Episodes - The Founder's Mind
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Named after Nelson Mandela, Mandela SH Dixon is the Founder & CEO of Founder Gym, an online training platform for underrepresented founders, and has helped Founder Gym participants raise over 20 million dollars in Venture capital. Since her childhood, she has been deeply connected to social justice issues due to her parent’s occupation as civil rights attorneys, and started Founder Gym way before she physically put it together and launched the company. In this episode Mandela talks about why entrepreneurs have to be a little crazy to do what they do, JFL mentality, starting small, and being motivated to go hard. Social Links:Mandela’s TwitterMandela’s InstagramFounder Gym’s TwitterFounder Gym’s Instagram Links (books):The AlchemistThe One Thing
Merav, the Founder & CEO of Data Society, shares her experience building a company from the ground up. Her transition from k-12 teacher into building programs and educating professionals on the constantly evolving world of Data Science.
![EP 22 [Bonus] John Zeratsky Time Dorks, Making Time, and Sailing!](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5bad8c4d51728f2d0dc07367/1540945867591-703d37c8cdfcb4af6e90c7221e461599.jpeg "EP 22 [Bonus] John Zeratsky Time Dorks, Making Time, and Sailing!")
In this tangent episode John dives deeper into some of his findings on making time, how he ditched societal expectations to live on a sailboat with his wife, and beyond.
In Episode 22 John Zeratsky, New York Times Best selling author of Sprint, comes on The Founder's Mind to discuss his newest book: Make Time. The conversation digs into the importance of creating time for what matters by rethinking the defaults of constant busyness and distraction. In an age where we’re constantly being pulled in a many directions John dives into how we can make time and find ourselves in more control of our days, weeks, months, and with practice years. Listen and learn all about what John has discovered through practice and research and how you can make time in your daily life.
Haley Hoffman Smith is the Director of Community for Next Gen Summit and the founder of Her Big Idea Fund, in partnership with Brown University, they award grants to women of all ages and backgrounds. In parallel to the fund Haley published a book, available on Amazon, called “Her Big Idea” diving into the gap in funding for women and how to get more women following their entrepreneurial aspirations. Listen in and learn what Haley has learned along the way and where she’s hoping to nudge the future of entrepreneurship through her work.
Jes Christian is the Founder & CEO of Hypsole a specialty sports footwear company. Jes' company and their signature product is protective guards for athletic cleats. They call them cleat guards. As a Division I athlete at Notre Dame Jes saw a need for a product that was not yet on the market. In ideating, branding, producing, and launching Hypsole Jes takes us on a journey in starting from scratch on breaking into the highly competitive athletic wear market. For all you athletes keep an eye out for Hypsole's cleat guards - coming soon.Jes shares advice she's received a long the way, the ins and outs of manufacturing a product, and where she sees Hypsole in the future.
![EP 19 [Bonus] Kara Goldin, Millennials At Work, and First Impressions](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5bad8c4d51728f2d0dc07367/1538840749286-b5b4d331413fbe9b33ca0f989ee1a971.jpeg "EP 19 [Bonus] Kara Goldin, Millennials At Work, and First Impressions")
In this tangent Kara Goldin, founder & CEO of Hint, shares advice for recent graduates and millennials on getting started in their career and how to make a meaningful first impression.
In episode 19 Kara shares her story about starting Hint over 13 years ago, how she’s grown it, and what’s driving her towards other products, beyond water, like sun screen. I’ll give you a hint, it’s personal. Kara digs into what it's been like to build a team and brand that has evolved from her first hand delivery to Whole Foods into a Nationally distributed and recognized brand.
Listen in to episode 18 where Cullen discusses his background in the food business, how Union Kitchen came to be, how they're growing, and the importance of leadership in the food space.
![EP 17 [Bonus] Diego Mariscal Disability As A Strength](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5bad8c4d51728f2d0dc07367/8f8e1aa07fe7829fb48e99e4970f025b.png "EP 17 [Bonus] Diego Mariscal Disability As A Strength")
This tangent is brief [as tangents may be] Diego opens up about therapy, the importance of being comfortable in your own skin, and how he sees his disability as a strength.
Diego has done a little bit of everything. In this episode he talks about all the hustles he's strung together to create a career and business that work best for him. From running tutoring, running an AirBnB business to continuing his life long pursuit of advocating for more rights and access for those with disabilities.
![EP 16 [Bonus] Amelia Friedman: Hiring Her First Employees and DC Startup Week 2018](https://s3.castbox.fm/26/95/b8/75fac05e916e036de9371866b58459359c_scaled_300.jpg "EP 16 [Bonus] Amelia Friedman: Hiring Her First Employees and DC Startup Week 2018")
Amelia talks about hiring her first employees. An unconventional card game that went viral and helped Hatch Apps raise money and DC Startup Week 2018 where her and her team will be speaking at various events.
From Brazilian Literature to founding a tech company Amelia has done a little bit of everything. We explore some of the lessons she's learned a long the way and Amelia shares about the viral card game that they created to raise money [$50,000+], some of the challenges they encountered along the way and more.
![EP 15 [Bonus Episode] Chip Conley: Growth Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Beyond!](https://s3.castbox.fm/b6/bf/43/e7def3c8ed6620b4aeaac8a950e008773e_scaled_300.jpg "EP 15 [Bonus Episode] Chip Conley: Growth Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Beyond!")
Chip Conley continues to discuss and share his perspective on bringing wisdom into the work place. We explore the importance of emotional intelligence, developing a growth mindset, leadership development, and a couple minutes about two 95 year old creators.
![EP 14 [Bonus Episode] Daniel Pink: The importance of taking breaks and beyond.](https://s3.castbox.fm/f1/6a/6a/f752a2fb676e15bb896d6f3110d7ab97af_scaled_300.jpg "EP 14 [Bonus Episode] Daniel Pink: The importance of taking breaks and beyond.")
Daniel Pink opens up about his approach to picking the subject of his books and how he schedules his work day based on research used for his most recent book, When. Daniel is a New York Times best selling author and has a TedTalk that is in the top ten most viewed TedTalk of all time. Daniel talks about how he got started as an author back in 1997 and explore what has changed in the years since. Throughout the episode there are pieces of actionable advice applicable for individuals, teams, and companies.Daniel shares his process for putting words to paper, developing his book ideas, and what it takes to bring a new book into reality.
Listen in to Episode 13 featuring Ruth Chandler Cook the Founder and CEO of HireHer. Ruth is focused on creating a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable hiring process. Motivated by her sister and the need for change she's all in on growing HireHer.
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