because he's not talking theory. He's talking about what he is literally doing right now to run a company at this scale without burning himself out or losing time with his family. That's the whole point of the Happy Hustle. Build something big without sacrificing the people and the life that matter most. Here's what stuck with me most from his talk. AI is not just a better tool, it's a fifth form of leverage. Tim broke down the four types of leverage that have driven wealth for the past 200 years: labor, capital, code, and content. Each one takes time, money, or both to build. AI is different. It's permissionless, you don't need to ask anyone, and once you deploy it, it keeps working for you. Capacity outpacing sales is a good problem to have. Most businesses bleed money because they build out people and systems before the revenue shows up. Tim's team flipped that. They have more opportunity than people right now, and AI is what lets them architect for the future they already know is coming. His team built an agent that hunts for clients around the clock. It crawls the internet looking for nuanced signals, like specific plugins on a website, that flag a great fit client. It scores leads automatically and populates their CRM without a human touching it. One of those messages landed a call with a company doing a billion and a half dollars a year in revenue, and Tim's team didn't even know the message went out until the reply came in. The real win isn't the revenue, it's his time back. Tim was honest about the years he spent fighting an uphill battle in business, never having the right tools. Now he says his marriage is in the best spot it's ever been, and he can spend time with his kids on his own schedule instead of whatever time was left over. Humans still run the show. Even with agents doing the heavy lifting, Tim's principle is simple. The agent does the work, humans stay informed and empowered, and every exception gets handled at the people level. AI replaces busy work, not judgment. If you're building something and you feel like you're stuck in that same quicksand Tim described, this conversation is going to hit different. Go listen to the full episode at https://caryjack.com/podcastin/. It just might be the reset you didn't know you needed. Connect with Timhttps://www.facebook.com/timcalisehttps://www.instagram.com/tim.calise/https://www.youtube.com/@timcalise/featuredhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tcalise/https://www.tiktok.com/@timcalise?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Find Tim on this website: https://timcalise.com/about-me Connect with Cary!https://www.instagram.com/caryjack/https://www.facebook.com/SirCaryJackhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cary-jack-kendzior/https://twitter.com/thehappyhustlehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFDNsD59tLxv2JfEuSsNMOQ/featured Get a copy of his new book, https://www.thehappyhustle.com/book Sign up for The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online Course @ https://thehappyhustle.com/thejourney/ Apply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure @ https://thehappyhustle.com/mastermind/ “It's time to Happy Hustle, a blissfully balanced life you love, full of passion, purpose, and positive impact!” Episode Sponsors: If you're feeling stressed, not sleeping great, or your energy's been kinda meh lately—let me put you on to something that's been a total game-changer for me: Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers. 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Dr. Noor A is a Surgeon turned serial entrepreneur, Noor is a love magnet when she's in her peak state of happiness. When she is not nurturing her babies and building her businesses, Noor enjoys slow mornings, reading, writing and dancing. As the strategic driver for unique innovation of the company, Noor leans on her extensive education and experience to weave in sustainable practices balanced with fun, fast growth. When she's not working, she's keeping Cam and Roscoe from getting into too much trouble!  

This episode of Hustle Inspires Hustle features Alex Quin and Michelle as they break down the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and how tools like ChatGPT and Claude are transforming the way businesses operate, create, and scale. The conversation dives deep into real-world applications of AI inside marketing agencies, content creation workflows, and the rise of AI agents reshaping entire industries.Together, they explore how different AI platforms serve different purposes—Claude's strength in reasoning, systems, and data analysis versus ChatGPT's power in creativity, image generation, and fast execution. They also unpack how entrepreneurs are now building automated workflows, SOPs, and even full “digital workers” using AI tools connected to CRMs, spreadsheets, and marketing systems.The episode also expands into the future of search, advertising, and SEO as AI shifts user behavior away from traditional Google searches toward conversational AI interfaces. Finally, they discuss the broader impact on jobs, emphasizing the urgency for professionals to adapt or risk falling behind in an AI-driven economy.Episode Outline:[00:00] Intro, life update, returning from hiatus, audience engagement [02:30] Why AI has become the main focus in their business and agency work [05:45] ChatGPT vs Claude overview and how each tool is being used today [09:10] Claude for reasoning, dashboards, data analysis, and system building [12:40] ChatGPT for creative work, images, and fast content generation [15:20] Building AI workflows across tools (hybrid systems and stacking platforms) [18:30] AI agents, automation, and replacing manual business processes [21:10] Real examples: CRMs, spreadsheets, emails, and marketing automation [23:00] The future of ads: intent-based search vs interest-based targeting [25:10] SEO shifts, AI search, and the decline of traditional Google traffic [26:30] The impact of AI on jobs, industries, and creative professionals [27:19] Final thoughts, urgency to adapt, and closing messageWisdom Nuggets:There Is No “Best AI Tool”: Success with AI comes from using the right tool for the right job—not choosing one platform over another. Claude and ChatGPT work best together, not in isolation.Systems Beat One-Off Prompts : The real advantage comes from building workflows, SOPs, and automated systems that run repeatedly—not just asking one-off questions.AI Agents Are the Next Workforce Layer : Businesses are quickly moving toward digital workers that handle emails, calls, data analysis, and operations with minimal human intervention.Search Behavior Is Changing Forever: Users