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The Founders' Roundtable
by The Founders' Roundtable
The Founders' Roundtable is a media platform dedicated to bringing authentic storytelling back, especially regarding innovators and their origin stories. We're dedicated to showcasing how changemakers built what they have today and how life influenced their drive and ability to scale. Each episode is moderated by Isha Naik and Dominique Golden, both impact-driven founders who came together out of a need for support as they began building their own companies. Join our community by visiting our website and subscribing to our newsletter for updates!
Episodes
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Building for maximum impact with Immad Akhund
Immad Akhund is the founder and CEO of Mercury, a company that makes banking for startups easy. As a kid interested in programming for fun, he wouldn’t have guessed that he would end up here, and as he mentioned in our conversation, he tried more than once to start a company. Many entrepreneurs...
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The science of Ayurveda and an authenticity-first approach to building companies w/ Michelle Ranavat
We love Ayurveda at The Founders' Roundtable, so when we had the opportunity to talk to Michelle Ranavat, founder & CEO of Ranavat, we took it. Michelle is the brilliant mind behind Ranavat, a brand synonymous with luxurious and holistic skincare inspired by Indian traditions. The company is not...
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The power of soap in transforming global communities w/ Samir Lakhani
Samir Lakhani is a true changemaker. He's the driving force behind Eco-Soap Bank, an innovative non-profit that's revolutionizing hygiene, sustainability, and social impact. With his dedication and entrepreneurial spirit, Samir is changing lives one soap bar at a time. Eco-Soap Bank goes beyond...
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Turning the low lows of entrepreneurship into an opportunity for impact w/ Ashley Rouse
Today, Ashley Rouse, founder & CEO of Trade St. Jam Company, sits down with us for a vulnerable conversation on the high highs and low lows of entrepreneurship. Ashley is a former chef-turned-founder who created spoonable jams using her culinary expertise that customers absolutely love (us...
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Leveraging the power of Gen-Z marketing to build a brand w/ Nadya Okamoto
After a brief hiatus, we're back with more episodes for our second season. Our guest is Nadya Okamoto, a social entrepreneur who has been an advocate for menstrual equity since she was in high school. Years ago, she launched her non-profit organization, Period. Nadya is a force to be reckoned…
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How saffron became the solution to a crisis and the basis of a brand w/ Anne Nguyen Oliver
Saffron is a powerhouse ingredient that is loaded with antioxidants, and its many benefits for our skin and our overall health are still being realized. Anne Nguyen Oliver, our guest and the founder and CEO of House of M Beauty, has experienced the beneficial properties of saffron firsthand. Her...
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How yoga and serial entrepreneurship crossed paths w/ Danielle Cuccio
This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to incorporate more mindfulness into their lives. We had the pleasure of interviewing Danielle Cuccio, a celebrity yoga instructor and the founder & CEO of Cuccio Somatology. In this episode, Danielle shares her journey of building a successful…
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Endless perseverance and baking to succeed with April Anderson
In this episode, we sat down with April, the founder of Detroit-based bakery Good Cakes and Bakes. We discussed April's journey and the impact of her business on the community. The conversation also explores the challenges April faced, such as opening a bakery during Detroit's bankruptcy…
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Creating a more sustainable food future with Bruce Friedrich
In this thought-provoking discussion with Bruce Friedrich, we delve into the future of sustainable and delicious food options that are revolutionizing the way we consume. As a society, we must rethink animal agriculture as it exists today due to its enormous impact on our environment, human…
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Finding purpose and building a viral haircare brand with Akash Mehta
In the first episode of season 2, Isha and Dominique sit down with Akash Mehta, co-founder and CEO of Ayurvedic-inspired haircare brand Fable & Mane. Akash also runs his podcast, Founded Beauty, which focuses on sharing how the world’s biggest beauty brands got to where they are. He and his…
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Megan Graham on creating a travel brand that allows you to put yourself and the planet first
Ries is a company born from Megan Graham's own experiences with traveling. As she began to rise up the ranks at Vogue and Condé Nast, the amount of travel she was doing began to increase as well. Along with this came the experience of attempting to take her self-care routine along for the ride…
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Nabeel Alamgir on why restaurants need new technology and the story behind why Lunchbox is building it
Being in the restaurant industry has not been easy over the past few years, and it has taken pivoting and catering to customers using innovative strategies for some to save their businesses. Many restauranteurs took their businesses online and attempted to double down on creating more efficient...
