Guests

Colin Angle co-founded iRobot in 1990 and served as CEO, growing the company from an MIT startup into the world's leading consumer robotics firm. Under his leadership, iRobot sold over 50 million robots and brought robotics into homes worldwide with the Roomba.

Will Carroll founded Tool Club, a Cincinnati tool rental service that delivers pro-grade power tools to your door. A University of Cincinnati grad (2010), he previously ran PXG Cincinnati and spent seven years in PGA South Florida before launching Tool Club in 2024.

John Osher invented Spinbrush, the $5 electric toothbrush that became the best-selling in the U.S. and sold to Procter & Gamble for $475M. He previously founded Cap Toys (sold to Hasbro for $120M) and ConServ. Osher holds over 50 patents and has generated hundreds of millions in revenue.

Todd Bartlett Graves is the co-founder and co-CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, a fast-food chain he built from a single campus restaurant into over 550 locations nationwide through conviction and persistence.

Emily Bordner is the founder and creative director of EB&Co, a Kansas City-based women's accessories brand specializing in sizeless gifting. She launched the brand in 2012 after earning her MBA at Rockhurst University and working as a visual merchandising designer at Hallmark.

Ben Rothenhafer runs Chandelier Cleaning VA. Virginia-based. Featured on How I Built This. Founded in 1987 by master chandelier craftsman David Toran, his team hand-cleans simple fixtures, crystal pieces, and Chihuly chandeliers across eastern and central Virginia, plus offers repair services...

Evan Sledge founded Whiskey Morning Coffee in 2018 after developing the idea in a class at Texas Christian University. The Tolar, Texas company ages coffee beans in whiskey barrels and is on track to exceed $1 million in sales this year.

John Gabbert founded Room & Board in 1980 after leaving his family's furniture business. The Minneapolis-based company creates modern, timeless furnishings crafted by U.S. artisans. Gabbert's leadership earned him induction into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame.

Paul Hedrick is an Austin-based entrepreneur who founded Tecovas in 2015, where he now serves as Chairman. A native Texan and Harvard graduate, he built the western footwear brand from the ground up.

Jean-Luc Diard co-founded HOKA in 2009 after decades at Salomon, where he developed the first shaped ski and served as CEO. As VP of Innovation at Deckers Outdoor Corporation, he revolutionized running with HOKA's oversized midsoles, now a $2.5 billion brand.

Monica Nassif founded Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day in 2002, naming it after her mother. A former nurse and retail worker who lost $75,000 on a prior startup, she built the company before selling to S.C. Johnson in 2008. She graduated from the University of Iowa and authored "I Bottled My Mother."

Steph Krim is the founder of Good Things Vending, a Chicago-based company that transforms traditional vending machines into local art and oddities shops. She started the company in 2018 after working in hospitality and non-profit industries.