are shifting from Google to AI chat interfaces, which will reshape SEO, PPC, and how businesses generate traffic and leads.Adaptation Is No Longer Optional: Industries are being reshaped in real time. The ability to learn and apply AI tools will determine who scales and who gets left behind.Power Quotes“Claude is better for reasoning. ChatGPT is better for creativity. The real power is using both together.” — Alex Quin“AI doesn't replace thinking—it replaces the repetition that slows you down.” — MichelleConnect with Michelle:Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/michellechia)Linkedin: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-chia1/)Connect With the Podcast Host Alex Quin:Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/alexquin)Twitter: (https://twitter.com/mralexquin)LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexquin)Website: (https://alexquin.com)TikTok: (https://www.tiktok.com/@mralexquin)Books Mentioned:How to Market Your Restaurant Online — Alex QuinThe Digital Marketing Dictionary — Alex QuinPolo's Day at the Park — Alex Quin & Michelle's children's bookOur CommunityInstagram: (https://www.instagram.com/hustleinspireshustle)Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HustleInspires)LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hustle-inspires-hustle)Website: (https://hustleinspireshustle.com)*This page may contain affiliate links or sponsored content. When you click on these links or engage with the sponsored content and make a purchase or take some other action, we may receive a commission or compensation at no additional cost to you. We only promote products or services that we genuinely believe will add value to our readers & listeners.*See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aparna Pujar, CEO and founder of Zemplee, joins host KJ to share how a personal experience as a remote caregiver for her aging parents in India sparked the creation of a passive, AI-powered senior care platform. She breaks down why the senior care industry is broken, why episodic care is no longer enough, and how continuous, lifestyle-integrated monitoring can reduce hospital days, prevent falls before they happen, and give older adults the dignity of staying home. Key Takeaways: 3:30 — Aparna founded Zemplee out of a deeply personal caregiving crisis, not a business opportunity, and her own parents were the first test cases. 7:58 — The senior care market is split: roughly 20% of seniors live in institutional settings while 80% live at home with little to no proactive monitoring until a crisis forces the issue. 25:27 — Zemplee's technology is fully passive and lifestyle-integrated, meaning sensors collect data in the background without adding any cognitive burden to the senior or caregiver. 26:17 — Women will spend a significant portion of their lives as caregivers and then eventually as care seekers, making the design of a better system a personal stake for nearly everyone. Quote of the Show (1:00):"Everybody gets older… we have to design our future." — Aparna Pujar Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Aparna Pujar:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnapujar/ Company Website: https://zemplee.com How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@disruptioninterruption4539 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen in as Kevin sits down with Eric (a.k.a. Doctor Dapper) to reflect on his journey as a Founder and Serial Entrepreneur amidst his recent move to San Francisco. This conversation took place in January - only 4 months since Eric stepped foot in SF. Among other things, Eric founded The Outlet Hospitality which is one of the premier event hosting platforms in much of California (Los Angeles and San Francisco). Since then he has founded his startup WithMemberly which seeks to connect communities across the country in a consolidated form.If you enjoyed this video follow us on our socials to stay up to date with the latest and greatest!:Linktree: https://linktr.ee/KPNetwork?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Laura Foos. Interview Overview Guest: Laura FoosHost: Rushion McDonaldShow: Money Making Conversations MasterclassLocation: Camp Springs, Maryland (DMV area)Focus: Entrepreneurship, tax education, real estate ownership, multiple income streams, women in business, and asset‑based thinking Laura Foos is a serial entrepreneur, accountant, tax professional, property owner, and business educator. In this conversation, she walks through how she built several aligned businesses—from a salon to a tax firm, educational products, and a multi‑use commercial space—while raising her daughter as a single mother and intentionally building wealth through ownership. Purpose of the Interview The purpose of the interview is to: Educate everyday entrepreneurs—especially women and small business owners—on how to use taxes, ownership, and strategy to build sustainable wealth Demystify entrepreneurship by showing how multiple income streams can grow from practical decisions, not hype Highlight asset‑based thinking, where liabilities are intentionally offset by income‑producing assets Inspire single mothers and women entrepreneurs to pursue ownership, funding, and scalability without waiting for permission Rushion positions Laura as a living example of “walking the walk”—not just talking about business success, but executing it with discipline, planning, and faith. Key Themes & Takeaways 1. Location, Ownership, and Convenience Matter Laura intentionally built her life and businesses close together—owning her home of 20 years and purchasing a nearby commercial property—to maximize efficiency and control.Takeaway: Strategic location and ownership reduce friction and increase long‑term stability. 2. Taxes Are a Growth Tool—Not Just Compliance As a college‑educated accountant and longtime tax professional, Laura explains that many small business owners are taught to eliminate taxable income entirely, but this limits growth. She emphasizes the importance of: Showing income on paper Planning annually for tax obligations Using taxes strategically to qualify for loans and asset purchases Takeaway: You cannot scale—or secure funding—without showing money on paper. 3. Every Liability Should Have an Asset Attached Laura repeatedly returns to a core principle: “For every liability that I have, I want to figure out an asset that is going to pay for that. Examples include: Rental units inside her home paying the mortgage Booth rentals covering salon rent Event space, studios, and meeting rooms generating income to cover the commercial property Takeaway: Bills are optional when assets are designed correctly. 