Dori Yona, the Co-Founder &amp; CEO of SimpleClosure, joins the show to share his journey from captaining battleships to making it easy to shut down your business. Hear how to start a unique business, when it makes sense to close your business, how to shut down your business, how to keep going when you're ready to quit, and The Mexico Whiteboard Story. Connect with Dori at , on , and on X

#327: Dori Yona – Closing Your Business, SimpleClosure Co-Founder

Ken Gavranovic, the Serial Entrepreneur and Board Member of Product Genius, joins the show to share his journey from growing up poor to leading several exits. Hear the 80’s movie that rocked his world, how to lead your company toward IPO, how to best spend your time as an entrepreneur, how to start a business in the AI space, and how improv helps you as a business owner. Connect with Ken at , , and on

#328: Ken Gavranovic – Growing Your Business, Product Genius

Shraysi Tandon, the Founder &amp; CEO of Kidsy, joins the show to share her journey from filmmaker &amp; TV reporter to creating the TJ Maxx of baby &amp; kids gear. Hear how to turn your idea into a real business, how to build relationships with suppliers, how to find your niche as a brand, how to make babies &amp; children stop crying, and how to get comfortable on camera. Connect with Shraysi at , on Instagram , and on

#329: Shraysi Tandon – Kidsy Founder, Discounted Baby & Kids Gear

Victoria Vaynberg, the Chief Marketing &amp; Customer Officer of Nanit, joins the show to share her journey from ESPN, Anheuser-Busch, Resy, and Zola to leading marketing for the smart baby monitor &amp; parenting app. Hear what you can learn working on your dream brands, how to win the trust of parents as a baby brand, how to come up with new product features, how to build a community, and the best business &amp; life lessons from tennis. Connect with Victoria at  and on

#330: Victoria Vaynberg – Nanit CMO & Chief Customer Officer

Charlotte Wenham, the Executive Officer of Shusher &amp; Baby Shusher, joins the show to share her journey moving from New Zealand to Texas and selling millions of baby sound machines. Hear how to turn an idea into a sellable product, how they record the Baby Shusher sound, how to keep your product simple &amp; functional, whether there’s constant shushing in the office, and all the Wild adventures Charlotte’s been on. Connect with Charlotte at  and on Instagram

#331: Charlotte Wenham – Baby Shusher, Wild Adventurer

Kenny Dunn, the Founder &amp; CEO of Eating Europe, joins the show to share his journey from buying a round-the-world plane ticket to creating the best food tour company in Europe. Hear how to start a business in a new industry, how to expand your business to multiple countries &amp; cities, what makes a great tour guide, how to perfect your customer experience, and the Food Edition of Rapid-Fire Q&amp;A. Connect with Kenny at  and on social media

#332: Kenny Dunn – Eating Europe Founder, Food Tour Trailblazer

Eric Johnson, the CEO of SurveyMonkey, joins the show to share his journey from building businesses in the music industry to leading the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms. Hear how SurveyMonkey has evolved over the years, how to focus on your core product while innovating, how often to test products &amp; features, how to de-stress as an entrepreneur or CEO, and how running helps with productivity. Connect with Eric at  and on

#333: Eric Johnson – SurveyMonkey CEO, Music Entrepreneur

April Wachtel, the Founder &amp; CEO of Cheeky Cocktails, joins the show to share her journey from bartender to creating the bar-quality line of cocktail mixers. Hear the lessons she learned bartending, how to deconstruct your brand, the surprising things you can learn from your customers, how to find inspiration as an entrepreneur, and the Cocktail Edition of Rapid-Fire Q&amp;A. Connect with April at , on social media , on , and Instagram

#334: April Wachtel – Cheeky Cocktails, Mixer Mixologist

Justin Lunny, the Founder &amp; CEO of Everrati, joins the show to share his journey from his first word being “car” to electrifying iconic sports cars. Hear how they create electric vehicles, how to sell high-ticket items, how to sell your business, how to bounce back from failure, and the Dream Car Edition of Rapid-Fire Q&amp;A. Connect with Justin at  and on Instagram

#335: Justin Lunny – Everrati, Electrifying Iconic Cars

Shawn David Nelson, the Founder &amp; CEO of Lovesac, joins the show to share his journey from wanting to create a giant bean bag to creating the billion-dollar couch &amp; bean bag brand. Hear what The Price is Right and Cap’n Crunch have to do with Lovesac, how to stay true to your brand as your company grows, what to focus on as a founder, how to survive as a business for multiple decades, and the top entrepreneurship Shawnisms from Let Me Save You 25 Years. Connect with Shawn at , on social media , and check out his  &amp;  Let Me Save You 25 Years

#336: Shawn David Nelson – Lovesac, Let Me Save You 25 Years

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#336: Shawn David Nelson – Lovesac, Let Me Save You 25 Years

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