The CEO Lunch Break

The CEO Lunch Break

Join Jade Marblestone and Alex Leischow on "The CEO Lunch Break" as they dig into the lives of some of the most fascinating people around: CEOs. Along the way, find inspiration in the stories of business success and failure, the tales of wild celebrity run-ins, and the other off-the-wall adventures that only CEOs have the opportunity to experience. It's good to have you here. It's lunch time!

Episodes

May 22, 2024 51 mins

Wyatt Ewing, CEO and founder of Ice Barrel is the grandson of the 8th man on the Moon, disapproves of the grind culture, and has recycled close to 500,000 pounds of plastic.


🧊Ingredients: Being broke, Liquid Death, 11 minute ice baths, growing pains in business


🥶 https://icebarrel.com/blog/


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Dan Ryan is a former alcoholic rocker who now is the CEO and founder of Ryan Aviation who charters 70 million dollar planes for clients with exceptional hospitality.


🛥️ Ingredients: Rockbottom, Sharon Osbourne, Yoga, generosity


🛩️ https://www.ryanaviationgroup.com/



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April 12, 2024 61 mins

Jeff Griswold is the founder and CEO of Merit Wealth, an independent advisory firm focused on helping physicians, dentists & accomplished families plan for and enjoy their preferred financial futures.


🤑 Ingredients: Money, Hawaii, acquiring clients , changing career directions


💰 Work with Jeff!: https://meritwealth.com/


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Steve Soderholm is the founder and CEO of Ranger Station, a fragrance house based in Nashville, TN creating memorable life experiences with their boldly scented candles and perfumes.

🧺 Ingredients: candles, cocktails, drums, olfaction

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🕯️ Ranger Station: ⁠https://rangerstation.co


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February 28, 2024 76 mins

Jessica Zweig is the founder of the SimplyBe. Agency, a premier personal branding firm based in Chicago, serving clients across the globe. She is also a best selling author, podcast host, speaker, and business coach at jessicazweig.com, helping women around the world live more purposeful lives.

🧺 Ingredients: authenticity, purpose, empowerment, personal branding

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🚀 Jessica's Work -

🖥️ Website: jessicazweig.com

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February 14, 2024 100 mins

Jimmy John Liautaud is the founder of Jimmy John's, one of America's largest sandwich chains, known for its fresh ingredients and freaky fast delivery times.

🧺 Ingredients - Papa John, Trump, Turkey Tom, chicken nugget babies

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🥪 Jimmy John's: https://www.jimmyjohns.com

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January 31, 2024 66 mins

Mike Magee is a two-time MLS Cup champion and 2013 MLS MVP who is now the founder and owner of Sneaky Fox Vodka, an up-and-coming spirits company based in Chicago.

🧺 Ingredients - David Beckham, presidential M&M's, MLS Cups, vodka shots

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🍸 Sneaky Fox Vodka: https://sneakyfoxspirits.com

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January 17, 2024 66 mins

Andy Lansing is the CEO of Levy Restaurants, a multi-billion dollar restaurant and hospitality company based in Chicago that specializes in delivering exceptional food and beverage experiences to major entertainment and sports venues across the nation.

🧺 Ingredients - hot dogs, Dan Marino, Disney, magic

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🍴 Levy Restaurants: https://www.levyrestaurants.com

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Chad Spencer is the CEO of the Dufresne Spencer Group, the largest Ashley Furniture licensee in the world.

🧺 Ingredients - sofas, tornados, vintage Broncos, tombstones

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🛋️ DSG: https://ashleydsg.com

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October 4, 2023 82 mins

Joe Fisher is the CEO of BIÂN, a private social and wellness club in Chicago focusing on the physical, emotional, medical, and social health of its members.

🧺 Ingredients - black belt, cancer survivor, law firm partner, Yertle the Turtle

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🧘 BIÂN: https://www.livebian.com

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Kevin Boehm is the CEO of the Boka Restaurant Group, one of the premier chef-driven restaurant groups in the country with 26 acclaimed restaurants spanning the nation.

🧺 Ingredients - James Beard award, scorched hair, crumbled corks, Obama handshakes

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🍝 Boka Restaurant Group: https://www.bokagrp.com

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September 18, 2023 2 mins

Welcome to The CEO Lunch Break! We're so excited to have you join these conversations with us, and we hope you find as much enjoyment and wisdom in these episodes as we do.


🎙️ If you have a CEO you'd like to hear from, please let us know via the email below -

📬 theceolunchbreak@gmail.com


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