4. Multiple Streams Came from One Smart Decision What began as a tax office expanded into: A podcast studio Photography studio Meeting rooms Event space Takeaway: One owned asset can support several revenue streams if you design for flexibility. 5. Mentorship and Representation Matter Laura consciously mentors other women through: Her Confessions of a Boss Lady Facebook group (400+ women) Social media education Direct example She emphasizes that visibility—“I’m living this”—is key to inspiring others. 6. Teaching Financial Literacy Starts at Home Laura involved her daughter in entrepreneurship early, helping her launch a bracelet business to fund private school tuition. She taught her: Customer interaction Inventory management Profit allocation Reinvestment Takeaway: Wealth habits are taught, not inherited. 7. Smart Delegation Enables Growth After experiencing burnout and a health scare during the pandemic, Laura learned she could not do everything herself. She expanded her team and invested in automation. Takeaway: Growth requires letting go—not grinding harder.. 8. Faith Replaces Fear When asked why she isn’t afraid to take big risks, Laura attributes her confidence to faith. “I have fearless faith… If He put it in front of me, that’s what I’m supposed to try.” Takeaway: Purpose reduces fear and reframes failure as learning. Standout Quotes On asset‑based thinking: “For every liability that I have, I want an asset that’s going to pay for that.”. On taxes and growth: “To grow and expand and purchase things in the business name, we have to start showing something on paper.”. On entrepreneurship as a single mother: “One income is not enough.” On delegation and health: “I realized I don’t have to be in it 24 hours a day.”. On fearlessness: “If it doesn’t work, I’ll reorganize, learn the lesson, and move on. Overall Impact Laura Foos is presented as a grounded, disciplined, and strategic entrepreneur who built wealth through ownership, education, planning, and faith—not shortcuts. The interview reinforces that success is not about one big idea, but about stacking smart decisions over time. Core message:Ownership + education + faith + execution = freedom. #BEST #STRAW #SHMSSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rafe Furst is a World Series poker champion, five-time founder, and author of the number one bestselling book on venture capital. He joins host KJ to challenge the VC status quo. Rafe breaks down why the 10-year lockup model is broken, how misaligned incentives are quietly killing early-stage innovation, and why the future of venture capital runs on blockchain. He also shares the story behind The Crypto Company and their newly acquired Frame blockchain, which aims to unify liquidity across fragmented crypto ecosystems. Four Key Takeaways: 3:32 — VCs have quietly abandoned true venture capital by flooding money into later stages. Early-stage investments are treated as lottery tickets rather than genuine bets on founders and their vision. 20:22 — The number one structural flaw in venture capital is not bad founders or bad ideas. It is the total absence of liquidity for a decade or more, which creates misaligned incentives for everyone involved. 21:57 — Liquidity is the magic unlock for early-stage investing. Blockchain technology is the most powerful mechanism to finally deliver that liquidity to founders, investors, and employees alike. 37:47 — AI and blockchain are converging at an exponential pace. Founders who start building on-chain infrastructure now will be positioned to ride the wave rather than get swept away by it. Quote of the Show (38:03):"The way to not get swept away is to get in front of the wave." — Rafe Furst Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Rafe Furst:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafefurst/ Company Website: https://www.thecryptocompany.com/ How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=disruption+%2F+interuuptionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also available on YouTube "It was a mind and body brokenness. I'll just say like depression." By 39, Chris Lang was running 10 businesses and falling apart. He killed most of them and bet everything on Fresh Chile, his bootstrapped Shopify chili brand from Hatch, New Mexico. It cracked the top 1% of Shopify and 8 figures in revenue, but didn't turn a profit until Q1 of year six. Inside: why he started publishing his real ROAS on LinkedIn when the numbers were ugly, the 80% Meta cut that finally flipped him profitable, and how a 250K-follower organic community out-engages Heinz, Tabasco, and Sriracha combined. SPONSORS Swym — Wishlists, back-in-stock alerts, and moregetswym.com/kurt Ecommerce Alley — Is it your ads, or is Meta having a bad day? Check it atecommercealley.com/bad Zipify — Build high-converting sales funnelszipify.com/KURT LINKS Fresh Chile: https://freshchileco.com/ Chris Lang on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislangsocial/ Chris Lang on X: https://x.com/chrislangsocial WORK WITH KURT Apply for Shopify Help ethercycle.com/apply See Our Results ethercycle.com/work Free Newsletter kurtelster.com The Unofficial Shopify Podcast is hosted by Kurt Elster and explores the stories behind successful Shopify stores. Get actionable insights, practical strategies, and proven tactics from entrepreneurs who've built thriving ecommerce businesses.

If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review and be sure to subscribe!   You can WATCH BE BOLD RADIO Podcast on YOUTUBE Follow Dymeata B. on INSTAGRAM Visit Website: https://dymeatab.com/ If you are interested in advertising on this podcast or having Dymeata B. as a guest on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to hello@dymeatab.com   ABOUT THE DYMEATA B. Dymeata Burum, a native of Gary, Indiana is affectionally known on social media as Dymeata B. She is a proud wife, mother, and woman of faith, and  has dedicated over 25 years of her life serving in ministry. Dymeata B. is widely known as a Serial Entrepreneur and Social Media Influencer. She is the Founder of bBold in the City, bBold Cosmetics, and five time self-published author. Dymeata is passionate about empowering women to face their fears by breaking down the barriers of self-doubt and limiting beliefs. Throughout her brand, her mission is to educate, empower and inspire women to live unstoppable lives and providing them with value that will increase their faith and productivity for success. Dymeata has a library of INCOME PRODUCING resources, webinars, online courses & ebooks that produces multiple streams of income.  Dymeata resides in Charlotte, NC and contributes her success to God, her husband, and three daughters.

