Disruptive CEO Nation

Disruptive CEO Nation

We speak with innovative company founders and thought leaders who are driving significant change in the way business gets done.

These conversations provide insight into the challenges and secrets of building engaging and profitable brands. Topics routinely cover social good (B Corps), product development, supply chain disruption, intellectual property, technology (IoT, AI, machine learning, NLU, RPM), manufacturing, corporate culture, distributed teams, finances (bootstrapping, capital, seed rounds, investors), marketing, and leadership tips that can benefit anyone in business today.

To date our guests represent over 70 countries and we are proud to say they have appeared in leading publications, show up on top entrepreneur lists, have been recognized by Forbes, received innovation awards, authored books, and daily seek to make the world a better place through their products and services.

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Ep 334: Inside the CEO Mindset on the Sell‑Side of Acquisitions with Kyle Park, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Harvest Management Partners, LLC; Campbell, CA, USA
May 5, 2026

Ep 334: Inside the CEO Mindset on the Sell‑Side of Acquisitions with Kyle Park, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Harvest Management Partners, LLC; Campbell, CA, USA

What if the biggest deal of your life fails not because of the market but because you were never truly ready for it? In this episode, I sit down with Kyle Park, co-founder and Managing Director of Harvest Management Partners,...
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Ep 333 Custom Packaging Solutions: Building a Scalable Business with Jason Wong, Founder & CEO of Paking Duck; Newport Beach, CA and Guangzhou, China
April 21, 2026

Ep 333 Custom Packaging Solutions: Building a Scalable Business with Jason Wong, Founder & CEO of Paking Duck; Newport Beach, CA and Guangzhou, China

What if the packaging around your product mattered just as much as the product itself? In this episode, I sit down with Jason Wong, founder and CEO of Paking Duck, to explore how packaging has evolved into a powerful brand ex...
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Ep 332 How CEOs Use Story to Lead and Stand Out with Lisa Martin, Founder of Lisa Martin Media; San Jose, CA, USA
April 14, 2026

Ep 332 How CEOs Use Story to Lead and Stand Out with Lisa Martin, Founder of Lisa Martin Media; San Jose, CA, USA

What separates a forgettable interview from a powerful one often comes down to a single overlooked skill: truly listening. In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Martin, a seasoned media strategist and tech correspondent, to u...
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Ep 331 Smart Startup & the Product Blueprint with Joel Brewer, Founder & CEO of Brewer Digital; Denver, CO, USA
April 7, 2026

Ep 331 Smart Startup & the Product Blueprint with Joel Brewer, Founder & CEO of Brewer Digital; Denver, CO, USA

What if your startup isn’t failing because of the idea… but because no one is truly communicating clearly enough on the product development and build? Joel is the founder and CEO of Brewer Digital, and today we explore what r...
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Ep 330 Optimize Your Business Through Human Solutions with Christopher McShanag, founder and CEO of Virtual Teammate; Glendale, AZ, USA
March 31, 2026

Ep 330 Optimize Your Business Through Human Solutions with Christopher McShanag, founder and CEO of Virtual Teammate; Glendale, AZ, USA

What if the biggest bottleneck in your business isn’t your strategy—but the tasks you refuse to let go? In today's episode, I sit down with Christopher McShanag, founder and CEO of Virtual Teammate, for a thoughtful conversat...
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Ep 329 The Legacy of Your Leadership & the Leaders You Grow with Shanita Akintonde, Author, Tedx Speaker, and President of ShanitaSpeaks; Chicago, IL, USA
March 24, 2026

Ep 329 The Legacy of Your Leadership & the Leaders You Grow with Shanita Akintonde, Author, Tedx Speaker, and President of ShanitaSpeaks; Chicago, IL, USA

What if the strongest leadership lessons for building the future were waiting for us on the front porch of our past? In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Shanita Akintonde to talk about her book The Front ...
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"Allison has an incredible lineup of entrepreneurs and experts sharing their stories and expertise. It’s hard to listen without walking away with new perspectives and tools."

543Me | May 26, 2023
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