Best Blake Reed Podcasts (2026)

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786 Jen Hardell: Founder & CEO of Subourbon Life 34:40

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On today’s episode, we welcome Jen Hardell, Founder & CEO of Subourbon Life — the bourbon-based ready-to-drink cocktail brand redefining how—and when—America’s native spirit is enjoyed. Jen is a visionary founder with deep operational experience in consumer and spirits businesses. With Subourbon Life, she identified a clear gap in the fast-growing …

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785 Tyler Smith: Founder & CEO of Hundred 33:21

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Tyler Smith, Founder and CEO of Hundred — the innovative health platform turning personalized data into real, measurable transformation. Tyler’s story is as compelling as it is inspiring. After discovering that his biological age was eight years older than his chronological age, he made a life-altering decision: in…

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784 Betsy Fore: Author of Built on Purpose 34:45

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Betsy Fore, author of the bestselling book Built on Purpose: Discover Your Deep Inner Why and Manifest the Business of Your Dreams. Betsy is a two-time founder, former CEO, investor, and community builder whose work spans consumer innovation, Indigenous entrepreneurship, and purpose-driven leadership. Before becomi…

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Meeting Ourselves 2:36

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This hiking poem by Vachel Lindsay seems appropriate for January as many look back and foreward at the beginning of the year, and in the Parlando manner I've made it into a song. The Parlando Project takes various words (mostly literary poetry) and combines them with original music in differing styles. We've done over 850 of these combinaitons, and…

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784 Gyve Safavi: Co-Founder & CEO of SURI 40:42

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Gyve Safavi, Co-Founder and CEO of SURI — the award-winning sustainable electric toothbrush brand redefining how we care for our teeth, our health, and the planet. SURI was born from a simple but overlooked truth: every toothbrush you’ve ever owned still exists. In an industry built on disposability, Gyve and his C…

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782 Adam Bedford: Co-Founder & CEO of Sans 35:06

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Adam Bedford, Co-Founder and CEO of Sans — the fast-growing home-wellness brand reimagining clean air and water through thoughtful design and advanced purification technology. Adam’s journey began far from the typical startup playbook — in his mother’s kitchen in Spain, where clean water wasn’t a given and wellness…

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Susan Partain Hudson's Anniversary Poem 4:00

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This is a song I made for the new year from a poem written on another New Year's Day, in 1927, by my great-great-grandmother for her 61st wedding anniversary to her husband David Hudson. The couple met during the American Civil War, and the song is that story. I plan to write more about those poeple, and the poem now song. soon at the Parlando Proj…

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Interview Replay: Kara on Founder’s Journal 10:49

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Always be asking, “What else can we do?” On today’s show, Kara joins Alex Lieberman on Founder’s Journal to share why this is critical for every founder. She shares how important asking this question is as well as other key drivers that helped her open doors for success. What else can we learn? Listen now. Are you interested in sponsoring and adver…

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501. The Paulies 33:52

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This week, Paul and Jess look back on 2025 and Season 4 of BCP with the Paulies, where they award: Best TV Show, Best Picture, TMT M&A Deal of the Year; Who had the Best Year; Pop Culture Moment; and Best BCP Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lola Media

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781 Pete Olander: Founder & CEO of Happie 27:20

14d ago27:20

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Pete Olander, Founder and CEO of Happie — the wellness-focused cannabis brand redefining how we experience plant-based health and vitality. Pete’s journey is anything but typical. After launching his career as a private banker at JP Morgan, he made the bold leap into cannabis—building Happie from the ground up into…

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The LIfe 1:13

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Here's a fresh English translation of Paul Éluard's poem "La Vie" performed with original music. Éluard was one of the prime Surrealists and this poem casts its heroine as living dreams seriously, or life as if it's a dream. The Parlando Project takes various words (mostly literary poetry) and combines them with original music in differing styles. …

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Interview Replay: Kara on Marketing For The Now 10:59

17d ago10:59

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On today’s show, Kara joins Gary Vaynerchuk for his video series “Marketing For The Now” to discuss trends for 2021 and beyond. Kara zeroes in on four key areas of focus: supply chain, health and wellness, brand trust, and direct-to-consumer businesses. Kara also discusses formulating the best strategies going forward, with those vital business are…

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Interview Replay: Kara on Follow Your Different 1:14:23

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Tune in this week to hear Kara on the Christopher Lochhead Follow Your Different Podcast! In this episode, we do have a world changer. She's both an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. She's the category queen of a new, flavored, healthy-water category. Her name is Kara Goldin, and she's the founder of a product you probably have tried and most li…