Mariam Naficy is the founder and chairman of Minted — the online marketplace where independent artists around the world sell everything from cards to wall art to home decor. She's also the founder and CEO of Arcade, an AI platform reimagining how physical products get designed and made.But before any of that, Mariam was the child of immigrants who fled Iran after the revolution and rebuilt their lives from scratch. Watching her family lose everything left her, by age ten, with one conviction: she would have to take care of herself. That drive carried her through Goldman Sachs and Stanford — where she became one of the only MBAs in her class to skip the corporate path and bet on herself, back when entrepreneurship wasn't really a thing.In 1998, she co-founded Eve.com, one of the first online beauty retailers — back when investors told her women would never buy makeup online. It sold for over $100 million, just two weeks before the dot-com crash. Years later, she launched Minted. And it nearly broke her. Zero sales for months. Critics who dismissed the idea. A newborn at home. And the fear that her first big win had just been luck. The turnaround came when she stopped guessing, and started asking artists and customers what they actually wanted — and built one of the earliest creator-economy success stories.In this episode, Mariam shares how fleeing Iran shaped her relationship with risk and money, what her mother meant when she said "beat all the boys," and why she bet on herself with no family history in business. We get into building Eve in the earliest days of e-commerce, selling a company before 30, and the darkest stretch of Minted — when she was ready to give her investors their money back. She tells us how she got through those dark times, the mindset that kept her going, and the advice she'd give other founders. She also opens up about motherhood, self-doubt, the pivot that saved the company, and what she's building now with Arcade.In this episode, we'll talk to Mariam about:* How fleeing Iran shaped her relationship with risk and financial independence. [03:24]* Why financial security became a driving force. [04:20]* Choosing entrepreneurship over the traditional corporate ladder. [05:20]* Being one of the only Stanford MBA graduates to start a company in 1998. [06:21]* Writing and publishing a book to stand out and fund her education. [10:58]* Convincing a future co-founder to leave New York and build a company together. [14:19]* Launching one of the first online beauty retailers before e-commerce was mainstream. [15:49]* Raising $26 million as first-time founders. [17:59]* Selling the company just before the dot-com crash changed everything. [21:54]* Navigating the emotional comedown after early success. [23:42]* The lessons she learned between her first startup and launching Minted. [26:44]* Facing the darkest moments of entrepreneurship when Minted struggled to gain traction. [30:19]* Navigating motherhood while scaling a fast-growing company. [40:14]* Stepping away from the CEO role to prioritize family during a pivotal season. [44:37]* Building Arcade and using AI to reimagine product creation and manufacturing. [45:33]* The biggest mistakes founders make when starting a business. [48:21]* What she looks for when hiring future leaders and long-term team members. [49:19]This episode is brought to you by Beeya:* If you or anyone you know have been struggling with hormonal imbalances and bad periods, go to https://beeyawellness.com/free to download the free guide to tackling hormonal imbalances* Plus, get $10 off your order by using promo code BEHINDHEREMPIRE10Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Website: https://www.behindherempire.com/Follow Mariam:* Website: https://www.minted.com/* Website: https://www.arcade.ai/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnaficy/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minted/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcade.ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Alex Quin and Michelle Chia return to the podcast after a brief hiatus to share personal and professional updates, discuss the realities of entrepreneurship, and break down the healthy habits that help them sustain long workdays without burning out. From sleep, exercise, nutrition, and stress management to setting boundaries, journaling, and personal growth, they offer practical insights for entrepreneurs looking to build successful businesses while protecting their health and well-being.Episode Outline:[00:00] Welcome Back and Life Updates[02:15] Agency Growth, New Clients, and New Books[04:20] Why We Chose Healthy Habits for Entrepreneurs[08:05] Sleep, Recovery, and Long-Term Performance[10:12] Taking Breaks, Walking, and Staying Active[12:25] Time Blocking and Productivity Systems[14:15] Setting Boundaries With Clients[16:05] Learning to Say No[17:35] WHOOP, Oura Ring, and Health Tracking[19:05] Michelle's Cortisol and Stress Story[21:40] Nutrition, Hydration, and Managing Stress[23:10] The Tarzan "Swinging Vines" Concept[25:05] Becoming Your 2.0 Self[26:40] Journaling, Books, and Personal Growth[27:50] Habits We're Trying to Change[28:40] Final Thoughts and Closing RemarksWisdom Nuggets:Sleep Is a Competitive Advantage: Entrepreneurs often treat sleep like a luxury instead of a necessity. Alex and Michelle remind us that better decisions, sharper focus, and sustainable growth all start with proper recovery. The goal isn't to work more hours—it's to make your hours more effective.Protect Your Energy: Being available 24/7 may feel like great customer service, but constant accessibility creates burnout. Setting healthy boundaries with clients, coworkers, and even family members allows you to show up at your best when it matters most.Track Your Health Like Your Business: Most entrepreneurs obsess over revenue, sales, and analytics while ignoring their own health metrics. Monitoring stress levels, sleep quality, blood work, and recovery can help identify issues early and improve long-term performance.Let Go to Level Up: Growth often requires releasing habits, relationships, or routines that no longer serve your future. Like Tarzan swinging from one vine to the next, you have to let go of the old before you can fully grab onto new opportunities.Become Your Next Version: Success isn't about staying the same person and hoping for different results. The habits, mindset, and behaviors that got you here may not be enough to get you where you want to go next. Continuous self-improvement is a requirement, not an option.Power Quotes"Your heart rhythm is a very important thing that people don't even pay attention to." - Alex Quin"It's okay to say no and it's okay to put yourself first." - Michelle ChiaConnect with Michelle:Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/michellechia)Linkedin: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-chia1/)Connect With the Podcast Host Alex Quin:Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/alexquin)Twitter: (https://twitter.com/mralexquin)LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexquin)Website: (https://alexquin.com)TikTok: (https://www.tiktok.com/@mralexquin)Books Mentioned:Atomic Habits — James ClearThe Road Less Stupid — Keith J. CunninghamThe Surrender Experiment — Michael A. SingerNever Split the Difference — Chris VossHow to Market Your Restaurant Online — Alex QuinThe Digital Marketing Dictionary — Alex QuinPolo's Day at the Park — Alex Quin & Michelle's children's bookOur CommunityInstagram: (https://www.instagram.com/hustleinspireshustle)Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HustleInspires)LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hustle-inspires-hustle)Website: (https://hustleinspireshustle.com)*This page may contain affiliate links or sponsored content. When you click on these links or engage with the sponsored content and make a purchase or take some other action, we may receive a commission or compensation at no additional cost to you. We only promote products or services that we genuinely believe will add value to our readers & listeners.