This week, Jason is joined by one of Bachelor Nation’s biggest stars and fan favorites, Ben Higgins! In 2017, Ben co-founded Generous Coffee, a company dedicated to raising money through its operation to create jobs, feed children, improve education and empower communities to eliminate poverty around the world. Outside of his socially conscious work, he maintains a connection to the one and only Bachelor Nation by co-hosting the Bachelor focused, Almost Famous podcast with Ashley I, which has ac...
Sep 11, 2023•50 min
This week, Jason is joined by one of Bachelor Nation’s biggest stars and fan favorites, Ben Higgins! Ben initially won over the hearts of viewers during his time on The Bachelorette and eventually became the Bachelor himself. Following his time on the shows Ben embarked on numerous ventures, entrepreneurial and otherwise, with a mission to help organizations connect more deeply with their employees and customers. In 2017, Ben co-founded Generous Coffee, a company dedicated to raising money throu...
Sep 04, 2023•56 min
This week, Jason is joined by fan favorites of Netflix’s The Circle. John Franklin and Alyssa Ljub! John and Alyssa were participants on season four of the hit reality TV show The Circle. As contestants, they maneuvered their way through a game in which they can only communicate with other contestants via texts on a specialized social media platform. Although neither of them were crowned the champion of their season, they have each been able to generate strong social media followings after their...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 9 min
This week, Jason is joined by New York based standup comedian, Jared Freid! Jared has become well known for his comedic insights into how millennial dating and relationships begin and end, ranging from the obsession over dating apps, trying to be real adults, and worrying about their looks on a daily basis. From performing alongside the likes of Jimmy Fallon to writing for media outlets such as BroBible and Total Frat Move, Jared has made his mark across many comedic outlets around the country. ...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week, Jason is joined by reality TV star known for his roles on MTV’s The Real World, The Challenge, and Teen Mom, Cory Wharton! Cory started his reality TV career back in 2015 when he was a cast member on the Real World Explosion. The very next year he made his way onto the Challenge, debuting on Battle of the Bloodlines. Since then, he has been a regular across the channels on a plethora of reality TV shows, including Teen Mom and has been able to capitalize on it by building brands for h...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min
This week, Jason is joined by Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli as they return for part 2! Many may know Blake from his time on The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise and Giannina from her time on season one of Netflix’s Love is Blind. After each of them failed to find love, they gave it one more shot on Paramount+’s All Star Shore where they inevitably found each other and have shown that love is worth the wait. Giannina and Blake give insight to how Blake has continued to make more every...
Aug 07, 2023•50 min
This week, Jason is joined by social media personalities and one of reality tv’s hottest and favorite couples, Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli! Many may know Blake from his time on The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise and Giannina from her time on season one of Netflix’s Love is Blind. After each of them failed to find love, they gave it one more shot on Paramount+’s All Star Shore where they inevitably found each other and have shown that love is worth the wait. Giannina give insights...
Jul 31, 2023•47 min
This week, Jason is joined by social media personality, automotive expert and working mom of three, Kelly Stumpe aka the Car Mom! Kelly spent her entire life growing up in the dealership business and started her career off by selling BMW vehicles. After establishing early career success, Kelly began to think about ways to expand her experience to a larger audience and in 2020, she began blogging and advising everyday moms about the car buying process. She now has a new platform called The Car Mo...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week, Jason is joined by YouTube personality, actress, and all around entrepreneur, Rebecca Zamolo! Rebecca is one of the top female YouTubers in the world with over 47 million combined followers across her social media platforms with over 8 billion views on YouTube. Rebecca made her mark in the YouTube space with her family friendly content, which includes videos ranging from family challenges, do it yourself projects, 24-hour challenges, gymnastics, and much, much more. In addition to her...
Jul 17, 2023•50 min
This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur, NYT bestselling author, podcast host, and TV host, Ramit Sethi! His unique approach to managing finances is sometimes different from the traditional advice as he advises individuals to spend money on things you love, but cut back on the things you do not. By exploring his unique approach to personal finance management and how he has been able to diversify his methods into a multifaceted and successful business career, he is host of the I Will Teach You...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week, Jason is joined by multi-platinum and Grammy Award winning rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur Ben Haggerty, known to the world as Macklemore! In March of 2023, he released his first new album in over five years titled Ben, which covers a portrayal of his life including topics such as his struggles with mental health. On top of his tour and new album, he is launching a collaboration with Adidas on his vintage inspired golf clothing brand called Bogey Boys which he started back in 202...
