Brian Sloan sells s*x toys. For a long time he sold a lot of them and most of them sold through Amazon. Then, overnight, his competitors started to destroy his business. By breaking his advertising systems, undercutting his prices, and reviewing his products unfairly, they essentially turned millions of dollars in sales into bupkus.

In this podcast Sloan describes how he lost $500,000 in one day, sold his products at a massive loss, and invented something that changed the course of his business, turning an abject failure into a roaring success.

NOTE: This podcast discusses adult themes but we are careful not to describe too much.

Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/)

Patricia Campos Mello is a journalist who has reported from war-torn countries all over the world. A few years ago, she hired a bodygaurd - something she never did - in her own country. Why? Because Brazil's President Bolsorano had singled her out as a threat to his reelection.

In this episode, we talk to Campos Mello about her experience, what she did to cope, and what it took to remain a journalist in the face of abuse.

Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/)

Jade Kearney founded SheMatters.health to help women of color survive childbirth.

Because the health outcomes for POC were so poor, Kearney and her partner built a business dedicated to educating doctors and patients on the ways the health system had historically failed and how to solve the problems associated with pregnancy.In this podcast, Kearney talks about how she mishandled feedback from seemingly well-meaning mentors and finally realized that she, alone, was the captain of her own ship. It's an inspiring look at a woman who is solving an important problem.

Our theme music is by Policy AKA Mark Buchwald. (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/policy/)