Episódios

  • How Marcus Lemonis Pushes People to Greatness

    How Marcus Lemonis Pushes People to Greatness
    Aug 25 2025
    Marcus Lemonis built his reputation as the guy who could fix anything. It’s even in the name of his TV show The Fixer on FOX his new show following the success of The Profit on CNBC. But now, as he enters a new phase of leadership, he’s rethinking what it really means to lead. Lemonis has evolved. He’s leading from behind, pushing people harder than they’d push themselves, and even playing the villain if that’s what the business needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 minutos
  • Solve the Problem, Win the Market

    Solve the Problem, Win the Market
    Aug 18 2025
    Michael Jacobson joined his uncle’s flower shop to help close it down. Instead, he uncovered industry-wide problems like outdated tech, inefficient supply chains, and reliance on costly middlemen. By solving them one by one, he grew the French Florist into a thriving franchise that’s redefining the floral business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 minutos
  • Is "Being A Jerk" Good For Business?

    Is "Being A Jerk" Good For Business?
    Aug 11 2025
    The myth of the genius jerk founder has shaped startup culture for decades, but it’s wrong. Dr. Richard Hagberg and Tien Tzuo, co-authors of Founders Keepers, have the data to prove it. In this episode, they unpack the real traits that define high-performing founders, why bad behavior gets glorified, and how emotional intelligence and adaptability, not arrogance, drive lasting success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 minutos
  • How Eventbrite Found A New Customer Base

    How Eventbrite Found A New Customer Base
    Aug 4 2025
    Julia Hartz is the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, the platform built to help anyone host and sell tickets to an event. But after years in the business, Julia and her team realized something surprising. Their biggest growth opportunity wasn’t with the people creating events, it was with the people searching for them. On this episode, Julia shares how Eventbrite rethought its product, reimagined discovery, and why, in an AI-saturated world, real human connection might just be the ultimate value proposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 minutos
  • How TaskRabbit Solves for Endless Human Variables

    How TaskRabbit Solves for Endless Human Variables
    Jul 28 2025
    Ania Smith, CEO of TaskRabbit, has spent her career building marketplace businesses. She shares the operational challenges of matching people who need tasks done with people who can do them and how TaskRabbit solves for the millions of unpredictable human variables that come with it. Balancing supply and demand at scale means identifying the patterns and solving the problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 minutos
  • How to Turn Fear Into a Superpower

    How to Turn Fear Into a Superpower
    Jul 21 2025
    Eynat Guez, co-founder and CEO of Papaya Global, shares how a single contract clause nearly bankrupted her first company and why confronting that worst-case scenario changed everything. Instead of panicking, she mapped out the fallout, turned it into leverage, and negotiated a way out. That mindset became a repeatable leadership strategy, helping her build a $3 billion global payroll platform while navigating both personal and professional risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 minutos
  • They Turn Video Games Into Movies & TV — Here's How

    They Turn Video Games Into Movies & TV — Here's How
    Jul 14 2025
    How does an old video game get reborn as a modern entertainment behemoth? Just ask the producers behind Sonic the Hedgehog, Tomb Raider, and more. Their names are Dmitri M. Johnson and Mike Goldberg, co-founders of Story Kitchen, a media company that specializes in adapting classic video games and other unconventional IP for TV and film. Upcoming projects include adaptations for Toys R' Us, Teddy Ruxpin, Toe Jam & Earl, and more. On this episode, they share what makes a character worth reviving — and how to do it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 minutos
  • How Sonic Drive-In Solved Its Identity Crisis With Two Guys

    How Sonic Drive-In Solved Its Identity Crisis With Two Guys
    Jul 7 2025
    Remember the Sonic “Two Guys” commercials? That simple marketing campaign transformed the brand — but creating it wasn’t simple at all. In this episode, Cliff Hudson (former Sonic CEO) and Craig Miller (former Sonic CIO) share how the “Two Guys” campaign emerged through testing, refinement, and real-time feedback. This low-budget idea turned into a powerful brand asset. Hungry for more? Check out their book, Bricks and Clicks: How We Drove Sonic into the Digital Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 minutos