Risky Business

Risky Business spotlights founders and creators who took big career leaps and built real outcomes—then breaks down what they learned to help listeners take their next risk. For PR bookings, it’s strongest for guests with credible “before/after” stories and actionable lessons tied to building a business or creative career.

30 episodes, Irregular, 5.0 rating

<1k, Male, USA

Instagram: 2.2k followers

sstone38@liberty.edu

Sam Stone

Entrepreneurship, Business

Early-to-mid stage entrepreneurs, builders, creators, and service-business operators with a strong “risk → result” narrative and measurable progress (revenue, scale, audience, awards, or industry traction). Often local/regional operators with credible domain expertise (real estate, creative arts, media/content, music careers).

Built or scaled a business after leaving a prior career, Demonstrated measurable traction (e.g., revenue milestones, audience growth, viral breakthroughs), Industry recognition (e.g., awards/show wins), Published/consistent output in content or creative work, Operational transparency about growth and lead sources

Jason Black - Leaving A Stable Corporate Finance Career For Home Building; Building Luxury Homes With Zero Experience; Scaling And Winning Major Showcase Recognition; Mentorship And Execution, Kyle Hume - Using Tiktok As A Feedback Loop; Going Viral; Turning Comments Into Songwriting; Turning Down Label Deals; Marketing Strategy And Tour/rollout, Austin Sauer - Scaling A Service Business That Isn’t Scalable At The Outset; Delivering Value/authority Via Content; Lead-bucket Methodology; Patience/infrastructure; Transparency And Growth Numbers

Entrepreneurship, Scaling, Risk, Leadership, Creative, Marketing, Business Model, Personal Branding, Real Estate, Content