# 250 - He was kidnapped at gunpoint. Then he built a $1B business | Omair Tariq, Cart.com (encore)

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Podcast: [Making It with Jon Davids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-it-with-jon-davids-744293)
Published: 2026-03-24T09:00:00+00:00
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Are you in growth mode? Grab your very own Get More Customers roadmap here . Jon sits down with Omair Tariq, founder and CEO of Cart.com. This is a wild story of a kid's near death experience to building multiple million dollar companies. This episode originally aired in March 2025. Want more episodes like this? Let me know with a comment (on Spotify or YouTube). Or send an email to hello (at) jondavids (dot) com Follow JD across social: LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | YouTube | Threads Follow this podcast on Instagram . Subscribe to JD's newsletter here . Schedule a free Marketing ROI Checkup with JD's team here . Grow your business with JD's marketing agency Influicity here . Download JD's free business playbooks here . Get JD's bestselling book, Marketing Superpowers here . ___ Jon Davids is an entrepreneur and speaker. He's been building businesses since he was a kid. With plenty of failures and a few big wins along the way. He's the founder of Influicity, where he helps businesses get more customers with marketing that actually works. He's married to his beautiful wife Alana, and is the girl-dad to Ryley and Mikki.

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