Making It with Jon Davids

255 - "I Raised $98M To Build a BIG Fighting Business" | Khalil Zahar, CEO of FightCamp

Jon Davids — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

254 - I Grow a Business From $2M to $10M in 31 Minutes (exact blueprint)

Jon Davids — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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Jon does a strategy session with Jarall Medical Management. This is a medical billing company currently at $2M in annual revenue.

The founder, Dr. Alan Bass, wants to reach $10M in the next few years. Jon lays an exact roadmap to make that happen.

This strategy session focuses on how to grow through paid ads, how to recruit and train your team, and why you should never compete on price.

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253 - How To Make Your Product Irresistible To Customers

Jon Davids — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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JD talks about packaging today. But not physical packaging. It's all about the framing of your product/service so that your customer MUST have it.

This is all about offer/market fit. And it's a must for every business.

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252 - This Homemade Tortilla Business Just Sold for $1.2B | Siete Foods (encore)

Jon Davids — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:01:58 -0400

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Jon breaks down the story Siete Foods, and how they started from a kitchen recipe to dominating stores nationwide.

This episode originally aired in November 2024.

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251 - I Help an Entrepreneur Hit $5M/sales with THIS Marketing Formula

Jon Davids — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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Jon sits down with a $2.5M/yr business owner and shows him how to double sales. The company is called Swedish Door, founded by Paul St-Germain.

In the episode, Jon breaks down the StoryFunnel™, developed by Influicity and used with hundreds of our clients.

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250 - He was kidnapped at gunpoint. Then he built a $1B business | Omair Tariq, Cart.com (encore)

Jon Davids — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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Jon sits down with Omair Tariq, founder and CEO of Cart.com. This is a wild story of a kid's near death experience to building multiple million dollar companies.

This episode originally aired in March 2025.

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249 - I Show This Founder How To DOUBLE Sales To $5M

Jon Davids — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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Jon talks to Steph Weibring, founder of Joy Creative Shop. She's current at $2.5M/yr in sales and stuck.

JD digs into the business and gives Steph TWO ways to double the business.

If you're a business builder, there's a lot to learn in this strategy session.

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248 - How I Drive BIG Sales on Social Media (full breakdown)

Jon Davids — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400

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JD breaks down the 7 keys he uses to drive revenue from social media. If you sell stuff, and you want to sell MORE stuff in the future, this episode is for you.

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247 - Taking a business from $200K to $1M in 53 minutes

Jon Davids — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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JD sits down with Craig Rosen, founder of InterviewFocus. This is a real strategy session where Jon guides Craig with the exact steps he can use to grow his business by 3-5X.

This episode covers marketing, sales, positioning, and more.

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246 - This College Side Hustle Now Makes $700M/year | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK (encore)

Jon Davids — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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JD talks to Brian Scudamore, the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. We talk growth, franchising, people, and how to overcome insane challenges.

This episode originally aired in March 2025.

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245 - How ButcherBox Went From Zero to $600M with no Investors (encore)

Jon Davids — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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JD talks about ButcherBox, the $600 million bootstrapped. This story gets into startup arbitrage, getting customers, and scaling without taking outside money.

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This episode (192) originally aired May 27, 2025.

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244 - How To Make Unlimited Money In Your Business with 3 Marketing Pillars

Jon Davids — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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There are 3 kinds of marketing every business needs. And when you figure out how to use each one, growth stops being a struggle.

Jon Davids lays it all out in this episode. So you can put the right tactics to work, right now.

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243 - How Two Brothers Hustled Their Way to $1B (and still growing) | Vineyard Vines founders, Shep and Ian Murray

Jon Davids — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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Jon sits down with the 2 brothers behind Vineyard Vines. The billion dollar fashion brand they started over 25 years ago.

Shep and Ian Murray talk about the early hustle, how they grew without investors, and how they run a family business with nearly a $1B in annual sales.

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242 - Marcus Lemonis: "I love doing what everyone says is impossible" | Businessman, TV star, Investor.

Jon Davids — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

Marcus Lemonis joins Jon to share the story of how he took over a failing company decades ago, and turned it into a $1.4B business.

