James Apicella
James Apicella is a local solar expert in Kingston, New Hampshire. He has been a field sales consultant with Sunrun in Boston since 2023. His responsibilities in this position involve…
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.
Scott Klumb
Scott Klumb, Boulder, Colorado film production professional, has owned and managed operations at SMK Media Production, LLC, since 2012. He has provided clients with a range of services and completed…
Shafila Rahman
Based in Braselton, Georgia, Shafila Rahman is a former patient transporter supervisor for Gainesville’s Northeast Georgia Medical Center. During her time in this position, she oversaw all of the team’s…
Veronica Knapp
Based in Arlington, Virginia, Veronica Knapp joined the United States Armed Forces in 2000. She served as a regional correctional-facility deputy warden in 2015. During her time in this position,…
Shawn Mayers
Shawn Mayers has spent more than three decades turning ideas into structures that stand the test of time. Born and raised in New York, he graduated from H. Frank Carey…
Kakhi Jordania
Kakhi Jordania was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the mountains and open skies of the Caucasus shaped his earliest memories. As a child, he preferred nature to noise. At age…
Grant Blair
Grant Blair grew up in suburban Connecticut during the 1970s and 80s, surrounded by family values that emphasized discipline and balance. His father was an orthodontist, his mother a legal…
Preston Cherouny
Preston Cherouny was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1965 and grew up in Canton, Connecticut. His parents, Richard and Mary, taught him the values of humility, honesty, and hard work—principles…
Mitch Seaworth
Mitch Seaworth grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota, where family road trips shaped his view of the world. From a young age, he explored national parks, small towns, and scenic…
Stuart Deane
Stuart Deane grew up in Brisbane, Australia, where sports and discipline shaped much of his early life. At Redeemer Lutheran College, he balanced schoolwork with long hours of training, and…
Cory B George
Cory B. George’s story is about learning how to take the right risks. He began his career in the automotive world as General Manager at Town & Country Ford in…
Kevin Paul Dodd
Kevin Paul Dodd grew up in British Columbia with a love for machines. From a young age, he was taking things apart—lawn mower engines, old car parts—just to see how…