Hosted by Steve Cross · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 46 episodes
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Every entrepreneur has a story. The interesting ones come from people who actually did the work.Success Stories is where Steve Cross sits down with CEOs, founders, and operators who’ve actually done the work. These are honest conversations about building companies—what worked, what broke, and the real decisions behind growth. No hype. No guru energy. Just practical insight for leaders who want clarity and lessons they can apply.If you care about building better companies (& surviving the process) you’re in the right place.Want to be part of the conversation? Hit me up at stevecross.wtf.
Steve Cross hosts Success Stories with Steve Cross, a business show with 46 episodes published.
Martin Rowinski's story starts with escaping communist Poland at nine years old, living in Italy while his family fought to get into America, and showing up to school without speaking a word of English. In this episode,
Most people don't expect a hairstylist to end up running a multi-location franchise company. Jenner Feroah did. In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with the CEO of Lunatic Fringe Salons to talk abou
Keith Tessler learned a lesson most founders eventually figure out the hard way: Technology isn’t the hard part. People are. In this episode, Steve Cross sits down with Keith Tessler, CEO of CMIT Solutions, to talk about
Most people know their career doesn’t fit. They just don’t do anything about it. This episode is what it looks like when someone finally does. Steve sits down with Rob Reznik, founder of Beacon, to break down how a CFO w
This one’s about realizing you built a life that looks right but feels off. Briana Mascaro followed the script perfectly, going to law school, climbing the corporate ladder, and working for 15 years at Disney. Then three
This one’s a reminder that most people aren’t stuck. They’re just not looking hard enough. Steve sits down with Rob Berk, President of Berk Enterprises, and the story isn’t some clean, step-by-step playbook. It’s a guy w
This one’s about what happens when you realize the “safe” path isn’t actually safe, it’s just comfortable. Mitch Stein spent 15 years doing everything right (stable career, solid income, clear path),and still walked away
Most people think success is about hitting some milestone. Ed Kalaher doesn’t. In this episode, he breaks down how his real turning point came decades into his career when he stopped chasing what success should look like
Stephanie Sage doesn’t sugarcoat entrepreneurship. After the 2008 crash wiped out her mortgage career, she started a restoration business with zero experience, no paycheck for years, and nothing but hustle to survive. Th
Most people don’t think twice about doing laundry. Turns out, it’s one of the biggest sources of microplastic pollution on the planet. In this episode, Steve Cross sits down with Max Pennington, co-founder and CEO of CLE
This episode flips the typical “success story” on its head. Sean Hackett didn’t follow a clean, linear path. He went from competitive academics to acting, got knocked off course, learned business the hard way in the Chic
This episode with Tom Berka, owner of Badlands Distribution, is a real look at what it actually takes to build something from nothing; no polished startup story, just hard work, risk, and figuring it out as you go. Tom w
This episode cuts through the polished success narrative and gets real about what it actually takes to build something from nothing. Marisa Sergi, CEO of L’uva Bella Winery, walks through the uncomfortable parts most peo
In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with Tim Petrey, CEO of HD Growth Partners. Tim breaks down the moments that actually changed his trajectory, from getting called out by a high school guidance co
In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with Josh and Christina Mikels, the husband-and-wife team behind Mr. Electric of Winter Garden. They walk through how Josh went from engineering and corporate lea
The housing industry is broken: slow, expensive, and wildly inefficient. In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with Vikas Enti, CEO and co-founder of Reframe Systems, to talk about why that’s the case
In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross talks with Ryan Schreiber, Founder and CEO of Streamline, about leaving a stable career to build a solution to streaming fragmentation, starting with sports fans. Ryan shar
In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with Mike Brown, owner of McGregor Manufacturing, for a real-world conversation about what it actually takes to build and sustain a manufacturing business. From l
In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with Jeffrey Poulin, President of SMB Packaging, to explore how a reluctant move from California to rural Mississippi and a childhood built on hard work laid the
In this episode of Success Stories, Steve Cross sits down with James Wesolaski, owner of Get Lit Electrical Services, to talk about what it really takes to bet on yourself under pressure. From juggling a full-time job an
Mitch Stein
Head of Strategy · Chariot
1 appearance on this show
Vikas Enti
CEO and Co-Founder · Reframe Systems
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Schreiber
Chief Growth Officer · Streamline
1 appearance on this show
Mike Brown
Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy · California Institute of Technology
1 appearance on this show
Bernard Huang
Clearscope
1 appearance on this show
Carlos Sanchez
President and Founder · Continental Roof Company
1 appearance on this show
Justin Campbell
host of Digital Marketing Forecast · Firefly Fabrications
1 appearance on this show
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