They also discuss how Marcus became a TV star and what he plans to do as CEO of Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

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241 - They Built a $2M/day Business with a Spreadsheet

Jon Davids — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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Nerd Wallet built a business making $2M a day. And it all started with a spreadsheet. Today, Jon explores the early days and breaks out the critical business lessons that every business builder can take from Nerd Wallet.

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240 - I Ask Scaramucci All My Burning Questions | Money, Aliens, Politics, and more.

Jon Davids — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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239 - How WeWork Built a $47B "Delusional" Business (steal the best strategies)

Jon Davids — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500

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Adam Neumann founded WeWork so he could "fix all the world's problems. And then it all imploded. But along the way, he actually did some smart things.

Today, Jon breaks down the "mass delusion" of WeWork. Then he strips away the hype and delivers the tactics every business can follow.

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Jon Davids — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Happy holidays and have an awesome new year from Jon and the Influicity team :)

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238 - This $32B Scam Can Teach You a Lot About Business

Jon Davids — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Today, Jon digs into the FTX scandal. He uncovers how Sam Bankman-Fried built a $32 billion business on lies. And how you can steal his best strategies. Putting them to work legally and ethically across your business.

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237 - This Will Kill a Business Before It Even Starts | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK

Jon Davids — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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JD speaks with Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. This clip is from episode 181, originally aired in March 2025.

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236 - "We Hit $680M Last Year, But It Started as a Joke" | Shawn David Nelson, Founder of LoveSac

Jon Davids — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Jon chats with Shawn Nelson, CEO of Lovesac. Hear how Shawn started with a simple side hustle in College and turned it into a $700M publicly traded company.

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235 - "This Is How I Run a $100M+ Family Business" | Manjit Minhas, Entrepreneur & Investor

Jon Davids — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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JD spoke with Manjit Minhas, co-owner of Minhas Breweries and Distillery. They take an inside look at Manjit's 9-figure family business.

This clip is from episode 173, originally aired in February 2025. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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234 - This $2.8M Private Dog Club Is A Business Masterclass

Jon Davids — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Jon breaks down the success of a high-end dog club that brings in almost $3M annually, and lets us in on the four key lessons you can apply to your own business.

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233 - Don't Make This BRUTAL Selling Mistake | Carolyn Sarnoff, billion dollar CMO

Jon Davids — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Today's conversation is with JD and Carolyn Sarnoff, CMO at Pattern. They start off with a BIG sales mistake so many businesses make. And they go deeper into Pattern's success strategy.

This clip is from episode 164, originally aired in January 2025. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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232 - Ryan Reynolds Used ONE Hack To Make $350M. You Can Copy It. Here's How.

Jon Davids — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Jon breaks down how Ryan Reynolds transformed his acting career into a lucrative brand empire. Listen now or watch the video here.

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231 - "This Is Why Your Company Will Fail" | Daniel Rowles, host of Digital Marketing Podcast

Jon Davids — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:07:00 -0500

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JD talks with Daniel Rowles, host of the Digital Marketing Podcast, about why more startups are failing today than in the past. This was from their 2025 predictions episode!

The full episode is #162. It originally aired in January 2025. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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230 - This Little Box is a BIG Business | with Ghassan Halazon, CEO of Emerge Commerce

Jon Davids — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Jon is joined by Ghassan Halazon, CEO of EMERGE Commerce, Inc.

They discuss a grab bag of innovative business ideas. From hotel "boxes" to "boomer commerce" and more.

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229 - Kevin O'Leary: "Here's how I really made my first million bucks"

Jon Davids — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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Today, we're bringing back a classic. JD chats with the one and only Kevin O'Leary about his journey to making his first million, transitioning from business operator to investor, and his transformation into a celebrity businessman.

All this and so much more from "Mr. Wonderful" himself.

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228 - This piece of paper brings in 100's of customers (steal the strategy)

Jon Davids — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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In this episode, Jon shares how 3 different businesses are bringing in clients with quirky tactics. And they actually work!

Jon digs into the tactics behind each strategy. And shares lots of examples so every business owner can put these tactics into action.

