Wild Business Growth Podcast #1: Justin Bauer – Wild Inventor of Clip Grip and BakeSplit

We’re SUPER excited to announce the launch of the Wild Business Growth podcast! Presented by Hippo Direct. Listen today on iTunes and your other favorite audio platforms – and leave 5 stars if you’re feeling wild!

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Hear how entrepreneurs & innovators unleash creativity to grow bigger and better businesses. You’ll hear from an exciting new guest every single week who’s turning wild ideas into wild growth. Guests include startup founders, product inventors, social media influencers, and much more. Hosted by our digital marketing dude Max Branstetter.

What are Podcast Show Notes?

You can expect a blog post like this for each episode. These show notes summarize the episode, list resources and products mentioned in the episode, and provide time-stamps so you can navigate each episode. You can also play the episode from the embedded web player below if you wish to follow along with the notes as you listen.

Episode #1: Justin Bauer – Wild Inventor of Clip Grip and BakeSplit

The Wild Business Growth Podcast kicked off in the most wild & crazy way possible, as Justin Bauer, the serial product inventor, gymnastics guru, and “Best Podcaster of All Time” (according to his mom) joined the show to reveal his secrets. Justin and I grew up together and while we went to different colleges, we reconnected the past few years and often talked about his product ideas and business ventures. He has a true “do whatever it takes” mentality to bringing an idea to market. This episode covers everything from his problem-solving process to what crazy things he does in his free time. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How he broke out of his comfort zone
• His biggest influences
• His product invention process
• Wins and losses crowdfunding on Kickstarter
• How he manages his ventures on top of his full-time job
• Why he hasn’t launched certain product ideas
• His views on the current state of social media

Connect with Justin at jbauer337@gmail.com or on Instagram at @rustbeltvegas and @sortagymnastics (also on YouTube). Try his products at clipgrip.fun and bakesplit.com, or on Amazon here and here.

Enjoy the show and check out the show notes below for much more detail!

Show Notes

• Intro
  • [3:16] Read up on our hometown of Solon, Ohio
  • [3:29] Justin’s snapchat is jbauer6969. Mine is pontmax
  • [3:48] See the ghost of Justin’s podcast, The Bauer Hour
  • [4:31] Steve’s hair from Stranger Things
  • [6:15] Justin’s full-time job
  • [8:46] Yeti Tumbler
  • [9:07] Clip Grip Kickstarter
  • [9:35] Bed Bath & Beyond and The Container Store
  • [10:49] How Justin decides where to divide his time
  • [11:45] WordPress
  • [12:07] How Justin gets into bed with product all over his place
• Unleashing Creativity
  • [13:16] How creativity plays into Justin’s career
  • [14:56] What he does to stay creative
  • [16:03] How he gets his insane Snapchat ideas
  • [17:52] How he broke out of his comfort zone
  • [19:24] Scrooge McDuck
  • [20:34] Steve Harvey – You Have to Jump
  • [22:45] When Justin decided to take ideas into own hands
  • [23:24] Robby Breetz. Tim Ferriss: The 4-hour Workweek
  • [24:30] What ideas Justin didn’t fully pursue
  • [26:37] Rogue Fitness
  • [27:55] Why Justin’s pivoting to services instead of products
  • [28:20] Skater Trainers
  • [28:56] Justin’s craziest skateboard tricks
  • [29:12] Major THPS nostalgia
  • [29:19] TouchGrind Skate 2
• Inspiration: People, Hobbies, and Resources
  • [30:20] Why Tim Ferriss is such an inspiration
  • [31:09] Why Alex Becker is such an inspiration
  • [31:31] Difference vs. influencers Grant Cardone and GaryVee
  • [33:02] Tim Ferriss – Tribe of Mentors
  • [33:56] My old job and GaryVee’s agency
  • [34:12] GaryVee’s tweet to me
  • [35:05] Wine Library and the GaryVee Audio Experience
  • [35:15] Resources for Staying-in-the-know with Digital Marketing. Content Marketing Institute. Social Media Examiner. The Verge. The Drum. Mashable
  • [37:38] Top 5 apps
  • [39:08] ManyChat
  • [40:06] GaryVee on the rise of voice
  • [41:59] Google+
  • [43:37] Instagram Stories vs Snapchat
  • [44:31] Instagram hits the 1 billion users milestone
  • [44:44] Instagram Stories bigger than Snap Stories
  • [45:01] Snapchat redesigns on redesigns
  • [46:30] Our wonderful Instagram account
  • [46:55] Our amazing designer Adam McGinnis
• Wild Business Shoutout of the Week
  • [48:00] Jawzrsize
  • [49:23] Brendan Meyers abs workout videos
• The Unusual:Phrases, Quirks, and Pet Peeves
  • [52:02] Shark Tank people
  • [53:43] Notable Sharks Mr. Wonderful, Mark Cuban, and Barb Corcoran
  • [54:26] Avicii – The Nights
• Rapid Fire Q&A
  • [56:22] Jersey Shore
  • [56:34] PewDiePie
  • [57:00] Westworld & Mad Men
  • [57:37] GRiZMatik
  • [59:03] Smash Mouth – All Star. Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life. Real World Intros
  • [1:00:12] World of Warcraft
  • [1:02:42] Surfing in the middle of Munich
  • [1:04:23] Tree Pose
  • [1:04:59] What is a Rudi
  • [1:09:02] Justin’s final quote
  • [1:09:31] It turns out that slogan may be taken
  • [1:10:24] Theme Song: Freestyle Percussion Magik – Jungle Tribe – provided by Jamendo

Stay tuned for many more exciting episodes dropping soon. If you have any questions or guests you’d like to see on the show, contact us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Bring on the bongos!!