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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Jan 4, 2023 • 52min
#219: Jordan Scott – Memory Curator, Founder of Cobble
Jordan Scott, the Founder and CEO of Cobble, joins the show to share her journey from trying to figure out fun things to do in the city to creating the app that does it for you. Hear how to curate a ton of content, market your app, launch in new cities, juggle personal life and professional life, and Jordan's must-visit spots in NYC. Connect with Jordan at TryCobble.com, Instagram @MsJordanScott, and LinkedIn
Dec 28, 2022 • 46min
#218: Tamara and Sean Turman – Co-Founders of PocketBook Protector
Tamara and Sean Turman, the Co-Founders of PocketBook Protector, join the show to share their journey from wanting to start a business together as siblings to creating a solution for bags picking up germs in public. Hear how to create a product, prototype and iterate, find your target customer, divide your roles in a family business, and Tamara's improvised song. Connect with Tamara and Sean at PocketBookProtector.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Dec 21, 2022 • 39min
#217: Paul McCarthy – Simplicity Super, Founder of Snapfix
Paul McCarthy, the Founder and CEO of Snapfix, joins the show to share his journey from growing up with 11 siblings on a farm in Ireland to creating the maintenance platform for the world. Hear how to stay focused on simplicity, expand internationally, instill a culture where it's okay to make mistakes, the tradition of jumping in cold water at Forty Foot, and how often he gets confused for Paul McCartney. Connect with Paul at Snapfix.com
Dec 16, 2022 • 49min
#216: Dr. Brian Sutterer – Sports Injury Soother, YouTube Fascinator
Dr. Brian Sutterer, the Physiatrist and YouTube Star, joins the show to share his journey from enjoying science class to breaking down major sports injuries on YouTube for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Hear the most notable sports injuries in recent memory, how to build your subscriber base, speed up your production process, monetize on YouTube, and the thing that still makes Brian feel uneasy. Connect with Brian on YouTube and Twitter @BrianSuttererMD
Dec 7, 2022 • 48min
#215: Edgar Blazona – The Sofa King, Founder of BenchMade Modern
Edgar Blazona, the Furniture Designer and Serial Entrepreneur, joins the show to share his journey from graffiti artist to building and selling BenchMade Modern. Hear how to differentiate your product, prepare for due diligence when selling your company, bust out of a creative slump, how far he can spit, and the one thing you must do at Burning Man. Connect with Edgar on LinkedIn and Twitter @EdgarBlazona
Nov 30, 2022 • 39min
#214: Shannon Erley – Skincare Customizer, Founder of Pomp
Shannon Erley, the Founder and CEO of Pomp, joins the show to share her journey from struggling with acne to creating a company to connect consumers with licensed estheticians. Hear how to validate your idea, create a marketplace, focus your time as an entrepreneur, host a fantastic dinner party, and Shannon's secret apple pie ingredient. Connect with Shannon at PompBeauty.com
Nov 23, 2022 • 56min
#213: Dana Branstetter – Wedding Recap
Dana Branstetter, the most beautiful bride of all time, joins the show for a very special family edition during Thanksgiving week - exactly 1 week after the wedding - to be interviewed by her husband, Max Branstetter. Hear the scare during wedding week, the most emotional moment, what it was like walking down the aisle, the funniest moments from the speeches, and the songs that got people fired up. Connect with Dana on Instagram and Facebook
Nov 10, 2022 • 42min
#212: Gogie Padilla – Scam Swatter, Founder of Answer Sure
This episode is dedicated to Grandpa Fred. Gogie Padilla, the Founder and CEO of Answer Sure, joins the show to share her journey from her mother nearly being scammed to starting a company to prevent scams. Hear how to beat the learning curve, offer a variety of services, stay tenacious, give your customers peace of mind, and her dream place to go for a morning walk. Connect with Gogie at AnswerSure.com
Oct 21, 2022 • 52min
#211: Mary Harcourt – Bright Inventor, Founder of CosmoGlo
Mary Harcourt, the Founder and CEO of CosmoGlo, joins the show to share her journey from running a salon to inventing the shadowless arc light that's brightening several industries. Hear how she came up with the idea on a cocktail napkin, how to go from prototyping to shipping, adjust from a service business to a product business, stay profitable, and the craziest things she saw on safari. Connect with Mary at TheCosmoGlo.com and Instagram @TheCosmoGloLight and @MaryHarcourt_
Oct 13, 2022 • 56min
#210: Nick Fogle – Audiogram Pioneer, Co-Founder of Wavve and Churnkey
Nick Fogle, the Founder and CEO of Churnkey and Co-Founder of Wavve, joins the show to share his journey from teaching himself how to code as a shuttle driver to launching and selling creative startups. Hear how to find problems to solve, sell your business, reduce churn, overcome self-doubt, and whether Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul is better. Connect with Nick on Twitter @NickFogle