*See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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What if the most important thing you ever built wasn't a business? What if it was a blueprint, one that defines who you are, what you stand for, and how you show up for the people who matter most? That's the question this episode dares you to answer. In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, I'm resharing the Guest Guru Training that Rich Christiansen delivered exclusively to our Happy Hustle Club. And let me tell you, this one is too good to keep behind closed doors. Rich is a bestselling author, humanitarian, mentor, man of deep faith, husband, and father. But what sets him apart, what makes him the real deal, is how intentionally he has built his life from the inside out. His five sons each launched million-dollar businesses before the age of 19. Not because Rich handed them anything, but because he built a framework, a living, breathing family legacy system he calls Legato, that shaped them into powerful, centered, contributing men. This episode is one of those rare ones you'll want to come back to. Whether you're a husband, a father, an entrepreneur, or all three, Rich drops wisdom that will genuinely stop you mid-scroll and make you think hard about how you're spending your time, your energy, and your love. The first big takeaway is what Rich calls the 2-Minute Surrender. Most of us are walking around in limbic brain all day, stuck in a primal loop of fight or flight, triggered by every notification, every bad email, every scroll through social media. Rich breaks down a five-step sequence you can run through in under two minutes to snap out of that fog and get back into your frontal cortex, where clear, powerful decisions actually happen. The steps are simple: move your body, take three deep breaths, say a power mantra, ask your higher power for what you need, and visualize a moment or place that brings you genuine joy. That's it. Rich runs through this sequence four or five times a day, especially before big meetings or high-stakes moments, and the research backs him up. Visualization alone has been shown to be nearly as effective as physical practice. Your mind is that powerful. The second takeaway is the Values Blueprint. Rich has spent over 20 years as what he calls "the values guy," and he makes a sharp point most of us miss: we are great at defining values for our companies, we're getting better at it for our families, but very few individuals can clearly articulate their own personal value system. That gap is where the chaos lives. Rich's process walks you through identifying your core values, emotionally anchoring them with mantras and phrases that actually stick, defining what they mean in real concrete terms, and building screening questions to test whether the people in your life are genuinely in alignment with what you stand for. The whole workbook is free on his website, richchristensen.com, and I'd strongly encourage you to grab it. The third takeaway is the circles of relationship, and this one hit me like a truck. Rich breaks down the layers of connection in our lives from blood brothers, the one or two people who'd give you a kidney, to your trust network, your tribe, your community, and your contacts. Here's the part that stings: most of us are pouring our absolute best energy into the outer circle, our social media followers, our casual contacts, the people who don't even know our middle names, while we're giving the leftover, burned out, depleted version of ourselves to the people who love us most. Rich challenges us to flip that completely. Give 60 to 70 percent of your best to your inner circle. The people who'd show up at 3 in the morning. That's where real wealth lives. The fourth takeaway is the Legato rites of passage, and honestly, this part of the conversation is worth the full listen on its own. Rich designed intentional milestones for each of his five sons at ages 8, 12, 14, 16, and 18. At 12, he took each son on a three-week trip that included a deep adventure followed by serving orphaned children in Nepal, connecting them to something much bigger than themselves. At 14, each son climbed a major mountain peak to prove to himself he could do hard, genuinely hard things. At 16, each son shook Rich's hand and declared his independence, committing to never ask for financial support again, then built a business to back it up. The goal wasn't to produce rich kids. The goal was to produce sovereign men. Centered, purposeful, and powerful in their own right. The fifth takeaway is the straight truth about value alignment in business. Rich is clear: smart people who like each other but aren't values-aligned will blow up a company. Full stop. He built teams of 15 that outperformed teams of 50, not because they worked harder but because the speed of trust was so high there were no unnecessary stops, no friction, no second-guessing. Value congruency is your competitive advantage. Screen for it. Build around it. Protect it. Rich also touches on digital unplugging and the danger of technology keeping us locked in limbic brain, something we talk about a lot in the Happy Hustle world. The bottom line is this: your best thinking, your deepest relationships, and your most meaningful decisions don't happen on the screen. They happen when you're present, grounded, and actually in the room with the people who matter. If you want to live a life of real flow, not just hustle for its own sake, you need value alignment at every level: personally, in your relationships, in your business, and in how you spend your time and money. Rich has built that life, and he's generous enough to share the exact blueprint with all of us. Do yourself a favor and listen to the full episode at https://caryjack.com/podcastin/. Grab Rich's free Values Blueprint workbook at https://richchristiansen.com/. Connect with