A casual conversation in a college hallway sparked the idea for his high-protein ice cream bar. Alex Duncan, founder of Ice Labs opens up about building a food brand from scratch with no culinary background, getting into retail stores, and learning how to scale production without losing quality.

Corbin Church has started nearly 100 businesses... and most of them failed. But the eight that didn’t? They changed everything.
In this episode of The Founder’s Scoop, Corbin gets candid about his wild ride through entrepreneurship, from chasing wealth in his 20s to building iHub, a thriving incubator that's become a launchpad for dreamers across Utah. He shares what he wishes he’d known earlier, the spiritual moments that shaped his journey, and why his biggest dream now is becoming an unforgettable grandpa.
This conversation is full of wisdom, humility, and hope for anyone carving their own path. If you’ve ever felt like a weirdo dreamer trying to figure it out—this one’s for you.

Tariffs are breaking business. This entrepreneur built a solution.

In this episode of The Founder’s Scoop, Bryce Judy shares how a college job at a Big Four firm sparked an idea he initially ran from. Fast forward to today, and he’s the founder of Tarriflo: a startup automating complex customs documentation using AI, helping importers navigate shifting regulations and trade chaos in real time.

Bryce opens up about dropping out of school, flipping furniture to fund his startup, and getting 20+ inbound VC meeting requests a week... all before officially launching. He talks bootstrapping, building in a crusty legacy industry, and what it’s really like when your MVP suddenly becomes mission-critical in a changing global economy.

This one’s for the builders chasing big change in overlooked places.

30 moves, over 20 jobs, multiple businesses, and one unshakable belief: if you don’t leap, you’ll never fly. In this deeply honest and inspiring conversation, Brad and Angel Brockbank share how their faith, friendship, and fierce commitment to growth carried them through career pivots, spiritual reckonings, and the messy, beautiful reality of entrepreneurship.

From a high school crush to building businesses together, their story is full of laughs, lessons, and leap-after-leap moments. You’ll hear about Angel’s recent decision to quit her full-time job and go all in on herself, what it means to “Dear John” your comfort zone, and why sometimes you have to dig just three feet deeper to strike gold.

Whether you’re in a pit-of-despair season or just need a reminder to keep going, this episode will meet you there with truth, heart, and hope.

Sam Hoskins wasn’t born into entrepreneurship. He stumbled into it, first as a teenage DJ, then as a window washer, then a car salesman. But it was a long conversation on a car lot with a friend that sparked Outdoor Share, a startup that’s basically Turo for outdoor toys like boats, UTVs, and campers.

In this episode of The Founder's Scoop, Sam gets real about the grind: pitching in person for the first time, building an MVP with no tech background, and making sacrifices like moving in with his parents, giving up sleep, and taking pay cuts, all to keep chasing what lights him up.

Whether you're just getting started or feeling stuck in the middle, this episode is a reminder of what it looks like to build something that matters.

What do you do when you lose $1.5 million of investor money and you're $1,000 short on payroll? For Shawn Finnegan, that breaking point sparked a radical shift—one powered by authentic mentorship, bold networking, and relentless follow-through. In this episode, Shawn shares how he turned failure into a foundation for multiple thriving ventures, including Tax Hive (with Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary), Crumbl Cookies, and his own viral networking series, The X Room. If you’ve ever felt stuck, over-analyzing, or trying to do it all yourself—this conversation is your wake-up call.

Christina Wu never planned to launch a footwear brand. But after long days in fintech and long nights on the pickleball court, inspiration struck. Now she’s building Solace, a company designing gear that actually listens to players. This is a story about pivots, passion, and unexpected paths.

What happens when a BYU student with no sewing skills decides to change the lingerie industry? You get Dainty Lace, a model-free, high-coverage lingerie brand that champions confidence and comfort. In this episode, Melina Weeks shares the story of how a fabric run to Joann’s turned into a full-fledged business rooted in empathy, self-love, and a mission to empower new brides and women everywhere. From awkward shopping trips with friends to navigating manufacturers on Alibaba, Melina’s startup journey is raw, rapid, and ridiculously inspiring.