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Interview Replay: Kara on Breaking Precedent 1:15:36

21d ago1:15:36

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In this episode of Breaking Precedent, host Leah Solivan talks with Kara Goldin, founder and CEO of Hint Water, to talk about her journey from AOL exec to beverage industry disruptor. Kara shares how her father’s influence, a knack for asking the right questions, and a fearless approach to problem-solving led her to create an entirely new category …

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The Burning Babe 3:45

15d ago3:45

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I've recently made this 16th century poem into a song, but then I hesitated to present it this week – because Robert Southwell's "The Burning Babe" seems both inappropriate and appropriate for Christmas. Inappropriate because it's an intentionally harrowing, visionary poem. If what it describes was made into a film, its horror might ask it to be ke…

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780 Dr. Amy Wechsler and Zoe Wechsler: Co-Founders of Spotless 27:16

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Dr. Amy Wechsler and Zoe Wechsler, the powerhouse mother–daughter duo behind Spotless — the groundbreaking walk-in clinic transforming acne care for a new generation. Spotless is rethinking everything we know about how acne is treated. With Dr. Amy’s rare dual board certification in both dermatology and psychiatry,…

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Building an empire, together. With Heather, Aliscia and Monica of Privé Salon Co. 44:03

26d ago44:03

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How do you go from seven employees to seven figures 11 years? Heather Piselli, Aliscia Martinelli and Monica Rivera did it together. They're co-owners of Privé Salon Co., with three comission salon locations and a suite rental facility in the Phildelphia metro area. The also co-host the GoHam podcast, featuring unfiltered conversations on business,…

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Gail Eisnitz: Out of Sight 37:39

20d ago37:39

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"These workers were so courageous to go on camera to talk about what they were being forced to do, and we had a whistleblower attorney there to protect them. And then Dateline just killed the story. What I heard through the grapevine was they were afraid that people would change the channel. It's so interesting to me that you can have stabbings and…

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779 Julie Bornstein: Founder & CEO of Daydream 29:51

26d ago29:51

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Julie Bornstein, Founder and CEO of Daydream — the AI-powered, chat-based fashion shopping agent that’s reimagining how we discover and shop for clothes online. Daydream is reinventing the way people shop for fashion by replacing endless scrolling and outdated search bars with something radically better — personali…

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448. Golden Globe Noms, Hijack 2, and Avatar 3 29:54

20d ago29:54

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This week, Paul and Jess recap many of the Golden Globes nominees where Neon and Netflix dominated and go through some of their picks to win. Next, they share their eager anticipation of Idris Elba's return as Sam Nelson in Apple TV's Hijack 2. Finally, with Avatar: Fire & Ash opening this week, they discuss how James Cameron's $400M installment in…

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2025 Heisman Trophy Winner Fernando Mendoza 46:44

20d ago46:44

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Send us a text Newly-crowned Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza of Indiana returns to the Heisman Trophy Podcast to share what it was like to win the most prestigious individual award in American sports. Mendoza reflects on the achievement, the significance of the Heisman name, and the responsibilities that come with it. He shares insights abou…

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Rob Reiner & Nick Reiner - Rob's Career & Their Film, "Being Charlie" 41:59

21d ago41:59

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This is an interview on my show (formerly titled "2 Chairs & A Microphone") I did a while back with Rob about his amazing career, his life and the movie he made with his son Nick, “Being Charlie. “ Rob was so proud and excited to have made this film with his son. Rob was a great artist, and more importantly, a great human being. A true social activ…

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778 Shae Hong: Founder & CEO of Made by Gather 35:34

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Shae Hong, Founder and CEO of Made by Gather — the design-driven company behind some of America’s fastest-growing home and kitchenware brands, including Beautiful by Drew Barrymore and bella. At just 25, Shae launched Made by Gather with a vision to reimagine the kitchen as a space for joy, creativity, and connecti…

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The Sunset Stops on Cottages 2:19

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Here a new-made song from the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The music is jaunty, and I think that fits the language of the poem as I read it, but best as I can determine this is a poem that fits into the genre my wife calls "Cozy Gothic." Gothic? What? There's sunsets, mornings, cottages in this little 8-line poem made into a tidy 2 minute song. Don't…

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777 Angie Hicks: Co-Founder of Angi (Angie’s List) 31:27

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Angie Hicks, Co-Founder of Angi — the groundbreaking brand formerly known as Angie’s List that helped define the home services space for the digital age. Angie started Angie’s List back in 1995 as a recent college grad, going door-to-door to sign up new members. What began as a small directory in Columbus, Ohio has…

