Meet the Guests
Every guest has a story worth hearing. Browse the people behind the businesses, hear what they learned the hard way, and choose how you want to experience each conversation.
Food & Hospitality
Ian Kleinman
The chef behind The Inventing Room, where sugar, science and a little Willy Wonka imagination became a business.
Leadership & Mindset
Jonathan Ghiloni
A practical look at why small businesses stall and the systems that help owners build something stronger.
Professional Services
Tiffany Hecklinski
How clinical research, resilience and purpose came together in a business built to improve lives.
Money & Real Estate
Kelly Lee
Making money, saving and financial literacy easier for kids and the adults teaching them.
Marketing & Sales
Amber Gaige
Why more marketing is not always the answer—and what businesses should fix first.
Money & Real Estate
Peter Carlseen
A candid story about property management, risk and what it really takes to scale.
Professional Services
Sara Nicholson
Straight answers about hiring, HR and building a team without losing the human side.
Food & Hospitality
Andy and Khara Mangiduyos
How planning, aloha and community shaped Kalei’s Kitchenette and the couple behind it.
Money & Real Estate
Joe Mendoza
A real estate comeback story about losing, rebuilding and using success to create impact.
Professional Services
Daniel Castaneda
An immigration attorney on rights, responsibility and building a practice that serves people when the stakes are high.
Read the Guest StoryCommunity & Impact
Anna Sotto
How Akitso backs immigrant food entrepreneurs and helps local restaurants survive and grow.
Read the Guest StoryCommunity & Impact
Johnathan King
Turning a change in direction into Empower Pathways and meaningful work for adults with disabilities.
Read the Guest StoryLeadership & Mindset
Pam Covarrubias
A conversation about voice, cultural silence, resilience and deciding to take up space.
Food & Hospitality
Sarah Dolgen
How a personal breakdown led to healing through food and a private-chef business built around care.
Professional Services
Barney Connaughton
A calmer way to approach divorce through clarity, compassion and cooperation.
Professional Services
Matt Paré
How an attorney built a practice around freedom, discipline, travel and a life on his own terms.
Food & Hospitality
Natalie Perry
From food blogger to Wild Rise Pizza Co. and a hands-on sourdough business people can experience.
Leadership & Mindset
Paul Ramirez
A tradesman’s story about hardship, faith, craft and finding purpose through the work.
Money & Real Estate
Cristen Carver
A lender’s honest view of interest rates, hard lessons and helping people start over.
Money & Real Estate
Andrea Arroyo
Breaking inherited money cycles and building financial confidence without shame.
Leadership & Mindset
Diana Barbiani
A purpose-over-profit journey shaped by entrepreneurship, advising and helping owners grow.
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Marketing & Sales
Jenna Ryan
How a painful personal problem became Uqora and a fast-growing wellness brand.
Read the Guest StoryLeadership & Mindset
Don Weber
Lessons on communication, influence and reinvention from a former intelligence operative.
Read the Guest StoryLeadership & Mindset
Dr. Deke Marcus
The psychology behind high-performing leaders and what happens beneath the surface in business.
Read the Guest StoryLeadership & Mindset
Dr. John A. King
A raw conversation about trauma, identity, healing and rebuilding a life around purpose.
Read the Guest StoryFood & Hospitality
Kyle and Amy Nehring
How faith, family and a big bet on potato chips became Teton Valley Brands.
Read the Guest StoryTechnology & Innovation
Dr. Mohammad Mahoor
How AI and robotics can become more human while helping people live with greater connection and independence.
Food & Hospitality
Amy and Josh Baker
How Pizzabilities turned pizza into purpose by creating meaningful work and a business built around inclusion.
Leadership & Mindset
Gary Mitchell
A practical way to grow a business without sacrificing the life, relationships and priorities that matter most.
Purpose-Driven Business
Kate Assaraf
Why building a sustainable brand meant protecting small retailers, staying true to the mission and saying no to Amazon.
Professional Services
Rebecca Stewart
How a nanny became a CEO and built a trusted luxury staffing business by raising the standard for care.
Marketing & Sales
Jonathan Lo
An empathy-first approach to marketing, branding and AI that starts with understanding what people actually need.
Food & Hospitality
Matt Smith
How hospitality, island life and a love of flowers grew into Puuwai Flowers and a thriving Kauai business.
Marketing & Sales
Christine Blosdale
How to become the go-to expert in your industry by building trust, authority and visibility in the age of AI.
Leadership & Mindset
Nathan Baws
What building 19 businesses teaches you about spotting opportunity, moving fast and learning what actually works.
Food & Hospitality
Deb and Chris Holbrook
How SLICE Utah grew community through cooking classes, chef training and support for food entrepreneurs.
Leadership & Mindset
Shawn Finnegan
A candid story about losing nearly everything, rebuilding through relationships and finding a stronger way forward.
Money & Real Estate
Larry and Cheri Salazar
An employee benefit designed to make homeownership more attainable while helping businesses retain good people.
Global Business
Brian Samson
How an expat dream became a global nearshore business built in Argentina through persistence, trust and local talent.
Aviation & Entrepreneurship
Tim Pierce
How a Marine turned a passion for flight into Hive Aviation and a business shaped by discipline and purpose.
Veterans & Entrepreneurship
Lindsay Hinger
An Air Force veteran and business advisor on resilience, military-spouse challenges and planning an exit before you need one.
Community & Impact
Crystal Hilsley
How agriculture, development and local action can transform communities through sustainable, hands-on impact.
Money & Real Estate
Shylia Hernandez
A gritty journey through motherhood, real estate and entrepreneurship—and the growth that comes from staying in the work.
Marketing & Social Media
Vince — The Marvelous Muncher
How a tooth-fairy idea became a foodie brand, and what the wild ride taught Vince about influence and marketing.
Community & Impact
Noe Avila
A mission rooted in love, healing and creating better outcomes for people in marginalized communities.
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