Wild Business Growth

Ashley Lynn Priore, the Founder & CEO of Queens Gambit and Queenside Ventures, joins the show to share her journey from 4-year-old chess prodigy to teaching girls and NFL teams chess, life, and entrepreneurship skills. Hear how to start a business while you're in school, start multiple businesses, take risks, work with professional sports teams, and Ashley's top chess tips. Connect with Ashley at QGChess.org, QueensideVentures.com, and on LinkedIn

Sasha Siddhartha, the Co-Founder & CTO of Thrive Market, joins the show to share his journey from growing up in several countries to building the healthy & sustainable online grocery store with over 1.6 million members. Hear how to immerse yourself in a new culture, create a company mission that attracts a strong team, use a membership model, invent new recipes, and the longest coding sprint Sasha's ever done. Connect with Sasha at ThriveMarket.com and on LinkedIn

Tom Kubiniec, the President & CEO of SecureIt Tactical, joins the show to share his journey from heavy metal guitarist to creating the global leader in military weapon storage & armory design. Hear how to become the authority in your space, focus on simplicity & innovation, work with the military, the hardest song Tom's ever played on guitar, and what kept him going on a 2,000-foot ice climb. Connect with Tom at SecureItTactical.com and on LinkedIn

Dr. Steven Pritzker, the Creativity Professor, TV Writer, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Creativity, joins the show to share his journey from writing for The Mary Tyler Moore Show to teaching college students how to stay creative. Hear what makes a great writers' room, why creativity is important for entrepreneurs, how to think outside-the-box, how to create a long creative work, and how creativity has changed over the years

Gary Arndt, the Host of Everything Everywhere Daily and Award-Winning Travel Blogger & Photographer, joins the show to share his journey from selling his house to travel the world in 2007 to starting the daily podcast that gets over 1.5 million downloads per month. Hear what you need to know before traveling the world, how to create a daily podcast, how to stay curious, the most fascinating stories Gary's covered, and the era he'd love to time travel to. Connect with Gary at Everything-Everywhere.com and check out his podcast Sign up for Podcaster's Kit 6: https://bloggingconcentrated.com/members/aff/go/max/?i=91

Dr. Andrew Branstetter, the ER Doctor and best brother in the world, joins the show for a very special family edition during Thanksgiving week to be interviewed by his brother, Max Branstetter. Hear his journey to becoming an ER Doctor, how to switch between being nocturnal and daytime, how to handle when patients die, infamous stories of butterflies & birds, and the best lesson he's learned from Mom & Dad. Connect with Andrew on Instagram @AndrewBranstetter

Nadia Neytcheva, the Co-Founder & CEO of Doctorsa, joins the show to share her journey from starting an in-person clinic in Rome to curating English-speaking doctors for no-stress urgent care across over 30 countries. Hear how to start a business in the medical space, how to pivot to an online business, how to optimize your processes, how to expand your business to new countries, and the most confusing English word. Connect with Nadia at Doctorsa.com and on LinkedIn

Jake Peters, Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer of Fora, discusses his journey from computer science to revolutionizing the travel industry. He explores why travel is primed for innovation, highlighting the advantages of their advisor-first model and custom booking platform. Jake shares insights on balancing startup life with family, including using ChatGPT for bedtime stories. He also delves into design craftsmanship, servant leadership principles, and dreams of retiring by the Mediterranean. Tune in for a mix of tech, travel, and personal anecdotes!

Dane Barnes, the Co-Founder of Shibumi, joins the show to share his journey from learning from Adam Grant at UNC to creating The Original Wind Powered Beach Shade. Hear how to start a business with your sibling and/or best friend, how to prototype your product, the NASCAR Wind Tunnel that helped make Shibumi a success, how to keep your eye out for problems & solutions, and Dane's favorite beaches in North Carolina. Connect with Dane at ShibumiShade.com and on LinkedIn

Warning: the activities discussed in this episode are extremely dangerous. Vitaliy Raskalov, the Urban Explorer, Photographer, and Founder of On The Roofs, joins the show to share his journey from climbing trees as a kid to scaling the tallest skyscrapers in the world. Hear how he pulled off his most famous climbs, how to find your courage, how to be strategic with your social media content, whether he ever gets afraid of heights, and Wild tales from his motorcycle adventures across Asia. Connect with Vitaliy on Instagram @Raskalov and YouTube @OnTheRoofs