Join host Anthony Codispoti as he interviews entrepreneurs, CEOs, and innovators across 22+ industries. Discover insights, strategies, and real-world experiences that will inspire your journey.
Discover our most recent interviews with business leaders and entrepreneurs
Rick Blackshaw grew Chuck Taylor to $1.8B, doubled Hey Dude to $1B+, and signed Taylor Swift for Keds. Now he’s building Stoke Shoes for the 75% of men with wide feet nobody was serving.
Andres Garcia built Venezuela’s first Wendy’s into 240 US locations, sold in 2024, and now builds Mr. O1 Extraordinary Pizza — deliberately, one culture-first location at a time.
Anthony Codispoti (00:01) Welcome to another edition of the inspired stories podcast where leaders share their experiences so we can learn from their successes and be inspired by how they've overcome adversity. As you li...
Steve Belcher built Advantis Medical Staffing from scratch, survived a 50% post-COVID revenue cliff, and sold to Adecco — the world’s largest staffing firm — in 2026.
Todd Lucas of Family Farm and Home shares how a radio background, 11 years at Menards, and a workforce age crisis led him to build a training department from scratch with a deer urine video.
Brie Bolopue and Rochelle Lierz of Good Apple share how they built a fractional leadership firm for small business, why exit planning starts years early, and what the silver tsunami means for business owners today.