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Feb 29th, 2024 39m

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Feb 15th, 2024 38m 46s

“The default for most manufacturers and retailers before we came along was to destroy returns.” Kristin Langenfeld, Co-founder and CEO, GoodBuy GearMy expectations were completely wrong entering this episode with Kristin Langenfeld. I’d exp

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Feb 1st, 2024 35m 8s

“I sent them an article, Vangst raises $2.5M from a Tier 1 VC in New York, and people started to not laugh at me as much.” Karson Humiston, Founder and CEO, Vangst

"I'll Quit My Job to Work Here!"

Jan 18th, 2024 30m 49s

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Dec 21st, 2023 15m 20s

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“Community engagement is really looking to the future… what do I want my city and community to be and how can I help that happen?” Rob Cohen, Chairman and CEO, IMA Financial

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Nov 22nd, 2023 34m 30s

“It’s fun to be in a business where you have to decide where to pursue the opportunity.” Jeremy Nova, co-Founder, Studio Shed Jeremy was my guest via Zoom during the pandemic. Sometimes it’s fun to circle back with a prior guest to see ho

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Nov 2nd, 2023 29m 41s

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Finding Pockets of Superfans

Oct 19th, 2023 37m 56s

“We deploy data and technology to find pockets of opportunity we call Superfans.” Greg Sobiech, Founder & CEO, DELVE

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Oct 5th, 2023 35m 30s

“THE STATE OF COLORADO INCENTIVIZED ME TO MOVE HERE FROM AUSTIN, AND THAT WAS THE VERY BEST DECISION I’VE MADE IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.”Jonathan Ballesteros, Geyser Systems

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Sep 21st, 2023 38m 35s

“In that year (Covid) we turned down Ellen Oprah and Martha Stewart… because we were so committed to our direct customer.”Jeff Eldridge, Liberty Puzzles

Harmony as a CEO, Author & Speaker

Sep 7th, 2023 25m 51s

“My #1 job is to run this great company… and (create a brand) that helps me get this message out there that there’s a different way to lead a company.”Kerry Siggins, CEO of StoneAge… Author and SpeakerI’ve been skeptical and bewildered as I’

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Aug 17th, 2023 36m 2s

“This is a once in a generation paradigm shift in computing performance… We’re all jockeying to one of the 3-5 winners at the end of the day.”Rob Hays, President & CEO, Atom Computing

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Aug 3rd, 2023 41m 16s

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“We have customers tell us that we’ve helped them become better chefs.”Janet Johnston, Co-founder, Savory Spice ShopsI begin this interview with a bit of a rant about how so many passion-based retailers fail, barely holding on long enough to

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Jul 6th, 2023 35m 29s

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Jun 22nd, 2023 39m 2s

“We believe that big boxes stifle innovation because you start chasing volume.”Dustin English, Chief Experience Officer, VoormiI was interested in speaking with Dan English, Founder and CEO of Voormi because I saw a few Voormi garments in s

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“I was taken under the wing of one of the most prolific surgeon entrepreneurs of the 20th century.”Dr. James Mault, Founder and CEO, BioIntellisenseI’ve had a little visibility into the world of medical devices. It’s not for the faint of he

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May 25th, 2023 32m 13s

“It’s conservation through commerce. If people didn’t like eating bison there wouldn’t be 500,000 today.”Bob Dineen, Founder and President, Great Range BisonI like bison burgers. Just putting that out there. As much as I like talking with