Stairway to CEO

Tune in now to hear from Niki Leondakis as she shares how she has found opportunity in adversity, honed her listening skills as a leader, and leveraged the incredible power of yoga to overcome grief before finding a new purpose in sharing its power with the world.

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Tune in this week to hear:
🎙️ Puneet Mehta’’s journey to Netomi
🎓 Engineering at a top Indian school paved his path to Silicon Valley
💼 Wall Street experiences and a serendipitous encounter with Mike Bloomberg.
🚀 Building predictive algorithms, partnering with BMW, and founding Netomi.
🔥 AND MORE!
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Out NOW is a new episode with Puneet Mehta, Founder and CEO of Netomi!
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Join us as we uncover Puneet’s perspective on the AI landscape, his pivotal role in founding Netomi, and the profound benefits of integrating AI to elevate customer experiences!

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🎙 Ben Lewis, Founder & CEO of Little Spoon
🥄 His exposure to the food and beverage industry
📈 Little Spoon’s growth philosophy of evolving with its customers
🌮 Unexpected partnerships and surprises on the journey to building a D2C business
💰 Insights into fundraising in the baby food industry and Little Spoon’s future plans
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Tune in NOW to listen to a new episode with Ben Lewis, Founder and CEO of Little Spoon!

Ben shares the story of continuing his dad’s legacy in business, finding out-of-the-box solutions to the complex problems of manufacturing his product, and much more!

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Tune in to hear:
🎙From Hudson Davis-Ross, Co-Founder & CEO of Pant People
💪The journey from a middle school ADHD diagnosis to entrepreneurship
💉Facing spinal surgery and founding Plant People
🔥Tips for entrepreneurs and what’s next for Plant People
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🌱 Join us for an inspiring journey with Hudson Davis-Ross! From battling health challenges to Co-Founding Plant People, he’s on a mission to revolutionize wellness. Tune in to hear his captivating story of resilience, purpose, and building a business that truly makes a difference. 🎙️ Listen now → link in bio!

Out TOMORROW is a NEW episode with Hans Schrei, Founder & CEO of Wunderkeks!🍪

Hans shares his upbringing and the challenges of being q***r in a conservative Catholic society, to the story of how Wunderkeks went from being sold at farmer’s markets to gaining massive online orders, practically overnight. He also talks about some of the critical lessons he’s learned from fundraising and gives some advice to persevere and thrive.

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Joining the show today is Christopher Gallant, CEO of Chamberlain Coffee☕️
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Tune in to hear his childhood dreams of becoming a lawyer, studying at MIT, starting The Bronx Brewery, and becoming a CEO! He tells us all about his illustrious career in multiple massive beverage companies, his very own business, how imposter syndrome affects him, and much more!

COMING TOMORROW:
🎙 A NEW episode with Christopher Gallant, CEO of Chamberlain Coffee
🌟 What it’s like to work with a celebrity and run a talent-led brand
👁 Why imposter syndrome is very real
🔥 AND SO MUCH MORE!
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Alex Bayer shares his story to becoming the Co-Founder & CEO of Genius Juice!
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Tune in to hear how his lifestyle supports him through personal challenges, the sales ability his introspection has afforded him, the genesis of Genius Juice, and the lessons Alex has learned along the way!

Tune in NOW to hear from Alex Bayer, Co-Founder & CEO of Genius Juice!
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Alex shares:
🧠 His struggles with social anxiety growing up
🦈 His experience of pitching his business on Shark Tank
💪 How a life coach inspired a major shift in trajectory
🔥 AND MORE!

Tune in NOW to hear from Scout Brisson, CEO of De Soi
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She talks all about startups, her experience working at M13, her fundraising and investor conversations, and the fun flavors of De Soi!

Tune in TOMORROW to hear:
🎙A NEW interview with Scout Brisson, CEO of De Soi
💪The impactful lessons she learned in corporate America
👀 What it’s like working with Morgan McLachlan and Katy Perry
👣 How she stepped into the role of CEO
🔥AND MORE!
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OUT NOW is a NEW episode with Bill Moses, Founder & CEO of Flying Embers🔥
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He talks about:
💡 Why he believes there is no room for arrogance or stubbornness
💪 Why unyielding faith and commitment are crucial when faced with challenges
🧠 Tips for first-time founders on how to remain open-minded
🚀 AND MORE!

Tune in TOMORROW to hear from Bill Moses, Founder & CEO of Flying Embers🔥
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He shares his lifelong love for napping and outlines how he started his career on Wall Street the story behind the name Flying Embers, and how a near-death experience with COVID in 2020 changed Bill’s perspective and enabled him to reestablish his business for success, plus so much more!

