Guests

Marissa Valenzuela founded Gilded Coach Teas in 2020. She is the brand’s lead Fairy Godmother and tea alchemist. The line creates handcrafted blends inspired by fairy tales from around the world. She demoed iced tea on BloomTV in July 2021, and is a guest on How I Built This.

Sawyer Hemsley is the co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Crumbl, the Utah cookie chain that launched in Logan in 2017. A Communication Studies and Marketing graduate from Utah State University, he led the brand's creative vision and weekly rotating flavor program.

Canadian chocolatier Kenesha Lewis founded One More Cocoa, a boutique chocolate brand in Whitby, Ontario that blends gourmet chocolate with Jamaican heritage and Caribbean flavors.

Danny Winer is the CEO and co-founder of HexClad, the innovative hybrid cookware brand he launched with Cole Mecray in 2016. Under his leadership, HexClad grew from a single pan into a half-billion dollar company loved by home cooks and professional chefs alike.

Daniel Humm (born September 21, 1976) is a Swiss chef and owner of Daniel Humm Hospitality, the New York-based hospitality group behind Eleven Madison Park, Clemente Bar, and Eleven Madison Home. He was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for food education in September 2024.

Lindsey Gallas is the Co-Founder of Math Medic, a company providing free, student-centered lesson plans and curriculum for high school math teachers. A former high school math teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan, she co-founded Stats Medic in 2015 with Luke Wilcox.

Jeni Britton is the founder and chief creative officer of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, which she built from a Columbus farmers market stand into a nationally recognized artisanal ice cream brand. She recently launched Floura, a fiber-focused food company.

Tara Parkinson is the Co-Founder of Dry Dolly, a UK-based brand making stylish, functional towel dresses for hotels, spas, and cruise lines. She launched the company in 2023 with sister-in-law Rachael Alpha after spotting a gap in the post-shower apparel market.

Co-founder and former CEO of Sir Kensington's (acquired by Unilever in 2017). Advisory Partner at Cranemere, Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company, and Director of New Culture, True Food Kitchen, and TRUFF.

Tyler is the founder of Guzzle H2O, an Oregon-based water purification brand focused on making clean hydration simple and accessible.

Phil Halstead is co-owner of Red Truck Orchards, the Northport, Michigan cherry brand featured on How I Built This. A 40-year cherry industry veteran, he runs the business with his wife Sarah Hallstedt out of Hallstedt Homestead Cherries, a first-generation U-Pick farm in Leelanau County.

Simon Cowell is an English TV personality, entrepreneur, and record executive. He founded Syco Entertainment in 2004, creating its Syco record label. He judged American Idol, The X Factor, America’s Got Talent, and Britain’s Got Talent. He launched One Direction on The X Factor UK, signed Leona Lewis and Fifth Harmony. His net worth is $1 billion. He wrote several books.