The Founders Live Podcast

In this conversation, Nick and Luis dive into Nick's experience interviewing Founders across Europe during his 2024 tour. Out of the gate, Nick shares a surprise insight of where the episode voiceover actually originated. Hint, it was written many years ago, even before Founders Live was created. Then the conversation shifts to the biggest insights and observations resulting from the founder interviews across Lisbon, Zagreb, Florence and Amsterdam. These backstories are fun and paint a picture of what it was like to sit down with the pitching founders before the Founders Live events in these specific cities. 
 
 
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Exploring Greatness Season 1

The #1 Reason Europeans Choose Entrepreneurship - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 7

Watch: Episode 7 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RleAm6dLqiY 

In this conversation, Nick and Luis get very personal about the beginnings of what eventually became Founders Live.  Luis shares his experience of attending one of the first Feature Friday events (that was the name of the event in the beggining) and why he decidied to check it out. Then Nick discusses his previous startup failures and how they led to starting the fun networking event. Lastly, Nick gets vulnerable in sharing how he lost his relationship, and how it led to him discovering his greatness and the vision of Founders Live. 
 

Exploring Greatness Season 1

Welcome to the Journey Across Europe - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 6

Watch: Episode 6 here - https://www.founderslive.com/exploring-greatness-episodes/v/s1-e6-the-day-founders-live-feature-friday-was-born

In this conversation, Nick and Luis chat about the stories and behind the scenes energy of Episode 5 of Exploring Greatness, which is mostly set in Amsterdam, Netherlands. "Wait, you floated around the city?!" Hear the story of how Nick jumped on a boat to catch a unique view of the city from the canals of Amsterdam. Also, Nick shares what he was thinking and feeling when filming these scenes of helpful insights and thoughts on Greatness.

If you haven't visited Amsterdam yet, this conversation and episode might just be the push you needed to book that trip!
 

Exploring Greatness Season 1

Welcome to the Journey Across Europe - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 5

Watch: Episode 5 here - https://www.founderslive.com/exploring-greatness-episodes/v/s1-e5-greatness-floats-around-amsterdam

In this conversation, Nick and Luis discuss behind the scenes of episode 4 of the new series Exploring Greatness. Nick describes why he climbed to the top of a mountain to watch a sunset and share some emotional words with the viewers. He then goes into more detail about the main topic of Entrepreneurial Equality, why it is important to the global community, and how he came to the concept in the first place. Most of the episiode takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland, so Nick and Luis dive into what it was like visiting the Scotish city.   Enjoy!
 

Exploring Greatness Season 1

Welcome to the Journey Across Europe - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 3

Watch: Episode 4 here - https://www.founderslive.com/exploring-greatness-episodes/v/s1-e4-entrepreneurial-equality

In this conversation, Nick and Luis talk all about Cambridge, the historic and innovative city in the UK. Nick shares his experience visiting the city during his 2024 Tour, and we go behind the scenes on why he captured so much of the University, what it felt like walking through the city, and the importance of Founders Live Cambridge. When you listen to this, can *feel* Nick's excitement for his experience in England. 

Exploring Greatness Season 1

Welcome to the Journey Across Europe - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 3

Watch: Episode 3 here - https://www.founderslive.com/exploring-greatness-episodes/v/s1-e3-cambridge-love-from-the-uk

In this discussion, Nick and Luis cover the backstory of Episode 2 of Exploring Greatness including Nick's experience in Tallinn, Estonia, what he thought of the city and why the episdode was titled Carpe Diem. It's fun to hear Nick describe his experience in the small European country. Listen to the end, there are some gems in here!

Exploring Greatness Season 1

Welcome to the Journey Across Europe - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 2

Watch: Episode 2 here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzqhSL4hIhg

How do the most recognizable brands find their voice and establish an unforgettable brand experience? Brian Button of Your Business Needs a Brand joined us to walk through the steps the best brands in the world take to identify their unique value propisition, as well as build out the full scope of their brand experience. He's here to help you and your startup do the same

You will learn:

- What is a brand?
- Why your brand is your most powerful asset
- Crafting a powerful brand message
- Finding your brand voice & tone
- Turning features into emotional benefits
- and any other questions you may have.

https://www.yourbusinessneedsabrand.com/

In this discussion, Nick and Luis talk about how they concieved of the idea for the travel show, Nick's experience as he and professional videographers shot scenes across the 23 cities in 17 countries during 2024 Europe Tour. They also touch on what to expect from the 25+ episodes during Season 1 of Exploring Greatness.

Exploring Greatness Season 1

Welcome to the Journey Across Europe - Exploring Greatness: Season 1, Episode 1

Watch: Episode 1 here - https://youtu.be/Gqj_piV9dK8

During his Exploring Greatness tour stop in Dublin, Ireland sat down with local founder Saransh Hasija of Envo. Nick and Saransh discuss his background, interest in entrepreneurship, why he started Envo, the biggest challenges in sustainability, what we can do about it, and his advice to early-stage founders. It's a fun conversation which we hope helps you today!

Envo is a B2B software solution that helps companies track and reward their employees' sustainable actions. It includes a mobile app for employees and a web dashboard for HR and Sustainability Managers. Employees can learn about climate action and sustainable lifestyle choices in small, easy steps, and they can earn and redeem rewards with eco-friendly brands.

https://www.envo.club/

Hosted by Nick Hughes and Matt Luensmann from MJL Recruiting & Consulting, this conversation covers the basics of how to think about your recruiting and hiring process, what to look for in early candidates, and how to land high-quality talent for your early-stage stage startup.

You will learn:

- Matt's approach to the talent industry
- What things to consider when you are creating job descriptions
- How to best incentive your early employees
- The Do's and Dont's of attracting talent in today's social media landscape
- What tools and AI products might help or hurt the process
- How and when should startups think about working with a recruiting agency
- and much more