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This week, Liz is joined by CEO and Founder of Zscaler, Jay Chaudhry who shares his journey from growing up in the Himalayas with no electricity to developing the world’s largest cloud-native security platform.  Jay details his story of determination that spans continents and how he put his life savings on the line to get to where he is today. He also weighs in on the recent increase in hacking ac...

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills Anastasia Soare, who shares the story of growing up in communist Romania, emigrating to America, and learning English in a country that was foreign to her, while building an eyebrow empire.  Anastasia details how daytime television helped her to learn the English language and the element of culture shock she faced when first ar...

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and CEO of Superhuman Rahul Vohra, who shares the story of his journey from the United Kingdom to Silicon Valley after deciding to drop out of his PhD program.  Rahul describes how he learned the art of fundraising from scratch, the struggles he faced along the way and what it takes to become an avid startup investor. He also shares his experience in new, high r...

This week, Liz is joined by Co-founder and CEO of Vita Coco Mike Kirban, who shares the story of how he dropped out of college to build a company with his best friend. Mike describes how a chance encounter a small NYC bar was the inspiration for his company, the transition from selling their product out of the back of a van to hitting some of the world’s largest markets, and the touching impact Vi...

This week, Liz is joined by founder and CEO of Baked By Melissa, Melissa Ben-Ishay to discuss how getting fired from her job as a media planner encouraged her to build one of the largest cupcake emporiums in the nation. Melissa describes how her family guided her to enter a line of work that she is truly passionate about, passionate enough to start her business in a tiny NYC apartment and explains...

This week, Liz is joined by CEO of Envoy, Larry Gadea to discuss his captivating story that begins thousands of miles away as a non-English speaker to one of San Francisco's top tech wizzes.   Larry describes how his family escaped Romania’s dictatorship and his childhood in Canada, how he graduated while also working at Google, and what it was like being one of Twitter’s first 50 employees.  Late...

This week, Liz is joined by co-CEO of Biggby Coffee, Michael McFall to discuss his journey from minimum wage barista to business leader for a brand he truly loves.  Michael shares how his business experiences shaped his entrepreneurial philosophy, how Biggby Coffee grew into a $100 billion-dollar coffee franchise, with more than 250 locations across the Midwest. Michael explains his inspiration to...

This week on a very special episode, after nearly two years Liz is celebrating 100 episodes of Everyone Talks To Liz. Liz looks back at just some of the amazing stories and incredible guests who have shared their inspiring stories of hard work and dedication. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and President of Nonfungible.com, Dan Kelly to break down what exactly NFTs are and how he was so early to the technology. Dan discusses how growing up playing video games in the 90s inspired him to teach himself computer programming, how he believes blockchain technology will revolutionize how society operates and why he thinks NFTs are a trend that will only c...

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and CEO of theScore, John Levy to share how he took his love for sports and turned it into a billion-dollar sports gaming and media company. John discusses finding inspiration from childhood watching his father building a small cable business into a top competitor, how a challenging aspect of business foundation was the uncertainty of success, how theScore sport...

This week , Liz is joined by Outlier.org Founder and MasterClass Co-Founder, Aaron Rasmussen to discuss how he discovered a passion for providing quality higher education. Aaron recalls learning coding as a 7-year-old and taking his first college-level course at age 11, how he overcame his PTSD from an early childhood accident through coding video games, the difficulty he encountered in finding ce...

This week, Liz is joined by CEO of Panera Bread, Niren Chaudhary to discuss how his dedicated work ethic and deep friendships guided him to lead companies like Taj Hotels, Krispy Kreme and eventually Panera Bread. Niren describes the humbling experience of assuming a leadership role at Taj Hotels at only age 24, and how his work at Yum! Brands India brought cultural relevance to global brands like...

This week, Liz is joined by Celebrity Cruises Captain, Captain Kate McCue, to discuss how she shattered glass ceilings to achieve her dream of becoming the first American woman captain of a major cruise line. Captain McCue discusses the career path that led her to her current role, how her team has persevered through COVID-19, and the joy she's found in bringing her passion for sailing to TikTok,...

