Crystal Lundberg
Crystal Lundberg grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where her childhood was shaped by adversity, instability, and years spent in and out of foster care. Despite those challenges, one experience changed…
Interview
More conversations with founders. Different format, same honesty. These interviews dig into the messy middle of building something. The part between the big idea and the press coverage that most people skip over. Spoiler: that’s where all the interesting stuff happens.
The founders here share what actually fills their days. Not the Instagram version. The real one. With the early mornings, the difficult conversations, and the moments of genuine doubt that somehow coexist with genuine excitement. It’s a weird combination. Ask any founder.
What makes these conversations worth reading is the specificity. Not vague advice like “follow your passion” or “think outside the box.” Actual details. How they got their first customer. What they’d do differently. The habits that keep them from losing their minds.
Some of these founders run companies you’ve heard of. Most of them you haven’t. Yet. That’s kind of the point. The best insights often come from people who are still in the trenches, not the ones writing memoirs about trenches they left years ago. Browse through. Find someone in your space. Or don’t. Sometimes the best perspective comes from a completely different industry.
Victor Daniel Silva
Victor Daniel Silva is a commercial fisherman whose life has been shaped by the water, hard work, and a deep respect for tradition. Based along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, Victor…
Dr. Emil Kohan
Dr. Emil Kohan is a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Beverly Hills, California, whose career has been shaped by a unique blend of science, artistry, and lifelong curiosity. Raised in…
Marco Lanuto
Marco Lanuto is an experienced marketing strategy professional in Manhattan’s East Village who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. He has founded both physical and digtital businesses,…
Dean Petrovas
Dean Petrovas has served as an asset manager at Hunt Club Apartments in Chicago since 2024. He began his career as an accountant with Louras CPA & Associates, a role…
Elliot Fink
Elliot Fink is a Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP associate in New York City whose practice centers on labor and employment law. He works with employers on workplace…
Andrey Yakunin
Andrey Yakunin is a British-Russian investor and entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience across finance, hospitality and real estate development. His career has focused on identifying complex or…
Samuel Rodriguez
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez’s story began with a sermon. At just 16 years old, he stood before others and preached for the first time. That moment helped shape the path he…
Constantine Koliopoulos
Constantine “Dean” Koliopoulos grew up in the greater Chicago area, where he was surrounded by values like hard work, discipline, and entrepreneurship. From a young age, he was curious about…
Michael Pogue
Michael Pogue is an attorney based in Sun Valley, Idaho, with nearly 30 years of experience in commercial law and litigation. His path began with a love of language and…
Jeremy Yono
Jeremy Yono is a finance professional based in Detroit, known for his disciplined approach to wealth management, investment strategy, and financial education. Raised in a city recognized for its resilience…
Philip Ashton-Rickardt
Philip Ashton-Rickardt has spent his career asking difficult questions and looking for better answers. Growing up in the UK in a working-class family, he learned early that progress came through…