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Angie and Dan Bastian

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“We got kids lot of I mean, we could have done a few small tweaks like Dan was talking about, like just have a dinner together without the phone on the table, like, and just turn off the phone. But we just didn't feel we could turn off the phone. And honestly, one time when Dan did turn off the phone, one of our delivery vehicles got into an accident and they were trying to”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I really appreciate you saying that. I know we only had an hour and a half live on stage when we did the interview because normally I'll interview people for longer and we edit it down. But I do remember you guys talking about that, that grind. And this is the thing. And I think it's really important to reemphasize this. I mean, we try and make sure people understand this when they hear our show. Building a business is really hard. It's very, very, very hard. This is not a get rich, quick scheme show. This is a slow, steady grind kind of show. Good news is you guys are both young. You've got another, what, 40, maybe 50 years to live?”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, but my point being is some people can operate and work 10 hour days and accomplish maybe what I worked took 20 hours days to do. And I kind of knew I could outwork most people and startups. And I think both Angie and I probably would have tried to spend more time with each other taken a step back. For us, it really did damage to us in the sense of just physically our bodies and emotionally and all of that. And I think, you know, it's taken a long time for us to kind of get healthy again in every aspect of our lives. And so that's probably the biggest thing that we would have done differently.”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I think one of the things that Ang and I have talked about was we were the 20-hour day workers, which was not healthy. It's just, it's how I knew how to operate, just the pedal down, go, go, go, make sure we are doing everything we can. I'm not the smartest guy. And so I had to make up for it oftentimes.”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah. You know, I'm wondering if you were to start Boom Chicka Pop again today or any food brand, do you think you would have done it differently now if you had to start it again?”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, I'm not. Dan and I started getting involved in some of the things that we were passionate about in one of those things was with a nonprofit in Nicaragua working with small shareholder farmers that were producing yucca. The CEO there had this vision to create a production plant and to create a product, cassava flour. So he created something called Prospera Foods, which I chaired the board for about five years. And the funding is now flowing back through into the non-for-profit organization. And now I'm trying to learn how to retire.”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“We first met back in, I think it was 2019. We sat down in front of a live audience in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was so fun. You told us this crazy story about how you saw an online ad that said, make thousands of dollars by popping kettlecorn, which sounds so crazy. Angie, you were a nurse practitioner at the time, Dan, you were a high school teacher. You guys were looking to make some extra cash to put away for your kids' college. And so you bought some kettle cord equipment and started selling in parking lots and Vikings games and eventually somehow this becomes a multi-million dollar business. It's an amazing story. And for those of you listening who have not heard the original episode of Angie's Boom Chicka Pop, you've got to listen to it. It's so good. We'll put a link to it in the show notes. Anyway, it's been a while since you were last in the show. Angie, I think you were still involved with Bloom Chica Pop at the time. And Dan, I think you had moved on from the brand. So Angie, what are you still working with the company?”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Hello and welcome to the advice line on how I built this lab. I'm Guy Ross. This is the place where we help try to solve your business challenges each week. I'm joined by a legendary founder, a former guest on this show, who will help me try to help you. And if you're building something and you need advice, give us a call and you just might be the next guest on the show. Our number is 1-800-433-1298. Leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and the issues or questions that you'd like help with. All right, let's get to it. Joining me today are Angie and Dan Bastian, co-founders of Angie's Boom Chickaporn, Angie and Dan, welcome back to the show.”
2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
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2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
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2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
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2026-04-02 · How I Built This with Guy Raz · Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT