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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan. About the show: For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you"re starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who"ve been in your shoes to learn their

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60:13

525: They Made $25,000 in Two Weeks Launching Their...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/08/16

In this interview, Rina Gocaj and Floriye Elmazi, the co-founders of SISTERWOULD, share their inspiring journey of creating a beauty brand that prioritizes inclusivity and purpose. From struggling with postpartum hair loss to discovering the need for better hair care solutions, Rina and Floriye explain how their personal experiences led to the creation of SISTERWOULD. They dive into the challenges of developing their innovative products, including the decision not to patent their tactile imprinting

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43:41

524: In Retrospect - From Air Mattress to $31...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/08/09

Today, we're diving back into the Foundr Podcast archive to bring back a true highlight of an interview with Airbnb co-founder, Joe Gebbia.How do you raise capital for your startup? Well, if you ask the co-founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia, he’ll tell you what worked for him: Cereal. That’s right, the company that started with a single air mattress and grew to a $100 billion empire was kept afloat by selling custom cereal boxes. It was bizarre but it worked. Gebbia muses in this episode of the Foundr

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43:07

523: How Wellhub is Changing the Game in Corporate...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/08/02

In this episode, Cesar Carvalho, founder and CEO of Wellhub (formerly, Gympass), a corporate wellness platform that connects companies and their employees to top partners in fitness, nutrition, sleep, and mindfulness.Cesar shares his journey from consulting at McKinsey to founding a global corporate wellness platform. Cesar discusses the personal struggles that led him to prioritize well-being and the pivotal moment when he decided to create Wellhub. He reveals the challenges of building the

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51:48

522: He Made $40M in 2 Years Selling Mouth Tape |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/07/26

Alex Neist is the founder of Hostage Tape, a revolutionary product designed to improve sleep quality by promoting nasal breathing. A serial entrepreneur with a background in sports video analytics, Alex's journey includes overcoming personal and professional challenges to create a life-changing product.In this interview, Alex shares his compelling journey from the depths of personal and professional struggles to creating a product that has revolutionized sleep health. Alex opens up about his

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72:56

521: They Made $20M selling Perfume | Raquel & Adam...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/07/19

Raquel and Adam Bouris are the co-founders of Who Is Elijah, an independently owned fragrance house known for its unique scents and innovative marketing strategies. Starting from humble beginnings, they have built a successful business that has made a significant impact in the fragrance industry.In this interview, you’ll learn: How a chance encounter at Coachella inspired a $20M Perfume Brand Breaking into the fragrance industry - from their garage Overcoming significant challenges and

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49:24

520: How An Elite Footballer Built A Billion Dollar...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/07/12

DTC brands have had it hard. But AllBirds co-founder Tim Brown doesn’t care. For him, his business isn’t about labels, trends, or headlines—it’s about striving toward a mission that took seven years to develop. In this episode, Nathan Chan chats to Brown about what gave him the confidence to take on the uber-competitive shoe industry and how the brand plans to bounce back after a challenging year.In this interview, you’ll learn: How Brown’s sporting career helped him bring AllBirds to life The

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39:53

519: In Retrospect - Tony Robbins

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/07/05

Today, we're going deep into the Foundr Podcast archive to bring back possibly one of my most memorable interviews with Tony Robbins, featured way back in episode 60 of the Foundr Podcast.Tony Robbins talks fast. Conversing with him is like riding Space Mountain: You get in, you hang on, and before you know it, it’s over and you’re left feeling bewildered, slightly euphoric, and wanting to smooth your hair. Robbins has become a household name as the man who popularized life coaching. Imagine your

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28:10

518: The Craziest Stories

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/06/28

I love a crazy story, and if you’re building a business, these stories will happen all the time. I’ve had a few myself, and it always makes me feel better when I hear from fellow founders who go through a wild experience and end up learning something. That’s why before we record every episode of the podcast, I always ask our guests to share crazy stories from their journeys. Today, you’re going to hear some of those stories. In this episode, you’ll learn from: Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist

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81:09

517: We Made $400K In 6 Months Selling Sunscreen |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/06/21

Ava Chandler-Matthews and Bec Jefferd spent their entire careers building an unfair advantage before starting Ultra Violette. The former product development colleagues at Mecca spent two and a half years creating their “skinscreen” formula before launching. In 2019, when they launched, the market was ready. In the first six months, they sold 40,000 units and disrupted the medicinal sunscreen category with their sexy and fun branding. Ultra Violette now sells its skincare-infused SPF products in 28

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32:33

516: Why You Shouldn’t Pay Influencers in 2024 |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/06/14

Listener favorite Gretta van Riel returns to the podcast to share the influencer strategies that helped her scale three million-dollar ecommerce brands. Van Riel chats with Nathan Chan about her early days with SkinnyMeTea and ecommerce milestones, including being featured on Oprah’s “Favorite Things” and winning Shopify’s “Build a Business” contest. Then, she reveals the strategies behind her influencer marketing agency, Hey Influencers, and offers practical advice for early-stage founders on using

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54:54

515: Building Yeezy with Kanye and Why He Left Adidas...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/06/08

