Podcast
From the Ground Up
Hosted by Grit Daily - John Boitnott · EN
Building something from nothing isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes vision, relentless determination, and a willingness to push through the unknown. Join John Boitnott on From the Ground Up, a podcast from Grit Daily, where founders, creators, and industry leaders share their raw, unfiltered stories about making it — or sometimes, barely surviving the ride. From the pivotal moments to the unexpected lessons, this is where real talk meets real experience.
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Tim Wilbur
5d ago00:29:33Tap to summarizeTim Wilbur, International Director and Leadership Trainer for Vineyard India Compassion Trust, shares how education became the center of his life’s work. Through New Song Community School in Telangana, India, the organization helps children from rural villages gain access to English-medium education, opportunity, and a broader vision for their futures. The conversation explores poverty, service, sustainability, girls’ education, and why helping others can change the giver as much as the people being served.
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Jon Ramer
1w ago00:32:51Tap to summarizeJon Ramer, founder and “first first follower” of the Compassion Games, explains how acts of kindness can become a framework for social change. Drawing on music, technology, Indigenous wisdom, and decades of movement-building, he shares why cooperation may be one of humanity’s most important evolutionary advantages. The conversation explores compassion, AI, regenerative commerce, bioregions, and what it means to build a more caring world through play.
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Seymour Segnit
2w ago00:37:19Tap to summarizeSeymour Segnit, founder of MAGFAST, shares how a simple frustration with messy charging cables became a long, difficult, and ultimately revealing entrepreneurial journey. He explains how transparency, customer trust, product design, and persistence helped MAGFAST survive delays and rebuild momentum around a new generation of chargers. The conversation explores crowdfunding, communication, environmental responsibility, and the challenge of making everyday technology feel genuinely delightful.
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Ranbir Chawla
4w ago00:32:28Tap to summarizeRanbir Chawla, founder of Vardalux Collections, shares how a lifelong love of cars, watches, and mechanical beauty became a business built around smarter collecting. Drawing on decades in technology, consulting, and luxury markets, he explains why the right physical assets can create access, preserve value, and bring real enjoyment when bought with discipline. The conversation explores watches, cars, alternative assets, networking, and why collectors should focus on quality, provenance, scarcity, and personal meaning.
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Gina Fossitt
4w ago00:28:59Tap to summarizeGina Fossitt, founder of Dandelion BevEd and creator of the Less Booze, All the Buzz community, is helping people rethink how they drink without sacrificing connection or experience. Drawing on nearly two decades in beverage education, she explores the rise of mindful drinking, the changing habits of younger generations, and why consumers increasingly want options that fit every occasion. The conversation examines entrepreneurship, community building, and the future of drinking culture.
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Mary Howerton
May 1800:32:41Tap to summarizeMary Howerton, founder of La Belle Route Custom Tours, joins From the Ground Up to discuss how intentional travel can create deeper cultural connection and more meaningful experiences. She shares how her decades in educational and experiential travel led her to build a company focused on immersive journeys rather than checklist tourism. The conversation explores literary trips, fandom travel, student programs, accessibility, and how travelers can design trips around purpose, story, and connection.
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Janese Murray
May 1800:37:49Tap to summarizeJanese Murray, founder of Inclusion Impact Consulting, joins From the Ground Up to discuss how workplace culture, feedback, and inclusion shape professional growth. She explores why playing small can become a career trap, especially for women navigating rooms where they may be underrepresented. The conversation covers imposter syndrome, perfectionism, mentorship, speaking up, and how professionals can better understand the value they bring.
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Anthony Vinci
Apr 2700:35:24Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Anthony Vinci, founder and CEO of VICO, explains how his company is using AI, mathematics, and data science to forecast global events and improve high-stakes decision-making. Drawing on his background in intelligence, technology, hedge funds, private equity, and his book The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, Vinci breaks down why leaders need to think in probabilities rather than binary outcomes. The conversation explores prediction markets, geopolitical risk, supply-chain resilience, AI’s impact on startups, and why modern entrepreneurs need to build forecasting into how they run their businesses.
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Kirsty Sharman
Apr 2100:35:06Tap to summarizeKirsty Sharman, founder and CEO of Referral Factory, shares how she built a company around one of the most overlooked growth channels in business: existing customers. This conversation explores her entrepreneurial journey from South Africa to Europe and Armenia, along with her views on referral marketing, SEO, and building an AI-first company. It is a candid look at what it takes to grow a modern business in a fast-changing digital world.
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Andy Hedrick
Apr 1300:33:05Tap to summarizeAndy Hedrick shares what has changed in sales and why so many deals are lost before a real conversation ever happens. He explains his 2V2R framework and how companies can improve close rates by showing value, proof, and credibility earlier. This episode is a practical look at what modern buyers respond to and how sales teams can adapt.
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