REI Accelerator
REI Accelerator began with a simple idea — that anyone can learn to build wealth through property if they have the right tools and guidance. Its founders started as hands-on…
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.
Justin Knox
Justin Knox grew up surrounded by hard work, family, and the unmistakable scent of summer in the South — often mixed with bug spray and fresh-cut grass. At just twelve…
Jacobo Husny Hanono
Jacobo Husny Hanono was born in Mexico City to Salomon Husny and Farida Hanono. From a young age, he was curious about how things worked — from people and business…
Patricia Caruana
Patricia Caruana grew up just outside of Baltimore, Maryland, in a home where art was part of everyday life. Her dad was a woodworker, her mom loved calligraphy, and Patricia…
Sean Knox
Sean Knox grew up surrounded by stories of hard work, faith, and family. His great-grandfather started the original Knox Pest Control in the 1920s, walking the streets of Atlanta with…
Aileen Wisell
Aileen Wisell is a Boston-based graphic designer whose work blends creativity, clarity, and heart. Born and raised in Massachusetts, she spent much of her childhood in Portland, Maine, and Cape…
Maurice Bouchard Athens
Maurice Bouchard Athens grew up in Watkinsville, Georgia, where curiosity and creativity shaped his early years. He played clarinet through school, earning All-State recognition, and spent afternoons on the soccer…
Quinton Maki
Born in 1996 and raised in California, Quinton Maki grew up chasing finish lines. From the age of five, he ran long-distance races with the Calabasas Cheetahs before joining the…
Ronnie Goines
Pastor Ronnie Goines grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, in a single-parent home where money was tight but faith ran deep. Neither of his parents graduated high school, but he dreamed…
Ellis Abramson
Ellis Abramson is an experienced entrepreneur who runs several businesses in New York. He is the president and CEO of Bramson House, where he coordinates sales, purchasing, onsite installation, and…
Lincoln Mason
An alumnus of Xavier University where he studied mortuary science, Lincoln Mason is a business leader and former funeral director. As a fourth-generation owner and administrator of their family business,…
Howard Newman
Howard Newman, Chicago resident, serves as president of Loeb. He represents the fifth generation of a 140-year-old company that assesses, buys, sells, auctions, and liquidates used packaging and processing machinery…