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227 - "This Is How We Make Money Selling Movies" | Jordan Harmon, Angel Studio

Jon Davids — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

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This clip is from episode 144, originally aired in September 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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226 - He built a $6B business by blowing up one shelf | the story of Hobby Lobby

Jon Davids — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Grow your business with a customized AI Growth Plan here. Today, Jon will shares the story of Hobby Lobby. This company was founded by Dave Green and Hobby Lobby.

He took one aisle in the general store and made it the whole story.

JD shares key insights that you can steal from the Hobby Lobby story and apply to your business right now.

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225 - "This is the Worst Franchise To Own" | Gregg Majewski, Craveworthy Brands

Jon Davids — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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This clip is from episode 125, originally aired in April 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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224 - "I Had No Idea How To Make a Shirt. Now We Sell $200M/yr." | Chris Riccobono, UNTUCKiT (replay)

Jon Davids — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Take Jon's new masterclass, Instant Marketing Machine. Today, we're going back to a conversation between Jon and Chris Riccobono, founder of UNTUCKiT. Relive the story of how Chris turned a wild idea into a $200 million business, and all the challenges that came with it.

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223 - "Here's Why You Should Never Sell Your Business" | Jason Fried, 37signals

Jon Davids — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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This clip is from episode 128, originally aired in May 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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222 - "This Guy is Making Millions of Dollars From Toilets" | with Dave Garden

Jon Davids — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD is joined by entrepreneur Dave Garden. They start by chatting about a luxury toilet company. Then Jon gets into Dave's entrepreneurial journey. Going from a single truck to building a national electronics retailer. Dave also shares what he's doing now with Kiiwi.

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221 - "We Raised $5M with a Powerpoint" | Drew Green, Indochino

Jon Davids — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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This clip is from episode 129, originally aired in May 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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220 - This Is 100% AI... and they fooled everyone | with SoundCloud CEO, Eliah Seton

Jon Davids — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:53:42 -0400

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219 - "Here's How We Beat Disney" | Jordan Harmon, Angel Studios

Jon Davids — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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218 - This simple website pulls in millions a day (steal the strategy)

Jon Davids — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:18:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD chats with James Camp, an internet marketing expert and entrepreneur. They dig into a website that pulls in millions of dollars a day (and probably a lot more). They also talk selling to big companies, picking the right customer, and more.

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217 - "We Had The Biggest Clients... and Here's Why We Lost Them" | Brian Hamilton, Sageworks

Jon Davids — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Check out a great highlight from Jon's chat with Brian Hamilton, Chairman of LiveSwitch and founder of Sageworks.

This clip is from episode 179, originally aired in March 2025. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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216 - "It's the Biggest Business Opportunity of the Decade" - Michael Hyatt, Billion Dollar Entrepreneur

Jon Davids — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD talks with accomplished entrepreneur and investor Michael Hyatt. From Michael selling his company for one billion dollars to running an office, investing, AI, remote work, and so much more, there's a lot to unpack in this incredibly insightful conversation.

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215 - "We Hit $500 Million... and it Hurts" | Omair Tariq, Cart.com

Jon Davids — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Check out a great highlight from Jon's chat with Omair Tariq, Founder and CEO of Cart.com.

This clip is from episode 177, originally aired on March 14, 2025. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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214 - $200M Founder Shares His "Mess-To-Money" Formula

Jon Davids — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, Jon talks with Alex Zhardanovsky, the innovative entrepreneur behind multiple successful ventures, including his newest project, Prima. Hear how Alex built a $200 million affiliate business in his twenties, revolutionizing the way people make restaurant reservations, and so much more.

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213 - "Here's Why Most Restaurants Crash and Burn" | Gregg Majewski, Craveworthy Brands

Jon Davids — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Check out a great highlight from Jon's chat with Gregg Majewski, CEO of Craveworthy Brands, and former CEO of Jimmy John's.

This clip is from episode 125, originally aired in April 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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212 - "Here's How We Accidentally Made Millions Of Dollars" | Adam Miller, Cornerstone onDemand

Jon Davids — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:42:14 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, we're bringing back one of the classics when Jon spoke with Adam Miller, the founder of Cornerstone OnDemand.

