Andrew Schry
Andrew “Andy” Schry is the president and manager of Culligan Water of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Family-owned since 1954, the business has offered residents of Ellwood City the highest quality water…
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.
John Cogswell
John Cogswell of North Reading, Massachusetts, is the chief market strategist of Baystate Wealth. Emphasizing a diversified approach to equities, fixed income, options, and alternative investments, he excels at succession…
Zac Barnett
Internationally recognized in the commercial lending, private equity, and fund finance spheres, Zac Barnett, attorney in Chicago has nearly two decades of experience. Deeply knowledgeable about the intricacies of investment…
John Weston Mosby
A distinguished United States Air Force veteran with 28 years of active-duty and reserve service and advanced military education in air operations during war, John Weston Mosby also holds a…
John Mickelson
Since 1995, John Mickelson has helmed Wealth Advocates. He provides retirees and small business owners coordinated services that conserve and grow wealth, allowing them to build nest eggs that they…
Michael V Berlau
Michael V Berlau is an Overland Park, Kansas, entrepreneur who engages with students and their families in providing comprehensive planning services for admission to competitive universities. A top-ranked vendor with…
KC Kronbach
KC Kronbach is a commercial real estate executive who guides companies such as Moxiebridge and Bridge Hollow Investments. At Bridge Hollow Investments, he combines private equity real estate holdings with…
Dale Bendler
Dale Bendler grew up in a middle-class family in New Jersey. His home was always full—his parents, a sister, and two brothers filled the house with energy and lessons that…
Faranak Firozan
Faranak Firozan is a Santa Clara-based marketing strategist known for driving powerful brand narratives and delivering measurable business results. With more than 12 years of experience spanning startups to global…
Stephen Husarik
Stephen Husarik is a professor of humanities and music history at the University of Arkansas. He has taught at this university since 1992. Over the past three decades, he has…
Edward Adams
Edward Adams, University of Minnesota professor, is a world-renowned expert in accounting, corporate finance, corporate law, entrepreneurship, and commercial law. Throughout his 33-year career as a professor at the University…
Joseph Patrick Roop
An accomplished Charlotte financial planning executive, Joseph Patrick Roop hosts the WBT 1110 AM radio talk show “Retire(meant) for Living.” He focuses on wealth strategies that minimize taxes for high-net-worth…