Guests

Todd Bartlett Graves is the co-founder and co-CEO of Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, a fast-food chain he built from a single campus restaurant into over 550 locations nationwide through conviction and persistence.

2 episodes

Valerie Abenroth is the co-founder and co-owner of Large as Life puzzles, a company that creates life-size animal trivia puzzles. Based in Boise, Idaho, she focuses on product design and development for the brand, which launched in 2024 with puzzles featuring red pandas, king penguins, and koalas.

1 episode

Breezy Griffith is the founder and CEO of SkinnyDipped, a snack company she launched in 2016 with her mother Val after a friend's cancer diagnosis. The Seattle-based brand reinvents classic treats with better-for-you ingredients, starting with their signature chocolate-covered almonds.

1 episode

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.

1 episode

David Burmeister is the director of operations at Midwest Pasta Co., a St. Louis-based artisan pasta company founded in 1994 that crafts fresh pasta to order using traditional methods. He oversees both the storefront and production facility, bringing over a decade of hands-on pasta-making expertise.

1 episode

Evan Sledge founded Whiskey Morning Coffee in 2018 after developing the idea in a class at Texas Christian University. The Tolar, Texas company ages coffee beans in whiskey barrels and is on track to exceed $1 million in sales this year.

1 episode

Shane Lyons is Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Vesti, an artisanal sandwich catering company in Los Angeles. A Food Network alum and Next Food Network Star finalist, Lyons created Vesti's focaccia sandwiches inspired by Mediterranean conservas; the company now caters to Netflix and SpaceX.

1 episode

Elan Lee is co-creator and CEO of Exploding Kittens, the company behind Kickstarter's most successful card game. A former Xbox developer and pioneer of alternate reality games, he blends technology and storytelling. Lee also created Throw Throw Burrito and is based in Los Angeles.

1 episode

Amanda Horan co-founded Line + Cleat, the only woman-owned life jacket company in the United States. Launched in 2023, the brand creates US Coast Guard-approved children's life jackets that blend safety with style, addressing a gap she found as a mother and former youth soccer coach.

1 episode

Bobby Trussell is the founder of Tempur-Pedic, the mattress company he launched in 1992 after a career shift from horse racing. A native of Milwaukee, he discovered memory foam on a trip to Sweden and built Tempur-Pedic into a global brand.

1 episode

Colleen King is the owner of Hala Gear, a Steamboat Springs-based company designing inflatable paddle boards for whitewater and recreational use. A longtime local and former franchising expert, she acquired the brand from founder Peter Hall in 2024.

1 episode

Lyf Gildersleeve is the second-generation owner of Flying Fish Company, a sustainable seafood retailer founded by his father in 1979. Based in Portland, Oregon, he grew the business from a food truck into a thriving brick-and-mortar market while advocating for responsible fishing practices.

1 episode