Turf Wars, Tree Men & Murder: Inside the worl...

Often called the Oscars of the food industry, the James Beard Foundation Awards are among the most coveted for chefs in America. But what's sold and packaged as prestige can sometimes become a distraction from managing the business that got you there. Host Matt Brown is joined by ...  Show more

Every year, the US throws out roughly 125 million tennis balls. That's enough to fill 21 Boeing 737s to the brim. And until recently, tennis balls were impossible to recycle. That's right, every ball ever produced would eventually end up in a landfill where it could take 400 year ...  Show more

New York’s curbside Christmas tree business is run by a small group of ruthless, shadowy men. Owen Long, a tree salesman in Brooklyn, takes us into his world and reveals the characters, crimes, and even murders of the New York City “tree men.”

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*Note: This episode originally ran in 2020*'Tis the season for Americans to head out in droves and bring home a freshly-cut Christmas tree. But decorative evergreens don't just magically show up on corner lots, waiting to find a home in your living room. There are a bunch of fasc ...  Show more

Get our Business Monetization Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/monetization Episode 661: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the NY Christmas Tree mafia, 2 health startups with crazy traction, plus their predictions for bi ...  Show more

Today we’ll hear about:  A business owner trying to navigate a difficult economy   A son deciding who to sell his late father's business to  A new business owner celebrating her team and their success   A leader facing a logistical bottleneck for growth in a specialty sales r ...  Show more