After 125 failed pitch meetings in 6 months, Jason Wilk was almost out of funding and running on fumes. Then one investor wrote him a $10 million check because he believed Jason's team. 

Jason Wilk is the cofounder of Dave, the largest financial wellness platform in the U.S. with over 10M users. After a lifelong career of building businesses, Jason is at the forefront of a company disrupting the traditional banking system. 

Listen to Nathan and Jason chat about: 

• The business Jason started at age 20 
• Joining the YCombinator accelerator program 
• How Jason built confidence to take on the banking system 
• Why Mark Cuban became an initial shareholder in Dave 
• Dave's 1-for-1 tip model with Feeding America
• The importance of hiring people that can recruit talent 
• How Dave became a public company in less than 5 years
• Why you shouldn't chase ideas but pursue a passion
• And much more startup advice...

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After working years as an entrepreneur and consultant, Erik Huberman realized that the entire marketing ecosystem was broken. So he started his agency called Hawke Media with a few of his most trusted marketing colleagues. They focused on providing no barriers for new clients with a month-to-month commitment.  

8 years later, Hawke Media manages over 600 brands, has 270 full-time employees, and is one of the fastest-growing agencies in America. 

Listen to Nathan and Erik discuss: 

• How he helped Ellie.com generate half a million in sales in one month
• Hawke Media’s no-barrier strategy and how they win over clients monthly
• Why marketers need to do great work and be great salespeople
• Launching The Hawke Method book featuring their proven strategies 
• Why audio is the next great engagement tool
• Why SMS is 10x more effective than an email campaign 
• Starting Hawke Z with TikTok stars Josh Richards and Griffin Johnson
• Why AI won’t replace creative people any time soon
• And much more marketing advice…

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Emma Grede is the marketing and business mind behind a global fashion and lifestyle brand empire. She’s the CEO and cofounder of  the first fully inclusive fashion brand Good American, founding partner of shapewear brand SKIMS, and cofounder of plant-powered cleaning brand Safely. 

Impressive resume, right? 

Emma’s story started in East London as a child, where she was inspired to work in the fashion world. By focusing on her unique talents, she honed her skills in business and marketing to develop a career that she dreamed up from the beginning—to work with creative people and empower their collective vision.

Listen to Nathan and Emma discuss:

• How she first met and started working with Kris Jenner
• Pitching the Good American business idea to Khloe Kardashian ​​
• The key to the Kardashian/Jenner staying power 
• Why the power of inclusivity led to the success of SKIMS
• Finding a better plant-based cleaning solution with Safely
• How she became a shark on ABC’s Shark Tank
• Her role as chairwoman of Fifteen Percent Pledge
• And much more marketing and product advice for founders…

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Success seems to follow Karl Alomar wherever he goes. He doesn’t attribute this to magic or luck but to identifying repeatable business patterns that lead to financial growth. After selling his second company, Karl helped build one of the fastest-growing cloud infrastructure companies from the ground up. Now he’s partnering with companies like Lyft, Ring, and SpaceX to help them financially and operationally reach success. 

Listen to Nate and Karl discuss: 

• How he built China Export Finance to 9-figures in 4 years
• Being underwritten by AIG during the 2008 financial crisis
• How Digital Ocean went from an “operational disaster” to the “Best Place to Work” in New York City
• Why M13 works more hands-on with founders
• Why founder success leads to economic success
• Why the most valuable hire is a head of talent 
• Why does he refer to businesses as machines
• And much more advice for founders…

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