“We had $25,000 left in the bank. We were going to shut down the company.” For most founders, that’s the end of the story. For Natalie Barbu, it was the beginning of the comeback. The creator-turned-tech-founder built Rela, a so…
“I was never interested in building a business. I just wanted to build software people loved.” — Tobi Lütke When Tobi Lütke started hacking together a better way to sell snowboards online, he wasn’t trying to b…
Janice Buswell's entrepreneurial journey began with a simple invitation that transformed her life. As the founder of Experience Writing, she empowers writers to discover their unique voices and navigate the authoring journey. In this Wantrepreneur t…
“Don’t go viral. Go valuable. Then you’ll stay.” — Jun Yuh In today’s content-saturated world, getting seen is hard — staying relevant and profitable is harder. But creator and entrepreneur Jun Yuh has …
Mandy Geyer’s journey from corporate leader to founder of Integral Edge Consulting is a story of alignment, clarity, and bold reinvention. After chasing a version of success that didn’t feel like her own, she redefined her path—com…
When Jasmine Tookes walked the runways of Paris at just 17 years old, she was surviving an industry that often crushed them. In an intimate interview on Valeria Lipovetsky’s show, Jasmine opened up about her rise in the modeling world, her en…
After years of navigating the remote work landscape and testing out business ideas that didn’t stick, Phillip Wyness finally turned insight into action—launching Remote Flo, a company helping startups build resilient distributed teams wi…
“We don’t try to be everyone’s cup of tea. We’re happy to be someone’s glass of champagne.” — Keely Blair, CEO of OnlyFans The Business Everyone Knows But Few Understand If you think OnlyFans is just an a…
“Discipline is not restriction. Discipline is freedom.” — Tracy Harmoush That single sentence flips everything early-stage entrepreneurs think they know about discipline. In a powerful episode of The Balance Theory Podcast, e…
After being fired during maternity leave, Kat Rogers didn’t just bounce back—she rebuilt her life on her own terms. As the founder of Mariposa Mastermind, she helps working mothers shed burnout, rediscover themselves, and lead with inten…
“You never want a day to pass without doing something that will benefit you in a decade.” — James Clear James Clear, best known for his bestseller Atomic Habits, has built a reputation for distilling powerful truths into simp…
“We’re being trained to forget how to be artists.” – Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon In a strikingly candid conversation on Power User with Taylor Lorenz, Jack Conte — co-founder and CEO of Patreon — delivered one…
On an episode of Social Currency, entrepreneur and brand visionary Gwen Whiting gave a raw, unfiltered account of her journey — from bootstrapping The Laundress into a global cult brand to watching it crumble under corporate mismanagement afte…
In an episode of Networth & Chill with Vivian Tu (@yourrichbff), Lucy Guo — co-founder of Scale AI and founder of Passes — offers a rare, unfiltered look into the mind of one of the most fascinating figures in tech today. At 30 years…
Jessica Valenzuela's entrepreneurial spark ignited at age seven with a classroom candy hustle—and it never dimmed. From building digital experiences for global brands to founding Mowie AI, she’s always been driven by a deep instinct to s…
In an interview on Aspire with Emma Grede, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein laid out a manifesto for modern entrepreneurs — and it’s one every wantrepreneur needs to hear. “This is the best time in the history of the world t…
“Most creatives are undercharging and don’t even realize it.” – Laura Higgins If you’re a designer, photographer, or creative agency owner wondering how to grow your business without selling your soul, Laura Higgin…
In a conversation on Aspire with Emma Grede, Charlotte Tilbury laid bare the unfiltered, obsessive, and visionary mindset behind her beauty empire. For wantrepreneurs and early-stage founders, her story is a masterclass in how obsession, intuition, …
“You have to have a belief in yourself that’s so maniacal people think you’re crazy.” – Steve Stoute, Founder & CEO, UnitedMasters In a wide-ranging and raw conversation with Aspire host Emma Grede, music industry…
"I'm Telling You Right Now..." — Gary Vee on the Next Big Shift In a recent episode of The GaryVee Audio Experience, Gary Vaynerchuk sat down with Bear Handlon, founder of Born Primitive, for a conversation that cut through the fluff and expo…
"I should be dead or in jail." That’s how Dan Martell begins, with no dramatics—just fact. In a gripping interview on The Iced Coffee Hour podcast, Martell unpacks his journey from a teenage criminal on the brink of suicide to a tech fo…
“Three strikes and you're not out. Three strikes and you're learning and rolling.” — Jesse Itzler Long before Jesse Itzler co-founded Marquee Jet and sold it to Warren Buffett’s NetJets, he was living on couches, cold-callin…
From late nights self-teaching design tools to leading a global creative agency, Peter Williams has never waited for permission to grow. As the founder of Designerds and product innovator behind DRYE Fan™, Peter has built a career by turning f…
In an era where personal brands are the new storefronts, few entrepreneurs have built a more enduring and authentic empire than Nate Berkus. The celebrated interior designer and founder of Nate Berkus Associates joined C-Suite to Main Street with J…