Wild Business Growth

Jamie Montz, the Founder and Owner of The Original Stretchlace, joins the show to share her journey from owning a toy store to creating the elastic shoelace that turns any shoe into a slip-on. Hear how to add products to your mix, market your product as an accessory, find your most important customer segments, TMI about toes, and a weird voice for the ages. Connect with Jamie at TheOriginalStretchlace.com

Luke Aikins, the Skydiver for Red Bull Air Force, joins the show to share his journey from 3rd-generation skydiver to breaking boundaries through over 20,000 skydives of his own. Hear his role in Red Bull Stratos, the time he skydived 25,000 feet without a parachute, how many times his mom skydived while pregnant with him, his pre-skydive ritual, and high-flying questions from Wild Listeners. Connect with Luke on Instagram @LukeAikins

Beth Fynbo, the President and Founder of Busy Baby, joins the show to share her journey from 10 years in the Army to inventing the silicone placemat that keeps your baby's toys off the floor. Hear how to move quickly on your idea, get feedback from strangers, the pros and cons of patents, best and worst parts of family business, and a lesson in cryptologic linguistics. Connect with Beth at BusyBaby.com and social media @BusyBabyMat

Stan Mirzayev, the Co-Founder and CEO of Parts Pass, joins the show to share his journey from coming to the U.S.A. at age 4 to starting businesses that make finding car parts easier than ever. Hear how to keep your user experience simple, test and learn, stay motivated when going through challenges, Stan's favorite lessons from his parents, and the hot dog vendor story. Try out Parts Pass on the App Store and use code WBGP15 for 15% off on orders $10 or more

Bri Zborowski and Kaycee Jones, the Co-Founders of Apolla Performance Wear, join the show to share their journey from running dance studios to creating the best compression socks on Earth. Hear how compression socks work, how to zero in on your target customer, bring your business to life through marketing, divide your roles with your business partner, and what it's like working at Disneyland. Connect with Bri and Kaycee at ApollaPerformance.com and social media @ApollaPerformance

Eli Packouz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Instafloss, joins the show to share his journey from his music tech family business to creating the product that allows you to floss in 10 seconds. Hear the history of flossing, how to solve several pain points, raise money on Kickstarter, create thumb-stopping ads, and come up with endless product ideas. Connect with Eli at Instafloss.com

Kaylin Marcotte, the Founder and CEO of JIGGY Puzzles, joins the show to share her journey from first employee at theSkimm to reinventing the jigsaw puzzle. Hear how to scale your business, create custom packaging, partner with incredible creatives, the science behind puzzles, and how Kaylin would approach a 1 million piece puzzle. Connect with Kaylin at JIGGYPuzzles.com and social media @JIGGYPuzzles and @KaylinMarcotte

Alex Van Alen, the Founder and CEO of FlingGolf, World League FlingGolf, and New Swarm, joins the show to share his journey from living in the rainforest in Borneo to inventing a sport that's been featured on ESPN. Hear how to create a new sport, how FlingGolf works, how it compares to traditional golf, where to focus your attention as an entrepreneur, and what shoes to wear in the rainforest. Connect with Alex at FlingGolf.com, social media @FlingGolf, and the FlingGolf Players Facebook Group

Athena Kasvikis, the Founder and CEO of Behave Bras, joins the show to share her journey from hating the bras on the market to creating the wire-free line of bras made for the biggest busts. Hear entrepreneurship lessons from brand management, how to break into a challenging industry, say yes to everything, talk to your customers more, and what makes Wegmans such a magical place. Connect with Athena at BehaveBras.com and Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @BehaveBras

Rick Boss, the VP, Business Development at Sky Elements Drone Shows, joins the show to share his journey from putting on fireworks shows to launching a drone light show business. Hear how drone light shows work, what the planning process looks like, how loud they are, the largest drone show they've ever done, and the coolest thing Rick's seen in the sky. Connect with Rick at SkyElementsDrones.com