Actor and King of Kranch Griffin Newman (The Tick, Blank Check Podcast) joins the 'boys to talk Disney, New York supermarkets and review Seattle-founded club store Costco. Plus, the debut of Slop Quiz. Sources for this week's intro: https://thelastofus.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_of_Us https://mashable.com/shopping/june-22-the-last-of-us-part-2-merch/…

Live calls, Dave Ramsey style! In this episode we open up the phone (er, Zoom) lines to take audience questions on everything from "should I flip or hold this deal" to "Coronavirus cost me my job... how can I invest now?" Brandon and David offer also advice on house hacking, Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs), appraisals, and the pros and cons of…

In today's show Scott and David break news of Kelly Slater's secret recon mission, celebrate second bananas, design a Surfing Etiquette 101 blueprint, and recognize the desperate need for hard work to compensate for their lack of talent. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Joe Cohen won the lottery on bad genes. From childhood he suffered from all kinds of inflammation, fatigue, digestive problems, anxiety, depression, and many other issues his doctors couldn’t seem to sort out. Frustrated by the lack of good information and tools, he threw himself into experimentation and self-learning to improve his health like man…

In this Health Education episode of The Grit, Chas and David analyze patriotism vs racism, which American surfers are cancelled, Slater saving lives, and why the worst professional surfers make the best coaches. Plus Barrel or Nah and more! Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Decacorns ($10B+ valuation) are everywhere in SaaS, despite the downturn. SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin what the new landscape of SaaS means for you in 2020.

The pandemic is to blame for the rise in midlengths, pro surfers sign up for unemployment benefits, Surfing Australia fires a shot at The Ultimate Surfer, and Scott Bass gives feeds Dave Rastavich a Fish! Plus Dukes, Kooks, and much more! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Chris O'Neill (Google, Evernote) shares his lessons from previous downturns and how to chart a new course for growth in today's changing market.

This episode was a fun one for me because I have been an amateur dental researcher for over a decade now. I’m so obsessed with oral health that I even developed and launched my own toothpaste! My guest is Dr. Thomas Birkenhauer, a personal friend of mine and actually my dentist. In fact I now travel almost eight hours to see him because I really li…

Grocery Store Month continues as Fran Gillespie (Big Mouth, SNL) returns, and helps the 'boys review Austin-founded Whole Foods. Plus, another edition of The Leftovers. Sources for this week's into: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/how-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-went-from-the-son-of-a-teen-mom-to-the-worlds-richest-person.html https://www.bloomberg.c…

From fashion design work in India, to a corporate career with Nordstrom... to leaving that career to flip 40+ houses in 6 years – all in one of the hottest markets on the planet! Seattle investor Leka Devatha has quite a story to tell, and a lot of hard-won wisdom too! From her 6 tips for finding and keeping great contractors, to the exact criteria…

Board builder Malcolm Campbell discusses the Bonzer design, the role it’s played in surfing and the quirky dynamics that sometimes push and often impede board design evolution. The Bonzer is the first truly functional, high-performance three finned surfboard design, and the Campbell Brothers introduced it a full decade prior to the invention of the…

Neha Sampat is the Founder and CEO @ Contentstack, a modern content management system bringing business and tech teams together to deliver personalised, omnichannel experiences. Atypical in our world, but Neha scaled the business to well over $1M in ARR before raising funding. Now Neha has raised over $31M from the likes of Insight Partners and Ill…

Jim Kwik taught me how to speed read, one of the most valuable skills I have ever mastered. Now he’s back on the show today to talk to us about how to upgrade your brain and learn anything faster! And his story is incredible. After a childhood brain injury, teachers gave him little hope and told him he had a “broken brain.” To compensate, Jim had t…

Startups can get messy. Especially in growth. David Sacks (Yammer, PayPal) shares how to navigate from 50-500 employees.

