The Entrepreneur’s Studio

Restaurateur and author Will Guidara breaks down the three principles behind “unreasonable hospitality,” and how any entrepreneur can use them to turn ordinary moments into the reason people come back. Topics Covered: •       The night that pushed Will to rethink what “being the best” actually means •       The three principles behind “unreasonable hospitality” •       Why the best ideas should co...

Mark Manson pulls back the curtain on the business behind the brand and why owning your audience beats chasing Hollywood every time. Topics Covered: How Mark built a 10-million-follower, $5M media company from his personal brand Why he walked away from traditional media deals and what that cost him The attention model powering modern creator businesses How AI is reshaping content strategy, ideatio...

Groundwrk founder Randall Hartman shares how he built a thriving creative agency by doing fewer things and doing them at a level most shops can't touch. Topics Covered: •       Why specialization beats the full-service agency model •       How Groundwrk uses AI as a strategic tool, not a shortcut •       The ethics of pricing, referrals, and growing a profitable creative business  What does i...

How Caliber founder Brad Liber built a reputation-first luxury home building company by choosing relationships over repeatability and never building the same house twice. Topics Covered: •       Why trust is the first thing worth building in business and in homes •       How a lifestyle-first philosophy reshapes the client relationship from day one •       What “craftsmanship in a templated world”...

The Entrepreneur's Studio  The Psychology of Better Decisions | Mark Manson Why your daily behavior reveals what you actually want and what to do when your actions and your goals don't match. Topics Covered: Why what you're willing to give up matters more than what you want How bad definitions keep people optimizing for the wrong things The "minimum viable action" method f...

What nobody tells you about achieving your biggest goal and what to do when the dream you built your life around suddenly disappears. Topics Covered: •       The three pillars of extreme success—and why they're rarer than you think •       Altitude sickness: the grief that follows achieving massive goals •       The two mountains of ambition—and the valley you must cross between them What hap...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio Andre' Janusz: Remember The Fisherman   Why protecting the relationships that made your business meaningful matters more than chasing endless growth.   Topics Covered:   Why intentional smallness can be a competitive advantage  The Parable of the Fisherman and what it reveals about growth and purpose  How every step toward scale introduces friction — or connection  A...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio The Craft of Connection: How Logan House Coffee Built a Customer-First Business | Andre Janusz How Andre Janusz built Logan House Coffee by prioritizing human connection, community, and a service model that turns everyday transactions into meaningful relationships.  Topics Covered:   • Building a customer-first business rooted in genuine connection  • Scaling a service-dr...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio From Idea to Impact: How Matt Peterson Is Bringing Clean Water to the World Transforming communities through purpose-driven leadership and a vision that goes beyond business. Topics Covered: • Turning a simple idea into a global humanitarian movement • Leadership lessons from building and sustaining a mission-driven organization • The systems required to create lasting im...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio Greg Williams: Why Truth and Self-Reliance Shape Great Leaders   Greg Williams reflects on the early life lessons that shaped his leadership philosophy; self-reliance, transparency, and building something meaningful beyond business success.   Topics Covered:   • How an early family tragedy shaped Greg Williams’ work ethic  • Why truth and transparency are essential to lea...

Business Growth Through Acquisition   Greg Williams  How Greg Williams turned Acrisure into a $5B FinTech powerhouse through acquisitions, technology, and relationship-driven growth.   Topics Covered:   • Scaling a business through strategic acquisitions  • Leveraging technology to serve small businesses  • Building relationships that fuel growth  What does it take to turn a traditional industry i...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio Reflections: Finding the Gap Others Miss | Shaun White   Shaun White reflects on recognizing a broken system in snowboarding—and what it takes to step in, take ownership, and build something better for the next generation.   Topics Covered:   • How identifying “what’s not working” creates opportunity  • Why great leaders build for others, not just themselves  • The import...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio   From Athlete to Entrepreneur: Shaun White on Risk-Taking, Reinvention, and Building What’s Next Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White shares how he’s applying an elite athlete’s mindset to entrepreneurship; building new ventures and reimagining the future of snowboarding. Topics Covered: • Translating an elite performance mindset into business • Finding “white sp...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio   How to Build a Remarkable Brand in the Age of AI | Seth Godin Marketing expert Seth Godin shares how entrepreneurs can build trust, stand out, and create remarkable brands in an AI-driven world. Topics Covered: • Why marketing is really about trust and storytelling • How AI is changing the way brands connect with customers • What makes a brand truly remarkable in a crow...

