Made It with Connor Tomkies
Journey through post-exit success stories with Made It podcast.
Made It with Connor Tomkies
Journey through post-exit success stories with Made It podcast.
About Made It with Connor Tomkies
Journey through post-exit success stories with Made It podcast.
"Made It" is a podcast hosted by Connor Tomkies that delves into the journeys of successful entrepreneurs who have not only built and exited their companies, but who are writing the next chapter of their journeys.
Why Join Made It with Connor Tomkies as a Guest
Entrepreneurial Audience Reach
You reach business builders, startup founders, and growth-stage entrepreneurs across Apple, Spotify, and major podcast platforms.
Operator-Led Conversations
You'll enjoy deep, founder-to-founder interviews that go beyond the pitch-host Connor Tomkies keeps it real, strategic, and story-driven.
Expert Guest Roster
You join guests like Chip Conley, Justin Donald, and Lewis Schiff-leaders who've scaled, exited, and built legacies.
Podcast Apps Distribution
Your episode is published on major podcast apps with high editorial quality and strong discoverability among business-focused listeners.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Life After the Exit
Share how you transitioned from operator to investor, advisor, or builder again
Scaling 'Boring' Businesses
Unpack how you built wealth and scale in overlooked or unsexy industries
From Dorm Room to IPO
Tell the story of taking your startup from scrappy beginnings to massive scale
Investing with Purpose
Reveal how you now invest your capital, time, or influence to build long-term value
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners learn what comes after success-how to scale impact, reinvest wisely, and stay fulfilled as a founder.
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Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're a founder who's exited a business and is now building, investing, or advising with purpose. You're ready to reflect on your journey and share what's next.
Recent Episodes
From Startup Grind to Generational Wealth: Advice for Founders with Michael Schulte
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jul 1, 2025
American-Made Watchmaker takes on Billion-Dollar Goliath | RT Custer & Vortic Watches
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 26, 2025
American-Made Watchmaker takes on Billion-Dollar Goliath with RT Custer & Vortic Watches
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 26, 2025
How “Boring” Businesses Make Big Money with Nick Huber (& Alex Lieberman)
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 12, 2025
How “Boring” Businesses Make Big Money with Nick Huber (& Alex Lieberman)
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 12, 2025
Scaling Startups to Zebras, Unicorns & Decacorns with Barry Stamos
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 29, 2025
Scaling Startups to Zebras, Unicorns & Decacorns with Barry Stamos
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 28, 2025
He Built 52 Hotels and Advised AirBnb with Chip Conley
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 14, 2025
Surprising Stories About Building a Hotel Empire with Chip Conley
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 14, 2025
He Built 52 Hotels and Advised AirBnb with Chip Conley
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 14, 2025
From Dot-Com to Giant Exits with Author and Entrepreneur Lewis Schiff
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 31, 2025
From Dot-Com to Giant Exits with Author and Entrepreneur Lewis Schiff
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 31, 2025
From Dot-Com to Giant Exits with Author and Entrepreneur Lewis Schiff
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 31, 2025
Failing Fast, Winning Big, and Giant Fire Blankets with Mike Lloyd
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 17, 2025
Failing Fast, Winning Big, and Fire Blankets with Mike Lloyd
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 17, 2025
Failing Fast, Winning Big, and Giant Fire Blankets with Mike Lloyd
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 17, 2025
From College Dorm to Wall Street IPO with Purpose Built's Miles Lasater
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 3, 2025
From College Dorm to Wall Street IPO with Purpose Built's Miles Lasater
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 3, 2025
From College Dorm to Wall Street IPO with Purpose Built's Miles Lasater
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Mar 3, 2025
The Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing with Justin Donald
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Feb 17, 2025
The Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing with Justin Donald
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Feb 17, 2025
The Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing with Justin Donald
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Feb 17, 2025
Buy it for Life
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Dec 17, 2024
Owning a Soccer Team, Building Community, and Mission Companies with Intello's Barak Kaufman
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Oct 21, 2024
Career Risk, Baseball, and Pooling with Pando's Charlie Olson
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Oct 7, 2024
Bringing the Fun Back to Start-Ups with DesignMyNight's Nick Telson-Sillett
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Sep 30, 2024
The Hidden Levers of a 9-Figure Exit with Praveen Ghanta
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Sep 23, 2024
Scaling Billion Dollar Dreams and Redefining Success with Gil Eyal
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Sep 9, 2024
Matchmaking for Dogs: The Story of All Paws, Snap Interactive and more with Darrell Lerner
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Aug 26, 2024
Hot Takes and Padel Breaks: Benji Markoff’s Return
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Aug 12, 2024
The Metrics Maestro: Alex White on Rocking the Music & Tax Industries
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jul 29, 2024
Breaking the Rules: Vadim Rogovskiy's Global Tech Journey and Rebel Capital Dreams
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jul 15, 2024
Making Unsexy... Sexy with Atlas Authority Founder Boris Berenberg
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jul 1, 2024
Solving for Joy, The Power of Hustle, and More with Hustle Fund's Eric Bahn
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jun 24, 2024
The Return of a Legend: Andrew Warner on Podcasts, Communities, and Post-Exit
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jun 17, 2024
Bouncy Balls, Building Companies, and Big Exits... Dan Reich's Entrepreneurial Journey
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jun 10, 2024
Find Your Purpose, and Co-Founder Cuddling with Noah Abelson-Gertler
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Jun 3, 2024
Morning Brew, Creator Economy, and Plungers with Alex Lieberman
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 27, 2024
Protect Yourself During M&A with Thunder's Jason Kirby
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 20, 2024
Revamping the Health Industry, Redox's Luke Bonney
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 13, 2024
Lil Wayne, Leo DiCaprio, and Influencer Marketing with Gil Eyal
Made It with Connor Tomkies • May 6, 2024
From Nightclubs to Buying Santa Monica Pier: Shane Neman & EZ Texting
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 29, 2024
The Best Businesses are *Not* Sexy with Adam Spector of Levy
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 22, 2024
Beyond the Backpack: Classtag's Vlada Lotkina on Disrupting EdTech
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 15, 2024
Sweat Equity to Sauna Sessions: Disrupting Insurance and Beyond with Benji Markoff
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 8, 2024
From Basement to Buyout: Aaron White's Remarkable Dual Exit
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 1, 2024
From Swag to Riches: How Jeremy Parker Disrupted the Promo Industry and Beyond
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 1, 2024
The Evolution of Influence: Mixergy's Andrew Warner on Earning His 2nd Million and Future Trends
Made It with Connor Tomkies • Apr 1, 2024
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