Podcast

Before his company was laying down turf for some of the biggest sports stadiums in the country, Joe Motz had to learn how to be a manager. We talk to Joe about what happens when a scrappy little company can no longer fit into a single pickup truck.

Janet Wischnia saw an opportunity to give her family’s 90-year-old linens business a 21st century twist. At first, selling to a new market in the digital era was trickier than folding a fitted sheet. Here’s how she got through it.

Matt Bulloch went from a Wall Street job (which he hated) to running a promotional tent company (which he learned to love, eventually). But when the COVID pandemic put public gatherings on ice, Matt had a choice: pivot or perish.

Inspired by their father’s barbecue sauce recipes, Tracey Richardson and her sister created a food brand that competes with the big dogs of the industry. So what’s the “secret sauce” to succeeding in a crowded market?

Eric Merle is a great communicator. He has to be, since his company offers a technology that is unfamiliar to most people (and a little freaky, honestly). We chat with Eric about how to be heard and understood in a complex organization, and why your arm swells up after you get a shot.

Why is cash flow such a boogeyman to new business owners? What should you know about it before starting a business of your own? In our season finale, Gina Adams shares some hard-won lessons from the trenches of entrepreneurship. (Spoiler alert: Like most of us, she’s still figuring it out.)