This is 300. Thanks for making the Wild Business Growth podcast possible! In this Episode 300 Special, you’ll hear special reunion interviews with returning Wild entrepreneurs, fan-favorite moments from Episodes 201-299, and behind-the-scenes bloopers. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and your other favorite podcast platforms.
Episode 300: Episode 300 Special
Wilder, Wilder, Wilder. Hear special reunion interviews with returning Wild entrepreneurs, fan-favorite moments from Episodes 201-299, and behind-the-scenes bloopers in this Episode 300 Special of the Wild Business Growth podcast. Hear how your favorite Wild entrepreneurs are growing their businesses through speaking, books, magazines, podcasts, acquisitions, teamwork, operations, innovation, versatility, company culture, inspiration, creativity, and more. Enjoy the weird voices, whistling, singing, false starts, dad jokes, and voice cracks. This episode covers everything from traveling to every country without a single flight to the best embarrassing moments. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- Thor Pedersen on re-finding his love for travel
- Shannah Game on editing books vs. editing podcasts
- Robert Forto on buying Mushing Magazine
- Liz Giorgi on the latest soona acquisitions
- Thomas Dambo can’t stop trolling
- Krystal Proffitt endures 2 Truths and a Lie
- The best dad jokes you’ll ever hear
- The worst voice cracks you’ll ever hear
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Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.
Show Notes
- Episode 300 Special
- [0:35] Email me at to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool
- [3:52] Thor Pedersen – Wild Business Growth podcast #256: Every Country Without Flying, Once Upon a Saga
- [10:07] Melinda Emerson – Wild Business Growth podcast #205: SmallBizLady, America’s #1 Small Business Expert
- [12:03] Jamie Montz – Wild Business Growth podcast #239: Shoelace Specialist, Founder of The Original Stretchlace
- [13:00] Shannah Game – Wild Business Growth podcast #270: Everyone’s Talkin’ Money
- [22:00] Dr. Jason Wersland – Wild Business Growth podcast #297: Therabody Founder, Theragun Creator
- [23:45] Dr. Brian Sutterer – Wild Business Growth podcast #216: Sports Injury Soother, YouTube Fascinator
- [24:39] Robert Forto – Wild Business Growth podcast #253: Dog Musher, Alaska Dog Works and First Paw Media
- [32:21] Scott Dikkers – Wild Business Growth podcast #285: The Onion, How to Write Funny
- [34:27] Tamara and Sean Turman – Wild Business Growth podcast #218: Co-Founders of PocketBook Protector
- [35:55] Liz Giorgi – Wild Business Growth podcast #276: Virtual Product Photography, Co-Founder of soona
- [45:53] Stephen Lease – Wild Business Growth podcast #291: Sunglasses Spirit Animal, Co-Founder of goodr
- [47:26] David Sauers – Wild Business Growth podcast #282: Toilet King, Co-Founder of Royal Restrooms
- [48:24] Thomas Dambo – Wild Business Growth podcast #220: Giant Troll Trailblazer, Recycled Artist
- [57:17] Sheryl McLean – Wild Business Growth podcast #264: Interior Design Inspirer, Founder of McLean & Tircuit
- [58:51] Nicole Zeno – Wild Business Growth podcast #266: Small Business Director, Founder of Clever Cow Media
- [1:00:20] Krystal Proffitt – Wild Business Growth podcast #203: Binge-Worthy Strategist, Confident Content Creation
- [1:12:26] Joe Pellettieri – Wild Business Growth podcast #228: Big Mouth Billy Bass, Toy Choreographer
- [1:14:29] Carlton Calvin – Wild Business Growth podcast #204: Toy Trendspotter, Co-Founder of Razor
- [1:14:30] Desiree Haller – Wild Business Growth podcast #223: Sandwich Protector, Founder of SubSafe
- [1:14:47] Justin Kittredge – Wild Business Growth podcast #226: Sandal Man, Founder of ISlide
- [1:15:02] Joe Schaeppi – Wild Business Growth podcast #269: Video Game Brain Tester, Co-Founder of Solsten
- [1:15:45] Such an honor speaking at Podcast Movement ’23 in Denver! Sign up to grab the slides from my session at MaxPodcasting.com/PM23
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- [1:16:33] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
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- Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
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Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.
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Thanks for listening to the Episode 300 Special of the Wild Business Growth podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about it. And get Wild with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!
