This week, Ian Fonz and Noah Rolette, the co-founders of RawDawg Run Club, join me on the podcast. After just scaling Mt. Everest, they reflect on the past two years of insane change in their lives, and discuss how they accidentally created a booming business out of their run club (the biggest Texas), growing pains, how to become the best version of yourself, dealing with hate, and much more.

This week, Connor Sinann, fitness creator and founder of the multi-million dollar RETALIATION PROJECT brand, goes in depth on the inner workings of the fitness industry and the bodybuilders/creators that profit from it. Aside from exposing some of the biggest names in the fitness space, Connor also provides some incredible insight on how to get people to care about your brand, marketing tips, perception, authenticity, how important it is to be well-rounded, and so much more.

This week, Victor Guardiola, CEO and founder of Bawi Agua Fresca joins us on the podcast. As his family immigrated from Mexico, Victor joins us to answer the question through his life experience if immigrants can truly start successful companies in America. In this episode, Victor gives a masterclass on fundraising and networking, while also providing insight into how he started Bawi and the details on the consumer product goods industry as a whole.

Jeremy Perkins, an established entrepreneur and prominent angel investor with a net worth over $100 million, joins us on the podcast this week. His vast experience within the medical device industry has provided him with unique insight on what truly makes businesses and people successful, and provides us with incredible advice on mentorship, failure, relationships, and much more.

This week, we’re joined by Michael Patellis, the multi-millionaire entrepreneur who is legally blind. One of the most down-to-earth people with such a unique mindset, Michael and I discussed his entrepreneurial journey, his (mis)diagnosis, a baseball card trading venture, vision for business opportunities, empathy, perseverance, and  much more in this packed episode.

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Hosts - Lukas Pakter

Lukaspakter (IG)

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Guest - Michael Patellis

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpatellis

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Dating coach and entrepreneur Chris Bates joins us for a slightly different episode this week focused on finding the love of your life. Chris shares his unique experience of getting cheated on (and staying in that relationship for 2 more years), the importance of going on a lot of dates, how dating is intertwined with business and health, being true to yourself, and the biggest problems with men in today's world.  

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Hosts - Lukas Pakter

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Guest - Chris Bates

@animalbates (IG, Youtube)

https://linktr.ee/animalbates?lt_utm_source=lt_share_link#348347604

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This week, Sam Zia joins us for the THIRD time (?!) on the podcast. He explains his upbringing, life before he got big on social media, how he balances life with managing 3 businesses, and gets deep on networking, the internet, passions, and much more.  At such a young age, he’s a huge inspiration to me and those around him for all the success he’s achieved, and listening to his story lets everyone know that nothing is out of reach.

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Hosts - Lukas Pakter

@Lukaspakter (IG)

@SquidPakter (TikTok)

Guest - Sam Zia

@samm_zia (IG)

@samm.zia (TikTok)

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This week, Brian York-- CEO of Cubbo joins us on the podcast. I learned a great deal from his incredibly unique life experience, as he talked about the importance of the pursuit of passion, taking risks, hiring the right people, purpose, problem solving, entrepreneurship, and much more.

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Hosts - Lukas Pakter

Lukaspakter (IG)

@SquidPakter (TikTok)

Guest: Brian York

@yupyork (Personal IG + TikTok)

@cubbo.mx(Company IG)

https://en.cubbo.com/

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This week, we were joined by Kiaura Eyewear CEO Parker Godfrey on the podcast. His sunglasses company has been killing it; on today’s episode, he reveals how he started, what’s been working for him, and how he plans to scale in the future— a treasure trove of information for anyone looking to start their own business. He reminds us that if he can do this, anyone can. We also discuss topics like doubt, being around money, pricing, advertising, and how to effectively leverage credit.

This week I was joined by entrepreneur Seth Goldstein, the co-founder and CFO of Masa Chips, a healthy snack brand that does $400,000 a month in sales. Seth provided some incredible insight into his entrepreneurial methodology, the importance of simplification, saying no, perspective, failing, and insider details on the food business as a whole. As always, full video podcast is available on YouTube as well, and I’d appreciate if you can leave a review if you gained some valuable insight from today’s episode!

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Hosts - Lukas Pakter

Lukaspakter (IG)

@SquidPakter (TikTok)

Guest: Seth Goldstein

@ready_set_gol (IG)

@ancientcrunch (IG)

@masa_chips (IG & TikTok)

@vandy_crisps (IG)

https://www.masachips.com/

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