Chapter One

Today's episode features Andrea Holland, a PR executive with more than a decade of experience in San Francisco, New York, Silicon Valley, and Southeast Asia, working with tech companies. She currently owns one of the most successful PR firms in Santa Barbara and in this conversation, I talk to her about what it took to get started.

Vik Duggal built a million-dollar independent consultancy in just 2 years. How did he do it? There's no simple answer, but in this conversation, he shares the framework he uses to operate his life and business.

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In addition to working with CEOs of companies to help them increase confidence and growth, he also works with individuals who want to become six- or seven-figure consultants by teaching them what he's done.

Pacific Pickle Works is a Santa Barbara-based gourmet food products company. They specialize in pickled vegetable products such as spicy cucumbers, carrots, green beans, asparagus, beats and more. Prakash sits down with Brad to learn about how he founded the company and how difficult it is to navigate the waters of a broken grocery ecosystem.

Invoca is a software company that makes an AI-powered call tracking and analytics platform that helps marketers get campaign attribution and actionable data from inbound phone calls. Prakash sat down with the three founders Colin Kelley, Jason Spievak and Rob Duva to learn more about how they got started.

Alvaro Rojas owns the popular and long-standing Santa Barbara tapas restaurants Alcazar on the Mesa (opened in 2000) and Milk & Honey on West Anapamu Street (opened 2007). In 2019 he opened the Glass House on State st. which channels his beverage expertise and passion for sustainability into a mixed-drink wonderland.

Juice Ranch is Santa Barbara's go-to spot for 100% ORGANIC Cold-Pressed Juice and delicious almond milk-based drinks. "Designed by Nature". Prakash sat down with the founders at their Carpenteria location to talk about how they got started.

ProductPlan is a software company that makes for teams of all sizes to build beautiful roadmaps. Thousands of product managers worldwide trust ProductPlan to help them visualize and share their strategies across their entire organization. They are based in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone where Prakash sat down with the founder Jim Semick to talk about how he got started.

Sun & Swell foods provide clean, simple plant-based snacks for people on the go. Prakash interviews the founder, Kate Flynn on her journey of self-discovery.

Santa Barbara Axxess is one of the fastest growing membership programs that give consumers access to thousands of amazing deals with local merchants. Prakash interviews the founder, Karim Kaderali on how he got started