TrepTalks with Sushant

Mukund Umesh Thakkar of Mastermind Bicycle Studio shares how he cycled across the world and learned the fundamentals of cycling which helped him in building a business out of the sport. 

Ryan Popoff of Popov Leather shares his journey of starting his business as a hobby and then turning it into a full-time venture which turned out to be his best decision ever.

Lizzy Klein of mazi + zo shares how she created an online jewelry store that provides jewelry lovers out there with all the unique designs made with sustainably-sourced materials. 

Nassir Silwany of CaliConnected shares how he, along with his partner, created an online marketplace for high-quality smoking accessories. 

Tanya Heath of TANYA HEATH Paris shares her story of struggling with footwear, which inspired her to build a business that sells shoes with removable heels that provide women all around with the comfort and convenience of wearing or removing heels at any time they prefer. 

Mitchel Matthews of Adrenaline Offroad shares the story of how he built a successful e-commerce business with the idea of transforming rides with his products and selling LED Lights and other accessories for vehicles.

Anthony Ciavirella of Manmade shares how he, along with his friends, founded a comfortable and high-quality brand of men's underwear without having any experience in designing apparel.

Takashi Yanagi of Dermabeam shares how he manifested greatness and launched a light therapy business to help people overcome their skincare and healthcare issues in a healthy way. 

Maddie Miles of Peace. Love. Hormones shares how she founded an herbal nutraceuticals brand to help women be at peace with their menstrual cycles and support their reproductive health.

Dustin Finkel of Ka-Pop! shares how he changed the narrative of snacks being unhealthy by building a company that makes nutritious and tasteful snacks using 100% ancient pure grains. 

Carlos Manuel Soto of Nosotros Tequila & Mezcal shares how he has built a successful tequila business as an immigrant in a highly saturated market after spending a month in Mexico to research the product and gain brand awareness.

Dario Baldoni of Concrete Countertop Solutions shares how he has built a successful e-commerce business around decorative concrete countertop solutions. Interesting interview to learn about a business category which may not traditionally be linked with E-commerce

Leslie Hsu of Sunflow shares the story of building a comfortable beach chair brand and growing it to a seven-figure business

Michael Malkin of Calm Strips shares the story of building a new kind of fidget toy in the form of a sticker which can be used to calm nerves and increase focus

Lindsey McCoy of Plaine Products shares her passion for sustainability and the story of building a bathroom products business that replaces single-use plastic bottles by utilizing refillable and re-usable non-plastic bottles. 

Stacy Moore of Healing Harbors shares how she discovered the health benefits of CBD and decided to start a CBD business after getting out of her military work as a helicopter mechanic

Parth Kukreja of PupRing shares how he and his co-founders used engaging social content to grow a mid-7-figure dog pet jewelry business and some of the lessons learned along the way

Kressa Peterson of Shower Toga shares her passion for helping athletes shower and change anywhere after races and other sporting events. Kressa also shares getting funded on Shark Tank, working with Mark Cuban, and the risks and challenges of scaling a one-product business. 

While recovering from a traumatic head injury, Michael Mader of Hippy Feet was inspired to create a mission-driven sock and apparel company that would help people experiencing homelessness.

Kola Tytler of Dropout shares how his passion and expertise around sneakers helped him to build a limited edition sneakers e-commerce business in Italy.

Nic Lamb of IceBeanie shares how a concussion while wave-surfing motivated him to create a cold-therapy migraine relieving Beanie and also build a profitable business out of it. 

Reid Simkovitz of The Scruffie created a new kind of shaver for getting rid of neck hairs which many are finding useful for shaving legs quickly. Reid shares how he is using TikTok and Instagram to bring in new clients and grow his business. 

Alan Barker shares the story of how he slowly scaled a niche sport product (Disc Golf) business from selling via affiliate links to becoming the largest global direct-to-consumer (D2C) online retailer.

Nils Wessell of Brooklyn Butcher Blocks shares the story of selling his custom-made high-quality wooden butcher blocks through e-commerce. A great case-study on how non-traditional businesses can utilize e-commerce to find non-local customers.

Mike Scully of Lever Gear shares the story of utilizing his skills in design and engineering to build an Everyday Carry (EDC) Tools business with very well-designed tools that are versatile and useful.