Brenton Struck
Brenton Struck is an experienced tech expert based out of Mercer Island. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Seattle University, Brenton landed a position working for a…
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.
Josh Pearl
Josh Pearl is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hickory Lane Capital Management LP, a fundamentals-based equity long/short asset manager. He is also the co-author of several books and…
Doug Haynes
Doug Haynes is the President of The Council and has spent the latter part of his career as an advisor to top executives of private and public enterprises. Doug previously…
Allison Bialas
NYC fashion marketing entrepreneur Allison Bialas understands the power of a great image. Growing up in a family of photographers, she learned from an early age how to capture and…
Emily Dyson
From an early age, Emily Dyson nurtured a passion for animal rescue. At the age of 7, a bird flew into her window and injured its wing. Emily found it,…
Benny Marotta
Benny Marotta and Solmar Development Corp. have been building innovative, thoughtfully-planned communities across the Greater Toronto Area for more than 30 years as a private family-owned, and operated company. Marotta…
Pranay Reddy
Pranay Reddy is a second year Internal Medicine resident physician in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Hampden Sydney College where he majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry and Spanish. After…
Theodore Kapanjie
Theodore J. Kapanjie, DO is a well-known family medicine physician in the St. Louis, MO area. He is best known as the successful office manager of St. Louis Skin Solutions,…
Marika Tolz
Marika Tolz is a visionary entrepreneur , strategic thinker and experienced problem solver. As the CEO of State Wide Realty and State Wide Financial Services she provided real estate expertise…
Pedro Hinojosa
For more than 50 years, Pedro Gilberto Fuentes Hinojosa has been a businessman, developer, and constructor. He began his career in the automotive sector at a young age in Mexico…
Chris Hobart
Most financial planners follow a typical process, but Chris Hobart has never been one to do things the “typical” way. After all, 9-year-olds don’t typically start a restaurant in their…
Rajinder Mann
Rajinder Mann was born in a small village in northern India, in the state of Punjab. Being raised in a large family of nine siblings and being the youngest he…