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The Founders Live Podcast
by Founders Live
The Founders Live Podcast tells stories of unique and inspiring entrepreneurship from around the world.
Episodes
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282: Get Real: Word of The Week and Updates from San Diego on the 2025 US Tour
Nick and Luis catch up with a US Tour update with Nick again joining in from San Diego, CA where Nick is visiting for the week. They talk about his experience in San Diego, the Founders Live San Diego event, and then Get Real. This week's word is a gut check for all who are in business and have...
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281: Show up: Word of The Week and Lessons Learned from NYC on The 2025 US Tour
Nick and Luis catch up with a US Tour update with Nick joining in from San Diego, CA where Nick is visiting for the week. They talk about their short excursion over to New York City earlier in the week for a special invite-only conference and meeting that could lead to a potential business deal....
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280: Go Deeper: Word of The Week and Updates from LA on The 2025 US Tour
Nick and Luis catch up with a US Tour update with Nick joining in from Santa Monica in Los Angeles, CA where Nick was visiting for the week. He provides his perspective and update staying close to the beach, and then this week they talk about the idea of Go Deeper. Deeper in your commitment, in...
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279: Re-commit: Word of The Week from Reno, NV on The 2025 US Tour
Nick and Luis catch up live in person with a US Tour update from Reno, where Nick was visiting for the week - and Luis was visiting for a few days for the launch of Founders Live Reno. And then they get into the word of the week: Re-Commit. Why was this on Nick's mind? Why is it so important for...
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278 - Get Moving: Word of the week for Nick's 2025 US Tour
Nick and Luis catch up with a US Tour update from Portland. And then then get into the words of the week: Get Moving. Why is this so important to founders? Listen up, lots of wisdom here.
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277 - Exploring Greatness Ep 22: Why We Started The Prime Time Global Competition and Our Weekend with The 2023 Winner
In this conversation, Luis and Nick jump into a fun conversation about all things Prime Time Global competition and re-telling the experience of flying up a recent winner to Seattle for a few days. In the final Season 1 episode of Exploring Greatness, we have a bonus segment which showcases the…
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276 - Exploring Greatness Ep 21: Going From Never Filmed Anything To Producing A Docuseries Within a Year
In this conversation, Luis and Nick take a slightly different angle and dive much deeper in how the Exploring Greatness docuseries came to be. You will hear Nick describe how he was not excited about creating content a few years ago, and even as he was touring various continents around the world,...
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275 - Exploring Greatness Ep 20: Nick's undercurrent between Sports, Startups, Exercise and Travel
In this conversation, Luis and Nick talk all about the fun he had on the Europe Tour visiting stadiums, watching soccer games, and getting outside and enjoying recreation. In the 20th episode of Exploring Greatness Nick details how he releases himself from the stresses of running a company -...
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274 - Exploring Greatness Ep 19: How Travel Sharpens You As An Entrepreneur
In this conversation, Luis and Nick dive into the topic of traveling and go behind the scenes of episode 19 of Exploring Greatness. In the video episode, Nick showcases challenges and the joy of traveling. So in this podcast Luis takes the opportunity to ask Nick more indepth questions around…
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273 - Exploring Greatness Ep 18: Why Music Inspires Nick In Creativity and Entrepreneurship
In this conversation, Luis and Nick talk all about music, and why it inspires creativity and entrepreneurship. Nick describes how he would stumble upon incredibly talented people playing music all over the streets, so he started to capture the essence and feeling of the moment, knowing it would...
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272 - Exploring Greatness Ep 17: Why Improving Mental Wellness Is A Full Time Job
In this conversation, Luis and Nick discuss the importance of mental health and wellness throughout the entrepreneurial journey. Nick opens up the conversation by describing the opening scene of the Exploring Greatness video episode, finds him sitting on a rock overlooking a sunrise and ocean...
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271 - Exploring Greatness Ep 16: Nick Tells All.. The Story of Why He Set Core Values
In this conversation, Luis and Nick dive into one of their favorite topics of Founders Live - the five Core Values. Hear Nick go back to a fateful conversation with a Coach at the beginning and the transition from Feature Friday to Founders Live, where he asked him probably the most important and...
