Bron Launsby built one of the fastest-growing franchise concepts in family entertainment — starting from a single slide bolted onto a trampoline park. Before Slick City Action Park, Bron owned Sky…
Steve Guttman built UOVO — the storage company now trusted by top museums, auction houses, and fashion houses — out of a personal problem: he needed somewhere to store his own art collection. He talks…
Larry Kosilla quit a career on the floor of the Mercantile Exchange to wash cars — and built that decision into AMMO NYC, one of the most respected names in car care. In this episode, we dig into why…
Kevin Prince spent 15 years building marketing and social strategy at places like NBC, CBS, Gawker Media, and Netflix, always chasing the feeling of building something new. Then a headline-grabbing…
Will Petz discovered silent discos on a cruise ship with his parents — dancing to music DJs play directly into your headphones — and thought it was the stupid until he tried it and realized it was…
Ken Decker set out to make monster masks and movie props — and ended up also building hyperrealistic silicone human heart models used to train medical professionals. In this episode, he talks about…
Loren Ostrow spent over two decades thinking about building senior housing for the LGBTQ community before he ever broke ground. In this episode, he tells the story of Living Out — one of the first…
Dave Campbell spent years scribbling game ideas on index cards during long drives as a traveling salesman before Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza became an international hit, selling over 12 million copies.…
Tara Chapman spent a decade at the CIA working on issues surrounding Afghanistan and Pakistan — then quit to become a beekeeper in Austin, Texas. In this episode, she talks about the Groupon…
Raj Shingadia always wanted to be a lawyer — until a professor convinced him the reality of a law career was nothing like he imagined. With no backup plan, he started taking steps. He tried commercial…
