In this episode, we talk "California Casual" with founder Ashley Merrill about her entrepreneurial journey starting Lunya, the popular and comfortable restwear clothing and lifestyle brand based in Southern California. 

It's 11:11, make a wish. In this episode, we talk with Ellie Anest, founding partner and CEO of Eleven Eleven Wines about her serendipitous, fateful journey starting Eleven Eleven Wines and the business behind it. Located in the heart of Napa Valley, California, Eleven Eleven’s wines include grapes grown on their three beautiful estate vineyards and winery located in the Oak Knoll District AVA and they also source from verified growers. It is located in a special place where the combination of terroir and temperature is so perfect, it's also known as Napa Valley’s “sweet spot” and where they crush, blend and craft their award-winning wines.

In life there’s a saying, is it better to follow your heart or your head? In this case, Brian McDonell, the co-founder of Melin Hats, didn’t need to choose. He did both. He followed his heart and reinvented the baseball hat on our heads. Something we really didn’t even realize needed reinventing in the first place. Brian challenged the status quo and took the ubiquitous baseball hat- one that’s been around for over 150 years- and made it better. Much, much better.

In this bonus episode, we reveal some fun things about Jason Wise, award-winning documentary film director and founder of SOMM TV, a new streaming network home to original, beautiful, cinematographic documentary films and shows about wine, food, and visionary chefs.

Jason Wise is an award-winning film director and founder of SOMM TV, a new streaming network home to original, beautiful, cinematographic documentary films and shows about wine and visionary chefs who are changing the face of food, farming, and travel. The stories open up the wine and culinary world in ways we’ve never seen before. SOMM TV takes viewers through distant vineyards, private wine sellers, underwater with sea urchins, and features exclusive conversations with top chefs and winemakers from all over the world. 

Hydroflask is one of the most popular water bottles in the world. We talk with its founder Travis Rosbach about the incredible innovation behind it that keeps our cold liquids cold and hot liquids hot while also reducing the amount of single use plastic that ends up in our oceans. This was especially important to Travis because growing up, he and his dad ran a scuba dive shop in the Virgin Islands, and he was tired of seeing plastic water bottles wash up on the beach. Today, Travis continues to make an impact through the Tumalo Group where he helps other entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life too.

Looking for a way to beat the Southern California traffic on his daily commute to work, LeGrand Crewse put a motor on his mountain bike and started cruising there instead. For fun, he’d even wear a Superman tee shirt as he’d fly by the cars. Not only was he known as Superman, but he also became known as the “drivetrain guy” with his self-taught knowledge of how motors and batteries move wheels and e-bikes. That expertise would eventually connect him with his co-founders to start Super73- the electric fat tire motorbike company based in Orange County. Super73 is the very definition of brand strength, influence, coolness, and fun- beyond what I’ve ever experienced.

Anthony Katz is an accidental entrepreneur inventor who founded Hyperice. It's a fascinating story of how a high school history teacher and basketball coach created an "art project" for icing that caught the attention of Kobe Bryant. And now, some of the world's most iconic athletes have joined the mission like LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, Patrick Mahomes, Ja Morant, Kelly Slater, Tony Finau, and so many more. Hyperice is a sports tech company that has pushed the boundaries of innovation with its muscle recovery equipment. It helps people and athletes move better and be better.

In life there’s a saying, is it better to follow your heart or your head? In this case, Brian McDonell, the co-founder of Melin Hats, didn’t need to choose. He did both. He followed his heart and reinvented the baseball hat on our heads. Something we really didn’t even realize needed reinventing in the first place. Brian challenged the status quo and took the ubiquitous baseball hat- one that’s been around for over 150 years- and made it better. Much, much better.