Cliff Branch
Author and longtime entrepreneur Cliff Branch joins John Boitnott on From the Ground Up to discuss the unconventional career that took him from selling stereo equipment to college students to building nationwide businesses—and eventually to writing about American politics and culture. Branch shares…
Noor Shikari
Noor Shikari spent nearly 15 years in the restaurant business before reinventing her career in financial services. On this episode of From the Ground Up, she joins John Boitnott to discuss what entrepreneurship taught her about cash flow, resilience, risk, and preparing for the unexpected. She expl…
Joan Dao
Joan Dao started Ilesovi after watching her mother lose more than a handbag in a violent robbery and struggle for months to feel comfortable going out alone. She joins John Boitnott to explain how that experience became a patented anti-theft handbag, why security products fail when they ignore fash…
Gavin Robley
Small trucking companies face many of the same safety and compliance demands as major fleets, but without the staff, software budgets, or margin for error. ClaimShield Co-CEO Gavin Robley joins John Boitnott to explain how poor compliance can drive up insurance costs, threaten access to freight, an…
Todd Katcher
Todd Katcher has spent nearly two decades moving between industries by paying attention to problems other people have learned to tolerate. He joins John Boitnott to explain how a Nashville bar led to an early digital advertising network, how one conversation with a car dealer pulled him into automo…
Randy Dominguez
Randy Dominguez spent decades in finance before taking an unexpected turn into documentary filmmaking and helping bring The Jersey Sound to life. He joins John Boitnott to explain why New Jersey’s musical history deserves a broader telling, how local clubs and artists helped build communities, and …
Aaron Pott
Aaron Pott has spent decades making wine in Napa Valley and France, but some of his most important lessons came from learning when not to impose his own preferences on the vineyard. He joins John Boitnott to discuss how Burgundy and Bordeaux shaped his approach to terroir, why he built Pott Wine ar…
Robert Saltz
Robert Saltz spent decades in hospitality and higher education before realizing that many artists face the same career questions as business professionals, often with far less structure around them. He joins John Boitnott to explain why talent alone cannot answer questions about direction, resilien…
Jay Avigdor
Jay Avigdor built Velocity Capital Group around a simple frustration: small businesses often need capital faster than traditional financing channels can move. He joins John Boitnott to explain how revenue-based financing has evolved, why technology and regulation are making the category more credib…
Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr.
Dr. Burl Randolph Jr. spent nearly 32 years in the U.S. Army, including three combat tours in Iraq, before turning his leadership experience toward helping organizations build healthier management cultures. He joins John Boitnott to explain how toxic behavior takes root, why organizations often tol…
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