Amazing Arizonans: Axon CEO shares success story, from garage to $40B company

I love talking with successful people. Rick Smith, the CEO of Axon, is definitely one of my favorite conversations. You may know his company as Taser.

Our conversation is about his road to success, from starting his company in a garage in Tucson to growing it into a $40,000,000,000 multinational company.

He discusses his successes and failures. He talks about the lessons learned and the fight to keep his world headquarters in Scottsdale.

I hope you enjoy the conversation.

Liked the Rick Smith interview? More about Amazing Arizonans

The Amazing Arizonans podcast debuted in June 2023 and is in its third season, with dozens of episodes spotlighting some of the best and brightest to come out of the Grand Canyon State.

Previous guests include Jerry Colangelo, Michael Crow, Jan Brewer and Al McCoy.

Amazing Arizonans is presented by Resolution Copper. Hear and watch the latest episode every Wednesday on KTAR.com, the KTAR News YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

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