The Founders Live Podcast

Nick Hughes is joined by Joy Langley of Washington DC who is the Founders Live DC City Leader and a founder of her own startup as well. Nick and Joy have fun conversation that starts with them meeting in grade school and growing up together in Yakima, WA, how Joy discovered Founders Live, what attracted her to be the city leader in DC and some pitching tips. They then dive into the interesting pro...

Nick Hughes is joined by Brianna Dickey from the Bay Area in California who is Founder and CEO of Coffee Conex. Nick and Brianna jump into a really interesting and educational  conversation which starts by learning how Brianna discovered the challenges in the coffee industry and how it is hindered by lack of transparency and coordination. Her experience starting Coffee Conex has been quite the jou...

Nick Hughes is joined by Mikaela Kiner from Seattle, WA who is Founder and CEO of Reverb and author of the book Female FireBrands. Nick and Mikaela jump into a very inspiring and engaging conversation which starts by talking about how she went from her corporate career into starting her own HR company. They then go on to not only talk about her new book Female Firebrands, what she learned from it...

Nick Hughes is joined by Josh Barinstein of Portland Oregon who is the owner and Producer of Zenergy Films and Founders Live Portland City Leader. Nick and Josh have a fun conversation first on the story of how he and Nick got to know each other and talked about launching Founders Live in Portland, what attracted him to be the city leader and some pitching tips. They then dive into what Josh has b...

Nick Hughes is joined by Gregarious Narain of Denver, Colorado who is a founder of a number of startups and is also the Founders Live Denver City Leader. Nick and Gregarious have a fun conversation which opens with how he discovered Founders Live and how he and Nick first met when Nick was on his 2019 World Tour. They then dive into the Founders Live event, what goes into a quality pitch, and how...

Nick Hughes is joined by David Ezell of Dallas, Texas who is the creator of FireBrand and the Lanyap Group, and is also the Founders Live Dallas City Leader. Nick and David have a fun conversation on how he and Nick first talked about launching Founders Live Dallas, what he has learned so far leading the Dallas event, his tips on what makes a quality pitch. They then dive into what David has been...

Nick Hughes is joined by Genevieve LeMarchal from Portland, Oregon who is an early stage venture capital fund partner and a former founder of her own previous businesses. Nick and Genevieve jump into a very inspiring and engaging conversation which first touches on what Genevieve originally thought success had to look like in her life, the disappointments she endured, and then the realization and...

Nick Hughes is joined by Alex Resnick of San Diego, California who is comes from the sales and leadership consulting world and is the Founders Live San Diego City Leader. Nick and Alex have a fun conversation that opens with how he discovered Founders Live, how he and Nick first talked about launching Founders Live San Diego and his perspectives of the event and what makes a quality pitch. They th...

Nick Hughes is joined by Amber Christian from Minneapolis, Minnesota who is the founder of Wonderly Software Solutions, which helps individuals and teams gain perspective and clarity to focus on the work that’s most important. Their first product Bella Scena- helps you to meet well, plan well, and live well. Nick and Amber have a great conversation which first touches on traveling and how getting...

Nick Hughes is joined by Linh Ho from Seattle, Washington who is the founder and CMO of Condati, which is an AI-driven SaaS offering built to increase revenue generated from digital marketing campaigns by using data ingested from platforms like Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn, Bing, Salesforce, HubSpot and Marketo. Nick and Linh have a wide ranging conversation on how Condati got...

Nick Hughes is joined by Tariq Farooq from Dallas, Texas who is the CEO of Sell4Bids, which is building a marketplace to help people safely buy and sell things online. Nick and Tariq have a wide ranging conversation on how they got started, what problems did he see in the world of online marketplaces, how they initially built and launched Sell4Bids, as well as founder lessons and tips he has learn...

Nick Hughes is joined by Michael Goulden from London who is the CEO of Pinga, which is building a platform to help people get what they want in 15 mins or less. Nick and Michael have a fun chat on the state of the local delivery and logistics industry, what the implications are for future of local commerce as well as security and safety, and the solutions Pinga is bringing to the market to help! M...

Nick Hughes is joined by Nirit Rubenstein, CEO from Phoenix AZ who is the CEO of Dovly, which is building a platform to help people improve their financial well being. Nick and Nirit have an incredibly informative conversation on the state of the personal financial industry, why it is so hard for people to improve their personal financial situation, and the solutions Dovly is bringing to the marke...

