Podcast

https://youtu.be/O8ucRBVfQsY Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack skill.They fail because they believe a lie. In this episode, Fredrick Douglas Bussey breaks down the hidden belief that quietly keeps high-performers stuck — the idea that if they just build the business big enough, it will finally make them enough. We talk about: The identity trap […]

https://youtu.be/pl8PZC6RSw4 At some point, every founder faces it. The thing that used to work… stops working. In this conversation, Lukas and I unpack what happens when your business model breaks — not just financially, but psychologically. We talk about losing your edge, shutting down something successful, and how to think clearly when the ground shifts

https://youtu.be/sUhML4BZdts In this episode of Founders Growth, I sit down with Jay Yang — author of You Can Just Do Things — to break down what he calls the permissionless approach. Instead of sending 1,000 applications and waiting to be chosen, Jay built opportunities by doing the work upfront. From cold emailing founders like Tyler

https://youtu.be/_iRsJB8wTgI “The longer you can sit in that uncomfortable, messy middle—the faster you’re gonna get to the next level.” In this episode, I sat down with Jennifer Bleam (Founder of MSP Sales Revolution) to talk about the “Founder Trap.” We’ve known each other for a long time, and what I love about Jennifer is her

https://youtu.be/APm8A5Sb_cA In this episode we sit down with Cameron Cushman, founder of Red Sage Innovation and a veteran community organizer for 1MillionCups. The conversation dives deep into the “Silicon Valley myths” that often mislead new founders and offers a practical roadmap for building a business that you actually control. Cameron shares his unique experience from

https://youtu.be/4YJExoBNLf8 In this episode of The Founder’s Growth Show, I sit down with Stephanie Valenti, a four-time sales executive, to discuss her journey from the corporate world of a Fortune 100 company to building high-growth sales engines in the scale-up phase. Stephanie shares her experience spending eight years at Staples, where she benefited from a

https://youtu.be/PmFnwlGCFLg In this episode, we sit down with veteran business and life coach James Wightman to discuss the reality of building a service-based business. If you are a professional looking to transition into coaching or a founder struggling to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be, this conversation provides

https://youtu.be/o5WbIv_G3wE In this episode of Founder’s Growth, Kathrine Farris, founder of Marketecs, shares her transition from a career in banking to building a successful marketing technology agency. Kathrine details the specific strategies she used to automate a corporate 9-to-5 role so effectively that she made her own position redundant, allowing her to focus entirely on

https://youtu.be/PWs8pWfepoY Most founders think their biggest problem is sales. But in this episode, Will Boyd — Co-Founder of CEO Finance Academy — reveals why the real issue is misdiagnosis. Will and John break down how founders create financial chaos by scaling too fast, chasing revenue instead of profit, and avoiding the hard conversations with their