Your Business

JJ Ramberg talks to Chris and Heidi Powell.

When it comes to social media marketing, it is important to keep your content full of fresh pictures and stories, which can quickly become expensive. The founder of Social Native has created a way to keep up the content and keep down the cost. He’s enlisting customers to supply the content and earn money for themselves. See how he’s built what is being called “the uber of content.”

You know Kristin Cavallari from reality TV, but she has recently become a well-known name as an entrepreneur. She founded lifestyle brand Uncommon James and opened her first brick and mortar store in Nashville, Tennessee. She shows us how she launched her company and became a business owner.

Speeding through airport security is easier than ever thanks to Caryn Seidman-Becker and the CLEAR lanes at your airport. Becker took a leap of faith when she bought the company out of Bankruptcy in 2010. She is now the CEO of the successful business that is being implemented to theme parks and stadiums. She talks with us about the risks she took and where the future of CLEAR is headed.

Actress Jennifer Garner has taken her work to the yogurt aisle. She is one of the founders of organic baby food company Once Upon A Farm. This Biz Star talks with us about becoming an entrepreneur and why she was passionate about the baby food industry.

He’s the biggest star on a skateboard, and at 50, he’s still doing the tricks that earned him the nickname, The Birdman. Today, Tony Hawk is referred to as an entrepreneur about as much as he’s called an athlete. We visited him in California to find out how he’s built a multi-million dollar empire and become a business star.

Kareem “Biggs” Burke helped Jay-Z and Damon Dash launch Roc-A-Fella records in the 90’s, which would sky rocket Jay-Z’s career. Biggs’ entrepreneurial spirit started as a kid on the streets of Harlem and has led him to now help grow dozens of businesses. We followed Biggs around as he wheels and deals to see what a day in the life of a mogul looks like.

In 1997, the Hanson brothers ruled the airwaves with their hit song “MMMBop.” More than 20 years later, they’re still an active band releasing new music ever year. They’ve now ventured into new territory with beer. Find out how they made their way to “MMMhops.”

Adina Reyter founded her jewelry company, Adina Reyter, in 2001. In 2016 when her business was at the height of its success and she was planning to launch a new website, her son was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Adina had to go through the mental and emotional tolls of her son’s illness which prompted three surgeries. See how she kept up with the company she built while keeping her focus on her son’s health.

Founded by Stanford professor Patrick Brown in 2011, the Impossible Burger is the plant based alternative meat patty. Brown and his team have set out to change the minds of meat lovers by creating meat directly from plants. Instead of going directly to the consumer, the Impossible Burger was authentically promoted by popular chefs and restaurants. It quickly gained popularity and is now carried in over 1600 restaurants and fast food carriers around the US.