Guy Nicolucci is a longtime comedy writer, producer and, most currently, professor. He joins this episode of the “Grow Wire Podcast” to dive into his history of comedy writing for the likes of Craig Kilborn, Jon Stewart and Conan O’Brien (to name a few). Nicolucci starts off by recalling his first moments with comedy, which often got him into troub…

Founders of Comments by Celebs, Emma Diamond and Julie Kramer, take us on their three-year journey running the media company, providing lots of great business takeaways. After defining Comments by Celebs at its core (4:11), Emma recalls how she came up with the idea for the original Instagram handle (7:01), and why this was a career neither she or …

Robbie Page takes us on his journey from playing professional volleyball to founding Tenzo Tea, a matcha green tea company, specializing in organic and ceremonial matcha from Japan. Page takes us back to the beginning, explaining how he and co-founder Steve O’Dell came up with the idea for a matcha green tea company (3:25), which all started when t…

Morning Brew founders Alex Lieberman and Austin Rief join us to discuss the newsletter’s growth, from business school cheat sheet to two million subscribers. They start off by discussing their start at the University of Michigan (3:12) and why they eventually decided to bring it to the world at large (9:56). They reveal their strategies for growing…

Kathryn Rose is the CEO and founder of wiseHer, a social enterprise and technology platform providing on-demand expert advice and resources for professionals, which has become a great tool to remain connected, continue growing professional networks, and seek guidance from experts as we all navigate our careers and businesses amid this crisis and mo…

The restaurant industry has been one of the hardest hit industries amid COVID-19, and yet, we’ve seen businesses and leaders across the industry do some incredible things to rise above the ashes. To portray this, we chatted virtually with three restaurant owners, a CMO of a successful chain and an industry expert—all of whom share the same apprecia…

Business Insider’s Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher, Pete Spande, joins us on this episode of “The Grow Wire Podcast'' to discuss the company’s growth and success as well as the current state of media and publishing. Spande starts off by explaining Business Insider (4:00) before diving into the company’s business model (8:00) and how it (success…

Chair for Singularity University and a co-founder of eParachute, Gary Bolles, breaks down the future of work. He starts off by defining the future of work in his own words (5:20) before diving into the shift to a working digital economy and what that means for all of us (8:52). He stresses the importance of being a lifelong learner (20:40) and how …

Tony Mangieri, founder of Una Pizza Napoletana, takes us on his journey from a Jersey kid with a passion for cooking to one of New York City’s most esteemed chefs. He starts with a unique introduction to himself (4:35) before recalling his start opening a bakery in New Jersey (10:32), which he’ll explain why he pegs it a failure (16:55). Tony then …

Ad Age’s Associate Publisher and General Manager of Marketing and Brand, Heidi Waldusky, joins this episode of “The Grow Wire Podcast” to discuss the current state of advertising, media and publishing. Waldusky begins by diving into her opinions on the industry (4:17) before discussing major media trends like paywalls (12:51) and newsletters (16:30…

Zero Carbon World is the U.K.-based nonprofit with the mission to affordably decarbonize society by reducing the use of fossil fuel and donating free electric car charging stations to big businesses (6:05). Director Cara Naden dives into the organization’s genesis (9:45) and how its grown over the last eight years (12:19). Most importantly, she div…

Former Head Coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Fox Sports Analyst Urban Meyer discusses leadership, culture and building long-lasting success. We start off by discussing his life beyond coaching (4:49) and the struggle in striking a balance between his passion for his career and his personal life (8:44). Meyer then dives into building successful …

This is the story of Creativity Explored, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides space, supplies, professional instruction and exhibition opportunities to artists with developmental disabilities. Hear firsthand from one of the organization’s artists, Rory, who reveals the impact Creativity Explored has on his life (1:25). Then, Development D…

Elyse Klaidman and Tony DeRose join us to discuss the intersection of art, technology and science as they experienced it throughout 22 years working for Pixar (3:47). Tony was a Senior Scientist at Pixar (8:29), Elyse was an art instructor and director of archives and exhibitions (12:25), and their two worlds collided when they created Pixar in a B…

On this episode of the “Grow Wire Podcast,” we’re joined by Lauren Woodman, the CEO of NetHope. She begins by explaining the purpose of NetHope, a consortium of 57 of the world’s largest humanitarian, development, and conservation organizations that work together with top technology companies to overcome some of the world’s largest problems (4:06).…

Former professional pitcher and current MLB pitching coach, Jim Brower, dives into the impact of analytics in baseball. First, he takes us back to his early years playing the game (4:01) and through the evolution of his 17-year professional career (9:12). He then explains how he made his foray into coaching (15:52) and dissects the makeup of a succ…

Angel investor and founder of the popular podcast, “This Week in Startups,” Jason Calacanis walks us through the evolution of the internet. He starts off with his own evolution, growing up in Brooklyn (5:07) and attending college at Fordham University where he originally intended to become an FBI agent but where he’d actually kickoff a lifelong obs…

We’re getting intergalactic on this episode with NASA’s Director and System Capability Leader of the Advanced Communication and Navigations Division, Donald Cornwell, who takes us on his journey developing better space communication technology (5:37). But first, he brings us back to his childhood dreams of becoming an astronaut (10:00) and into his…

Ocient co-founder Chris Gladwin joins this episode to take us down his entrepreneurial journey, starting as a child born and raised in Ohio (7:07) to his days at MIT (14:02), including the internship that kicked off his entire career. He dives into his first few jobs: Evaluating information technology products for Martin Marietta (now Locheed Marti…

Former Bears Coach Mike Ditka joins this episode of the “Grow Wire Podcast,” which was recorded during a live event in Chicago—just in time for football season! Hear about the people who helped mold him into a great athlete and subsequent coach (4:43) as well as his thoughts on football today, how the game has changed and how players have transform…