Retail

Ryan Morgan and Bob Campbell of Rocket Fizz share how a nostalgic soda side hustle survived a lost house and a vanished contractor to become a 105-store franchise.

Stevan Popovich, President of Cycle Gear, shares how he built a 165-store motorcycle empire, stepped into leadership after tragedy, and still battles imposter syndrome after 25 years.

Allie Goodrich, Director of Leadership Development at Benny's Car Wash, shares how she built a career pathing system rivaling major hospitality brands, while privately navigating her father's stroke.

Megan Johnson almost left HR after her first job was conducting layoffs. Now she leads people and culture at one of Oklahoma City’s most beloved brands and is building a cheer tech startup on the side.

Johnny Berguson borrowed $500, trained a trick horse, and accidentally built one of North America’s largest church AV suppliers through faith, cassette tapes, and a misprint.

John Tsiones of Cermak Fresh Market shares how he built a $100M Hispanic grocery program and drove double-digit growth by centralizing pricing across a 17-store regional chain.

Jesse Vidrine bought a failing 99-year-old Louisiana pharmacy with his 401k and grew it 2,400% — now building a vertically integrated compounding, telehealth, and PBM company.

Bob Lang spent 30 years learning what drives franchise businesses from the inside — at Pearl Vision, Bright Star Care, and now Blue Moon Estate Sales, the largest estate sale franchise in the country.

Morgan Bajardi uses math, Gestalt psychology, and ancient weaving techniques to lead design at The Rug Company — and wants to change how the world sees textiles.

Joe Griebel went from laser tissue fusion to $2M packaging savings at Sunday. The design process, he says, is always the same — whatever the problem is.

Ben Cooke spent 25 years building other people’s companies before losing everything on his own. Now he’s turning Marathon Sports into New England’s trail running brand.

Eric Simsolo grew up inside Next Level Apparel, started as an intern, and stepped into the president’s role during a major turnaround — now building the company to outlast him.