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270 Exploring Greatness Ep. 15: Why Nick Liked Scotland So Much, And Other Backstories
In this conversation, Luis and Nick jump into all things Scotland! This episode accompanies Episode 15 of the Exploring Greatness show titled The Sweet Sights and Sounds of Scotland. Nick shares his experiences in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, the incredible sights, sounds and fun aspects of each...
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269: Exploring Greatness Ep. 14 - The Backstory and Importance of Founders Live City Leaders
In this conversation, Luis and Nick dive into everything about the Founders Live City Leaders, and discuss how important they are in the growth and success of the overall global movement. First, Nick talks about how Founders Live got started, and identifies the moment where it was clear the need...
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268 - Exploring Greatness Ep 13: How Nick Discovered Wonderland in Copenhagen, Denmark
In this conversation, Luis and Nick jump into a fun conversation of all things Copenhagen, Denmark, and the story behind how Nick found Wonderland in the magical area of Christiania in Copenhagen. He details how simply walking around the special area, taking in the uniqueness and free-thinking...
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267 - Exploring Greatness Ep 12: How Nick and Founders Live Learned To Be One-of-One
In this conversation, Luis and Nick get into an engaging conversation around the importance of being "one-of-one" and where Nick first observed this in the world. Music? Entertainment? How is it that simply observing the great one's from our past in the music industry could influence and impact...
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266 - Exploring Greatness Ep 11: Why Nick Decided 99-Seconds Was The Next Big Thing
In this conversation, Luis and Nick jump into a fun discussion on the backstory of how and why Nick determined 99 Seconds was the exact time limit for his new pitch competition emerging out of Seattle. This seemly small detail and decision in 2014 has reverberated all over the world, and forced...
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265 - Exploring Greatness Ep 10: Why Thinking in Decades Sets You Up For Success
In this conversation, Luis and Nick discuss his time in Oslo and why it was this city he circled around the 10 Year Vision concept. Nick details what was going through his head at the time, how he originally discovered the methodolgy of thinking and planning in decades, and why he renews these...
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264 - Exploring Greatness Ep 9: The Backstory of How We Started a Global Movement From a Google Doc
In this conversation, Luis interviews Nick on the transition and how Feature Friday turned into a global movement called Founders Live. Nick details how he intuitively knew this little pitch competition that was happening each month in Seattle was going to grow into something much bigger. Here is...
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263 - Exploring Greatness: What It Feels Like Walking Around The Ancient Ruins of Athens, Greece
In this conversation, Luis interviews Nick all about his experience in Athens, Greece during his 2024 Europe Tour, and filming this specific epsiode of Season 1 of Exploring Greatness. Nick describes what it feels like walking around the historic city, what it was like to tour these anicent…
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262 - Exploring Greatness Ep 7: Nick's Backstory Interviewing Founders in Croatia and Portugal
In this conversation, Nick and Luis dive into Nick's experience interviewing Founders across Europe during his 2024 tour. Out of the gate, Nick shares a surprise insight of where the episode voiceover actually originated. Hint, it was written many years ago, even before Founders Live was created....
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261 - Exploring Greatness Ep 6: The Secrets Behind The Secrets of How Founders Live Started
In this conversation, Nick and Luis get very personal about the beginnings of what eventually became Founders Live. Luis shares his experience of attending one of the first Feature Friday events (that was the name of the event in the beggining) and why he decidied to check it out. Then Nick...
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260 - Exploring Greatness Ep 5: Nick's Biggest Takeaway From Visiting Amsterdam, Netherlands
In this conversation, Nick and Luis chat about the stories and behind the scenes energy of Episode 5 of Exploring Greatness, which is mostly set in Amsterdam, Netherlands. "Wait, you floated around the city?!" Hear the story of how Nick jumped on a boat to catch a unique view of the city from the...
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259 - Exploring Greatness Ep 4: The One Reason For Entrepreneurial Equality Around The World
In this conversation, Nick and Luis discuss behind the scenes of episode 4 of the new series Exploring Greatness. Nick describes why he climbed to the top of a mountain to watch a sunset and share some emotional words with the viewers. He then goes into more detail about the main topic of...
