Escaping the Drift with John Gafford

How She Sold $2.5 Billion On TV Using This Pitch Formula - Dr Forbes Riley

May 26, 2026

On this episode of Escaping the Drift, we sit down with Dr. Forbes Riley: the woman called the Queen of Pitch, host of over 197 national infomercials, two-time TEDx speaker, and the inventor behind the Spin Gym who has personally sold over 2.5 billion dollars worth of products on television.Before becoming one of the most coached pitch experts in the world with over 100,000 entrepreneurs in her playbook, Forbes was a goofy little girl from Long Island with frizzy hair, eight years of braces, ...

He Turned A Summer Job Into A Nine Figure Exit - David Royce

May 19, 2026

On this episode of Escaping the Drift, we sit down with David Royce: founder of Aptiv, EY National Entrepreneur of the Year, and the man who turned a college summer job spraying for bugs into a nine figure exit to private equity.Before selling Aptiv for a number that made hundreds of his employees six and seven figure earners, David was a broke BYU finance student who sold zero pest control contracts in his first five days on the job. He went to a bookstore, bought half a dozen sales classics...

From Cybersecurity to Golf Apparel - Scott Martin

May 12, 2026

On this episode of Escaping the Drift, we sit down with Scott Martin: cybersecurity advisor to Fortune 500 companies, founder of golf apparel brand Scooter Martini, and a guy currently in the middle of building something from scratch in real time. Most podcast guests come on after they've crossed the finish line. Scott is still in the race. About 18 months ago he and his wife sketched out a golf brand at the kitchen table, dropped six figures on a first run before they had a single customer, ...