Everyone Talks To Liz Claman

On a special edition of Everyone Talks To Liz, Liz highlights some of her favorite conversations from the past year.Featured in this episode are Founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies Austin Russell, Co-Founders of The Comfy Brian and Michael Speciale, Microsoft Excel influencer Kat 'Miss Excel' Norton, and former Green Beret and CEO of Global Guardian Dale Buckner.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with Entrepreneur and the CEO & Founder of The Production Board, David Friedberg to discuss how he went from working in a pool hall at 16 years old to working at Google, to build companies including the one he owns today.David shares how the investment holding giant that he established has the ability to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production across food, agriculture, biomanufacturing, and human health.Later, he emphasizes the importance of supporting entrepreneurship and new innovations in the country to drive the economy forward.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with author, podcaster, and mother of stars Dove Cameron and Claire Hosterman, Bonnie Wallace, for a conversation about her career and children.Bonnie reveals the challenges she faced as being a single mom and raising two successful daughters in Los Angeles.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with the Founder & CEO of the technology platform Olo, Noah Glass for a conversation about his innovative company that develops digital ordering and delivery programs for restaurants.Noah details how he was able to execute his goal of improving customers' hospitality experience by providing on-demand services, evolving into transformative technology for the entire food industry. He later explains how his company actually improved businesses during the pandemic due to digital ordering and contactless delivery services. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Liz revisits her conversation with the Founders of Beekman 1802, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge. Josh and Brent share how they lost their jobs during the 2008 recession and decided to start making goat's milk soap from their kitchen table. Since then, the two have continued to curate artisan products and have brought their company to national acclaim, led by the motto "work hard, never quit, help your neighbor." Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with the Founder and CEO of Samsara Sanjit Biswas to discuss how the second fastest-growing tech startup in America started.Sanjit shares his journey of becoming the youngest engineer to ever be hired at the software giant, Oracle, at the age of fifteen. He explains how his mission is to move the world forward, with his most recent startup helping companies become safer, more efficient, and more sustainable through the data they collect. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with Actor, Speaker and Founder and CEO of Sans by Taejin Beverage Inc., Kevin Kreider to discuss his business and time on the Netflix show, Bling Empire.Kevin shares his experience on the hit show, taking listeners on his journey in his hunt for his biological parents and his struggle to overcome alcoholism. He later details what it was like growing up in a white community as an Asian American, and explains what drove him to become an entrepreneur. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with Managing Partner and Founder of Oxbow Advisors Ted Oakley to discuss how he managed to overcome poverty and become a monetary mogul.Ted explains how the idea of Oxbow came to be when he realized there was a large gap in wealth management across the country. He shares how his personal goal is to grow his clients' wealth and aims to advise those who are unsure of how to handle large amounts of money. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with CEO of hair salon chain Great Clips Steve Hockett to discuss how his hatred for his 9-5 investment banking job fueled him to the top of the world’s largest salon brand.Steve explains how his passion and persistence lead him to climb the ladder at Great Clips, from franchise owner to market manager all the way up to Chief Executive Officer. He shares what motivated him through the tragedy of closing down thousands of salons during the COVID-19 lockdown, and reveals his best tips to listeners who might want to dive into the world of franchising.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz sits down with the Founder & CEO of RAILS Jeff Abrams to discuss how he launched a successful clothing brand with no experience in fashion and only $5,000 in his bank account.Jeff reflects on the turning point for his business when Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen wore a shirt from his brand on the field at a New England Patriots game, which led consumers to notice the vibrant color and premium texture that distinguished his product. Later, Jeff emphasizes the importance of detaching from emotional connections and focusing on problem-solving as an entrepreneur instead.Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices