

Wild Business Growth
Max Branstetter
Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur shares the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business - and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy's Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter, Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting
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Feb 8, 2023 • 48min
#224: Drew Wolgemuth – Ring Ranger, Founder of Wove
Drew Wolgemuth, the Founder and CEO of Wove, joins the show to share his journey from suffering a training accident as an Army Ranger to creating the world's best engagement ring shopping experience. Hear how to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), offer the best customer experience possible, apply military techniques to your business, improve your memory, and the perks of having no front teeth for over a year. Connect with Drew at WoveMade.com and on social media

Feb 1, 2023 • 43min
#223: Desiree Haller – Sandwich Protector, Founder of SubSafe
Desiree Haller, the Founder and CEO of SubSafe, joins the show to share her journey from soggy sub sandwiches in the cooler to inventing the products to keep them fresh. Hear how to differentiate your products, create a lifestyle brand, inspire your team to be entrepreneurial, Desiree’s favorite sub of all time, and the showdown with the goliath grouper. Connect with Desiree at TheSubSafe.com and on social media

Jan 25, 2023 • 42min
#222: Cam MacKugler – Cross-Country Gardener, Founder of Seedsheet
Cam MacKugler, the Founder of Seedsheet, joins the show to share his journey from Olympic-level cross-country skiing to inventing the roll-out garden. Hear how to offer custom and preset options, navigate a seasonal business, create machines for your product, the time Cam skied with a buffalo, and his investor pitch on a chairlift. Connect with Cam at Seedsheets.com, LinkedIn, and WeFunder.com/Seedsheet

Jan 18, 2023 • 49min
#221: Virginia Frischkorn – Party-Planning Animal, Founder of Partytrick
Virginia Frischkorn, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Partytrick, joins the show to share her journey from being intrigued by parties as a kid to starting several businesses to help you throw awesome parties. Hear how to find your true target customer, come up with fun ideas for parties, gather customer feedback, keep yourself entertained during long runs and long flights, and the most unique party Virginia has ever thrown. Connect with Virginia at Partytrick.com, VirginiaTrafton.com, and Instagram @Partytrick

Jan 11, 2023 • 54min
#220: Thomas Dambo – Giant Troll Trailblazer, Recycled Artist
Thomas Dambo, the Sculptor and Recycled Artist, joins the show to share his journey from dumpster diving to creating giant trolls out of trash around the world. Hear how to create something really big, turn a hobby into a career, never fear failure, find treasure in trash, and the coolest spots to explore in Denmark. Connect with Thomas at ThomasDambo.com, TrollMap.com, and Instagram @ThomasDambo

Jan 4, 2023 • 52min
#219: Jordan Scott – Memory Curator, Founder of Cobble
Jordan Scott, the Founder and CEO of Cobble, joins the show to share her journey from trying to figure out fun things to do in the city to creating the app that does it for you. Hear how to curate a ton of content, market your app, launch in new cities, juggle personal life and professional life, and Jordan’s must-visit spots in NYC. Connect with Jordan at TryCobble.com, Instagram @MsJordanScott, and LinkedIn

Dec 28, 2022 • 46min
#218: Tamara and Sean Turman – Co-Founders of PocketBook Protector
Tamara and Sean Turman, the Co-Founders of PocketBook Protector, join the show to share their journey from wanting to start a business together as siblings to creating a solution for bags picking up germs in public. Hear how to create a product, prototype and iterate, find your target customer, divide your roles in a family business, and Tamara’s improvised song. Connect with Tamara and Sean at PocketBookProtector.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Dec 21, 2022 • 39min
#217: Paul McCarthy – Simplicity Super, Founder of Snapfix
Paul McCarthy, the Founder and CEO of Snapfix, joins the show to share his journey from growing up with 11 siblings on a farm in Ireland to creating the maintenance platform for the world. Hear how to stay focused on simplicity, expand internationally, instill a culture where it’s okay to make mistakes, the tradition of jumping in cold water at Forty Foot, and how often he gets confused for Paul McCartney. Connect with Paul at Snapfix.com

Dec 16, 2022 • 49min
#216: Dr. Brian Sutterer – Sports Injury Soother, YouTube Fascinator
Dr. Brian Sutterer, the Physiatrist and YouTube Star, joins the show to share his journey from enjoying science class to breaking down major sports injuries on YouTube for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Hear the most notable sports injuries in recent memory, how to build your subscriber base, speed up your production process, monetize on YouTube, and the thing that still makes Brian feel uneasy. Connect with Brian on YouTube and Twitter @BrianSuttererMD

Dec 7, 2022 • 48min
#215: Edgar Blazona – The Sofa King, Founder of BenchMade Modern
Edgar Blazona, the Furniture Designer and Serial Entrepreneur, joins the show to share his journey from graffiti artist to building and selling BenchMade Modern. Hear how to differentiate your product, prepare for due diligence when selling your company, bust out of a creative slump, how far he can spit, and the one thing you must do at Burning Man. Connect with Edgar on LinkedIn and Twitter @EdgarBlazona