Guests

Jessica Dubin is a California-based polo player and founder of Tail Cinch, creating sustainable equine products born from real barn problems.

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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.

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John Conti is the proprietor of Cantina di Rosina, an Abruzzo winery. His family produced wine in the region for generations before emigrating to the US after WWI; John returned a century later to revive the vineyard, crafting approachable wines that capture Abruzzo's spirit.

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Rebecca Smith is part of the team at Streaky Bay Distillers, a premium small batch distillery on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. She was featured on How I Built This discussing the challenges of making craft spirits stand out in a crowded market.

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Sri Hollema founded Mat Zero, creating heated mats for humanitarian and sustainable heating. A Loughborough University product design graduate, she won the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award for delivering warmth to underserved communities.

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Steve Ells founded Chipotle Mexican Grill in 1993 after culinary school, building it into a billion-dollar chain focused on sustainably raised ingredients. He served as CEO until 2018 and executive chairman until 2020, pioneering the fast-casual, food-with-integrity model.

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Antonio Swad is the founder of Wingstop and Pizza Patrón, a restaurant veteran who started as a 15-year-old dishwasher. He launched Wingstop in 1994 in Garland, Texas, growing it to over 2,500 global locations through a focus on simplicity and operational excellence.

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Angie Bastian is the co-founder of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, a natural kettle corn brand she started with her husband Dan in 2001. What began as a small operation to fund their children's education grew into one of America's fastest-growing natural snack brands, based in Mankato, Minnesota.

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Dan Bastian co-founded Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP with his wife Angie in 2001, operating from their Mankato, Minnesota garage. After spotting an internet ad for kettle-corn equipment, he launched a weekend venture that grew into a leading natural popcorn brand, which the couple sold in 2017.

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Eric Poulin is the co-founder of mapleROO, an endurance nutrition brand powered by pure Canadian maple syrup. A Canadian-born Ironman athlete based in Australia, he hosts the mapleROO Podcast exploring fuel selection for endurance performance.

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Gloria Kolb is the Founder and CEO of Elidah, a medical device company creating innovative solutions for women's health. With over 20 years of product development experience and more than a dozen patents, she leads the team behind ELITONE, a non-invasive wearable treatment for urinary incontinence.

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Michelle Pusateri is the founder of Nana Joe's Granola, a San Francisco-based maker of vegan, gluten-free granola. A pastry chef by background, she started the company in 2010 to bring whole-food breakfasts back to the table.

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