We hear how Adam took this business from his apartment to a $5.2B exit. And how he's now fighting for change with his new company, OnePlanet.

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211 - "We built a BIG software company with no investors" | Jason Fried, 37signals

Jon Davids — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 05:17:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Check out a great highlight from Jon's chat with Jason Fried, founder of 37signals.

This clip is from episode 128, originally aired in May 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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210 - Anthony Scaramucci schools me on crypto, investing and more

Jon Davids — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:31:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD chats with Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, political figure, and podcast host. Hear Anthony discuss his crypto, podcasting, career pivots, and so much more.

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209 - How To Raise LOTS of Money | Drew Green, Indochino (Quick Cut)

Jon Davids — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:03:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Check out a great highlight from Jon's chat with Drew Green, CEO of INDOCHINO.

This clip is from episode 129, originally aired in May 2024. You can find the original episode at this link, or on your favourite streaming platform.

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208 - "I was a painter in college. Last year we did $100M." | Jeff Dudan, CEO of Homefront Brands

Jon Davids — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:24:55 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD chats with Jeff Dudan, CEO of Homefront Brands. How did Jeff go from a small painting company in college to building a massive, million-dollar home service company? Find that out and more in this packed episode.

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207 - From a Tiny Store to $275M Giant | Buc-ee's

Jon Davids — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:00:01 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, Jon talks about Buc-ee's. The little convenience store in Texas that became a MEGA-store. And a cult favorite.

In this episode you'll learn some of the strategies behind how co-founders Arch "Beaver" Aplin and Don Wassick built Buc-ee's into a retail empire.

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206 - "We sold for $800M. Here's what happened next." | Mike Lazerow, tech entrepreneur & investor

Jon Davids — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:06:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, Jon talks with Mike Lazerow, co-founder of Buddy Media. Mike shares his journey as an entrepreneur, building multiple companies. Plus he talks about how he sold Buddy Media to Salesforce.com for $800M. This is a fast-paced episode with lots of great lessons.

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205 - "I made $31M that day. Here's how." | Manjit Minhas, Co-founder of Minhas Breweries

Jon Davids — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 05:28:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, Jon talks with Manjit Minhas, co-founder of Minhas Breweries. Hear how Manjit turned a $10,000 investment into a multi-million dollar alcohol business, and all of her helpful insights in the world of entrepreneurship.

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204 - Codie Sanchez: "The Richest Guy On Your Street Probably Makes Money Doing This"

Jon Davids — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:10:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today. Jon speaks to investor and best-selling author, Codie Sanchez. They cover Codie's journey from corporate finance to social media star and "boring business" advocate. Codie shares insights on buying businesses, overcoming failures, and the power of attention as leverage in today's market.

This episode originally aired in 2024.

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203 - I asked a $700M founder a bunch of burning questions | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK

Jon Davids — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:09:00 -0400

Get your personalized AI Growth Cheatsheet here. Today, JD does some rapidfire Q&A with Brian Scudamore, Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. What are his sales? How did he start? What was his most expensive mistake? All that and way more in this candid conversation.

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202 - Shopify President: "Here's what every business builder needs to know today"

Jon Davids — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon talks with Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, about how Shopify transformed from a small website builder for indie companies to one of the world's top e-commerce giants.

Harley also shares timeless business lessons for every business builder today.

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201 - How Costco Sells $254B of Stuff with this WEIRD Strategy

Jon Davids — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

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200 - Chocolate Mogul: “We sold 47 million bars and we’re just warming up” | Jake Karls, Mid-Day Squares

Jon Davids — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, we're taking a dive back into the Making It archives for JD's excellent chat with Jake Karls of Mid-Day Squares. Tune in to hear how Jake and his team went from a simple kitchen operation to a full-blown booming chocolate brand.

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199 - How Rolex Uses Lies, Myth, and Deception To Sell So Many Watches

Jon Davids — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD delves into Rolex's $11 billion success story and the brand's ability to manufacture scarcity.

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198 - They Built a $490M Business with NO Money (using this one move)

Jon Davids — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:04:00 -0400

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD tells us about the journey Chomps. They make meat sticks. And they're redefining the category for the modern day consumer. Hear how this business started small and grew to $490 million last year.

