Guests

Robert Wolkoff is the founder and owner of Sunny Bowls, a Chicago-based fast-casual soup concept focused on dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan bowls.

Christy Clement is the founder of Vashon Island Coffee Dust, a specialty coffee flavoring brand based on Vashon Island, Washington. She appeared as a caller on the How I Built This Advice Line episode 843.

Chloe is the founder of Cotton Clara, a UK-based company specializing in at-home crafting kits and supplies. She appeared as a caller on the How I Built This Advice Line episode 843.

Whitney White Kozlowski is the founder of The Beau Collective, a fitness and retail business based in Park City, Utah. She appeared as a caller on the How I Built This Advice Line episode 843.

Brad Baxter founded Whisker (formerly AutoPets), the Auburn Hills-based maker of the Litter-Robot automatic cat litter box. After leaving Ford in the 1990s, he licensed an existing patent and built the business into a $100M+ pet tech brand.

John Rarick is the owner of Cantina di Rosina, an organic vineyard and winery in southern Abruzzo, Italy. His family produced wine in the region since the 1800s, and after World War I devastated his grandfather's vineyards, Rarick returned to Italy to continue the family winemaking tradition.

Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO of Figma, the collaborative design platform that changed how teams build software. He founded Figma in 2012 after winning a Thiel Fellowship and launched the browser-based tool in 2016. Under his leadership, Figma reached a $20 billion valuation and went public in 2025.

Hamdi Ulukaya is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Chobani, the #1 Greek yogurt brand in America. A Kurdish immigrant from Turkey, he arrived in the United States in 1994 with limited English and $3,000. He built Chobani from a single abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York into a billion-dollar company without taking outside investment for its first decade. Ulukaya is known for his people-first leadership, refugee hiring initiatives, and advocacy for immigration reform.

Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, the award-winning skincare brand she launched with her husband Dr. Dennis Gross in 2000.

Valerie Abenroth is the co-founder and co-owner of Large as Life puzzles, a company that creates life-size animal trivia puzzles. Based in Boise, Idaho, she focuses on product design and development for the brand, which launched in 2024 with puzzles featuring red pandas, king penguins, and koalas.

Lee Wright is the founder of The History List Store, a history-themed e-commerce brand based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The store sells hundreds of products from t-shirts and prints to rare antiques and signed documents, connecting history enthusiasts with curated items that celebrate the past.

Norma Kamali is an iconic American fashion designer and entrepreneur best known for the Sleeping Bag Coat. She has owned her namesake company since founding it in 1967.