Guests

Valerie Zweig is a chicken soup entrepreneur who co-founded Cookstix, Prescription Chicken, and Chix Soup Co. Based in Washington, DC, she turned a search for soup during illness into a thriving food business, creating instant chicken stock powders with bold flavors.

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Jeffrey Braverman is the CEO of Nuts.com, a family-owned nut and snack retailer founded by his grandfather "Poppy Sol" in 1929. Braverman left a career at Blackstone to transform the Newark nut shop into a national direct-to-consumer brand, and was an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2014.

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Alan Somerfield founded ShowerSpaah, a UK company that invented a shower system mixing soap and water on demand. He created it to help his mum with mobility challenges. With 35 years of product design experience, including the Stoplock steering wheel lock, Somerfield solves real problems.

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John Zimmer is the co-founder and former president of Lyft, the on-demand transportation company he launched with Logan Green in 2012. A Cornell University graduate, Zimmer stepped down as president in June 2023 to become vice-chair of the board, continuing to shape urban mobility.

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Kobe Goodwin co-founded Slow Coco, a craft chocolate company making single-origin, minimal-ingredient bars with ethical sourcing. He started the business with his sister Tovia from the Bronx, NYC.

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Terry Levy founded Ruckstar, a weighted vest and backpack company for women ruckers. Based in Los Angeles, Levy launched the business after discovering rucking and spotting a market gap for women-specific designs. Ruckstar bootstrapped to 400K revenue in its first year.

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Chip Carter Gaines is the co-founder of Magnolia, the lifestyle brand behind HGTV's Fixer Upper. Alongside his wife Joanna, he turned a small Waco renovation business into a media empire spanning retail, e-commerce, and a streaming network. He's also a New York Times bestselling author.

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Joanna Gaines is an American interior designer, television personality, and author. She co-hosted HGTV's Fixer Upper and co-founded the lifestyle brand Magnolia with her husband Chip, where she serves as Editor-in-Chief of Magnolia Journal.

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Alex Hildebrandt is the co-founder of SUYO Pisco, a B Corp that produces single-origin Peruvian pisco. Born in Lima, Peru, he moved to the United States as a child. After attending Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, he returned to his roots to launch SUYO. The company partners with independent Peruvian grape growers to produce small-batch pisco from traditional varieties like Quebranta and Italia. SUYO earned B Corporation certification for its social and environmental commitments. Alex has discussed pisco culture, entrepreneurship, and cross-border branding on podcasts including The Art of Drinking and Startup to Storefront.

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Stacy Madison is the founder of Stacy's Pita Chips, a snack brand known for its baked pita chips. She started the company in 1996 with her then-husband Mark Andrus, turning extra pita bread into a grocery staple.

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Stephanie Stuckey leads Stuckey's, the legendary roadside stop famous for pecan log rolls. She bought back the family business in 2019 and is reviving the brand her grandfather started in 1937.

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Alex Faherty is the Co-Founder and CEO of Faherty Brand, a family-owned lifestyle apparel company he launched with his twin brother Mike in 2013. The brand blends beach-comfort with urban style and has grown into a million B Corp-certified business with more than 80 stores worldwide.

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