Ramon Vela is a lifelong entrepreneur and the creator and host of "The Story of a Brand," Apple's No. 1 podcast about direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands. The podcast has more than 700 episodes, 400-plus interviews with company founders, and tens of thousands of listeners. Ramon covers a wide variety of business categories in the podcast, including brands in fashion, food & beverage, health and wellness, personal care, and twenty other categories. "I see myself as an entrepreneur first and foremost," Ramon says. "It's one of the main reasons why I started the podcast - to help founders tell their stories using their own voice and narrative as well as help them connect with consumers. But it's also the philosophy around my whole media company. I'm on a mission to help founders."