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We've all heard the stories about founding and building companies, but how do entrepreneurs grow or scale their businesses? This week, Joe is joined by Jan Cavelle, the author of Scale for Success. Jan is a UK-based serial entrepreneur with decades of experience running and scaling companies, and these days she’s on a mission to help the next generation of entrepreneurs succeed.

The sports apparel industry is GIGANTIC and continues to grow year after year. It's expected to be worth $248 billion by 2026. Fanatics raked in over $3 billion in revenue last year, but there are many other players making an impact in the licensed sportswear vertical. Sportiqe has outfitted more than five million people around the globe, partnering with some of the most recognizable brands in the world, such as the NBA, Trek Bikes, Warner Bros, Nintendo, and Dave Matthews Band. This week, Joe welcomes one of their co-founders, Jason Franklin, who’s been involved in the fashion industry since he was a teenager.

This week Joe spends time with investor, former hedge fund manager, and philanthropist, Julie Macklowe. Julie is the founder of The Macklowe, an American single malt whiskey that she describes as “the Ferrari of single malts”. Suggested retail price: $1,500. Julie shares her journey through entrepreneurship and why she was inspired to create an entirely new category for luxury American single malts within the wine and spirit industry.

Find out more at themacklowe.com.

All great leaders are striving to build an inclusive culture and improve team engagement. But you can’t just take a class, read a book, or even listen to a podcast and be able to develop and execute a diversity and inclusion program. You may need to call Arlene Roane. For over 20 years, Arlene has been a trusted advisor to chief diversity officers, operational leaders, and HR/talent professionals who have the desire to create a culture where people can speak candidly, challenge respectfully and build trust-based relationships. Arlene talks to Joe about her career and the work she's doing today as founder and president of Redhouse Performance Consulting.

Serial entrepreneurs are a fascinating breed. We all know starting and running a successful company is really hard, but to do it over and over again seems almost impossible. And when it comes to scaling, how can you scale all of those businesses for growth? Joe's guest this week has unlocked the key to scalability and is on a mission to show other entrepreneurs how to enhance their lives by demonstrating how to improve every single day. Tony DiSilvestro is an entrepreneur and coach who has founded over 30 businesses and employs over 400 people across several verticals.

Branded entrainment has been defined as the insertion of a brand within an entertainment property in such a way that the line between entertainment and advertising becomes blurred. It’s a lot easier said than done, but Joe's guest this week has discovered the secret sauce. His name is Patrick Hughes, the CEO of Foundation Media and his company’s work with Build-A-Bear, Sony, Netflix, and others has provided a model for success in how brands can interact with the entertainment industry.

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of small businesses fail in their first 10 years. But what if it was OK to like failure? Even love it. This week, Joe welcomes Olakunle Soriyan AKA PK, the co-author of the best-selling book, “A Love Affair with Failure” he co-wrote with Akintoye Akindele. On the podcast, PK talks about the difference between failing and failure, and why they’re on a mission to empower one million entrepreneurs across Africa over the next decade.

Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass revolutionized the way we watch movies in many ways, but they all have one common denominator: Mitch Lowe. This week on the podcast, Joe talks to Mitch about his career in show business, how he disrupted the entertainment industry, and his new book, Watch and Learn: How I Turned Hollywood Upside Down with Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass.

Joe's guest this week might have trouble renting a car, but he has no issues when it comes to starting a business. Even though he’s only 23, he’s already founded a record label, a digital marketplace, and an online publication. But his latest company aims to disrupt the education industrial complex. His name is Milan Kordestani, and he’s the founder and CEO of Audo.  On the podcast, Milan shares how his company is helping Gen-Z find new ways to gain professional skills without attending college.

Sharon Price John is living the dream of pretty much any child on the planet…she runs a company that makes teddy bears.  On the podcast, Sharon talks about what it's like to be the CEO of the Build-A-Bear Workshop, how she steered the company during the pandemic, and how she helped turn Build-A-Bear into an E-Com Giant.

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