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Founding DC — 17 episodes

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#16, Billion-dollar outcomes: Sarah Chen-Spellings on the value of investing in women founders

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#15, Shizu Okusa on scaling wellness brand Apothékary to $40M, gaining TikTok halo effect and avoiding founder blind spots

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#14, Gov. Wes Moore on entrepreneurship, leadership and governing like a founder

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#13, Carla Hall on failure, joy and the mindset that builds entrepreneurs

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#12, Manifest’s KJ Hughes on what it takes to turn a barbershop into a cultural movement

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#11, Total Wine & More’s David Trone: Strategies behind a $6B retail giant

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#10, Get Well’s Michael O’Neil: When purpose defines your business plan

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#9, The Meltzer Group’s Alan Meltzer: From dishwasher to multimillion-dollar deal maker

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#8, CAVA’s Brett Schulman: ‘You can’t cut your way to greatness’

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#7, Founding Farmers’ Dan Simons: From bussing tables to building a $100M+ biz

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#6, Olympian Dominique Dawes: Redefining winning and building a legacy in youth sports

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#5, Georgetown Cupcake’s Katherine Berman & Sophie LaMontagne: An entrepreneurial path to millions of cupcakes while saying no to private equity

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#4, The Motley Fool’s David Gardner: How to fail 63 times and still win big

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#3, Framebridge’s Susan Tynan: Listening to your customers and scaling smart

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#2, Washington Commanders’ Mark Ein: Cold sweats, close calls and the agility to survive

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#1, Just Ice Tea’s Seth Goldman: Turning setbacks into shelf space

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