Guests

Kimberly Becker is the founder and designer of K. Becker Designs, a slow-fashion clothing brand for women over 40 based in Woolwich, Maine. A RISD graduate in textile design, she spent a decade working in Manhattan garment district before launching her own label.

2 episodes

Lauren Menard is the CEO and co-founder of GOB, a compostable earplug company built from mycelium. Based in Oakland, she previously worked as a bio-designer at Baukunst and PROWL Studio.

2 episodes

Tim Ferriss is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers and the host of The Tim Ferriss Show, downloaded over one billion times. Based in Austin, Texas, he is also an early-stage investor and founder of the Saisei Foundation.

2 episodes

Brian Smith is the founder of UGG, the iconic sheepskin footwear brand. Born in Australia, he launched UGG in 1978 with a $500 loan and 500 imported boots, building it into a global billion-dollar brand before selling to Deckers in 1995.

1 episode

Caroline Buck is co-founder and CMO of Petaluma, an Oakland-based Certified B Corp making plant-based sustainable dog nutrition. She launched the brand with her husband Garrett Wymore, earned a B.A. in Government & Public Policy from Dartmouth, and was a guest on the How I Built This podcast.

1 episode

Jeffrey Hollender co-founded Seventh Generation. He led the brand as CEO from 1988 to 2010, growing it into a leading authentic natural products brand. He now runs Hollender Sustainable Brands, teaches as an NYU Stern adjunct professor, and has launched four social enterprises over 40 years.

1 episode

Kristina Molinaro co-founded Dayton-based woodworking brand Twenty Five and Pine with her husband Nick. TikTok helped them grow the business to full-time operations, and the pair were featured on NPR’s How I Built This podcast.

1 episode

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.

1 episode

Justin Gold is the founder of Justin's Nut Butter, an organic nut butter brand he built from his Boulder kitchen into a national product carried in Target, Walmart, and Starbucks.

1 episode

David Restiano is the co-founder of SORSOAP, a muscle recovery soap bar company based in Brick, New Jersey. He co-founded the company with Dr. Dan Staats and appeared on Shark Tank Season 15, where they secured a 100,000 investment from Mark Cuban.

1 episode

Marnie is the founder of Tick Socks, an Australian brand making colorful, EPA-registered permethrin-treated socks that repel ticks. She started the company when she wanted tick protection for her newborn son without spraying bug repellent on his skin.

1 episode

Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur is the founder and CEO of M.M. LaFleur, a women's clothing brand built around the idea that a professional uniform removes decision fatigue so women can focus on their work. She founded the company in 2013 after working as a management consultant.

1 episode