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Jan 2025
49m 52s

Advice Line with Brett Schulman of CAVA ...

Guy Raz | Wondery
About this episode
CAVA co-founder and CEO Brett Schulman joins Guy on the Advice Line, where they answer questions from three early-stage founders experiencing growing pains as they scale their companies.  Today we meet Devin, who’s navigating imposter syndrome as his spiked root beer gets picked up by stores across Texas. Then Sophia, a Los Angeles mom exploring new sales c ... Show More
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