Most people would have laughed at the idea of building a television show around intentionally bad startup pitches. Kent Richeson built it anyway. Raised in rural Oregon, where chopping firewood to heat the family home taught him grit long before he became an entrepreneur, Kent inherited his father's instinct for building things differently. After helping grow the family business, launching startups, and spending years connecting founders with investors, he realized investors weren't just betting on ideas, they were betting on people. That insight became ShitPitch, an unconventional pitch competition that strips away polished presentations to reveal the human behind the founder. What started as a crazy experiment has since expanded across the country, been featured by CNBC, helped founders raise millions, and evolved into The Cut, a television series built around one simple belief: the people willing to take risks, embrace uncertainty, and keep moving forward are the ones who change what's possible.
Starring:
Michael Newborn (@michaelnewborn)
John Ballenger (@john-ballenger53)
Guest:
Kent Richeson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentricheson/
Network/Produced by:
Seltzer Kings (@seltzerkings) (seltzerkings.com)
Theme Music by Saint Josh
Listen Here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/71Uji4fPLsnGEJjeAqomiJ?si=77e3d7bb636c422a
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-second-act-with-michael-and-john/id1707412739
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a6b369bb-36a9-47ab-9f22-1bacfcff6166/the-second-act-with-michael-and-john
iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-second-act-with-michae-123242148/
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