250 - He was kidnapped at gunpoint. Then he built a $1B business | Omair Tariq, Cart.com (encore)

Are you in growth mode? Grab your very own Get More Customers roadmap here.Jon sits down with Omair Tariq, founder and CEO of Cart.com. This is a wild story of a kid's near death experience to building multiple million dollar companies.This episode originally aired in March 2025.Want more episodes like this? Let me know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or send an email to hello (at) jondavids (dot) comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Are you in growth mode? Grab your custom Get More Customers roadmap here.Jon talks to Steph Weibring, founder of Joy Creative Shop. She's current at $2.5M/yr in sales and stuck.JD digs into the business and gives Steph TWO ways to double the business. If you're a business builder, there's a lot to learn in this strategy session.Want more episodes like this? Let me know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or send an email to hello (at) jondavids (dot) comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Want to build a social media selling machine? Grab my full playbook here.JD breaks down the 7 keys he uses to drive revenue from social media. If you sell stuff, and you want to sell MORE stuff in the future, this episode is for you.Want more episodes like this? Let me know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or send an email to hello (at) jondavids (dot) comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Want to grow your business with influencers? Grab my Influencer Marketing Machine playbook here.JD sits down with Craig Rosen, founder of InterviewFocus. This is a real strategy session where Jon guides Craig with the exact steps he can use to grow his business by 3-5X.This episode covers marketing, sales, positioning, and more.Want more episodes like this? Let us know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or send an email to hello (at) jondavids (dot) comFollow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Want to grow your business with influencers? Grab my Influencer Marketing Machine playbook here.JD talks to Brian Scudamore, the founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK. We talk growth, franchising, people, and how to overcome insane challenges. This episode originally aired in March 2025.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Are you a business builder? Grow your business with a customized AI Growth Plan here.JD talks about ButcherBox, the $600 million bootstrapped. This story gets into startup arbitrage, getting customers, and scaling without taking outside money.Watch this video here.This episode (192) originally aired May 27, 2025.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Are you a business builder? Grow your business with a customized AI Growth Plan here.There are 3 kinds of marketing every business needs. And when you figure out how to use each one, growth stops being a struggle.Jon Davids lays it all out in this episode. So you can put the right tactics to work, right now.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Are you a business builder? Grow your business with a customized AI Growth Plan here.Jon sits down with the 2 brothers behind Vineyard Vines. The billion dollar fashion brand they started over 25 years ago.Shep and Ian Murray talk about the early hustle, how they grew without investors, and how they run a family business with nearly a $1B in annual sales. Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Marcus Lemonis joins Jon to share the story of how he took over a failing company decades ago, and turned it into a $1.4B business.They also discuss how Marcus became a TV star and what he plans to do as CEO of Bed, Bath, and Beyond.Are you a business builder? Grow your business with a customized AI Growth Plan here.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

Grow your business with a customized AI Growth Plan here.Nerd Wallet built a business making $2M a day. And it all started with a spreadsheet. Today, Jon explores the early days and breaks out the critical business lessons that every business builder can take from Nerd Wallet.Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | ThreadsFollow this podcast on Instagram.Subscribe to JD's newsletter here.Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here.Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here.Learn how to drive revenue with social media with the 15-day challenge here.Download JD's free business playbooks here.Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here.___Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.