

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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Sep 4, 2024 • 42min
#302: Liz Picarazzi – The Trashwoman, CITIBIN Founder
Liz Picarazzi, the Founder and CEO of CITIBIN, joins the show to share her journey from feeling trapped as an entrepreneur in the corporate world to creating the award-winning brand of trash enclosures and package lockers. Hear how to start a side hustle, how to know when it's time to close your business, Liz's quest for the rat-proof trash enclosure, how to work with your significant other, and fun facts about trash. Connect with Liz at CITIBIN.com, on Instagram @CITIBIN, and on LinkedIn

Aug 28, 2024 • 49min
#301: Ross Simmonds – Create Once, Distribute Forever, Foundation Founder
Ross Simmonds, the Founder and CEO of Foundation, joins the show to share his journey from blogging about fantasy football to becoming the go-to expert and marketing agency owner on content distribution. Hear how to go on a successful workcation, how to hire your first employee, how to approach sharing out your content, what you can learn from the top deathbed regrets, and the best fantasy football season of all time. Connect with Ross and check out Create Once, Distribute Forever at RossSimmonds.com

Aug 21, 2024 • 1h 18min
#300: Episode 300 Special
Wilder, Wilder, Wilder. Hear special reunion interviews with returning Wild entrepreneurs, fan-favorite moments from Episodes 201-299, and behind-the-scenes bloopers in this Episode 300 Special of the Wild Business Growth Podcast. Hear how your favorite Wild entrepreneurs are growing their businesses through speaking, books, magazines, podcasts, acquisitions, teamwork, operations, innovation, versatility, company culture, inspiration, creativity, and more. Enjoy the weird voices, whistling, singing, false starts, dad jokes, and voice cracks. Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter

Aug 19, 2024 • 4min
Trailer – Wild Business Growth
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. In this Trailer, meet your Host, Max Branstetter, hear what to expect on the Wild Business Growth podcast, and discover some of the fan-favorite episodes, including Nancy Cartwright aka Bart Simpson, Matt Mullenweg of WordPress, Alli Webb of Drybar, Stacy Madison of Stacy's Pita Chips, Scott Hanson of NFL RedZone and Gold Zone, Joe Pellettieri of Big Mouth Billy Bass, and Susan Bennett aka The Voice of Siri. Follow or Subscribe to the Wild Business Growth podcast on your favorite podcast platform, leave a rating or review if you're feeling extra Wild, and Subscribe on YouTube @MaxBranstetter for the video versions

Aug 14, 2024 • 40min
#299: Emily Vaca – Designer Inflatable Pool, MINNIDIP Founder
Emily Vaca, the Founder and CEO of MINNIDIP, joins the show to share her journey from living and breathing design to creating the original designer inflatable pool. Hear how to find a manufacturer for your product, perfect your R&D process, get distribution in major retailers, the most beautiful sight from a Chicago roof deck, and some zingers from the Queen of Puns. Connect with Emily at MINNIDIP.com and on Instagram @MINNIDIP and @ShopLaVaca

Aug 7, 2024 • 34min
#298: Ahmed Beshry – Smart Shopping Cart, Caper Co-Founder
Ahmed Beshry, the Co-Founder of Caper, joins the show to share his journey from Y Combinator (YC) to creating the smart shopping cart. Hear how to figure out your most valuable product attributes, when to start pitching customers, how Caper got acquired by Instacart, the biggest difference between universities in the US and Canada, and the element of chemistry Ahmed geeks out about. Connect with Ahmed at Caper.Ai and Instacart.com

Jul 24, 2024 • 44min
#297: Dr. Jason Wersland – Therabody Founder, Theragun Creator
Dr. Jason Wersland, the Founder and Chief Wellness Officer of Therabody, joins the show to share his journey from scary motorcycle accident to creating the world-leading wellness company. Hear how he created the first Theragun, the key decisions that led to the success of Therabody, how to expand your product lines, the athlete he can't believe he gets to work with, and the song he plays best on piano. Connect with Dr. Jason at Therabody.com, on Instagram @DrJasonWersland, and on LinkedIn

Jul 17, 2024 • 37min
#296: Margo Jordan – Self-Esteem Booster, Founder of Enrichly
Margo Jordan, the Founder and CEO of Enrichly, joins the show to share her journey from serving in the Army to helping kids boost their self-esteem through games and e-learning. Hear why self-esteem is so important, how to find your ideal client, how to build tech as a non-tech founder, the creative games on Enrichly, and her favorite video game of all-time. Connect with Margo at Enrichly.World, on Instagram @Enrich.Ly, and on LinkedIn

Jul 10, 2024 • 46min
#295: Priscila Martinez – Public Relations A-Lister, Founder of The Brand Agency
Priscila Martinez, the Founder and CEO of The Brand Agency, joins the show to share her journey from the world's most beautiful college campus to starting the award-winning PR agency that works with Fortune 5 clients and celebrities. Hear how to work with bigger clients, how to land big features as a startup, the best way to pitch press, how to keep your finger on the pulse of pop culture, and the celebrity she was most starstruck by. Connect with Priscila at TheBrand-Agency.com, on Instagram @PrisMartinez, and on LinkedIn

Jul 3, 2024 • 45min
#294: Hilah Stahl – Interior Design Producer, Co-Founder of Spoak
Hilah Stahl, the Co-Founder and CEO of Spoak, joins the show to share her journey from working on bizarre reality TV shows to creating the easy online platform for interior design. Hear how to build software in a new category, identify the personas of your customers, recognize when to stop, load the dishwasher like Tetris, and the secret to making delicious maple syrup. Connect with Hilah at Spoak.com, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram @HilahsThings and @Spoak