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197 - "We Sold to Salesforce.com for $800M and Here's What I Learned" | Mike Lazerow

Jon Davids — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:09:00 -0400

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, JD chats with Mike Lazerow, serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Buddy Media. He sold that company to Salesforce.com for $800M. They get into Mike's journey through business, technology, venture capital, and more.

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196 - He Makes $19M a Day From Trash? Yes. Here's How.

Jon Davids — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get your personalized 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon tells us about how Ron Mittelstaedt took a few small town trash companies to $7.2 billion in annual sales. This is the story of Waste Connections and the big business of small-town trash.

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195 - How one man bootstrapped a hotel to $260M | Harris Rosen

Jon Davids — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:01:00 -0400

Get JD's 1-Minute Marketing Roadmap here. Today, Jon shares the inspiring story of Harris Rosen, who transformed a rundown motel near Disney World into a thriving hotel business with $260M in annual sales.

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194 - Bobbi Brown: “I Just Wanted To Sell Lipstick — Now It’s a $1B Brand. Here’s What Happened.”

Jon Davids — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Instagram Selling Machine here. Today, JD talks with Bobbi Brown. She's the founder of the billion-dollar makeup brand, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and later Jones Road Beauty. How did Bobbi go from a freelance makeup artist to a business mogul and the industry's first beauty influencer? Don't miss out on this story!

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193 - Here's How I Built a Coffee Chain from Scratch | Gregory Zamfotis

Jon Davids — Fri, 30 May 2025 12:43:01 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, JD talks with Gregory Zamfotis, the founder of Gregory's Coffee. How did Gregory transition from law school to creating a thriving coffee business with over 50 locations? Tune in and find out!

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192 - How ButcherBox Went From Zero to $600M (With No Investors)

Jon Davids — Tue, 27 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon talks about Mike Salguero and his $600 million business ButcherBox. How did Mike navigate the chaos of 2020 and master logistics, marketing, and customer service to thrive without outside capital? Tune in and find out!

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191 - $60M a Year From One Book | Pantone

Jon Davids — Tue, 20 May 2025 10:28:46 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon tells about Pantone, a company that revolutionized the colour industry with the Pantone Matching System (PMS), which became an industry standard.

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190 - This guy turned $1,800 into a $1B+ business (crazy story) | Scooter Braun

Jon Davids — Tue, 13 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon gets into the background of Scooter Braun, the man behind some of the biggest names in music, such as Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Discover how he turned an $1,800 investment into a billion-dollar empire through strategic deals and sharp business acumen.

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189 - These Guys Make $2.9M a Day Selling Yogawear

Jon Davids — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:15:32 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon dives deep into the story of Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge, founders of Alo Yoga, who turned their passion for yoga and experience in apparel into a billion-dollar brand.

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188 - This Butcher Makes $270M a Year

Jon Davids — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook How to Build a Website Selling Machine here. Today, Jon gets into the journey of Pat Lafreida, who transformed his family's struggling butcher shop into a $270 million powerhouse.

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187 - The Crazy Way to Make Millions on Broadway

Jon Davids — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon talks about some of the most successful Broadway shows in history and the people who are really making money on them behind the scenes. Plus, hear an exclusive interview with Adam Levowitz about the challenges and strategies of running an off-Broadway show.

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186 - "We Made One Change And Now We're at $200M/yr" | Chris Riccobono, UNTUCKiT

Jon Davids — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon talks with Chris Riccobono, founder of UNTUCKiT. Tune in to hear how Chris turned a wild idea into a $200 million business, and all the challenges that came with it.

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185 - Making $250M/Day Selling Bags, Watches, and Perfume | Bernard Arnault, LVMH

Jon Davids — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:05:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon talks about Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH. Find out how he went from being a real estate developer to building the world's largest luxury empire behind brands like Dior and Louis Vuitton.

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184 - How To Build a Restaurant In 2025 | Brooklyn Dumpling Shop

Jon Davids — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon talks with Jeff Galletly, chairman and CEO of Brooklyn Dumpling Shop. How did Jeff transition from management consulting, PepsiCo, and Restaurant Brands International to leading a growing dumpling empire? Tune is to find out all that and more.

