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Hosted by Oliver Welman & Brayden Krause · business · EN
Tired of the same old stories? This Dude Started Something is all about people who’ve done something unforgettable—whether that’s building a business, breaking records, traveling the world, or taking on insane challenges. Hosted by two college students, Oliver and Brayden, we bring on guests with wild experiences, bold ideas, and stories that’ll make you want to get up and do something. Expect unfiltered conversations, unexpected moments, and real takeaways on what it means to take action. New episodes drop weekly—unless life gets in the way.
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This Dude Started Something is hosted by Oliver Welman & Brayden Krause. The show has published 36 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "He Pressed The $1,000,000 Button on Beast Games… | JT on MrBeast, Drama & Behind The Scenes" (13 February 2026, 65 minutes), "How Jack Bunker Built Blow It Gum, A Caffeine Gum Startup Story" (11 February 2026, 89 minutes), and "Arrive AI ($ARAI) and the Future of Autonomous Delivery with CEO Dan O'toole" (4 January 2026, 70 minutes).
This Dude Started Something publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 36 episodes.
Booking probability for This Dude Started Something is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This Dude Started Something requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This Dude Started Something's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for This Dude Started Something are Business & Management Consulting and Photography, Polling & Other Services. This Dude Started Something has a business audience.
Oliver Welman & Brayden Krause hosts This Dude Started Something, a business podcast with 36 episodes published.
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Episode #10
<p>JT (J.T. 126) joins This Dude Started Something to break down the moment he pressed the $1,000,000 button on Beast Games Season 2 — the most watched unscripted show on Amazon Prime Video.</p><p>We dive into: </p><p>•...
<p>Jack Bunker didn’t start a brand in college. He started one in high school — and not an easy one.</p><p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, we sit down with Jack Bunker, founder of Blow It Gum, a...
<p>In this NYE 2025 episode of This Dude Started Something, we sit down with Dan O’Toole, Founder & CEO of Arrive AI — the company reinventing how packages are delivered in an autonomous world.</p><p>Dan shares how...
<p>On today’s episode of This Dude Started Something, we sit down with Luke Porada — a third-generation donut kingpin better known across Michigan as The Yeast Beast.</p><p>Luke wakes up earlier than anyone we’ve ever...
<p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, Oliver and Brayden sit down with Aravind Krishnaswamy — a world-traveling photographer and longtime Google engineer whose breathtaking images have appeared on TVs...
<p>In this episode, we sit down with Sean Nguyen — founder of 40 Love, future doctor, and all-around powerhouse of a human being. What started as a high school project turned into a national nonprofit dedicated to...
<p>In this episode, we talk with up-and-coming filmmaker Jake Apgar about what it really takes to bring ideas to life. From making films in high school to directing his first full-length feature, Jake shares how...
Episode #3
<p>What if you could print the ingredients of an entire drink onto the inside of a cup — and all you had to do was add water? Chris Kanik did exactly that.</p><p>In this episode, Oliver and Brayden sit down with the...
<p>What do World War II, American history, and luxury watches have in common? RT Custer. He’s the founder of Vortic Watches, a company that revives antique pocket watches and turns them into one-of-a-kind wristwatches...
<p>Season 3 kicks off with a full-throttle conversation featuring Mark Tapscott and Daniel Davey, the ex-Tesla and Lucid engineers behind Longbow Motors — the featherweight EV sports car company that just might change...
Episode #15
<p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, we sit down with Sean Cook, the founder of the TEA app — a revolutionary platform giving women a safer, smarter way to navigate the dating world. Sean shares how a...
<p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, we’re joined by Ryan Lane, the mastermind behind the band Quiet Confidence. Ryan shares the story of how his passion for music led to the creation of his solo project...
<p>Forget Marvel, forget Gotham — This Dude Started Something is bringing you a real-life superhero straight from the streets of LA. Meet Rock Hard: MMA-trained vigilante, tree crime investigator, proud owner of a $70...
<p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, we sit down with Cameron Mauk, the founder of Backbone Coffee. Cameron shares the story behind his no-nonsense coffee company that's built for people who work hard and...
<p>In this inspiring episode of This Dude Started Something, we sit down with Jeremy George, the founder of Bucket Match AI—a platform born from a life-changing mission to complete 52 bucket list goals in 52 weeks. From...
Episode #9
<p>In this eye-opening episode of This Dude Started Something, Oliver and Brayden sit down with seasoned patent attorney Austin Bonderer, a man with over 700 issued U.S. patents and more stories than your average legal...
<p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, Oliver and Brayden sit down with filmmaker, drone pilot, editor, and co-founder of Appian Media, Craig Dehut. Craig and his team are on a mission to bring biblical...
Episode #7
<p>In this episode of This Dude Started Something, Oliver and Brayden sit down with the Morrstedt family — a father who walked away from the traditional 9-to-5 to build a content-first lifestyle with his Gen Alpha kids...
<p>This week on This Dude Started Something, we sit down with platinum-selling artist and producer @therealjdash, the mastermind behind the viral anthem “WOP.” But J. Dash is way more than a one-hit wonder.</p><p>From...
<p>This week on This Dude Started Something, we sat down with the band behind the ultimate windows-down, scream-the-lyrics, feel-good anthem: The Mowgli’s. With almost 500 million Spotify streams, they’ve defined a...
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