Blake Sorensen is joining the show this week to share his journey to becoming the Founder & CEO of Blake’s Seed Based! Listen now → link in bio!

He talks about how he originally launched his company as Blake’s Nut Free, why he reformulated and rebranded the business, how launching a crispy treat saved the company, and so much more!

OUT NOW 🎉
🎙 A NEW episode with Blake Sorenson, Founder & CEO of Blake’s Seed Based
🏈 What it was like reaching his dream of playing in the NFL and then getting cut
⛽️ How the idea for his company came to him while in a gas station
🗓 The 3-month process he took to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign
🚀 AND SO MUCH MORE!
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COMING TOMORROW🎉
🎙 A NEW episode with Blake Sorenson, Founder & CEO of Blake’s Seed Based
🏈 What it was like reaching his dream of playing in the NFL and then getting cut
⛽️ How the idea for his company came to him while in a gas station
🗓 The 3-month process he took to launch a successful Kickstarter campaign
🚀 AND SO MUCH MORE!
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Tune in NOW to hear how MaryRuth Ghiyam went from debt to dynasty, with MaryRuth’s Organics!

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She shares how she went from being in debt to scaling her business without any outside funding in just 7 years, how to build a highly profitable business, and so much more!

Tune in tomorrow to hear from MaryRuth Ghiyam, Founder & CEO of MaryRuth’s Organics!
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She talks about:
❤️How to heal from loss
💰How she went from $700k in debt to $100M in revenue
⏰ The importance of time blocking
🚀 AND MORE!

Tune in NOW to hear all about Mission and Nutrition from Tero Isokauppila, the Founder & CEO of Four Sigmatic!

Tero talks about his first business attempts that failed, how he began a women's clothing line in Vietnam and progressed to online marketing for a tech company in Switzerland until he realized how coffee and mushrooms were underutilized.

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COMING TOMORROW:
🎙 A NEW episode with Tero Isokauppila, Founder & CEO of Four Sigmatic
🧳 He shares his journey from having a clothing line to having a coffee and mushroom business
👁️‍🗨️ How having a vision and mission helped him find a purpose in life
🌟Tero’s advice for entrepreneurs and what’s next for Four Sigmatic
🚀 AND MORE!

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Tune in this week to go Buck Wild with Emily Griffith, Founder and CEO of Lil Bucks!
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She talks about her struggles with ADHD and feelings of shame, how they’ve started to build a strong retail strategy, and how they’re moving their supply over to more regenerative, organic, and certified ingredients!

OUT TOMORROW is a NEW episode with Emily Griffith, Founder & CEO of Lil Bucks!🌾
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Tune in to hear:
🌾 How she fell in love with buckwheat while living in Sydney, Australia
🧨 Why she hired a burnout coach to help her get back on track
💡 How she navigates ADHD while being an entrepreneur
🚀 And MORE!

Tune in NOW to hear all about Balance, Bracelets, and Beverages from Steven Izen, Founder & CEO of Lokai & Elements! Listen now →link in bio!

Steven talks about how he sold wooden pens in high school, how his grandfather's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease inspired him to create Lokai when he was just 19 years old, how and when he decided to start Elements, and how he continues to run both companies at the same time!

COMING TOMORROW:
🎙 A NEW episode with Steven Izen, Founder & CEO of Lokai & Elements
💪He shares what it's like running two businesses at once
💰 How he feels about raising capital
🔑 The key to being successful as an entrepreneur
🚀 AND MORE!

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Tune in this week to hear from Sahand Dilmaghani, Founder and CEO of Terra Kaffe☕️
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Sahand shares his journey from growing up in Virginia and China, to one of the first businesses he started, to Founding Terra Kaffe, and how he kicked off his brand with demos in the early days!

Out NOW is a NEW episode with Sahand Dilmaghani, Founder and CEO of Terra Kaffe
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He talks about:
🧳 How moving to Berlin to work for a startup changed his life
☕️ How he came up with the idea to build a new coffee machine
🩹 Why resilience is by a thousand band-aids
🔥 And SO MUCH MORE!

Tune in NOW to hear from Liz Whitman, Founder & CEO of Exponent Beauty💋
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Tune in to hear:
💡 The aha moment that inspired her to reimagine what truly effective skincare could look like
🤝 What specific skill sets she thinks makes a great Founder
🔥 And some of her best advice for aspiring entrepreneurs