

Wild Business Growth
Max Branstetter
Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur shares the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business - and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy's Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter, Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting
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Aug 23, 2023 • 35min
#249: Tripp and Lee Phillips – Brick Binders, Inventors of Le-Glue
Tripp and Lee Phillips, the son-father duo behind Le-Glue, join the show to share their story from class project to setting records on Shark Tank. Hear how to turn your idea into a real product, think of creative marketing strategies, prepare for the biggest pitch of your life, find production efficiencies, and Tripp's favorite LEGO creation. Connect with Tripp and Lee at Le-Glue.com and Instagram, X, and Facebook @LeGlue4You

Aug 16, 2023 • 32min
#248: Corrine Heck – Disruptive Florist, Founder of Details Flowers Software
Corrine Heck, the Founder and CEO of Details Flowers Software, joins the show to share her journey from growing up with her family's flower nursery to creating the premier software for florists. Hear how to disrupt an industry with your software, get better at delegating, grow your team, organize your emails, and the most underrated flower. Connect with Corrine at DetailsFlowers.com and on Instagram @DetailsFlowers

Aug 9, 2023 • 45min
#247: Leeanna Gantt – Dosage Designer, Founder of tooktake
Leeanna Gantt, the Founder and CEO of tooktake, joins the show to share her journey from beating breast cancer to creating the no-tech tracking labels for vitamins and meds. Hear how to start finding customers, improve your brand awareness with a small marketing budget, sample your product, navigate your way through acronyms, and how often people get Leeanna's name wrong. Connect with Leeanna at tooktake.com

Aug 2, 2023 • 44min
#246: Pat Yates – HappyFeet Slippers and Quiet Light
Pat Yates, the President of HappyFeet Slippers and Advisor at Quiet Light, joins the show to share his journey from running coffee, mall kiosk, and slipper businesses to helping entrepreneurs sell their business. Hear how to position your business to be sold, go from entrepreneur to advisor, get better at time management, Pat's partnership with Snooki, and how to pronounce Louisville. Connect with Pat at BuyHappyFeet.com and QuietLight.com

Jul 26, 2023 • 41min
#245: Joe Altieri – Mousetrap Builder, Founder of FlexScreen
Joe Altieri, the Founder and President of FlexScreen, joins the show to share his journey from creating flexible window screen prototypes in his garage to turning it into a multimillion-dollar business. Hear how to survive the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, turn your invention into a business, gain your family's support as a full-time entrepreneur, get yourself to ask for help, and make time for travel. Connect with Joe at FlexScreen.com and JoeAltieri.com

Jul 19, 2023 • 58min
#244: Billy Thompson – Pit Stain Punisher, Founder of Thompson Tee
Billy Thompson, the Founder and President of Thompson Tee, joins the show to share his journey from working in the mailroom at WME to creating the original sweat proof undershirt. Hear Billy's personal history with sweat, how to stay in business for over 10 years, sell a product over a million times, conquer financial pressure, and the Seventh Degree of Kevin Bacon. Connect with Billy at ThompsonTee.com and on Amazon and LinkedIn

Jul 12, 2023 • 41min
#243: Keith Alaniz – Saffron Soldier, Co-Founder of Rumi Spice
Keith Alaniz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Rumi Spice, joins the show to share his journey from neutralizing IEDs with the US Army in Iraq to connecting Afghan spices with the world. Hear the behind-the-scenes of saffron production, how to create a culture that creates opportunities, run your business from across the world, add more products to your mix, and get creative with your cooking. Connect with Keith at RumiSpice.com

Jun 14, 2023 • 58min
#242: Lee Benson – Your Most Important Number, MIND Methodology
Lee Benson, the Serial Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author, joins the show to share his journey from getting kicked out of his house in high school to selling Able Aerospace to Textron Aviation for 9 figures. Hear how to grow your company to hundreds of employees, sell your business with a big payout, find Your Most Important Number with the MIND Methodology, play music by ear, and keep going during an ultramarathon. Connect with Lee on LinkedIn and TheMINDMethodology.com

Jun 7, 2023 • 58min
#241: Chris Guerrera and Carmine Denisco – United Inventors Association
Chris Guerrera and Carmine Denisco, leaders of the United Inventors Association (UIA), join the show to share their journey from childhood inventions and paper routes to developing products for entrepreneurs around the world. Hear how to come up with a product idea, manufacture your product, when to get a patent, how to approach inventory and batch size, and the shocking thing Chris did on Good Morning America. Connect with Chris and Carmine at UIAUSA.org, ChrisGuerrera.com, and EarmarkSourcing.com

May 31, 2023 • 44min
#240: Eric Roy – Water Optimizer, Founder of Hydroviv
Eric Roy, the Founder and Chief Scientist of Hydroviv, joins the show to share his journey from wanting to help out with the Flint Water Crisis to creating the water filter that customizes to your home's water. Hear how to study your customers, hire your first employee, make your company acquirable, apply the scientific method to entrepreneurship, and Eric's adventures in Antarctica. Connect with Eric at Hydroviv.com, LinkedIn, and Instagram @EricRoyPhD


