The business podcast with a big difference
Not all unicorns are
born the same.
Unfiltered chats with exceptional entrepreneurs about the chance encounters, lucky breaks and ridiculous moments that built famous businesses and brands.
About the Pod!
Business stories, minus the boring and the bullshit!
Welcome to Gonzo Entrepreneurship, the business podcast with a big difference. In each episode we explore how some of the world's most inspiring business leaders built the brands we know after encounters nobody planned.
No pitch-deck clichés. No ten-step frameworks. Just honest, funny, occasionally outrageous conversations about how it really happened.
- Opportunity can come from anywhere. A chance meeting, a wrong turn, a gig that went sideways.
- Stay open to it. The best founders say yes before they know how.
- Laugh about it. Because the stories are almost always outrageous and ridiculous!
Episodes
Latest from the studio
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Web2 to Web3
with John Sears — crypto and web3 investor, venture capitalist
From motorsport and racing to hedge fund management to becoming a leading figure in tokenisation. John shares what makes entrepreneurs successful, and how to build a DAO.
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Bass Player to Boardroom
with Scott Doran — SVP Production Music, BMG
From bass in a modestly successful electro-punk band to running a major production music label. Startup life, Las Vegas, and guerrilla marketing that upset some powerful people.
Listen -
Meet the Idiots… Also the Founders!
The origin story
How the show came to be, the chance meetings behind it, and what to expect from the episodes ahead. Insight, inspiration and a healthy dose of silliness.
Listen
Recorded in the room. Released unfiltered.
Your host
Dan Walsh
Founder, fractional CMO, non-executive director and mentor, with more than 20 years in strategic marketing and communications.
Dan has worked with funded start-ups, scale-ups and legacy businesses, and has founded a few of his own along the way. Gonzo is where he gets to ask founders the questions their investors never would.
Gonzo Entrepreneurship was co-founded by Dan Walsh and Charles O'Neil.
Be a guest
Got a story about an unlikely business?
We're always looking for founders with an excellent story about a chance encounter, a lucky break or a gloriously ridiculous, possibly hilarious moment behind their business. Get in touch now.
What we're looking for
- A business that probably shouldn't exist, but does.
- A chance encounter, lucky break or wrong turn that changed everything.
- A moment that's outrageous, ridiculous or hilarious, at least in hindsight.
What to send
Your name and business, a few lines on the story, and a link to your website or LinkedIn. Keep it short. If it makes us laugh or say "no way", we'll be in touch.
Email us your storyOr write to gonzoentrepreneurship@gmail.com