Making It with Jon Davids

Influicity

How do you take your company from your dorm room to $100M, in just a few years? How do you make $25K a month off TikTok? How do you turn a $1M investment into a $1B payoff? Join entrepreneur and investor Jon Davids as he deconstructs success with the creators, innovators, and disruptors who are making it happen.

100 Episodes

182 - These Guys Were Flipping Burgers and Now They Do $1B in Sales
4/1/2025
10:54
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon tells us about how Matt Perlman and Alex Stone flipped some Burger King franchises into a massive $1B endeavor. Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
181 - "My College Side Hustle Now Makes $700M/year" | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK
3/28/2025
51:54
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, JD chats with Brian Scudamore, founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Hear Brian's incredible rags-to-riches story and have a chance encounter at a McDonald's drive-thru into a multi-million dollar business.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
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180 - How This Family Business Blew Up the Industry | Canada Goose
3/25/2025
22:30
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon unravels the fascinating story behind Canada Goose's meteoric rise from a small family business to a billion-dollar global brand. Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
179 - "I Built The First Fintech Company Ever. Here's How." | Brian Hamilton
3/21/2025
49:47
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon sits down with Brian Hamilton, chairman of LiveSwitch and founder of Sageworks. Hear how Brian built the first FinTech company in America, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he learned about entrepreneurship.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com.
178 - Building a $340M Chocolate Brand by Accident | Hu Chocolate
3/18/2025
12:11
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon chats about Hu Chocolate. How did a restaurant accidentally create a multi-million dollar product? Tune in and find out!Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
177 - I Was Kidnapped at Gunpoint and Now I Run a $1B+ business | Omair Tariq, Cart.com
3/14/2025
50:34
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon sits down with Omair Tariq, founder and CEO of Cart.com. Hear his remarkable journey from a scary life-altering moment to building multiple multi-million dollar companies.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
176 - This Guy Flipped His Way To $31B | Michael Rubin, Fanatics
3/11/2025
11:30
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. Today, Jon tells us about Michael Rubin, CEO of Fanatics. How exactly did Michael go from a 14-year-old ski shop owner to the biggest sports apparel company in the world? Listen in and find out!Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
175 - Building a $138M Fashion Icon with Joe Mimran
3/7/2025
50:43
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. We're jumping back into the Making It archives with one of our favorite episodes. Joe Mimran is the founder of Club Monaco, Joe Fresh, and so many other iconic brands. Of course, it didn't start this way for Joe, As it is with anyone else, Joe had his share of challenges and hardships he had to overcome before becoming a renowned entrepreneur. Today, Joe talks with JD about those challenges, some of the brands that lead to his success and so much more.Join JD's newsletter at jondavids.com And follow Jon across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
174 - This Camping Business Makes $16M a Day | Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World
3/4/2025
16:03
Get JD's new playbook Social Media Selling Machine here. In this episode, Jon Davids tells us about Marcus Lemonis, the man behind Camping World. Marcus rolled up and reinvented the RV industry. And built a behemoth while he was at it.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.And follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube
173 - How To Build a Beer Empire with Manjit Minhas
2/28/2025
46:32
Get JD's best content to your inbox — subscribe at jondavids.com. Today, Jon Davids talks to Manjit Minhas, who bootstrapped her brewery to $200M+ in revenue. This is a Making It classic, originally aired in 2022.And follow Jon across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

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Making It with Jon Davids

Influicity

100 Episodes

182 - These Guys Were Flipping Burgers and Now They Do $1B in Sales

181 - "My College Side Hustle Now Makes $700M/year" | Brian Scudamore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK

180 - How This Family Business Blew Up the Industry | Canada Goose

179 - "I Built The First Fintech Company Ever. Here's How." | Brian Hamilton

178 - Building a $340M Chocolate Brand by Accident | Hu Chocolate

177 - I Was Kidnapped at Gunpoint and Now I Run a $1B+ business | Omair Tariq, Cart.com

176 - This Guy Flipped His Way To $31B | Michael Rubin, Fanatics

175 - Building a $138M Fashion Icon with Joe Mimran

174 - This Camping Business Makes $16M a Day | Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World

173 - How To Build a Beer Empire with Manjit Minhas