

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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Aug 17, 2022 • 27min
#204: Carlton Calvin – Toy Trendspotter, Co-Founder of Razor
Carlton Calvin, the President and Co-Founder of Razor, joins the show to share his journey from being intrigued by hot crazes in the toy industry to bringing Razor Scooters and other iconic toys to the US. Hear how to keep your eye out for hot trends, generate explosive demand, continue to innovate, the most bizarre products to come out of Razor, and the most impressive trick performed on a Razor Scooter. Connect with Carlton at Razor.com

Aug 10, 2022 • 1h 4min
#203: Krystal Proffitt – Binge-Worthy Strategist, Confident Content Creation
Krystal Proffitt, the Content Strategist, Coach, and Host of The Proffitt Podcast and The Poddy Report, joins the show to share her journey from stay-at-home mom to helping entrepreneurs start, launch, and market their content. Hear how to become a confident content creator, repurpose content, create a solo podcast, wild fun facts about Krystal, and her favorite moments from The Office and Office Ladies. Connect with Krystal at KrystalProffitt.com

Aug 3, 2022 • 58min
#202: Todd Radom – Pro Sports Logo Designer, Branding All-Star
Todd Radom, the Designer, Sports Branding Expert, and Writer, joins the show to share his journey from designing book covers to designing the logos for a Super Bowl, MLB and NBA All-Star Games, MLB teams, and Ice Cube's BIG3 basketball league. Hear how to design a lasting logo, what makes a logo jump off the page, Todd’s approach for the Super Bowl XXXVIII logo, his favorite pro sports uniforms of all time, and the hardest thing in the world to draw. Connect with Todd at ToddRadom.com and Twitter and Instagram @ToddRadom

Jul 27, 2022 • 46min
#201: Bobby Healy – Drone Delivery Man, Founder of Manna
Bobby Healy, the Founder and CEO of Manna, joins the show to share his journey from creating video games to building the drone delivery company that can deliver goods to your home in minutes. Hear how to pioneer a new industry, improve customer adoption, find additional use cases, what makes a video game become a huge hit, and the funniest thing he’s ever seen a drone do. Connect with Bobby at Manna.Aero and Twitter @RealBobbyHealy

Jul 20, 2022 • 2h 10min
#200: Episode 200 Special
It's getting Wilder and Wilder! Hear special reunion interviews with returning guests, classic moments from Episodes 101-199, and hilarious unreleased bloopers in this Episode 200 Special. Hear how your favorite Wild entrepreneurs are growing their businesses with creativity, marketing, problem-solving, risk-taking, customer service, grit, and more. Soak up their insights, startup stories, impressions, iconic cartoon voices, and dad jokes. Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter

Jul 13, 2022 • 57min
#199: Kat Norton – Miss Excel, Chief Excel Officer and Influencer
Kat Norton, Miss Excel, joins the show to share her journey from teaching Microsoft Excel in her consulting job to going full-time sharing Excel tips to millions on TikTok and Instagram. Hear how to come up with TikTok ideas, what viral TikToks have in common, how to turn social media viewers into paying customers, live the Airbnb digital nomad life, and some Excel-lent Rapid-Fire Q&A. Connect with Kat on Instagram and TikTok @Miss.Excel, LinkedIn, and Twitter

Jul 8, 2022 • 47min
#198: Haroon Mokhtarzada – Co-Founder and CEO of Truebill
Haroon Mokhtarzada, the Co-Founder of Truebill and Webs.com, joins the show to share his journey from Harvard Law School to creating and selling multiple companies with millions of users for millions and billions of dollars. Hear how to build momentum before spending advertising dollars, set up your business for acquisition, use customer feedback to make your offering better, unplug from your family business, and Haroon’s go-to magic trick. Connect with Haroon on Twitter @Haroon and try out Truebill on the App Store

Jun 29, 2022 • 49min
#197: Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin – Pie Artist, Pies Are Awesome
Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, the World-Renowned Pie Artist, joins the show to share her journey from fencing and filmmaking to baking the most creative pies on Earth. Hear how to do what you love full-time, Jessica's creative pie process, the science of pies, restaurant menu she can recite in its entirety, and how many digits of Pi she knows. Connect with Jessica at PiesAreAwesome.com

Jun 22, 2022 • 55min
#196: Kat Hantas – Tequila Tastemaker, Co-Founder of 21Seeds
Kat Hantas, the Co-Founder and CEO of 21Seeds, joins the show to share her journey from turning her homemade concoctions into the fast-growing brand of flavor-infused tequila that got acquired by Diageo. Hear how to take positive and negative feedback into account, find a production partner, win your first big customer, the coolest tequila adventures in Mexico, and what Kat learned working with comedians. Connect with Kat on Instagram @21Seeds and 21Seeds.com

Jun 15, 2022 • 43min
#195: Channing Frye – NBA Champion, Chosen Family Wines
Channing Frye, the Founder of Chosen Family Wines, joins the show to share his journey from NBA Champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Road Trippin' Co-Host to wine entrepreneur. Hear how it feels to win an NBA Championship, what Channing did after winning, lessons from the NBA that parallel to the wine business, what he looks for in potential wines to offer, and the most intimidating player he ever played against. Connect with Channing at ChosenFamilyWines.com, Road Trippin', and social media @ChanningFrye