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258 - Exploring Greatness Ep 3: Cambridge, England Beautiful History and Innovation
In this conversation, Nick and Luis talk all about Cambridge, the historic and innovative city in the UK. Nick shares his experience visiting the city during his 2024 Tour, and we go behind the scenes on why he captured so much of the University, what it felt like walking through the city, and…
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257 - Exploring Greatness Ep 2: Tallinn, Estonia and the impact of Carpe Diem on Entrepreneurship
In this discussion, Nick and Luis cover the backstory of Episode 2 of Exploring Greatness including Nick's experience in Tallinn, Estonia, what he thought of the city and why the episdode was titled Carpe Diem. It's fun to hear Nick describe his experience in the small European country. Listen to...
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256 - Brian Button: 4 Steps to Build a Brand that Turns Heads
How do the most recognizable brands find their voice and establish an unforgettable brand experience? Brian Button of Your Business Needs a Brand joined us to walk through the steps the best brands in the world take to identify their unique value propisition, as well as build out the full scope…
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255 - Exploring Greatness Ep 1: The beginings, how it was filmed and what to expect in Season 1
In this discussion, Nick and Luis talk about how they concieved of the idea for the travel show, Nick's experience as he and professional videographers shot scenes across the 23 cities in 17 countries during 2024 Europe Tour. They also touch on what to expect from the 25+ episodes during Season 1...
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254 - Saransh Hasija of Envo: Sustainability Starts With You, Me and Our Companies
During his Exploring Greatness tour stop in Dublin, Ireland sat down with local founder Saransh Hasija of Envo. Nick and Saransh discuss his background, interest in entrepreneurship, why he started Envo, the biggest challenges in sustainability, what we can do about it, and his advice to...
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253 - Matt Luensmann of MJL Recruiting & Consulting: Finding and Hiring an All-Star Startup Team
Hosted by Nick Hughes and Matt Luensmann from MJL Recruiting & Consulting, this conversation covers the basics of how to think about your recruiting and hiring process, what to look for in early candidates, and how to land high-quality talent for your early-stage stage startup. You will learn: -...
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252 - Bohdan Yatsyna of Stane: Creating Security in a World of Uncertainty
In this Founders Live Conversations episode, Nick Hughes interviews Bohdan Yatsyna of Stane, in Edinburgh, Scotland during Nick's 2024 Europe Tour for the new show Exploring Greatness. https://stane.io/
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251 - Alexander Fahie of Taisk: Saving Humans From AI, Robots and Job Loss
In this Founders Live Conversations episode, Nick Hughes interviews Alexander Fahie of Taisk, in Edinburgh, Scotland during Nick's 2024 Europe Tour for the new show Exploring Greatness. https://taisk.com/
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250 - Keith Harrison of CF Closers: Ramp Your Sales Process to Win More Business
This Founders Live Conversations was Hosted by Keith Harrison “Coach K” from CF Closers, and the conversation covers the basics of how to think about sales, and how your sales process directly impacts your close rate, aka the amount of business you win! You will learn What is a Sales Process and...
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249 - Joël Wurtz of Venture Pals: How Accountability Improves Your Success By almost 100%
During his visit to Amsterdam, Nick sat down with local founder Joël Wurtz of Venture Pals who is building a unique startup that provides a system where people can find and connect with partners that become accountability pals. Nick and Joël discuss his background, interest in entrepreneurship…
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248 - Thane Ringler of Appello Partners: The Number 1 Skill To Elevate Team Leadership
In this Founders Live Conversations discussion, Nick Hughes and Thane Ringler talk about the main skill of emotional intelligence and how it will elevate any leader and your team. They also touch on quality communications, healthy organizational cultures, and leadership through influence. We hope...
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247 - Cyrus Richardson of 12 Stones Productions: How To Produce World Class Content
In this conversation, Gary Malcolm and Cyrus Richardson of 12 Stones Productions talk about his startup journey, as well as what he is building in Columbus, Ohio. You will hear more about his experience at Founders Live, as well as his advice to early-stage founders. We hope you enjoy the...
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246 - Bill Sablan of NOW CFO: Tips and Adjustments for a Mid-Year Financial Check-In
Hosted by NOW CFO, this online conversation covers financial tips, strategies, and best practices for startups looking to evaluate their year so far and tips on how to adjust mid-year. You will learn: How to utilize a year-long financial projections approach How to compare the first 6 months'...
