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Finding Founders

A podcast about vulnerability and entrepreneurship — learn from the life stories of founders 🚀, activists ✊, and even drug lords 💊 Our aim is to inspire you and let's face it... you aren't inspired when you hear about success. Real inspiration comes from hearing someone's lowest moment, and rising with their success. Using music, sfx, and voiceover, we interview the founders of companies, movements, and even drug cartels to reveal vulnerability so you can learn from victory. I’m your host, Samuel Donner, and together with my team we aim to inspire and educate a global community of leaders.

#89: Enrique Bascon - Finding Artistic Expression in Life and Death | The Cabo Series

67 hours 17 mins; October 07, 2021

Refugees, Kid Translators, and Teach for Senegal: Founder Wisdom #053 - Raby Gueye

22 mins; October 05, 2021

#88: How His Darkest Moment Sparked a Culinary Empire 10 Million Strong - Andrew Rea | The Food, Conflict, and Unity Series

55 mins; October 01, 2021

The Origin of Graffiti: Mexican Blackletter: Founder Wisdom #052 - Jay Clue

8 mins; September 28, 2021

#87: First Nations, Drag Kings, and Bacon - Heat Laliberte | The Food, Conflict, and Unity Series

60 hours 22 mins; September 24, 2021

Camel Cigarettes, $117B+ in Revenue, and Premature Ejaculation: Founder Wisdom #051 - Jay Clue

9 mins; September 20, 2021

#86: The Horrific Living Conditions of Migrant Workers, NY During the AIDS Epidemic, and Fighting Food Insecurity - Rick Nahmias | The Food, Conflict, and Unity Series

43 mins; September 16, 2021

The Hard Part About Hard Seltzers: Founder Wisdom #050 - Holly Paul & Chris Tran

14 mins; September 13, 2021

#85: Gail Simmons - Top Chef, The First to Reality TV, and Decaying Meat | The Food, Conflict, and Unity Series

51 mins; September 09, 2021

How a Ruptured Intestine Led to a $150k Card Game: Founder Wisdom #049 - Eric Chen

14 mins; September 06, 2021

#84: Barbara Massaad - Soup for Syrian Refugees, War in Lebanon, and the Power of the Cookbook | The Food, Conflict, and Unity Series

48 mins; September 02, 2021

How a Commercial Led to Cooking in Africa & the Value of Rice: Founder Wisdom #048 - JJ Johnson

21 mins; August 30, 2021

From Grandma’s Dumplings to Co-hosting with Gordon Ramsey: Founder Wisdom #47 - Nyesha Arrington

22 mins; August 26, 2021

How "Yes" Led an Accountant to a Parisian Catwalk, Top Chef, and Her Own Show: Founder Wisdom #46 - Carla Hall

17 mins; August 23, 2021

Reclaiming Stolen Recipes and Lost Palestinian History: Founder Wisdom #45 - Mirna Bamieh

13 mins; August 20, 2021

A Palestinian Chef, Israeli Fighter Jets, A Wall, and the Big Other: Founder Wisdom #044 - Fadi Kattan

23 mins; August 17, 2021

#57 Building a Bulletproof Empire | Dave Asprey on Biohacking, Nepalese Coffee, and the Code to Unlocking Your Inner Superhuman

64 hours 29 mins; August 13, 2021

Graffiti, Music, and the Ace of Cakes: Founder Wisdom #043 - Duff Goldman

19 mins; August 09, 2021

#82: Amanda Slavin - Meditating in Taxis, Night Life Daily Drinking, and the Search for Meaningful Connection

40 mins; August 06, 2021

How to Escape the Cambodian Civil War and Build the Most Popular Donut Shop in LA: Founder Wisdom #042 - Mayly Tao

22 mins; August 02, 2021

#81: Marcus Bullock - Solitary Confinement, Life After Incarceration, and How a Letter Can Save a Life

57 mins; July 30, 2021

The Worst Pick Up Line in Silicon Valley: Founder Wisdom #041 - Myles Hunter

6 mins; July 26, 2021

#80: Imani Ellis - Hosting Thousands from a Harlem Apartment, Channeling Ambition, Creating Community, and Founding CultureCon in NYC

