Raw and Real Entrepreneurship®
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S15E379 From Full-Time Government Job, and no Entrepreneurial Experience to Building a Luxury Interior Design Franchise | Alisa Sparks
What does it really take to walk away from stability and build something from scratch?In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship®, Susan Sly sits down with Alisa Sparks, Founder and CEO of…
S15E378 From Alice + Olivia to AI: Reinventing Entrepreneurship and Building Community with Rebecca Matchett
This episode features a conversation with Rebecca Matchett, co-founder and COO of Synchrony, about the grit, courage, and resilience required to build a business—even in the face of deep personal and…
S14E377 How a Shark Tank Deal Led to a Multi-Million Dollar Exit to Hickory Farms — with Tracey Wheeler Noonan, Co-Founder of Wicked Good Cupcakes
In this inspiring episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship®, Susan Sly sits down with Tracey Wheeler Noonan, co-founder of Wicked Good Cupcakes, to uncover how a Shark Tank appearance led to a…
S14E376 From Watching The Price Is Right to a $1 Billion Valuation: Shawn D. Nelson, Founder and CEO of Lovesac
Could watching a game show inspire the creation of a billion-dollar company? In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship®, host Susan Sly sits down with Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac,…
S14E375 How This Founder Got Her Product in 700 Targets and Counting with Aimee LeMaire, Founder of Zeya
What does it take to launch a female-founded brand in 700 Target stores—with no prior CPG experience? In this raw and real conversation, Susan Sly sits down with Amiee LeMaire, founder of ZEYA, the…
S14E374 From Dorm Room Startup to $100M Valuation with Alex Smereczniak, Founder of Franzy
What if the path to business ownership didn’t require a million dollars—or even quitting your job?In this episode, Susan Sly sits down with Alex Smereczniak, founder of Franzy—an AI-powered platform…
S14E373 AI, Disruption, and What It Really Takes to Lead in Uncertain Times with Dr. Toni Collis
In a time of AI, rapid change, and constant disruption, what does it really take to lead?Susan Sly sits down with physicist, tech executive, and executive leadership coach Dr. Toni Collis for a…
S13E372 Doing It Guilty: How Inherited Trauma Shapes Entrepreneurs and What It Takes to Break the Cycle with Dr. Pauline Yeghnazar Peck
What if the anxiety, overworking, or self-doubt you feel as an entrepreneur isn’t just about your business, but the patterns you inherited?In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship®, Susan Sly…
S13E371 How This Founder Rebuilt After $90K in Debt and What He’d Never Do Again with Daniel Bussius, Founder of Built by Love®
What does it really look like to build a business while silently drowning in debt? In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, host Susan Sly sits down with Daniel Bussius, founder and CEO of…
S13E370 Saying No to the Wrong Six Figures: How Clarity Became Clara Capano’s Most Profitable Skill
What happens when success looks good on paper but feels empty? Clara Capano opens up about why she walked away from a lucrative six-figure opportunity—because it didn’t align with her values, …
S13E369 From Building Target’s Iconic Brands to Disrupting Women’s Health with Sally Mueller, Co-Founder of Womaness
Sally Mueller helped shape the modern retail experience—leading iconic designer collaborations and category reinventions during her 25-year career at Target. Now, she’s co-founder and CEO of…
S13E368 The Collision That Changed Everything: Mark Divine on Leadership, Healing, and Alignment
After a devastating snowmobile accident at 40 mph that left him with 18 broken bones and punctured lungs, Navy SEAL Commander and CEO Mark Divine knew something had to change—not just in his body,…
S13E367 From Joyent to Federated: Building Cloud Innovation, Losing His Company, and Disrupting Big Tech with David Young
In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, Susan Sly sits down with David Young—founder of Federated Computer and the visionary behind Joyent, the cloud infrastructure company that powered…
S13E366 From The Bachelor to Brand Builder: Kirpa Sudick on Turning Personal Growth into a Scalable Business
What happens when visibility doesn’t automatically lead to a business? For Kirpa Sudick — former contestant on The Bachelor Season 23 — the next step was clear: build a brand rooted in purpose and…
S13E365 How Sircles Raised $1M in 6 Days and Is Flipping the Review Model, with Founder John Worthington
In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, Susan Sly sits down with John Worthington, founder of Sircles —a social recommendation app that raised over $1M in just six days on WeFunder and is…
S13E364 The Realities of Startups, Pitching & AI’s Next Wave with Hikari Senju, Founder of Omneky
In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, host Susan Sly sits down with Hikari Senju, Founder of Omneky, to discuss his journey from a creative childhood to scaling innovative startups.…
S13E363 AI Startups, Fundraising & The Pivot That Changed Everything with Susan Groeneveld, Founder of Sylvester.ai
In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, Susan Sly sits down with Susan Groeneveld, Founder of Sylvester.ai, to discuss the bold pivot that reshaped her AI startup. Initially launched as a…
S13E362 AI Disruption, Female Founders, & Raising Capital with Melinda Wittstock, Founder of Podopolo
AI is shaking up industries, but what does it mean for female founders in today’s challenging funding environment? In this episode of Raw and Real Entrepreneurship, Susan Sly sits down with five-time…
S13E361 How Kaylee Lieffers Disrupted the Beauty Industry with Blanka’s Zero-Inventory Model
Kaylee Lieffers, Co-Founder and CEO of Blanka, shares how she built a top Shopify beauty app that helps entrepreneurs launch private-label brands—without holding inventory. From bootstrapping and…
S12E356 The Future of Content Creation and AI with Cody Schneider, Co-Founder of Swell AI
In this Raw and Real Entrepreneurship episode, host Susan Sly sits down with Cody Schneider, Co-Founder of Swell AI. Together, they explore the dynamic landscape of startups, highlighting the rising…
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Raw and Real Entrepreneurship® has published 372 episodes since February 2013, covering topics in Business, Education.
Raw and Real Entrepreneurship® is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 37m.
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