Ian Ferrell
Ian Ferrell, Texas resident, served as a geographic information systems (GIS) analyst with Houston’s Plains All American Pipeline Company as part of a summer internship. He gained insight into multiple…
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.
Sergio P. Mendes
Sergio P. Mendes built his career step by step, starting with a strong foundation in computer science. He graduated from Sacred Heart University in 1999, where he learned how to…
Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin grew up in Eastern North Carolina in a large family with 11 brothers and sisters. Life was busy, competitive, and structured. He learned early how to stay focused…
Ricky Sayegh
Ricky Sayegh, MD, meets the needs of Bergen County, New Jersey, patients as an interventional pain management physician. He applies modalities such as neck and back injections, as well as…
Colin Buqueras
An experienced stationary engineer, Colin Buqueras spent more than six years as an engineering technician at L’Oréal in Piscataway, New Jersey. His responsibilities in this position ranged from designing cosmetic…
Robert Granito
Roberto Granito has enjoyed a 30-year career as an artist, including working with Marvel Entertainment, LLC, where he was hired as an artist and designer in 2011. In this role,…
Shitel Patel
Shitel Patel is a board-certified plastic surgeon and software entrepreneur whose career bridges the worlds of precision medicine, technology, and human-centered growth. As the co-owner of Lift Plastic Surgery and…
Adam Perpich
Throughout a career in high-stakes trading and quantitative strategy, Adam Perpich has established himself as a forward-thinking leader in finance. Adam Perpich’s work bridges traditional commodity markets and modern investment…
Jennifer Neitzel
In 2024, Jennifer Neitzel retired from a career in education administration and started a new career in real estate valuation. Today, Jennifer Neitzel is an appraiser with Powell Banz Valuation,…
William Gee
William Gee is a trial lawyer based in Lafayette, Louisiana, whose career has been shaped by discipline, focus, and steady effort over time. His path started early, when he decided…
Flavia Pichiorri
Dr Flavia Pichiorri is a Los Angeles–based cancer researcher and scientific writer whose work focuses on clinical and translational research in multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. Her career has…
Manuel Rivera
Manuel Rivera was born in 1958 and raised in a New York City public housing development, where he first learned the power of community. Growing up, he saw neighbors organize…