Nick Hughes is joined by Leslie Feinzaig from Seattle, WA who is the Founder and CEO of Female Founders Alliance. Longtime friends Nick and Leslie jump into a wide ranging conversation on the backstory of Female Founders Alliance dating back to when she first pitched a different startup concept at Founders Live Seattle (called Feature Friday at the time!), what she learned from that experience and...

Nick Hughes is joined by Molly Fuller of Minneapolis, Minnesota who is the Founder of  Molly fuller Design , who has a simple passion to make clothing and products for specific medical conditions look and feel, less medical. Nick and Molly have a very inspiring discussion around how she discovered this amazingly frustrating problem, how she started her clothing and products company and how she nav...

Nick Hughes is joined by Gonzalo Erize and Tomás Mendez Trongé of Buenos Aires, Argentina who are the Founders of Saun, which is building a platform to change the lives of people who are vulnerable and in need all around the world. Nick, Gonzolo and Tomas have an amazing conversation about how Gonzolo discovered he could have significant impact in one young boy's life who was close to death,...

Nick Hughes is joined by Shayne Hickey from Dallas, Texas who is the CEO of Happd, which is a new startup driving local commerce through its innovative search and discovery app. The app was called Instahap at the time of this discussion. Nick and Shayne have a wide ranging conversation on Shane and his team got started, what he sees as the future of local commerce, and some entrepreneurial tips an...

Nick Hughes is joined by Zach Robb from San Diego, CA who is the Founder of Nsiight, which is building a platform to change the way local products and services are discovered. Nick and Zach have a fun conversation which starts with them both identrying they have a similar background in the fitness industry before they launched their own startups. Zach shares his own story of starting Insight as we...

Nick Hughes is joined by Roberto Inetti from Dallas Texas, who is the Founder of Roboamp , which is a small amount of code that when plugged into your website helps it load lightening fast. Nick and Roberto have a wide ranging conversation on how roberto got started, why fast loading websites are important, what he likes about Dallas, and some founder tips and tricks he's learned along the wa...

Nick Hughes is joined by Ike Christian-Ezeofor from Portland, OR, who is the Founder of HQ Demand , which helps people Buy and sell quality and verifiable products online . Nick and Ike have a great conversation on how Ike got started, why he chose to go against the typical giants who power online marketplaces, his experience as an entrepreneur, and what it's like to grow up in Africa and the...

Nick Hughes is joined by Daniel Nuske from Buenos Aires, who is the Founder of Tribe Monotributo , which helps people and businesses make taxes easy and efficient. Nick and Daniel have a wide ranging conversation on how Daniel got started, why he chose to improve taxes, his experience as an entrepreneur, and what it's like to grow a startup in Buenos Aires. This is a great discussion and hope...

In a special short episode, Nick Hughes shares his thoughts and emotions as he enters the 12 month mark of his year long Founders Live World Tour. Here are a few lessons and experiences after traveling more than 50,000 miles and living in more than 30 cities around the globe. He touches on his time In Africa, Argentina, further understanding what white privilege really is and that its still presen...

Nick Hughes is joined by Bill Fox From Tallinn Estonia, who is the author of The Future Of The Workplace - Insights and Advice from 31 Pioneering Business and Thought Leaders. In this episode, Nick and Bill have a wide ranging conversation on his book, the future of the workplace, leadership, how to lead in a changing world, as well as what it's like to live and work in Estonia. Given Bill ha...

Nick Hughes is joined by Vikash Gupta of Norecibo from San Antonio, Texas, founder of NoRecibo. NoRecibo is a free receipt management designed to simplify your life. Nick and Vikash chat about how Vikash discovered issues with tracking receipts and making it simple to record them and track them for personal finances. What did he do? Well, he simply decided to learn to code and build the product hi...

Nick Hughes is joined by Petter Andreassen from Guadalajara, Mexico, founder of Subastaway. Subastaway is a platform to help people in Mexico more safely and efficiently buy and sell their automobiles. Nick and Petter cover how Petter discovered the major inefficiencies and safety issues in the Mexican market, and how he went about solving them with his new company. You will also hear his experien...