Jun 3, 2026
She left Goldman Sachs, moved to Mozambique for a year, and came back to build one of the most distinct wellness brands in America.
Rose
Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures and
co-host of The Story of
a Brand Show, sits down with
Shizu Okusa, Founder & CEO of Apothékary, for a
masterclass in what it really means...
Jun 2, 2026
Most people get their hormone levels tested once a year — if they think about it at all. Marina Pavlovic Rivas, Co-Founder & CEO of Eli Health, is on a mission to change that.
Ramon Vela
sits down with Marina for a fascinating conversation about the
technology she spent nearly seven years building: a...
May 21, 2026
What if the snack in your kid's lunchbox was doing more harm than good?
Ramon Vela
sits down with Steve
Weiss, Co-Founder of Snakkidz, for a warm and
eye-opening conversation about the state of kids' nutrition, the
problem with processed snacks, and the family business born from
one dad's refusal to settle for the...
May 20, 2026
He sold the family business, watched someone else run it into the ground, and then bought it back.
Rose
Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures and
co-host of The Story of
a Brand Show, sits down with Ryan Alovis, CEO of
LensDirect.com,
for one of the most honest and layered founder conversations the
show has ever...
May 13, 2026
Most edible gifting businesses don't work at scale, the logistics are brutal, the margins get squeezed, and the moment quality slips, the whole experience breaks. Rachel Solomon Fascitelli built Boarderie anyway, and it worked.
Rose
Hamilton, CEO of Compass Rose Ventures and
co-host of The
Story of a Brand Show, sits...