The Always Direct Podcast
The Always Direct Podcast
John Rayyan
The Always Direct Podcast is hosted by John Rayyan where he features movers and shakers of this world to learn about the ups and downs they went through to get where they are now.
Augusto Carneiro Owner of Nossa Familia Coffee
Augusto Carneiro is the owner of Nossa Familia Coffee. Nossa Familia’s focus is on exceptional coffee stemming from exceptional relationships. This tradition starts with our founder's family coffee farms in Brazil, which date back to the 1890s. We take a holistic view of sustainability, and are deeply committed to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Relationships with our farmers, community, and customers are our top priority.
Jul 29, 2021
46 min
Lane Kawaoka - Building REAL Asset Portfolios
Lane Kawaoka helps the hard-working middle-class build real asset portfolios by providing free investing education, podcasts, and networking plus access to investment opportunities not offered to the general public. Lane is the Co-Owner of MFPE Investments LLC., owning 1500+ single family, multi-family, and RV park units
Jul 22, 2021
36 min
Jonathan Pritchard - The Million Dollar Mind Reader
BEST KNOWN FOR: Amazing Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Nick Cannon on America's Got Talent; entertaining U.S. troops stationed overseas; performing on Penn and Teller "Fool Us;" personally consulting with world-class achiever Criss Angel; performing at Vegas casinos on the strip; entertaining thousands of students at hundreds of colleges across the country; and consistently being recognized as one of the best in the business.
Jul 19, 2021
32 min
Bill Flynn - Challenging the Status Quo
BILL FLYNN has accomplished much, failed often, and learned many useful lessons from thirty years of studying the science of success.
Jul 19, 2021
36 min
Don Fitzgerald - President, Restaurant Project Development Team
With an extensive career in the restaurant business, we feature Don Fitzgerald on the show!
Jun 24, 2021
49 min
Choosing the right franchise to transform your future
FranchiseVision® is the free franchise consulting service from David Busker. Have you considered buying or starting a business? David helps candidates for franchise ownership understand franchising, set their criteria, then find the perfectly matched franchise brand. David is also a franchise owner with broad business experience as a CEO, CFO, CPA and business owner. He passionately educates and supports candidates through due diligence to set them up for success through franchise ownership.
Jun 15, 2021
42 min
Jeff Grad’s journey from co-founding Evolution Fresh to selling the brand to Starbucks
Jeff Grad co-founded Evolution Fresh in 1994 with Naked Juice’s Founder Jimmy Rosenberg. For two years, Jeff rigorously developed, crafted, and created the brand prior to its public launch in 1996. With his prior accomplishments in building the Naked brand, Jeff expanded upon that foundation to successfully expand Evolution Fresh’s footprint, growing the company from concept to over $4.5M in sales with 20% to 30% increases each year prior to its acquisition by Starbucks in November of 2011.
Jun 3, 2021
33 min
Ron Holt - CEO of Two Maids - One of the Fastest Growing Franchise Brands in America
Ron Holt is the founder and CEO of Two Maids & A Mop - a residential house cleaning franchise brand with locations throughout the country. The company offers a revolutionary marketing process that utilizes various digital marketing strategies to attract potential consumers to the brand. The only cleaning franchise brand that solely focuses on new age media such as search engine optimization, social media, pay per click and sponsored content.
Jun 3, 2021
54 min
Finding opportunities to support the growth of restaurant franchises
Finding opportunities to support the growth of restaurant franchises. A family owned company that is a descendant of hundreds of years of trading and manufacturing experience. Established in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to provide state-of-the-art services in F&B industry
May 21, 2021
36 min
How this entrepreneur is changing lives with 100% real foods served in feeding tubes
Tony Bombacino is Co-Founder & President of Real Food Blends, a company Tony and his wife Julie started due to struggles they had feeding their own son who has special needs. When their son had adverse reactions to commercial formulas the couple decided to make their own meals using vegetables, fruit, quinoa and oatmeal. The success of the company has made a remarkable impact on the lives of others across the country and the Bombacinos sold the business in October to yogurt giant Danone!
May 21, 2021
56 min
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