In this episode of The Making Of Hosted By Jack Pitts, I sit down with David Sauers, co-founder of Royal Restrooms, one of the first luxury portable restroom companies in the country.

David shares his journey growing up in Savannah, Georgia, working odd jobs as a kid, pursuing professional golf, getting into banking, and eventually building a nationwide franchise business after a frustrating experience at a local festival sparked an idea.

We talk about entrepreneurship, risk-taking, franchising, balancing family and business, private equity interest, AI in marketing, and what it really takes to grow a company over 20+ years. David also shares lessons on leadership, sacrifice, branding, and why execution matters more than just having ideas.

If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, franchising, business growth, or hearing the real stories behind successful companies, this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Making Of Hosted by Jack Pitts, I sit down with Jesse Choe, CEO and Co-Founder of Bidflow. He breaks down his journey from early startup experiments to raising $1M at 19, dropping out of college, and getting into Y Combinator.

Jesse shares how his path started with building “fake startups” in high school, learning through failure, and eventually realizing the importance of customer validation and solving real problems. The conversation covers the pivots that actually mattered, the pressure of the YC process, and how rejection and iteration shaped his approach.

They also dive into co-founder dynamics, burnout, and how they landed on Bidflow by focusing on a real pain point in electrical estimation. A grounded look at what it actually takes to build something from scratch and figure it out in real time.

On this episode of The Making Of Hosted By Jack Pitts, Shane Crocker shares his journey from growing up in a family business to building and operating across healthcare, oilfield services, and franchising.

He breaks down how he approaches scaling in niche markets, making strategic decisions, and navigating private equity involvement from an operator’s perspective. The conversation also gets into leadership, risk-taking, and how he balances building businesses with family life.