Sandi Carter calls in from New Zealand to share her story starting a skin clinic.

Sandi is the founder CEO of Blush Skin Clinic, which she started in 2017 at the age of 22. Just three years later, she won a prestigious national award "New Zealand's Beauty Salon of the Year," which also landed her a feature in the national newspaper, the New Zealand Herald.

At just 29 years old, she now has two locations one on the North Island, in Whangarei, and one on the South Island in Christchurch. Her world-class spa uses state-of-the-art technologies with proven life-changing skin results. Just peruse the fascinating procedures with before and after results on her Instagram page and you will see how passionate she is about skin health.

Jak is an award-winning commercial and editorial photographer based in Northern California. His remarkable work has been featured in esteemed publications such as Smithsonian Life and the New York Times, with over a thousand images in the National Geographic Image Collection and contributions to more than 25 National Geographic books.

Wonderly's photography captures the beauty and complexity of the natural world. He achieved first place in the prestigious Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition and has had his work exhibited in several museums. A passionate advocate for conservation, Wonderly has lectured on conservation photography at Stanford University and the California Academy of Sciences.

Through his lens, Jak not only documents the world but also inspires action to protect it, making him a significant figure in both the artistic and environmental communities.

Naomi Crawford is the visionary founder and CEO of Lunchette.

Naomi has been at the forefront of the sustainable business movement, transforming Lunchette into a model for eco-friendly and socially responsible practices. Lunchette has become Petaluma, California's go-to lunch spot and is renowned for its engagement in community building, zero-waste policies, commitment to paying living wages and partnership with small local farmers.

Naomi's innovative approach not only champions sustainability, but also proves that doing good can positively impact the bottom line.

Lunchette was ranked by Sonoma Magazine as one of the 50 best restaurants in Sonoma County and has been recognized with a Slow Food Award for their business values.

Karan is the co-founder and former chief operating officer of Ginger, a leading mental health and coaching platform that merged with Headspace in 2021 to form Headspace Health in a multi-billion dollar transaction.

Under Karan's leadership, Ginger was recognized by Fast Company as One of the World's Top 10 most innovative companies in healthcare and was named a World Economic Forum technology pioneer.

Karan also volunteers on the Dean's Advisory Council at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and was the recipient of MIT's Social Impact Fellowship.

Rachel Platten chats about the business of being a singer-songwriter.

Rachel is the Emmy Award-winning, multi-platinum singer-songwriter of the global sensation Fight Song, which has been streamed over a billion times worldwide. Stand By You was certified platinum in the United States, and Better Place has been a ballad at countless weddings.

Her songs have literally been anthems for millions. Rachel, modeled for Aries advertising campaign, has performed with Candlelight Concerts, New Year's Rockin' Eve in Times Square in New York City, and has been an avid supporter of a growing list of charities, including a dedication to Musicians on Call.

Her newest album, I Am Rachel Platten, will be released on September 3rd of this year and will give the world a glimpse into the other parts of her life, the real and the raw side that so many keep hidden.

If you haven't yet, I highly recommend that you pre-save her upcoming album HERE.

Jeremy is the founder CEO of Epic Nine Marketing Outfitters, a 15-person boutique marketing firm with two goals in mind to help great local businesses thrive and to create a wonderful workplace for creative people. Jeremy is also the author of Climb, a how-to book for local businesses to navigate the world of marketing. He is a board member for the Sky City Entrepreneur Center and the Loudoun County Education Foundation. His business, epic Nine, won Pigeon Forge Chambers 2023 Best Non-Tourism Business of the Year Award and has been nominated for the Best of Blount County's 2024 Small Business of the Year.

Jenny Sauer-Klein’s journey as a serial entrepreneur has seen her start four influential ventures, including AcroYoga, Scaling Intimacy School of Experience Design, play on Purpose and the Culture Conference.

Jenny co-founded Acro Yoga, a global phenomenon blending acrobatics and yoga, which has captivated millions worldwide, including Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes and Silicon Valley innovators.

Her other ventures focus on creating transformational experiences and deep connection. Throughout her career, jenny has been a sought-after speaker and consultant for top organizations including Google, airbnb, dropbox and UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Her insights and work have been featured in major media outlets such as the New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine and Tim Ferriss' book Tool of Titans.

Will Stultz chats with us about the ups and downs of starting an e-commerce business. Will is the co-founder of Dumb Wireless, an e-commerce site that consolidates all of the world's best non-smartphones and accessories. They also offer their own SIM cards, their own MVNO network and have collaborated with the Unplugged tag to offer solutions that can help people break free from their technology dependency. Dumb Wireless has been featured in the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal and on CBS National.

Amy Wilkinson talks with us about the skills needed for the future.

Amy is the founder and CEO of Ingenuity, a lecturer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and the author of the international bestseller The Creator's Code. She has written articles for Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Inc. Magazine and dozens more. Amy has been featured on NPR, is a top-ranked keynote speaker, and her TEDx talk on the Secret of How to Think Like an Entrepreneur has been described as a must-listen full of amazing content.

