Best Jon Saks Podcasts (2025)

Narrated by: Lou Martini, Jr. Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the showBy Jon Saks

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273: Publishing to EdTech: The Unlikely Road to Evolution Labs with Founder Peter Kraft 1:26:53

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Peter Kraft is the Founder and President of Evolution Labs. Prior to founding Evolution Labs, Kraft was instrumental in forming and re-envisioning two educational software companies that led the industry in recruitment, enrollment and retention of college students. He co-founded GoalQuest in 2000 and served as its CEO until 2007 when he spearheaded…

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Blood Drive 33:06

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Narrated by: Mia Christinis Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Rancid 26:00

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Narrated by: Chase O'Donnell Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Disconnect 27:26

2M ago27:26

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CAST Jefferson Reardon Ella Smith Eric Buron Edited by: Ben Allen Music by: Ben Allen Produced by: Jefferson Reardon, Ben Allen, Jon Saks Written by: Jon Saks Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the showBy Jon Saks

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Last Caller 29:35

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Narrated by: Quentin James Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Final Stop 32:17

2M ago32:17

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Narrated by: Leon Morgan Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Simmer 37:54

2M ago37:54

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Narrated by: Stephen Shore Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Opening & Closing Music by: Ben Allen Additional Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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272: From Selling Phones Out of a Van to Leading a 9-Figure Empire | Brett Beveridge of T-ROC 1:13:10

2M ago1:13:10

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Brett Beveridge is the President of The Revenue Optimization Companies. Brett is an entrepreneurial, results-driven executive with over 20 years of experience and success in the wireless and technology industries. He has hands-on success in start-ups, profit turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and fundraising and is the driving force behind…

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Vicious 56:18

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Narrated by: Jonathan Dauermann Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Apartment 13 37:22

3M ago37:22

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Narrated by: Robert Allen Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Familiar 37:48

3M ago37:48

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Narrated by: Shelby Novak Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Shelby Novak Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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No WiFi 23:14

3M ago23:14

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Narrated by: Sam Naismith Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Solar 46:40

3M ago46:40

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Narrated by: Dylan Murphy Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Ben Allen and David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Netflix & Kill 28:55

4M ago28:55

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Narrated by: Cynthia Aspra Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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271: How to Breathe Life into a Business... Dr. Dan Cohen of Breathe Right Strips 55:39

4M ago55:39

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Dr. Dan Cohen is the former Chairman of CNS, Incorporated. Dr. Cohen was the driving force behind the meteoric rise of Breathe Right nasal strips, acquiring the rights to manufacture and sell the product for the medical equipment company he founded in 1982. In 2006, GlaxoSmithKline acquired CNS, including its Breathe Right nasal strips and FiberCho…

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Ashes 34:04

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Narrated by: Payton Hubert Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Bloop 22:57

4M ago22:57

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Narrated by: Lily Greenwald Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Trench 38:04

4M ago38:04

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Narrated by: Ben Allen Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Ben Allen Music by: Ben Allen Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Middle Seat 27:01

5M ago27:01

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Narrated by: Brennan Lowery Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Haze 32:30

5M ago32:30

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Narrated by: Molly Carter Sullivan Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Sleep Tight 22:54

5M ago22:54

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Narrated by: Lou Martini, Jr. Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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270: Once Again, the Return of the Non-Food Franchise King: Jon Ostenson of Franbridge Consulting 59:52

5M ago59:52

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Jon Ostenson is the Founder of FranBridge Consulting. Jon is a top 1% Franchise Consultant in the US, and frequent contributor on franchising across a variety of outlets and publications. Jon is a multi-brand franchisee himself, and along with his business partners, he has great operators leading these ventures. As a result, he is able to commit ov…

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Amends: Part 2 39:59

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Narrated by: Chelsea LeSage Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Amends: Part 1 41:28

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Narrated by: Chelsea LeSage Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Lamia 38:00

6M ago38:00

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Narrated by: Fernando Mateo, Jr. Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Book of the Devil 34:13

6M ago34:13

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Narrated by: Stephen Shore Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Tuck 32:24

6M ago32:24

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Narrated by: Jefferson Reardon Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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269: Blowing Minds with Carey Smith: The Big Ass Fans Story! 🫏... 1:12:04