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183 - This Company Makes $200M/yr Selling Basic T-Shirts | True Classic

Jon Davids — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon gets into the story of how True Classic turned a simple T-shirt idea into a $100 million success in just two years.

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182 - These Guys Were Flipping Burgers and Now They Do $1B in Sales

Jon Davids — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon tells us about how Matt Perlman and Alex Stone flipped some Burger King franchises into a massive $1B endeavor.

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181 - "My College Side Hustle Now Makes $700M/year" | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK

Jon Davids — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, JD chats with Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Hear Brian's incredible rags-to-riches story and have a chance encounter at a McDonald's drive-thru into a multi-million dollar business.

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180 - How This Family Business Blew Up the Industry | Canada Goose

Jon Davids — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon unravels the fascinating story behind Canada Goose's meteoric rise from a small family business to a billion-dollar global brand.

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179 - "I Built The First Fintech Company Ever. Here's How." | Brian Hamilton

Jon Davids — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon sits down with Brian Hamilton, chairman of LiveSwitch and founder of Sageworks. Hear how Brian built the first FinTech company in America, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he learned about entrepreneurship.

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178 - Building a $340M Chocolate Brand by Accident | Hu Chocolate

Jon Davids — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon chats about Hu Chocolate. How did a restaurant accidentally create a multi-million dollar product? Tune in and find out!

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177 - I Was Kidnapped at Gunpoint and Now I Run a $1B+ business | Omair Tariq, Cart.com

Jon Davids — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon sits down with Omair Tariq, founder and CEO of Cart.com. Hear his remarkable journey from a scary life-altering moment to building multiple multi-million dollar companies.

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176 - This Guy Flipped His Way To $31B | Michael Rubin, Fanatics

Jon Davids — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon tells us about Michael Rubin, CEO of Fanatics. How exactly did Michael go from a 14-year-old ski shop owner to the biggest sports apparel company in the world? Listen in and find out!

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175 - Building a $138M Fashion Icon with Joe Mimran

Jon Davids — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. We're jumping back into the Making It archives with one of our favorite episodes.

Joe Mimran is the founder of Club Monaco, Joe Fresh, and so many other iconic brands. Of course, it didn't start this way for Joe, As it is with anyone else, Joe had his share of challenges and hardships he had to overcome before becoming a renowned entrepreneur. Today, Joe talks with JD about those challenges, some of the brands that lead to his success and so much more.

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174 - This Camping Business Makes $16M a Day | Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World

Jon Davids — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. In this episode, Jon Davids tells us about Marcus Lemonis, the man behind Camping World. Marcus rolled up and reinvented the RV industry. And built a behemoth while he was at it.

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173 - How To Build a Beer Empire with Manjit Minhas

Jon Davids — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon Davids talks to Manjit Minhas, who bootstrapped her brewery to $200M+ in revenue. This is a Making It classic, originally aired in 2022.

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172 - How To Make $130M Selling Hoodies | Aviator Nation

Jon Davids — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon Davids tells us all about the incredible journey of Paige Mycoski and her massive fashion brand, Aviator Nation. Learn how the brand went from cult status to becoming a $130M powerhouse.

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171 - The REAL Story Behind the World’s Best-Selling Bagel | Adam Goldberg, Founder of Popup Bagels

Jon Davids — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon is joined by the founder of PopUp Bagels Adam Goldberg to discuss the phenomenal rise of his bagel business and the hustle behind it.

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170 - Making $100M+ Off Total Junk | 1-800-GOT-JUNK

Jon Davids — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon dives into the story behind 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Learn how founder Brian Scudamore went from a summer job of hauling trash, to a multi-million dollar company.

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169 - This Little Bagel Shop is Worth $54M | Popup Bagels

Jon Davids — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon shares the story of the rapid rise of Pop Up Bagels, a $54M business that went from home-baked goods to multiple locations.

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168 - “We Raised $118M With a Tiny Coffee Shop” | Blank Street Coffee

Jon Davids — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, we're going back into the archives for a fan-favourite episode. Jon tells us about the rise and popularity of Blank Street Coffee and how it changed the playbook of the coffee-drinking world.

