Founders RoundTable

What if the day you hit your biggest number feels like any other day? Nat Burman joins Founders Roundtable to talk about staying steady through the highs and lows of building a business.

Mikey Taylor went from being a pro skateboarder with no college degree to selling a brewery to Miller Coors, becoming the Mayor of Thousand Oaks, and building a real estate investment firm with over 700 investors.

But the most interesting part of his journey? It wasn't the money that changed him. It was losing his identity after making it.

In this episode of Founders Roundtable, Mikey gets completely real about what success actually looks like, why wealth is silent, and what separates founders who build something lasting from those who burn out chasing the wrong thing.

What we cover in this episode:

• Going from pro skater to entrepreneur with zero business experience
• Selling his brewery to Miller Coors and the identity crisis that followed
• Why wealth is silent and spending is not success
• How he built a 700+ investor community through Instagram and YouTube
• The biggest lie social media tells young entrepreneurs about money
• Why he believes you invest in the jockey not the horse
• The long term generational mindset that changed everything for him
• How to build a business that runs without you
• The 70% rule for delegating to your team
• What he would tell his 20 year old self

This is not a highlight reel. This is the real journey.

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What happens when you lose everything - $1.5 million gone, payroll due tomorrow, $2,300 left in the bank?

In this episode of Founders Roundtable, we sit down with Sean Finnegan — Director of Partnerships, serial entrepreneur, and the man who walked into Kevin O'Leary's office in freezing Toronto and walked out with a partnership deal.

Sean doesn't talk theory. He talks about the real moments that broke him, rebuilt him, and eventually made him one of the most connected entrepreneurs in the game.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Sean went from $1.5M to $2,300 and still made payroll
• The exact pitch strategy he used to land Kevin O'Leary as a partner
• Why AI is not replacing human connection — it's creating more time for it
• The referral mistake 90% of founders are making right now
• Why "the riches are in the follow-through" and how to actually execute it
• His X Room networking group that's generated millions in business deals
• The one mindset shift that separates founders who make it from those who don't

Whether you're just starting out or already scaling, this episode will change how you think about relationships, money, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.

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What does true freedom actually look like, and how do you build a life around it?

In this episode of Founders Roundtable, we sit down with Jim Keyes- former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, Fortune 500 leader, and author of Education is Freedom - for one of the most thought-provoking conversations we've had.

Jim grew up with very limited resources, yet went on to lead some of the world's most iconic global brands. In this conversation, he opens up about the mindset that carried him from humble beginnings to the top, why he believes education is the greatest asset any founder can have, and what most people completely misunderstand about freedom and success.

We go deep on leadership under pressure, making decisions in uncertainty, why resilience is built through adversity, and what it truly means to think at scale.

If you're a founder or entrepreneur building something that matters- this conversation will shift how you think.