48 mins; July 22, 2021

How the California Roll was Stolen from Canada: Founder Wisdom #040 - Hidekazu Tojo

8 mins; July 19, 2021

#79: Rahaf Harfoush - Burnout, the Burden of Syrian Immigration, and a Solution in the Perfect Calendar

35 mins; July 16, 2021

A World Renowned Restaurant... In a Gas Station: Founder Wisdom #039 - Hiram Mac

6 mins; July 12, 2021

#78: Iz Harris - Storytelling at Scale, Processing Abuse in a Mormon Family, and Understanding an Impossible Diagnosis

78 hours 12 mins; July 08, 2021

How PETA Raided a Monkey Lab and Became a Global Sensation: Founder Wisdom #038 - Ingrid Newkirk

9 mins; July 05, 2021

#77: Albert Garcia-Romeu - Priests on Psychedelics, Transcendent Experiences, and the Search for Meaning | The Psychedelic Series (5/5)

52 mins; July 01, 2021

How Inflatable Tanks Defeated the Nazis: Founder Wisdom #037 - Dennis Morrison

6 mins; June 28, 2021

#76: Matthew Johnson - The Benefits of Losing Your Mind | The Psychedelic Series (4/5)

50 mins; June 24, 2021

How to Avoid Jail and Tax Fraud: Founder Wisdom #036 - Charles Read

8 mins; June 22, 2021

#75: Katie Longmyer - Standing In Front of 80,000 People, New York Night Life, and How to Curate a Vibe

47 mins; June 17, 2021

How A Bad Tinder Relationship Started Bumble: Founder Wisdom #035 - Diane Prince

9 mins; June 14, 2021

#74: James Andrews - Surviving Hip Hop Shootouts, Being Black In Palo Alto, and the Future of Community

50 mins; June 10, 2021

The First Person to Ever Try LSD: Founder Wisdom #034 - Clancey Hilkene

10 mins; June 07, 2021

#73: Jonathan Moreno - Growing Up in a Psychiatric Hospital, the Bioethics of Military Experiments, and the History of Psychedelics | The Psychedelic Series (3/5)

43 mins; June 04, 2021

#72: Julie Holland: Psychedelics, Psychotic Breaks, and the Psych Ward | The Psychedelic Series (2/5)

52 mins; May 27, 2021

How to Lead like Alexander the Great: Founder Wisdom #033 - Tom Kereszti

8 mins; May 25, 2021

#71: Douglas George - The First To Mass Distribute LSD in America | The Psychedelic Series (1/5)

27 mins; May 21, 2021

#70: Jacob Peters - LEGO Empires, Fake ID Rings, Tulum Mansions, and Discovering Community

58 mins; May 13, 2021

#69: Johnny Harris - Himalayan Borders, Making Maps, Traveling with Purpose

59 mins; May 07, 2021

How Dollar Shave Club Turned a Viral Video into $1B+ Company: Founder Wisdom #032 - Joseph Wilkins

10 mins; May 03, 2021

#68: Maxwell Nee - Immigrant Pressure, Couch Surfing in Canada, and Coaching the World

37 mins; April 29, 2021

How To Decrease Procrastination by 80%: Founder Wisdom #031 - Eric Twiggs

5 mins; April 26, 2021

Finding Founders (Trailer)

30 secs; April 25, 2021

#50 In the Eye of the Storm - The Puerto Rico Series (Part 1 of 3) | Nelson Colón on Disaster Recovery and Building Strength Through Community [Rebroadcast]

38 mins; April 22, 2021

How To Make Sure Bill Gates Doesn't Steal Your Company: Founder Wisdom #030 - Lawyer Asha Wilkerson

11 mins; April 19, 2021

#67: Frederick Hutson - How a $22M Drug Operation 🍁 Started with the Air Force 🎖️ and Led to a Venture Backed Startup 💰 | The Drug Dealers Series 💊 (Part 4 of 4)

70 hours 10 mins; April 15, 2021

You've Been Giving Criticism Wrong: Founder Wisdom #001 - Masterclass: David Rogier [Rebroadcast w/ Update!]