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167 - $800M From Bankrupt Brands | Authentic Brands Group

Jon Davids — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon talks about how Authentic Brands Group generates $800M annually by revitalizing distressed brands like Forever 21, Juicy Couture, and even deceased celebrities' estates.

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166 - "This was a $2B company with no marketing" | Kimberly Storin, CMO at Zayo

Jon Davids — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Thank you to Influicity for sponsoring this episode! Get JD's best content in your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. This is a special "corner office" edition of Making It, where Jon speaks to some of the biggest names in the marketing world. For this episode, Jon talks with Kimberly Storin, CMO of Zayo, about her experience building a marketing team from the ground up in a $2.5 billion tech company. They also discuss optimizing tech strategies, collaborating with sales to drive substantial corporate growth, and so much more.

165 - The Dairy Empire Built on Junkmail | Chobani

Jon Davids — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon tells us all about the entrepreneurial journey of Hamdi Ulukaya, who transformed an old factory into Chobani, a $2 billion yogurt brand, starting with a piece of junk mail.

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164 - "This is How I Run Marketing at a $1B+ Company" | Carolyn Sarnoff, CMO at Pattern

Jon Davids — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content in your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. This is a special "corner office" edition of Making It, where Jon speaks to some of the biggest names in the marketing world. For this episode, Jon chats with Carolyn Sarnoff, the CMO at Pattern. They cover the importance of addressing customer pain points, the role of AI in content generation and marketing, and insights on maintaining consistency across different marketing channels.

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163 - How To Build a $100M Car Wash

Jon Davids — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon explains Mammoth Holdings' business model. Revealing how it generates $100 million annually by buying and optimizing car washes through a subscription model, automation, strategic financing, and centralized operations.

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162 - This is What We Predict for 2025 | Daniel Rowles vs. Jon Davids

Jon Davids — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. In this episode, Jon and his guest Daniel Rowles, host of the Digital Marketing Podcast, share bold predictions for 2025. From the impact of AI on business failures to the shift back to creative marketing, this episode covers key trends to watch.

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161 - This Cab Driver Became a Billionaire with One Tactic | Harry Singh, Bolla

Jon Davids — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Jon Davids (JonDavids.com) tells us about the unbelievable story of Harry Singh, a former cab driver who became a billionaire by continuously solving problems and innovating his business strategy. Learn how Singh transitioned from owning a small repair shop to creating a thriving oil distribution empire.

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160 - This Writer Has a $320M Real Estate Side Hustle | Taylor Sheridan

Jon Davids — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Listen here or watch the video at youtube.com/@jondavids. In this episode, Jon breaks down Taylor Sheridan's journey from struggling actor to Hollywood powerhouse. And how he built Yellowstone into a cultural touchstone. Complete with his own real estate empire. This episode explores Sheridan's strategic pivot to writing, his creation of successful spin-offs, and his savvy business model integrating real estate and content creation.

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159 - Brutally Honest Business Recap of 2024 | Jon Davids vs Charles Schwartz

Jon Davids — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Join JD (JonDavids.com) and special guest Charles Schwartz as they dive into the greatest hits of 2024 in business, marketing, and entrepreneurship. From standout products and underhyped trends to personal wins and fails, this episode is packed with reflections and insights to close the year on a high note.

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158 - “It Started In My Apartment, And We Grew It To $5B+” | Adam Miller, Cornerstone on Demand

Jon Davids — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

JD (JonDavids.com) and Adam Miller, the founder of Cornerstone OnDemand, who built and sold his company for $5.2 billion. Now, Adam is dedicating his efforts to combating global challenges like homelessness, gun violence, and climate change through his new venture OnePlanet.

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157 - $100M Ear Piercing Empire | Rowan

Jon Davids — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Jon(JonDavids.com)explores the remarkable journey of Louisa Schneider, who transformed a dismal ear-piercing experience with her daughter into Rowan, a booming business with over 60 locations. Learn about her innovative approach using licensed nurses, pop-up events, and home services that disrupted the industry, leading to massive growth and revenue.

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