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Justina Blakeney | Bestselling Author and Founder of Jungalow May 10, 2021

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Justina Blakeney is a designer, artist, entrepreneur, speaker, and bestselling author. She’s the founder and creative director of home décor brand, Jungalow, and the author of The New Bohemians book series.

We spoke with Justina about how her childhood experiences growing up in Berkeley, CA shaped her unique world view and purpose in life, her mindset and the principles that have guided her throughout her career, the early days of launching her blog and building an engaged audience online, what inspired her to start Jungalow and her learnings as a leader, what she’s working on now and what she hopes to accomplish in the near future, and much more!

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Michael Barlow | Fernish and the Future of Furniture May 03, 2021

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Michael Barlow is the co-founder and CEO of Fernish, a startup that offers consumers a way to rent upscale furniture and decor online. Prior to founding Fernish in 2017, Michael was a Vice President at Atom Tickets and an investment banker at J.P. Morgan.

We talked about everything from Michael’s background, life as a college athlete, his takeaways from working on Wall Street, what he believes makes a great storyteller and how it translates to business, the early days and challenges of building Fernish, and the future he envisions for the company and beyond.

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Alex Lieberman | How Morning Brew Built the Media Company of Tomorrow Apr 26, 2021

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Alex Lieberman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew.

Morning Brew is a media company bringing informative and digestible daily business news straight to the inboxes of over 2.5 million subscribers. What started out as a business newsletter by a couple of students at the University of Michigan in 2015 has since grown into a full-fledged media business with several newsletters, podcasts, and much more. In 2020, Morning Brew was acquired by Business Insider for about $75 million.

We had a blast getting to know Alex and hearing about the incredible story of how he built Morning Brew along with his co-founder, Austin!

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Jeremy Cai | Reinventing Retail with Italic Apr 19, 2021

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Jeremy Cai is the founder and CEO of Italic, an online retailer on a mission to reinvent the way we shop. They currently offer hundreds of quality products ranging from clothing to cookware from the same manufacturers as top brands, such as Alo, Rag & Bone, and Armani, for up to 80% less.

We had a blast getting to know Jeremy and talking about his upbringing and early career, why he started Italic and the long-term vision for the company, some of his observations growing up around manufacturing, and much more.

If you want to check it out, the team at Italic was kind enough to extend a unique offer for our listeners - get 30% off your first year of membership when you sign up at italic.com/founderhour!

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Jon Stein | How Betterment Pioneered the Robo-Advisor Apr 12, 2021

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Jon Stein is the founder and chairman of Betterment, the largest independent online financial advisor in the U.S. with over $22 billion of assets under management. Founded in 2008 during the global financial crisis, Betterment is one of the pioneers in the robo-advisory industry, using computer algorithms to generate personalized advice and manage investment portfolios.

We spoke with Jon about his upbringing and what he was interested in as a kid, his passion for writing and why he loves it so much, deciding to forgo a medical career after college and working on Wall Street, how the idea for Betterment came about, why he decided to step down as CEO in late 2020, and what he’s up to now. We also settle a highly debated issue and a question we were dying to ask Jon - is it finance or FINance?

Tune in to find out!

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Anne Beiler | The Incredible Story of Auntie Anne’s Apr 05, 2021

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Anne Beiler is the founder of Auntie Anne’s, a chain of pretzel shops that she founded in 1988 alongside her husband, Jonas. Her story is simply incredible.

In the episode, we spoke with Anne and heard all about her childhood and what life was like growing up in Amish culture, the series of traumatic events that led her down a dark path in her twenties, how she was able to overcome her struggles and find the light, the story of how Auntie Anne’s came to be, how she scaled the company with no prior business experience, why she ultimately decided to sell it after 18 years, and much more.

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Andrew Dudum | Reimagining Healthcare with hims & hers Mar 29, 2021

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Andrew Dudum is the founder and CEO of hims & hers. He’s also a co-founder and General Partner at Atomic, a venture studio backed by Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and many of the leading venture funds in the world.

Founded in 2017, hims and hers is a telehealth company that sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs online, as well as personal care products. Their mission is to eliminate the stigmas around health and wellness issues and break down barriers for people when it comes to obtaining quality healthcare. The company debuted on the NYSE in January of this year and is currently valued at about $2.5 billion.

We spoke with Andrew about his early days growing up in San Francisco and what some of his early passions were, his experience going to college at Wharton as well as his early career, what sparked the idea for hims and the problems he saw with healthcare, the early challenges he faced while building the business, why he decided to take the company public via a SPAC merger, and much more.

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Morgan DeBaun | How Blavity Built the Leading Media Brand for Black Millennials Mar 22, 2021

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Morgan DeBaun is the founder and CEO of Blavity, Inc., home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of black millennials. Their mission is to "economically and creatively support Black millennials across the African scape, so they can pursue the work they love, and change the world in the process."

During our conversation, we talked about everything from Morgan’s upbringing growing up in St. Louis, her early career and what her mindset was like, the series of events that inspired her to launch Blavity, the mission for the company and what she hopes to accomplish, what she’s most excited about for the future, and much more.

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Nolan Bushnell | Legendary Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese Mar 15, 2021

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Nolan Bushnell is the founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, two iconic companies that have truly changed the world. He’s known as the “Father of Electronic Gaming” and the video game industry as we know it, and his story is just incredible.

We talked about everything from Nolan’s early days and upbringing, how he built Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, the story of hiring Steve Jobs and why he decided not to invest in Apple early on, the projects he’s working on right now, and his thoughts on Silicon Valley, the future of video gaming, what he’s generally most excited to see in the next 5-10 years, and much more.

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