5 mins; April 12, 2021

#66: Juan Bedoya - Trafficking $150M of Cocaine a Year, Falling to Greed, and Surrendering to Faith | The Drug Dealers Series (Part 3 of 4)

66 hours 16 mins; April 08, 2021

How To Make Sure Billionaires Don't Live Forever: Founder Wisdom #029 - Oval.bio: Mike Kiamanesh

5 mins; April 05, 2021

#65: David Norman - From Hustling Heroin in Harlem to Graduating Columbia | The Drug Dealers Series (Part 2 of 4)

65 hours 54 mins; April 01, 2021

How Pixar Deleted Toy Story 2 | A Finding Founders Mini-Episode [Rebroadcast]

6 mins; March 31, 2021

Augmented Reality, Super Nintendo World, and an Update from Mira: Founder Wisdom #028 - Mira: Ben Taft

7 mins; March 30, 2021

#64: Ryan Longmuir - The Depression of Ecstasy, Rave Culture, Drug Dealing, Arrest, and Starting a Multi-Million Dollar Catering Company | The Drug Dealers Series (Part 1 of 4)

46 mins; March 25, 2021

How To Understand Anything... Even Bitcoin: Founder Wisdom #027 - Matthew Fernandez

8 mins; March 22, 2021

#63: Keith Leimbach - A Public Firing, The Corporate Ladder, Diversifying Income, and Scratching Your Itch

54 mins; March 18, 2021

How To Sell Out An Event Without Ads?: Founder Wisdom #026 - Maxwell Nee

12 mins; March 15, 2021

#62 Raising Millions and Trying to Keep It | Kevin Gibbon on Scaling Companies the Right Way | Airhouse

48 mins; March 11, 2021

The Secrets of Immortality: Biohacking Virtual Summit 🧬- (LIVE EVENT 🔴)

148 hours 7 mins; March 08, 2021

#61 Finding Purpose, Giving Love | Rachel Bell on Life and Business Coaching | Pay Day with Ray Ray

57 mins; March 04, 2021

What Does It Feel Like To Sell Your Company?: Founder Wisdom #025 - Dalton Combs

6 mins; March 01, 2021

#60 Revolutionizing Romance: Natalie Frangi & Dani Fankhauser on Religion, Sex, and the Secret to Finding Love in Cyberspace

61 hours 8 mins; February 25, 2021

Why You Should Quit Books: Founder Wisdom #024 - Elise Caldwell

5 mins; February 22, 2021

#59 A Splash of Color: Jennifer Allwood on the Power of Creativity, Faith, and Marketing

53 mins; February 18, 2021

Adapting During Covid for a $120M Reward: Founder Wisdom #023 - Ordermark: Alex Canter

8 mins; February 15, 2021

#58 The Price Goes Up: How Andy Paul Went from Aimless Teenager to Working With Steve Jobs and Becoming a World-Renowned Sales Educator

45 mins; February 11, 2021

How To Give Praise: Founder Wisdom #022 - Vince Del Monte

5 mins; February 08, 2021

#57 Building a Bulletproof Empire | Dave Asprey on Biohacking, Nepalese Coffee, and the Code to Unlocking Your Inner Superhuman

66 hours 5 mins; February 04, 2021

How To Set Goals & an Update: Founder Wisdom #021 - Warren James: Kevin Ramsey

6 mins; February 01, 2021

#56 Feeding the Soul | How Melissa Urban Overcame Trauma and Drug Addiction to Help Others Live Their Healthiest Lives - Whole30

69 hours 22 mins; January 28, 2021

Remember Anything Faster: Founder Wisdom #020 - Jim Kwik: Limitless

6 mins; January 25, 2021

#55 Family Photo | Motherhood, Marketing, and Becoming the Most Profitable Photographer in America - The Joy of Marketing: Sarah Petty

