Imposters

Tom Gozney is the founder of Gozney pizza ovens and inventor of the Roccbox personal pizza oven. But before his business was a $120 million dollar success story, Tom was a troubled youth in the throws of addiction. In this episode, Tom tells Alex about how he went from a teen struggling with substance abuse on the brink of death, to building his revolutionary pizza oven business from the ground up—and all without even so much as a degree. 

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Larry Miller is the man behind the $5 billion dollar business of Nike’s highly coveted Air Jordan. But before Larry was a huge success in the apparel world, he was a troubled youth constantly in and out of prison. In this episode, Larry tells Alex about the intensity of keeping his criminal history a secret as he rose through the corporate ranks, and why he’s finally decided to come forward about it now in his book, Jump: My Secret Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom.

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Sakara Life co-founders Whitney Tingle and Danielle DuBoise know the grit it takes to build a successful business. When starting their meal delivery service in 2012, they were hand delivering their homemade meals by bike. Today, their business brings in over $150 million in revenue, and they have their tenacity and each other to thank. In this episode, hear how Danielle and Whitney’s unique relationship has served them in growing their business, and their mental health toolkits that keep them going throughout the challenges.

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What if, instead of running away from or suppressing difficult emotions, we learned how to observe, embrace, and utilize them to aid in our personal development? Such is the mission of Susan David—an award-winning Harvard Medical School Psychologist, and author of the bestseller Emotional Agility. In this episode, Susan tells Alex about what inspired her to go into emotions research, the danger of avoiding negative emotions, and what emotional agility is and how we can implement it in our own lives.

Listen to Susan David's podcast, Checking In, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1504596643

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Episode 1: Welcome to the FIRST EPISODE of The Crazy Ones, hosted by fellow friends, founders, and builders, Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista), Sophia Amoruso (@sophiaamoruso), and Jesse Pujji (@jspujji). Today, we talk about the rise and the insane $700M evaluation of Liquid Death, then we get into how to make your pitch deck UNDENIABLE to investors, and finally the truths that you need to know when you’re a tech entrepreneur.

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Guy Branum has had his fair share of career highs and lows. From helping to write and produce Chelsea Lately and The Mindy Project, to at times being unable to even secure representation, Guy’s career has been anything but a linear journey. In this episode, Guy tells Alex about some of the lowest points in his life and career, and how he managed to muster the tenacity to keep pursuing his dreams even when Hollywood was telling him there was no place for him. 

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When Daphne E. Jones was in high school, she was told by a career counselor that her only possible career options were to be a teacher or a secretary. Thankfully, she decided to forgo the box others tried to put her in and learned how to break through barriers throughout her career, eventually making it to executive-level positions at companies like Johnson & Johnson, IBM, and General Electric. Listen to hear Daphne tell Alex about how she navigated adversity in the workplace and what she hopes people get from her new book, WIN WHEN THEY SAY YOU WON’T: Break Through Barriers and Keep Leveling Up Your Success.

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At the age of 42, Julia Haart left her insular Jewish Orthodox community to find personal freedom. Despite having no formal education, Julia managed to become a shoe designer, the creative director of La Perla, and eventually the CEO of Elite World Group. She’s also since become the star of her own Netflix series, My Unorthodox Life, and author of the bestselling book Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie. In this episode, Julia tells Alex about how found her way in the world outside of her orthodox community, and what she’s learned about business savvy along the way.

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Author Ayana Gray’s debut novel, Beasts of Prey, became an instant New York Times bestseller when it was published in September 2021. With her second book of the popular fantasy series out now, Beasts of Ruin, author Ayana Gray tells Alex about how she copes with feeling imposter syndrome and an overwhelming fear of failure.

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FROM THE AXE FILES PODCAST – Monica Lewinsky has been many things: White House intern, media punching bag, writer, anti-bullying activist, and now, producer. She talked to David about her upbringing and her parents' tumultuous divorce, her struggles with mental health following her affair with former President Bill Clinton, the dangers of social media, and how she took back control of her own story, most recently as a producer on “Impeachment: American Crime Story.”