Thrive Radio ™

An overlooked market can become the starting point for a business when you understand the customers behind the gap. In this episode of Thrive Radio, I talk with Deborah North, founder of Yes Athletics, about building a sports footwear and apparel brand around the needs of female athletes. When her daughter Annie started wrestling, Deborah saw girls entering a sport where the available gear often l...

When someone asks ChatGPT to recommend a business like yours, does your company enter the conversation? In this episode of Thrive Radio, I talk with Kevin Armstrong, a former product leader at Amazon and SpaceX and founder of Armstrong HoldCo, about AI search visibility and the realities of building a business from scratch. Kevin explains why showing up in traditional search doesn't automatically...

Business growth starts with knowing who will buy what you’re building. In this episode of Thrive Radio, Brian Esposito makes the case for finding customers and developing useful business relationships before treating more capital as the answer. I sit down with Brian, founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises and CEO of Diamond Lake Minerals, to explore the experiences behind that perspe...

Scaling a local business changes what the founder needs to do every day. For Shirley Braune, turning a flower truck into a franchise meant redesigning the truck, developing operations and training, and learning to let someone else run the daily business. In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with Shirley, founder of The Flower Truck Franchise, to talk about the journey from banking and corpo...

How do you market a new product when customers haven’t seen anything quite like it? A creative idea can catch someone’s attention, but helping them understand why they would buy it is a different challenge. In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with Lisa Bastian, an award-winning journalist, longtime entrepreneur, former federal background investigator, and founder of Tropics Lifestyle Coffe...

B2B sales can stall even when buyers understand the value of your solution. What keeps them from moving forward, and how can you help them make a confident decision? In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with Art Fromm, sales development and enablement expert and author of Making SEAMless Sales, to explore buyer psychology, buyer enablement, and the relationship between sales and presales. A...

How to grow a business? Do you really need more marketing, more leads, more social media, or more traffic to grow your business? Maybe. But before you spend another dollar or another month chasing more attention, you need to know what's actually preventing your business from growing. In this episode of Thrive Radio, I break down why business owners often jump to a solution before identifying the r...

What happens when your life looks perfectly fine on the outside—but deep down, you know fine isn’t enough? In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with Lori Saitz, host of Fine is a Four Letter Word and a communication strategist who helps mid-sized companies strengthen culture and connection through internal podcasts. After losing her mother, Lori found herself asking a life-changing question...

Have a great idea—but aren’t sure whether it can actually become a profitable business? In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with inventor, entrepreneur, author, and innovation expert Brian Fried to talk about what it really takes to move an idea from your head into the marketplace. With 15 patents and more than 20 years of experience working with inventors and entrepreneurs, Brian shares h...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with Duncan Brand, executive coach, leadership consultant, founder of Intrinsic Leader, and author of Mind the Gap. Duncan has spent decades leading organizational transformation and helping companies develop stronger leaders, healthier cultures, and workplaces where people can reach their full potential. We talk about what Duncan calls the “gap”the dist...

Learning how to communicate with confidence can change the way people perceive you, your expertise, and your business. In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with Vanessa Wasche, communication coach and founder of On Point Speaking, to talk about what it really takes to become a clear, confident, and memorable communicator. Vanessa works with professionals, leaders, teams, and business owners...

How to overcome fear, build confidence, and create lasting success starts with changing the way you think. In this episode of Thrive Radio, I sit down with former Hollywood stunt performer turned performance coach Brett Solomano to explore the mindset that separates people who stay stuck from those who consistently grow. Brett shares how performing stunts on productions like The Walking Dead and S...

Learn how self-awareness, mindful leadership, and emotional intelligence can improve business growth, strengthen teams, and create better leaders in this episode of Thrive Radio with my guest, Jonathan Reynolds, founder and CEO of Mindful Life, Mindful Work. Jonathan has spent more than two decades helping entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations build healthier cultures by developing one thin...

