Guests

Mark Cuban founded Broadcast.com in 1995, pioneering online audio and video streaming. The company grew rapidly and was sold to Yahoo! for .7 billion in 1999. Cuban's journey from bartender to billionaire entrepreneur became an internet-era success story.

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Bob Taylor co-founded Taylor Guitars in 1974 with Kurt Listug. The El Cajon, California company builds acoustic and electric guitars. Taylor started as a luthier and grew the business from a small shop into a major instrument manufacturer.

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Kurt Listug co-founded Taylor Guitars in 1974 with Bob Taylor, turning a small guitar shop into a global leader in acoustic instruments. A San Diego native, Listug served as CEO and guided the company's innovative approach to guitar design and manufacturing.

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Allison Ombres founded Encelia Hair creating comfortable wigs using athletic-wear materials. She developed Alopecia Universalis during pregnancy and designs products that solve the itch, heat, and stigma of traditional wigs. San Diego-based Give program donates one wig for every ten sold.

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Ben Rothenhafer runs Chandelier Cleaning VA. Virginia-based. Featured on How I Built This. Founded in 1987 by master chandelier craftsman David Toran, his team hand-cleans simple fixtures, crystal pieces, and Chihuly chandeliers across eastern and central Virginia, plus offers repair services...

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Monica Nassif founded Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day in 2002, naming it after her mother. A former nurse and retail worker who lost $75,000 on a prior startup, she built the company before selling to S.C. Johnson in 2008. She graduated from the University of Iowa and authored "I Bottled My Mother."

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Nick Harmon co-founded Randimals. It started with Oliver. Quirky composite beast plush, inspired by his Basset Lab mix, launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, earned Randimals the 2022 Autism Live Speech Builder Award, and appeared on *How I Built This*.

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Joan Barnes is the founder and former CEO of Gymboree, an early childhood brand she started in 1976 with $3,000. What began as a single play center in California expanded into a global empire with 600 franchises. Barnes stepped down to focus on recovery and later co-authored "Play It Forward".

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Brian DeMint is the CEO and founder of Salt and Light Wellness, a Christian health coaching practice. An Amazon #1 best-selling author, he combines medical expertise with faith-based wellness.

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Kimber Crandall co-founded Pearl Pop, a company born from a BYU Executive MBA class project. Pearl Pop creates toothpaste pearls that make brushing fun for kids. A mom of four, Kimber hand-poured the first bottles herself.

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Neil Blumenthal co-founded Warby Parker in 2010 and is co-CEO. The eyewear company provides glasses to someone in need for every pair sold. Before Warby Parker, he worked at VisionSpring, a nonprofit serving the 1 billion people without glasses. He studied at The Wharton School.

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Tanner McCraney founded Cowboy Country Club to give golfers of every skill level a welcoming place to belong. The brand mixes golf with country lifestyle apparel, inspired by McCraney upbringing in Jackson. He built a fresh take on the traditional country club experience.

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