When Kayne calls you on a Sunday night, you pick up. That was Eric Liedtke’s life for years as the head of global brands at Adidas, where he was instrumental in building the Yeezy brand and scaling the Adidas ecommerce platform to a multi-billion dollar business. After a 26-year corporate career, Liedtke gave it up and started from scratch as the CEO and co-founder of UNLESS Collective, a plant-based streetwear brand designed to leave zero plastic waste. Nathan Chan and Liedtke go deep into his war

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29:49

514: He Made $2.8M Getting People High | Nick...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/31

Nick Shackelford wants to get soccer moms buzzed. His brand, BRĒZ, targets consumers who want to relax without a hangover in the morning. The challenge is getting BRĒZ sold online to soccer moms when selling the product isn’t fully legal. Shackelford is the co-founder and managing partner at Structured Social and is Foundr’s How to Run Facebook Ads course instructor. But in this episode, Nathan Chan talks to a different Nick–the co-founder of THC beverage brand BRĒZ. He started the business in 2023

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57:02

513: Why Twitter Rejected His AI Tool | Alex Elias

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/24

When Alex Elias started Qloo, “artificial intelligence” was a dirty word. A decade later, Qloo is a pioneer in AI. Qloo is an AI decision-making platform that helps corporate clients predict audience tastes and preferences. Elias says that we’re still in “the Napster era of AI” and that the hype will eventually become a subtle integration into our lives. In this episode, Elias shares about being an early adopter of AI and how he’s endured the hype to build a trusted business that Twitter once

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512: How Shay Mitchell Is Disrupting a $17B Industry

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/17

Shay Mitchell loves it when people approach her in public and ask about her luggage instead of a selfie. The multi-hyphenate founder never wanted her brand to be BÉIS by Shay Mitchell; she wanted her business to stand alone as a solution for customers. Mitchell is an actress, producer, entrepreneur, activist, mother, and author. She’s best known for her work on the hit show "Pretty Little Liars,” but has transitioned the Hollywood glitz for the boardroom blitz. Since 2017, she’s founded three

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511: How One Product Made Him $40M | Ezra Firestone

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/10

Ezra Firestone’s businesses generated $70M in revenue last year, but he says he’s just “some guy.” He started his first ecommerce store in 2006, selling Marge Simpson wigs. Despite being a high school dropout with no experience or education, he was determined to make his business work. Two decades later, he’s invested and co-founded five successful businesses, including Smart Marketer, an ecom education platform that helps entrepreneurs run stores that generate over $20 million in yearly revenue. In

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54:58

510: How to Create Pain Killer Products | Guy Kawasaki

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/05/03

At 67, Guy Kawasaki is still evangelizing about products. After building a tech career at Apple under Steve Jobs, Kawasaki set out on a winding career path, including founding startups, giving viral Ted Talks, investing in unicorns like Canva, and writing 16 books. Eight years after his last podcast appearance, Nathan Chan catches up with Kawasaki to distill his decades of wisdom down to the essential functions of creating a painkiller product that people love. In this interview you’ll learn: The

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48:19

509: Shark Tank Winner Reveals How to Create a...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/26

A year after filming, Alicia Scott anxiously watched her appearance on Shark Tank surrounded by friends and family. Her pitch was first on the episode, and she nailed it by securing a deal from Emma Grede, the business mind behind Kardashian brands like SKIMS and Good American. Scott then pulled up her Shopify store. The numbers were shocking. In one weekend, she made six months' worth of revenue. Two years after the air date, Scott's built Range Beauty into a million-dollar ecommerce beauty brand

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508: How Hexclad Hooked Gordon Ramsay as a Partner |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/19

When Gordon Ramsay follows your Instagram account, you take notice. That’s how Daniel Winer, co-founder of Hexclad, started his business relationship with the superstar TV chef, which has become a full-fledged partnership. Winer launched Hexclad in 2016 by maxing out credit cards and emptying his savings. Today, the $400 million business is a DTC darling in the cookware industry, endorsed by celebrities and Michelin star chefs. In this interview, you’ll learn: How Winer lost hundreds of

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54:12

507: Wix Co-Founder Shares Website Tips from 250M+...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/12

If you want to build a website for your business that stands out, Avishai Abrahami believes that you need to care about what your customers are trying to do. Avishai is the CEO and co-founder of the website platform Wix. Founded in 2006, under Abrahami's leadership, Wix has grown to 254M users in 191 countries and 22 languages and went public in 2013 with a $800M valuation. In this episode, Chan and Abrahami break down the fundamentals of business websites and how AI speeds up development for

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44:01

506: I Ignored Investors and Built a $975M Company |...

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan ·

2024/04/05

An investor told Joe Thomas and his co-founders that they could exit to Salesforce for millions if they made their video recording software for sales teams. Thomas and his co-founder said no. Instead, they built Loom into a globally used tool with five million users in 230+ countries. In November of 2023, Atlassian acquired Loom for $975 million. Learn how Thomas trusted his gut and made Loom a must-have for the digital workforce. In this episode, you’ll learn: The 8-year overnight success story

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