Wild Business Growth

Marije Vogelzang, the Founder of The Dutch Institute of Food and Design and Head of Studio Living Matter at Design Academy Eindhoven, joins the show to share her journey from wanting to play with food as a kid to playing with food for her career. Hear the most fascinating food design experiments Marije has produced, why our lips are so important to the eating experience, what it’s like eating hairy tofu, how to take notes in the shower, and the most difficult Dutch word to pronounce. Connect with Marije on Instagram at @Marije_Vogelzang and MarijeVogelzang.NL

Kenny Coleman, the Co-Host and Executive Producer of Bourbon Pursuit and Co-Founder of Pursuit Spirits, joins the show to share his journey from being a bourbon drinker to launching the top bourbon podcast in the world. Hear how to be efficient with your podcast thanks to automations, build a devoted community on Patreon, grow your podcast, Kenny’s top bourbon tips, and the Bourbon Trail of Rapid-Fire Q&A. Connect with Kenny at BourbonPursuit.com, PursuitSpirits.com, and on social media at @BourbonPursuit

Jackie Hermes, the Founder and CEO of Accelity, joins the show to share her journey from selling her cookie business for barely any profit to scaling her B2B SaaS marketing agency from $0 to multiple 7-figures without funding. Hear how to approach unknowns, capitalize on what makes your company different, ensure frequent communication, improve your content and influence on LinkedIn, and properly embarrass your kids. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn, JackieHermes.com, and AccelityMarketing.com

Jared Easley, the Co-Founder of Podcast Movement and Host of Starve the Doubts, joins the show to share his journey from listening to podcasts to creating the world's largest community of podcasters. Hear how to start an event in an area you're passionate about, get people to actually participate and have fun, grow your community, what Jared’s ring name would be as a professional wrestler, and perhaps some beatboxing. Connect with Jared at PodcastMovement.com

Dan Harden, the Founder, CEO, and Principal Designer of Whipsaw, joins the show to share his journey from endlessly curious kid to starting the acclaimed product design company that's brought over 1,000 products to market for Google, Nike, Uber, and other top companies. Hear how to differentiate your company, create balanced tension, find the “It Factor” in products, what Dan learned from working with Steve Jobs, and what excites him about biomimicry. Connect with Dan at Whipsaw.com and on Instagram at @WhipsawDesign and @DanHardenDesign

Randall Thompson and Kris Dehnert, the Founder and CEO of Dugout Mugs, join the show to share their journey from seeing the potential in cut-off baseball bats to creating MLB-licensed mugs and a company on the Inc. 5000. Hear how to gather customer feedback as you create your product, come up with new product ideas, become an officially licensed product, the SUV Model of creative marketing, and their favorite MLB players they’ve met through their business. Connect with Randall and Kris at DugoutMugs.com and on social media

Elnaz Sarraf, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of ROYBI Robot, joins the show to share her journey relocating from Iran to the US to pursue entrepreneurship and inventing the world's first Ai-powered robot to teach children language and STEM skills. Hear how to create traction before launching your product or service, pitch major media outlets, get into every Apple Store, how ROYBI Robot thrives on artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the iconic characters ROYBI reminds people of. Connect with Elnaz at ROYBIRobot.com and on LinkedIn

Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Flat Out of Heels and PopCom, joins the show to share her journey from having sore feet from wearing heels to building multimillion-dollar businesses around smart vending machines for flats. Hear how to build your community to fuel your business, raise money through crowdfunding, build out your team, keep solving problems, and Dawn’s experience on The Breakfast Club. Connect with Dawn on social media and Medium

Brittany Berger, the Founder of Work Brighter, joins the show to share her journey from being an overworked workaholic to helping content marketers get business results while prioritizing rest, self-care, and fun. Hear how to remix your content without burning out, the best types of content to repurpose, the downsides of hustle culture, how to make time for activities that recharge you, and brighten your day with The Sims. Connect with Brittany at BrittanyBerger.com, WorkBrighter.co, and on Twitter at @ThatBBerg

Jake Sommers, the Drummer for Luke Combs, joins the show to share his journey from giving up video games and committing to drumming to touring the world as one of the most popular bands in music. Hear what's driven the success of Luke Combs, how performing on TV compares to stadiums and arenas, what goes on behind-the-scenes on SNL, his practice routine and drumming idols, and what he said to John Mayer. Connect with Jake at JakeSommersDrums.com and on Instagram at @JakeSommers7