Guests

Dominic Wyndham-Giddens is Co-Owner and Director of Coffee at Wyndhams Coffee. He and wife Mandy opened a Barbados cafe in 2001. They launched the 2014 roastery to shake up the local scene. He created signature Rum Barrel Coffee to bring great coffee to Barbados.

Daniel Moll is the founder and CEO of EarthSuds, a company making dissolvable shampoo and conditioner tablets to cut down on plastic waste. The idea struck after he saw a beach choked with plastic bottles and decided to build a better solution.

Peter Andrews, DipWSET, MBA, is a 15-year wine industry veteran. He founded California-based Culture Wine Co. in 2023, the only U.S. importer, wholesaler and e-comm retailer focused solely on South African wine. A San Francisco wine educator, he's appeared on podcasts covering South African wine ...

Iyin Akinlabi-Oladimeji is the founder of Luji's Chocolate, a premium chocolate brand that brings cocoa production back to West Africa. Based in Lewes, Delaware, the company makes chocolate entirely in Nigeria using ethically sourced cocoa.

Chuck Surack is the founder and chairman of Sweetwater Sound, the largest online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio equipment in the United States. He launched the business 42 years ago as a mobile recording studio in a Volkswagen microbus, building it into a billion-dollar enterprise known for its unmatched customer service and deeply knowledgeable sales engineers.

Shep Murray is the co-founder and CEO of Vineyard Vines, the lifestyle brand he launched with his brother Ian in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard. A Skidmore College graduate, Murray transformed a men's tie business into a billion-dollar apparel company.

Aman Narang is the co-founder and CEO of Toast, a point of sale platform for restaurants. After an earlier startup failed, he launched Toast in 2012 to fix restaurant checkout. Under his leadership, Toast grew from a Boston basement into a publicly traded company serving 120,000 U.S. restaurants.

Valerie Griffith co-founded SkinnyDipped in 2016 from her dining room table with her daughter Breezy and two best friends. The Seattle-based snack company makes better-for-you dark chocolate covered almonds.

Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur is the founder and CEO of M.M. LaFleur, a women's clothing brand built around the idea that a professional uniform removes decision fatigue so women can focus on their work. She founded the company in 2013 after working as a management consultant.

Rashid Ali is the founder and CEO of Chomps, a company producing high-quality, naturally sourced beef snack sticks. He started Chomps with a focus on clean ingredients and sustainable practices. Based in Florida, Rashid Ali has grown Chomps from a small operation into a nationally recognized bran...

Tariq Farid is the Founder of Edible Arrangements, the fruit arrangement franchise with 1,200+ stores worldwide. A Pakistani-American entrepreneur, he started his first business at 17 and grew Edible Arrangements into a global brand. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009.

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.