52 mins; January 21, 2021

Learn to Speed Read in 5 minutes: Founder Wisdom #019 - Jim Kwik: Limitless

5 mins; January 18, 2021

#54 To Live and Learn | Failure as an Engine on the Road to Success: Omar Zenhom - $100MBA & Webinar Ninja

54 mins; January 14, 2021

Creating Fun With Remote Work: Founder Wisdom #018 - Jeff Harry on Work & Play

7 mins; January 11, 2021

#53 From Class Clown to Marketing Genius | Max Hertan: Megaphone Marketing

45 mins; January 07, 2021

How To Find Your People: Founder Wisdom #017 - Joanna Vargas on Growth Hacker Marketing

5 mins; December 22, 2020

#52 Earthquakes, Hurricanes, & Cockroaches - The Puerto Rico Series (Part 3 of 3) | Sebastian Vidal on Defying Expectations, Overseas Exploration, and Founding Parallel 18

48 mins; December 17, 2020

Working Less To Be More Productive: Founder Wisdom #016 - Jim Kwik: Limitless

6 mins; December 15, 2020

#51 Rising From The Rubble - The Puerto Rico Series (Part 2 of 3) | Carlos Goyco on How He Built Libros787 in the Wake of Hurricane Maria

62 hours 0 mins; December 10, 2020

How To Steal Your Competitors Customers: Founder Wisdom #015 - Mark Fidelman on Growth Hacker Marketing

6 mins; December 07, 2020

#50 In the Eye of the Storm - The Puerto Rico Series (Part 1 of 3) | Nelson Colón on Disaster Recovery and Building Strength Through Community

40 mins; December 03, 2020

Prove Yourself Wrong: Founder Wisdom #014 - Barry Ritholtz: How We Know What Isn't So

5 mins; November 30, 2020

Almost Dying Pursuing Immortality - Minicircle: Mac Davis (Part 2) [Rebroadcast]

52 mins; November 26, 2020

The "My Friend..." Lie: Founder Wisdom #013 - Barry Ritholtz: How We Know What Isn't So

4 mins; November 23, 2020

#49 From Broken to Brilliant | Superheroes, Speed-Reading, and the Secret to Unlocking Your Inner Genius - Jim Kwik: Kwik Learning

72 hours 15 mins; November 19, 2020

A Living Breathing Story: Founder Wisdom #012 - Alex Blumberg: The Art of Storytelling

5 mins; November 16, 2020

#48 When Is It Enough? | Business Giants, Egocentric Utilitarianism, and Identity - Mixergy: Andrew Warner

57 mins; November 12, 2020

The Magic Question of Vulnerability: Founder Wisdom #011 - Alex Blumberg: The Art of Storytelling

7 mins; November 09, 2020

#47 Blue Collar to Big Dollars | Sales, Smoking Crack, & 1 Billion $$$ - LightSpeed VT: Brad Lea

48 mins; November 05, 2020

The Formula for Being Interesting: Founder Wisdom #010 - Alex Blumberg: The Art of Storytelling

6 mins; November 02, 2020

#46 The Unbearable Lightness of Peeing | An Existential Crisis & Entrepreneurship - The Astral Hustle: Cory Allen

65 hours 9 mins; October 29, 2020

Why You Can't Lie in a Podcast: Founder Wisdom #009 - Alex Blumberg: The Art of Storytelling

6 mins; October 26, 2020

#45 Losing It All | A Prodigy Chessmaster goes $10M to 0... Twice - StockPickr: James Altucher

55 mins; October 22, 2020

How Exceptional Work Is A Curse: Founder Wisdom #008 - Barry Ritholtz: Masters in Business

8 mins; October 19, 2020

#44 An Off Menu Life | Radio, Food, and the Search for Purpose - The Sporkful: Dan Pashman

51 mins; October 15, 2020

Success Doesn't Breed Success: Founder Wisdom #007 - Barry Ritholtz: Masters in Business

11 mins; October 12, 2020

#43 The Devil's Business - Guestio: Travis Chappell

43 mins; October 08, 2020

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