How I Started: Lessons from Entrepreneurs to the Next Generation

Connor Boyack

Booking Overview

This is an interview show about entrepreneurship, business-building, and mentorship, featuring established founders alongside young entrepreneurs who share firsthand lessons from starting and growing ventures. Agencies could credibly pitch founders, startup mentors, small-business owners, and youth entrepreneurs with practical experience and a compelling origin story; booking difficulty is low because the show regularly features accessible founders and emerging entrepreneurs.

Metrics

Episodes: 29

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 25.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

niko.rotta@gmail.com

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Host

Connor Boyack - Entrepreneur, author, and founder of Libertas Institute, known for creating the Tuttle Twins educational series.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Founders and entrepreneurs with firsthand experience launching or growing a business, including young entrepreneurs, established small-business owners, startup mentors, and executives with practical lessons for aspiring builders.

Required Achievements:

Built a business from an early idea or personal skill, Demonstrated business growth or meaningful sales traction, Created products or services for a defined customer market, Mentored founders or young entrepreneurs, Founded or scaled a notable company

Recent Guest Discussions

Elisheba Sam - Starting A Crochet Business, Product Experimentation, Customer Feedback, Market Setbacks, Product Presentation, And Building Confidence Through Sales.

Mary Crafts - Identifying Customer Needs, Starting A Business From Home, Overcoming Rejection, Customer Service, Passion Discovery, And Long-term Company Growth.

Wilfred Bailey - Product Quality, Inventory Management, Point-of-sale Systems, Custom Orders, Market Feedback, And Operational Challenges.

John Pestana - Bootstrapping, Adjacent Opportunities, Co-founder Selection, Focused Growth, Technology Entrepreneurship, And Scaling A Major Company.

Kyler Whaley - Market Research, Product Adaptation, Pricing, Inventory, Customer Conversations, Event-specific Selling, And Motivation.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Youth Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Startup Mentoring

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

How I Started: Lessons from Entrepreneurs to the Next Generation

Perfecting Your Product: Hilom Candles

September 30, 2026

Samantha White talks with Noa Schlosschberg, a 14-year-old candle maker in the Atlanta area, about how a candle-making class turned into a real business. Noa shares her early trial-and-error process, how Kids Markets helped her go from testing ideas to selling consistently, and what she’s learned about confidence, pricing, and standing out as a small business.Guest Links:https://www.instagram.com/hilomcandles/Key topics:Building and growing a candle businessBuilding InventoryInvesting in your...

How Bill Reynolds Started in Real Estate and Built a Property Empire Across the Front Range

September 23, 2026

What happens when you walk away from a steady job with no income, no plan, and no safety net? Bill Reynolds did exactly that in his twenties and spent the next six decades building one of the most enduring commercial real estate portfolios along Colorado's Front Range.In this episode of How I Started, Bill, a longtime real estate developer and philanthropist funding the next generation of entrepreneurs, shares the real founder journey behind millions of square feet of offices, shops, and ware...

Turning Moldy Inventory into Financial Success: Elisheba Sam

September 16, 2026

This week, Samantha gets to talk to Elisheba Sam, an incredibly talented crochet artist with a unique range of products and amazing storytelling skills. She shares how she got into crochet, her experiences selling her more unusual products, and how she overcame unexpected setbacks to have success. You won’t want to miss this enthralling episode! Guest Links:https://www.instagram.com/freedomfam.us?stkn=aGZrZGhwYjI4YjhtKey TopicsYouth entrepreneurshipStarting a handmade business as a childCroch...

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