Today you get the real inside scoop as I sit down with my husband Seth for a long-awaited podcast chat. He’s the mastermind of all things tech behind the Wellness Mama website and podcast, and I couldn’t do what I do without him! Obviously and most importantly we also tackle the business of raising a family together, and we get into the nitty gritt…

The creators and stars of Dicktown on FXX, John Hodgman and David Rees, join the 'boys to kick off Friendly Green Grocer Mitch's Grocery Store Month and review California-founded Trader Joe's. Plus, another edition of Family Food. Sources for this week's intro: https://touringplans.com/disneyland/attractions/opening-dates https://www.undercovertour…

Are you tired of toiling in the trenches... and ready to run a business that cranks out profits without your constant involvement? That's what today's guest has managed to do! In this episode, Michigan-based investor Mike Simmons shares exactly how he went from moderate success to $1 million in annual profit. You'll learn why Mike switched gears fr…

Wyatt Daily shares his discovery of previously unseen surf footage of Greenough, Yater, and dozens more who would spark a design revolution and indelibly change the trajectory of surfing, as documented in his latest film, "Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story". Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In the latest episode of The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast Simon interviews our very own Nicoletta (Niki) Todesco! Please tune in to hear all about Niki’s background with the guitar, teaching, and performing as we celebrate her one-year anniversary on the CGC Team! Be sure to leave a comment to join the conversation! Connect with […]…

Kurt Muehmel is the Chief Customer Officer @ Dataiku, the platform democratizing access to data and enabling enterprises to build their own path to AI in a human-centric way. To date, the company has raised over $146M in funding from some of the best in the business including ICONIQ, Firstmark, Battery Ventures and CapitalG to name a few. As for Ku…

Presented by Salt Lager and Dragonalliance.com.au For the third year we dive deep into the world of wetsuits and test nine of the best bits of rubber on the market. Featuring full reviews of suits from Billabong, Buell, Cheer, Matuse, Need Essentials, Patagonia, Quiksilver, Rip Curl and Xcel as well as a look inside the business of wetsuits in 2020…

In today's episode of Spit! Scott and David analyze which era was the greatest to be a surfer, identify the best unknown female surfer on the planet, offer to give the WSL money, and tell Robbo to pull the reigns. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Today on the podcast we’re talking all about protein: how much do we need, what kind do we need, and how can know our kids are getting enough! I’m here with my friend Billy Bosch, the founder of ICONIC Protein, who knows this area inside and out. We’ll explain exactly how protein works as a building block of healthy body as well as tips for optimiz…

Language expert Chas Smith and civil rights expert David Scales discuss the sale of the WSL, the hypocrisy of cancel culture, Kelly Slater's campaign against erectile dysfunction, and how Cheyne Magnussen became the most valuable man in the wave pool biz. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Ready to hire your first VP Sales? But haven’t done it before? SaaStr CEO, Jason Lemkin shares his interview checklist.

Aileen Lee is a U.S. seed investor. A venture capital investor, she is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. Lee coined the often-used Silicon Valley term unicorn in a TechCrunch article "Welcome To The Unicorn Club: Learning from Billion-Dollar Startups." In this episode of the SaaStr podcast, Aileen and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin take a deep dive on h…

I have a pre-teen daughter now and it’s a whole new world! I’ve been thinking a lot about today’s topic, which is how modern toxins and lifestyle affects our kids during puberty. Dr. Anne-Marie Fine is an award-winning researcher and expert on this topic. She founded a forward-thinking health company called IAMFINE, based on her personal and clinic…

Writer and actor Dani Fernandez (Girls on the Bus, Nerdificent) guests to review Pasadena founded and rapidly expanding gourmet hot dog and sausage chain Dog Haus. Plus, another edition of pastry guessing game Pie In This Guy. Sources for this week's intro: NASA JPL History & Archives https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about/history.php Sputnik 1 http://www.…

With so many toothbrushes on the market, it can be overwhelming to choose the best one for yourself, your family, and your patients. Well, I’m happy to inform you that you can finally stop searching for the best toothbrush brand (we’ve found it!). BURST toothbrushes are clinically proven to remove up to 10x more plaque than a manual toothbrush. The…

