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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

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Hear the stories, learn the proven methods, and accelerate your growth and future through entrepreneurship. Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan. About the show: For over a decade, The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan has been a leading entrepreneurship podcast for open-book conversations with, by, and for founders. Whether you're starting, building, or dreaming about your business, The... more

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Chris and Jake Yap were two weeks from shutting down. A billion-dollar

retailer had copied every product they launched and sold them for one

tenth the price, then put it in the news - buy this coffee table from us

for $499, or from them for $49. T... more

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I get this all the time. DMs, emails, some version of "hey Nathan, can I pick your brain?" And I get it, the intention is good. But here is what that message actually says to the person receiving it: I want your most valuable asset, your time, and I ... more

Narelle Plapp started Food for Health twenty years ago making recipes

for patients who couldn't find allergy-friendly food on any shelf. She

loaded her first Woolworths order by hand - 14 pallets that showed up

via fax and had to be paid on delive... more

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Anastasia Chapman came up with the idea for her brand where all good bathroom ideas start - sitting on a toilet, hiding a competitor's product she was too embarrassed to be seen with. She developed the formula in an Airbnb in Cape Town, mixing batch ... more

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Recent Guests

Rob Ward
Co-founder of Quad Lock, bootstrapped brand turned large exit
Quad Lock
Episode: 689: I Sold ONE Product in ONE Color - Then Exited for Half a Billion
Sandra Oh Lin
Founder and CEO of KiwiCo
KiwiCo
Episode: 687: I Broke Every DTC Rule and Built a $1 Billion Brand From My Garage
Claire Wolfson
Co-founder and CEO of Bean Goods
Bean Goods
Episode: 686: Claire Built The World's #1 Dachshund Brand From Home - Now Doing $140K/Month
Yasmina Elmerkaoui
Founder of Macau, hair gel brand born from postpartum hair frustration
Macau
Episode: 684: She Bet Her House Deposit on Hair Gel - and Built an 8-Figure Brand
Jay Klein
Founder of The Pure Company (Pur Gum)
The Pur Company
Episode: 682: From $2M in Debt to a $250M Gum Company | Pur Gum
Dr. Angela Casey
Double board certified dermatologist and founder of Bright Girl
Bright Girl
Episode: 681: Dr. Angela Spent $350K Building The Skincare Brand Her Daughters Needed — Now It Does $40K/Month
Jennifer Fisher
Founder of a Hollywood-favorite jewelry brand
Jewelry brand founder
Episode: 679: The $20 Jar of Salt Behind Her 9-Figure Jewelry Brand
Ryan Duey
Co-founder of Plunge
Plunge
Episode: 677: We Built a $250M Cold Plunge Brand - From a Garage | Plunge
Michael Garrett
Co-founder of Plunge
Plunge
Episode: 677: We Built a $250M Cold Plunge Brand - From a Garage | Plunge

Hosts

Nathan Chan
Host and CEO of Foundr; long-running interviewer of founders and business leaders.
Leah Finch
Co-host in Foundr-related series; contributes to founder-focused conversations.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 1.3k ratings
  • When Pressure Becomes Precision

    A $70M hole and a 45-day clock would break most leaders. What’s powerful in this story is the moment of precision, the ability to identify the single decision that could reframe everything. Debt became context, not identity. Amazon wasn’t a miracle; it was the natural outcome of disciplined leverage, timing, and trust built long before the crisis. This episode quietly shows how real scale is earned under pressure.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • The Quiet Lessons That Actually Compound

    What resonated most here is the honesty in how lessons are lived, not just learned. So many talks about business focus on strategies, but what you shared highlights character, response to reality, and the courage to iterate without ego. That’s the kind of clarity that doesn’t just prepare someone for 2026 — it prepares them to lead it. Really appreciated the way you grounded ambition in real experience.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • The Art of Intentional Scarcity

    What a sharp reflection — true scarcity isn’t about limiting access, it’s about amplifying significance. When done with soul, it elevates both the brand and the buyer.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom9 months ago
  • Solitude as Soil, Not Isolation

    This episode whispered what many fear to admit: being alone isn’t absence — it’s preparation. The lessons you learned in solitude are the roots from which your next impact grows. Thank you for showing that the most powerful leaders are first comfortable standing on their own.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom10 months ago
  • Replacement of reading

    Being time poor I have been using this Podcast to fuel my education. Listening upon my one hour walks outdoors this not only helps with wellbeing but also intellectually. I would love to see more smaller businesses on these episodes as not all of us want to scale to ginormous heights, some just want a steady business that can help maintain the lifestyle you wouldn’t get working for a corporation.

    Apple Podcasts
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    NattyOlie
    Australia10 months ago

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692: I Was Selling Muesli From My Car Boot - Now I Run a $35M/Year Brand
Q: What were the key hurdles in moving from co-manufacturers to owning your own plant?
Key hurdles included finding capacity, securing funding, and proving a viable model to banks, which was aided by prior success with Food for Health, and by partnering with brands that trusted the vision.
692: I Was Selling Muesli From My Car Boot - Now I Run a $35M/Year Brand
Q: So tell me, how did Food for Health start, and what led you to scale up to your own manufacturing facility?
Food for Health began as a naturopath identifying allergies and intolerances and creating recipes for patients. It grew through retailer support and eventually required scale, leading to the creation of Grain and Bake to ensure supply, quality, and capacity for broader distribution.
686: Claire Built The World's #1 Dachshund Brand From Home - Now Doing $140K/Month
Q: What has been the most impactful change since joining the Foundr Operators membership?
The admission highlights a shift to rigorous ad testing, weekly reviews, and access to coaching, which led to more consistent sales (140–150k/month) and a clearer path for scaling through bundled offers and improved creatives.
686: Claire Built The World's #1 Dachshund Brand From Home - Now Doing $140K/Month
Q: When did you start using ads and how did you approach marketing beyond organic channels?
They started with organic Instagram and email marketing, eventually adding Meta ads around 2017–2018. Initial advertising was DIY with some agency help, but margins led them to focus on self-managed campaigns and continuous testing rather than large retainer-based setups.
686: Claire Built The World's #1 Dachshund Brand From Home - Now Doing $140K/Month
Q: Can you tell us about Bean Goods and how it started?
Claire explains that Bean Goods began as a passion project inspired by their dachshund, evolving from Beanie hats with a dachshund silhouette to a full-fledged brand with graphic tees and other merch, driven by a desire to celebrate the Weiner dog breed and build a community around it.

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A high-output, founder-focused show that explores entrepreneurship, growth, branding, and market strategy through in-depth conversations with successful founders and industry leaders. Episodes frequently surface practical lessons on building durable businesses, going direct-to-consumer, navigating retail, and leveraging marketing, product development, and governance to sustain long-term value. The format often blends tactical frameworks with candid founder origin stories, including how teams, margins, and partnerships shape trajectories. The show stands out for its pragmatic, battle-tested insights from a mix of bootstrapped and funded ventures, with a recurring emphasis on actionable takeaways that listeners can apply to their own ventures... more

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