Today, I’m in conversation with John Kraski and Josh McLean. John is a LinkedIn Top Voice with 90k+ followers, known for driving $10M+ in funding and partnership revenue through his expertise in business development and content creation.Josh McLean is a seasoned executive at Nike, a dedicated professional, coach, entrepreneur, and author. He is passionate about empowering others through career development and workshops, inspiring everyone to make each day a masterpiece.In this one, we dive into entrepreneurship, personal branding, LinkedIn, social media trends related to career, employment, and where things are headed in 2025. Enjoy!

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Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Kyle Widrick of WIN Brands Group, which first aired on Shopify Masters. WIN acquired brands like Homesick, Love Your Melon, and Qalo, and then went on to scale those brands successfully. In today’s chat, Kyle shares what he’s learned throughout this journey as both an owner and operator of these direct-to-consumer brands. Enjoy!

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Joshua B. Lee started building his career in online marketing back in 2003, managing advertising for companies like MySpace and Google. To-date, he has founded 16 companies and managed over half a billion dollars in ad spend. Fast forward, Joshua is currently the Founder and CEO of Standout Authority, where he works with high powered entrepreneurs and executives to grow their personal brands through the power of LinkedIn. In this one, we discuss Joshua’s journey building online businesses and generating traffic; the development of his personal brand on LinkedIn, and more. Enjoy!

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Nick Moutter has spent over 20 years working in online technology, having founded, acquired and exited multiple businesses. In 2020 Nick founded “TMG”, ‘The Moot Group’, which acts as an investment vehicle and holding entity for a group of global businesses, including the likes of Olivias, Lift and Ascend. Nick has been widely recognized as a leading entrepreneur in the UK technology scene, having won awards such as the highly prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the year in 2023. In this one we talk about Nick’s journey as both a founder, and now a capital allocator; the state of eCommerce, both from a micro and macro perspective; Nick’s relationship with investor, colleague and friend Steven Bartlett of Diary of a CEO fame, and more.

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John Prendergast is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blueleaf Wealth an all-in-one wealth management platform with best-in-class client and advisor experience. In addition to leading the organization, he’s also the host of The Augmented Advisor podcast; a board member and advisor to numerous start ups, and a content creator on YouTube. Today, John and I talk about his journey building Blue Leaf, as well as his coloured background as an entrepreneur having built 5 startups across different industries.

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Kasey Jones coaches, consults, and advises 100s of startup founders and entrepreneurs on all things brand positioning and growth strategy. A self proclaimed mix between Jocko Willink and Mr. Rogers, she is also Founder and CEO of Power Your Platform, and Solo CEO, a consulting and coaching company that helps entrepreneurs and CEOs use LinkedIn to build wildly profitable, freedom-based businesses. In this one, we get into Kasey’s journey as a founder, the importance of personal development in entrepreneurship, building a personal brand, and way more. Enjoy!

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Hannah Power is a Personal Brand + Performance Coach. She is on a mission to empower a million voices to start a movement with their message. Over the last 6 years she’s worked with and coached over 500 people, launched courses, written and Amazon #1 best seller, and spoken all over the world. In this one, we get into Hannah’s journey as a founder, and all the personal brand strategy you can handle, and much more. Enjoy!

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Over the last decade, Calvin Hamilton has helped build some of the biggest personal brands on social media, like GaryVee and Ryan Serhant. Today, at 25 years old he is building engine.fm: a tech-enabled agency specializing in podcast production, repurposing, and distribution. In this one, we discuss Calvin’s entrepreneurial journey, including the one email that landed him a job at Vayner media in New York. We also chat about the influence of Gary Vee, Ryan Serhant (both guys he’s worked for), and other big influencers; Calvin’s exits, including a very fortuitous sale to Serhant and much more. Enjoy! 

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Many know Evan Shapiro as the official, unofficial cartographer of the Media Universe. Using a very specific point of view, Shapiro has mapped the tech and entertainment ecosystem, and, through his essays on the Media War & Peace Newsletter, he helps chart Media’s future. In this one, we dive into the state of the media landscape today, and where Evan sees it going; the rise of the creator economy, and its impact on both media and commerce; we also talk about big tech, brand equity amongst the big names, the subscription economy, and much more. Enjoy!

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After leading several successful sales organizations in telecommunications and software, John Roman began investing in eCommerce companies. A college friend was launching BattlBox in early 2015, and he got involved. Today, John is the CEO. In this one, we discuss John’s experience and journey with Battlbox; the BattlBox sale to Emerge Brands, and the subsequent decision to buy-back the company just a few years later, and more. Enjoy!

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