Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz, CFP®, AEP® is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and a Wealth Management Advisor of Magnus. Michael began his career in finance over 20 years ago and during that…
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.
Troy Heise
Troy Heise was born and raised on a farm in Northeast Nebraska. Following high school, Troy attended the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where he completed a four-year degree in Political…
Dave Mitchell
Dave has been in the Waste and Recycling business since 2011 managing teams in South Carolina, Utah, and Arizona. Prior to that, he was in the home and office bottled…
Alejandro Zakzuk
Alejandro Zakzuk was born in Cartagena, Colombia. He always had a curiosity to take things apart just to see how they worked, and he discovered his passion for programming in…
Nick Malinowski and Parker Barnes
Nick: Nick is a former division 1 athlete from Aurora, Ohio, with a background in marketing. Post-graduation, he self-taught his way into the data science world. Now, he runs an…
Dan Choi
Daniel Choi is the CEO of Sequoia Games, Inc., a ground-breaking game development studio that fuses the physical and digital worlds. Last Spring, Sequoia Games released its signature product, Flex NBA, a…
Subhash Nawani
Subhash Nawani the co-founder of SpiralDev Apps. He has worked in Fortune 500 companies leading their operations and Strategy across the globe. He played a vital role in startups, helping…
Eamon O’Rourke
With over 10 years of experience in television and film, Eamon O’Rourke is an up-and-coming director and activist who’s best known for his debut film, Asking for It. He’s based…
Vincent Camarda
Vincent Camarda is the Chairman and CEO of AG Morgan Financial Advisors. He has been helping his clients reach their financial goals since 1994. Vincent is a financial advisor and…
Jaden Garza
Jaden Garza has been in the IT and technology industry for the duration of his career. With a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology and finding ways to build…
Bob Truog
Bob Truog is the founder and CEO of PhysEmp.com—a leading online physician job board and one of the very first in existence. For the past 20 years, he’s woken up…
Rudy Ruiz
Rudy Ruiz is a social entrepreneur, advocate, and author living in San Antonio, Texas. He is the cofounder and CEO of Interlex, an advocacy marketing agency. Founded with his wife,…