Learn how to trust your intuition, make better life and career decisions, and confidently navigate major transitions in this episode of Thrive Radio with my guest, Adam Dickinson, former FBI intelligence analyst, executive coach, and founder of Adam Dickinson LLC. After a successful career in the FBI, Adam experienced a personal turning point that led him to explore the intersection of logic, intu...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, Aimee Montgomery sits down with Cindy Waddle and Carl Merrell, co-founders of Dezire to Inspire, a mission-driven company creating daily encouragement cards for grief, anxiety, PTSD, depression, pet loss, celebrations, and life’s hardest moments. Cindy shares how her hospice volunteer work inspired her to handwrite 365 cards for two daughters losing their mother —...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, Aimee Montgomery sits down with Dr. Cindy Tjauw, Ayurveda doctor, Tao Tantra facilitator, energy healer, owner of Celestial Treasures, and founder of Timeless Radiance. Cindy shares her journey from business owner to healer, shaped by Chinese heritage, South American roots, Catholic upbringing, personal loss, and more than two decades of studying healing traditions...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, Aimee Montgomery sits down with Beau Watson, a business owner with more than 22 years of experience in the car wash industry. Beau shares the real story behind what many online influencers call an “easy” or “passive” business — and reveals the pressure, financial challenges, operational demands, and hard lessons that come with owning and scaling multiple car wash l...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, Aimee Montgomery sits down with Dr. Allan Coopersmith, dentist, educator, inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of ChewMate, to explore the surprising connection between oral health, overall wellness, and entrepreneurship. After more than 50 years in dentistry, Dr. Coopersmith discovered a major problem most pet owners overlook: dental disease in dogs and cats. What...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, Aimee Montgomery sits down with Barclay Saul, founder of Kyrgies, a sustainable footwear and lifestyle brand bringing ancient wool felting traditions from Kyrgyzstan into modern homes. What started as a love for wool slippers has grown into a mission-driven brand built around comfort, craftsmanship, ethical production, and conscious living. Barclay shares how Kyrgi...

In this episode of Thrive Radio, Aimee Montgomery sits down with Zach Braman, entrepreneur, husband, father, and founder of Chubies — a children’s footwear brand created to solve real problems for modern parents. Zach and his wife built Chubies after seeing a need for children’s shoes that support healthy foot development, encourage outdoor activity, and give parents more peace of mind. Their bare...

I went live with branding photographer Doss Miller, and we unpacked one of the biggest misconceptions in marketing right now: Most businesses think they have a traffic problem. They don’t. They have a belief problem. In this conversation, we break down why people can land on your website, read your content, and still not buy, and how the real issue often comes down to a disconnect between your mes...

Most ecommerce stores don’t have a traffic problem—they have a moment where belief doesn’t happen. In this episode, I break down why people can visit your website, understand your product, and still not buy. This isn’t about needing more content or more visibility. It’s about what your customer experiences the moment they land on your page and whether they feel enough certainty to move forward. I...

In this episode, Aimee Montgomery shares the story she’s never fully told — how she went from fighting for her life to finding the cure that restored her clarity, her energy, and the direction of her entire business. She reveals how the same pattern-recognition that helped her heal is the same ability she uses to scale brands: seeing what others miss, identifying the invisible friction, and unders...

Beth Bender is the President and Creative Director of Beth Bender Beauty, and a true pioneer in the beauty industry. In 2003, she revolutionized eye makeup by creating the world’s first eyeliner and eye makeup stencils; tools designed to help anyone, no matter their skill level, achieve professional looks with ease. With over 20 patents for her designs, Beth has not only changed how people approac...

Chithra Kannan is the Founder and CEO of Skin Centrick a clean, organic, and futuristic skincare and haircare brand that’s making waves around the world. With a background in business analytics from Harvard and a fearless entrepreneurial journey spanning software, fashion tech, and now beauty, Chithra has built a global brand that’s redefining skincare through innovation, sustainability, and empow...