# Founder's Story

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Author: IBH Media
Episodes: 356

## Resource

"Founder's Story" by IBH Media isn't a business show. It's the conversation founders don't get to have anywhere else. Think 60 Minutes, but for entrepreneurs. We sit down with the most interesting people in business and go past the highlight reel, past the pitch, past the polished version they give every other podcast. We go into the mud with them. The 2 a.m. doubts. The bet that almost ended everything. The moment they wanted to quit and didn't. You'll hear from household names like Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, and Tom Bilyeu, and just as often from founders you've never heard of who are building something the world needs to know about. Either way, the goal is the same: a real conversation that makes you laugh, makes you think, and sometimes catches you off guard with how much it makes you feel. This is where the story behind the success finally gets told. This is "Founder's Story."

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## Episodes
- [Intern at 19. $750M in Property Sales by 26 | Lukas Kerrebijn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/intern-at-19-750m-in-property-sales-by-26-lukas-kerrebijn) — 2026-07-18T22:23:58+00:00
- [He Got 30 Investor Rejections, Then Built a $12.7 billion Defense AI Company | Ep. 420 with Brandon Tseng President and Co-Founder of Shield AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-got-30-investor-rejections-then-built-a-12-7-billion-defense-ai-company-ep-420-with-brandon-tseng-president-and-co-founder-of-shield-ai) — 2026-07-15T14:46:50+00:00
- [Ex-Uber AI Safety Lead: Your Home Is Already Exposed. Almost Nobody Knows It | Ep. 419 with John Lunsford Founder of Tethral](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/ex-uber-ai-safety-lead-your-home-is-already-exposed-almost-nobody-knows-it-ep-419-with-john-lunsford-founder-of-tethral) — 2026-07-13T18:57:57+00:00
- [Bitcoin Creator Revealed: They Say They Found Satoshi | Ep. 418 with Tyler Maroney and Tucker Tooley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/bitcoin-creator-revealed-they-say-they-found-satoshi-ep-418-with-tyler-maroney-and-tucker-tooley) — 2026-07-11T12:00:00+00:00
- [Tech Employees Are Being Robbed Of Billions | Ep. 417 with Oren Barzilai CEO & Founder of Equitybee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/tech-employees-are-being-robbed-of-billions-ep-417-with-oren-barzilai-ceo-founder-of-equitybee) — 2026-07-09T11:27:05+00:00
- [I Was Worth $5 Million at 23. Eight Months Later I Was Negative $1 Million | Ep. 416 with Leo Pareja CEO of eXp Realty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/i-was-worth-5-million-at-23-eight-months-later-i-was-negative-1-million-ep-416-with-leo-pareja-ceo-of-exp-realty) — 2026-07-06T18:20:25+00:00
- [Do You Need To Live In Silicon Valley To Start a Tech Company | Ep. 415 with Moe Seye Founder and CEO of 1099Workers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/do-you-need-to-live-in-silicon-valley-to-start-a-tech-company-ep-415-with-moe-seye-founder-and-ceo-of-1099workers) — 2026-07-04T12:00:00+00:00
- [Free Trading Isn't What You Think It Is (Wall Street CEO Explains)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/free-trading-isn-t-what-you-think-it-is-wall-street-ceo-explains) — 2026-07-01T16:26:26+00:00
- [This F1 Driver Got Cut, So He Built an AI Company | Ep. 413 with Jack Doohan Co-founder and CEO of Meuze](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/this-f1-driver-got-cut-so-he-built-an-ai-company-ep-413-with-jack-doohan-co-founder-and-ceo-of-meuze) — 2026-06-29T18:43:24+00:00
- [He had a 9-Figure Exit (Then Almost Lost It All) | Ep. 412 with Steve Salis CEO of Catalogue.co](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-had-a-9-figure-exit-then-almost-lost-it-all-ep-412-with-steve-salis-ceo-of-catalogue-co) — 2026-06-26T13:24:29+00:00
- [$5B Real Estate Mogul Reveals The Price of Success | Ep. 411 with Mauricio Umansky Founder and CEO of The Agency](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/5b-real-estate-mogul-reveals-the-price-of-success-ep-411-with-mauricio-umansky-founder-and-ceo-of-the-agency) — 2026-06-24T14:37:50+00:00
