Troy Fine turned a wake-up call into a launchpad. After years of entrepreneurial ambition, it was a moment of personal loss that propelled him to trade hesitation for action. Now, as the founder of a cybersecurity compliance firm, he empowers busine…
In a Masters of Scale conversation, SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas unpacks how a once-struggling mop company transformed into a global powerhouse behind two multi-billion-dollar brands—Shark and Ninja—now spanning 37 categories and operati…
Eshan Chordia’s entrepreneurial path has been anything but linear—but it’s exactly that journey that shaped the founder he is today. From a failed startup to leading AI innovation for non-technical users, Eshan now builds tools tha…
When two seasoned marketers like Eric Siu (Single Grain, Leveling Up) and Neil Patel (NP Digital) sit down to talk about business, you don’t just get marketing tips—you get an unfiltered window into how billion-dollar ideas are born, sca…
In a revealing conversation on the Just Ingredients Podcast, Crumbl Cookies co-founder Jason McGowan shared the unlikely story of how a cookie shop slated for demolition in Logan, Utah turned into one of the fastest-growing franchises in the U.S. W…
Francois Bergeron and James Binda turned chaos into clarity when they launched Digital Aspect Marketing—proving that scaling a service business requires more than hustle; it demands structure. What started as hands-on freelancing evolved into …
If you’re a creator or early-stage founder, your fastest path to meaningful revenue isn’t more views—it’s a focused digital course plus a simple, repeatable launch. That’s the core thesis Amy Porterfield shared in a rec…
After months of disheartening job interviews and soul-searching in a San Francisco hotel room, Rebecca Dhrimaj chose purpose over predictability—and never looked back. As co-founder of The Empathy Collective, she now helps organizations lead c…
"There's no better way to be the expert than just to do the work." — Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash In a revealing interview on "How to Build the Future" by Y Combinator, DoorDash co-founder and CEO Tony Xu broke down the gritty, customer-ob…
When DevRaj Patel couldn’t find a drink that truly reflected his cultural roots, he decided to build one. Blending Ayurvedic inspiration with modern mixology, he launched Jivati—a premium Indian-inspired RTD cocktail brand rooted in iden…
How Meta Plans to Reinvent Connection, Creator Culture, and the Digital Neighborhood “People talk about wanting generational change in leadership and culture — this is it.” — Mark Zuckerberg In a rare and wide-ranging i…
Before she carried dual CMO + CRO titles at Calendly and led revenue marketing at Asana, Jessica Gilmartin was slinging frozen yogurt in the Bay Area. In her recent interview in The GMTnow Podcast with Scott Barker, her franchise thrived—and s…
Andrea Marquardt Finck’s entrepreneurial path was shaped by profound personal loss, resilience, and a determination to give people back their most valuable resource—time. As a multipreneur leading businesses like Lightsome and Home Watch…
“We Have to Change the Way Technology Works” When Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel walked into The Colin and Samir Show, Southern California was literally burning—both hosts had just lost their homes to the Palisades fire. The conversati…
From lab research in New York to launching a platform uniting musicians worldwide, Alan Hegron’s path is proof that transferable skills can spark entrepreneurial breakthroughs. What started as a scientist spotting the struggles of friends and …
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 patente…
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’…
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 bu…
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 Spotlig…
“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 Thi…
“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 Robbi…
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 si…
“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 br…