Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled
Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled is a business, entrepreneurship, and innovation podcast and TV show hosted by A.D. Edwards, founder of Ingleside Reviews LLC. Each episode features honest, practical conversations with founders, inventors, creators, executives, product builders, brand leaders, and everyday innovators about what it really takes to turn bold ideas into real-world impact. This is not another highlight-reel success show. A.D. goes beyond polished bios to uncover the setbacks, sacrifices, decisions, pivots, and lessons behind breakthrough success—what broke before things worked, how leaders kept going when the dream felt heavy, and what aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from people building something meaningful. Listeners will hear real innovation stories across product entrepreneurship, invention journeys, startup growth, brand differentiation, leadership, scaling, family business, legacy, creative entrepreneurship, and impact-driven business. The show is built for founders, side-hustle builders, business owners, creators, ambitious professionals, and anyone ready to move from “someday” to “right now.” If you are building a product, launching a business, growing a brand, leading a team, or looking for practical founder lessons without fluff or fake hype, Innovators Unveiled gives you the operator wisdom, inspiration, and real-world perspective to start your own innovation journey. Download the 7-Day Breakthrough Workbook: https://bit.ly/PDIRworkbook Subscribe for more conversations with builders, creators, founders, and leaders: https://bit.ly/PDIRyoutube Get the companion book, Unveiling the Innovator in You!: https://amzn.to/4dmgsVW
Episodes
What You'll Learn
How to reframe a skill set that feels threatened into one that pays more, using Steven's HVAC-to-data-center example
What name, image, and likeness (NIL) really means for actors in the AI era, and how it could open bigger paydays for the talent who own it
How Lumovex uses AI for only two things, speed and scale, while keeping directors, writers, and producers in the work
Why blind ignorance and refusing to accept...
What You'll Learn
- How Abi built a repeatable land investing business without taking on debt, starting from a burned-out 9-to-5
- The "goodwill times number of offers" principle that changed his revenue, explained with a simple coffee shop story
- The four types of offers every business should be making, and what it costs you to skip even one
- Why speed and availability close more sales than objection handling ever will
- How he...
Some founders begin with investors, connections, or a clear path forward. Troy Alexander’s story began in a much harder place.
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, host A.D. Edwards sits down with Troy Alexander, founder and CEO of T363 Skincare, for a powerful conversation about prison, accountability, discipline, reinvention, and building a men’s skincare brand from the ground up.
Troy opens up...
What does it really take to turn everyday life, comedy, and personal struggle into a creator business that reaches people?
In the Season 2 premiere of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, host A.D. Edwards sits down with Adrian Alvarez, owner and CEO of AKA Skits and Giggles, for a real story behind breakthrough success.
Adrian shares how he started making videos long before he saw social media as a business, how childhood hum...
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What does it really take to turn a simple idea into a global brand when the road is full of setbacks, bad supplier deals, manufacturing problems, and hard decisions?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards sits down with Mike Watts, founder of Love Handle, to uncover the real story behind building one of the most recognizable smartphone accessory brands in the world. Mike shares...
What should every entrepreneur understand before starting, scaling, or pivoting a business?
In this Business Advantage Series episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Dr. Patrick J. Murphy about the deeper logic behind successful entrepreneurship. Dr. Murphy explains why founders should begin with real problems instead of prepackaged solutions, how opportunity and idea work together, why trial and ...
How does a near-death health crisis become the starting point for a purpose-driven beverage brand?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Anna Cobb, founder of Rejuvenation, about turning a life-threatening allergic reaction into a clean energy beverage company built around resilience, plant science, wellness, and consumer education. Anna shares how she started in a Tuskegee University do...
What does it really take to turn an idea into a real product that can survive the journey from sketch to shelf?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Carmine Denisco, president of the United Inventors Association, about the invention process, product development, licensing, patents, prototyping, manufacturing, and the common mistakes that stop great ideas before they reach the market. Ca...
How do you save a 100-year-old company without losing the history that made people love it in the first place?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Brian and Sally Krichbaum, the husband-and-wife owners of Gilbert Chocolates, about buying, preserving, and modernizing a beloved Jackson, Michigan chocolate company with more than a century of history. They share how they brought production...
What does it take to break barriers, reinvent yourself, and build success across completely different industries?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Dr. Rochel Marie Lawson, a registered nurse, entrepreneur, author, podcast host, and founder of the first woman-owned, minority-owned telecommunications installation company in the United States. Dr. Lawson shares how she moved from nursi...
What if the real difference between a struggling team and a thriving organization is not more money, more talent, or more hours, but better leadership?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Nick Edwards, co-founder of 410 Consulting Group and 410 Studios, founder of the nonprofit Impact 320, certified executive coach, and author of Big Dreams, Small Steps. Nick shares how leaders can cre...
What if the chaos behind product drops, ticket launches, sneaker releases, and high-demand sales could be made fairer for real fans?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Michael Dodsworth, founder and CEO of Fanfare, about fixing the broken systems behind product drops, ticket queues, hype launches, and scarcity-driven commerce. Michael shares how his background at Salesforce, Optimizel...
Can you build something big in technology outside of Silicon Valley?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Dan Ward, co-founder and president of Detroit Labs, about building a nationally recognized technology company from Detroit, creating people-first software, and leading through the realities of entrepreneurship. Dan shares how Detroit’s blue-collar work ethic shaped the company...
How do you turn a $24 lawn mowing job into one of the largest franchise networks in the world?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Jim Penman, founder of Jim’s Group, about how he went from a struggling Ph.D. student mowing lawns on the side to building a franchise network with more than 5,000 franchisees. Jim shares how customer service, ethical decision-making, relentless impro...
How do you make a brand unforgettable in a world full of sameness?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Michael Dargie, founder of Make More Creative, author of Brand Jitsu, and host of the Rebel Rebel podcast. Michael explains how entrepreneurs can use authenticity, storytelling, creativity, and discipline to build brands that people actually remember. Drawing from Japanese jiu-jitsu, ...
How do you turn a family recipe, a personal reunion, and a legacy of love into a nationally recognized tequila brand?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Debbie Medina-Gach, co-founder of Señor Rio Tequila, about building an ultra-premium tequila brand rooted in family, tradition, resilience, and purpose. Debbie shares how reconnecting with her father after 30 years led to the di...
How do you start a business with almost nothing, rebuild your life from rock bottom, and turn belief into opportunity for other people?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Mario Kelly, founder of Believe 313 Staffing, about going from homelessness and $27 in cleaning supplies to building multiple businesses rooted in faith, grit, second chances, and Detroit resilience. Mario shares how...
How do you turn a simple visual-content problem into a technology platform that helps set the standard for an entire industry?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Henry Woodman, founder of ICE Portal, about the entrepreneurial journey behind the internet content exchange platform that changed how hotels manage and distribute visual content across travel websites. Henry shares how early...
How do you turn a forgotten daily routine into a global luxury grooming brand?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with Eric Malka, co-founder of The Art of Shaving, about how passion, strategy, branding, and execution helped transform men’s shaving from a basic drugstore habit into a luxury self-care experience. Eric shares how he and his wife started with $12,000, opened a tiny Manh...
How do you succeed as an independent filmmaker when you do not have film school, industry gatekeepers, or a clear roadmap guiding the way?
In this episode of Ingleside Reviews: Innovators Unveiled, A.D. Edwards talks with John Wayne S. III, filmmaker, producer, director, writer, and founder of Londyn Town Pictures, about building a creative career through persistence, relationships, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial thinking. Jo...
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