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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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Sandra Oh Lin walked away from running eBay's fashion business in 2011 to pack craft boxes in her garage. She raised just $11 million in total - and never needed another dollar. KiwiCo has now shipped over 50 million crates, crossed $1 billion in lif... more

Claire Wolfson got her first dachshund at 20, became completely obsessed, and watched him get paralysed by the spinal condition that affects almost every sausage dog. The original plan was to design a supportive harness. That didn't work out. So her ... more

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A few years ago I lost half a million dollars in 30 days. Not in crypto, not in a speculative bet. In the business I built from my parents' basement and launched on $3,000 from a credit card. And the part that still gets me is that the loss itself wa... more

Yasmina Elmerkaoui had one shot - use the house deposit to buy a home, or bet it all on a hair gel she'd spent two years formulating. She chose the hair gel. On launch night she packed orders until 5am, drove them to the post office herself, and woke... more

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Recent Guests

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
Demi Marchese
Founder of 12th Tribe, bootstrap fashion brand
12th Tribe
Episode: 674: From $800 to $250M Selling Women's Fashion | Demi Marchese
Elina Wang
Co-founder of ESW Beauty
ESW Beauty
Episode: 672: From Broke College Student to $20M Brand in 10,000 Stores | ESW Beauty
Sabrina Carstenfeldt
Co-founder of Brunel, former Goldman Sachs investor
Brunel
Episode: 669: They Built a Luxury Beauty Brand in Year One — With a Team of Two | Brunel

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.

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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 Kingdom6 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 Kingdom7 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 Kingdom8 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 Kingdom9 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
    Australia9 months ago

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681: Dr. Angela Spent $350K Building The Skincare Brand Her Daughters Needed — Now It Does $40K/Month
Q: What was the strongest marketing channel you leveraged to grow Bright Girl, up to today?
The strongest channels were dermatology-practice partnerships for trusted referrals combined with Amazon for scalable online sales, while maintaining a solid direct-to-consumer foundation and leveraging email marketing to maximize lifetime value.
679: The $20 Jar of Salt Behind Her 9-Figure Jewelry Brand
Q: You mentioned the salt as a marketing tool and product. How did you start making it, and how did it scale into a major product for the brand?
She recounts creating the salt out of a personal need for a simple seasoning, then posting the result on Instagram and seeing rapid, organic interest. This led to a co-packer, packaging decisions, and an ongoing expansion into flavors and formats, turning salt into a key acquisition and lifestyle product.
679: The $20 Jar of Salt Behind Her 9-Figure Jewelry Brand
Q: Jennifer Fisher, welcome to the show. You spent 10 years working as a stylist before starting your company in 2005. Can you take us back to that moment when you couldn't find a dog tag for your son?
Jennifer explains that the missing dog tag became a deeply personal symbol for her son and inspired the creation of a customizable jewelry line. She describes the early process of turning a sketch into a product, building relationships in SoHo, and gradually expanding from a single item to a full brand through celebrity placements and direct-to-consumer sales.
672: From Broke College Student to $20M Brand in 10,000 Stores | ESW Beauty
Q: How did the co-founder breakup affect operations and how did you navigate that period?
It was challenging but manageable; they paused and then resumed growth after stabilizing cash flow, leveraging early wins and the support of retailers to regain momentum.
672: From Broke College Student to $20M Brand in 10,000 Stores | ESW Beauty
Q: Why did you choose to pursue retail rather than D2C initially, and how did that strategy evolve?
She pursued retail first due to limited marketing budget and the guaranteed payout from wholesale; over time, she balanced and blended with D2C to build a resilient, omnichannel presence.

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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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