Business Schooled

Quilting, one of America's oldest pastimes, is now also a great American success story. Alexis Ohanian visits Hamilton, Missouri, to meet Jenny Doan, founder of Missouri Star Quilt Company and her son, Al, to learn how they rebuilt their life, their town, and created a global quilting community...one "four-patch block" at a time. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

Sometimes overnight success can be a business' biggest problem. Alexis Ohanian travels to Katy, Texas, to meet Dr. Anastasia Gentles and Zawadi Bryant, co-founders of NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care, to uncover their unique approach to growing a thriving company while maintaining the core values that made them successful to begin with. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

Move over Austin and Nashville, there’s another music capital in the US. Alexis Ohanian touches down in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to meet Chuck Surack, CEO and founder of Sweetwater, to learn how he went from doing business out of the back of a VW van to running a worldwide music retailer. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

How does a 60-something with a PhD in Social Welfare reinvent herself and the travel bag industry? Alexis Ohanian visits Lo & Sons’ Brooklyn headquarters to meet its convention-defying CEO, Helen Lo. Along with her two sons, Helen reveals how they turned an insight and insult into a thriving luxury travel and lifestyle e-commerce brand. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

How does someone who is camera-shy become one of the most recognizable faces in Southern California? Alexis Ohanian visits San Diego to meet Jerry Navarra and Brian Woods of Jerome’s Furniture and discuss TV-commercial stardom, family-business succession, and devising a business plan that defied every norm in the industry. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

Going from 0 to 60 mph isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Alexis Ohanian stops by West Palm Beach, Florida, to meet Vinnie DeVito—founder, and CEO of Resurrection Muscle Cars. Vinnie describes his comeback from financial despair, parting with a beloved yellow Camaro, and how he pivoted his entire business to reinvent the American muscle car. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

Who said 50 cents and unbeatable customer service isn’t enough to start a booming business? Alexis Ohanian visits Long Island, New York, to learn how the American Dream has become reality for Gregg Richard, CEO of P.C. Richard & Son, and his family. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled

As he concludes his journey across the country learning from OG Gen-X and Boomer entrepreneurs, Alexis admits he’s never talked business with the man he credits for getting him started. Alexis heads to Baltimore, Maryland, to sit down with his father—and CEO of Infinity Global Travel—Chris Ohanian. The two take a trip down memory lane and leave us with some timeless wisdom to hand off to the next generation of entrepreneurs. Be sure to subscribe and review Business Schooled after listening, and learn more at synchrony.com/businessschooled