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The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore

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Entrepreneurship
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Hello Alice
Real Estate
Warby Parker
Customer Experience
Restaurant Industry
Artificial Intelligence
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E-Commerce
Fashion
Texas A&M University
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Community Service
Vision Impairment
Eyewear Industry
Beauty Industry
Funding Small Businesses
Women In Business

This is your ultimate guide to navigating the wild ride of launching a small business - packed real talk, expert strategies, and inspiring success stories. Catch new episodes every Thursday.

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This founder launched a pretzel company by accident in 2020 and the world hasn’t stopped craving it since.

This week on The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore, Shappy Pretzel Co. founder Adam Shapiro joins the show to answer the question: How can small bus... more

Scaling a business isn’t always sweet, but this baker turned-CEO has perfected the recipe.

This week on The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore, Baked By Melissa CEO & Co-Founder Melissa Ben-Ishay joins the show to answer the question: How do I decide wher... more

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Small Business Saturday may last one day, but how you market your business today could define your entire 2026.

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Revisit this inspiring episode of The Big Idea, where host Elizabeth Gore sits down with Apothékary CEO and founder Shizu Okusa to answer the question: How do I navigate a career pivot?

Okusa — who got her start working in finance on Wall Street — o... more

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Recent Guests

Melissa Ben-Ishay
Founder and CEO of Baked By Melissa
Baked By Melissa
Episode: Online, retail, wholesale? Baked by Melissa's best sales channel
Tina Wells
CEO of Wellspring and marketing strategist helping brands scale
Wellspring
Episode: How to turn Small Business Saturday sales into 2026 success
Dr. Sarah Buchner
Founder and CEO of Trunk Tools, an AI platform for the construction industry.
Trunk Tools
Episode: AI won't take your job - but someone using it will
Kim Perell
Nine-time founder, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, speaker, and best-selling author
Episode: Why failure is the best strategy for success
Joe Spector
Co-founder of Hims & Hers and CEO of Dutch.
Hims & Hers, Dutch
Episode: How Hims & Hers founder Joe Spector turned 10 failures into $1B idea
Michael Muller
Award-winning Hollywood and environmental photographer
Episode: How to price your product without losing profit
Jeff Raider
Co-founder and co-CEO of Mammoth Brands, including Harry's Razors
Mammoth Brands
Episode: How Harry’s co-founder turns customers into lifelong fans
Linda Clemons
Award-winning sales producer and body language expert, CEO of Sisterpreneur, Inc.
Sisterpreneur, Inc.
Episode: How small business owners can read customer signals
Shizu Okusa
CEO and founder of the wellness brand Apothékary
Apothékary
Episode: How entrepreneurs know when it’s time to pivot

Host

Elizabeth Gore
Host of a business-focused content series, Elizabeth Gore is known for her engaging conversations with entrepreneurs and experts. She is a co-founder of a small business funding platform, Hello Alice, which aims to support entrepreneurs in navigating their journeys.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 12 ratings
  • Picking Up Where Donny Deutsch left off…and loving it!

    Elizabeth:

    It’s such a pleasure to see you pick up where Donny left off on his CNBC show. It was an hour of business inspiration as well as getting tips and learning tricks from entrepreneurs who have been there already. Can’t wait to hear all episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Eclectic Eddie
    United States4 months ago
  • So great!

    Really enjoying this podcast, so educational and interesting!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BLOKAY
    United States6 months ago

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Online, retail, wholesale? Baked by Melissa's best sales channel
Q: What advice do you have for business owners just getting started?
Get people to do everything that you don't need to do. Focus on areas where you can uniquely add value.
Online, retail, wholesale? Baked by Melissa's best sales channel
Q: How do I decide where to sell first, online, wholesale or retail?
You should think about your customer and where they are looking to get your product. Assess where the biggest opportunity lies.
This CEO's guide to navigating a major career change
Q: What advice do you have for a small business owner who's like, I think I need a pivot here?
Shizu stresses that risk is relative to reward and encourages them to go for it, especially if they have fewer obligations.
This CEO's guide to navigating a major career change
Q: Tell me about Apothékary.
Shizu explains Apothékary as a brand that bridges Eastern ancient medicine with modern marketing and science, and focuses on preventative health.
Proof entrepreneurship can be taught - straight from Harvard
Q: How do you teach your students to embrace and utilize failure?
I help them reframe failure as a place of learning, emphasizing their right to recover and the importance of tenacity to build something significant.

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