Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business
Brian Lofrumento reveals everything you need to go from wantrepreneur – or someone who WANTS to own their own business – to a money-making, action-taking entrepreneur. Discover exactly how to start a business and build a...
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Also: Lisa Larson, Drew Dorenfest, Jane Alexander, Nicholas Cook, Mike Gross, Marc Broidy, Chippy Morina-Stark, Derek Bryant, Mario Damasceno, Shannon Sheridan, Robert Carmona, Jabari Pulliam, Ryan Dau, Connor McCormick, Dylan Hughes, John Bush, Sean Moriarty
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| 10/23/26 |  1601: Just when you think it FLOPPED, here's how it can work out... (COLLAB EPISODE!) | In this special Collab Week episode of Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur, 8 founders come together to answer one deceptively powerful question: Think back to a flop or failure you’ve had in your business. How did it end up feeding something that worked? This episode covers ad campaigns that flopped, teams scaled too fast, AI projects that got ahead of the technology, a contractor who never delivered, an expo full of the wrong audience, a deal lost on the two-yard line, and a lot more. Together, t... | 25m 56s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 |  1600: From Army Officer to AI Founder: A Masterclass in Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship w/ Nils Olsen | Nils Olsen, a former Airborne Infantry Officer, is rewriting the rules of defense technology with his AI-powered startup, Six Tango. In this episode, Nils shares his incredible journey from the front lines to founder, revealing how he took a problem he experienced firsthand in the military and turned it into a groundbreaking business. He unpacks the "Moneyball for the military" strategy, showing how data can uncover hidden opportunities in any industry. This episode is a must-listen for any e... | 35m 58s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 |  1599: The End of Copy-Paste: The Future of AI in Business w/ Curtis Boortz | Overwhelmed by a daily flood of 100+ emails, Curtis Boortz decided to solve his own problem by building a custom AI tool. That tool evolved into ForthWrite, an AI platform that drafts emails in your authentic voice, directly within your inbox. In this episode, Curtis shares his incredible journey from finance professional to solo tech founder, revealing how he transformed a personal pain point into a scalable SaaS business. This episode is a masterclass for any entrepreneur looking to leverag... | 32m 36s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 |  1598: Rewire Your Business: How to Stop Escalating and Start Executing w/ Rachel Honoway | Are you tired of feeling like your team is constantly distracted, solving the same problems over and over? In this powerful episode, former C-suite executive Rachel Honoway reveals how to break the cycle of "creative avoidance" and rewire your organization for true alignment and explosive growth. She shares why most leadership teams aren't nearly as aligned as they think and provides a simple exercise to expose the gaps immediately. For any wantrepreneur or entrepreneur who wants their team t... | 33m 24s | ||||||
| 10/19/26 |  1597: Beyond Mindset: The Nervous System Secret to Entrepreneurial Growth w/ Shervon Laurice | Feeling stuck, burned out, or hitting the same revenue wall year after year? This episode is your permission slip to stop searching for the next "perfect" strategy. We sit down with Shervon Laurice, a licensed psychotherapist and transformational coach who reveals why your biggest business breakthroughs have nothing to do with your marketing plan or sales funnel. She explains that real, sustainable growth comes from developing your inner world—regulating your nervous system, consciously shapi... | 33m 02s | ||||||
| 10/18/26 | 1596: Every time I do this, I make more money (even though it's SIMPLE and BORING!) | As Q4 kicks into high gear, the pressure is on to launch new products, create flashy promos, and find new customers to finish the year strong. But what if your biggest opportunities aren't in what’s new, but in what’s old? In this Solo Sunday episode, Brian shares his all-time favorite, most effective, and deceptively simple strategy for generating massive momentum: the reactivation campaign. Forget overcomplicating things. Brian breaks down why reaching out to past prospects—even the ones wh... | 7m 50s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 | 1595: How do you get through LEAN SEASONS in business? (COLLAB EPISODE) | In this special Collab Week episode of Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur, eight founders come together to answer one deeply honest question: Take us back to a lean season in your business. How did you get through it, and how do you prepare differently now? Some are in a lean season right now. Some are still learning from their first one. Others have watched their busy seasons and slow seasons flip on them. It’s a wide-ranging episode about relationships, pipelines, cash, self-care, and why the be... | 26m 06s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  1594: From Military Satellites to Finding Your Keys: The Pebblebee Origin Story