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May 22
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Advice Line: Scaling Strategies

Guy Raz | Wondery
About this episode

This week, Guy is joined by Travis Boersma of Dutch Bros. Coffee, Michael Preysman of Everlane and Chris Ruder of Spikeball in a special “mashup” episode of Advice Line.

First, Andy from Nashville is wondering if a brick and mortar burger joint will supercharge growth for his food truck business. Then, Tiffany from Cape Cod is looking to break into large retailers with her inspirational jewelry brand. And finally, Peter from South Dakota is evaluating whether to expand his ice skating apparel to overseas markets.

Thank you to the founders of Bad Luck Burger Club, T. Jazelle and Rink Rabbit. 

If you’d like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode, leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you’d like answered. Send a voice memo to hibt@id.wondery.com or call 1-800-433-1298. 

This episode was produced by Kerry Thompson with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineer was Neal Rauch.

 You can follow HIBT on X & Instagram and sign up for Guy's free newsletter at guyraz.com or on Substack.

To hear our guests previous episodes:

Dutch Bros. Coffee: Travis Boersma | Advice Line with Travis Boersma

Everlane: Michael Preysman | Advice Line with Michael Preysman

Spikeball: Chris Ruder | Advice Line with Chris Ruder


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