Episodes

  • The Big Box Retailer’s Perspective with Alexa Driansky, SVP Retail Consultant at AlixPartners

    The Big Box Retailer’s Perspective with Alexa Driansky, SVP Retail Consultant at AlixPartners
    Mar 29 2021
    Big Box Retailers are under fire from multiple angles. Consumers are shopping online, startups are driving up marketing costs and stealing market share, and COVID forced retail to shut down in 2020. Alexa Driansky explains how the large, traditional retailers are responding.
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    39 mins
  • The Grind to a Successful Exit with Ethan Song, Co-Founder of Frank & Oak

    The Grind to a Successful Exit with Ethan Song, Co-Founder of Frank & Oak
    Mar 4 2021
    Ethan Song co-founded Frank & Oak in 2012 and within 12 months had 7-figure monthly sales and a team of over 70 people. Over the next 8 years, he learned that to truly disrupt the men’s fashion industry would take more than several rounds of funding – it would take time and a path that differed from his original vision. Ethan discusses his path to a successful exit in 2020 and lessons learned along the way.
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    32 mins
  • Painting Differently with Caleb Ebel, Co-Founder of Backdrop

    Painting Differently with Caleb Ebel, Co-Founder of Backdrop
    Feb 18 2021
    Caleb Ebel discusses starting a company with his wife, creating a differentiated paint company, ignoring the competition, and he takes a guest question from a former colleague at Warby Parker.
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    31 mins
  • A Thoughtful Approach to Growth with Lee Mayer, Co-Founder and CEO of Havenly

    A Thoughtful Approach to Growth with Lee Mayer, Co-Founder and CEO of Havenly
    Feb 11 2021
    Lee Mayer describes how patient, disciplined growth was the key to building Havenly, the only online interior design company that has not only survived where competitors failed, but also flourished.
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    33 mins
  • Know Thyself with Matt Scanlan, Co-Founder and CEO of Naadam

    Know Thyself with Matt Scanlan, Co-Founder and CEO of Naadam
    Feb 3 2021
    Matt Scanlan discusses how his success as an entrepreneur stems from his ability to operate on his own terms and at his own pace. 8 years into his entrepreneurial journey, Matt is now the CEO of Naadam, Something Navy, and Thakoon.
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    34 mins
  • Raise Capital When You Don’t Need It with Songe LaRon, Co-Founder & CEO of Squire

    Raise Capital When You Don’t Need It with Songe LaRon, Co-Founder & CEO of Squire
    Jan 7 2021
    Squire Technologies raised $93 million in 2020 and are now valued at $250 million, but it wasn’t always that easy. Songe talks about constantly scraping for funding, moving HQ to Buffalo, and all the things they had to do to keep the business alive in the early days to put themselves in the position they’re in now.
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    29 mins
  • Fundraising in a Pandemic with Sagan Schultz, Co-Founder & CEO of WellWell

    Fundraising in a Pandemic with Sagan Schultz, Co-Founder & CEO of WellWell
    Dec 19 2020
    This week Stephen and Phineas sit down with Sagan Schultz, Co-Founder & CEO of WellWell, to discuss Sagan's recent decision to raise capital on Republic (ep. 5) and his strategy for growing his CPG business in a pandemic. Link to the Republic page: https://republic.co/wellwell
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    37 mins
  • Hot Takes From the Show Thus Far

    Hot Takes From the Show Thus Far
    Dec 10 2020
    Stephen and Phineas go back through the season and give some hot takes and updates on each topic and guest.
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    39 mins