Jul 03, 2023•59 min
This week, Jason is joined by Bachelor Nation fan favorite and reality TV personality, Wells Adams! When it comes to making a career out of being on reality TV, Wells has truly made the most of his opportunities. While working as a radio DJ in Nashville, Wells won over fans by competing on Jojo Fletcher’s season of The Bachelorette and later was a contestant on Bachelor in Paradise. Although he did not find throughout his time on either show, a love connection did come his way with Sarah Hyland....
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week, Jason is joined by author, entrepreneur, professor, and most notably former member of the FBI, known as the master negotiator, Chris Voss! Chris earned that title throughout his time serving as the lead crisis negotiator for the New York City division of the FBI, then as the FBI’s Chief International hostage and kidnapping negotiator. In 2008, after spending 24 years working 150+ international hostage cases for the FBI, Chris founded the Black Swan group which serves as a consulting a...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 24 min
This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur, business leader, real estate investor, and fan favorite shark, Barbara Corcoran! We all know Barbara as one of the savvy, high-powered investors on Shark Tank, but what you may not know is her unique and diverse business career that sparked the opportunity for her to be on the show. Barbara founded her real estate company, the Corcoran Group, in 1973 and over the years, she grew her company from a small business into a $5 billion dollar real estate emp...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur, fashion designer, and America’s favorite bridal expert on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress, Cheval! Cheval’s advanced and diverse experience in the bridal industry made her one of the most sought after luxury bridal designers in the world, earning her opportunities to dress female icons such as Carrie Underwood, Chrissy Teagan, and Dove Cameron. After a decade of working her way up in the industry, Cheval found herself in the legal hot seat after being sued ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 11 min
This week Jason is joined by entrepreneur, podcast host, vlogger, blogger, and most notably known for her role on the hit reality TV show, Vanderpump Rules, Scheana Shay! Having already been a mainstay on the show for the past 10 years, Scheana has found herself at the epicenter of the most recent drama between various cast members of the show that has headlined media outlets, sweeping the nation’s pop culture talk for the past few months. Scheana gives insight to how Vanderpump Rules ratings ha...
May 29, 2023•58 min
This week Jason is joined by one of the stars of Netflix’s Selling the OC, Tyler Stanaland! Tyler’s recent rise to fame came after his success with the Oppenheim group selling luxury real estate in the Orange County community over the past several years. What you may not know is that Tyler is actually a fifth generation realtor, fourth generation Laguna Beach native, and has several years under his belt as a professional surfer. Tyler gives insight to his experience on the Dubai trip, how he dea...
May 22, 2023•49 min
This week Jason is joined by New York City restaurant and nightclub owner, Will Makris! Will has spent the last two decades thriving in the New York hospitality industry, now owning several restaurants and nightclubs that have turned into some of the city’s hottest spots for celebrities and high profile customers from around the world. His unconventional career route to success has provided inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere by sharing how to network, take risks, and bet on yourself. Will g...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week Jason is joined by hit singer-songwriter, Justin Jesso who has over 8 billion streams on his collaborations with artists such as Ricky Martin, The Backstreet Boys, and Kyga! Justin has since made his mark as a solo artist within the music industry starting by coming up within the music theater space in Chicago at a young age. After releasing his debut album at just 18, he eventually found himself touring with Disney artists such as Jesse McCartney, Jordin Spark, and Raven Simone all ov...
May 08, 2023•58 min
This week Jason is joined by entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and passive income pioneer who has established himself as the king of Airbnb, Brian Page! Brian is best known for being the creator of the BNB formula and has the world’s number one best selling Airbnb coach program which has over 25,000 students in 47 countries around the world educating readers on how to create passive income revenue streams in today’s world with having to take on multiple side jobs. Brian gives insight to his ...
