Guests

Dan Janssen founded Imperium Shaving, which creates handcrafted heirloom razors. With a visual arts degree from the University of Maryland, he started the business while working at a Baltimore nonprofit. Mark Cuban featured his work on How I Built This.

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Kristin Ruud is the founder and CEO of Northern Classics, an outdoor clothing brand launched in 2018 after she welcomed twins. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was recognized in Crain's 40 Under 40. Ruud holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

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Lucy Dana is Co-Founder & CEO of One Trick Pony, a peanut butter brand inspired by a trip to Argentina. A former Chief of Staff at Blue Bottle Coffee, Lucy brings operations experience from Uber and her Duke education to building a better peanut butter.

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Macy Schmitt is a journalist with BYU's Daily Universe covering the launch of Girlyish Skincare, a youth-safe skincare brand. She reports on how the brand develops its products and messaging.

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Mark Cuban founded Broadcast.com in 1995, pioneering online audio and video streaming. The company grew rapidly and was sold to Yahoo! for .7 billion in 1999. Cuban's journey from bartender to billionaire entrepreneur became an internet-era success story.

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Bob Taylor co-founded Taylor Guitars in 1974 with Kurt Listug. The El Cajon, California company builds acoustic and electric guitars. Taylor started as a luthier and grew the business from a small shop into a major instrument manufacturer.

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Kurt Listug co-founded Taylor Guitars in 1974 with Bob Taylor, turning a small guitar shop into a global leader in acoustic instruments. A San Diego native, Listug served as CEO and guided the company's innovative approach to guitar design and manufacturing.

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Allison Ombres founded Encelia Hair creating comfortable wigs using athletic-wear materials. She developed Alopecia Universalis during pregnancy and designs products that solve the itch, heat, and stigma of traditional wigs. San Diego-based Give program donates one wig for every ten sold.

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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."

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Joan Barnes is the founder and former CEO of Gymboree, an early childhood brand she started in 1976 with $3,000. What began as a single play center in California expanded into a global empire with 600 franchises. Barnes stepped down to focus on recovery and later co-authored "Play It Forward".

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Brian DeMint is the CEO and founder of Salt and Light Wellness, a Christian health coaching practice. An Amazon #1 best-selling author, he combines medical expertise with faith-based wellness.

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Kimber Crandall co-founded Pearl Pop, a company born from a BYU Executive MBA class project. Pearl Pop creates toothpaste pearls that make brushing fun for kids. A mom of four, Kimber hand-poured the first bottles herself.

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