Entrepreneurship & Business Growth Episodes
Episode 304: Stop Being “Chaos Ready”: Build a Business That Can Handle Real Growth with Dr. Alexa D’Agostino
About the guest: Dr. Alexa D’Agostino is a “doctor of marketing” and founder/operator who’s built and scaled multiple businesses. She’s known for blending sharp performance marketing thinking with operational reality, systems...
Episode 297: From Fixing Laundromats to Building a $100M Empire: Why 'Why Not?' Changes Everything w/ Sardor Umrdinov
About the Guest: Sardor Umrdinov is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and ecosystem builder who went from growing up in Uzbekistan without basic resources — including a refrigerator — to running one of the largest appliance rep...
Episode 291: How to Build Founder Confidence When No One Believes in You with Anya Cheng
About the Guest: Anya Cheng is the Founder and CEO of Taelor, a leading men's clothing subscription service that provides personal styling and curated rentals, powered by AI. A Girls in Tech 40 Under 40 honoree, she previously led eCommerce and digital innovation teams at Meta, eBay, Target, and McDonald's. Taelor’s mission is to help people dress up to achieve their goals, whether it's for a job interview, date night, or big presentation, because looking good shouldn’t be a b…
Episode 285: From Blindness to Big Business: How to Scale Beyond Yourself with Aaron Golub
Too many leaders hit a wall trading time for money, playing it safe, or letting fear hold them back. Aaron Golub, legally blind, former D1 athlete, NFL free agent, and now speaker-turned-SaaS founder, didn’t let obstacles sto...
Episode 270: Culture Clubs & Mental Snacks with Julio Melara
👤 About the Guest: Julio Melara is a seasoned CEO, publisher, entrepreneur, and author with a deep passion for personal development and leadership. With a track record of transforming adversity into opportunity, Julio brings ...
Episode 262: Alignment Over Everything: Unlocking True Business Growth with Philippe Bouissou, PhD
👤 About the Guest: Philippe Bouissou is a seasoned entrepreneur, growth expert, and former Apple executive who worked directly with Steve Jobs. With a PhD in physics and over 35 years of experience across 23 boards, Philippe is the founder of Blue Dots Partners and author of the critically acclaimed book Aligning the Dots. He specializes in helping businesses unlock their full growth potential through a unique, data-driven framework he calls the A4 Precision Alignment methodology. 🎧 About th…
The Seven-Stage Framework for Customer Transformation with Chris Hood
Chris Hood, a keynote speaker and expert in merging customer success with digital strategy, shares insights on the importance of customer-centric cultures and the power of storytelling. He emphasizes the need to break through...
Unleashing Entrepreneurial Excellence with Steven Pivnik
Steve Mellor sits down with special guest Steven Pivnik in this compelling episode of Career Competitor. Together, they explore a myriad of profound insights that can transform the way you approach your career and personal gr...
Playing a Bigger Game with Markus Kaulius
In this compelling episode of Career Competitor, host Steve Mellor sits down with Markus Kaulius, the co-founder of PLAYABIGGERGAME.com, to delve into the intricate dynamics of personal and professional growth. Markus is a li...
Creating Your Own Success - Liam Patterson
Any competitor wanting to keep up with the competition must embrace the need for taking ownership of your journey. Liam Patterson joins the show to tell us about both his own story and the story of the company he co-founded a...
Sprinting towards Fulfillment - Simon Severino
Life is filled with short sprint after short sprint as we go from one item on our to-do list to the next. Growing a business is no different and can require greater planning, response times, and communication in order to capi...
Serving a Cause through Business - Elle Rueger
A competitor that appreciates building a career by figuring things out as she goes joins the show. Founder of Soledier Socks, Elle Rueger joins us to tell us all about how she has been able to build a competitive business whi...
The Self-Sufficient Strategy - Eric Stefanski
On this episode we welcome a competitor of the sports and self-empowerment world in that of coach Eric Stefanski. Having built a career as a collegiate swim coach, Eric grew tired of applying a band aid to the same problems w...
Jack Karavich - Bringing an Idea to Life
Jack Karavich, Founder of Tigeraire joins the show to discuss his journey of having ideas, seeing many fail, but bringing a unique one to life. It only takes one, and this Career Competitor understands what it means to take a...
CEO of Next Step Transitional Coaching - Willette White
We have the pleasure of welcoming in a woman who has lived and succeeded one entire career, only to decide that she has now found her truest calling in life! Former NCAA DI Women's Basketball Coach, Willette White joins us to...
Qualifi CEO - Darrian Mikell
We welcome Darrian Mikell, the CEO of Qualifi which is a company that is truly revolutionizing the hiring process by eliminating the bottleneck issue of candidates by enabling the fastest phone interviews in the world! An ent...
Former NFL Player turned Entrepreneur - Brandon Chubb
We welcome in the multi-talented Brandon Chubb to the show to hear all about his story of earning any and every opportunity he ever experienced in life up to this point, while gaining insight into the humility required to adm...
Tagalong Founders - Nick Karwoski & Scott Del Vecchio
On this episode we welcome in the founders of TAGALONG, Nick Karwoski and Scott Del Vecchio who herald from careers in pro triathlon and rowing, respectively. They have spent most of the past couple years creating an exciting...
Owner of the Savannah Banana's - Jesse Cole
On this episode we are joined by former Baseball player, turned entrepreneur and owner of an extremely unique franchise – the Savannah Banana’s Baseball Team – Jesse Cole who delivers a blast of energy that just about any of ...
Shaun Tomson - Surfing Legend & Entrepreneur
We welcome in one of the top 10 surfers of the 20th century, successful businessman, and professional speaker, Shaun Tomson to the show who today is inspiring people the world over the establish purpose within their life usin...
Founder of Underground Artists - Kal Jhugroo
So happy to be bringing on a friend and former teammate of mine to the show today, Kal Jhugroo who over the past decade has built himself an ever-growing and already very successful record label and agency in Underground Arti...
Founder of Way-Finders - Mike Brcic
On this episode we welcome in Mike Brcic, Founder of the company Way-finders and former owner and founder of the company Sacred Rides. An entrepreneur with 2.5 decades of success to show for it, Mike is an example of what it ...
Founder of Black Girls Surf - Rhonda Harper
This episode is a special extended edition that not only brings to light some lessons courtesy of the Founder of Black Girls Surf, Rhonda Harper, but also provides an opportunity to educate you on some important black history...