Girl Scout Cookies (Ep. 2 Replay)

How does an industry built on roadside pop-ups make billions of dollars in two weeks of the year? Zachary Crockett gets pyrotechnical. SOURCES:Alex Zoldan, vice president of Phantom Fireworks. RESOURCES:Phantom Fireworks 2025 Wholesale Price List."The Explosive Growth Of The Fire ... Show More

Why are these sudsy roadside stops one of the fastest growing industries in America? Zachary Crockett takes a look under the hood. RESOURCES:"Private Equity Wants to Wash Your Car," by Miriam Gottfried (The Wall Street Journal, 2022)."California Labor Commissioner Recovers $282,0 ... Show More

Americans take more than 20 billion elevator rides every year — and keeping them safe is an expensive proposition. Zachary Crockett makes small talk. SOURCES:Frank Christensen, president of the International Union of Elevators Constructors.Shannon Moore, service mechanic for the ... Show More

Joy is so excited to be going on her first big camping trip, but she needs help – STAT! How do you put up a tent, anyway? And how do you make perfect, ooey gooey s’mores?! Luckily, her Girl Scout buddy and cohost Flora is here to help!Join Joy and Flora on their camping trip, whi ... Show More

Martha and Waffle head up to Pflugerville to sell Fizzbars for charity. Selling things is tough– but the Flooze Scouts are always prepared! 

Mike and Tom are back to discuss a very exclusive cookie (not)... Biscoff cookies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In this kid's story, Olivia bakes humongous cookies on a volcano, and ends up feeding them to all the kids, as well as some elephants. 

On today’s show we’re talking about what we can learn from the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides. I was speaking with an investor this week who was placing an offer on an 80 unit apartment complex in a small town. We’re talking a town of 6,000 people where the nearest population cen ... Show More

French fries and pesto? Mango and sticky rice? Ice cream and olive oil?! Real ones know when it comes to surprisingly perfect food combos, nothing tops chocolate and peanut butter (or is it peanut butter and chocolate?) - best showcased by America’s top selling candy… Reese’s Pea ... Show More

Muffy is determined to win the cookie competition at this year’s Strawberry Festival. Together with her friends, she makes the perfect batch of cookies with a brand new recipe. But she’ll have to decide which is more important: getting all the credit, or keeping her friends! 

Krispy Kreme is selling its majority stake in Insomnia Cookies… because it’s the steak knife of donuts.EA Sports is paying each college football player $600 to be in their video game… and AI is the MVP.The Chevy Corvette is selling better than ever… it’s finally beating Ferrari.P ... Show More

Doing fundraising and communications work more mindfully requires us to move at a slower pace, ask multiple people for feedback, and truly listen to what's being shared. Farra Trompeter, Co-Director, is joined by Karen Lundgard, Interim Chief Executive Officer for Girl Scouts ... Show More

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