This Entrepreneur Grew Her Business from a Small Bedroom to a 13,000 ft. Facility and INC 5000 in 5 Years
At just 23, Adi Arezzini created Teami Blends in her bedroom. She saw Teami as a way to help people become healthier and happier, with teas to solve everyday issues. Today, Adi has since grown the lifestyle tea brand to include tea-infused beauty oils and green tea...
Mozio Founder Discusses Brand Growth Strategies and the Future of Transportation
David Litwak was frustrated by his experiences traveling to over 60 countries and struggling to find the best local options for getting around. To solve his frustration, in 2012, David Litwak founded Mozio, a company solving airport ground transportation. Mozio...
Danica Patrick Discusses Racing, Risk and The Sport of Entrepreneurship
It all started with a 10-year-old girl taking laps in the go kart her parents bought her; she loved the “instant gratification,” of beating her previous lap times. “You can create your own reality in your own world in your own emotions and feelings and surroundings...
This Entrepreneur Grew from a Small Flat to $33 Million in Sales
When Matthew Januszek and his father started Escape Fitness in 1998, they did not foresee the size of what they would build. Januszek learned about the production of Olympic Weights in Eastern Europe, he asked his father’s help to start importing them into the UK. The...
Bulletproof Coffee Founder Reveals Success Secrets in Latest Book, ‘Game Changers’
It all started for Dave Asprey when he was the first individual to sell a product online, but that tech entrepreneur lifestyle led him to balloon to over 300 pounds, After discovering secrets to fix his own health health, Asprey lost over 100 pounds, and knew he was...
Founders Prove that it Can be Done Without Venture Funding
When Ian Bell and Dan Gaul met in 2001, it wasn’t with visions of grandeur, but rather with Bell having the coolest cell phone. The two would go on to build one of the largest product review sites online, Digital Trends. In present day, DT sees 30 million unique...
Football Legend Jim Tressel Waxes Philosophy on Ohio State Football Champions and How to Subdue a Wolverine
Former Ohio State football head coach Jim Tressel made the Buckeyes the “cream of the crop in the Big 10” and reclaimed the franchise’s title as it as one of the top football programs in the country. In Create Your Own Life, I talk with Tressel about confidence, the...
Kicked Out of iTunes for 24 Hours, Here’s What I Learned
I’ve had a podcast called the Create Your Own Life Show since November of 2015. Since launch, a lot has happened: in my first 30 days I was downloaded 10,000 times, featured in big press like Forbes and INC, named a top podcast to follow two years running by CIO...
10 Innovative CEOs Reveal the Top Industries for 2018
The world of business now moves faster than ever, technology that used to change or adapt in a matter of years or even decades, now changes in months or even weeks. Top-tier CEOs have to be able to see what is coming and at times predict it before it’s here. The...
Local Entrepreneur Named Top Podcast to Follow in 2018
According to Edison research, 112 million Americans listened to a podcast in 2017. Podcasting is one of the fastest growing mediums, with fans listening to 5 or more shows per week. Originally developed in 2009 by Dave Winer, and driven by evangelists like former MTV...