Richhttps://www.facebook.com/richristiansenhttps://www.instagram.com/richristiansen_/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLqojVUwJZnvFs3PJMD-Sg/videoshttps://x.com/richristiansen_https://www.tiktok.com/@richristiansenhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/richristiansen/ Find Rich on this website: https://richchristiansen.com/ Connect with Cary!https://www.instagram.com/caryjack/https://www.facebook.com/SirCaryJackhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cary-jack-kendzior/https://twitter.com/thehappyhustlehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFDNsD59tLxv2JfEuSsNMOQ/featured Get a copy of his new book, https://www.thehappyhustle.com/book Sign up for The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online Course @ https://thehappyhustle.com/thejourney/ Apply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure @ https://thehappyhustle.com/mastermind/ “It's time to Happy Hustle, a blissfully balanced life you love, full of passion, purpose, and positive impact!” Episode Sponsors: If you're feeling stressed, not sleeping great, or your energy's been kinda meh lately—let me put you on to something that's been a total game-changer for me: Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers. 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From Door-to-Door Hustle to Scaling Two Companies: Troy Thompson on Sales, VAs, and PresenceSerial entrepreneur Troy Thompson shares how early hustles like door-to-door lemonade and selling books with Southwestern shaped his mindset around rejection, self-talk, social proof, and incentives. He discusses replacing football ambitions after injuries with sales-driven personal development, and why consistency is a daily grind—highlighting habits like writing goals down and locking away his phone to stay present with family. Troy explains his philosophy that money equals freedom, explores the tension between ambition and contentment, and describes running Pinnacle Insurance and STEL, a Pakistan-based virtual assistant company with 250 employees. He covers VA objections (trust, workload, cost), the value of delegating low-value tasks to focus on revenue, lessons from a multi-year insurance “hard market,” and his approach to parenting: delaying phones, emphasizing face-to-face skills, and viewing college as optional.00:00 Entrepreneur Origins00:31 Lemonade Stand Hustle01:06 Southwestern Sales Bootcamp02:11 Finding Housing Door to Door04:17 Is It a Scam06:22 Cold Door Sales Psychology10:19 Rejection and Self Talk13:32 Sports to Self Development15:31 Habits Writing and Phone Lockbox18:56 Money Freedom and Adventure21:02 Contentment Versus Ambition23:56 Goals EOS and Scaling25:05 Alcohol Boundaries and Sobriety28:09 Quitting Drinking for Dreams28:44 Avoiding the Middle Ground29:44 Parenting by Example30:26 Time as the Metric32:16 Building Teams and Culture35:06 Surviving the Hard Market37:24 Customer Care That Retains38:45 Raising Kids in Tech Era42:28 Parting Advice on Connection43:23 Saal Virtual Assistants Explained46:39 Delegation and Trust Objections51:16 Scaling Stories and Buyback Time54:51 Creator Workflow and Quality58:39 Closing Thoughts and Wrap

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Laura Foos. Interview Overview Guest: Laura FoosHost: Rushion McDonaldShow: Money Making Conversations MasterclassLocation: Camp Springs, Maryland (DMV area)Focus: Entrepreneurship, tax education, real estate ownership, multiple income streams, women in business, and asset‑based thinking Laura Foos is a serial entrepreneur, accountant, tax professional, property owner, and business educator. In this conversation, she walks through how she built several aligned businesses—from a salon to a tax firm, educational products, and a multi‑use commercial space—while raising her daughter as a single mother and intentionally building wealth through ownership. Purpose of the Interview The purpose of the interview is to: Educate everyday entrepreneurs—especially women and small business owners—on how to use taxes, ownership, and strategy to build sustainable wealth Demystify entrepreneurship by showing how multiple income streams can grow from practical decisions, not hype Highlight asset‑based thinking, where liabilities are intentionally offset by income‑producing assets Inspire single mothers and women entrepreneurs to pursue ownership, funding, and scalability without waiting for permission Rushion positions Laura as a living example of “walking the walk”—not just talking about business success, but executing it with discipline, planning, and faith. Key Themes & Takeaways 1. Location, Ownership, and Convenience Matter Laura intentionally built her life and businesses close together—owning her home of 20 years and purchasing a nearby commercial property—to maximize efficiency and control.Takeaway: Strategic location and ownership reduce friction and increase long‑term stability. 2. Taxes Are a Growth Tool—Not Just Compliance As a college‑educated accountant and longtime tax professional, Laura explains that many small business owners are taught to eliminate taxable income entirely, but this limits growth. She emphasizes the importance of: Showing income on paper Planning annually for tax obligations Using taxes strategically to qualify for loans and asset purchases Takeaway: You cannot scale—or secure funding—without showing money on paper. 3. Every Liability Should Have an Asset Attached Laura repeatedly returns to a core principle: “For every liability that I have, I want to figure out an asset that is going to pay for that. Examples include: Rental units inside her home paying the mortgage Booth rentals covering salon rent Event space, studios, and meeting rooms generating income to cover the commercial property Takeaway: Bills are optional when assets are designed correctly. 4. Multiple Streams Came from One Smart Decision What began as a tax office expanded into: A podcast studio Photography studio Meeting rooms Event space Takeaway: One owned asset can support several revenue streams if you design for flexibility. 5. Mentorship and Representation Matter Laura consciously mentors other women through: Her Confessions of a Boss Lady Facebook group (400+ women) Social media education Direct example She emphasizes that visibility—“I’m living this”—is key to inspiring others. 6. Teaching Financial Literacy Starts at Home Laura involved her daughter in entrepreneurship early, helping her launch a bracelet business to fund private school tuition. She taught her: Customer interaction Inventory management Profit allocation Reinvestment Takeaway: Wealth habits are taught, not inherited. 7. Smart Delegation Enables Growth After experiencing burnout and a health scare during the pandemic, Laura learned she could not do everything herself. She expanded her team and invested in automation. Takeaway: Growth requires letting go—not grinding harder.. 8. Faith Replaces Fear When asked why she isn’t afraid to take big risks, Laura attributes her confidence to faith. “I have fearless faith… If He put it in front of me, that’s what I’m supposed to try.” Takeaway: Purpose reduces fear and reframes failure as learning. Standout Quotes On asset‑based thinking: “For every liability that I have, I want an asset that’s going to pay for that.”