Fueling Delicious Growth –
Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream

Built to Breakthrough PodcastPodcast Episode #17 · 40 min

October 10, 2025

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Kathleen brings over 20 years of expertise, working side-by-side with Founders to turn small businesses into award-winning concepts, national expansions, and billion-dollar brands.

Each episode is designed to speak the unique language of Founders and address the challenges, opportunities, and triumphs of the Founder journey.

Guest Daniel and Donna Golik

Co-Founders of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream

Kathleen brings over 20 years of expertise, working side-by-side with Founders
to turn small businesses into award-winning concepts, national expansions, and billion-dollar brands.

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and address the challenges, opportunities, and triumphs of the Founder journey.

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Fueling Delicious Growth –
Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream

Every Founder knows the spark that starts an idea and then the journey begins. In this episode of Founderology: Built to Breakthrough, we talk with Donna and Daniel Golik, Mother and Son Founders of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream;craveable, flash freezing made to order ice cream.

Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream is the brainchild of ice-cream loving Daniel. So much loving that he spent 6 months in his garage, but 3,345,789 brain-freeze later, the almighty “nitrogen ice cream equation’ was perfect and Chill-N was born. Today, Daniel and Donna are expanding Chill-N from its roots in South Florida and franchising across country and in the process redefining ice cream for all.

The Chill Behind the Brand

A brand that began with curiosity, grew through innovation, and continues to expand through purpose. Their conversation reveals what happens when vision becomes more than a plan on paper. It shows how belief, family, and focus can create something that resonates far beyond a storefront.

Daniel and Donna share the inside track on how they transformed experimentation into their growing enterprise. They share their lessons on building systems that work, creating culture that lasts, and leading with values that never waiver. Donna and Daniel also speak to the power of innovation and staying grounded while growth accelerates.

Growth Lessons Earned

Every Founder listening will recognize the moments they’ve lived themselves and hear how Daniel and Donna addressed:

  • The challenge of starting small while thinking big
  • The drive to create something new in a crowded space
  • The constant balancing act between family and business
  • The clarity that comes when purpose and performance align for growth

Chill-N to Breakthrough

Daniel and Donna’s dialogue carries the rhythm of Founders who are in motion—refining, adjusting, and leading with intention. Their insights remind us that growth is both creative and operational, deeply personal and powerfully scalable.

Tune in to Founderology: Built to Breakthrough and hear how Donna and Daniel Golik are fueling delicious growth—one decision, one store, and one inspired vision at a time. It’s about aligning your focus to keep moving forward and the wisdom to keep building stronger.

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