The barbershop experience had not been updated until Songe, his co-founder David, and their team launched Squire. It's an innovative and fast-growing startup that has taken a tremendous amount of effort, but is yielding big results. Songe shares what happened when they tried to secure a big client in the United Kingdom and what he learned from the "disastrous" experience.

It's not often you hear a Founder say all their developers are still on the team after 13 years in business. And, it's rare to hear the number 100,000 users with a Software as a Service (SaaS) company. But, both of these are true for Jason and his team at JibberJobber.com. Jason shares some of his mistakes and personal challenges on his bumpy road from Founder to CEO.

Ani Manian helps Founders and CEOs leverage the power of their subconscious mind to perform at their peak & accelerate business+personal growth. He shares his W.E.A.L.T.H. Model for Founder and CEO success.

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It is often said that the best entrepreneurs start companies that solve a problem that they personally experienced themselves. Frederick is a great example of this. After being incarcerated, Frederick wanted to help those who are incarcerated better connect with their friends, family, and loved ones, but at a cheaper price and in an easier way. He succeeded with Pigeonly. He also had to learn how Founder self-awareness and emotional intelligence leads to CEO growth and startup success.

This is Kim's second guest appearance on the podcast. She is such a sweet, kind, and genuine person. She is also a savvy, smart Founder who is on the next leg of her entrepreneurial experiment. She has decided to open an outpost in Las Vegas. I recently caught up with her about this big decision and big move and how she handles the stress and anxiety of a growth experiment.

He explains how Founders like you can use the tension between grace and trust to lead better.

Sahil and his team at Gumroad have helped over 40,000 creators do more of what they love and have sent over $200,000,000 to creators and artists. This is an incredible achievement. So, when I read his February 2019 Medium Blog post entitled, "Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company (It took years for me to realize my pursuit of growth was misguided from the start)" I knew it was time to get him on the show and share more.

Ok, Bob shares a TON of personal insights in this extended interview. The reason? You won't find a lot of Founders who have scaled up their companies to nearly 15,000 customers and then IPO. He talks in detail about this and many other topics.

You've seen him on Shark Tank earning an investment from Mark Cuban. Shaan is an achieving machine. In addition to growing Prep Expert, Dr. Shaan Patel is also in residency for dermatology. And, he is a fountain of knowledge. In this interview, he explains the personal challenge he encountered with having his cousin working in the business. He shares some key advice about working with family and the value of professionalism in this candid interview.

Ethan is at the beginning of his Founder to CEO transition, but that doesn't mean he lacks in wisdom. He is very insightful about the mindset you need to have when hiring and shares the mistake he made that he hopes you don't.