Michael Pogue
Michael Pogue is an attorney based in Sun Valley, Idaho, with nearly 30 years of experience in commercial law and litigation. His path began with a love of language and…
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.
Jeremy Yono
Jeremy Yono is a finance professional based in Detroit, known for his disciplined approach to wealth management, investment strategy, and financial education. Raised in a city recognized for its resilience…
Philip Ashton-Rickardt
Philip Ashton-Rickardt has spent his career asking difficult questions and looking for better answers. Growing up in the UK in a working-class family, he learned early that progress came through…
Burak Basel
Burak Basel is a Cypriot entrepreneur and investor with nearly three decades of experience building and backing technology companies. As founder and Chairman of Basel Holding, he leads a global…
Jason Svonavec
Jason Svonavec is a successful businessman, equipment expert, and community leader whose work reflects the strong work ethic and practical values often associated with Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where he is…
Charles Howenstine DDS
Charles Howenstine DDS is a dentist and practice owner based in Stevensville, Michigan, whose clinical philosophy centers on prevention and the early steps that help arrest dental disease before it…
Nino Vanin
Nino Vanin is a Philadelphia-based sports business executive with more than 20 years of experience in corporate partnerships, sponsorship sales, business development, and sports marketing. He grew up in Amherst,…
Ben Bair
Ben has an extensive background in many different businesses. It started when he worked at his Mom’s frozen yogurt shops around the Sale Lake Valley when he was between the…
Jeff Herter
Jeff Herter of Rye, New Hampshire, has built his career by combining discipline, analytical thinking, and a long-term perspective. Growing up in Naperville, Illinois, he learned the value of hard…
Ron Mix
Ron Mix has spent a lifetime succeeding in two very different fields. First, he earned national recognition on the football field. Later, he built a career helping others through the…
Leonid Reiman
Leonid Reiman is a telecommunications expert, entrepreneur, and consultant known for his role in developing Russia’s modern communications infrastructure. Born on July 12, 1957, in Leningrad, he graduated as a…
Jeff Fager
Jeff Fager spent 37 years at CBS News, including fourteen years as Executive Producer of 60 Minutes and a term as Chairman of CBS News from 2011 to 2015. He…