- [He Made Millions Every Year, Then Went $800K Into Debt: Adam Hagaman on the Trap of Success | Ep. 410 Founder of Content Cash Flow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-made-millions-every-year-then-went-800k-into-debt-adam-hagaman-on-the-trap-of-success-ep-410-founder-of-content-cash-flow) — 2026-06-22T18:22:01+00:00
- [The Supplement Industry Is Broken and Ritual Is Rebuilding Trust From Scratch | Ep. 409 with Kat Schneider Founder & CEO of Ritual](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-supplement-industry-is-broken-and-ritual-is-rebuilding-trust-from-scratch-ep-409-with-kat-schneider-founder-ceo-of-ritual) — 2026-06-17T11:52:00+00:00
- [Ex Meta Executive Reveals Why Your AI Bill Is About To Explode | Ep. 408 with Cylton Collymore Founder of Sirsi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/ex-meta-executive-reveals-why-your-ai-bill-is-about-to-explode-ep-408-with-cylton-collymore-founder-of-sirsi) — 2026-06-15T22:43:32+00:00
- [He Became CEO With Zero Pharmacy Experience. Here's How | Kris Fishman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/21m-compounding-pharmacy-exposes-why-peptides-are-trending-ep-407-with-kris-fishman-ceo-and-president-of-wells-pharmacy-network) — 2026-06-12T11:51:03+00:00
- [Bootstrap or Raise VC? Here's the Math From a $150M Founder | Ep. 406 with Tal Lev-Ami Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Cloudinary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/bootstrap-or-raise-vc-here-s-the-math-from-a-150m-founder-ep-406-with-tal-lev-ami-co-founder-and-chief-technology-officer-at-cloudinary) — 2026-06-10T12:18:51+00:00
- [The Career Rule That Took Him From Bagger to 3-Time CIO | Ep. 405 with Harrison Allen Lewis Founding Partner at Jacob Meadow Associates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-career-rule-that-took-him-from-bagger-to-3-time-cio-ep-405-with-harrison-allen-lewis-founding-partner-at-jacob-meadow-associates) — 2026-06-08T13:03:21+00:00
- [Anastasia Soare Built a $3 Billion Empire. Started With No English. No Money. | Ep. 404](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/anastasia-soare-built-a-3-billion-empire-started-with-no-english-no-money-ep-404) — 2026-06-02T17:39:05+00:00
- [Spencer Pratt Wins LA Mayor and Other Shocking Predictions From Famous Psychic | Ep. 403 with Craig Hamilton-Parker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/spencer-pratt-wins-la-mayor-and-other-shocking-predictions-from-famous-psychic-ep-403-with-craig-hamilton-parker) — 2026-05-28T16:14:33+00:00
- [Built a $34M Company on One Lesson From Her Dad at 7 | Ep. 401 with Kate Monroe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/built-a-34m-company-on-one-lesson-from-her-dad-at-7-ep-401-with-kate-monroe) — 2026-05-25T22:34:11+00:00
- [AI Made MVPs Instant. So Why Are Most Startups Still Losing | Ep. 401 with Eric Ries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/ai-made-mvps-instant-so-why-are-most-startups-still-losing-ep-401-with-eric-ries) — 2026-05-22T14:22:48+00:00
- [Doctors Missed His Son's Disease for 20 Years | Ep. 400 with Chuck Knueve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/doctors-missed-his-son-s-disease-for-20-years-ep-400-with-chuck-knueve) — 2026-05-20T12:28:53+00:00
- [He Built a $130M Company That Changes How You Sound | Ep. 399 with Shawn Zhang CTO and Co-Founder of Sanas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-built-a-130m-company-that-changes-how-you-sound-ep-399-with-shawn-zhang-cto-and-co-founder-of-sanas) — 2026-05-18T18:00:00+00:00
- [How Trauma Built KIND to a $5B Exit | Ep. 398 with Daniel Lubetzky Founder of KIND Snacks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/how-trauma-built-kind-to-a-5b-exit-ep-398-with-daniel-lubetzky-founder-of-kind-snacks) — 2026-05-15T12:21:00+00:00
- ["AI Isn't Under Control": The Founder Solving a $20 Trillion Problem | Ep. 397 with Brandon Card CEO of Terzo AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/ai-isn-t-under-control-the-founder-solving-a-20-trillion-problem-ep-397-with-brandon-card-ceo-of-terzo-ai) — 2026-05-13T13:52:00+00:00
