High Stakes Growth

Josh Suggs and Jesse Eisenberg are co-founders of StreetTalk, a fast-growing agency producing street interview ads for brands like Dr. Squatch, Grüns, and Ridge Wallet.


Expect to hear about:

– Dropping Out to Go All-In: How Josh left college, moved to NYC, and bet on street interview ads, and why Jesse told his mom to let him drop out.

– Corporate to Scrappy: Why Jesse left a large agency to bet on StreetTalk, trading big teams and boardrooms for startup build mode.

– The Rise of Unscripted Creative: Why influencer fatigue and AI-heavy ads are pushing brands toward raw, unscripted reactions.

– Scaling Operations: What it takes to produce 10,000+ interviews for 150+ brands, and turn capturing spontaneous moments into a repeatable system.

– Beyond the Street: Their push into B2B events, conferences, and building a content engine around Josh’s personal brand.


Find Josh on:
Twitter/X – https://x.com/joshsuggss
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-suggs-street-interview-ads-9912a3251/

Find Jesse on:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-eisenberg-streettalk/

What is High Stakes Growth?

High Stakes Growth® takes you inside the boldest decisions behind today’s most exciting consumer brands. We bring you candid conversations with the founders and CMOs who built them—unpacking the high-stakes moments, tough calls, and game-changing strategies that made these brands what they are today. No fluff. No surface-level insights. Just real stories from the leaders who made it happen. Hosted by Forest Bronzan and Leah Lloyd, they bring a combined four decades of consumer brand expertise to these conversations.