Hidden Foundations

In this episode of Hidden Foundations, Kendall Schoenrock sits down with Archie Menezes to explore the life experiences that shaped his resilience, leadership, and entrepreneurial mindset. Archie shares how a head injury ended his banking career, brought him close to depression, and forced him to rebuild from rock bottom with the help of therapy, faith, family, and lifelong friendships. The conver...

In this episode of Hidden Foundations, Kendall Schoenrock sits down with Andrea Desy Edrei to explore how childhood exposure to business, years of dinner-table dealmaking, and a major ACL injury at NYU helped shape the way she leads today. What started as a multigenerational real estate upbringing eventually became a career built on negotiation, resilience, relationship-building, and the ability t...

In this episode of Hidden Foundations, Kendall Schoenrock sits down with former MLS soccer player Kortne Ford for a powerful conversation about childhood trauma, physical abuse, grief, resilience, career-ending injuries, faith, and purpose. Kortne shares how fleeing Kansas as a child, losing both of his brothers in a car accident, and enduring years of setbacks shaped the grit that carried him to...

In this episode of Hidden Foundations, Kendall Schoenrock sits down with Meenal Lele to explore how her son’s severe food allergies changed the course of her life and career. Meenal breaks down food allergy prevention, peanut allergy prevention, early allergen introduction, the microbiome, and why so many parents still struggle to access practical solutions. She shares how her family’s experience...