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Adapting Michael Strange: "To Claude Debussy's La Grotte" 2:01

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I've long wanted to do a piece using the words of early 20th centery American poet Michael Strange, if only because her life story is so interesting. But there was one problem: her poetry wasn't very good, or at least it wasn't "good" in the ways I appreciate poetry. This week I came up with a compromize between this poet and my own sense of poetry…

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Melissa Hoffman: Eat Your Ethics 28:14

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A lot of people think that kosher means that animals were treated significantly better than animals that enter the non-kosher market. And largely, this is just not true, because kosher is very much now a part of the same systems that produce 99% of the animal products that get into our grocery stores, and therefore could be categorized as factory f…

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776 Charles Brun: Co-Founder of IZIPIZI 32:03

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Charles Brun, Co-Founder of IZIPIZI — the globally loved eyewear brand bringing playful, design-forward glasses to people of all ages around the world. Charles’ journey began with two high school friends and a simple observation: their mothers couldn’t find reading glasses that were both stylish and affordable. Wha…

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447. Netflix Announces WBD Acquisition 35:42

27d ago35:42

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This week, Paul and Jess begin with a quick update on some box office and streaming hits from December. Then they discuss one of the biggest potential mergers in entertainment, Netflix's tenative deal to buy WBD for $82B as well as some potential hurdles to closing, including Paramount's hostile bid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

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Four For New York 41:25

27d ago41:25

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Send us a text It's beginning to to look a lot like Heisman and the trophy's official podcast is here to ring in the season proper. We've got four finalists set to come to New York City for the 2025 Heisman Trophy ceremony: Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love, Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia and Ohio State's Julian Sayin. Kick off the …

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775 Angela Gargano: Co-Founder of Lola Arnao 24:21

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Angela Gargano, Co-Founder of Lola Arnao — the slow beauty brand redefining what it means to care for your skin, your health, and the planet. A lifelong wellness entrepreneur and breast cancer thriver, Angela founded Lola Arnao alongside her mom during her own treatment journey, when she couldn’t find products gent…

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774 Yousuf Ahmed: Founder & CEO of B-SIDES 24:31

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Yousuf Ahmed, Founder and CEO of B-SIDES — the Brooklyn-based upcycled snack brand turning overlooked ingredients into bold, crave-worthy puffs and quickly becoming one of the most compelling sustainability-driven food stories today. What began with a simple question — what happens to the leftover oats from oat mil…

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Before the Snow 2:51

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The Parlando Project is predominently about its encounter with other people's words, but I do occassionally use my own, Today's piece is a setting of a sonnet (this poetic form's name means "Little Song") for acoustic guitar and piano. If the words are mine, my encounter with them is not unlike what we usually do here. How so? I've been doing a big…

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Financials 101: You deserve to retire 39:08

1M ago39:08

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At Summit, we believe salon professionals should be able to retire on their own terms. In this last episode in our Financials 101 series with CPA Chris Wittich from Boyum Associates, Chris explains why you should be saving for retirement now, even if you're working your very first job. Chris and Blake discuss retirment investment accounts for indiv…

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773 Courtney Toll: Co-Founder & CEO of Nori 28:44

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Courtney Toll, Co-Founder and CEO of Nori — the fast-growing brand reinventing how we care for our clothes and one of the most exciting consumer innovation stories unfolding right now. What started as a clever workaround between two college roommates ironing their clothes with a hair straightener has grown into a n…

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Larry Fitzgerald, the 2025 Heisman Humanitarian Award Winner 22:39

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Send us a text In this week's episode, we talk to 2025 Heisman Humanitarian Award winner Larry Fitzgerald, a legendary wide out for Pittsburgh who finished as Heisman runner up in 2003 before going on to a storied NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals. Fitzgerald shares insights into his philanthropic efforts through his Larry Fitzgerald Foundation…

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772 Melinda Maria Spigel: Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Melinda Maria 32:40

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Melinda Maria Spigel, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Melinda Maria Jewelry — the celeb-adored brand redefining accessible luxury for the modern woman. Melinda’s journey is anything but ordinary. She started out selling jewelry at Starbucks and even entered game shows to fund her first production runs. What b…

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Interview Replay: Kara on Win Monday with Paul Epstein 50:04

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The power of momentum on the path to purpose OPENING QUOTE: “So often people sort of get stuck, I guess it's the goal. Go find your purpose, go find your mission. But sometimes in order to find that purpose and mission, you just have to start with not staying complacent.” Kara Goldin is the founder of Hint, best known for its award-winning and indu…

