Guests

Ron Khormaei is the founder and CEO of Steelport Knife Co., a company reintroducing American-forged cutlery. With a PhD in electrical engineering, he blends technical precision with culinary passion to craft heirloom-quality knives.

Brittany Lo is the founder and CEO of Beia Beauty, a New York-based clean body-care brand, and also leads the bridal beauty company Beautini.

Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH is CEO & Founder of Yobee Care, which develops scalp and skin microbiome therapeutics. A Northwestern professor of pediatrics and medicine, she is Founding Director of CFAAR. A pediatrician, she launched the startup to help her daughter and shared her entrepreneurial journey ...

Don Vultaggio is the co-founder and chairman of AriZona Beverage Company, maker of the iconic AriZona Iced Tea. A Brooklyn native, he started in beverage distribution before launching the company in 1992 with the famous 99-cent tallboy can that remains unchanged today.

Honor Elliott is the founder of Dosey, a pill organizer brand launched from her Australian spare bedroom. After 15 years in radio, she left to create aesthetic pill cases that went viral on TikTok, projecting $3.5 million in 2025 sales profitably from the US.

Valerie Zweig is a chicken soup entrepreneur who co-founded Cookstix, Prescription Chicken, and Chix Soup Co. Based in Washington, DC, she turned a search for soup during illness into a thriving food business, creating instant chicken stock powders with bold flavors.

Rick Steves is an American travel writer, author, and public television host known for his European travel guidebooks and PBS series.

John Zimmer is the co-founder and former president of Lyft, the on-demand transportation company he launched with Logan Green in 2012. A Cornell University graduate, Zimmer stepped down as president in June 2023 to become vice-chair of the board, continuing to shape urban mobility.

Founder of SquatWedgies, a Los Angeles-based fitness equipment brand. An exercise science graduate from East Carolina University and personal trainer, Urkiski developed squat wedges and slant boards to support knee-over-toes training and improve squat mechanics.

James Chambliss is the founder of Pidgin Toes, a sustainable children's footwear company based in Tustin, California. Pidgin Toes creates custom flip flops from recycled materials, combining eco-friendly practices with playful design for kids.

Victor Hugo Hernandez created ErgoFlex Desk, an AI-powered smart ergonomic desk. A Cal Poly Humboldt art graduate, he founded the Humboldt Arts Project before building his ergonomic innovation.

Niraj Shah is the co-founder, co-chairman, and CEO of Wayfair, the leading online retailer for home goods and furnishings. He launched the company in 2002 with Steve Conine, building it into a dominant e-commerce force by combining technology with a customer-first retail mindset.