Eric Henry is the owner of TS Designs and Solid State Clothing and a trailblazer in environmentally friendly supply chain practices WhereYourClothing.com . His commitment to sustainability has extended to a TEDx talk he gave at Elon University, where he educated the crowd about the state of the apparel industry. He was awarded the 2023 Entrepreneur of the Year by his local chamber, is the president of the North Carolina Business Council and has sat on the board of over 10 different organizations. He is an inspiration for the entire textile industry.

Danielle Connor shares her story and what she has learned going from employed barista to starting her own 7-figure cafe and coffee roasting brand.

Danielle is the co-founder of Retrograde, a popular local cafe Sebastopol, California and with a separate roasting facility in Petaluma.

Retrograde was the first Certified Green coffee roaster and cafe in Sonoma County. Danielle takes a value-based approach in everything she does as a business owner, placing a focus on the people she works with and the quality of her products.

Jacques Spitzer shares the secrets of how to create high performance marketing content that people actually enjoy watching. Jacques is the founder-CEO of Raindrop, an eight-figure, four-times Emmy Award-winning and two-times Super Bowl ad-producing creative agency that is also behind the top-performing ad in YouTube history. Their ads combine the best of entertainment and advertisement and have generated over a billion dollars in sales for clients, and he shares the formula in this episode. The San Diego Business Journal named Raindrop Agency as "one of the best places to work” and Jacques as “one of the most influential people in San Diego.” The Los Angeles Times named him as “one of California's most visionary CEOs.”

Amanda is the CEO, founder and lead designer of Untamed Petals, a bridal jewelry and dresses brand that started as an Etsy shop and is now tipping 8-figures a month with a direct-to-consumer e-commerce site, over 250 wholesale accounts nationwide, and an emerging presence internationally.

Her business has collaborated with Nordstroms, Anthropologie, and the costume designer for the CW drama Reign.

Her creations have been photographed being worn on the red carpet by several celebrities, including Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Sofia Vergara and many more.

Amanda is a proud member of the female founder collective, the 10th House.

Joe Allen is the owner of Jumpin' Jacks, a family owned and operated event rentals company that offers bounce houses, inflatables, and other event entertainment in Sonoma County.

Majority of rentals take place within a 6 month window from the end of April until the end of October, providing for a great lifestyle and very comfortable, livable income for Joe and his family.

Listen in as he shares his story - jumping (no pun intended) from cellular retail sales to buying (what was at the time) a very small bounce house business and making improvements that have helped him build to 750+ events per year (and growing).

Nicole Stevenson talks with us about what it takes to start and run a street fair. Nicole is the co-founder CEO of Dear Handmade Life, a company that produces Patchwork Show Festivals in nine cities twice a year, reaching over 500,000 attendees in a marketplace for over 15,000 artists and small business owners. Her business also produces the Craftcation Conference, an incredible five-day event with over 200 craft and business workshops in Ventura, California. That conference has been described as "life-changing" and "an MBA for creatives in a weekend." Dear Handmade Life has been featured on Good Day LA, the Huffington Post and Sonoma Magazine, the LA Times and countless blogs.

Alex and Buzz are two avid surfers who started and still run FERAL Wetsuits, a mostly direct-to-consumer brand from Ocean Beach in San Francisco. FERAL designs and produces the Vans Surf Team wetsuits, has collaborated with Volcom, and Stab's editor-in-chief, Michael Chiaramella, was quoted saying "it's my favorite of the entire wetsuit test.

Their business has been featured in Surfer, Stab, Vans, Vogue and in the short film "Once Upon a Time in New Zealand" with Raglan surfer and comic Luke Cederman @RaglanSurfReport.

Today we have Alison Hotchkiss chatting with us about her journey to becoming one of Vogue's top 50 best wedding planners around the world. Alison is the founder CEO of Alison Events. She is a destination wedding planner, event producer, luxury concierge and now a third-time author of Gorgeous Gatherings, a large format book that showcases some of her most stunning events. She has produced over 500 jaw-dropping events in 15 countries and 29 cities. Her exquisite celebrations have been featured in Vogue Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, Elle Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and many more.

Ali Navid shares his journey from the corporate world to crafting Thriving Mindsets financial education programs. Ali was a former banking VP and private wealth advisor who managed client relationships with high net worth individuals before making a transformative leap into offering the same high caliber financial education, but to thousands of regular everyday people. He is the author of the bestselling book Stock Investing Without Fear and is driven by a passion for empowering others to make savvy investment choices and attain financial freedom more quickly.

Anne McGinty, the host of ‘How I Built My Small Business,’ shares anecdotes from her upbringing and the motivation behind starting her podcast.

Matt is the founder CEO of THE ART OF SURFING, a business that provides high-performance, personalized surf coaching, academy memberships and remote coaching worldwide. He's not just a former professional surfer; Matt's an inspirational figure who's story is as compelling as it is educational.

His programs are designed to help surfers (of all abilities) fulfill their potential by fine-tuning their personal style while mastering technique.

Matt has been featured on the cover of Uno Magazine and New Zealand Surfing Magazine.