Success Stories with Steve Cross

About Success Stories with Steve Cross

Every entrepreneur has a story. The interesting ones come from people who actually did the work. Success Stories is where Steve Cross sits down with CEOs, founders, and operators who’ve actually done the work. These are honest conversations about building companies—what worked, what broke, and the real decisions behind growth. No hype. No guru energy. Just practical insight for leaders who want clarity and lessons they can apply. If you care about building better companies (& surviving the process) you’re in the right place. Want to be part of the conversation? Hit me up at stevecross.wtf.

Publisher

Steve Cross

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Oct 2025

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   A Boxing Loss Changed How He Defines Success | Kelvin Harrylall

   In 2014, Kelvin Harrylall lost an amateur boxing match and started asking what success actually means. He joins Steve Cross to explain Success Theory, the eight pillars he uses to think about a fulfilling life, and his 10-year rule for goals that take time. Kelvin also shares what he learned after pursuing ownership of Byford Machine-Tool, including the people side of leadership, radical transparency, and why building new customer relationships in manufacturing takes patience. His advice: find your own path and stick with it.

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Can Blockchain Help Prove What’s Real in the Age of AI? | Bayo Okusanya

   Bayo Okusanya went from intern to analyst to the first hire at a venture capital fund, then left to build a company of his own. He joins Steve Cross to talk about founding MPC Labs, blockchain-based data attestation, a venture investment tied to fine-art provenance, and tracking goods through supply chains. They also get into AI-generated content and authenticity, plus the realities of bootstrapping, fundraising, building a team, and learning through the long middle of a company’s growth.

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   He Lost $30K, Quit College, and Built an AI Voice Company | Pedro Vasconcelos

   Pedro Vasconcelos started selling video games online as a kid, lost $30,000 in the stock market, left electrical engineering, and built PitchYes—an AI voice-calling company in Brazil. He joins Steve Cross to talk about customer support, voice AI, expansion across Latin America, fundraising, leading by example, and learning to like the hard parts of entrepreneurship.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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Spotify

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