Latest Startuptostorefront Podcast Episodes
Bricia Lopez - Asada The Art of Mexican Style Grilling - all new cook book
Startup to Storefront - May 09, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIf you’ve been a long-time listener of the podcast, you might recognize Bricia Lopez from episode 7. At that point, she had just received The James Beard American Classics Award for the best Oaxacan food in the country. Since then, she grabbed hold of a rocket ship, and her career hasn’t stopped...
Holey Grail Donuts 🍩 - Nile Dreiling
Startup to Storefront - May 02, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsDonuts are a stale $40 billion industry, but one company is breathing new life into the vocation. Holey Grail Donuts began its pilgrimage as a burger truck in Kauai, but it wasn’t long until they developed a cult following around their taro donuts. Fast forward to today and they just raised $9M ...
Boston University - "I Love Networking!" - Said Nobody Ever
Startup to Storefront - April 27, 2023 19:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsLet's be honest; when people hear the word "networking", they frequently recoil in dread thinking about cheesy events where strangers smash business cards in your hand. When done wrong, putting yourself out there and making professional connections can feel intimidating, unpleasant, and tiring. ...
Blue Cube - David Haddad (ice baths and cold plunges) 🥶🛁
Startup to Storefront - April 25, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsDoes submerging yourself in 44-degree water for 6 minutes sound fun to you? I promise you’ll only shake for the first couple of minutes! Well, thanks to people like Wim Hof and Joe Rogan, this practice has actually been gaining a lot of popularity. The benefits of ice baths, or cold water therap...
Dave - Jason Wilk (NeoBank -- Startup to IPO)
Startup to Storefront - April 18, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsLet me give you a scenario: you try and purchase something on your debit card, but you don’t have enough money in your account instead of declining the purchase, your bank instead allows it to go through and charges you $35 for the “convenience” Overdraft fees accounted for $5.8 billion dollars ...
Burn the Boats - Matt Higgins 📚 (Guest Shark Tank and Author)
Startup to Storefront - April 11, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsTo quote Arnold Schwarzenegger: “big dreams require relentless focus, and any time we spend planning for failure sets us up for failure.” Today’s guest, Matt Higgins, literally wrote the book on the subject. He grew up in poverty in Queens, dropped out of high school to get his GED, and took nig...
Brad Gilbert (Former No.4 🎾 in the world & author of Winning Ugly) - Live Q&A with Diego Torres-Palma
Startup to Storefront - April 05, 2023 19:21 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsToday we bring to you a special bonus episode of our podcast! We have a fascinating conversation about mental toughness, featuring none other than Brad Gilbert - former #4 tennis player in the world, author of "Winning Ugly," and a past guest on our show. Recorded in front of a live audience at ...
Alegria Publishing - Davina Ferreira 📚
Startup to Storefront - April 04, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsLatinos make up 20% of the population, yet publishing is only 8% Latino, making it the worst field in media for representation according to Publishers Weekly. This underrepresented demographic has so much untapped talent, yet Latinos are always seen as “less than others”. So, Davina, the founder...
Conjure - Ali Ahmed 🚚 (on-demand delivery)
Startup to Storefront - March 28, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsConjure has created fully automated stores, on wheels. Using the Conjure app, you can hail the store to you in a matter of minutes. The autonomous vehicles show up, the doors automatically slide open, and you choose the products you want. Using the RFID tags, your account is then automatically b...
Cofertility - Lauren Makler 👶
Startup to Storefront - March 21, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsFor the first time, the average age to have kids has surpassed 30. Children are getting more expensive, people are living longer, and potential parents are focusing more on their careers. This poses a unique, but severe personal problem. The older people get, the more likely they are to have pre...
Arrae - Siff & Nish
Startup to Storefront - March 14, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratings20 million Americans suffer from digestive issues every day. Whether it’s the food they eat or their lifestyles, it’s not always clear what causes these issues. This quest for better gut health led Siff and Nish, the cofounders of Arrae, down a rabbit hole of natural supplements. In their resear...
Azure - Gene Eidelman (3D Printed Backyard Studios, ADU’s and Homes)
Startup to Storefront - March 07, 2023 15:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThe State of California is in a housing crisis, and to meet the demand, the state needs to build 310,000 homes every year for the next 8 years. However, between the high cost of land, labor, and materials, this is a serious problem with no easy solution. So our guest today, Gene Eidelman, began ...
Planta - Steven Salm 🌱 (plant based restaurant group)
Startup to Storefront - February 28, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsEvery year, more and more people are changing their diets to plant-based. There are a variety of factors for this which include health, sustainability, and climate change to name a few. The palate of the average American is evolving, and yet the restaurant industry isn’t keeping up. This gap in ...
Book Thinkers - Nick Hutchinson & Luke Gifford 📚💡
Startup to Storefront - February 21, 2023 15:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsRearch suggests that people reach peak brain Books can change your life, yet 23% of Americans say they didn’t read a book last year. Books can provide entertainment, a portal into an imaginary world, or a series of cheat codes for leveling up your life. It is almost entirely because of this last...
Patrick Schwarzenegger - MOSH
Startup to Storefront - February 14, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsResearch suggests that people reach peak brain health at around age 22. By 37, memory begins to decline, and it’s estimated that around 22% of people age 71 and older have mild cognitive impairment. But what’s interesting is that people don’t typically begin taking brain supplements until their ...
