HeyJaredSuccess Stories with Steve Cross
Every entrepreneur has a story. The interesting ones come from people who actually did the work.Success Stories is where Steve Cross sits down with CEOs, founders, and operators who’ve actually done the work.
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He Spent 10 Years Building Something That Made $0 (opens the original)
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Jozsef Bogdan came to Canada with $200, one suitcase, and no English. Now he’s trying to turn wasted industrial heat into usable electricity. In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross talks with the NISO Energy founder about starting over at 35, chasing a technology that didn’t work, spending years in R&D without revenue, and refusing to quit. They dig into what NISO is building, the ugly reality of funding new technology, and why entrepreneurs should try to kill their own idea before wast
People-First Doesn’t Mean Putting Up With Bullshit (opens the original)
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Georgia Rittenberg answered a Craigslist ad for a part-time customer service job. Less than five years later, she was running the company. In this episode, Steve Cross talks with Georgia about going from customer service to CEO, learning leadership the hard way, hiring people you might have to fire, and knowing when to stop taking everyone else’s advice and trust your gut. They also get into scaling ComputerCare, building a people-first culture, and using AI to make people better at their jobs,
Brandon Bornancin Lost Millions Before Making $250M (opens the original)
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Brandon Bornancin grew up broke, made millions, bankrupt a startup, walked away from a million-dollar sales career, and spent three years struggling while trying to build Seamless.AI. In this episode, Steve Cross and Brandon get into what building a $250M company actually costs: the failed businesses, brutal hours, lost friendships, bad hires, scaling problems, and the decision to keep going when quitting would've been a hell of a lot easier. About Our Guest Brandon Bornancin is the founder and
Most Entrepreneurs Learn This Too Late (opens the original)
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Most people build a career by following a plan. Sam Hilsman built his by chasing problems nobody else wanted to solve. In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with the CloudFruit founder and CEO to talk about what actually happens when you stop playing it safe. They dive into corporate complacency, the messy reality of entrepreneurship, why most founders build before anyone wants what they're selling, and how AI is completely rewriting the rules for software companies. About Ou
AI Can't Save a Bad Company. (opens the original)
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What do ministry, entrepreneurship, and AI have in common? More than you'd think. In this episode of Success Stories , Steve Cross sits down with Gumbo CEO Dustin Nimmo to talk about building companies that actually put people first while embracing AI without buying into the hype. They dig into leadership, culture, entrepreneurship, and why curiosity (not fear) is what separates companies that adapt from the ones that get left behind. About Our Guest Dustin Nimmo is the CEO and co-founder of Gum
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