Grit Daily Startup Show

Grit Daily Startup Show podcast explores the world of entrepreneurship, founders, and CEOs to talk scaleups and startups, from conception and funding to exits. Interviews run across all industries, with entrepreneurs sharing their best decisions, mistakes to avoid, and wildest entrepreneurial stories. With single-guest entrepreneur and multi-guest formats.

Grit Daily Startup Show is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 418 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Grit Daily Startup Show, a business show with 418 episodes published.

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  Episode #418

  Heather Cowap on Teaching Students Accountability Before AI Becomes a Crutch

  Aug 31, 202635 min

  Educator and SciEdScrumming founder Heather Cowap explains how Agile Scrum and Universal Design for Learning can give students more agency without sacrificing accountability. She argues that as AI becomes more common in classrooms, schools need to teach collaboration, planning, self-assessment, and the foundational knowledge students must have before technology can become a useful tool. hcowap@sciedscrumming.com https://sciedscrumming.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/heathercowap See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #417

  Nick Kringas on Why Law Firms Need to Solve the Pre-Intake Problem

  Aug 31, 202643 min

  LawShift CEO Nick Kringas explains why AI is changing how injured people search for legal help long before they ever contact a law firm. Drawing on years in legal marketing, he argues that firms competing only at the moment of intake are overlooking the part of the client journey where trust is increasingly being formed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #416

  Gina DeSantis on Building a Creative Business Without Scaling Away the Craft

  Aug 28, 202632 min

  Ceramics artist and business owner Gina DeSantis has built a career around handmade work while navigating wholesale, retail, staffing, pricing, and production limits. She explains why creative businesses often need a different definition of scale, one that protects craftsmanship while still creating room for sustainable growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #415

  Alex Filipuk on Why Visionaries Need Operators to Build Scalable Businesses

  Aug 27, 202631 min

  Ideal Siding CEO Alex Filipuk explains why great ideas and strategy are not enough to build a successful company. Drawing on his journey from serial entrepreneur to franchisor, he shares why execution, complementary teams, and patient growth turn ambitious visions into scalable businesses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #414

  How Rei Cosmetics Is Bringing Japan’s Best-Kept Beauty Brands to the U.S.

  Aug 16, 202632 min

  Rei Cosmetics founder Nami Soejima saw a simple gap in the beauty market: American consumers were becoming obsessed with Japanese cosmetics, yet many of Japan’s most trusted brands were still difficult to buy in the U.S. She shares how she turned that frustration into a growing retail business, navigated tariffs and cross-border logistics, and learned that patience and trust are essential when doing business with Japanese companies. Website: https://www.reicosmetics.com/ Social Media: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Anime NYC (August 20-23rd, Javits Center): Booth #5632 https://www.reicosmetics.com/blogs/news/rei-cosmetics-at-anime-nyc-2026 Harness the Full TikTok Shop eCommerce Suite (Sept 15th) https://maven.com/ecomm-biz-school/learn-tiktok-ecommerce-in-2-hours See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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