David Kuo - Little Fatty
Startup to Storefront - February 07, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratings1 in 3 restaurants won’t survive their first year. Profit margins are razor thin, staff turnover is high, and there’s a lot of competition. As David Kuo, our guest today and self-titled Head Fatty will explain, discovering product-market fit is a painful process of personal sacrifice. His first...
Ape Water - Andrew Bragg 🐵 🦍
Startup to Storefront - January 31, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsAbout a year ago, NFTs were all anyone could talk about. Mark Cuban, Justin Bieber, and Jimmy Fallon each spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a particular variety of NFTs called Bored Ape Yacht Club. Seth Green also bought in and began writing a TV show around his Ape, while in Long Beach ...
"Call Me Anne" 📚 - Heather Duffy (in memory of Anne Heche)
Startup to Storefront - January 26, 2023 04:28 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhen Anne Heche passed away on August 11, 2022, it shocked the world. After reportedly reaching a top speed of 100 miles per hour, she drove her Mini Cooper into the side of a Los Angeles home. Although emergency responders were able to free her from the wreckage, she passed away in the hospital...
Modern Animal 🐾 - Steven Eidelman (a new approach to veterinary care)
Startup to Storefront - January 17, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThe veterinarian industry is changing, but you probably haven't noticed unless you’ve been paying close attention. For years, the vet industry has been defined by small mom-and-pop clinics. However, large investment firms have been buying up practices, yet offering nothing new or innovative. The...
StoryFile - Heather Maio Smith (preserving history through AI)
Startup to Storefront - January 10, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWelcome to season five. For centuries, mankind has been obsessed with the possibility of immortality. After Walt Disney’s death, reports of his body being frozen in liquid nitrogen spread like wildfire. The thought was that he could be brought back to life by future, more advanced civilizations....
Scout - Adam Bent 🦞 🐙 🐟
Startup to Storefront - December 27, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsCanned Octopus, mussels, and squid. In Europe, tinned seafood is a delicacy. But here in North America consumers don’t eat as much canned fish. As a matter of fact, most people only know of canned tuna, and that’s it. Scout is a craft seafood company that is bringing this tradition back to the N...
Part 3/3 - How to Build a Distinct Brand: Navigating Setbacks (ft. Founders of Lettuce Grow, Sweet Loren's and Alpha A)
Startup to Storefront - December 20, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIn 1996 Apple had lost $867 million, and by 1997 they were on the verge of bankruptcy. According to the New York Times, they cut 1/3 of their workforce and were about 90 days out from running out of money. In a Hail Mary attempt to survive, the board brought back Steve Jobs as CEO. He eliminated...
Part 2/3 - How to Build a Distinct Brand: Creating Company Culture (ft. Founders of Lettuce Grow, Sweet Loren's and Alpha A)
Startup to Storefront - December 13, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIf you’re anything like me, the pandemic has completely changed your view on office work. Why go in, when you can ditch the commute and work from home? On the surface, this seems pretty straightforward, but it puts founders and entrepreneurs in a tricky situation. Remote work can make it extreme...
How to Build a Distinct Brand: Leadership (ft. Founders of Lettuce Grow 🥬, Sweet Loren's 🍪 and Alpha A) 1 of 3
Startup to Storefront - December 06, 2022 15:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsApproximately 20% of businesses fail in the first year, and around 50% go under in the first 5 years according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The companies that survive do so by navigating setbacks and creating a culture with effective leadership. They build a distinct brand. This is part 1 ...
Michael Allison - The Play Zone 🎾
Startup to Storefront - November 29, 2022 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhat separates the world’s top athletes is not training, determination, or endurance. It is how they react to stress and pressure in the game. And this isn’t a simple mindset shift. It’s bigger than that. We are talking about how their nervous system responds to the unknown and unfamiliar. The l...
Taylor & Casey - Cakes Body (Viral TikTok Brand)
Startup to Storefront - November 22, 2022 15:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsNFO. Nipple Freak Out. If you know, you know. In response, Cakes Body has created the world’s first, grippy, not sticky nipple covers. They grip using your body’s natural heat and have no annoying stick adhesives. It’s a real problem all women deal with. So when they began sharing the products o...
Leveraging Social Media - A Masterclass from our past guests
Startup to Storefront - November 15, 2022 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWe have a special episode for you this week. We’re living in the attention economy. Every day, we are bombarded with nonstop notifications, advertisements, and emails. Since every company is competing for their customer’s attention, big brands dump large amounts of money into paid ads to hack th...
Max Berg - ELIQS/Barrel Labs
Startup to Storefront - November 08, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIn business school, it’s common for college professors to assign semester-long projects where students have to start a business. And to be honest, most students never take this project beyond the final grade. However, Max Berg and his classmate Dave Goldman took this assignment and ran with it. ...
The Science of Stuck (Must Read Book) - Britt Frank
Startup to Storefront - November 01, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIn today’s episode, we are unpacking the science of how to get unstuck. It’s no coincidence that that’s also the title of the book written by our guest today: author, psychotherapist, and trauma specialist, Britt Frank. Britt knows a thing or two about getting unstuck, as she has battled everyth...
Night Cap - Shirah Benarde (as seen on Shark Tank)
Startup to Storefront - October 25, 2022 13:55 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratings1 in 3 women has either had their drink spiked or knows someone who has according to a 2021 YouGov survey. It’s a serious problem that disproportionately harms college students. That is until Shirah Benarde invented NightCap. Covering the top of the glass makes it a lot harder for someone to spi...
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