- [The CEO Who Predicted Bitcoin, AI, and What's Coming Next  | Ep. 396 with Sam Tabar CEO of Bit Digital (BTBT) and White Fiber (WYFI)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-ceo-who-predicted-bitcoin-ai-and-what-s-coming-next-ep-396-with-sam-tabar-ceo-of-bit-digital-btbt-and-white-fiber-wyfi) — 2026-05-11T16:26:00+00:00
- [They Already Wrote My Obituary. I'm 87 and Not Done Yet | Ep. 395 with Maury Povich](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/they-already-wrote-my-obituary-i-m-87-and-not-done-yet-ep-395-with-maury-povich) — 2026-05-08T12:47:00+00:00
- [He Raised $350M to Rent Roofs: The 1 Sales Rule That Built It | Ep. 394 with John Witchel CEO & Co-Founder of King Energy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-raised-350m-to-rent-roofs-the-1-sales-rule-that-built-it-ep-394-with-john-witchel-ceo-co-founder-of-king-energy) — 2026-05-04T16:20:00+00:00
- [She Trained Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci and This Is What Actually Works | Ep. 393 with Monique Eastwood Founder of Eastwood Fit App](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/she-trained-anne-hathaway-emily-blunt-and-stanley-tucci-and-this-is-what-actually-works-ep-393-with-monique-eastwood-founder-of-eastwood-fit-app) — 2026-05-01T12:23:00+00:00
- [From Rock Bottom to 2 Exits and a New Brand Built on Discipline | Ep. 392 with Michael Chernow Founder of Kreatures of Habit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/from-rock-bottom-to-2-exits-and-a-new-brand-built-on-discipline-ep-392-with-michael-chernow-founder-of-kreatures-of-habit) — 2026-04-27T15:54:00+00:00
- [The Dark Side of Building a Healthcare System That Works | Ep. 391 with Harry DiFrancesco Founder & CEO of Carda Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-dark-side-of-building-a-healthcare-system-that-works-ep-391-with-harry-difrancesco-founder-ceo-of-carda-health) — 2026-04-24T12:25:00+00:00
- [The Elon Musk Playbook, Space Mining, and the Next Wave Nobody Sees Yet | Ep. 390 with Eric Jorgenson CEO of Scribe Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-elon-musk-playbook-space-mining-and-the-next-wave-nobody-sees-yet-ep-390-with-eric-jorgenson-ceo-of-scribe-media) — 2026-04-20T14:20:00+00:00
- [Why Most Celebrity Brands Fail and How I Built High Level Science Instead | Ep. 389 with Ashley Parker Angel Co-founder of High Level Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/why-most-celebrity-brands-fail-and-how-i-built-high-level-science-instead-ep-389-with-ashley-parker-angel-co-founder-of-high-level-science) — 2026-04-17T13:36:00+00:00
- [David Grutman: From Bartender to Miami’s Nightlife King | Ep. 338](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/david-grutman-from-bartender-to-miami-s-nightlife-king-ep-338) — 2026-04-13T12:39:00+00:00
- [Mark Manson: The Subtle Art of Building a 20 Million Copy Empire | Ep. 337](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/mark-manson-the-subtle-art-of-building-a-20-million-copy-empire-ep-337) — 2026-04-10T12:00:00+00:00
- [She Built the Well-Being Strategy for the CIA. Here Is What Every Company Is Missing | Ep. 336 with Dr. Jennifer Posa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/she-built-the-well-being-strategy-for-the-cia-here-is-what-every-company-is-missing-ep-336-with-dr-jennifer-posa) — 2026-04-06T15:25:00+00:00
- [What Are You Running From? David Begnaud on Truth, Trauma, and the Oprah Interview | Ep 335 with David Begnaud Founder & CEO of Do Good Crew](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/what-are-you-running-from-david-begnaud-on-truth-trauma-and-the-oprah-interview-ep-335-with-david-begnaud-founder-ceo-of-do-good-crew) — 2026-04-02T18:51:00+00:00
- [Why Payments Were Broken and How One Founder Fixed It | Ep. 334 with Thomas Aronica Founder and CEO of Biller Genie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/why-payments-were-broken-and-how-one-founder-fixed-it-ep-334-with-thomas-aronica-founder-and-ceo-of-biller-genie) — 2026-04-01T13:01:00+00:00