. On taxes and growth: “To grow and expand and purchase things in the business name, we have to start showing something on paper.”. On entrepreneurship as a single mother: “One income is not enough.” On delegation and health: “I realized I don’t have to be in it 24 hours a day.”. On fearlessness: “If it doesn’t work, I’ll reorganize, learn the lesson, and move on. Overall Impact Laura Foos is presented as a grounded, disciplined, and strategic entrepreneur who built wealth through ownership, education, planning, and faith—not shortcuts. The interview reinforces that success is not about one big idea, but about stacking smart decisions over time. Core message:Ownership + education + faith + execution = freedom. #BEST #STRAW #SHMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Laura Foos. Interview Overview Guest: Laura FoosHost: Rushion McDonaldShow: Money Making Conversations MasterclassLocation: Camp Springs, Maryland (DMV area)Focus: Entrepreneurship, tax education, real estate ownership, multiple income streams, women in business, and asset‑based thinking Laura Foos is a serial entrepreneur, accountant, tax professional, property owner, and business educator. In this conversation, she walks through how she built several aligned businesses—from a salon to a tax firm, educational products, and a multi‑use commercial space—while raising her daughter as a single mother and intentionally building wealth through ownership. Purpose of the Interview The purpose of the interview is to: Educate everyday entrepreneurs—especially women and small business owners—on how to use taxes, ownership, and strategy to build sustainable wealth Demystify entrepreneurship by showing how multiple income streams can grow from practical decisions, not hype Highlight asset‑based thinking, where liabilities are intentionally offset by income‑producing assets Inspire single mothers and women entrepreneurs to pursue ownership, funding, and scalability without waiting for permission Rushion positions Laura as a living example of “walking the walk”—not just talking about business success, but executing it with discipline, planning, and faith. Key Themes & Takeaways 1. Location, Ownership, and Convenience Matter Laura intentionally built her life and businesses close together—owning her home of 20 years and purchasing a nearby commercial property—to maximize efficiency and control.Takeaway: Strategic location and ownership reduce friction and increase long‑term stability. 2. Taxes Are a Growth Tool—Not Just Compliance As a college‑educated accountant and longtime tax professional, Laura explains that many small business owners are taught to eliminate taxable income entirely, but this limits growth. She emphasizes the importance of: Showing income on paper Planning annually for tax obligations Using taxes strategically to qualify for loans and asset purchases Takeaway: You cannot scale—or secure funding—without showing money on paper. 3. Every Liability Should Have an Asset Attached Laura repeatedly returns to a core principle: “For every liability that I have, I want to figure out an asset that is going to pay for that. Examples include: Rental units inside her home paying the mortgage Booth rentals covering salon rent Event space, studios, and meeting rooms generating income to cover the commercial property Takeaway: Bills are optional when assets are designed correctly. 4. Multiple Streams Came from One Smart Decision What began as a tax office expanded into: A podcast studio Photography studio Meeting rooms Event space Takeaway: One owned asset can support several revenue streams if you design for flexibility. 5. Mentorship and Representation Matter Laura consciously mentors other women through: Her Confessions of a Boss Lady Facebook group (400+ women) Social media education Direct example She emphasizes that visibility—“I’m living this”—is key to inspiring others. 6. Teaching Financial Literacy Starts at Home Laura involved her daughter in entrepreneurship early, helping her launch a bracelet business to fund private school tuition. She taught her: Customer interaction Inventory management Profit allocation Reinvestment Takeaway: Wealth habits are taught, not inherited. 7. Smart Delegation Enables Growth After experiencing burnout and a health scare during the pandemic, Laura learned she could not do everything herself. She expanded her team and invested in automation. Takeaway: Growth requires letting go—not grinding harder.. 8. Faith Replaces Fear When asked why she isn’t afraid to take big risks, Laura attributes her confidence to faith. “I have fearless faith… If He put it in front of me, that’s what I’m supposed to try.” Takeaway: Purpose reduces fear and reframes failure as learning. Standout Quotes On asset‑based thinking: “For every liability that I have, I want an asset that’s going to pay for that.”. On taxes and growth: “To grow and expand and purchase things in the business name, we have to start showing something on paper.”. On entrepreneurship as a single mother: “One income is not enough.” On delegation and health: “I realized I don’t have to be in it 24 hours a day.”. On fearlessness: “If it doesn’t work, I’ll reorganize, learn the lesson, and move on. Overall Impact Laura Foos is presented as a grounded, disciplined, and strategic entrepreneur who built wealth through ownership, education, planning, and faith—not shortcuts. The interview reinforces that success is not about one big idea, but about stacking smart decisions over time. Core message:Ownership + education + faith + execution = freedom. #BEST #STRAW #SHMSSteve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever felt like you were doing all the right things, checking all the boxes, growing the business, building the brand, showing up every day, and still felt like something was just off? Like there was this low hum of chaos underneath everything no matter how hard you worked? Yeah, me too. And that is exactly where this conversation starts. In this episode, I sat down with one of my favorite humans on the planet, the one and only Rich Christiansen. Rich is a globally recognized thought leader, educator, mentor, and parallel entrepreneur who has co-founded 51 businesses, 16 of which have become multi-million dollar successes, most of them built with $10,000 or less in starting capital. He has done business in over 14 countries, written multiple bestselling books, and created programs like Legato Family that have genuinely changed the trajectory of my own family's life. He is also a husband, father of five sons, a man of deep faith, and someone who walks his talk every single day. Rich has spent decades helping legacy families and high-performing entrepreneurs get out of chaos by getting clear on what they actually stand for, and that is exactly what we get into today. This episode is centered around Rich's values workbook, a practical, deeply personal framework he has been privately