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The Growth Class with Phil Masiello

Phil Masiello

Booking Overview

This is a weekly entrepreneur interview show focused on business growth, featuring founding entrepreneurs who have built, acquired, scaled, or exited companies, particularly in ecommerce, retail, and consumer brands. Credible pitches include founders and operators with firsthand scaling, acquisition, product-market-fit, venture funding, brand-building, or exit experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 71

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

phil@pmasiello.com

phil@philmasiello.com

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Host

Phil Masiello - Entrepreneur and brand-growth advisor with experience building, scaling, and exiting companies across ecommerce, retail, and digital businesses.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, co-founders, owners, and senior operators with firsthand experience building, acquiring, scaling, or exiting businesses, especially in ecommerce, retail, consumer products, startups, or purpose-driven ventures.
Required Achievements:  
Built or scaled a consumer brand, Acquired and transformed an established business, Raised venture capital, Achieved a successful company exit, Developed a differentiated product or growth strategy

Recent Guest Discussions

Misha Kuryla - Scaling A Consumer Brand Across Retail, Wholesale, Online Ordering, And Nationwide Shipping; Operational Consistency, Team Building, And Adapting After Covid-related Disruption.

Layne Mayfield - Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, Leveraging An Established Brand And Customer Base, Consolidating Business Systems, And Building Owner-independent Operations.

Kristin Wilenga - Building A Fashion And Lifestyle Brand, Using Industry Relationships To Open Doors, Identifying Breakout Product Demand, And Expanding Through Retail And New Customer Use Cases.

Pattie Friedman - Building A Fashion And Lifestyle Brand, Using Industry Relationships To Open Doors, Identifying Breakout Product Demand, And Expanding Through Retail And New Customer Use Cases.

Bari Harlam - Social-impact Entrepreneurship, Gender Equity, Diverse Decision-making, Workplace Flexibility, Community Engagement, And Reaching Younger Audiences Through Social Platforms.

Recent Topics

Entrepreneurship, Ecommerce, Retail, Brand Strategy, Business Scaling

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Growth Class with Phil Masiello
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Outdoor Gear Entrepreneurship: Building a Marketplace from the Ground Up with Jake Cohn

October 06, 2026

In this episode of The Growth Class, host Phil Masiello interviews Jake Cohn, President of Out&Back Outdoor, Inc. Jake shares the unconventional journey from professional freer skier and entrepreneur to building and scaling an outdoor gear marketplace that ultimately led to the acquisition of The Locals Sale by Out&Back Outdoor. He discusses how a simple idea to sell excess ski gear evolved into a community-driven business, the importance of staying adaptable when business plans inevi...

Niche Digital Platforms: Scaling Local Wine Events Worldwide with Eric Orange

October 05, 2026

In this episode of The Growth Class, host Phil Masiello interviews Eric Orange, Founder and CEO of LocalWineEvents.com. Eric shares the story behind building one of the longest-running digital platforms for wine, food, beer, and spirits events, after a poorly attended wine dinner in 2000 revealed a simple problem: people needed one place to discover local experiences. He explains how a $1,500 startup evolved into a global event discovery platform, the importance of solving a clear market need...

Food Brand Manufacturing: Scaling Production In-House with Marshall Rader

September 30, 2026

In this episode of The Growth Class, host Phil Masiello interviews Marshall Rader, co-founder and CEO of The GFB. Marshall shares the story behind turning a personal need for better gluten-free food into a nationally distributed CPG brand, from developing the first products by hand to building an in-house manufacturing operation and expanding into major retail channels. He explains why The GFB chose to manufacture its own products, how bootstrapping and disciplined operations helped the compa...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with The Growth Class with Phil Masiello?

The Growth Class with Phil Masiello is hosted by Phil Masiello. Its publicly listed emails are phil@pmasiello.com and phil@philmasiello.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 The Growth Class with Phil Masiello?

The publicly listed emails for The Growth Class with Phil Masiello: phil@pmasiello.com and phil@philmasiello.com.

How many listeners does The Growth Class with Phil Masiello have?

Podseeker estimates The Growth Class with Phil Masiello reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Growth Class with Phil Masiello?

The Growth Class with Phil Masiello typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Founders, co-founders, owners, and senior operators with firsthand experience building, acquiring, scaling, or exiting businesses, especially in ecommerce, retail, consumer products, startups, or purpose-driven ventures. Common among recent guests: Built or scaled a consumer brand; Acquired and transformed an established business; Raised venture capital. Recent guests include Misha Kuryla, Layne Mayfield, and Kristin Wilenga.

How hard is it to get booked on The Growth Class with Phil Masiello?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Growth Class with Phil Masiello cover?

Recent episodes cover Entrepreneurship, Ecommerce, Retail, Brand Strategy, and Business Scaling. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

phil@pmasiello.com

phil@philmasiello.com

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