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He Started With $700 and Built Two Billion Dollar Brands May 20, 2026

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John Paul DeJoria co-founded Paul Mitchell hair care and Patrón tequila, but he'll be the first to tell you he started with nothing. Unless you count the dime his mom handed him to drop in a Salvation Army bucket when he was six. That dime taught him everything. After getting fired from three jobs and living out of his car, he finally started making real money at 35 with Paul Mitchell. Then came Patrón. When he sold it, it was the biggest sale in alcohol industry history. But DeJoria never forgot that dime. He's planted over a million trees, helped generate 42,000 tons of food through Grow Appalachia, and given away millions every year to house and employ the homeless. In his new memoir, Success Unshared is Failure, he makes the case that no matter how much you make, it means nothing if you're not sharing it with others.

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Snack: Faherty Brand May 17, 2026

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Alex Faherty sat down to chat with Dan about one of their favorite topics; The Knicks! But Alex wasn’t just there to agree that Jalen Brunson is the best. Alex and his twin brother Mike built Faherty Brand from a college essay idea into an 80-store empire. Alex gets real about what it actually feels like to quit your cushy finance job and chase a dream you've been cooking up since you were a teenager. Turns out it's equal parts exhilarating and "what the heck did I just do?"

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George Kittle's Secret Reset Button May 13, 2026

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Dan went to NFL Draft Week in Pittsburgh. He sat down with 49ers tight end George Kittle and his wife Claire to talk about what it actually takes to keep your head on straight when the lights are blinding. It turns out both Kittles minored in Entrepreneurship in college. That class stuck with them more than anything else, except sports! They know how to soak up the good times, and they know how to flush the bad ones on and off the field.

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Snack: How Love Fuels Success May 10, 2026

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Everyone says if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. But is that actually true? Marcus Buckingham has spent 30 years crunching the numbers on human performance, and he's got a very specific, and maybe surprising, answer to just how much of your day needs to spark joy before you stop wanting to quit. You can learn more about his research in his new book Design Love In. At the end of the episode Dan has his own surprise brush with love.

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What It Takes to Last a Century: Inside a Five-Generation Utah Business May 08, 2026

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Wheelwright Lumber started as a small second-hand store in Ogden, Utah back in 1890 and has grown into a 13-acre, full-service lumberyard now led by the family’s fifth generation. In this episode, fifth-generation owner Paul Wheelwright shares how each era has put its stamp on the business, from evolving with the construction industry to modernizing operations while preserving the company’s identity. He discusses how to keep values and vision aligned across 130 years, what ongoing succession looks like as the company prepares for its sixth generation and why the right financial partners are critical when a legacy business decides to expand or reinvent itself.

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Passing the Torch to Your Team: How Archie Montemayor Built Owners From Within May 07, 2026

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When founder and CEO Arturo “Archie” Montemayor III decided it was time to think about the future of his Austin-based CPA firm, he didn’t look outside for buyers—he looked across the hall. In this episode, Archie shares how he structured a thoughtful transition by transferring ownership shares to longtime employees while staying active in the business, preserving client trust and the firm’s hard-earned reputation. He breaks down how he identified leadership potential, mentored new owners and built a collaborative ownership group that keeps the firm’s values front and center. Along the way, he reveals what every small business owner should know about planning early, investing in internal talent and protecting the legacy they’ve worked so hard to build.

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Best Selling Author Soman Chainani Gets Political May 06, 2026

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When Dan last spoke to author Soman Chainani, the guy was riding high. His wildly popular "School for Good and Evil" series had just been turned into a movie, and he was perfectly happy to keep churning out fairy tales. But somewhere between then and now, the fairy tales stopped flowing. So instead of playing it safe, Soman wrote Young World, a far more controversial book that he simply couldn't not write. Soman tells Dan exactly why he felt compelled to go there, and drops some spicy literary takes along the way.

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Vision for Tomorrow: Inside a Multi-Generational Detroit Family Business May 05, 2026

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In 1975, George P. Barnes Jr. opened Detroit’s first Black‑owned full‑service optical dispensary — and turned it into a multi‑entity enterprise that now manages vision benefits through a national network of more than 32,000 eye care providers. Joined with the next generation of leaders at Heritage Vision Plans, George shares how he used integrity, community purpose and strategic thinking to grow from a single optical center into both a retail operation and a benefits management company. The family unpacks why they split the business into two entities, how they’re navigating leadership transitions between generations and what intentional, mission‑driven succession looks like when you see your customers and community as family.

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From Delivery Route to Corner Office: A Succession Story at V&C Foods May 04, 2026

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V&C Foods began in 1945 with Victor and Charlotte Cortesi delivering ranch fresh eggs to San Francisco bakeries during World War II. Today, it’s a multigenerational, family run distributor supplying top Bay Area restaurants with dairy and specialty products. Steven Herrera started as a 25-year-old route driver, rose through operations and ultimately took over ownership, expanding the company into a full-service dairy supplier. Now, Steven and his son Adam are engineering a phased transition of leadership, sharing how family succession works in real life, what it takes to keep a tight knit culture through ownership changes and how planning ahead with trusted financial partners can make retirement and continuity possible at the same time.

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Snack: Off Hours Bourbon May 03, 2026

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Dan loves brown liquor. Jake Ireland loves brown liquor. This was always going to be a good conversation. Jake is the founder of Off Hours Bourbon, a brand so young it still gets carded. He joins Dan to talk about how he’s made being the new kid on the block work for his brand, and what he tells anyone crazy enough to want to turn a dream into an actual business.

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