The Jedburgh Podcast

Most family businesses fail in the third generation. Stephanie Stuckey is determined to make sure Stuckey’s not only survives, but scales. Fran Racioppi Jumped In with Stephanie to catch up on their Episode 28 conversation from last September and to discuss just how she continues to rebuild the Stuckey’s brand taking their candy products from 1000 to 5000 stores.  She bought her grandfather’s...

Fake news is everywhere. Fran Racioppi traveled to Minneapolis to meet the pioneer of all things false, the founder of The Onion Scott Dikkers . Scott and Fran cover his book, Outrageous Marketing , where he challenges conventional wisdom on building brand loyalty, making your own rules and connecting with consumers.  An introvert by nature, Scott spent decades leading a team of creatives wit...

For over 344 years the Boston fire department has led America and set the example for excellence, standards and service to others. Boston's firefighters are supported and empowered by Local 718 , the Boston firefighter's union. For this 9/11 special edition episode, Fran Racioppi goes home to Boston to sit down with a group who know no other mission than to preserve and protect life. Fran spends p...

The Special Olympics exists in every corner of the globe and has supported over five million athletes. Fran Racioppi travels to Minneapolis to sit down with the leaders of the 2022 and the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, Joe Dzaluk , Christine Sovereign and David Dorn .  The 2022 USA Games in Orlando, through partnership with Jersey Mike's Subs , set a record and a new standard for financial...

Athleisure is one the fastest growing and most competitive retail segments. The days of suits and tight jeans have passed. Fran Racioppi heads to New York City to sit down with Nate Checketts , Co-Founder and CEO of Rhone . Built on the mantra "we aren't just selling a product, we are selling a lifestyle," Fran and Nate discuss the three pillars of Rhone, building brand loyalty, the importance of...

It’s been a year since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan. A year ago Asma Paigeer was standing outside Kabul International Airport, evading the Taliban and desperately trying to make contact with the American military to save her life. Today she is a student at Virginia Tech studying computer science and advocating for the importance of education in defining freedom. Fran Racioppi Jumps...

Liza Huber is the founder and CEO of Sage Spoonfuls , a healthy and simple solution to making your own baby food. Fran Racioppi travels home to suburban Boston to meet Liza to discuss creative financing to retain equity, transition from acting to manufacturing and how an order from Buy Buy Baby launched the brand to a new level.  Liza also discusses her son's diagnosis with Cerebral Palsy and...

There’s solace in being on the water. met. Sailahead is a Veteran Service Organization that’s changing lives. For this episode Fran Racioppi traveled to Centerport Yacht Club for Sailahead’s annual event of over 150 people, almost 40 boats and Veterans spanning every conflict from WWII to today.  Fran sat down with Kilian, Sean and Jenny Duclay who started Sailahead to bring Veterans the heal...

Seth Goldman spent 24 years building Honest Tea from an idea to a leading global beverage. But on May 23 Coca-Cola announced they were discontinuing the brand citing supply chain and COVID-19 impacts.  Over the last few years he launched Eat the Change and PLNT Burger, extending a career that has been spent providing us with a healthy - and environmentally friendly - choice in what we consume...

For an update on the war in Ukraine, Fran Racioppi Jumped In with Daniel Elkins , CEO of Special Operations Association of America and our guest from Episode 33 ,  where we covered SOAA’s mission, his career as a Green Beret in the Special Forces, SOAA’s commitment legislative advocacy and their work supporting Afghan refugees.  SOAA just signed an agreement with the Ukrainian government...

Crisis will strike and we as leaders will have prepared ourselves and our organizations or we will fail in our response.  In this Boston-based episode, Fran Racioppi sits down with Eric McNulty , Co-Author of “You're It: Crisis, Change and How to Lead When it Matters Most” and Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Institute, to explain how success in crisis comes down to...

We live in a world completely consumed by information. Mario Vasilescu says society is in the middle of an information epidemic in which we suffer from Infobesity, Information Pollution, and how we are the victims of Information Warfare.  In this episode Fran Racioppi met Mario at the Betaworks Studios in New York City to discuss the epidemic, the importance of the information commons, and Ma...

Sailing teaches us to lead, follow, or get out of the way. Dawn Riley , Executive Director of Oakcliff Sailing is the first woman to win an America's Cup. She led two Whitbread Round the World races, was the US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and the former President of the Women's Sports Foundation. To sit down with Dawn, Fran Racioppi docked in Oyster Bay alongside Maiden, the boat Dawn sailed aro...

