Making It with Jon Davids

By Jon DavidsBusiness Entrepreneurship Marketing

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Making It with Jon Davids episodes

July 29, 2025 203 - I asked a $700M founder a bunch of burning questions | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK
Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD does some rapidfire Q&A with Brian Scudamore, Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. What are his sales? How did he start? What was his most expensive mistake? All that and way more in this candid conversation.
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12 min
July 22, 2025 202 - Shopify President: "Here's what every business builder needs to know today"
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon talks with Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, about how Shopify transformed from a small website builder for indie companies to one of the world's top e-commerce giants.
Harley also shares timeless business lessons for every business builder today.
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54 min
July 15, 2025 201 - How Costco Sells $254B of Stuff with this WEIRD Strategy
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD breaks down the secret strategies behind Costco's $254 billion success that can help you dominate your competition.
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19 min
July 08, 2025 200 - Chocolate Mogul: “We sold 47 million bars and we’re just warming up” | Jake Karls, Mid-Day Squares
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, we're taking a dive back into the Making It archives for JD's excellent chat with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares. Tune in to hear how Jake and his team went from a simple kitchen operation to a full-blown booming chocolate brand.
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48 min
July 01, 2025 199 - How Rolex Uses Lies, Myth, and Deception To Sell So Many Watches
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD delves into Rolex's $11 billion success story and the brand's ability to manufacture scarcity.
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20 min
June 24, 2025 198 - They Built a $490M Business with NO Money (using this one move)
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD tells us about the journey Chomps. They make meat sticks. And they're redefining the category for the modern day consumer. Hear how this business started small and grew to $490 million last year.
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25 min
June 20, 2025 197 - "We Sold to Salesforce.com for $800M and Here's What I Learned" | Mike Lazerow
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD chats with Mike Lazerow, serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Buddy Media. He sold that company to Salesforce.com for $800M. They get into Mike's journey through business, technology, venture capital, and more.
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49 min
June 17, 2025 196 - He Makes $19M a Day From Trash? Yes. Here's How.
Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon tells us about how Ron Mittelstaedt took a few small town trash companies to $7.2 billion in annual sales. This is the story of Waste Connections and the big business of small-town trash.
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20 min
June 10, 2025 195 - How one man bootstrapped a hotel to $260M | Harris Rosen
Get JD's 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon shares the inspiring story of Harris Rosen, who transformed a rundown motel near Disney World into a thriving hotel business with $260M in annual sales.
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27 min
June 03, 2025 194 - Bobbi Brown: “I Just Wanted To Sell Lipstick — Now It’s a $1B Brand. Here’s What Happened.”
Get JD's new playbook Instagram Selling Machine here. Today, JD talks with Bobbi Brown. She's the founder of the billion-dollar makeup brand, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and later Jones Road Beauty. How did Bobbi go from a freelance makeup artist to a business mogul and the industry's first beauty influencer? Don't miss out on this story!
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41 min

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