Guests

Slava Rubin co-founded Indiegogo in 2008 and served as CEO. The crowdfunding platform faced 93 investor rejections before launch. Rubin studied finance at UPenn and worked at J.P. Morgan before investing $30,000 of his own savings to start the company.

1 episode

Jamie Siminoff is the founder and CEO of Ring, the smart home security company he started in his garage in 2013. A Babson College graduate and lifelong inventor, he sold Ring to Amazon in 2018 and has since returned to lead the company's next chapter.

2 episodes

Melita Cyril founded Q for Quinn to create organic, chemical-free socks and underwear after her son's eczema. A Rotman MBA and former derivatives trader/management consultant, she now leads the family business with her husband Nigel (COO). Mother of three, she builds healthy, sustainable essentials.

1 episode

Scott Tannen is the founder and CEO of Boll & Branch, a luxury bedding company he launched in 2014 with his wife Missy. The brand focuses on ethical and sustainable production, and has grown to 275 employees and 15 retail locations.

1 episode

Salman Amin Khan is an American educator and the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a free online learning platform he started in 2006. Khan Academy has grown from tutoring his cousin to serving 155 million students globally with over 6,500 video lessons.

1 episode

Camille Hardy is the founder and CEO of Chunky Vegan, a farm-to-table organic baby food company she launched in 2023 to provide her children with nutrient-rich, locally sourced nutrition. Based in Leesburg, Virginia, Hardy is redefining infant nutrition with clean, plant-based meals.

1 episode

Jane Wurwand is the founder and chief visionary of Dermalogica, the world's leading professional skincare brand. Born in Edinburgh and trained as a cosmetologist, she built the company from a small LA classroom in 1986 into a global brand that's trained over 100,000 skin therapists.

1 episode

Molly Brubaker is the founder and owner of Baby Booty, a boutique fitness brand offering baby-wearing workouts for pregnant and postpartum parents. Launched in 2021 and based in Portland, Maine, she built the community-focused business after her own motherhood journey.

1 episode

Sarah Weihman, a former NCAA Division I athlete and architect, founded Paradis Sport in 2021. The Connecticut-based brand creates performance underwear for women, focused on fit and sustainability.

1 episode

Meridith Baer is the founder and CEO of Meridith Baer Home, the nation's largest home staging company. A former screenwriter turned designer, she pioneered the home staging industry over 25 years ago.

1 episode

Bill Creelman founded Spindrift, a sparkling water company made with real squeezed fruit. The Massachusetts entrepreneur launched the brand after college and has grown it into a business valued at over $650 million.

1 episode

Jean-Pierre Parent is the CEO of Soma Kombucha, a sustainable kombucha brewing company with taprooms across Washington and Oregon. A former yoga teacher, he founded the business to foster community connection through craft beverages.

1 episode