Ranked #1
007: Scott Ford, Founder of Westrock Coffee
007: Scott Ford, Founder of Westrock Coffee
When it comes to turning great businesses into philanthropic legacies, there are two Ford families of note — the one fro... Read more
28 Nov 2017
•
19mins
Ranked #2
Tom Stewart, Executive Director of the National Center for the Middle Market at Ohio State University
Tom Stewart, Executive Director of the National Center for the Middle Market at Ohio State University
As this is being recorded, on the 11th of April, 2020, what good news we see and hear is almost entirely in the context ... Read more
20 Apr 2020
•
24mins
Ranked #3
006: Scott Svenson, CEO of Mod Pizza
006: Scott Svenson, CEO of Mod Pizza
It was Ally Svenson’s desire to find a good cup of coffee in London that made an entrepreneur of Scott Svenson, her husb... Read more
2 Nov 2017
•
15mins
Ranked #4
029: John Rossman of Amazon and Rossman Partners
029: John Rossman of Amazon and Rossman Partners
Ray Hoffman introduces the guest for this episode. How did Amazon do it? And how is Amazon going to continue to do it? J... Read more
25 Jun 2019
•
36mins
Ranked #5
Karla Mora, Founder and Managing Partner at Alante Capital
Karla Mora, Founder and Managing Partner at Alante Capital
Karla Mora fully expects to have a major impact on the apparel industry, the clothes we wear, and where we dispose of th... Read more
2 Jan 2020
•
19mins
Ranked #6
011: Erik Olsson, President and CEO of Mobile Mini Solutions
011: Erik Olsson, President and CEO of Mobile Mini Solutions
Ray Hoffman introduces Mobile Mini Solutions and its CEO, Erik Olsson. Between 1980 and 2000, the metropolitan populatio... Read more
15 Mar 2018
•
16mins
Ranked #7
025: Darrah Brustein, Entrepreneur and Financial Literacy Advocate
025: Darrah Brustein, Entrepreneur and Financial Literacy Advocate
Darrah Brustein asks a lot of good, pointed questions of herself as well as others. In part because of the questions she... Read more
22 Apr 2019
•
37mins
Ranked #8
008: Margaret Hoover, American Commentator
008: Margaret Hoover, American Commentator
Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover, his wife of nearly 45 years, were two of the most significant, most influential Ame... Read more
18 Jan 2018
•
21mins
Ranked #9
Chris Farrell, Senior Economics Contributor for Marketplace
Chris Farrell, Senior Economics Contributor for Marketplace
It was probably inevitable that as his career as an economics and finance writer evolved, Chris Farrell would be drawn, ... Read more
15 Aug 2019
•
18mins
Ranked #10
023: Stacy Lewis, LPGA Leader and Brand Ambassador
023: Stacy Lewis, LPGA Leader and Brand Ambassador
There aren’t many 32-year-olds in any profession who have assumed the kind of leadership role that Stacy Lewis has in th... Read more
4 Mar 2019
•
30mins
Ranked #11
024: Charles Morgan, Former Chairman and CEO of Acxiom Corporation
024: Charles Morgan, Former Chairman and CEO of Acxiom Corporation
Charles Morgan is a lot of fun to be around and to learn from. He learned about business first from working with his fat... Read more
8 Mar 2019
•
41mins
Ranked #12
Natalie Mangrum, CEO, Maryland Teacher Tutors
Natalie Mangrum, CEO, Maryland Teacher Tutors
To equate the world of entrepreneurism with football, most of the cheering comes when a quarterback throws a touchdown p... Read more
4 Nov 2019
•
31mins
Ranked #13
020: Ken Bentsen, CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
020: Ken Bentsen, CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
The organization known as SIFMA goes back to 1912. It is a trade group which was first known as the Investment Bankers A... Read more
23 Nov 2018
•
13mins
Ranked #14
012: Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc.
012: Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Ray Hoffman introduces Darrin Williams. Darrin Williams practices capitalism in places where capitalism is sorely needed... Read more
17 Apr 2018
•
17mins
Ranked #15
010: Moms as Entrepreneurs
010: Moms as Entrepreneurs
Ray Hoffman introduces Tammira Lucas and Keisha Ransome. When she was growing up on the West side of Baltimore, Tammira ... Read more
22 Feb 2018
•
17mins
Ranked #16
019: Mike Iiams, CEO of Alcohol Monitoring Systems, aka SCRAM Systems
019: Mike Iiams, CEO of Alcohol Monitoring Systems, aka SCRAM Systems
Ray Hoffman interviews Mike Iiams. The first thing you should know about this particular entrepreneur CEO is that his na... Read more
20 Nov 2018
•
34mins
Ranked #17
027: Veronica Dagher on Successful Women
027: Veronica Dagher on Successful Women
Ray Hoffman introduces his guest Veronica Dagher in the form of a note: “I like your work, Veronica Dagher. I like your ... Read more
6 May 2019
•
27mins
Ranked #18
013: Doug Clark, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Corcentric
013: Doug Clark, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Corcentric
Ray Hoffman introduces Doug Clark. It’s only about a 30-mile drive from where Doug grew up to the Cherry Hill, New Jers... Read more
15 May 2018
•
16mins
Ranked #19
014: Kathleen Lawson, Executive Director and Marsha Masters, Associate Director of Economics Arkansas
014: Kathleen Lawson, Executive Director and Marsha Masters, Associate Director of Economics Arkansas
Ray Hoffman introduces Kathleen Lawson and Marsha Masters. It’s amazing how little most of us really know about the econ... Read more
28 Jun 2018
•
21mins
Ranked #20
017: Jennifer D. Collins, President and CEO of JDC Events
017: Jennifer D. Collins, President and CEO of JDC Events
Ray Hoffman interviews Jennifer Collins, President and CEO of JDC Events. Jennifer’s first events were her own family re... Read more
11 Oct 2018
•
21mins