May 01, 2023•53 min
This week Jason is joined by the OG Reality TV data analyst and founder of Bachelor Data, Suzana Somers! In January 2022, Suzana shared all about how she developed an extremely detailed system that tracked data of various facets of the Bachelor franchise from the contestants, from time on screen to their Instagram follower count to their endeavors after the show. This time around Jason and Suzana dive into how the data has changed in just a year with recent reality shows, specifically Love is Bl...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 9 min
This week Jason is joined by one of the best celebrity stylists in LA, Lo VonRumpf! Lo was born and raised in LA and is host of the podcast the Lo Life. Lo started as Kaitlyn’s stylist but has gone on to become a close friend of Jason due to being stuck together for three months at Dancing with the Stars in a small apartment during pandemic times. Lo gives insight to summer fashion of 2023, how throwing fashion rules out the window to embrace the freedom of fashion, how fashion is cyclical, who ...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week Jason is joined by Kaitlyn Bristowe for part two where they dive into all things Bachelorette, DWTS, hosting, her mega successful podcast Off the Vine, and her multiple successful businesses Spade and Sparrows, Dew Edit, and beyond! Kaitlyn gives insight to how she went about negotiating her offer to be the Bachelorette, how much of an impact Dancing with the Stars had on her, how she feels about the idea of retirement, how community plays a critical role in her success, how she decide...
Apr 10, 2023•59 min•Ep. 102
This week, on the 100th episode of Trading Secrets, Jason is joined by someone who is not only a massive entrepreneurial success, but also someone who is one of his most important and favorite people in the world, Kaitlyn Bristowe! Many came to know Kaitlyn dating back to 2015 where she gained recognition as a contestant on the 19th season of The Bachelor. That same year she was elected as the 11th Bachelorette where she had one of the more unique scenarios of being on the first season with two ...
Apr 03, 2023•51 min•Ep. 100
This week, Jason is joined by professional dancer, choreographer, and Dancing with the Stars legend, Val Chmerkovskiy! Val has accomplished all that he could in the world of competitive dance with 14x US National Champion, 2x World Dance Champion. Val quickly rose to stardom after joining the show’s cast in 2011. Since his TV debut, the dance champion continues to be a fan favorite, both on and off the dance floor. Val continues to expand his talents as a dancer, choreographer, and in addition t...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 99
This week, Jason is joined by luxury real estate agent, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and reality TV superstar, Tracy Tutor! Tracy is best known for her role as the first female real estate broker on Million Dollar Listing on Bravo. After graduating from USC with a degree in theater arts, she followed in her father’s footsteps, who was one of the most successful civil and building contractors in the country, to learn the ins and outs of the real estate industry. Now with 20+ years of e...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 96
This week, Jason is joined by social media personality, fashion model, and Bachelor Nation fan favorite, Tyler Cameron! Tyler received national attention after being a participant on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette where he finished as runner up. Prior to being on the show, Tyler had started to generate moderate interest from modeling agencies around the country via his social media. After being on the show, the demand for his skills would eventually turn into a massive modeling career...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 95
This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur, reality TV star, and fellow podcast host, Katie Maloney! Katie is well known for her role in the hit reality TV show, Vanderpump Rules. For the past 10 years, Katie quickly established herself as one of the fan favorites among the cast members in Bravo’s hit show and has since capitalized on it personally, professionally and financially. The perfect fit for Trading Secrets! Katie gives insight on waiting until her twenties to move to LA, never thinking...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 94
This week, Jason and David are joined by CNN entertainment reporter who covers all things entertainment and Hollywood, Chloe Melas Mazza! Chloe’s reporting ranges from breaking news and exclusive feature interviews to industry analysis of every corner of the entertainment industry. In addition to spending her days researching and investigating news stories around the world, Chloe has more recently taken on a new project in sharing her grandfather’s World War II memoir with the world by writing t...
Feb 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 93
This week, Jason is joined by an entrepreneurial success story who co-founded one of the major up-and-coming entertainment production companies in the country, Jake Nussbaum! Jake and his partner Josh co-founded Uncommon Entertainment, an experienced agency who produces bespoke live events and provides access to exclusive experiences around the world. For those who live in quite the elevated style, Uncommon Entertainment has produced a list of events across the country from Hollywood to the Hamp...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 92
