Starting Small

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Nate Checketts, CEO and Co-founder of Rhone, a men's performance lifestyle brand. Nate attended Brigham Young University in 2004, studying finance, with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. Prior to Rhone, Nate worked for for and consulted...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Joe Foster, the founder behind the legendary brand we all know, Reebok. Born in 1935, Joe Grew up in Bolton, England, right in the midst of World War II. Joe's origin come from his grandfather Joseph, who owned J.W. Foster and Sons, a...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Justin Schneider, CEO and Co-Founder of Wolf & Shepherd, home of arguably the most comfortable dress shoes. Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Justin comes from Korean and German descent, where expectations were high through family member...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Nirav Tolia, Co-Founder and ex-CEO of Nextdoor, an application built to bring neighbors together. Nirav grew up in Odessa, Texas where he adapted his interest for the unification of community. Graduating from Stanford, Nirav was a pre...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Mark Shami, CEO and Founder of The M Jewelers, a luxury jewelry brand out of NYC. Growing up with a family of jewelers, Mark temporarily diverted from his heritage to pursue a career as a touring pop artist. While on the road, Inspirat...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by sisters, Neely and Chloe Burch, Founders of Neely & Chloe, an affordable luxury handbag and shoe line. Neely and Chloe both attended Washington and Lee University, Neely studying Art History and Chloe studying American History. After p...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Siqi Mou, Co-Founder and CEO of HelloAva, a personal skin care consultant. Suffering from acne, Siqi was curious on why the same regiments that would work for her friends, wouldn't work for her. During Siqi's time at Stanford, she was...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Michael Markesbery, Co-Founder and CEO of OROS, an astronaut inspired clothing brand. Michael recalls the struggle of trying to stay warm in freezing temperatures, without looking like the Michelin Man. Taking inspiration from an Astro...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Julian Levine, Co-Founder and CEO of Twice Toothpaste. American singer/songwriter, Lenny Kravitz, is one of Julian's fathers dental patients and now Co-Founder of Twice Toothpaste alongside Julian and his brother Cody Levine. In 2015,...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Jesse Horwitz, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble Contacts, a subscription based contact lens company. Operating strictly through E-Commerce, Hubble provides quality contacts, for an affordable price. In just one year after launch, Hubble acquired 2...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Cameron Smith, President and Co-Founder of Kodiak Cakes. As a child, Cameron's Co-Founder, Joel Clark, used to wheel around a wheel barrel full of his mothers pancake recipe. She made a pancake mix that was whole grain, packed it in lunch bags wi...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Jason Lippert, CEO of Lippert Components. LCI is the nations leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle industry. Lippert Components was founded by Larry Lippert, Jason's grandfather in 1956.  Jason went to Miami University of Ohi...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Chelsea Moore, CEO and Co-Founder of BOXFOX. While working a tight job, a close friend of Chelsea's got sick, resulting in a stay in the hospital. Due to Chelsea's job, she was restricted on time, taking away from the opportunity to be there for...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Alex Lewkowict, Co-Founder and COO of Black Wolf, a mens focused skin care brand. Alex and his brother both suffered from bad razor bumps. They found a product that was sold locally, that really worked, but packaging wasn't up to par. Taking insp...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with McKenzie Bauer, CMO and Co-Founder of Thread Wallets. Colby, McKenzies Co-Founder and now husband, was on a trip when he happened to lose his wallet. With McKenzies background in sewing, she was able to mock up a new wallet for him out of elastic...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Fares Ksebati, Founder and CEO of MySwimPro, a virtual swim coach. Fares noticed there was many apps for fitness, but there was a void in swimming specifically. With the app, customers are able to track heart rate, progress, and map out future go...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Nick Witherill, Founder of Binho Board, a soccer converted board game for your living room. Listen as Nick shares stories of his upbringing in Phoenix, Arizona, along with the inspiration towards creating Binho Board.    Visit Starting Small Medi...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Terry White, Founder of WOLACO, an athletic clothing brand based out of New York. Graduate of Harvard, Terry created the North Moore Short, a dual pocketed compression short, built for holding your devices efficiently during a workout. Listen, as...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Dalton Misner, a full time creative based out of Los Angelos. Growing up in the Midwest, Dalton has proved that it is possible to go from a small town to working with some of Hollywood's biggest names. Dalton talks about the resilience needed in...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Mike Pfotenhauer, Founder of Osprey Packs. Listen, as Mike shares his deep love for hiking and the inspiration behind building one of the top backpack brands today.    Visit Starting Small Media: https://startingsmallmedia.org/ Subscribe to exclu...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Max Temkin, Co-Creator of one of the worlds leading adult party games, Cards Against Humanity. Listen, as Max shares the stories of his passion for game creation, and the overall origin story of Cards Against Humanity.    Visit Starting Small Med...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Chris Meade, Founder of CROSSNET, a four square volleyball game. Hear, as we discuss the development story of CROSSNET, and how Chris and his cofounders went from $75,000 in sales their first year, to million dollar months.    Visit Starting Smal...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Mahbod Moghadam, a Forbes 30 under 30 member and cofounder of Genius. Moghadam founded the text annotating company Genius in 2009, along side Tom Lehman and Ilan Zachary. Hear, as we discuss the development of one of internets leading social plat...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Collin Castrina, a young entrepreneur who has taken the digital world by storm. Find out how Collin took the revolutionized app, TikTok, to create a name for himself. Collin has acquired over 300,000 followers on the app, in the span of a few mon...

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. This episode is with Tyler Wentworth, Director of Social Media for Manscaped. Manscaped currently has the top razor on the market and their marketing strategies set them apart from their competitors. Listen, as we discuss the power behind digital advertisement, to pr...