Driven By with Sam Coates
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Driven By with Sam Coates is a business podcast hosted by Sam Coates. It has 117 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Sharing experiences, insights, and the drivers behind why my guests have built what they have built and how this applies to what drives you.
business ·en ·117 episodes
Building Jobs Where Everyone Else Left with Andy Kizzee
Burning the Ships in Memphis: The Fight to Keep a School in the City with Trent Williamson
"Buried $500K Drug Cash, Prison Plea with God, Bootstrapped Boarding School" with Melvin Cole
"Blue-Collar Kid, $20k in a Garage, Second Mortgage, Big Exits" with Gary Stavrum
“Entrepreneurship and Mom’s Garage” with JW Gibson
“Beyond Football: Saving Lives on and off the Field” with Coach Mike Mosby
“Why We’re Still Getting Homelessness Wrong — and How to Fix It” with Jarad Bingham
“From $20 Million in the Red to a Vision for Memphis Healthcare” Dr. Reginald Coopwood
Field Norris on Turning a Problem into a Brand: The Birth of Chene Gear
From Greyhounds to Third Street: The Wild Story of Mark Goodfellow
"Faith, Fear, and Calling: A Missionary’s Story from Russia"
"An Operator At Heart" with Stephen Shannon Entrepreneur, Investor, and Family Office Operator
"Burnout, Funding, and Impact: The Realities of Nonprofit Leadership" with Jonathan Torres and Danny Song
Breaking Down the Business of Medicine with Daniel Shumate
The Art of Impact: The Legacy and Vision of Arts Memphis with Elizabeth Rouse
"The Steakhouse In The Middle of Nowhere" with Randall Swaney
"The Only Woman There" with Nancy Knous
“Desperation Makes You Do Wonderful Things” with David Wedaman
“Rise Above The Fray” With Memphis Mayor Paul Young
"Veteran Owned and Air Force Made" with Rich Johnson C.E.O. and Founder Viaquest
“We Create The Trends” with Hal and Julie Lansky
“Politics, Investment Banking, Fiscal Responsibility, Childhood Pain” with Steve Laffey
“Know Us, Like Us, Trust Us” with Chris Mercer
"A Calling, Not A Job" with Dr. Kevin Reed
Passion, Discipline, and Opportunity with Entrepreneur Bill Courtney
“So You Want To Rethink High School?" with Ryan Pryor of Crosstown High School
“Build A Better Mousetrap” with Vital Records Control CEO Danny Palo
“Small Town Values And Big Time Success” with Andy Heck
"We're Stewards Of The Land: Alma Del Jaguar Tequila" with McCauley Williams
"You Have To Maintain The Muscle" with Bill Proctor, Nexair President
"The Past, Present, and Future of Orthopaedics" with Dr. Frederick Azar
"The Opportunity of A Lifetime" with Oscar Subirats
“In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data” with Doug McGowen
“No One Else Is Doing Something Like This ” with Shane Young
“They Didn’t Put Us In A Box” with Candace Steele Flippin, DM
"We're Standing In The Gap" with Fire Chief Gina Sweat
“I'm Not Here To Live In A Utopia” with John Carroll
"Who’s Going To Fill The Void?" with Will Chase
“Assets Happen” with Bob Fockler
We Were Built For This with Pat Lawler
Life As An Underdog and Enjoying the Fight with Frank Cianciola
She Didn't Take The Easy Way Out with Duncan Williams
Beating the Odds and Building a 4th Generation Business with Scott Felsenthal
Building It From The Ground Up with Eric Barnes
Big Ideas, Big Challenges, and Making Them Happen with Tim Belk
The Ultimate Entrepreneur's Game with Mason George [RE AIR]
Building A Well Tuned Machine with Rick Spell
"The Country That Raised Me" with Sandra Xing
Doing What You Love Again with Doug Barron
You're either all in or you're all out — with Will Chase
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