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Fervent Four

Zack Miller, Tim Ryan

Fervent Four goes inside the decisions, risks, failures and breakthroughs behind the people building what's next.Each week, Zack Miller and Tim Ryan sit down with entrepreneurs, executives, investors and industry leaders to unpack how businesses are built, how big bets get made and what it really takes to lead through uncertainty.From billion-dollar companies and emerging technologies to AI, healthcare, consumer brands, manufacturing and more, Fervent Four finds the business stories worth knowing — and the lessons behind them.New episodes every Tuesday.

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334 episodes

  1. Why the Most Talented Person on Your Team Can Be a Trap 1:05:12
  2. They Risked Everything. Now Wall Street Is Calling. 51:21
  3. At 60, She Took Over. Nobody Expected What Happened Next. 48:36
  4. Would You Bet Your Entire Bank Account on Yourself? 1:00:02
  5. The AI Boom Runs on Handwritten Tickets 57:27
  6. She Built a Global Brand Without a Plan 59:25
  7. Pain Is Your Greatest Superpower 1:01:22
  8. The Goal Isn't to Own the Business Forever 59:56
  9. When Did $40 Million Stop Being a Win? 1:01:49
  10. HE HIT #1. THEN FOUND A BETTER WAY TO WIN | Canaan Smith 1:05:29
  11. What Nobody Tells You About Success, Confidence and Retirement 37:46
  12. He Bet $3 Million Before Anyone Knew It Would Work 52:06
  13. The Biggest Lie About Blue-Collar Jobs 1:04:23
  14. 30 Years in Business Taught Him These Hard Truths 1:07:26
  15. Why Most Canned Cocktails Taste Bad 1:00:37
  16. He Built a Business Out of Trash 58:22
  17. Why Your Medical Bill Makes No Sense 1:04:43
  18. Making Waiting Rooms Suck Less 58:12
  19. The Business Model Was Hiding in Plain Sight 1:00:04
  20. This Is Fervent Four 0:50
  21. What NASA Has to Build Before We Can Live on the Moon 56:44
  22. The AI Opportunity Most Nonprofits Are Missing 57:42
  23. How to Build a Business That Lasts for Decades 55:21
  24. The Bigger Strategy Behind Pharrell's Something in the Water 1:00:44
  25. Former Navy SEAL on Why Starting a Business Was Harder Than SEAL Training 59:59
  26. From Wall Street to Building 757 Angels 1:06:28
  27. "Your Baby's Ugly" — The Truth Most Agencies Won't Tell You 1:05:52
  28. The Hidden Business Value of Comments (Most Companies Ignore This Data) 1:11:06
  29. Why This Coworking Model Keeps Selling Out 1:04:46
  30. The Silicon Valley of Water Is Being Built in Virginia 1:04:25
  31. She Got "Shellacked"… Then Built a Company to Fix a Problem Everyone Ignores 1:05:40
  32. Why Most Founders Actually Fail (It's Not Money) 1:05:40
  33. Hiring Veterans Is Broken. AI Might Fix It. 1:08:31
  34. Wine Is Broken. This Startup Is Fixing It 1:01:21
  35. Startup Founders Only Control 40% of Success | YC Founder Glen Moriarty 1:01:59
  36. Why AI Breaks Without Real-World Data 1:11:45
  37. What Grit Looks Like When a Business Collapses 1:12:07
  38. Stop Caring What People Think or You'll Never Survive Being Seen 1:02:31
  39. Why Ignoring AI Is Riskier Than Adopting It, A CEO Explains 1:01:35
  40. AI Is Moving Faster Than Anyone Is Ready For (Jobs, Robots, and What Comes Next) 1:08:03
  41. Why Smart Founders Make Bad Decisions Under Pressure 1:06:24
  42. Why Most Founders Never Execute — And How to Fix It 1:05:02
  43. Why Good Ideas Stall — and What Actually Moves Them Forward 1:04:00
  44. What Venture Capitalists Look for Before They Invest in Founders 1:03:29
  45. How Cox Communications Reinvents, Innovates, and Serves the 757 1:02:04
  46. How Skydiving Prepared Him for Business Risk No One Talks About 51:02
  47. How a 22-Year-Old Became America's Youngest AMCO Owner 1:00:10
  48. Breaking Barriers in Tech 50:35
  49. How a Quarter-Life Crisis Sparked a National Brand 1:02:11
  50. Off the Beaten Path: Building Where2Wheel 52:32