Doing Your Business with Matt Hartman is a podcast where I interview founders of non-venture backed, profitable businesses. This episode is&nbsp;a&nbsp;preview of what these CEOs will be talking about throughout season 1.

DYB Season 1 Trailer

In this episode, we learn about how Eric Chang helped cofound Hellman-Chang. Eric talks about how he started the company and how he thought about building the brand from the beginning.

Hellman-Chang hand-crafted furniture: Part 1

In this episode, we continue the conversation with&nbsp;Eric Chang and learn about how he got his first company, financed the business, and tools of the trade.&nbsp; Please subscribe at http://dybpodcast.com

Hellman-Chang hand-crafted furniture: Part 2

In this episode, we learn about how Steve Graf&nbsp;helped co-found Banshee Wines. Steve&nbsp;talks about how he started the company with two friends, and how he thinks about wine both from the production and marketing perspective.&nbsp;Their wines have been ranked among the top 100 by Wine &amp; Spirits magazine.

Banshee Wines: Part 1

In part two of the interview&nbsp;with Steve Graf of Banshee wine,&nbsp;we learn about how Steve got his first customers and how he produces the&nbsp;wine using custom crush facilities. He also talks&nbsp;margins, financing the company, and about the economics of the wine club.&nbsp;

Banshee Wines: Part 2

This episode is a debrief on the Hellman-Chang business. I listen to voicemails and answer questions about Eric Chang's business and about the podcast itself.&nbsp;

Debrief: Hellman-Chang

In this&nbsp;episode, I talk with Rene Kozloff, co-founder of KAI Research. She operated the company for 28 years before selling it. She talks about how they got started, what it was like to go from 2 people to&nbsp;100 as well as how she attracts an retains employees. She also gives us an insight into how&nbsp;pharmaceutical research works and the role of an outsourced clinical trial company.

KAI Research: Part 1

In part 2 of my interview with Rene Kozloff, co-founder of KAI Research, she goes into detail about the acquisition process. She also talks about the role of repeat business and&nbsp;which aspects of clinical research can be productized.

KAI Research: Part 2

In this episode, I talk with Mike Bosner, lead producer of Beautiful The Carole King Musical. He discusses the business side of show business, from&nbsp;how idea for the musical came to be, to the impact of selecting one theater over another.

Mike Bosner, Lead Producer of Beautiful The Carole King Musical on Broadway

A VC interviews founders of non-tech, non-venture backed companies to learn about how they think about their products & businesses. Subscribe at dybpodcast.com

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