

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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Jun 23, 2021 • 54min
#149: Laura Rike – Pinterest Powerhouse Strategist, Owner of Pintastic
Laura Rike, the Pinterest Powerhouse Strategist, joins the show to share her journey from working as a virtual assistant to becoming an early adopter to Pinterest and top Pinterest marketing strategist. Hear how grow your business through Pinterest, know if Pinterest is right for you, how often to pin, the secret talent Laura has won awards for, and the most overused Pinterest pun. Connect with Laura at LauraRike.com and on social media at @LauraRike

Jun 16, 2021 • 44min
#148: Tyler Gillespie – Thinking Time Chief, Founder of Productized.Services
Tyler Gillespie, the Serial Entrepreneur and Thinking Time Chief of Productized.Services, joins the show to share his journey from his family's luxury vacation rental business to relocating to Medellín and helping entrepreneurs productize their service businesses. Hear how to stop being the doer, track your tasks and outsource what you need to, create appealing virtual packages, his favorite Colombian fruit, and go-to style of dance. Connect with Tyler at Productized.Services

Jun 9, 2021 • 51min
#147: Kelsey Moreira – Cookie Dough Monster, Founder of Doughp
Kelsey Moreira, the Founder and Fearless Leader of Doughp, joins the show to share her journey from confronting her issues with alcohol and getting sober to starting the mission-driven edible and bakeable cookie dough business. Hear how to give back with your business, pivot from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, surprising behind-the-scenes stories from Shark Tank, how Kelsey came back from rock bottom, and the song she can rap and dance to in its entirety. Connect with Kelsey on LinkedIn and Doughp at Doughp.com and on social media

Jun 2, 2021 • 45min
#146: Blake Sorensen – Snack Tackler, Founder of Blake's Seed Based
Blake Sorensen, the Founder of Blake's Seed Based, joins the show to share his journey from star linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers to creating allergy-friendly snacks made from seeds, fruit, and chocolate. Hear how to gather feedback at different stages of your business, enforce quality standards for your offering, raise funding on Kickstarter, the toughest road environment Blake played at, and the player he's most proud he tackled. Connect with Blake at BlakesSeedBased.com, Amazon, Instagram at @BlakesSeedBased, and on LinkedIn

May 20, 2021 • 37min
#145: Max Brickman – Midwest Machine, Managing Director of Heartland Ventures
Max Brickman, the Serial Entrepreneur and Managing Director of Heartland Ventures, joins the show to share his journey from starting landscaping, real estate, and education businesses in high school and college to bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Midwest. Hear how to license your product, pick companies to partner with, navigate your responsibilities as an entrepreneur and VC, ride your bike faster, and one very corny billboard. Connect with Max at HeartlandVC.com and on LinkedIn

May 12, 2021 • 54min
#144: Laura Belgray – Talking Shrimp, Creative Copywriting Genius
Laura Belgray, the Award-Winning Copywriting Expert and Founder of Talking Shrimp, joins the show to share her journey from appearing on Sesame Street as a 2-year-old to writing TV spots and copy for Nickelodeon, Bravo, HBO, and top online entrepreneurs. Hear how to make your audience go bananas with copy, create vivid imagery, build a brand around yourself, why the crumb scraper is Laura's worst enemy, and how she screwed up her husband's proposal. Connect with Laura at TalkingShrimp.com and on Instagram at @TalkingShrimpNYC

May 5, 2021 • 59min
#143: Jeff Snyder – Experiential Maestro, Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspira
Jeff Snyder, the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspira Marketing Group, joins the show to share his journey from the early days of the craft beer revolution to building one of the fastest-growing experiential agencies in the world. Hear how to create breakthrough experiences, win big clients, how Inspira makes magic with experiential marketing, that time Jeff ran across the Grand Canyon, and a concert in the Arctic Circle. Connect with Jeff at InspiraMarketing.com and on LinkedIn

Apr 28, 2021 • 51min
#142: Dave Heimbuch – Firefighter Helper, Founder of Hidrent
Dave Heimbuch, the Founder of Hidrent, joins the show to share his journey from looking for help with home renovations to creating the business that connects customers with off-duty firefighters. Hear how to validate your idea, raise crowdfunding, get over perfectionism, the sacrifices Dave has made to bring Hidrent to life, and his favorite dad joke. Connect with Dave at Hidrent.com and Dave@Hidrent.com

Apr 21, 2021 • 51min
#141: Storm Anderson – Spontaneous Builder, Co-Founder of Kumo Partners
Storm Anderson, the Partner and Co-Founder of Kumo Partners, joins the show to share his journey from starting Cavebox in college to helping Fortune 500 companies simplify their processes with Office 365 and the Power Platform. Hear how to turn your ideas into businesses, win more clients, find the right pricing, how music plays such a big part in Storm's life, and how he learned Japanese and juggling. Connect with Storm on LinkedIn and at KumoPartners.com

Apr 14, 2021 • 35min
#140: Winnie Sun – Wealth Whisperer, Fantastic Finance Entrepreneur
Winnie Sun, the Award-Winning Financial Advisor, TV Contributor, and Founding Partner of Sun Group Wealth Partners, joins the show to share her journey from her parents declaring bankruptcy to becoming one of the most influential financial advisors in the world. Hear how to manage your finances as an entrepreneur, benefit from tax shelters, find what makes you happy, how her hashtag got over 25 billion impressions on social media, and the craziest thing she's seen from a live TV audience. Connect with Winnie on Twitter and LinkedIn at @WinnieSun