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The Pumpkin 1:55

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19th Century American "Fireside Poet" John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a Thanksgiving ode to pumpkin pie. I took the conclusion of his poem and made this little song out of it. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done over 850 of these compositions, and you can hear any of…

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Interview Replay: Kara on Everybody Pulls The Tarp with Andrew Moses 34:57

2M ago34:57

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This week, Andrew Moses talks with Kara Goldin. Kara is the founder of Hint, the leading unsweetened flavored water brand loved by millions. In 2004, Kara was addicted to diet soda—sometimes drinking 10 cans a day. One day, she decided to quit diet soda and started drinking water. She began slicing fruit to add to her water and turned that idea int…

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446. TV Shows Awarded California Tax Credits, GOT Updates, and Showrunner's Back End Fight 29:45

2M ago29:45

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This week, Paul and Jess begin with a list of some of the TV shows that were awarded California's film tax credit, including Fallout, the Night Agent, and Baywatch. Next, they discuss some much anticipated spin off (prequel and sequel) news regarding their favorite show, Game of Thrones. Finally, Paul breaks down Dave Erickson's profit participatio…

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2000 Heisman Trophy Winner Chris Weinke 1:01:10

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Send us a text This week's pod takes a trip down memory lane with former Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke on the 25th anniversary of his Heisman-winning season. Learn how the late-1980s three-sport high school prodigy out of Minnesota transformed into the improbable and unflappable late-1990s Seminole field general who -- at age 28! -- helped…

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Brett Mitchell: The Man Who Freed the Elephants 39:26

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"It just makes everything worthwhile with what we did. It just highlights how flexible elephants are and how adaptable they are from captivity to wild, and that when given the chance, they will choose freedom. And they will choose autonomy." - Brett Mitchell For nearly thirty years, Brett Mitchell has lived alongside elephants — first in captivity,…

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Forum 5:41

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This is a loud electric Rock band performance of a piece memorializing the "Flame Wars" of the early days of the Internet when it was largely made up of Usenet groups, interest group forums, and email lists. The Parlando Project combines various words (usually literary poetry, though not this time) and original music in differing styles. We've done…

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771 Andrea Faulkner Williams: Co-Founder & Head Mama of Tubby Todd 31:49

2M ago31:49

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Andrea Faulkner Williams, Co-Founder and “Head Mama” of Tubby Todd Bath Co. — the clean, joyful, and fast-growing skincare brand that’s reshaping the baby-care industry. Andrea’s journey began with a simple but pressing challenge: finding gentle, effective products for sensitive skin when nothing on the shelf truly…

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770 Josh Bersin: Co-Founder & CEO of The Josh Bersin Company 31:55

2M ago31:55

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Josh Bersin, CEO and Co-Founder of The Josh Bersin Company — and one of the world’s most influential voices shaping the future of work, leadership, and HR. For more than two decades, Josh has advised hundreds of global organizations on how to build stronger, more human-centered workplaces. Known for coining concept…

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Thriving through year's end (and the slow time after) with Chad Faass 32:20

2M ago32:20

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Sometimes in the salon business we get so "busy being busy" in November in December that our relationships with clients suffer, and that can lead to a January and February that are slower than they have to be. Summit salon Coach Chad Faass is back to help you navigate the next few months. For salon owners, Chad talks about the importance of showing…

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769 Blake Niemann: Founder & CEO of Levels 28:57

2M ago28:57

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On today’s episode, Kara welcomes Blake Niemann, Founder and CEO of Levels — the leading natural whey protein brand redefining what clean nutrition looks like in the U.S. Blake started Levels from his apartment in 2016 and bootstrapped it into a nationally recognized brand now sold across major retailers. His mission from day one has been simple: c…

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445. Shashank Gupta: Fashion Executive and YouTube Creator 27:27

2M ago27:27

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This week, Paul interviews Shashank who is the co-CEO of Nazranaa, the largest wholesaler and retailer of Indian garments in the U.S. In addition to running Nazranaa, Shashank is the executive producer of the YouTube series, Nazranaa Diaries, which highlights some of the store’s best customers and has taken on a life of its own. Shashank discusses …

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Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza 52:16

2M ago52:16

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Send us a text Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza joins the Heisman Trophy Podcast as the Hoosiers sit at 11-0, eyeing a Big Ten title and potential playoff berth. He reflects on pivotal moments of the season—like the last-second touchdown vs. Penn State—and shares how his transfer from Cal paid off thanks to Indiana’s leadership, team culture, a…