w/ Daniel Daoura | Ever frantically searched for your keys, wallet, or even your luggage at the airport? Daniel Daoura, the founder and CEO of Pebblebee, transformed that universal feeling of anxiety into a global tech company. Drawing on over a decade of experience developing tracking systems for military assets at Boeing, Daniel applied his deep expertise to solve an everyday problem. This episode is a masterclass in turning specialized knowledge into a consumer-focused brand, navigating the complexities of h... | 32m 04s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  1593: The "Ready, Fire, Aim" Secret to Starting Your Business Today w/ Micah Alexander | In this episode, Brian sits down with Micah Alexander, the 22-year-old co-founder of Junior Innovators, a company revolutionizing entrepreneurship education in K-12 schools. Micah shares his powerful journey from launching teenage businesses like snow shoveling and t-shirt companies to building a national education venture that teaches students to do business, not just study it. This episode is a masterclass in the "ready, fire, aim" philosophy, emphasizing that the best way to learn entrepre... | 32m 47s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  1592: Your Financial Data Might Be Lying to You... Here’s How AI Finds the Truth w/ Matt Justice | In this episode, Brian sits down with Matt Justice, a career finance expert turned AI founder who is revolutionizing how SaaS companies interact with their own numbers. Matt shares his journey from feeling the intense frustration of data wrangling in corporate finance to founding SMPL.ai, a platform that gives teams their time back and empowers them with true financial intelligence. This isn't just a talk about spreadsheets and compliance; it's a masterclass in shifting your mindset to see fi... | 32m 31s | ||||||
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| 10/12/26 |  1591: The Death of the Service Industry? How AI is Creating a New Breed of Consultants w/ Raman Julka | What if you could condense weeks of expert-level analysis into just a few minutes? Former McKinsey Partner Raman Julka is doing exactly that. In this episode, he breaks down his journey from advising global corporations to building two AI-native companies, ValueChaser.ai and Chance-Me.ai, with a radically lean team. This conversation is a masterclass in how AI is shattering the traditional barriers to entry in business. You’ll learn why your human judgment, not coding skills, is your most val... | 32m 21s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | 1590: Do it like this (I'm exhausted, but this episode counts...) | Ever have one of those days where the motivation just isn't there? You know you should work on your business, but you're tired, uninspired, or just don't feel like it. In this raw and personal Solo Sunday episode, Brian pulls back the curtain on the single most important trait for entrepreneurial success: just keep doing it. Recorded at 11:30 PM on his birthday, this episode isn't about theory; it's a real-time example of what it takes to show up when everything in you wants to quit. If you’v... | 6m 11s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | 1589: WHAT should we fake until we make it!? (COLLAB EPISODE!) | In this special Collab Week episode of Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur, six founders come together to answer one deeply personal question: What's one thing you faked… until you made it? You'll hear from Sheri Roder of Get UnStuck HQ, Bill McCumber of Rowan Elder, Wendy Votroubek of Integrity Legal Nurse Consulting, Sara Reece of Workmind, Patricia Ballivian of Altura Strategies, and Jane Alexander of Emma Advisor. Each of them talks about a moment when they had to show up before they felt ready... | 18m 05s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  1588: 40 Red Flags Killing Your Business Growth (and How to Scale Without Losing Your Soul!) w/ Jeri Larsen | Are you so focused on growth that you're accidentally breaking the very things that made your business special? In this episode, we sit down with Jeri Larsen, a former C-suite executive turned founder of Manage for Good. Jeri reveals why the traditional, siloed approach to people, operations, and growth is a recipe for disaster during scale. She provides a masterclass on how to navigate the painful but necessary "inflection points" of growth by building a solid foundation first. This episode ... | 30m 16s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  1587: The Concierge Approach: Combining High-Tech with High-Touch for Unbeatable Service w/ Ali Benslimane | Ever felt like your corporate experience puts you in a box? Think again. This episode features Ali Benslimane, a tech veteran from Google and Stripe who channeled his experience into solving a deeply human problem: the bureaucratic nightmare of moving to another country. Ali shares how he and his co-founder built Aelos, a company that combines high-tech efficiency with a high-touch concierge service to help Americans relocate to France. This episode is a masterclass in leveraging your backgro... | 34m 55s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 |  1586: The "Not Right Now" Idea: How to Prioritize Marketing for Maximum Profit w/ Izzy Sapien | Are