Founder's Therapy

This episode of Founder's Therapy goes back to the beginning in order to look at the start of someone's journey. Corbin Kitterman has just started his career path and is carving his way out in the business world and life, but that doesn't mean he is new to hustling. From selling scrap metal down at the creek to building tiny, sustainable housing. What would you do if you could start everything over? Corbin is right at the start and it's amazing to see where he is going.

What is everyone's go to restaurant and business review platform...? Ours is Yelp! We had an amazing opportuntiy to sit with Corynn Benoit from Yelp Utah in order to go over how Yelp is evolving as a platform. She is the lone operator for Yelp in the Utah outpost and running an amazing program. Tune in for Yelp tips and how to make sure you always get the best information.

When does failure turn around into success? How does a failing business go to an exit with one of the largest car manufacturers in the world? How does a person rebound from personal tragedy and almost losing a spouse to create a thriving life style and business? Tune in to hear the Founders talk with Tyler hall and go through his harrowing story.

Not a typical founder? You’re in good company on this episode. Meet Matt West - a perennial right hand man, founding employee, and ideal intrapreneur at some of Utah’s most successful firms over the past two decades, most recently at one of Utah’s newest tech Unicorns, MX. Matt’s relentless optimism, positivity, and wealth of knowledge and experience provide the perfect guideposts for any entrepreneur in need of building systems, processes and - most of all- an incredible team. This ‘sode is guaranteed to make you think while putting a smile on your face.

Founder, single-mother, intrapreneur, outdoor enthusiast, investor. Kristy Muir is the perfect example of an industrious entrepreneur with strong intellectual and artistic curiosity. She has excelled in multiple fields; founding businesses, leading mature companies, and shaping the next generation of founders. Kristy continues to illustrate how to manage multiple interests at the office and at home, while navigating the daily challenges as a female founder and raising a family. Listen to her story about how she became one of the more influential and gifted entrepreneurs in Utah’s famed Silicon Slopes.

On this episode of Founders Therapy, former UFC fighting legend and MMA champion, Josh Burkman joins us in the therapy chair. Josh, a phenom in the ring, and a philosopher outside of it, articulates his masterful ways of handling stress and anxiety in highly stressful situations. Listen in and hear the zen Josh brings to this episode. You will either leave willing to run through a wall or pensively meditate on a mountainside. Regardless of which one, you will be motivated to self-improve.

You have it all, until you don’t. For Ollie Phillips, playing professional rugby in a rugby crazed nation, was euphoria. He was at the top and had it all. He was in top fitness shape, at the height of his professional career and captaining the England National 7’s team. It wasn’t until after Ollie retired from rugby that he realized he was fighting a long and arduous battle with depression and was in need of discovering his true identity and self-love. In addition to being a world class professional rugby player in both the UK and France, he has climbed Mt. Everest, Mt. Kilimanjaro, sailed around the world, was the first to play rugby at the North Pole, and so many other adventures. In this episode, Ollie Phillips joins us in the therapy chair from London to tell us how he managed his bout with depression and how he continues to thrive in his current leadership roles.

James Wallman is a best selling author, world class speaker, and an extraordinary entrepreneur. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the show, demonstrating for us how to improve life by designing better experiences. We cover a range of topics from consumerism to heuristic learning and everything in between. He is currently the CEO and founder of WXO, The World Experience Organization, whose mission it is to solve the problem's that exist in today's experience economy. He is also the best selling author of "Stuffocation" and "Time and How to Spend It." Listen in as James Wallman joins us in the therapy chair.

Join co-hosts Matt Wunderli and Craig Hammond as they host a live panel discussion at the Stand Up For Mental Health event, held by Mind, a mental health awareness company. Alex Boye - musician and artist, James Hadlock - founder of BluNovis and Mckensie Bauer - co-founder of Thread Wallets share their experiences with mental health, the stigma that has been placed on the subject and how they are standing up as advocates for the cause.

You can learn more about Mind and the meaning behind the thought bubble emoji at wearemind.org You can find links to our panelists websites and other places to reach them at Mind. If you're interested in learning more about Founders Therapy, you can reach out to our team through the contact information on the podcast. Like, subscribe, share and do all the things! Lets go.

This episode's guest joins us from the UK by way of Portugal. He's an adjunct professor at the Judge Business school, University of Cambridge, teaching modules in entrepreneurship and raising capital. Simultaneously, he endures the grind of starting multiple businesses. Goncalo de Vasconcelos, is the found of the Syndicate Room in Cambridge, UK, an early stage investment fund that uses data to track and invest in startups alongside some of the UK's top angel investors. Most recently Rnwl in London which is a simple and easy way to automate your auto payment renewals. When Goncalo isn't teaching students how to innovate and change the world. he's making a difference with his businesses and disrupting industries. Goncalo shares his experiences and struggles as an entrepreneur and what kind of a toll it takes on him mentally. Be on time and sign up for this amazing lecture