Mind Your Business

Founders Matter

Business EN ↓ 7 episodes

Founders Matter is a podcast about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. Hosted by Jase Smith, Pablo Munoz and Kat Sykes, the podcast draws on award-winning academic research into founder self-worth and wellbeing to examine the realities of entrepreneurship that are often overlooked. Founders are more likely to experience mental ill-being than people in traditional employment, yet much of the advice, policy and support available continues to focus on growth, performance and heroic startup narratives. Each episode explores the human, emotional and psychological dimensions...

Author

Mind Your Business

Episodes

Where control really lies for small organisations 02.04.2026 36:49

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. The podcast where we talk openly about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. In this episode, Jase Smith and Pablo Muñoz explore how founders approach growth, risk and business modelling, and why so many startups are still shaped using frameworks designed for large corporations rather than early-stage ventures. Drawing on research into...

The freedom and curse of self-management 19.03.2026 21:25

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. The podcast where we talk openly about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. In this episode, Jase Smith speaks with Kat Sykes about KPIs, targets and goals, and why so many founders end up measuring their businesses in ways that do not reflect what really matters to them. Drawing on her experience in the corporate world, including proj...

Modelling your business for you, not others 05.03.2026 32:36

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. The podcast where we talk openly about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. In this episode, Jase Smith speaks with Kat Sykes about how founders measure success and why many end up using KPIs that reflect external expectations rather than what actually matters to them. Drawing on her experience working across education, construction, t...

Making the most of the resources available to you 19.02.2026 28:37

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. The podcast where we talk openly about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. In this third episode, Pablo Munoz is joined by Jase Smith to explore how founders can create more value by using the resources they already have. Drawing on the research behind the Mind Your Business programme, the conversation takes a holistic view of entrepr...

Why, I 05.02.2026 20:21

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. The podcast where we talk openly about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. In this second episode, Kat Sykes is joined by co-host Jase Smith to explore self awareness and why it matters for founders who want focus and a business that supports the life they are trying to build. Drawing on the research behind the Mind Your Business prog...

The Myths, Fads and Fairytales of Business 22.01.2026 25:25

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. The podcast where we talk openly about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. In this first episode, Jase Smith and Pablo Munoz examine the UK Government’s Backing Your Business strategy and related national and regional business support policies, asking whether these frameworks are designed for founders as people, or for an idealised ve...

Founders Matter Trailer Episode 22.01.2026 2:23

Welcome to the Founders Matter Podcast. Hosted by Jase Smith, Pablo Munoz and Kat Sykes, Founders Matter is a podcast about what it really means to build a business on your own terms. Founders are more likely to experience mental ill being than people in traditional employment, yet for many years there was little research explaining why this happens or what founders can do to change it. This podca...