The Tom Ward Show

Lauryn Bosstik had no backup plan when she started blogging, after college.  She was going to succeed at all costs, so she put in countless hours to make it work.   After three years, she started to make a good profit off of her blog, The Skinny Confidental.   Later, on a beach with her husband, they decided to do a podcast together.   The rest is history.    Everyone...

It all happened with one video. A simple video, shot in 15 minutes, quickly went viral and put the startup, Popl, on the map.    Jason Alvarez-Cohen started Popl as a way to share social media information, via an app where you just tap each other's phones.   Aimed at Gen Z, it made sense.  But he soon learned that professionals were using it to exchange contact information, lik...

2022 was a great year!   I was able to quit my day job in July, after 5 years of doing YouTube, to become a full time creator.   Beyond grateful to be able to do this full time! Couldn't do this without you, so thank you so much for your support!   Here's the second complication of the best clips of 2022. Interviews from people, like: Paris Hilton, Charli D'Amelio, Brad Mondo,...

What a year it's been!  After taking the first half of 2022 off, I relaunched it in July and we've had an amazing year.   There's been a new video every Tuesday at 10AM. We didn't miss a week!  And I've tried to deliver as many different types of entrepreneurs as possible.  We've had: Ciara, John Varvatos, The Shoe Surgeon, Charli D'Amelio, Forbes 30 Under 30 Founders and more!...

Brad Mondo is a wildy successful entrepreneur. He is the founder of Xmondo, a hairdcare and color brand. He teaches us some great business lessons about launching, growing and maintaining a successful brand.   He has been in salons his whole life, so he knows something about haircare. His father owned a salon and as a kid, he was fascinated by the hair care products on the shelves. But the pe...

Simon had a pretty good year! He founded FanFlix while in college, with a friend of his. It's a creator marketplace aimed at Gen Z. Think Patreon but younger, cooler and mobile. Creators can share "clean content" with their fans on a subscriction basis. It's proven extremely success, both for the creators, and the founders. They recently had a successful exit and in this interview, Pompan shares s...

Michael Cherman got hit by a car in NYC and that tragic event sparked an idea: Making reflective socks as a way for pedestrians to be easily spotted by cars, so they could avoid getting hit. He went to a market, set up a stand and quickly sold out of the 40 pairs of socks that he brought. That led to the formation of his first brand, ICNY. It was a success but after taking on an investor, he was f...

Kristin Cavallari rose to fame from her role in the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, while still in high school. She appeared on several TV shows after Laguna Beach, but after she married NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, she left Hollywood and moved to Chicago to raise her family.  Always a hustler, Cavallari wanted her own business, so she founded the jewelry brand, Uncommon James, in 2017. She wor...

Emma Bates is the founder of Diem, a social media platform for women and non-binary individuals.  She has some great tips for launching a business, growing a business and also what we can all do to be more inclusive irl and online. Follow me on TikTok and Instagram for the best clips. And click here to download my free eBook with the best quotes from all of my interviews. And always check out...

Mike Cessario is truly a marketing genius. He drops so many gems in here, it's insane. Including how to test if you product will work, for free. It's worth listening just for that. And make sure you check out the full YouTube video and follow me on IG and TikTok for the best clips. TikTok Instagram YouTube

Ryan Neman is just a great entrepreneurial story. He, and his partner Skyler, invested $400 in a tutoring company. Now, it's valued in the 9 figures! After struggling with Calculus in college, he looked for a tutor and found that it wasn't so easy to find a good one.    That was where the idea came from. That was the easy part.    What wasn't easy was continuing to push on when...

This week's episode was a fun one. I interviewed JJ Dudum. He’s a principal at Discovery Land Co. They are truly the finest, most luxurious real estate communities on the planet. And he’s a self-made guy who has an inspiring story. He owned a couple of restaurants, with his brother. And. after they sold them, he wasn’t sure what to do next. A friend invited him to a golf outing that changed his li...