Japan’s former Prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8. Japan is one of the world’s safest countries, has some of the strictest gun laws and has lived by a culture of pacifism since the end of WWII.   Fran Racioppi asked Boston University Professor Bill Grimes to join him for a conversation on Prime Minister Abe, his conservative policies on national defense and economics, h...

Sound quality is the lifeblood of podcasting. Podfest finally gave Fran Racioppi the opportunity to meet someone from Shure in real life; even though he chose to exclusively use Shure products for The Jedburgh Podcast.  Fran and special guest co-host Juliet Hahn  not only interview Shure’s Laura Davidson , but they also bought Shure’s newest portable microphone, the MV88+ . Laura shares...

NFTs, Blockchain, The Denver Broncos and morning traffic! Katie Brinkley , host of NFT Ninjas and Founder of Next Step Social Communications joins Fran Racioppi and special guest host Juliet Hahn for this Podfest conversation on building a podcast, branding and digital marketing. Plus Katie tested their knowledge of NFTs and Fran asked the question on all our minds…why is there so much traffic? Le...

While at Podfest , Fran Racioppi and special guest co-host, Juliet Hahn , Jumped In with Stuart Goffman , Co-Founder of Picked Cherries to discuss how he is disrupting podcasting promotion, how a life-changing stroke in his mid-30’s gave him a new perspective, how a friend’s death has driven him to help others who suffer from addiction, and what it’s like to produce a reality TV show.  Take a...

Podfest is the world’s largest community of podcasters. This year, host Fran Racioppi was invited to speak at, and emcee, the military track,  so he invited our guest from Episode 53 (and fellow Podfest speaker) Juliet Hahn to co-host a combined Jedburgh Podcast - Your Next Stop series of Podfest episodes.  In this Podfest compilation Fran and Juliet sat down with Podfest Newsletter Edit...

Money is always on our minds. Abacus Wealth Partners Co-Founder Spencer Sherman joins Fran Racioppi to discuss money, how we think about it, what we do with it, and where the economy is going.  Spencer oversees $4B in assets. He is the author of The Cure For Money Madness and the creator of Fearless Finance , a course designed to teach us how to effectively manage and handle our views and dec...

Over the last seven years Diane Conn has taken tens of thousands of pictures of people holding hands. As the COVID-19 pandemic broke apart so much of the fiber of our community she was motivated to put her pictures into a book, called Holding Hands , showing us all just how important holding hands actually is in our lives. Fran Racioppi sits down with Diane to discuss the impact the loss of her mo...

For the final conversation of the 2022 GORUCK Games Fran Racioppi asked Aaron Anderson , the VP of Biz Dev at Loud & Live to join him for a discussion on Wodapalooza . Taking place in Downtown Miami in January, Wodapalooza hosts over 3000 athletes and over 45k fans. Competitors range from the elite to the regular joe. Aaron breaks down the different events, provides his opinion of what the fut...

Some icons dominate multiple industries, leaving their mark not on just one part of society, but on all of society. Mike Vallely is the Founder of Street Plant Skateboards and the lead singer of rock band Black Flag . Mike revolutionized the way society embraces skateboarding and skateboarding culture while he built a side career as a singer, playing with some of punk’s greatest artists. &nbs...

Fran Racioppi had the chance to Jump In with Alpha Elite Performance Founder Travis Wilson while covering Sandlot Jax and the GORUCK Games. Alpha Elite Performance is a supplement company dedicated to the Special Operations Truth #2: quality is more important than quantity. Travis and Fran catch up on their time in 10th Special Forces Group, Travis shares his motivation to start Alpha Elite Perfor...

Mobility is one of those areas where preparation can’t be faked and it can’t be shortcutted. While down at Sandlot Jax and the GORUCK Games Fran Racioppi sits down with Dr. Kelly Starrett , Co-Founder of The Ready State , bestselling author, and physical trainer for many of the most elite athletes in professional and olympic sports for a conversation on movement, mobility and human performance.&nb...

F45 Training debuted their new training trailer at Sandlot Jax right next to The Jedburgh Podcast . After a day of watching group after group pushing themselves to the limit, host Fran Racioppi brought Michael Nichols , the F45 Director of Military Operations into the Land Rover Ambulance for a discussion on F45, working alongside Mark Wahlberg, and their newly launched Veteran Impact Program.&nbs...