This week, Liz is joined by the Founder and CEO of AppHarvest, Jonathan Webb, to discuss how years in Washington D.C. developing solar technologies for American defense led him to return home to Kentucky to fix American Agriculture.  Jonathan discusses how he appealed to Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance and AOL's Steve Case to back his company, why he believes Kentucky is the perfect location for A...

This week, Liz is joined by the Founder and CEO of GT’s Living Foods, GT Dave (George Thomas Dave), to discuss how he started his premier kombucha brand at just 15-years-old. GT Dave shares how he has been able to remain confident about his product during challenging times, his philosophy for company growth, and his advice to his younger self.  Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about yo...

This week, Liz is joined by Founder of EnvoyNow and Know Your VC, Anthony Zhang to discuss how a few moments changed the trajectory of his life and guided him toward entrepreneurial success. Anthony explains his experience pitching and selling a stake in that business to Mark Cuban while in college, an offer he took from billionaire Peter Thiel to drop out of college to become a full-time entrepre...

This week, Liz is joined by CEO and Co-Founder of Lolli.com, Alex Adelman, to discuss how he created a Bitcoin rewards company looking to democratize the way people access, earn, and utilize Bitcoin. Alex shares what inspired him to start Lolli, the lessons he has learned along the way and where he thinks the future of cryptocurrency is headed. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about yo...

This week, Liz is joined by the President and CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Chris McCann, to discuss how he and his brother, Jim McCann, grew their small New York flower shop into an industry leader in the floral and gift space. Chris shares the trials they faced in the early years of the company and how they have continued to innovate and evolve over the last four decades.  Follow Liz on Twitter: @Li...

This week, Liz is joined by Founder and CEO of Hooked, Prerna Gupta to discuss how she cycled through many misses before finding success as an entrepreneur. She shares the impact of being a second-generation American in a small town in Oklahoma, how she experienced her first huge success with her app Songify, and her aspirations to adapt the stories from her most recent app, Hooked, to movies and...

This week, Liz is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Bluemercury Inc., Marla Beck to share what changed her perspective and allowed her to follow her entrepreneurial spirit. Marla explains how she was inspired after hearing Jeff Bezos speak on the value of e-commerce, the innovations that sprung from working in the first Bluemercury retail location, how she navigated the position of CEO after selling...

Host of FOX Business Network's The Claman Countdown, Liz Claman is joined by founder and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, Peter Schiff.  In early January, Bitcoin made headlines as its value peaked at over $40k, causing at-home investors and finance mavens alike to race to get their hands on the cryptocurrency.  But ever since Bitcoin became available in the early 2010s, Peter Schiff has been skeptica...

Host of FOX Business' The Claman Countdown, Liz Claman, is joined by the Founder and CEO of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Cameron Mitchell. By the time he was 18 years old, Cameron Mitchell had run away from home, dropped out of school, and barely earned his degree. But one night while working in a kitchen in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio Cameron committed himself to making it in the restaurant i...

Host of FOX Business' The Claman Countdown, Liz Claman, is joined by FOX News National Correspondent, Jacqui Heinrich. FOX's Jacqui Heinrich got her start in news after interning on Capitol Hill, as an intern for Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC. From working overnights at MSNBC, Jacqui went to KOAA in Colorado Springs, then KTNV-TV in Las Vegas, and then Boston 25 News before coming to New York City to w...

Host of FOX Business' The Claman Countdown, Liz Claman, takes time to remember some of the most impactful moments of 2020, and her favorite interviews from the podcast.  Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host of FOX Business' The Claman Countdown, Liz Claman, is joined by the CEO & Co-Founder of NerdWallet, Tim Chen. In 2008, after studying finance at Stanford University, Chen found himself laid off from his Wall Street job in New York City. It wasn't until his sister asked him for credit card advice that Chen discovered the need for reliable financial information on the web, and NerdWallet was bo...