using in two-day intensive mentoring sessions for 15 years with some of the most successful people in the world. Now he is making it accessible to everyone, and I cannot think of a more important conversation to have right now. Because here is the truth: most of us think we know our values, but we actually do not. We have borrowed them from our business, our sports team, or our parents, and we have never stopped to do the real work of figuring out what we actually stand for. That gap is costing us peace, costing us relationships, and costing us way more than we realize. Here are the key takeaways from this episode that I think every Happy Hustler needs to sit with: The first is that identifying your real values is the foundation of everything. Rich walks through all eight components of his values workbook in this episode, and it starts with uncovering your true core values, not the ones you borrowed from somewhere else, but the ones that are genuinely yours. He uses seven generation thinking, looking back at the wisdom of your ancestors and forward to what you want to leave for your great-grandchildren, to help you find what you actually stand for. Most people skip this step entirely and wonder why they feel so scattered. The second is that your trash can values matter just as much as your core ones. Rich opens up about his own journey of identifying and eliminating guilt, shame, and scarcity from his life, values he inherited but never chose. He shares a beautiful story about his 240-pound son grabbing him by the shoulders during a game of pool after Rich muttered something self-critical, and reminding him that those are not the values they agreed to live by. That story hit me hard, and I think it will hit you too. The third is that you have to emotionalize your values or they will never stick. Rich talks about naming your values in a way that fires something up inside you. Not boring corporate words like integrity or hard work, but names like hope gripper, or work win waddle, names that carry meaning and create an inside language between the people in your world. This is how culture gets built in a family or a business, through that inside emotional connection. The fourth is that your values become the mediator in every hard conversation. Instead of pointing the finger at another person when conflict shows up, you point to the shared value and have the conversation from there. Rich calls this the ligament in the relationship, and once you hear him explain it, you will never want to have a hard conversation any other way again. The fifth is one that shook me: most of us are giving 60 to 80 percent of our best energy to the outermost circle of our lives, the contacts, the followers, the people scrolling past our posts, and only 5 to 10 percent to the blood brothers and sisters who would actually show up for us at 2 in the morning. Rich challenges you to flip that, to protect your inner circle like it is sacred, because it is. I want to leave you with something Rich said near the end of this conversation that I have not been able to stop thinking about. He talked about a billionaire who sat across from him and wept, not because of money problems or business failures, but because he had 10,000 people he could call and not one who loved his soul enough to give him a kidney without expecting something in return. That is the kind of wake-up call this episode delivers. If you have been running hard, building fast, and feeling a little hollow underneath it all, this is the episode for you. Rich is the real deal and this conversation will stick with you long after it ends. Go listen to the full episode at https://caryjack.com/podcastin/ and if this one resonated with you, share it with someone who is grinding away but has not done this inner work yet. Sometimes the most loving thing you can do for someone is hand them the mirror. That is Happy Hustlin'. What does Happy Hustlin' mean to you? Balance doing it properly. Yeah, go get it, but doing it in a fun, playful, appropriate way. Stop the green. 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For decades, a dozen eggs was just… a dozen eggs.No story. No real branding. No reason to care who produced them.Then Matt O'Hayer came along and asked a question almost nobody in America was asking: what if store-bought eggs could be different? What if they tasted better, looked better, and came from hens raised in a much more humane way? The business he launched– with 20 hens and some used trailers– is now the number-one pasture-raised egg producer in the US, with a network of 600 farms, and a projected revenue of nearly $1B this year. When he started Vital Farms, Matt was in his 50s, living in an RV on the farm, and trying to convince people to pay premium prices for eggs. Before that, his passion for business drove him to pursue an astonishing range of ideas: carpet-cleaning, a barter-exchange franchise, a stint as a charter-boat captain and broker. One of his businesses left him nearly broke after 9-11, and there were many other hard lessons along the way. This is a story about metabolizing failure into success, and turning one of the most overlooked shelves in the grocery store… into a billion dollar opportunity. What you'll learn: The hard lessons Matt learned from 3 (+) decades of founding businessesHow 9/11 changed his lifeWhat 4 years as a boat captain taught him about leading–and servingHow “conscious capitalism” became the blueprint for Vital FarmsWhy pasture-raised eggs were a branding opportunity hiding in plain sightHow Whole Foods became an early and critical partnerWhy great products grow faster when customers do your work for youTimestamps: 07:48 – “I didn't have 300 dollars.” Matt starts a carpet-cleaning company with no real plan11:31 – The barter business that taught Matt how to scale complex ideas17:58 – Building a travel company, taking it public, and growing it to roughly $50 million in sales22:57 – The morning of 9/11: Matt watches his business collapse in real time25:59 – Starting over, Matt becomes a charter boat captain –plus chef, teacher, and toilet-fixer31:16 – The blog essay that transformed how Matt thought about business34:19 – The lightbulb conversation: pasture-raised eggs could become a real company41:03 – Starting the farm in Austin: “I bought a thousand baby chicks.” 43:58 – The first eggs taste great, but nobody wants to pay for them49:53 – Finally: The first Whole Foods pallet 50:52 – A label mistake gets Vital Farms pulled from shelves1:03:09 – How the egg carton became one of Vital Farms' most powerful branding tools1:08:24 – Why humane eggs cost more—and why Matt believes they shouldThis episode was produced by Kerry Thompson, with music by Ramtin Arablouei.Edited by Neva Grant, with research help from Casey Herman.—-----------------Follow How I Built This:Instagram → @howibuiltthisX → @HowIBuiltThisFacebook → How I Built ThisFollow Guy Raz:Instagram → @guy.razYoutube → guy_razX → @guyrazSubstack → guyraz.substack.comWebsite → guyraz.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.