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Advice Line with Curt Richardson of OtterBox

Today’s callers: Andy from Sarasota weighs whether the path to scalability for his live game show business is through personality or product. Then, Marissa from Tampa wants to recapture sales for her fairy tale-inspired teas after taking a hiatus to focus on her family. And Vince ... Show More

41m 46s

Jul 20

Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.

After waiting too long to pay his restaurant bill, Aman Narang thought there had to be a better way. His first idea—a mobile payment app—flopped.But that failure revealed a much bigger opportunity.Restaurants were struggling with outdated software that many owners hated. Payment ... Show More

51m 2s

Jul 16

Advice Line with Kenneth Cole

Today’s callers: Matt from New York City unpacks the stigma working against his line of foot wellness products. Then Emefa in Toronto seeks a direct relationship with customers of her fashion brand in the wake of a key retailer going out of business. Finally, Levi in Rhode Island ... Show More

45m 35s

Oct 2025

How to sell a billion dollars of snacks, with the founders of Chomps

Chomps co-founders Rashid Ali and Pete Maldonado had an unusual side hustle: selling meat sticks online. The co-founders join host Jeff Berman to reveal the phone call from Trader Joe’s that changed everything, how they used lessons from failed startups, and how they built Chomps ... Show More

32m 10s

Jun 2025

#164 Sundae: LTK for Groceries

Anastasia Trofimova sold everything, moved across the world and started Sundae to make food content shoppable—linking influencers, grocery carts, and brand dollars. Her pitch checks all the boxes. But when she asks for a $10M valuation, things got complicated. Will investors buy ... Show More

37m 5s

Mar 2025

🧀 Goldfish Crackers: The Most Romantic Snack | 24

Margaret Rudkin’s family was in crisis. The Great Depression cleaned out their finances, her husband was bedridden after an accident, and her son was suffering from crippling allergies. Things were looking grim… until Margaret invented a revolutionary wheat bread, and built a bak ... Show More

41m 21s

Jan 2023

Scaling a Business With Betches Media

If you were on Instagram in the early 10s, you remember the meme page “@betches.” What made this page different was how relatable the memes were. Some might say the three founders of that had no idea what they started as the account went viral. Now Betches is a full-fledged busin ... Show More

39m 7s

Jul 2024

The $500,000,000 meat stick company

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53m 8s

Dec 2024

🍬 PEZ: The Cigarette-Inspired Candy | 10

PEZ - the fruity, sugary tablets dispensed from your favorite cartoon character’s neck conjure up sweet childhood memories of swapping and collecting dispensers. (I’ll trade you my red Power Ranger for your Pikachu) But when these Austrian-born sweets hit the candy aisle almost 1 ... Show More

46m 35s

Sep 2021

295. Tapping into In-Person Markets with Stacy Kramer from Atelieh

There is a path to profit for each product entrepreneur. In this episode, we feature a success story from one of our students. We hope this episode inspires you and proves you can build and grow your business the way you want to.Stacy Kramer is a maker and started selli ... Show More

46m 16s

Jun 2024

How to Craft Your Pitch to Attract Big Investors

Elly Truesdell left her decade-long career sourcing new brands at Whole Foods to start a venture fund, New Fare Partners, where she helped launch new ventures including Made By Nacho, a cat food brand co-founded by chef Bobby Flay. Follow Elly’s expert advice to nail your next ... Show More

34m 16s

Nov 2024

How Cheetos flipped a negative feature into a positive vibe

Cheetos had marketed to families for decades. But growth and household penetration declined over time. Their shift from “Families & Fun” to "Rejuveniles" allowed the brand to turn what was perceived by parents as a product negative (messy Cheetos-covered fingerti ... Show More

35m 25s

Mar 2025

The Recipe for Launching Your Second Product

Founders Michelle Jimenez-Meggiato and Andrea Meggiato unveil their launch plans for Breakfast Cups, their first expansion outside of their hero product Pizza Cupcakes. To set up for this launch, they've rebranded their food company to Incredifulls, found a nationwide retailer ... Show More

32m 35s

Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison (2019)