Interview with James Smith, Founder of James + James Furniture

Interview with James Smith, Founder of James + James Furniture

In this episode we interview James Smith. James shares his entrepreneurial journey from starting his business out of his garage to building it into a thriving business. James discusses how he stumbled on his own personal “style” of furniture, growing and motivating a team, and successfully marketing and distributing his product to all 50 states and beyond. Originally started out of James Smith’s garage, James+James continues […]

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Interview with Kourtney Barrett, Founder and COO of Junk Brands

Interview with Kourtney Barrett, Founder and COO of Junk Brands

In our recent episode, we speak with Kourtney Barrett. Kourtney is the founder and COO of JUNK Brands, an active headwear brand and manufacturer. She talks with Derek about her entrepreneurial journey, the early days of Junk Brands, creating balance in work/life, and how she builds and motivates her team. Kourtney is an award-winning businesswoman who got her start in Bentonville, Arkansas. She approaches business with a […]

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Interview with Brian Scudamore, Entrepreneur and Franchising Genius

Interview with Brian Scudamore, Entrepreneur and Franchising Genius

Our most recent interview is with Brian Scudamore. Brian talks with Derek about setting goals, hiring the right team, building a culture, and how he built his successful franchising empire. Brian is a franchising genius and has built an empire of solid brands with a great team and authentic culture. O2E Brands is the banner company for home-service brands 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move […]

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Interview with Dr. Phil Carson, Health, Wealth, Happiness

Interview with Dr. Phil Carson, Health, Wealth, Happiness

We recently interviewed Dr. Phil Carson. Dr. Carson talks about his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons he’s learned about achieving success, balance, and happiness. Too many Americans are living as prisoners in their own bodies, held captive by bad habits that have drained them of their livelihood and sentenced them to a premature death. These harsh realities are what have kept Dr. Phil Carson passionate about […]

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Interview with Brandon Lewin, Seasoned Marketer

Interview with Brandon Lewin, Seasoned Marketer

We recently interviewed Brandon Lewin. Brandon is a seasoned marketing who “makes marketing really, really, really easy for everyone”. Brandon recently grew an e-commerce website to $1.5 million in 8 months, managed a $80k a year online advertising budget, and increased the social media engagement of a company by 1024%. Learn more at www.brandonmlewin.com/ Listen to the podcast

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