Gary Ramo grew up in a military family, was born in London, spent his childhood in Hawaii, and later served himself. He figured out early that working for someone else…

Brian Brosmer’s father-in-law heard the word “freelance,” got stuck on “free,” and figured Brian would never get paid again. It took a magazine spread on a Barnes & Noble shelf…

Ian Illig’s first job out of college was a choice between a bank and a startup with no customers and no finished product. He picked the startup, joined as the…

Jireh Gibson’s first pitch was “I do marketing.” People changed the subject as fast as they could. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt Nettleton sits down…

Calvin Ellison figured going independent would be a slam dunk. Six months in, he was calling his dad to borrow money. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host…

George Powell hated his name until he looked it up. It means farmer. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt Nettleton sits down with George Powell Jr.,…

Her team named her Bosslady. She just kept it. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt Nettleton sits down with Katie Smith, co-founder of All Pro Heating,…

What do you do when the news business is dying and you’ve just retired? Larry Lannan started covering it himself. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt…

What do you do when the news business is dying and you’ve just retired? Larry Lannan started covering it himself. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt…

Amanda Hill started her business because her therapist told her to. In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt Nettleton sits down with Amanda Hill, founder of Connections…