The Pop Up Report Podcast
1) Inside The Business of Beauty with Manica Blain
In this episode, Ethan speaks with Manica, the founder of Top Not Ventures. Manica shares her journey from investment banking to founding her own venture capital fund dedicated to consumer investments...Show More
2) How Billion-Dollar Beverage Brands Are Built — A Deep Dive with Rudra B. Persaud
Welcome to 'The Great Pursuit,' hosted by Ethan Song, where we delve into the world of entrepreneurship.In this episode, Rudra B. Persaud shares his journey from big conglomerates like Danone and Nest...Show More
How Billion-Dollar Beverage Brands Are Built — A Deep Dive with Rudra B. Persaud
38:27 | May 14th, 2025
3) Lessons in Bootstrapping a Brand to $100M: Andy Wang of Vessi
Welcome to 'The Great Pursuit,' hosted by Ethan Song, where we delve into the world of entrepreneurship. In this episode, Ethan chats with Andy, the founder of Vessi, a fast growing footwear brand kno...Show More
4) Ep 60 The Crest: Bridging human expertise with AI to elevate the shopping experience with Theo Satloff (co-founder of Remark)
Theo Satloff, co-founder of Remark, shares his entrepreneurial journey shaped by a childhood split between New York and Colorado and early exposure to retail through his entrepreneurial parents. He di...Show More
5) Ep 59 The Crest: Quitting tech to launch a mission-driven Asian American beverage brand with Sean Ro (co-founder of Lunar)
Sean Ro, co-founder of Lunar, shares his journey from studying economics and working in tech to launching an innovative craft hard seltzer brand with unique Asian fruit flavors. He discusses the inspi...Show More
6) Ep 58 The Crest: Compounding your learnings and career with Bryan Mahoney (Co-founder and CEO of Chord Commerce)
Bryan Mahoney, co-founder of Chord Commerce, shares his journey from launching an internet agency in the late '90s to contributing to Glossier's success and now leading Chord. He reflects on early exp...Show More
7) Ep 57 The Crest: Building an Outerwear Juggernaut with Noah Stern and Ayal Twik (Moose Knuckles)
Noah Stern and Ayal Twik, co-founders of Moose Knuckles, share their journey from family fashion roots and degrees in law and business to transforming the premium outerwear market. They discuss their ...Show More
8) Ep 56 The Crest: From crisis to comeback: How to turn a black swan event into success with Andrew Lockhead (co-founder and CEO of Stay22)
Andrew Lockhead shares his journey from his family’s business to founding Stay22, focusing on solving pain points, building partnerships, and understanding customer needs. He discusses overcoming chal...Show More
9) Ep 55 The Crest: From a $60M exit to becoming a venture investor with Étienne Mérineau (co-founder of HeyDay and General Partner at Telegraph)
Étienne Mérineau, co-founder of Heyday, shares his journey from the creative industry to launching the conversational commerce platform in 2016. He highlights how hyper-focus and strategic branding dr...Show More
10) Ep 54 The Crest: Elevating the non-alcoholic beer movement to an $800M valuation with Bill Shufelt (co-founder of Athletic Brewing)
Bill Shufelt, co-founder of Athletic Brewing Company, shares his transition from working in finance to creating a leading non-alcoholic craft beer brand. Recognizing the market gap for non-alcoholic b...Show More