Our Radio Series
Here are some episodes from our 300+ library of stories. Every 90 second story is about an everyday person who had a great idea, took action, overcame hurdles and created a business, brand or invention we all know!
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#292 - Dressing for Success
Paul loved making salads and his own dressing. One Christmas he gave his friends and family a bottle of his salad dressing as a gift. Two months later when they had used it all up they asked Paul for more.
#311 - Evelyn takes the cake
Evelyn lived in Detroit and one day she made a dessert for her husband’s boss. It was a hit. So naturally she opened a dessert shop and it was all a massive success. The End. Well, not really.
#258 - Coming Up with a Cool Name
Reuben was a Polish immigrant who grew up in the Bronx selling his family’s homemade desserts. Believing New Yorkers would be willing to pay more for a better quality dessert, Reuben just needed to come up with the right name.
#291- Guys Who Delivered
Chris worked in IT in Saskatchewan, Canada and Josh was an investment banker in London, England. One day Josh was working late at night and thought about skipping out to get some food. There had to be a better way.
#307 - Flush with Dough
Martin loved making bread. Together with wife Linda, they built a little bakehouse in the backyard of their Caledon, Ontario home. Soon Martin and Linda were making all kinds of bread and giving it away to friends and family.
#72 - The Aristocrat Sandwich
Jim is a fast food franchisee in blue collar Pittsburgh who creates his own sandwich he calls the Aristrocrat. But sales for the sandwich are poor. So he changes the name a few times until sales take off.
#167 - Not Waffling
Frank specialized in turning farm fresh eggs into mayonnaise, breakfast batter, salad dressings and noodles … but, to maintain freshness, could only deliver quality food products a certain distance from his factory. How to grow?