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The Founders' Journey
On The Founders' Journey podcast, we explore the heart and soul of great founders and their journey to build the company of their dreams. Once a month in a 60-minute conversation, you will learn about emerging industries and innovative business models while discovering how to apply the founder’s mindset to your everyday work and life.
Episodes
34 episodes
The Prosperity Cycle: Rallyday Co-Founder Mark Hopkins on Wisdom, Belief, and Partnership
Mark Hopkins left a stable engineering career at HP to chase a ski trip he took as a teenager in Aspen, eventually building a medical device manufacturer from nothing to 300 employ...
Investment Banker Series: Relationships Over Transactions | Envoy's Garth Martin on Culture, Legacy, and the Future of Tech Services
Garth Martin didn't grow up around investment bankers. He grew up around a flooring installer, in his parents' small business outside Philadelphia, and he still describes his job as being a real estate agent for companies. In this episode,
38 Days at Sea Alone: Tercera Founder Chris Barbin on Control, Guilt, and Fatherhood
In 2016, Chris Barbin sold Appirio, the company he built from four founders to 1,500 employees, to Wipro for more than $500 million. This spring, he spent 38 days completely alone on the Pa...
Investment Banker Series: Inside 24 Years of Healthcare M&A, Dealmaking, and Compounding Wisdom
Kevin Palamara has spent his entire 24-year career at one firm, a rarity in investment banking, and it shows. As a Managing Director at Pro...
How to Lose Like a Gladiator: Denver Broncos Legend Karl Mecklenburg on Leadership, Grit, and Gratitude
Karl Mecklenburg was the Swiss Army knife of the Denver Broncos defense, a six-time Pro Bowler who played all seven front positions and never told the offense where he was going. But wh...
How David Gardner Built The Motley Fool by Beating the Market and Breaking the Rules
David Gardner co-founded The Motley Fool on AOL in 1994 at age 28, with $50,000 of his own money and a belief that most people still don't sha...
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How Linda Rottenberg Built Endeavor Into a $100B Global Entrepreneur Network
What if the future of entrepreneurship is not Silicon Valley, but everywhere else?In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with
Chip Conley, Founder and Executive Chairman, Modern Elder Academy (MEA)
What happens after you build the company? After the exit? After the identity you wrapped yourself in no longer fits?In this no-BS conversation, Ryan Heckman sits down with <...
Tony Aug, Co-Founder & CEO, Nimble Gravity
In this episode of The Founders' Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with Tony Aug, Co-founder and CEO of
Michelle Collie, Founder & CEO, Highbar Physical Therapy
In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, we sit down with Michelle Collie, Founder and CEO of Highbar Physical ...
David Gilberg, Founder, CEO & President of Elder Care Homecare
In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, we sit down with David Gilberg, Founder, CEO, and President of Elder Care Hom...
Denise Logan, The Seller Whisperer; Author of The Seller's Journey
After building a thriving law firm, Denise Logan left it all behind for life on the road and found her purpose helping founders navigate one of the most emotional chapters of their lives: selling their bus...
Keith Sousa, MA, CAS, Owner & Therapist of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Supports and Adult Psychological Supports
In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with youth psychologist Keith Sousa to explore the tension between ...
Ed Batista, Founder & Executive Coach of Ed Batista Executive Coaching
What does it take to grow as a leader while scaling a company? In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with executive coach
Dan Cremons, Founder of Accelera Partners
In this episode of The Founders' Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with Dan Cremons, the newly appointed and sole Strat...
Frank Longobardi, Executive Chairman of the Board & Nancy Catarisano, Founder & CEO of Insero Advisors
In this episode of The Founders' Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with Nancy ...
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Vance Brown, Executive Elder at Thrivers Leadership Institute
In this episode of The Founders' Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with Vance Brown, renowned entrepreneur and civic leader, to...
Tariff Talks: A Special 3-Part Series — Part 3: Your Street with Brian Kight, Author of DailyDiscipline.com
The Founders’ Journey: Special 3-Part Series, Tariff TalksIn April 2025, sweeping new tariffs triggered market turmoil, shook CEO confidence, and sparked urgent questions across the business landscape. At Rallyday, we responded the w...
Tariff Talks: A Special 3-Part Series — Part 2: Main Street with Tim Van Mieghem, Co-Founder & Partner, The ProAction Group
The Founders’ Journey: Special 3-Part Series, Tariff TalksIn April 2025, sweeping new tariffs triggered market turmoil, shook CEO confidence, and sparked urgent questions across the business landscape. At Rallyday, we responded the w...
Tariff Talks: A Special 3-Part Series — Part 1: Wall Street with Jacob Manoukian, Head of U.S. Investment Strategy, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
The Founders’ Journey: Special 3-Part Series, Tariff TalksIn April 2025, sweeping new tariffs triggered market turmoil, shook CEO confidence, and sparked urgent questions across the business landscape. At Rallyday, we responded the w...
Tameem Hourani, Founder & Principal of RapDev
In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, Ryan Heckman sits down with Tameem Hourani, Founder & Principal of...
Dan Caruso, Managing Director of Caruso Ventures; Founding CEO & Chairman of Zayo Group
In this episode of The Founders’ Journey, we sit down with telecommunications titan
Susan Reilly Salgado, Ph.D., Founder & Principal of Grason Consulting
In this episode of The Founders’ Journey podcast, host Ryan Heckman interviews Susan Salgado who spent 15 years wo...