Ben Soffer started his comedy Instagram account, Boy With No Job, almost as a joke after his wife suggested it.   He quickly grew the meme page but then stepped out form behind the account and slowly built his personal brand.  He grew an deeply engaged community who wanted to support him.  So, when he had an idea for a new product, he went to them first.   The brand that emerge...

Austin Mills is many things: He’s an entrepreneur, a real estate guy, a basketball player, a DJ, a host and probably something else that I’m forgetting. We discussed how he blew up on Instagram, how he started his first businesses, basketball and more. He drops some great tips on: How to grow on social media, how to grow your business, what kinds of business to start and how to find your perfect c...

Deepica Mutyala is the founder and CEO of Live Tinted, a beauty brand that celebrates diversity and brings together communities. She was obsessed with makeup at an early age but she didn't see anyone who looked like her in beauty ads. She's the child of immigrants and grew up in Sugarland, Texas. The cool kids there didn't look like her either. She wanted to change what being cool looked like. Yea...

While interning at a toxic promotions company, Durve and her partner, Kelsi Kitchener, saw a need in the nightlife industry: Better management of the VIP experience at clubs. They brought the idea to their boss, in the hopes they'd accept it and they could start working on the new project.   She laughed at them and told them it was the worst idea that she ever heard!  Well Durve and Kitc...

Welcome to The Tom Ward Show! Boys Lie founders Tori Robinson and Leah O’Malley created a brand inspired by their own break ups and experience with boys, and now, with a huge social media platform and a list of celebrity fans, sky's the limit!  Check out my interview with them and see how it all started.  I hope you enjoy the episode!  There are some really awesome interviews on the...

Welcome to The Tom Ward Show!  On this episode, we got to talk to Alexandra Cristin, the founder of Glam Seamless! Born on the wrong side of town to a single mother, she didn't let that stop her from escaping poverty and living a life of passion and freedom. When she started her first business, Glam Seamless, in 2012, she had no prior business experience.  With hard work and consistency,...

He's known as the custom shoe designer that has made shoes for celebs like Justin Bieber, Will. I.am, Pharrell Williams and many more. Check out how he started and worked his way up to earn his infamous nickname. And I've got some great episodes coming up. Make sure you subscribe and if you like the show, take two seconds to leave a 5 star review or a nice review. It really helps. 

I've been waiting forever to talk to Charli D'Amelio and we finally made it happen! Check out the video on my YT channel, The Tom Ward Show. She told some amazing stories, including telling a major brand that she would never work with them because they were mean to her friends! She puts her money where her mouth is. She's done huge partnerships, with brands like Dunkin, and even has her own produc...

John Varvatos is a pretty incredible guy. He is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. He bought his first fashion store right out of high school and hasn't looked back since. He got his start working for Ralph Lauren. Then had a successful stint at Calvin Klein where he revolutionized the mens underwear game when he invented the boxer brief. And then left to found the John Varvatos brand and later his l...

Paris Hilton really blew me away. She taught me a ton about tech and I was surprised just how knowledgeable she is the tech space. She was just name the 10th most influential person in the NFT world. Pretty crazy! Now, she's really excited about Web3 and the Metaverse. We talked about all that, plus all of the businesses that she's involved in. And if you like these kinds of interviews, make sure...

David Dobrik has been on top since the days of Vine.  And his business has continued to evolve and expand.  From huge brand partnerships, like Seatgeek, to now founding his own companies like Doughbrick's Pizza, Xeela Fitness and Happy Hour tequila seltzer. We talked about business and also about how young creators can grow their following and become full time creators. No one knows more...

I had a blast talking with Ellie. We talked about her upbringing, her success, the struggles she's faced and she gives us tips on how to grow on social media. I hope you enjoy! 

I'm a huge hip hop fan but don't get the chance to interview a lot of artists.  I've been a fan of Rich for a while. First heard him on Plug Walk and then started digging into his stuff. Some of my faves are No Flash, Tic Toc. Nervous, Bankrolll and Lose My Mind.  I follow him on Twitter and noticed that he started tweeting about NFTs and it peaked my interest. He was buying premium NFTs...