The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
Kanal jikme-jiklikleri
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 conversatio...
Soňky bölümler
616 bölüm
660: (Solo) The New Role Defining Which E-Commerce Brands Win in 2026
Most founders think they're ahead of the curve because they're using AI. But if you're only using it for basic ad copy and product descriptions and wo...
659: How Molly Sims is Disrupting a $200 Billion Industry
Molly Sims spent nearly six years modeling in Europe, graced the cover
of Sports Illustrated, and starred in Las Vegas and The Carrie
Di...
658: (Solo) You're Posting Everywhere — But Do You Know What's Actually Driving Revenue?
Most founders can tell you their follower count, their reach, their impressions. But ask them which channel is actually driving revenue — not likes, n...
657: They Bet Everything on a Sport Nobody Took Seriously… Now It’s Worth $200M
These two brothers sold a profitable airsoft business to bet everything
on a sport most people had never heard of. In 2014, Rob and Mike Barnes...
656: How Chloe Built a $50K/Month Personalised Gifting Brand From Home
Chloe Widera spent 15 years as a freelance makeup artist, ran a hair and makeup agency, worked inside one of the world’s fastest-growing beauty brands...
655: (Solo) The Fuel Crisis Is Already Hitting Your Margins. Here Are 4 Moves to Protect Them.
Most e-commerce founders see the fuel crisis in the news and think it's someone else's problem. But if you're shipping products right now, it's alread...
654: The Hoodie That SAVED Their Business ($5M in 2 Years) | Boys Lie
Tori Robinson and Leah O'Malley launched Boys Lie as a cosmetics brand
with 16+ SKUs and generated $250,000 in revenue in year one—against
653: (Solo) Why Community Is the Most Undervalued Asset in E-Commerce Right Now
Most e-commerce founders treat influencer marketing and community like two separate strategies — two separate budgets, two separate teams. But that sp...
652: IM8 Founder: What It REALLY Takes to Build a $200M Supplement Brand
Danny Yeung went from selling baseball cards at age 12 to scaling
Ubuy-Ibuy to nearly a million a month in revenue in just six months
be...
651: From 7 Years In Recruitment To $60K In 6 Months Selling Mouth Tape
Michael Forshaw read a book, taped his mouth shut every night for a year, and then built a business out of it — launching Breath Sleep Tape from idea...
650: The Lie About Social Media Growth (And What Actually Works in 2026)
Most founders are still treating social media as a vanity channel — a place for likes, views, and followers. And here's the tough truth: if your socia...
649: We Had 3 Weeks Left… This Saved My $35M/Year Company
Christina Stembel built Farmgirl Flowers into a $55 million bootstrapped business by 2021, betting on simplicity, direct-to-consumer, and zero VC mo...
648: (Solo) Why the Best Brands Create Moments, Not Just Products
The brands that win don't just deliver products. They create moments. And once you see this pattern, you start noticing it everywhere.
647: I Started a Jewelry Brand With $25K and the WRONG Business Model | Noura Sakkijha
Noura Sakkijha is a third generation jeweler who realized the entire fine jewelry industry was fundamentally broken—built on the outdated idea that me...
646: How Jesse Built A $450K/Year Brand Whilst Still Working in the Mines
Most people with a full-time job, 14-hour shifts, and zero business experience don't start a brand — Jesse did, and he's closing in on half a million...
645: (Solo) Why Your Email List Is Your Most Valuable Asset in 2026
Email marketing doesn't sound flashy. It's not the newest channel, not the trendiest platform, and it definitely doesn't get the same attention as Tik...
644: This FBI Negotiation Trick Gets People to Say YES (By Saying NO) | Chris Voss
Chris Voss spent decades as the FBI's lead international kidnapping
negotiator, where a single wrong word could cost someone's life. After
643: (Solo) Why Profitable Businesses Still Fail (And How to Avoid It)
Most founders think if their company is profitable on paper, they're safe. But here's the truth I learned the hard way: businesses don't fail because...
642: I Quit My 15 Year Career To Build a Jewelry Business — and Hit $400,000 in My First Year
Rosie Collins had a Christmas epiphany about baby shower gifts—every present focused on the baby, never the mom. That single observation turned into D...
641: How Konnie Built A $60K/Month Swimwear Brand In 18 Months — Without Quitting Her Day Job
Most people spot a gap in the market and do nothing — Konnie Tsimiklis spotted one, had zero fashion experience, and built a brand around it anyway.
