Wild Business Growth

Randall Thompson and Kris Dehnert, the Founder and CEO of Dugout Mugs, join the show to share their journey from seeing the potential in cut-off baseball bats to creating MLB-licensed mugs and a company on the Inc. 5000. Hear how to gather customer feedback as you create your product, come up with new product ideas, become an officially licensed product, the SUV Model of creative marketing, and their favorite MLB players they've met through their business. Connect with Randall and Kris at DugoutMugs.com and on social media

Elnaz Sarraf, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of ROYBI Robot, joins the show to share her journey relocating from Iran to the US to pursue entrepreneurship and inventing the world's first Ai-powered robot to teach children language and STEM skills. Hear how to create traction before launching your product or service, pitch major media outlets, get into every Apple Store, how ROYBI Robot thrives on artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the iconic characters ROYBI reminds people of. Connect with Elnaz at ROYBIRobot.com and on LinkedIn

Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Flat Out of Heels and PopCom, joins the show to share her journey from having sore feet from wearing heels to building multimillion-dollar businesses around smart vending machines for flats. Hear how to build your community to fuel your business, raise money through crowdfunding, build out your team, keep solving problems, and Dawn's experience on The Breakfast Club. Connect with Dawn on social media and Medium

Brittany Berger, the Founder of Work Brighter, joins the show to share her journey from being an overworked workaholic to helping content marketers get business results while prioritizing rest, self-care, and fun. Hear how to remix your content without burning out, the best types of content to repurpose, the downsides of hustle culture, how to make time for activities that recharge you, and brighten your day with The Sims. Connect with Brittany at BrittanyBerger.com, WorkBrighter.co, and on Twitter at @ThatBBerg

Jake Sommers, the Drummer for Luke Combs, joins the show to share his journey from giving up video games and committing to drumming to touring the world as one of the most popular bands in music. Hear what's driven the success of Luke Combs, how performing on TV compares to stadiums and arenas, what goes on behind-the-scenes on SNL, his practice routine and drumming idols, and what he said to John Mayer. Connect with Jake at JakeSommersDrums.com and on Instagram at @JakeSommers7

Jason Whitney, the VP of Venture Development for IU Ventures and Executive Director of IU Angel Network, joins the show to share his journey from running several local businesses and a pizza shop to connecting Indiana University alumni entrepreneurs and angel investors. Hear how to attract angel investors, speed up your sales cycle, manage thousands of relationships, the imaginary skill Jason is exceptional at, and the surprising thing about Mark Cuban. Connect with Jason at IUVentures.com and on LinkedIn

Dan Bennett, The #Antipreneur and Founder of 1 Minute Media, joins the show to share his journey from losing his business and declaring bankruptcy to helping small business owners tell their stories through video. Hear how to get started with video content, edit videos faster, win back clients, what Dan learned from his 10-day wilderness retreat, and his diligent nap routine. Connect with Dan at ImTheAntipreneur.com/LinkStack

Deirdre Lester, the Chief Revenue Officer of Barstool Sports, joins the show to share her journey from growing up in a sports family to leading Barstool's growth from the low double-digit millions to triple-digit millions in revenue. Hear what's driven the growth of Barstool, how much of the advertising revenue comes from podcasts, the story behind Pink Whitney, the Barstool personality who cracks Deirdre up the most, and what the office environment is like. Connect with Deirdre on LinkedIn, on Twitter at @GanunLester, and on Instagram at @DGanunLester

John Warrillow, the Bestselling Author of Built to Sell, The Automatic Customer, and The Art of Selling Your Business, joins the show to share his journey from being involved in every aspect of business to exiting four companies. Hear how to work on your business vs. in your business, develop recurring revenue, the difference between those who sell their business vs. those who don't, how to add a personal touch on social media, and John's favorite extreme sport. Connect with John at BuiltToSell.com/Wild

Jim Markham, the Celebrity Hair Stylist, Serial Entrepreneur, and Bestselling Author of Big Lucky, joins the show to share his journey from getting married and having a child at age 15 to founding several hair care companies that have netted over $1.2 billion in sales. Hear how to find your point of difference when positioning, start a successful product line, the business lessons Jim learned from Jay Sebring, how pimps and Playboy changed his life, and stories from working with Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Johnny Carson, and Frank Sinatra. Buy Big Lucky on Amazon