Episodes
What You Need to Get Right to Nurture a Successful Mentorship | Scott…
Scott, a seasoned C-level executive, draws from a diverse background in business leadership and organizational transformation. Originally aspiring to a career in finance, his trajectory shifted after witnessing the events of ...
Financial Modeling, Profitability & Raising Venture Capital for Start…
Lauren Pearl is a Fractional CFO/COO and Advisor who graduated from Boston University and NYU Stern where she did her MBA. She has a rich background in financial modeling and has a unique perspective on growing profitable sta...
Finding the Lessons in Messy Situations | Curtis Dean - E11
Curtis Dean is the founder and creative director for Strangers Only, a lifestyle clothing brand and is also a coach helping people maximize their potential and design the lives they want. He is a positive thinker with a uniqu...
Trust is a Commodity, Hiring for Culture vs Skill Set, & Change Manag…
Steven Puri is a multipreneur who launched his career in the film industry and is also the founder of Sukha Company, previously known as Centred. He started Centropolis Effects. a CGI company then exited and has held multipl...
Establishing a CPG Athleisure Brand, Calculated Risks, and Aligning w…
Daniella Rosa is the founder of Aiea Golf, an athleisure lifestyle brand for women golfers. She also was the owner and designer of cutclothing.com. Daniella has held various marketing roles in her career in the auction indust...
Tony Robbin’s Peak Performance Strategist on Overcoming the Top 3 Fea…
Brian Mayoral has been the number one peak performance strategist for Tony Robbins for over six years and is currently the CIO and founder of his agency called Sellup. As an avid sales manager and leader early on in his caree...
Immigrating to the States, Building Community, & Establishing Brand V…
Lekan Olude is a distinguished Nigerian entrepreneur best known for co-founding Jobberman, West Africa's leading job search engine. In 2021, he founded Motherboard, a comprehensive employee benefits platform, further solidify...
What Founders Underestimate About Building a Startup | Saleem Ahmad -…
In this episode, serial entrepreneur, investor and founding partner of Anti-VC, Saleem Ahmed, joins us in an engaging discussion about his transition from an unfulfilling career in engineering to founding successful startups....
Market Validation, Sales & Co-Founding Job Machine | Brandon Tigges -…
In this episode, Brandon Tigges, the CEO of Job Machine, shares his journey as an entrepreneur, and the valuable lessons that have shaped his career in sales and marketing. He portrays the picture of a resilient military chil...
Building Intuitive Problem-Solving SaaS Products | Bret Siers - E4
In this episode, we sit down with the founder of Training Layers, Bret Sears. He shares his entrepreneurial journey, from running a financial services company to building TrainingLayers, a ground-breaking software training pl...
Austin’s Startup Ecosystem, Building a Personal Brand, Finding Mentor…
Marc Nathan is the Vice President of Client Strategy at Egan Nelson LLP, specializing in Emerging Technology and Venture Capital. With a robust background in the Texas Technology and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) startup comm...
Scaling to A Million Users: Jobberman Job Board Giant | Lekan Olude -…
Lekan Olude is a distinguished Nigerian entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Jobberman, West Africa's leading job search engine. Born and raised in Ogun State, he pursued his education at Obafemi Awolowo University, e...
Transforming Politics into Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Elect | Justin Sch…
Justin Schoenfelder is the CEO and Founder of Fantasy Elect, a platform that merges the fantasy sports experience with politics, allowing users to compete for bragging rights and cash. He is also a co-host of the Bully Pulpit...
The Untold Stories Behind Their Breakthroughs
Welcome to "Funds & Founders: Untold Journeys Behind Their Breakthroughs," where we dig deep into the stories of successful Austin founders. Instead of focusing on their successes though, we dive into their journeys, particul...