Everyone Talks To Liz Claman

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From Diagnosis to Dough : How Loren Castle Turned Health Crisis Into A Cookie Company Sep 14, 2024

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Just out of college at age 22, a cancer diagnosis upended the life Loren had planned on. After a year of chemotherapy and a stricter diet, she earns a clean bill of health, and along with it not just the will to live, but the will to thrive.

Armed with a new understanding of nutrition and a delicious, healthy, vegan cookie recipe of her own design, Loren Castle launched her cookie business out of her mom’s kitchen.

Founder of Sweet Loren’s, Loren Castle, joins Liz to explain how baking helped her overcome the challenges of cancer, the charity baking contest that launched her on an entrepreneurial path, and the recipe for getting Sweet Loren’s cookie dough in over 25,000 supermarkets across the country.

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From The Basement To The Big-Time: DJ Duo Two Friends' Success Story Sep 07, 2024

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What’s better than one friend…Two Friends!

Liz is joined by Matt Halper and Eli Sones of the dynamic EDM DJ/Producer Duo, Two Friends. They share how a friendship that began on the playground in the 7th grade catapulted to taking Madison Square Garden by storm.

Matt and Eli share what’s in store for the next volume of their “big bootie mixes.”

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The Climb: An Everyone Talks To Liz Labor Day Special Aug 31, 2024

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On this special episode commemorating Labor Day, Liz revisits conversations of passion, persistence, and grit. In this one-hour special, Liz sits down with entrepreneurs and executives about their journey from the mailroom to the boardroom and all the

roadblocks along the way.

Interviews featured: Retired professional boxer & entrepreneur Laila Ali, Founder of The Agency and Real Estate Superstar Mauricio Umansky, Luxury Fashion Designer and Co-founder of her own namesake company Rebecca Minkoff and Red Carpet Fashion Expert and daughter of comedian and icon Joan Rivers Melissa Rivers.

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Lee Greenwood: The Heart and Soul Behind 'God Bless the USA' Aug 24, 2024

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One of the biggest stories in the year 1990 was Operation Desert Storm, where the United States joined Saudi Arabia to fight off Iraq's rogue invasion of neighboring Kuwait. As American soldiers left home, one song rose to become a beloved patriotic anthem...'God Bless the USA.'

Lee Greenwood, the singer behind the iconic song, joins Liz to discuss his early life, musical influences, and how his varied career—from blackjack dealing in Las Vegas to achieving fame—led to the creation of this timeless anthem.

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The Travel Hack Whisperer: The Points Guy Brian Kelly On Turning Rewards Into Gold Aug 17, 2024

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As the sun begins to set on Summer, we hope you got some good vacation time in! More than that...we hope you used some of your credit card points.

Brian Kelly is the Founder of "The Points Guy," and is the leading voice in loyalty programs, points and miles, credit cards and travel. He joins Liz on the podcast to detail the journey to his genius idea and advise listeners on how to use credit card points to their advantage.

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From Loss To Legacy: Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle Turned Grief Into Global Success Aug 10, 2024

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Almost every set back has a life-altering silver lining.

Our guest today was cruising along as a senior in college when his father died of a sudden heart attack, leaving his family behind with broken hearts and a failing family business.

Columbia Sportswear CEO, Tim Boyle joins Liz to share how he put aside his lifelong dream of being a journalist to grow his father's tiny hat business into one of the most well-known global outdoor brands across the country.

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Hopping On The Barstool Of Life: Former Barstool Sports CEO Erika Ayers Badan Aug 03, 2024

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We all make excuses. Whether they are made in your personal or professional life, eventually you need to see them for what they truly are: delay tactics.

After shepherding the sale of Barstool Sports to Penn Entertainment for more than half $1 billion, not only is she at the helm of a new company, CEO of Food52 Erika Ayers Badan made no excuses and wrote a book titled Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure Is Good, the Great Ones Play Hurt, and Other Hard Truths.

She joins Liz to discuss the importance of taking risks, owning up to your mistakes, and emphasizes the value of failure.

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Reading, Risk & REWARD: How ReMax Founder Dave Liniger Went From Dropout To Mogul Jul 27, 2024

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Have you ever read a 'how-to' book that changed your life? Well, Dave Liniger was working three-part jobs when he read a 'how to flip houses' and the rest is history.

Co-founder of RE/MAX Dave Liniger joins Liz to discuss how he went from being a college dropout to founding a company that today has more than 140,000 agents in nearly 9,000 offices all over the world. He describes why the business was a total disaster the first few years and how he built it to becoming an iconic worldwide brand.

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Sugar High: Candyland Capitalist Dylan Lauren Jul 20, 2024

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What would you do if your dad approached you wanting to name a perfume after you? Dylan Lauren refused the offer from her iconic fashion designer dad, Ralph Lauren because she was saving her name for her own brand.

CEO and Founder of Dylan's Candy Bar Dylan Lauren sits down with Liz to discuss how she turned her love for candy into the world's largest confectionary emporium and lifestyle brand. She describes her entrepreneurial journey from people not believing in her to hunting down products across the world to enhance her brand.

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'Bilt' To Last: How Ankur Jain Unlocked Rewards For Millions of Rent-Payers Jul 13, 2024

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Anyone who has paid rent before relates to the struggle of spending all this money month after month and having nothing to show for it. But what if you could be rewarded for shelling out all that cash every month?

Founder and CEO of Bilt Rewards Ankur Jain sits down with Liz to discuss how he developed a first-of-its-kind loyalty program for renters. He shares that from a young age, observing his parents' quest for the 'American Dream' inspired him to become an entrepreneur, he candidly expresses the struggle it took to pitch Bilt Rewards, and reveals why the number one quality he looks for in his employees is 'hyper-curiosity.'

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