Épisodes

  • How Tecovas went from online-only to 50+ stores nationwide

    How Tecovas went from online-only to 50+ stores nationwide
    Oct 20 2026
    Tecovas CEO David Lafitte joins host Elizabeth Gore to talk about how the "Warby Parker of cowboy boots" grew into a Western lifestyle brand with 50+ stores nationwide, and why “radical hospitality” is critical to the company’s success.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    34 min
  • Why MLB players are wearing gloves made by this family-run brand

    Why MLB players are wearing gloves made by this family-run brand
    Oct 13 2026
    When Bear Mayer needed gas money, his dad gave him two options: get a job or start a company. Bear tells host Elizabeth Gore the story behind Bruce Bolt, his baseball and softball batting glove brand that's worn by pro athletes and expanding into golf and football.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    37 min
  • She swept salon floors, then sold her brand to Unilever

    She swept salon floors, then sold her brand to Unilever
    Oct 6 2026
    Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand started out sweeping salon floors at the age of 13. She joins host Elizabeth Gore and traces her story from arriving in L.A. with little more than a suitcase, to building an industry-defining, global skincare brand without outside investors. Jane also shares her sage advice for struggling entrepreneurs: cry, have a cocktail, then keep going.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    33 min
  • The tech founder revolutionizing farming and sports

    The tech founder revolutionizing farming and sports
    Sep 29 2026
    Serial entrepreneur Adrian Balfour grew up herding sheep in rural Ireland. These days, he's building AI software at Envorso and Empwr.AI, running a wool empire in rural Pennsylvania, and helping to bring the Rugby World Cup to the U.S. for the first time. Big Idea host Elizabeth Gore talks with Balfour about his singular career, from bootstrapping his first startup, PCubed, with no venture capital, to co-founding Major League Rugby and the Seattle Seawolves club, to his current day-to-day as both a tech CEO and sheep farmer.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    27 min
  • The toilet paper brand that funds clean water worldwide

    The toilet paper brand that funds clean water worldwide
    Sep 22 2026
    Danny Alexander might have the best job title in the business: Chief of Product and Purpose at Who Gives a Crap. The co-founder and Chief of PP walks host Elizabeth Gore through how his company turned a relatively unsexy product into a global brand with a cult following, why they’ve donated over $14 million to clean water and sanitation projects worldwide, and how the pandemic toilet paper panic nearly broke their supply chain.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    27 min
  • The dress shirt fix that built a multimillion-dollar brand

    The dress shirt fix that built a multimillion-dollar brand
    Sep 15 2026
    What happens when a guy who's never worked in fashion decides to solve a major problem with menswear? You get Collars & Co, the dress-collar polo brand that went from 300 shirts to a Shark Tank deal, a brick & mortar expansion, and millions in sales. Founder Justin Baer joins Elizabeth Gore to talk about viral success, the power of "no," and why paid influencers aren't the guaranteed win they used to be.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    37 min
  • A $40K book idea raised $675K and then turned into an empire

    A $40K book idea raised $675K and then turned into an empire
    Sep 10 2026
    Rebel Girls CEO Jes Wolfe turned a children's book into a global media brand that's reached millions of people worldwide. Wolfe joins host Elizabeth Gore to talk about taking over as CEO during COVID, why hitting singles and doubles can be worth more than home runs, and her newest venture: the San Francisco Signal pro women’s volleyball team.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    30 min
  • How Wende Zomnir is disrupting beauty a second time

    How Wende Zomnir is disrupting beauty a second time
    Sep 8 2026
    Urban Decay co-founder Wende Zomnir built a beauty empire from the ground up, then sold it to cosmetics giant L'Oréal. Now she's starting over with her new brand, Caliray, and proving founders can disrupt the same industry twice.
    Afficher plus Afficher moins
    26 min