The CEO Next Door

Mike Mayer and Donovan Morrison
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Anyone can build a successful small business. Not every startup needs to be a VC-backed, Silicon valley darling. On The CEO Next Door, we'll highlight everyday founders and their unique journeys to success.

  1. 02/15/2024

    John Bura - Mammoth Interactive

    We've all heard about entrepreneurs starting their businesses at home, but John Bura may be the first guest on The CEO Next Door to launch his company out of his bedroom.  On the final episode of season three, we chat with John about the story behind Mammoth Interactive. We learn how John went from teaching guitar lessons in Calgary to founding a company that produces games, apps, and training content for a variety of platforms and audiences.

    40 min

  2. 02/01/2024

    Ari Kahn - Bridgeline Digital

    In 1996, Ari Kahn (CEO at Bridgeline Digital) earned the fastest PhD awarded in the history of the Artificial Intelligence department at the University of Chicago.  This week on The CEO Next Door, we chat with Ari about being on the cutting edge of AI and what AI meant in the 90s.  We also learn about what it was like to not only found FatWire Software, but also lead the company to an eventual acquisition by Oracle.

    44 min

  3. 01/18/2024

    Matson Breakey - Metalcloak

    Did you know the market for Jeep customization is booming? And that before LIV Golf, there was another golf league that made a play to compete with the PGA? Neither did we. Join us this week as Matson Breakey walks us through his career evolution, starting as a novice graphic designer and eventually co-founding one of the premier manufacturers of aftermarket parts and suspension systems for Jeeps.

    48 min

  4. 01/04/2024

    Lloyed Lobo - Boast

    Take two. After a terrible attempt at a prank foiled our first recording, we welcome Lloyed Lobo onto the show to chat about how persistence and a strong sense of community have shaped both his personal and professional journeys Join us as we discuss how Lloyed's upbringing in Kuwait and Mumbai taught him to take everything in stride. From founding Boast to writing and publishing his first book, Lloyed learned from his mistakes and figured out how to transform his failures into successes. You can't succeed without trying, and Lloyed's willingness to dive in and get his hands dirty has yielded truly remarkable results.

    48 min

  5. 12/14/2023

    Clint Daoud - Unifin, Inc.

    Debt collection is oftentimes met with resentment and associated with negative connotations. Many folks in the space, however, are actively working to change this by approaching collections with empathy.  This week on The CEO Next Door, we chat with Clint Daoud, CEO of Unifin, Inc.  We learn how how Unifin is helping people achieve financial stability and independence while flipping the script on what it means to be a debt collector.

    48 min

  6. 11/30/2023

    Sasha Yablonovsky - Loanspark

    What's it like growing up in Russia? How do you adjust to a new way of life after immigrating to America as a teenager? Why leave a stable, corporate career behind to start a business?  What does it mean to be a Co-CEO? We touch on these questions and more with Sasha Yablonovsky, Co-CEO of Loanspark.

    43 min

  7. 11/16/2023

    Ron Douglas - Mentoring Giants

    Ron Douglas knows how to scale businesses. Plain and simple. Whether he's growing his own companies or helping entrepreneurs find success, Ron understands what makes companies pop. How does one go from working at a prison to running multiple businesses and making millions of dollars? On this week's episode of The CEO Next Door, we learn how savvy investing and a deep operations background can yield incredible results.

    58 min

  8. 11/02/2023

    Ryan Rusnak - Airspace

    Organ transplants save lives. Have you ever wondered, though, how organs get from donors to recipients? We have your answer on today's episode as we chat with Ryan Rusnak, co-founder at Airspace.  From starting as a kettle corn apprentice to creating a viral beer cannon to founding a company focused on time critical freight forwarding, Ryan has had quite the journey. Join us as we shake things up and chat with our first ever CTO about what it takes to start and scale a business.

    43 min
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Anyone can build a successful small business. Not every startup needs to be a VC-backed, Silicon valley darling. On The CEO Next Door, we'll highlight everyday founders and their unique journeys to success.

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  • Creator
    Mike Mayer and Donovan Morrison
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The CEO Next Door
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