640: (Solo) Why Community Beats Followers in 2026
Followers are easier to get than ever. But here's what most founders don't realize: genuine community and real relationships are becoming significantl...
639: From $60K in Debt to ICONIC $100M Fashion Label | Rebecca Minkoff
Rebecca Minkoff arrived in New York City at 18 with no money, no degree,
and a low-paid internship that paid $3 an hour. She lived in a
...
TRAILER: Little Empires — A Foundr Original Series
You've heard from the best in the business — Mark Cuban, Alex Hormozi, Emma Grede. Their stories are incredible. But sometimes, you need to hear from...
638: (Solo) How I'd Launch an Ecom Brand in 2026 with $10K and Zero Followers
If you're just getting started with e-commerce and you're wondering how to actually scale with limited cash and no audience, this episode is for you....
637: How One Decision Separates a $1 Million Business From a $250 Million One | Leila Hormozi
Leila Hormozi went from six arrests in 18 months to building a portfolio
generating over $250 million in annual revenue by age 30. What makes <...
636: (Solo) The Facebook Ads Metrics That Actually Matter When Scaling
Most founders think scaling Facebook ads is about finding one winning ad and spending more behind it. But that's not how it works — especially not any...
635: $76M in 3 Years: The Meta Ads System Working in 2026 | Nick Shackelford
Nick Shackelford has spent hundreds of millions of dollars profitably on
Meta ads and grown Structured from zero to $76 million in revenue in <...
634: (Solo) My Current AI Stack (and How It’s Helping Us Move 10x Faster at Foundr)
Most founders are either ignoring AI or drowning in it. But here's what I've learned after 13 years of building Foundr: AI isn't a shortcut to success...
633: We Built a $42M Business by Reinventing Coffee | Purity Coffee
Amber and Andrew Salisbury turned a marriage argument about coffee into
an eight-figure health food empire. After Andrew couldn't find a single...
632: (Solo) Why In-Person Still Wins (Even in a Remote World)
We've glorified remote work — the flexibility, the efficiency, the freedom to work from anywhere. And don't get me wrong, I love it too. But here's wh...
631: He Built a $125M Brain Food Brand With Just 10 People | Will Nitze
Will Nitze went from selling Linsanity T-shirts in his college dorm to
building IQ Bar into a $125 million brain food empire—with just a team <...
630: (Solo) How to Find People Who Actually Care About Your Business
Most founders are desperate to hire — but they're asking the wrong question. It's not "How do I find great people?" It's "How do I find people who car...
629: $50K to $300M+: How Two L'Oréal Employees Built Glow Recipe | Sarah Lee
Sarah Lee went from cold-emailing 700 journalists by hand and sleeping two hours a night to building Glow Recipe into a nine-figure global skincare br...
628: (Solo) The Content Playbook I Wish I Had When I Started
If you’re staring at an empty Instagram feed, TikTok account, or LinkedIn page thinking, “What the hell do I even post?”, this episode is for you. Eve...
627: How This Law School Dropout Built an Iconic Aussie Fashion Brand in Just 5 Years
Lia Georgantis took over a multi-brand fashion boutique with no business experience, lost most of her suppliers overnight, then
rebuilt it int...
626: (Solo) Work Life Balance Is an Illusion. Here’s What Works Instead
Most founders won’t say this out loud… work-life balance doesn’t really exist. At least not in the early years. I didn’t want balance — I was obsessed...
625: From $70M in Debt to $1B Amazon Deal in 45 Days | Jamie Siminoff
One billion dollars. That’s what today’s guest built — after being
rejected on Shark Tank, nearly going bankrupt multiple times, and
spe...
624: (Solo) How to Create More Than You Consume (Without Burning Out)
Most founders drown in content — YouTube, TikTok, newsletters, podcasts — but they rarely create anything themselves. And here’s the problem: consumpt...
623: $500K in Debt, 5 Maxed Credit Cards — How Jordan Harper Built an 8-Figure Brand in Year One
Jordan Harper built an eight-figure skincare brand in its first year by
maxing out five credit cards while already $500,000 in debt — and never...
622: (Solo) The Truth About Founder-Led Content in 2026
Founder-led branding isn’t dead — but it is evolving fast. Showing your face and posting “day in the life” content is no longer enough to stand out. T...