- [He Tried Hundreds of Jobs So You Don’t Waste 10 Years in the Wrong One | Ep. 333 with Gabriel DeSanti Content Creator & Founder of Staj](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-tried-hundreds-of-jobs-so-you-don-t-waste-10-years-in-the-wrong-one-ep-333-with-gabriel-desanti-content-creator-founder-of-staj) — 2026-03-31T12:08:00+00:00
- [She Built a Luxury Brand With No Money, No Investors, and Instagram | Ep. 332 with Geeorgie Crossley Founder of GeeGee Collection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/she-built-a-luxury-brand-with-no-money-no-investors-and-instagram-ep-332-with-geeorgie-crossley-founder-of-geegee-collection) — 2026-03-30T12:40:00+00:00
- [The Real Reason You Can’t Focus and What to Do About It | Ep. 331 with Nir Eyal NYT Best Selling Author](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-real-reason-you-can-t-focus-and-what-to-do-about-it-ep-331-with-nir-eyal-nyt-best-selling-author) — 2026-03-27T11:59:00+00:00
- [He Left Goldman. Then He Built a $40 Million Real Estate Platform | Ep. 330 with Alex Blackwood Co-founder of mogul](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/he-left-goldman-then-he-built-a-40-million-real-estate-platform-ep-330-with-alex-blackwood-co-founder-of-mogul) — 2026-03-26T13:50:00+00:00
- [The B2B Creator Economy Is Wide Open and Nobody Knows Pricing Yet | Ep 329 with David Walsh Founder & CEO of Limelight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-b2b-creator-economy-is-wide-open-and-nobody-knows-pricing-yet-ep-329-with-david-walsh-founder-ceo-of-limelight) — 2026-03-25T16:37:00+00:00
- [The Hidden Compliance Wall That Blocks Small Businesses From Big Contracts | Ep. 328 with Kandace Swaisland Founder of KAKSCORP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/the-hidden-compliance-wall-that-blocks-small-businesses-from-big-contracts-ep-328-with-kandace-swaisland-founder-of-kakscorp) — 2026-03-24T16:12:00+00:00
- [Why Great Hires Fail and How to Fix Talent Market Fit | Ep. 327 with Deepali Vyas of Founder & CEO, Vyas Media & 'The Elite Recruiter'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/why-great-hires-fail-and-how-to-fix-talent-market-fit-ep-327-with-deepali-vyas-of-founder-ceo-vyas-media-the-elite-recruiter) — 2026-03-24T15:52:00+00:00
- [Neuro-Optometrist: Your Eyes Are Sabotaging Your Performance and You Have No Idea | Dr. Bryce AppelbaumYour Eyes Are Sabotaging Your Performance and You Have No Idea | Ep. 326 with Dr. Bryce Apbaum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/neuro-optometrist-your-eyes-are-sabotaging-your-performance-and-you-have-no-idea-dr-bryce-appelbaumyour-eyes-are-sabotaging-your-performance-and-you-have-no-idea-ep-326-with-dr-bryce-apbaum) — 2026-03-23T12:46:00+00:00
- [They Found a Problem Nobody Had Solved, Built It, and Scaled to 4.5M Users in Two Years | Ep. 325 with Martin Jensen and John Ramos CEO and CTO of Prop Firm Match](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/they-found-a-problem-nobody-had-solved-built-it-and-scaled-to-4-5m-users-in-two-years-ep-325-with-martin-jensen-and-john-ramos-ceo-and-cto-of-prop-firm-match) — 2026-03-18T12:51:00+00:00
- [What It Really Feels Like to Sell Your Company to IKEA | Ep. 324 with Leah Solivan Founder of TaskRabbit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/what-it-really-feels-like-to-sell-your-company-to-ikea-ep-324-with-leah-solivan-founder-of-taskrabbit) — 2026-03-16T11:40:00+00:00
- [Burnout Is a Nervous System Problem Not a Productivity Problem | Ep. 323 with Mandy Morris Executive Psychology Coach and Co-founder of SoFree](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/burnout-is-a-nervous-system-problem-not-a-productivity-problem-ep-323-with-mandy-morris-executive-psychology-coach-and-co-founder-of-sofree) — 2026-03-13T11:55:00+00:00
- [How to Keep Key Leaders Without Raising Salaries (And Why It Can Profit the Company) | Ep. 322 with Bob Nienaber Founder and CEO of BenefitRFP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/how-to-keep-key-leaders-without-raising-salaries-and-why-it-can-profit-the-company-ep-322-with-bob-nienaber-founder-and-ceo-of-benefitrfp) — 2026-03-12T12:47:00+00:00

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