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Marijo Upshaw on scaling her family business and identifying barriers to social entrepreneurship
Our guest for this episode has been a mentor and professor to both of us, and she has played a big role in shaping us into the founders that we are today. Marijo Upshaw is a movement leader in the social impact space, and she has worked tirelessly for over 30 years to launch and lead programs,...
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Amy Peterson on turning fallen street art into a jewelry business that is uplifting women
Amy Peterson is the co-founder and CEO of Rebel Nell, a company dedicated to uplifting women and providing underserved women with a route to self-sufficiency and equitable opportunity. The company uses fallen street art to create sustainable jewelry, all while giving women an equal opportunity to...
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Raphael Wright & Dazmonique Carr on building a food sovereignty movement for Detroiters
For the first time ever, we're joined by two guests on TFR. Raphael Wright and Dazmonique Carr are relentlessly building their food sovereignty movement in Detroit. On the pod, we discussed the many factors that influence a community's relationship with food, from transportation barriers to the...
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Nikita Mehta on using self-care as a tool to embrace yourself and impact the world
To Nikita Mehta, self-care means much more than what most people would imagine. The founder and creative director of Fable & Mane, a hair wellness brand, believes that acts of self-love and wellness rituals are the key to unlocking our best selves, as well as influencing the world around us in...
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Roya Pakzad on building the first online concierge to address women's hormonal imbalances at their root
This episode was all about women's health, a topic that has been politicized for far too long. Roya Pakzad is the founder of Feminade, a company that believes that providing women with root-cause tools and solid data can help them reclaim their lives and their health stories. The current approach...
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Ashton Keys on empowering college athletes and staying true to yourself as a founder
Ashton Keys is a tech founder born and bred in Detroit and is building his company, Athlytic, with his co-founder Jared Eummer. The company is a marketplace that allows colleges athletes the ability to use their name, image, and likeness for endorsement deals. It is also using its platform to...
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Joan Nguyễn on building the future of family at Bümo & the importance of having a team that lifts you up
Joan Nguyen and her team at Bumo are building the future of family. Bumo, which means 'parent' in Korean, is reinventing what childcare and work will look like in the future. As the world was attempting to cope with the effects of the pandemic, she and her team set out to build a human-first...
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Gina Adams on using design innovation to help people overcome physical limitations
In our discussion with Gina Adams, founder and CEO of Wareologie, she detailed the events in her personal life that led her to start building products for those with physical limitations. After watching her stepfather struggle with Parkinson's and working in the apparel and sportswear industries,...
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Amanda Lewan on how Bamboo is building conscious communities and uplifting founders
Amanda Lewan is an entrepreneur and writer based in Michigan. She has spent years being a connector in Detroit's entrepreneurial ecosystem, starting by building her co-working company, Bamboo. Bamboo is more than just an office space, and serves as a support system for entrepreneurs with offices…
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Sheu-Jane Gallagher on taking an intentional approach to venture creation at Repela
Sheu-Jane, aka "the Captain" of Repela, had so much to say about building ventures in a meaningful way. She and her team are on a mission to build eco-friendly anti-fouling coating, which is crucial when it comes to protecting our freshwater resources and environment in general. The episode...
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Rishi Moudgil on defining social impact and the balance of heart and dollars
Rishi Moudgil joins the podcast and discusses how his founder journey began while in school, and how he learned to listen to the communities he was trying to serve in order to build a valuable solution for their problems. He also explains the work he does as the Founding Executive Director of...
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Ed Kim on why you should fail fast and learn from every stage of growth
TFR co-hosts reunite with their professor, Ed Kim. He talks about how he has stepped into and learned from different roles, persevered through trying times, and fully realized the importance of failing fast when it was time to move on from a venture. CONNECT WITH US: TFR:...
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Monica Wheat on empowering founders as a serial entrepreneur and driving change
Monica Wheat, managing director of Techstars Equitech (+ founder/investor/so much more), joins TFR as its first guest. She discusses her journey building ventures and driving the Detroit entrepreneurial ecosystem (and beyond) forward, as well as the importance of diversity and inclusion from both...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Founders' Roundtable is a media platform dedicated to bringing authentic storytelling back, especially regarding innovators and their origin stories. We're dedicated to showcasing how changemakers built what they have today and how life influenced their drive and ability to scale. Each episode is moderated by Isha Naik and Dominique Golden, both impact-driven founders who came together out of a need for support as they began building their own companies. Join our community by visiting our website and subscribing to our newsletter for updates!
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