284: Mastering the Art of Paid Media: Spending Over $85M on Facebook, With Structured Social Co-Founder Nick Shackelford
Nick Shackelford used to be a goalie for the American pro soccer team, LA Galaxy II. So how did he end up being an expert in the online ad space? After leaving the soccer league at the end of 2015, Sh...
15 Jan 20201h 1min
281: Spartan Race’s Joe De Sena on Being in the Industry of Barbed Wire, Blood, and Bruises
Joe De Sena, like many of us, is a fitness fanatic. But his approach to fitness is a bit more...intense than most. De Sena used to participate in countless obstacle course races, Ironman events, and m...
18 Des 201931min
280: From Online Poker Affiliate to Referral Marketing Mogul: Ambassador’s Jeff Epstein Shares His Journey
Jeff Epstein paid off his law school student loans in an unconventional way. When he and a couple of friends noticed the booming online poker sites in the mid 2000s, they created an affiliate company ...
10 Des 201948min
271: Fighting Food Waste and Growing Fast, With Ben Chesler of Imperfect Foods
Ben Simon showed up at his college classmate Ben Chesler’s door with a giant, ugly sweet potato, plopped it down in front of him, and declared, “This is the future.” Chesler believed him. Simon had vi...
9 Okt 201944min
270: Using Licensing To Make Billions in Sales, With Beanstalk Co-Founder Michael Stone
If you’ve ever bought a bottle of Jack Daniels BBQ sauce or Febreze kitty litter, you’ve seen Michael Stone’s powerful approach to brand licensing in action. This attorney-turned-entrepreneur pioneere...
1 Okt 201958min
267: How TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie Blazed a Trail for Social Entrepreneurs
Blake Mycoskie had a number of hits and misses as a young entrepreneur, but it was a trip to Argentina that inspired the idea that would become his mission—and end up having a huge impact on the busin...
10 Sep 201931min
263: From Food Writer to Digital Entrepreneur: Ed Levine’s Journey to Launching an Award-Winning Culinary Website
In business, everyone wants to win. But sometimes it’s the people who refuse to lose who end up finding success. This is the mindset that food writer, author, and founder of the website Serious Eats c...
14 Aug 20191h
262: A Deep Dive Into What Makes or Breaks Habits, With Nir Eyal
When Nir Eyal has a burning question (which he frequently does), he goes on the hunt for an insightful answer. That curiosity is what led Eyal to publish his first and wildly popular book, Hooked: How...
6 Aug 201948min