6M ago1:12:04

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Carey Smith founded Big Ass Fans in 1999 and served as its Chief Big Ass until the company's sale in 2017. Under his guidance, Big Ass Fans grew an average of 30% a year, with offices across the globe. It made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies 11 consecutive years — a feat achieved by only 34 others — and expanded from industr…

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Future of Fear 35:04

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Narrated by: Jeff Gillis Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Killing Time 40:18

6M ago40:18

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Narrated by: Christopher Feinstein Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks & Christopher Feinstein Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Night Nurse 28:39

7M ago28:39

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Narrated by: Ella Smith Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Spilled Guts 49:44

7M ago49:44

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Narrated by: Amanda Van Nostrand Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Arkansas Toothpick 36:00

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Narrated by: Stephen Shore Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Invoke 26:00

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Narrated by: Chase O'Donnell Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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268: Manufacturing Shutters & Company Culture | 🪟 Rick Skidmore of Timberlane Inc. 1:06:53

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Rick Skidmore is the Founder and CEO at Timberlane, Inc. Having been born an entrepreneur, it should have been clear early on that despite considerable success in the insurance and investment industry, Rick's future was outside the traditional career path. Rick founded his current company, Timberlane Inc., in 1995, based on a passion and a gaping n…

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Camp Coven 23:08

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Narrated by: Mia Christinis Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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House of Mirrors 33:00

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Narrated by: Jonathan Dauermann Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Play With Me 23:22

8M ago23:22

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Narrated by: Jaydan Heather Malsky Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Scars 37:55

8M ago37:55

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CAST Brennan Lowery - Brandon Carlotta Summers - Eleuthera Katrina Michaels - Narrator Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Music by: David Fesliyan Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Off Kilter 52:59

9M ago52:59

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Narrated by: Christopher Feinstein Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks & Christopher Feinstein Music by: David Fesliyan and Udio Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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Stay Inside 38:15

9M ago38:15

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Narrated by: Stephen Shore Written by: Jon Saks Edited by: Jon Saks Opening Music by: Ben Allen Background Music by: David Fesliyan Let us know what you thought of this episode! Support the show

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267: Powering Innovation: Jim Kalb's Journey with OptiFuse & the Future of Fuses!⚡ 1:25:19

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Jim Kalb is currently the President of OptiFuse, an innovative high-growth manufacturer of power protection components distributed by high-quality select wholesalers throughout the world. OptiFuse has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 5 years, as well as being named as one of Forbe's magazines "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017. This Episode…

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266: Wheels of Fortune: 🚲 Team USA's Path to Tour de France Victory (Anne Hed of HED Cycling) 1:08:07

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Anne Hed is a lifetime resident of Minnesota. Her history as a business owner began back in the 1980’s, when she raced as a professional triathlete. She completed eight Ironman Triathlons in Hawaii, and met her late husband, Steve, through the sport. He became one of her first sponsors... This Episode is Sponsored By: Jon Ostenson, Founder of FranB…

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265: Building a Sparkling Soda Fireworks Store?!? | 🎉 Mark Lazarchic of Serenity Ventures 1:15:20

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Mark Lazarchic is the CEO of Serenity Venture Group. He describes himself as a serial entrepreneur with eyes always open. Mark is the owner of multiple successful startup businesses in very competitive markets. Mark has spent the last 10 years being amazed at the level of mediocrity accepted by the public in business. At all levels... This Episode …

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264: From Clothing Manufacturer, to Franchise Owner, to Starting the Tint World Franchise | Ex-CEO of Meineke, Charles Bonfiglio, shares his Journey 🚗… 1:21:14

1y ago1:21:14

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Charles J. Bonfiglio is the Franchise Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Tint World. The company is a privately owned franchise chain of independent retail window tinting, mobile electronics, auto accessories and appearance centers. As the lead executive of Tint World, Charles is responsible for all functions related to the development and leader…

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263: Using Real Human Connections to Achieve Exceptional Success... Doug Brown of CEO Sales Strategies 1:59:52

1y ago1:59:52

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Doug C. Brown is the CEO of CEO Sales Strategies and a Sales Revenue and Profit Growth Expert. He has led client award-winning and high-performance teams as well as pioneered profitable development programs for companies. He has advised companies such as Intuit, CBS Television, Procter & Gamble, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Nationwide, Embassy Suites, In…