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If you’re waiting until you “know everything” before you start, you’re already stuck. This episode takes you on an epic founder journey: What to build first and what to learn later.

📌What’s Covered:

• Why “get feedback early” can actually kill great ideas
• The scrappy prototype path that turns a concept into something buyers understand.
• The part nobody glamorizes: what happens when manufacturers keep saying “NO."
• A contrarian go-to-market lesson: why major retailers are often the worst place to start
• The real growth unlock most founders underestimate: why one trade show decision can change your entire trajectory

Todd Hanson is the President of Compass Carts. Todd has led their patented utility cart system from concept to international partnerships, most recently expanding into Europe.

After more than 20 years in corporate leadership at Wells Fargo, he transitioned into entrepreneurship, specialising in customer experience, leadership development, and large-scale business initiatives.

🌐Learn more at https://compasscarts.com/

🤝Connect with Todd https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddhanson1/

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Most founders compete by doing what already exists...just “better.” But what if the real opportunity is building what’s missing?

This conversation will stretch how you see market gaps, risk, and the kind of business worth betting your time on.

Rebecca Matchett is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in building brands that scale, resonate, and disrupt.

From creating a patented sizing system in fashion to stepping into tech, Rebecca shares how she thinks about opportunity, mission, and the risks worth taking.

And stay with us to the end, because Rebecca shares the pivotal lesson she wishes she had understood earlier… and it might save you years of building the right thing the wrong way.

Today, Rebecca is setting her sights on something far more personal with the SynchronyApp: reimagining how neurodivergent adults find connection, friendship, and belonging.

🌐Learn more about the Synchrony app https://joinsynchrony.com/

🤝Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn

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If you’ve ever watched someone less skilled get chosen over you, this episode will change how you play the game.

We’re unpacking why “great work” doesn’t automatically create opportunity, and what actually does.

📌What’s Covered:

• Why being “excellent at the work” can secretly keep you stuck (and what visibility signals actually move decisions).
• The “Quarterly Five” concept: the small circle that quietly determines your next opportunity.
• Networking without feeling fake: the real line between building relationships and “using people”.
• The hidden rules of the career game: what nobody teaches, but everyone’s rewarded for knowing.
• Posting on LinkedIn when you’re employed (or building a business): how to grow your brand without triggering backlash, or breaking company trust.

Kendall Berg is an internationally published author, TEDx speaker, and career coach dedicated to helping professionals master the career game and accelerate their success. After experiencing her own transformation from being stuck at the manager level for over five years to earning five promotions in six years, she became passionate about empowering others to navigate corporate politics and build their leadership presence. Her recent book, *Secrets of the Career Game: 36 Strategies to Get Ahead in Your Career*, uncovers the often-overlooked soft skills that can set you apart and propel you forward.

🌐Learn more about Kendall https://thatcareercoach.net/

🤝Connect with Kendall https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-berg-347b5a40/

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