Richard Inserro
Richard Inserro has served as the chief executive officer of Ridgeline Data in South Orange, New Jersey, since 2018. In this role, he helps corporations optimize the value of data…
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.
Stokes Brownlee
Stokes Brownlee, a Saint George, South Carolina resident, graduated from Erskine College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Later, he pursued a master’s degree in the same field…
Seth McAlhany
During his time as an irrigation specialist and representative at Forever Green, Inc., in Charleston, South Carolina, Seth McAlhany oversaw the promotion and sale of various irrigation products. He also…
Haaris Ahmad
Haaris Ahmad is a loss prevention detective who manages TJX Companies’ investigations of internal and external theft across Southeast NJ. Taking part in surveillance operations as required, he follows corporate…
Joe Brown
Joe Brown is the Founder and CEO of DearDoc, a leading technology company that empowers independent healthcare practices to compete and thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Based in…
Heidi DeFabritus
Heidi DeFabritus is a New Jersey professional who engages with students of diverse backgrounds as a Monroe Township Schools substitute teacher. She delivers coherent, consistent learning that closely follows the…
Jorge I. Dominguez
Center Harbor, New Hampshire-based writer and publisher with a background in higher education, Jorge I. Dominguez has published more than a dozen books on Latin America history, democracy, socioeconomics, and…
Judge Jessica Recksiedler
Judge Jessica Recksiedler serves Florida’s 18th Judicial Circuit and has heard wide-ranging cases within the Civil/Family Division before returning to the criminal division. A member of the Central Florida Association…
Mark Izydore
An executive who resides in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and Jupiter, Florida, Mark Izydore joined CJ Consultants as a co-manager in 2020. In his position with the Florida analytics and advisory company,…
Americo Rojas
Americo Rojas, California-based real estate agent, is dedicated to making real estate transactions as smooth and convenient as possible for his clients. He works with buyers and sellers of single-family…
Robert Schultz
Robert Schultz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Direct Allergy, a nationally recognized leader in allergy immunotherapy services. With over three decades of executive success across both the pharmaceutical (Johnson…
Mitchell Seaworth
Mitchell Seaworth didn’t start out with a camera in hand. For most of his life, he was on the field—playing sports, coaching, and cheering from the sidelines. Sports weren’t just…