The Entrepreneur’s Studio Reflections: Why Authority Doesn’t Make You a Leader | Seth Godin   In this Reflections episode, Seth Godin challenges the common belief that authority equals leadership—and explains why true leadership is voluntary, not assigned.   Topics Covered:   • The difference between managing people and leading them  • Why leadership is voluntary—not tied to authority or title  •...

If you’re building a business, you already know that success is no accident . It’s shaped by perseverance, unexpected breakthroughs, and the moments that test everything you thought you knew. Season 4 of The Entrepreneur’s Studio is here, and we’re bringing you a new series of conversations with founders and business leaders who’ve built something meaningful and are willing to talk honestly about...

This episode is the concluding segment of our roundtable discussion on building high-performance teams. In part one of this conversation, we discussed the difference between lived versus aspirational values and how to discern healthy from unhealthy tension in our teams and organizations. Today, we’re taking it a step further and looking at the importance of humor in our businesses, cultivating mut...

What if the greatest resource in your businesses isn’t a strategy, technology, or particular skillset—but the health within your teams and cultural dynamics?   In this 2-part roundtable, we are exploring the value systems of building high performance teams. Building on the foundation of our previous roundtable on transformational leadership, we’ll be discussing what it takes to implement transform...

Shop Small is a year-round effort that encourages people to support local businesses and communities, with a special focus on Small Business Saturday. Founded by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday has become a nationwide celebration of small businesses. In 2023 alone, U.S. consumers who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday spent an estimated $1...

In a world where business leaders are lauded for being cutthroat, Marcus Lemonis does it all with heart and compassion for the “people, process, and product” he aspires to elevate. Marcus Lemonis is a Lebanese-born American businessman, philanthropist and television personality best known for hosting The Profit on CNBC. He has helped numerous companies find success while also expanding his persona...

We often think of leadership in terms of externals such as ethical behavior, good communication skills and sound decision making. But true leadership begins from the inside out. Leaders must first recognize and deal with the uglier parts of themselves — emotional blind spots, ego and insecurities. This requires a significant commitment to doing the inner work of transformation.  In this episode of...

Stephanie J. Spencer is a personal and leadership development coach who utilizes the Enneagram to help clients find new ways forward. She has spent years coaching individuals and teams from around the country, including major universities, local churches, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and more.  In this episode, Stephanie shares why understanding our core motivations and ways of operatin...

Ryan Estis is a sales and leadership expert at the forefront of the human-centered growth movement. He has spent his career in the trenches building high-performing teams and a client roster of category-leading brands. As a strategic advisor and former Fortune 500 CRO, he understands that the key to meaningful results lies in elevating people to their highest potential. In this episode, Ryan share...

The path of the entrepreneur requires taking calculated risks, developing resilience and an unwavering commitment to strong personal values. Today’s episode features a business owner whose Made From Scratch entrepreneurship embodies each of these qualities along with a deep-rooted faith that led her from investing her last five dollars — to creating a multi-city cupcake empire known as The Cupcake...

Many people think of innovation as taking large, high-risk leaps with no certainty of the outcome.  But what if our big, breakthrough moments were the result of cultivating daily micro-innovations?  Accomplished jazz guitarist and managing partner of Mudita Venture Partners, Josh Linkner believes it’s possible.  Josh Linkner is a creative troublemaker. He passionately believes that all human being...