Guests

Alex Hildebrandt is a Peruvian American co-founder of SUYO Pisco, the B Corp single-origin Peruvian pisco brand featured on the How I Built This podcast. Born in Lima, he moved to the U. S. As a child. He launched SUYO with partner Ian Leggett in 2020, after a 2019 passion project to track down underrecognized small-batch piscos from across Peru to share his cultural heritage.

Benita Kasbo is the founder and owner of Casbo's Middle Eastern Kitchen, a popular restaurant known for its authentic Middle Eastern cuisine.

Dan Criss is the co-founder of Heretic Yerba, a small-batch yerba mate beverage company based in Longview, Washington. Founded in 2018, Heretic Yerba offers a cleaner, smoother alternative to coffee, sourced from sustainable farms.

William Wang is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Vizio. Born in Taipei and raised in California, he built one of the world's best-selling TV brands from scratch.

Jessica Liu is the founder of Jessica Liu | formerly Petit Anjou, a Southern California studio creating handcrafted fine and demi-fine jewelry.

Andrew Perez is a biochemist and co-founder of The Juice Spot, a cold-pressed juice and wellness brand. He founded the company alongside Allyssa, a nutrition and public health professional, combining science-backed nutrition with accessible, whole-food products.

Kim Jones is the founder and CEO of Tropical Vibes, a Ponte Vedra Beach-based lifestyle brand focused on tropical-inspired apparel and rum. She brings more than twenty years of branding and sales experience to the company, which she co-founded with her husband Brett.

Victor Garcia is the co-founder of Sol Dias, a company that produces Mexican-style sweets and treats. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Victor is passionate about creating authentic confections that bring traditional flavors to a wider audience.

Camille Hardy is the founder and CEO of Chunky Vegan, a farm-to-table organic baby food company she launched in 2023 to provide her children with nutrient-rich, locally sourced nutrition. Based in Leesburg, Virginia, Hardy is redefining infant nutrition with clean, plant-based meals.

Vicky Tsai is the co-founder and former CEO of Tatcha, a luxury Japanese skincare brand acquired by Unilever in 2019. A Harvard Business School graduate, she launched Tatcha in 2009 after leaving Wall Street and building the company from her parents' garage.

Devon Climer is the co-founder of Mugsy Bakes, a Cleveland-based brand making gluten-free, dairy-free single-serve mug cake mixes. A former speech-language pathologist, she founded My Communicoach before teaming with Nina Dvorak Lawless to build Mugsy Bakes.

Jon Stein is an American fintech entrepreneur and founder of Betterment, the robo-advisor that democratized investing for everyday Americans. Under his leadership, Betterment now manages over $60 billion in assets. Stein stepped down as CEO in 2020 but remains chairman.