The Seen

Eric McHugh quit his consulting job with no backup plan and went all-in on crypto back before most had even heard of Bitcoin. Since then, he’s built in Web3, worked inside one of the world’s top startup incubators, and is now building Dataing- an AI-powered platform changing the way modern dating will work entirely. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - The secret LinkedIn strategy that bri...

In less than 16 hours, Troy Munson went from idea to 12 companies ready to pay. He’s gone on to build and sell multiple startups, navigating six-figure exits while still working full-time. But now he’s gone all-in on the latest side gig, scaling it from 15 companies to over 1,000 requesting access in under five months. If you think you move fast, this will truly break your frame. In this episode o...

In this closing episode of 2025, Kaia breaks down the biggest lessons from every founder, builder, and operator, who was on the show this year. She dives into: - The common threads every top performer shared - The moments (and mess-ups) behind the scenes that you've never heard - The takeaways you need to hear before 2026 - The secret sauce of The Seen (AKA how the magic happens) Thank you eve...

As the founder of the Dumont Project (now acquired by Cart.com , valued at $1.6B), Dawn Perdew has managed over $5B in ad spend for some of the biggest brands in the world. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - The one metric every company should be watching daily - How Fortune 500 companies and startups should think very differently about scale - The early warning signs that your company i...

Take one look at Rupert Barksfield’s LinkedIn and you’ll wonder how one person has done all that he has.  A serial entrepreneur who has founded companies across Web3, AI, fintech, medtech, crypto, and more, Rupert is someone whose career looks almost impossible on paper, until you hear the story behind it. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - The fundraising mistakes that kill startups, an...

This is the only interview where the guest isn’t alive (technically).  After interviewing Kunal Gupta last week about scaling his newsletter to $1M, raising $80M for his first company, and his experiments on life, we decided to push the interview one step further… And interview his AI clone. In this episode of The Seen we ask AI Kunal everything we didn’t get to in the human interview.  We dive in...

He once raised over $80 million for his first company.  Now, Kunal Gupta’s built a $1M newsletter with over 1 million subscribers… all with zero humans involved.  From building companies, to running experiments on life (like going 2 years without buying a single thing), Kunal challenges what it really means to create, scale, and to live with intention. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: -...

What began as a late-night game between roommates transformed into Pictionary, a global phenomenon that sold over 38 million copies and generated over $1.2 billion in sales.  In this episode, Rob Angel shares how a 22-year-old waiter with no money, no experience, and no plan turned a backyard idea into one of the most successful games of all time.  From reading the dictionary cover-to-cover to tur...

Over 2.5 million students, parents, and teachers use SaveMyExams every month.  What started as one tutor’s solution to bad study resources has quietly become one of the most trusted learning platforms in the world.  Founded by Jamie Undrell, SaveMyExams began as a small side project and has now grown into global education business- all built from scratch, without any outside funding. In this episo...

If you’ve ever googled ChatGPT, you’ve probably seen his face.  Igor Pogany is the creator behind ‘The AI Advantage’, the YouTube channel that’s gained almost 400k subscribers and over 26 million views by making AI accessible, practical, and impossible to click away from.  But behind the viral videos is the true story of what it takes to succeed: failed channels, relentless consistency, and an ent...

A 10x bestselling author, 60k followers on LinkedIn, and one of only three coaches in B2B to break multiple seven figures solo… Justin Michael is a legend in the sales world.  With over $1 BILLION in client revenue generated, he’s built an unconventional career blending Silicon Valley grit, outrageous outbound stunts, and deep psychological frameworks that change how people sell. In this episode o...

From a literature degree with zero technical background, to the CEO of Zomato Portugal, Nuno Fernandes is a pioneer in the digitalisation of the gastronomy scene. Today, he's the CEO of Dig-In, the food tech giant mapping restaurants across Europe through cutting-edge data and AI. In this episode of The Seen, we dive into: - The all-or-nothing management buyout of Zomato Portugal - High-agency...

From food stamps and selling $1.50 chocolate bars on the street... to being the only non-Ivy League hire in his McKinsey & Co class, being named CEO of the Year, co-founding a Mexican restaurant chain, helping Skype grow to a billion-dollar valuation, and building the fourth most followed account on LinkedIn- Eric Partaker has lived the kind of career most people only dream about. In this epis...

Sales expert Paul Caffrey reveals why most people never become elite sellers, and the brutal, fixable reasons why deals don't close. In this episode of The Seen, we go deep into: - The #1 thing elite sellers do that average ones don't - How to identify the real reason your pitch keeps getting ghosted - The two most important moments in a meeting - LinkedIn growth strategy - The exact ChatGPT promp...