Grit Daily Startup Show Podcast


Startup Show
on August 7, 2026

Candie Zar on Why Fitness Is the Best Investment You’ll Ever Make

For Candie Zar, fitness has never been about chasing the perfect body. It’s about creating the best life. Long before she built SWEATWITHCANDIE into a thriving women’s fitness community, exercise was simply how she made sense of the world. As a child, she instinctively sought movement. It quieted her anxiety, sharpened her focus, and gave […]

Startup Show
on July 29, 2026

Ethan Bull on Why Fractional Executive Assistants Are Becoming a Strategic Advantage

As businesses race to adopt AI and streamline operations, many founders are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, “How can I replace people?” they should be asking, “How can I give leaders the support they need without hiring an entire executive team?” That distinction sits at the heart of Ethan Bull‘s approach. As co-founder […]

Startup Show
on July 27, 2026

Steve Burns on Reinventing Food Delivery With Physical AI

The next wave of artificial intelligence will not live exclusively on computer screens. It will roll down neighborhood streets, navigate front walkways, and quietly complete physical tasks that today require millions of hours of human labor. That is the vision driving serial entrepreneur Steve Burns, whose latest venture, NoTip, applies robotics and artificial intelligence to […]

Startup Show
on July 20, 2026

Steven Saxton on Protecting Creative IP in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence is transforming creative work faster than many industries can adapt. For writers, filmmakers, musicians and publishers, the opportunity is enormous. AI can accelerate research, generate ideas and streamline production. At the same time, it introduces difficult questions about ownership, copyright and creative control that have yet to be fully answered. After spending more […]

Startup Show
on July 20, 2026

Scott McPherran on Why Law Firms Need Better Business Intelligence

Law firms may practice law, but they still have to operate as businesses. That distinction is becoming more important as firms grow larger, expand across offices and manage increasingly complex mixes of clients, practice areas and compensation structures. Scott McPherran, founder of Enright-McPherran Professional Consulting, believes many firms have reached a scale where informal management […]

Startup Show
on July 9, 2026

Rafael Weiss on Why Commercial Real Estate Shouldn’t Run on Booth Lines

Commercial real estate still relies on an unusual amount of waiting. Developers wait for responses from tenants. Brokers wait for the right introduction. Landlords attend industry events hoping to get in front of expanding brands. In some cases, people fly across the country and stand in line at a booth simply to learn whether a […]

Startup Show
on July 8, 2026

Tom Sosnoff on Why Knowing Your Worth Changes Your Leverage

The average worker may leave millions of dollars on the table over the course of a career without ever realizing it. Tom Sosnoff believes the problem begins with information. Employers have compensation data, internal pay ranges, hiring teams, and market comparisons. Senior executives have boards and compensation committees studying what comparable leaders earn. The average […]

Startup Show
on July 7, 2026

Abbas Mohammed on Why Better Talent Beats Doing Everything Yourself

Abbas Mohammed built his first million-dollar business by discovering a limit most entrepreneurs eventually encounter: there are only so many hours a founder can work. At 18, Mohammed left college and entered real estate. By 19, he was earning roughly $350,000 a year, but the results came from an unsustainable schedule of 16-hour days, seven […]

Startup Show
on July 7, 2026

Ari Rastegar on Failure, AI, and the Next Investment Era

Ari Rastegar sees the current business landscape as more than a market shift. To him, it is a structural reset. The founder of Rastegar Capital has built his reputation in real estate, investing, and market commentary, earning recognition as Forbes’ “Oracle of Austin.” But his view of the future now extends well beyond one asset […]

Startup Show
on June 25, 2026

Suzy and the Substitutes Bring a Classic Rock Message Into the 21st Century

Suzy and the Substitutes is a name that says a lot about the project before the first note plays. The name came partly from necessity. Suzy originally wanted to record simply as Suzy, but the search results were crowded, and nearly every usable name seemed taken. More importantly, the name reflected the way the music […]

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