Making More: The Podcast

Erin Mitchell: The Worst Marketing Client She Ever Had Was Herself

Erin Mitchell was leading a marketing team at CVS Health when the company laid off one percent of its workforce in a single day. One percent was five thousand people, and she was one of them. She had always known she wanted to be an entrepreneur. That morning she had to decide whether she actually meant it.

Three years later she is a fractional CMO with a client roste...

Chris Umar Carter grew up on a farm in Jamaica, feeding pigs and chickens before dawn, where a trip to Kentucky Fried Chicken was a fourteen-mile drive and a genuine treat. He arrived in the United States at twelve years old and learned something quickly: when everything around you is new, you stop talking and you start watching. Middle school was brutal. There were days he locked himself in the bathroom at lunch.

Four decades later...

Jamaica Slicer spent 15 years as a go-to-market practitioner before she and her co-founder Brian noticed the same frustrating pattern from opposite sides of the table. Early-stage startups desperately needed experienced go-to-market talent. Experienced go-to-market talent kept choosing established companies that could pay more. It was a cycle nobody could break from inside.

Their answer was Budburst, a go-to-market consulting cooper...

Nick Marquart, Co-Founder & CTO of Infinity Labs: Scaling Trust in a High-Stakes World

When Nick Marquart told his eight-months-pregnant wife he was quitting his job to join a startup, he had no savings plan and no entrepreneurial preparation. Six years later, Infinity Labs has grown from seven people to more than ninety, and the son born a month after the company started is about to begin kindergarten.

In this conversation, Nick...

Episode 18: Abigail Church | HR That Builds Trust, Clarity, and Cohesiveness

In this episode of Making More, Billy Fischer sits down with Abigail Church, PHR, an HR business partner with GrowthLab, to talk about the people systems growing companies need before the cracks start showing.

Abigail works with startups and growing organizations to build the HR foundation that keeps teams compliant, aligned, and scalable. From handbooks and...

In this special episode of Making More, Billy Fischer is joined by three high school entrepreneurs — Prit Patel, Kishan Patel, and Nidhi Patel — the founding team behind Roots2Results.

While most students are focused on getting through the week, these three are building a real business and solving important problems. Their story starts with something personal: helping their families navigate complicated business paperwor...

In this episode of Making More, Billy Fischer sits down with Brage Garofalo for a powerful conversation about transition, identity, service, and the deep human need for belonging.

Brage has spent years supporting veterans, first responders, elite operators, and high performers as they navigate the difficult space between who they were, who they served with, and who they are becoming next. Drawing from her background in clinical rese...

In this episode of Making More, Billy Fischer sits down with JD Miller, PhD— a seasoned executive leader, board advisor, and author who has helped organizations navigate growth, complexity, and renewal across decades in the technology industry.

JD’s story starts in an unlikely place: an internship connected to the Clinton White House. From there, his path moved into tech sales and leadership, where he learned how trust i...

In this episode of Making More, I’m joined by Luís Dias, founder of Legau, to talk about what it really takes to build a product, build a team, and build conviction when the road is not predictable.

Luís and I get into the daily realities of startup leadership, what it looks like to earn clarity through action, and why “better tools” only matter when they’re paired with better thinking and stronger habits. We...

Global business is not just bigger business. It’s different business.

In this conversation, I’m joined by Jonathan Bench of Kirton McConkie, host of the Lawbalization podcast, to talk about what leaders often underestimate when their work crosses borders: how trust is built, how influence works across cultures, and why clarity and relationships become even more important when the stakes and the complexity rise.

We talk ab...

In this episode of Making More, Billy sits down with Gordon Sansaver, Associate Executive Director at the Virginia Mason Institute, to explore what happens when the principles behind the Toyota Production System collide—beautifully—with the realities of modern healthcare.

Gordon shares the Virginia Mason origin story: a health system at a crossroads, facing rising costs, patient safety risk, and workforce strain… ...

What does leadership look like when systems fail? And when the consequences are human, not theoretical?

In this episode of Making More, Billy Fischer sits down with Robert Reed, a seasoned financial services leader whose career spans the Chicago Stock Exchange, the 2008 financial crisis, and today’s fight against human trafficking through financial intelligence.

Robert’s professional journey begins on the floor of the Chi...

In this episode of Making More, Billy is joined by Sabrina Shafer—behavioral analyst, entrepreneur, attorney, and keynote speaker known for helping leaders turn complexity into competitive advantage. Drawing from her “Fear Forward” philosophy, Sabrina breaks down why the outcome doesn’t matter nearly as much as the willingness to show up scared and take action anyway.

Together, they explore what authentic lea...

In this episode of Making More, Billy is joined by Sandy Carter, Chief Business Officer at Unstoppable Domains, former senior executive at Amazon Web Services and IBM, and author of AI First, Human Always. With decades of leadership experience across Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups, Sandy has spent her career at the intersection of emerging technology, strategy, and human-centered leadership.

This conversation...

In this episode, Billy sits down with Jonah Erbe, President of Leadership Management International (LMI)—a global leadership development organization operating in nearly 90 countries—to explore what it truly means to lead with purpose, clarity, and conviction.

Jonah breaks down LMI’s servant-led framework, showing how personal growth, productivity, communication, and strategic leadership come together in their Tota...

In this episode, Billy sits down with communication powerhouse Brittany Fowler —executive coach, network facilitator, and long-time co-host of the Power Moves Podcast. Together, they explore authentic networking, intentional personal branding, and the future of real human connection in a technology-first world. Brittany also shares about her faith journey, her upcoming podcast, and why making time for yourself may be the most...

In this episode of Making More, Billy sits down with Johnny Goode, President and Owner of MSP Manufacturing, a Bloomington, Indiana company with roots dating back to WWII. What began as a maker of cockpit components for fighter planes has evolved into a high-tech manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, and medical industries, all under Johnny’s forward-thinking leadership.

From his early days in law enforcement and the Army N...

In this episode of Making More, Billy sits down with Joey Bates, a Marine Corps veteran, lifelong learner, and Director of Global Communications at Matrix Design Group, to talk about what it really means to lead with courage and conviction.

From his early days in the military to his current role guiding global teams across four continents, Joey shares how discipline, empathy, and education have shaped his leadership journey....

In this episode of Making More, Billy sits down with Ashli Selke, Navy veteran, credentialed veterinary technician, and founder of VIBE Vet, a new organization dedicated to elevating veterinary technicians and addressing the challenges that drive so many out of the profession.

From her early service in Navy intelligence to her leadership in state and national veterinary associations, Ashli shares a powerful story of resilience, advo...