Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day
Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 52
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
cspangle@ibj.com
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Host
Toph Day - Host focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, business growth, and the people building new products, organizations, and economic models.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Hunter Beale - Operating And Expanding A Youth Entrepreneurship Program, Student Mentorship, Business Development, Fundraising, And National Growth.
Scott Lingle - Building And Scaling A Youth Entrepreneurship Program, Student Business Creation, Recruiting, Mentorship, And Expanding Access To Entrepreneurial Experience.
Ashley Nora - Career Reinvention, Building An Independent Art Business, Licensing, Contracts, Payment Practices, Authenticity, And Creative Entrepreneurship.
Bryn Jones - Extending A Restaurant Brand Into Consumer Products And Spirits, Product Innovation, Retail Distribution, Brand Protection, Testing, And Growth Strategy.
Alan Bacon Jr. - Building A Creative-economy Venture, Operating An Art Fair, Artist Economics, Cultural Development, Community Involvement, And Sustainable Organizational Growth.
Recent Topics
Episodes
Scott Lingle and Hunter Beale on High School Hustle: 2,500 Teen Entrepreneurs and $150K in Prizes
September 30, 2026
High School Hustle gives teenagers cash, mentors and a scoreboard to turn summer side jobs into real businesses, with students competing for $150,000 in prize money. High School Hustle co-founder Scott Lingle and executive director Hunter Beale explain how the program grew from a 20-student pilot to more than 2,500 young entrepreneurs across Indiana and 30 states. Their model is built around action: students make their first $100, log the revenue and receive a $100 grant to reinvest in equ...
Ashley Nora: From Corporate Chemist to Full-Time Artist
September 17, 2026
How do you teach your children to follow their dreams when you aren’t living yours? After seven years as an analytical chemist, Ashley Nora left her corporate career to pursue the art she had loved since childhood. In this episode of Innovate or Evaporate, recorded at BUTTER in Indianapolis, she joins host Toph Day to share what it took to stop living someone else’s dream and start building her own. Ashley opens up about growing up in Mississippi, the moment motherhood changed her direction...
Bryn Jones of St. Elmo Steak House: From Shrimp Cocktail to 4,000 Stores
September 02, 2026
St. Elmo Steak House turned its famous shrimp cocktail sauce into a retail business reaching more than 4,000 stores nationwide, without turning the 125-year-old restaurant itself into a chain. Bryn Jones, vice president of marketing and retail at Huse Culinary, explains how the team extended a legacy hospitality brand into consumer products while trying to protect what makes the original restaurant special. The cocktail sauce started as a response to guest demand, grew through small local ...
Frequently asked questions
How do I get in touch with Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day?
Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day is hosted by Toph Day. Its publicly listed email is cspangle@ibj.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
What is the email for Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day?
The publicly listed email for Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day: cspangle@ibj.com.
How many listeners does Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day have?
Podseeker estimates Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day?
Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Founders, senior executives, program leaders, and creative entrepreneurs with firsthand responsibility for launching, scaling, or substantially changing a business, product, manufacturing operation, or cultural organization. Strong candidates can offer specific results, operational lessons, and a distinctive innovation story. Common among recent guests: Scaling a company, product, or program from an early stage to significant regional or national reach; Launching new consumer products, manufacturing operations, or entrepreneurial initiatives; Building a recognized arts, cultural, or community-based organization. Recent guests include Hunter Beale, Scott Lingle, and Ashley Nora.
How hard is it to get booked on Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day?
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
What topics does Innovate or Evaporate with Toph Day cover?
Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Manufacturing, and Product Development. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
Publicly listed emails
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