The Harvest Growth Podcast
Listen to inspirational stories from successful inventors and entrepreneurs as our host, Jon LaClare, founder of Harvest Growth, leads interviews targeted at helping aspiring inventors and market-leading entrepreneurs alike. If you’d like to see how Harvest Growth can help grow your product business, click below.
Episodes
297 episodes
Millions of Views on a Small Budget: Mudplugz’s Product Launch Strategy
What do you do when your product solves a real problem, but your advertising isn’t generating the growth you need? For Kevin Cost, founder of Mudplugz, the breakthrough came from an influencer demonstration that helped turn an unfamiliar produc...
He Built a 7-Figure Brand Without Ads. Here’s Why That’s Changing.
What does it take to build a seven-figure product business without paid advertising—and how do you know when it’s time to change your growth strategy?In this episode of The Harvest Growth Podcast, host Jon LaClare sits down with Bill ...
From Niche Product to QVC: How Farmers Defense Scaled Its Brand
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Whitney Glum, co-founder and COO of Farmers Defense, to explore how finding the right audience, testing ad creative, and listening to customers helped build a successf...
The Marketing Mistake That Leaves Growing Ecommerce Brands Behind
In this episode, Jon LaClare sits down with Anderson Schoenrock, founder of Memory Ventures, whose entrepreneurial journey took him from investment banking at Lehman Brothers to nearly two decades of building, buying, and growing ecommerce b...
How Authentic Storytelling Helped a New Autism Therapy Center Grow Fast
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with physician and Sirica Center founder Uli Chettipally to explore how his family’s personal experience with autism inspired a new approach to therapeutic support—and how ...
Mark Cuban Told Him to Walk Away From Walmart—Here’s Why
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Nic Lamb, professional big-wave surfer and founder and CEO of IceBeanie, to explore how a devastating surfing accident inspired a breakthrough consumer product.
She Used 17 Credit Cards to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Supplement Brand
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Sylvia Ortiz, founder and CEO of MacroLife Naturals, to share how she transformed 250 bottles, 17 credit cards, and an unwavering belief in her product into a business...
This Simple Medical Device Solves a Problem Everyone Overlooked
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Chris and Jason Abboud, co-founders of Pressure on Wounds, to discuss how they developed an entirely new approach to bleeding control—and what it took to bring their p...
How Bivo Grew 70% Through Storytelling, Events, and Retail
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Carina Hamel, co-founder of Bivo, to reveal how the company transformed a familiar plastic cycling bottle into an innovative stainless steel product—and built a rapidl...
How Pretty Thai 10X’d Amazon Sales Without 10X’ing Ad Spend
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Robert Strong, co-founder and Head Saucier of Pretty Thai, to uncover how a food truck recipe grew into a successful sauce brand selling more than 5,000 bottles per mo...
How Ecoslay Went From 0 to 1,000 Orders in 15 Days—and Built a Multimillion-Dollar Brand
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Adria Marshall, founder of Ecoslay, to reveal how an unexpected product idea grew into a multimillion-dollar haircare brand without sacrificing quality, sustainability...
How a Family Maple Syrup Brand Scaled to 18,000 Retail Stores
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Steve Anderson, president of Anderson’s Maple Syrup, to explore how his family transformed a small farming operation into a nationally distributed brand available in n...
How Product Sampling Grew a Food Brand From 13 to 5,000+ Stores
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Joan MacIsaac, founder of Effie’s Homemade, to reveal how strategic product sampling, customer feedback, and steady retail expansion helped grow the brand from just 13...
How to Scale a Mission-Driven Brand Without Sacrificing Profit
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Angelica Ford, founder of Fueled by AF, to explore how she transformed homemade protein snacks into a growing food brand with a mission extending far beyond the produc...
The Simple Marketing Strategy That Tripled This Ecommerce Business
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jonathan Packer, co-founder of GOAT Foods—the parent company behind Licorice.com, ...
How Posting 21 Videos a Day Helped Revive a Struggling Product
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Matt Olen of Grip Spritz to reveal how a struggling product found new life through a smarter target market, relentless content creation, and strategic Amazon optimizat...
How a CPG Startup Can Compete Against the Biggest Food Brands
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Victoria Eicher, co-founder and CEO of WeFoods, to explore how product founders can uncover overlooked sales channels, build strong customer relationships, and compete...
20 Million Views to ESPN: How Pop Darts Built a Breakout Product Brand
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jason Carman of Pop Darts and Pretty Dope Games to explore how an entertaining product became a viral social media success—and eventually a nationally televised sport ...
How to Attract Investors with Smarter Marketing: Social Media, Podcasts & AEO
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Chris Salerno, founder and CEO of QC Capital Group, to explore how strategic marketing can help businesses attract investors, raise capital, and build stronger portfol...
How to Stand Out When Your Competitors All Do the Same Thing
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Brian Potvin, founder of Ballusionist, to explore how creativity, positioning, and old-school professionalism helped him build a standout entertainment business over 2...
How Great Product Marketing Turns Skepticism Into Sales
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jeff Mroz of Pioneer Pastures to explore how a truly differentiated product can drive growth across Amazon, Target, Sprouts, and beyond.Jeff shares the stor...
The Marketing Strategy Behind a Fast-Growing Wellness Brand
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Allie Egan, founder of Veracity, to discuss how she built a science-backed wellness brand by combining product innovation, expert-led marketing, and a deep understandi...
How Three Lollies Grew Through Amazon, Retail, and Healthcare Sampling
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Jim Pathman of Three Lollies, the company behind Preggie Drops and Queasy Drops, to talk about the real-world lessons that come from building a product brand over more...
How to Market a Product Globally: Lessons From Selling in 118 Countries
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Paul O’Brien, co-founder of AirPhysio, to break down how a respiratory health product grew from a competitive medical device category into a global brand sold in 118 c...
Amazon SEO, PPC & Rufus: What Sellers Need to Know Now
In this episode of the Harvest Growth Podcast, Jon LaClare sits down with Rachel Hasson, Amazon expert and founder of Evolve Ad Agency, to break down what brands need to know to compete and convert on Amazon today.Rachel shares ho...