Do you dream of stepping back from the day to day and working on your business rather than in it? Of course you do! AJ Osborne has achieved that goal—and having experienced a harrowing health emergency that incapacitated him for months (see show 286), this Boise, Idaho, investor is ultra-qualified to discuss the value of documenting, delegating, an…

Presented by all new Expert sessions at URBNSURF Melbourne The Lipped Virtual Tour brings professional surfing back to G'Land in a landmark event. Joining the Lipped lads are Swellian and surf media guru Vaughan Blakey along with the lord of beach commentary Chris Binns. Does Speedies fire? Do we f**k up the tides on a virtual surf event and what i…

Selema "Sal" Masekela and Ryan Harris join us for a discussion about how the surf industry can respond to Black Lives Matter to foster a healthier, more robust industry, why they are both more optimistic about the future of America than ever, and they introduce 1Planet1People. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Julie Herendeen is the CMO @ PagerDuty, the real-time operations platform ensuring less downtime and fewer outages, meaning happier customers and more productive teams. Prior to their IPO in 2019 PagerDuty raised funding from some of the best in the business including Accel, a16z, Baseline, Bessemer and Harrison Metal to name a few. As for Julie, p…

Danette May has an incredible story of healing and a complete mindset and lifestyle shift. She’s the best selling author of a book called The Rise as well as seven health and fitness books and programs. Danette brought all of her experiences together to cofound a company called Mindful Health. Today I’ll also share some of the vulnerable parts of m…

Given that so many VC pitches are over Zoom now, we thought it would be worth sharing the things it’s easy to get wrong when pitching investors. Pitching VCs is like anything. You’ll get better at it over time. Later, you’ll even get great at it. Once you know how it works, it’s not even that hard to knock it out of the park. But until then, so man…

Waves 4 Water is aiming to solve the world water crisis and has already provided sustained solutions for 3.75 million people. Jon Rose discusses his transition from a self-focused life of professional surfing into a life of effective altruism and the challenges of running an international organization. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

On today's episode, Christoph shares his five tips for fundraising during a pandemic. Have a clear COVID-19 assessment Start with an extra-long "long list" Disqualify ruthlessly Have a killer deck Build trust remotely Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software”…

I’m pretty sure every one of us has experienced some level of high stress, especially these days! I am here with Jeff Banman, a former firefighter, U.S. Army Ranger, and CIA Counter-terrorism Operator. He’s made a career of studying successful people and discovering which variables allow them to survive or even thrive in stressful situations. Jeff …

Actor and comedian Jon Daly (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Kroll Show) returns to the pod for the 'boys first visit to one of the fastest-growing pizza chains in the U.S., Marco's Pizza. Plus, the crew taste tests Nomad Ice Pops in another edition of Snack or Wack. Sources for this week's intro: The Glass City https://ohiowins.com/glass-city/#:~:text=Even%…

Are you making the most of your morning huddles? Dental Intelligence is the smartest software ever built for dentists. Their innovative technology helps dentists keep on top of tracking, analyzing, and growing their dental practices. Dental Intel has recently launched a new Morning Huddle software that helps practice’s make the most of their mornin…

On today's show: the massive impact of just a few flips and a few small multifamily rental properties. Starting in 2017, that combination allowed our guest Megan Greathouse to step aside from her W-2 job (her husband still works) and spend much more time with her two young kids... all while dedicating just 5 hours per month to self-managing her por…

In today's show David and Scott dive deeper down the kneeboard wormhole and discover a direct link to Curren's Superdave skim, recognize that Gabriel Medina has completely subverted the surf industry, scoop a rare opportunity to score a legend's hardware, and stare into the void that is the future of professional surfing. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and mor…

Today we’re going deep on two very important topics in today’s modern world: toxins and detox. I’m here with Dr. Heather Sandison, the founder and medical director of the North County Natural Medicine Clinic and founder of Neurohacker and Marama, a unique residential care facility for the elderly. Dr. Sandison specializes in brain health, especiall…