Wild Business Growth Podcast

Wild Business Growth Podcast Presented by Hippo Direct

How entrepreneurs and innovators unleash creativity to grow bigger and better businesses. Hear from an exciting new guest every single week who's turning wild ideas into wild growth. Guests include startup founders, product inventors, social media influencers, and much more. Presented by Hippo Direct - Let your business Run Wild! Hosted by digital marketing dude Max Branstetter. Theme Song: Freestyle Percussion Magik - Jungle Tribe - provided by Jamendo

  • 40 minutes 28 seconds
    #284: Greg Berry – Government Surplus Auctioneer, Founder of Municibid

    Greg Berry, the Founder and CEO of Municibid and Surplus.com, joins the show to share his journey from city councilman to creating the online government surplus auction marketplace. Hear the most random items ever sold on Municibid, how to manage an online marketplace, whether to focus on buyers or sellers, how to nail a cross-country road trip in an RV, and a little Breaking Bad. Connect with Greg at Municibid.com, Surplus.com, and on social media @Municibid and @GregMBerry

    24 April 2024, 5:21 am
  • 51 minutes 31 seconds
    #283: Katie Thomson – Baby Food Dietitian, Co-Founder of Square Baby

    Katie Thomson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Square Baby, joins the show to share her journey from first-ever Nutritionist at Starbucks to creating the only organic baby food offering 100% daily nutrition. Hear how to leave your dream job, come up with fun and delicious flavors, find customers, how we develop taste preferences, and the best flavor combinations. Connect with Katie at SquareBaby.com and on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @SquareBabyFood

    17 April 2024, 4:06 am
  • 41 minutes 43 seconds
    #282: David Sauers – Toilet King, Co-Founder of Royal Restrooms

    David Sauers, the Co-Founder of Royal Restrooms, joins the show to share his journey from porta-potty horror story to creating the luxury portable restroom franchise across the country. Hear how to differentiate your product and service, find your target customer, start a franchise, unusual fun facts about toilets, and the most notable celebrity weddings Royal Restrooms has satisfied. Connect with David at RoyalRestrooms.com and on LinkedIn

    10 April 2024, 4:53 am
  • 48 minutes 14 seconds
    #281: Camilla Opperman Morse – Shared Kitchen Gymnast, Founder of Nimbus

    Camilla Opperman Morse, the Founder and CEO of Nimbus, joins the show to share her journey from selling late night grilled cheese and cookie dough to cooking up the innovative shared kitchen company. Hear how to run your business more efficiently, expand to multiple locations, raise funding from angel investors, the best business lessons from gymnastics and piano, and a magical number of Harry Potter references. Connect with Camilla at NimbusKitchen.com, social media @NimbusKitchen, and LinkedIn

    3 April 2024, 3:47 am
  • 51 minutes 27 seconds
    #280: Nicole Smith – Travel Photo Maestro, Founder of Flytographer

    Nicole Smith, the Founder and CEO of Flytographer, joins the show to share her journey from selling her car to stay in business to creating the vacation photo marketplace that’s captured over 4 million memories in nearly 400 cities around the world. Hear how to sleep on a trampoline, turn your side hustle into a full-time business, stay easy to work with, run a global company, and a special Travel Edition of Rapid-Fire Q&A. Connect with Nicole at Flytographer.com, on Instagram @Flytographer and @FlytographerLife, and on LinkedIn

    27 March 2024, 5:10 am
  • 29 minutes 30 seconds
    #279: Peter Rojas – Founder of Gizmodo and Engadget

    Peter Rojas, the Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Gizmodo and Engadget, joins the show to share his journey from being intrigued by the early days of Wi-Fi to starting some of the most popular tech blogs on the planet. Hear how to decide what to post about, how to grow your audience quickly, the time Peter interviewed Bill Gates, his favorite gadget of all time, and the coolest city in Peru. Connect with Peter at Roj.as

    20 March 2024, 5:53 am
  • 56 minutes 59 seconds
    #278: Aytekin Tank – Automate Your Busywork, Founder of Jotform

    Aytekin Tank, the Founder and CEO of Jotform and Bestselling Author of Automate Your Busywork, joins the show to share his journey from using the school computer on weekends to creating online forms for 20 million users. Hear his Rules on Hiring, Gross Margin, and Productivity, how to scale your business to millions of users, open more offices, and focus on the important work, plus lessons on motivation from Michael Jordan. Connect with Aytekin at Jotform.com, AytekinTank.com, and check out his book

    13 March 2024, 4:05 am
  • 53 minutes 46 seconds
    #277: Andy Hunter – Bookshop Bodyguard, Founder of Bookshop.org

    Andy Hunter, the Founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, joins the show to share his journey from books saving his life as a kid to raising over $30 million for local bookstores. Hear why books and bookshops take you to a magical place, how to set up a B Corp, go head-to-head with a massive competitor like Amazon, go from full-time employee to entrepreneur, and Andy’s family treasure hunt for the best ice cream flavor. Connect with Andy at Bookshop.org and on LinkedIn

    6 March 2024, 5:03 am
  • 41 minutes 16 seconds
    #276: Liz Giorgi – Virtual Product Photography, Co-Founder of soona

    Liz Giorgi, the Co-Founder and CEO of soona, joins the show to share her journey from producing for BTN (Big Ten Network) to making product photoshoots better than ever. Hear how to keep your pricing simple, keep your customers happy, quickly decide what to post on social media, how YouTube has changed over the years, and how Liz has changed as a business owner since becoming a mother. Connect with Liz at soona.co and on social media @LizGiorgi

    28 February 2024, 5:10 am
  • 36 minutes 7 seconds
    #275: David Greschler and Jonah Friedl – Co-Founders of NomadGo

    David Greschler and Jonah Friedl, the Co-Founders of NomadGo, join the show to share their journey from mentor-mentee to reimagining inventory management through computer vision and spatial intelligence. Hear how to stay curious, match your tech to your vision, achieve product-market fit, unboxing the Apple Vision Pro, and the story behind Kirkland Signature and Costco. Connect with David and Jonah at Nomad-Go.com and on LinkedIn

    21 February 2024, 5:03 am
  • 34 minutes 17 seconds
    #274: Aleks Gosiewski – Seaweed Designer, Co-Founder of Keel Labs

    Aleks Gosiewski, the Co-Founder and COO of Keel Labs, joins the show to share her journey from FIT to creating clothes out of seaweed. Hear why seaweed’s better for the environment, how Keel Labs makes Kelsun fiber, how to learn entrepreneurship and science at the same time, how to stay patient in a long-term business, and a little Bojangles. Connect with Aleks at KeelLabs.com and on social media

    14 February 2024, 5:33 am
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