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,…
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.
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…
Desiree Bell
Desire Peterkin Bell, based just outside of New York, is an award-winning and globally recognized public relations practitioner, brand builder, and strategist. She has worked with some of the most…
Peter Bowen
Peter G. Bowen is an entrepreneur, advisor, and investor based in New Orleans. His commercial acumen originates from his experience in the hotel, travel, and management consulting industries. He currently…
Bardya Ziaian
Bardya Ziaian is a Toronto-based entrepreneur and the CEO and President of SITTU Group Inc., a leading think-tank company whose mission is to create opportunities based on the current economic…
Patrick Bazalaki
Patrick Bazalaki is an experienced entrepreneur with many talents. He founded Patrick Bazalaki IT Services, a company that provides high-quality technical services in all areas of the software development lifecycle,…