In an interview on The Forbes Top Creator Show with Stephen Bertoni, 21-year-old Evangelina Petrakis shared how a simple quarantine hobby turned into a social media empire and a thriving jewelry business. With over 2 million followers and a direct-t…
After the NBA lockout, Wesley Horne turned a local coaching opportunity into a national movement by launching TruRep—a revolutionary AI-powered basketball training platform. From training Charleston kids in broken systems to creating a patented wear…
From Immigrant Hustler to Toy Tycoon When Isaac Larian arrived in the U.S. at 17 with a few hundred dollars and no English, the odds weren’t in his favor. Fast forward a few decades, and he built MGA Entertainment into one of the world’s largest pr…
In a wide-ranging appearance on Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin, Kevin O’Leary — investor, entrepreneur, and longtime Shark Tank personality — dropped one of the most raw and practical financial interviews of the year. From how he builds his portfolio…
After building and selling her own pet business, climbing the corporate ladder, and earning an EMBA, Claire Pickens realized her true calling wasn’t in boardrooms—it was beside entrepreneurs. In this Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Spotlight, Claire s…
“If your entire identity and self-worth is wrapped up in your company, there are too many factors outside of your control that can give you a real curveball type of damage.” — Tim Ferriss In a recent episode of How I Built This: Advice Line, Ti…
“All anxiety is separation anxiety — from self, from source, from your power.” – Mel Robbins In a deeply personal and emotionally charged conversation on The Oprah Podcast, bestselling author and podcast phenom Mel Robbins opens up about a subj…
Bill Ready doesn’t want to win the attention war. He wants to change the rules of it. When he became CEO of Pinterest, he challenged a decade-old social media formula—engagement via enragement—and replaced it with a deceptively simple product north…
“The browser is the only way to build true agents.” – Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity In a world dominated by AI chatbots and conversational interfaces, Aravind Srinivas is betting on something deceptively familiar: the web browser. In a recen…
If you’re an early-stage founder or ambitious wantrepreneur, the fastest way to accelerate your progress might be to say “no” more often and more strategically. That’s the central lesson from Carnegie Mellon economist Linda Babcock, co-author of The…
After trading his Army uniform for the high-stakes world of residential lending, Zach Farkas discovered a passion for entrepreneurship rooted in autonomy and impact. A former top VA lender in the country, Zach turned a major personal setback into th…
"If being healthy is a choice, then being sick is also a choice." — Naveen Jain When Naveen Jain arrived in America with just $5 in his pocket, he didn’t dream of becoming a billionaire — he dreamed of solving billion-person problems. Today, as…
"It was going to succeed, or it was going to succeed." — Patrick William, Founder of Rixson Capital Starting a fund sounds glamorous — until you realize what it actually takes. For Patrick William, founder of Rixson Capital, the journey from M&…
In an interview on On The Mend, former Citibank trader turned economic activist Gary Stevenson doesn’t just talk about finance — he talks about addiction. Not to substances, but to winning. At 23, Stevenson earned £395,000 in bonuses, the result of…
After two decades as a high-impact executive, Jess Lane found herself laid off from a unicorn tech company she helped build—a moment that catalyzed her entrepreneurial awakening. Rather than return to the grind, she chose to rewrite the script entir…
“You just have to really, really, really care.” – Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI When Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT at 19 to launch a startup, he didn’t have a perfectly polished AI business plan. What he had was obsession — a burning drive…
After building and selling a successful business, Justin Wilhelms took a leap into his true calling—helping overwhelmed business owners regain control. In this edition of the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Spotlight, Justin shares how he evolved into…
If you’re an early-stage founder or wantrepreneur, here’s the unfair advantage you can start building today: a tight personal brand attached to a simple, scalable business model. That’s the spine of Daniel Priestley’s operating system, plus the dece…
If software is eating the world, Replit’s bet is to hand everyone a fork. In his recent interview with Lenny’s Podcast, Replit co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad laid out a future where product managers, designers, and even non-technical founders can sh…
“You don’t have to be a CEO to lead. Leadership is deciding to step up and drive something forward that wouldn’t have happened without you.” — Wes Kao In a world flooded with performative leadership and LinkedIn soundbites, Wes Kao is the real …
After discovering the transformative power of leadership coaching, Kelly Kienzle took a bold leap from working within corporate frameworks to forging her own path. Through one-on-one and team coaching, she empowers mission-driven leaders to reclaim …
“You can’t have a great product without a great team.” — Cameron Adams, Co-Founder & CPO of Canva *In his recent 45-minute AI Product Masterclass on the Behind the Craft podcast, Cameron Adams* shared how, just days before Canva’s launch, he wa…
“Ten, Eighty, Ten.” That’s how Gary Vaynerchuk scales billion-dollar ambitions. In his words, “I open and close. The middle is the problem.” It’s one of many frameworks he’s developed over a lifetime of building — from a basement wine store in New…
Garrett Paul went from feeling professionally adrift to co-founding a fast-growing accounting firm with childhood friend and CPA, Matt Jones. While Matt leads on the technical front, Garrett drives client relationships, business development, and str…