you making marketing decisions based on gut feelings and chasing "good ideas" that never seem to move the needle? In this episode, growth strategist Izzy Sapien breaks down why this intuition-driven approach is the very thing keeping so many businesses stuck in the $2-5 million "no man's land." She reveals the critical shift from relying on grit to implementing disciplined, data-informed frameworks that create real momentum. This episode is a masterclass for any founder feeling the pressu... | 33m 19s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  1585: The Starving Artist is a Myth: This Viola Virtuoso Has Built an Empire in Tech & Music w/ Drew Alexander Forde | In this episode, Brian sits down with Drew Alexander Forde, the world-renowned musician known as "That Viola Kid" who has masterfully blended artistic excellence with sharp entrepreneurial instincts. Drew shares his incredible journey from playing viola in NYC subways to performing with legends like Adele and Kanye West, and how those experiences forged his business mindset. This isn't just a story about music; it's a masterclass in turning a passion into a multi-faceted career, building a pe... | 31m 13s | ||||||
| 10/4/26 | 1584: I've NEVER heard anyone talk about this! STEAL THIS for your business! | We spend countless hours perfecting our "welcome mat" — our onboarding sequences, sales calls, and initial client experience. But what happens when a client is on their way out? In this Solo Sunday episode, Brian pulls back the curtain on a strategy he’s never heard anyone else discuss in nearly 20 years of entrepreneurship: the offboarding plan. He argues that the way you handle the end of a client relationship is the ultimate test of your integrity and the most powerful, overlooked opportun... | 11m 15s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | 1583: What's something you LET GO OF that was a great decision!? (A special fall COLLAB EPISODE!) | In this special Collab Week episode of Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur, eight founders come together to answer one deeply personal question: Have you ever been afraid to give something up, only for it to turn out to be a great decision? You'll hear from Sheri Roder, Nicholas Cook, Brandon Pankey, David Beltran, John Lunsford, Raamon Newman, Drew Mehta, and Zeyno Dodd, as they each open up about the identity, title, plan, or old way of doing things they were scared to release — and what it gave ... | 30m 01s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  1582: The Founder Trait That Matters More Than Talent... and How to Build a Moat to Accelerate Your Success w/ Jaime Pesquera | In this powerhouse episode, we sit down with Jaime Pesquera, the CEO and co-founder of the Madrid-based startup accelerator, Jupiter Base. Jaime breaks down the new rules for building a successful business in the age of AI, revealing how founders can create a protective "moat" around their ideas to thrive against fast-moving competition. This conversation is a masterclass for any entrepreneur feeling overwhelmed by the pace of technology. You'll learn how to leverage AI as a growth accelerato... | 39m 22s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  1581: Ambition Without Burnout: The New Rules for High Achievers w/ Kelly Csiszar | Tired of feeling like success has to be a constant, grinding hustle? This episode is your antidote to entrepreneurial burnout. Kelly Csiszar, a former top-performing enterprise sales rep turned executive mindset coach, reveals why more strategies and tactics often fail to produce the results we want. She explains that the real breakthroughs happen when we look inward to understand and rewire the subconscious patterns that drive our behavior. For entrepreneurs and wantrepreneurs, this conversa... | 33m 24s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  1580: The AI Lie Detector: How to Know When Your AI is Lying to You w/ Vanja Todorovic | In an era where AI can make or break a business decision, how can you be sure you're getting the truth? Vanja Todorovic, a 25-year financial services veteran, faced this exact problem when AI gave him disastrous advice for his new venture. This experience led him to create MelMat, a patent-pending AI research platform designed to sift through AI "hallucinations" and deliver factually-grounded answers. This episode is a must-listen for any entrepreneur who relies on AI for market research, con... | 32m 16s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  1579: This Shark Tank investor says maybe you SHOULDN'T raise money! Here's how to grow instead w/ Alexander Torrenegra | Alexander Torrenegra is an entrepreneur who doesn't just build businesses; he reinvents entire industries. In this episode, he shares the incredible journey of co-founding Voice123 with his wife, bootstrapping it into the world's first major voiceover marketplace, and how that experience laid the groundwork for his current venture, Torre.ai—an AI-powered platform set to automate and humanize recruitment globally. This episode is a masterclass for entrepreneurs on how to spot broken systems, a... | 36m 04s | ||||||
