Episodes

42 mins

Quitting Can Be Good

Entrepreneurs love telling stories of perseverance. But that can be misleading. "In order to succeed, you're going to have to quit the things that aren't...

40 mins

Turn A Wild Idea Into A Very Real Business

One night, Holden Forrest drew a wild idea on the back of his daughter's math homework: What if he could lower a house into the...

29 mins

The 9 Types of People You Need On Your Team

There are three types of skills, Jen Kem says: The ability to visualize, strategize, or mobilize. Everyone has these skills in different combinations — and...

31 mins

How to Have Time for Everything

Money isn't the only definition of wealth. So is time. That's one of the central ideas in Sahil Bloom's new book "The 5 Types of...

40 mins

Brevity! (You Need It)

Founders accidentally create a lot of confusion — because we talk too much! We pitch too many products, tell a too-complex story, and don't often...

43 mins

Taco Bell's CEO Has a Formula for Success

Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant reflects on his first year as the boss, and talks about how to build an incredible brand. It comes down...

46 mins

The Five Skills That Accelerate Any Career

This will sound crazy: When you only focus on your core skillset, your growth slows. Instead, you need to add what Jonathan Goodman calls "leapfrog...

54 mins

How to Truly Understand Your Customers

Why do great companies make bad products? The answer is confirmation bias, and a lack of true connection with your customer. Phyl Terry is a...

23 mins

Can Professionals Drop F-Bombs?

Should you curse at work? There isn't much cursing on Problem Solvers, but over on Jason's other podcast Help Wanted, it happens a little more...

36 mins

"I'm Mad at My Fiancé for Not Including Me in a Business Opportunity!"

Morgan is engaged to Jack. Jack didn't include Morgan in a business deal, but she feels *strongly* that he should have. Now she's mad. What...

29 mins

What Your Taxes Could Be Like In 2025

With a new presidential administration, entrepreneurs are expecting a lot of tax changes — but what are they? And how can they prepare? In this...

17 mins

A Better Way to Solve Your Biggest Problems

When something's wrong, we often make a mistake: We try to treat the symptom of the problem without understanding what the REAL problem is. Today...

33 mins

Should You Partner With A Musician?

Musicians are the overlooked influencers. That's what Jesse Kirshbaum of Nue Agency says. He creates partnerships between the largest brands and musicians, and says that...

28 mins

How to Become A Main Street Millionaire

Codie Sanchez started by buying a little laundromat. Now she has a portfolio of small local businesses that drive tens of millions in annual revenue,...

22 mins

How Notion Became A $10 Billion Company

Notion is changing the way people communicate and collaborate. Cofounder and CEO Ivan Zhao has an unusual philosophy about how to do it — which anyone...

24 mins

When to Quit Something That No Longer Works

Catherine Connelly cofounded one of the first social media platforms, and was early in the online dating space. And over time, she learned how to...

37 mins

Stop Trying, and Start Doing

Carla Ondrasik hates the word "try." She says it's holding you back from taking action achieving your goals. On today's episode, Carla will give you...

44 mins

How Chip & Joanna Gaines Define Success

How do you grow, while staying true to what made you successful in the first place? It's something that Chip & Joanna Gaines (Fixer Upper,...

16 mins

How to Recover After You Screw Up

I bombed on stage. It was terrible and embarrassing. Then I learned something very important about how to recover, and it's a lesson I'll use...

33 mins

How to Motivate Teams That Fear For their Jobs

Work is changing. People don't feel job security they way they did before. So how do you motivate teams that are operating scared? Mithu Storoni...

30 mins

Turn Your Customers' Thoughts Into Amazing Products

Want to build incredible products? Listen closely to your customers, and (importantly!) have a system to turn those insights into action. In this episode, I...

66 mins

How to Make Money as an Artist

We had an idea: What if we took a talented but financially struggling artist, and paired them with a coach who helps artists build businesses?...

21 mins

How This New Pasta Brand 3X’d Its Sales

Pasta is a crowded space, so how did Amazon help Madalina Defta and Arash Hashemi, the husband-and-wife duo behind Kaizen Food Company, transform their vision into a...