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245 - Weston Baker of Morphic: Tips and Tricks for Creating a Top-Performing Website
Weston Baker of Morphic joined us for a discussion about how founders can use the latest tools and resources to create awe-inspiring websites and apps. You will learn: Trends in low and no-code apps to build new websites What does a great website need to include? What do visitors really care…
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244 - Georg Rute of Grid Raven: The Future of Renewable Energy Interview from Tallinn, Estonia
Nick Hughes interviews Grid Raven CEO, Georg Rute, in Tallinn, Estonia, during Nick's 2024 Europe Tour for the new show Exploring Greatness. https://gridraven.com
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243 - Fireside Chat: Nick Hughes talks Vision, His Europe Tour & Exploring Greatness Show in Tallinn Estonia
Nick Hughes was interviewed by Founders Live Tallinn city Leader Jaanika Umalas in a fireside chat at Lift99 in Tallinn, Estonia on May 27. They cover topics such as the 99-second pitch, how Founders Live started, the ultimate vision for the company, his Europe Tour experience, the creating of…
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242 - Vasco Magellan of Altar: Innovating in the Age of AI and Key Insights for Founders
In this Founders Live Conversations episode, Vasco Magellan of Altar discusses how founders can prepare for the constant mutating landscape of AI, trends and new paradigms, the evolution of the web, and many other exciting topics. You will learn: What are the key trends in AI right now? How can...
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241 - Dr. Teri Baydar: Elevate Yourself from Achievement to Fulfillment
This Founders Live Conversations episode about how founders learn to best deal with challenges of the entrepreneurial journey. Can you guarantee success and fulfilment in life and in your startup journey? As we’re busy chasing after money, achievements, and other “prizes” in life, we easily get...
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240 - Marcos Baiadori of Fewep: How we are changing Portugal
In this conversation Gary Malcolm and Marcos Baiadori of Fewep talk about his startup journey, as well as what Fewep is building in Portugal. You will hear more about his experience as well as his advice to early stage founders. We hope you enjoy the conversation!
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239 - Albano Scavo of Dresso from Florence, Italy - An Exploring Greatness Interview
While Founders Live CEO Nick Hughes travels through Europe, he stopped in Florence for a quick stay and to launch Founders Live Florence, as well as interview a few of the founders. In this conversation Nick and Albano talk about both his startup journey involving a few different startups, as…
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238 - Pabla Oreskovic of Binocle from Florence, Italy - An Exploring Greatness Interview
While Founders Live CEO Nick Hughes travels through Europe, he stopped in Florence for a quick stay and to launch Founders Live Florence, as well as interview a few of the founders. In this conversation Nick and Pabla talk about both her journey, as well as what Binocle is building and her advice...
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237 - Shivi Singh of Legacy: Advance Care Planning For Better Patient Outcomes
Nick Hughes is joined by Shivi Singh founder and CEO of Legacy from San Diego. Legacy automates advance care planning for better patient outcomes. They help doctors deliver patient-centric care. The episode starts with Nick and Shivi talking about her background and journey into entrepreneurship...
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236 - John Christopher Ilano of Kloudtech: Building the Future of Weather Data and Intelligence
Nick Hughes is joined by John Christopher Ilano (JC) who is head business and brand development of Kloudtech, from Balanga in The Philippines. Kloudtech is a startup company that focuses on creating and building innovative solutions to emerging urban challenges. Kloudtrack is a 3D-printed,...
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235 - Adam McAbee of StadiumDrop: The Future of The Sport Fan Experience Is In Your Hands
Nick Hughes is joined by Adam McAbee, who is cofounder and COO of StadiumDrop from Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas. StadiumDrop is a Peer-to-peer in-seat delivery service for stadiums and venues serving fans their favorite food, beverage and merchandise. The episode starts with Nick and Adam talking...
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234 - Sergio Nunez of Fixi: Here's How Locals Will Help Each Other In The Future
Nick Hughes is joined by Sergio Nunez, CEO of Fixi from Austin Texas. Fixi connects stranded drivers with everyday people that have the skills to provide roadside assistance. The episode starts with Nick and Sergio talking about his background and journey into entrepreneurship and startups. Why…
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233 - Julia Arpag of Aligned Recruitment: How To Attract Talent As An Early Stage Startup
Nick Hughes is joined by Julia Arpag, CEO and cofounder of Aligned Recruitment. They make Recruitment easy - Instantly scale your tech company with their senior-level recruiters. They exist so you can bring your organization's vision to life. The episode starts with Nick and Julia chatting about...
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The Founders Live Podcast tells stories of unique and inspiring entrepreneurship from around the world.
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