| 9/27/26 | 1578: Other people’s results are NOT your results! | Ever see someone crushing it with a specific marketing strategy—like Facebook ads, a Shopify store, or podcast interviews—and immediately think, "I need to do that too!"? If so, this Solo Sunday episode is a must-listen. Brian breaks down one of the most common and dangerous mental traps for entrepreneurs: assuming other people's results can predict your own. Using a powerful behind-the-scenes story from the podcast—where one guest made over $100,000 from their appearance while others made $0... | 13m 49s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | 1577: The skills and things we learn DO pay off... we don't always know when! (COLLAB EPISODE!) | In this special Collab Week episode of Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur, seven founders come together to answer one deceptively powerful question: What's something you started or learned long ago that's finally paying off? You'll hear from Shawn Sundsvold of GoldBear Media, Nate Hebbert of SelfWare Consulting, Raamon Newman of New Mavericks, Rami Akeela of Nera Systems, David Beltran of Accord Intelligence, Brandon Pankey of Blue Pine Works, Zeyno Dodd of AlgiSense, and Drew Mehta of ThinkFracti... | 26m 14s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | hard workentrepreneurship+4 | 16 founders | — | — | hard workentrepreneur+5 | — | 48m 41s | ||
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| 9/7/26 | reflectionlong-term growth+3 | — | — | — | compounding gainsreflective questions+3 | — | 12m 28s | ||
| 9/7/26 | personal growthbusiness development+3 | — | — | — | growthuniverse expanding+3 | — | 10m 21s | ||
| 9/4/26 | women's healthentrepreneurship+4 | Dr. Emily Denis | Her Wellness Collective | — | women's healthentrepreneurship+5 | — | 31m 52s | ||
| 9/3/26 | entrepreneurshipbusiness building+4 | Dr Saralyn GrassGabe Grass | Verdant Synergies | — | entrepreneurshipbusiness+6 | — | 37m 36s | ||
| 9/2/26 | customer databusiness growth+3 | Robert Tan | B2B SaaSpayroll company | — | customer databusiness growth+5 | — | 32m 49s | ||
| 9/1/26 | AIentrepreneurship+3 | Sebastian De Castro | AskTailr | — | AI-poweredpersonal stylist+3 | — | 31m 33s | ||
| 7/21/26 | internal operating systemperformance+4 | Erem Latif | — | — | internal operating systemperformance+5 | — | 33m 04s | ||
| 7/20/26 | business growthentrepreneurship+3 | JiHyun Kim | — | — | business growthentrepreneurship+5 | — | 34m 42s | ||
| 7/19/26 | entrepreneurshipsurvivorship bias+3 | — | — | — | entrepreneursetback+3 | — | 13m 44s | ||
| 7/17/26 | AI Chief of Staffentrepreneurship+3 | Brandon Katz | DreamLever | — | AIChief of Staff+5 | — | 39m 00s | ||
| 7/16/26 | content creationhigher education+3 | Dr. William McCumber | Rowan Elder Productions | — | watchable contentdigestible content+3 | — | 33m 51s | ||
| 7/15/26 | digital identityentrepreneurship+3 | Nikita Maul | Parasol Designs | — | digital identityentrepreneurship+3 | — | 33m 57s | ||
| 7/14/26 | AI in businessconsulting models+3 | Melissa DimitriAlex Bunda | SparkCraft Strategies | — | business strategyconsulting+5 | — | 34m 27s | ||
| 7/13/26 | creator economyentrepreneurship+3 | Bruce Skaar | NikeMicrosoft | — | creator economyentrepreneur+3 | — | 33m 25s | ||
| 7/13/26 | customer experiencebusiness lessons+3 | — | UPS Store | — | customer experienceUPS Store+4 | — | 12m 17s | ||
| 7/10/26 | scaling a businessremote work+4 | Wendy VotroubekJulie Davenport | Integrity Legal Nurse Consulting PDX | — | scalable businessremote consulting+4 | — | 33m 26s | ||
| 6/12/26 | foundersvoicemail+4 | Lisa LarsonJane Alexander+6 | Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | — | foundersvoicemail+5 | — | 25m 50s | ||
| 6/11/26 | founder lessonscollaboration+4 | Shawn SundsvoldJaimz Hodge+7 | — | — | entrepreneurshipfounder lessons+5 | — | 29m 47s | ||
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| 6/9/26 | self-reflectiondecision making+3 | Brent NewtonMary Gunther+3 | myOwlThe Social G Co.+3 | — | entrepreneurshipfounders+3 | — | 17m 30s | ||
| 6/8/26 | decision makingentrepreneurship+3 | Stephen CusterNate Hebbert+2 | Dry Humor MarketingSelfWare Consulting+2 | — | tiny decisionentrepreneurial journey+3 | — | 17m 34s | ||
| 6/8/26 | personal announcemententrepreneurial journey+3 | — | — | — | announcemententrepreneurship+3 | — | 19m 18s | ||
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| 5/7/26 | business systemsentrepreneurship+5 | Sean Moriarty | Tectum RoofingWeBookGuides | — | business systemsentrepreneur+5 | — | 36m 15s | ||
| 5/6/26 | software developmentAI in business+3 | Daniel Veenkamp | Physiepersonal training platform | — | AIsoftware engineering+3 | — | 33m 19s | ||
| 5/5/26 | entrepreneurshipAI technology+3 | Connor McCormick | Percheron AI | legal industry | entrepreneurshipAI+3 | — | 34m 35s | ||
| 5/4/26 | AIstartups+3 | Dylan Hughes | Aestim.ai | — | AIstartups+5 | — | 36m 12s | ||
| 5/3/26 | criticismentrepreneurship+3 | — | — | Egyptian pyramids | entrepreneurshipfeedback+4 | — | 11m 17s | ||
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| 4/28/26 | people-first strategyvision execution+3 | Robert Carmona | — | — | visionexecution+5 | — | 32m 42s | ||
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| 4/16/26 | market validationpre-selling+3 | — | Tesla | — | market validationpre-selling+3 | — | 17m 12s | ||
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