The Founder
The Founder is a show that features world-class entrepreneurs and their early stories of ingenuity, struggle and perseverance to get their companies off the ground. Kallaway goes in-depth with founders in straight talk, uncensored conversations to understand their thoughts, feelings and actions behind the big decisions that influenced the direction of their startup. At the end of each episode, founders share their 1-2 favorite ideas for other businesses they wish existed and we riff on how they'd bring them to market.Think My First Million meets Joe Rogan meets How I Built This.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
35. Sib Mahapatra | Branch (office furniture)
Sib Mahapatra is the Co-Founder of Branch.
Sib got his start studying philosophy at Yale during his undergrad, realizing a love for systems and technology at an early age. After school, he spent time …
34. Stephen Kuhl | Burrow (modern modular furniture)
Stephen Kuhl is the Co-Founder & CEO of Burrow.
Stephen grew up in upstate NY and spent the majority of his time in high school freestyle skiing - getting comfortable doing backflips at an early age. …
33. Farryn Weiner | Farrynheight (branding and marketing SWAT team)
Farryn Weiner is the Founder & CEO of Farrynheight.
Farryn spent the last 15 years mastering her craft as a storyteller through a variety of creative fields. After graduating from NYU film school, sh…
32. Kenny Haisfield | Kenny Flowers (modern resort wear)
Kenny Haisfield is the Founder & CEO of Kenny Flowers.
Kenny grew up in Florida with the sounds of Jimmy Buffet music ringing through the yard. After studying economics and international relations in…
31. Chris Roth | Highline Wellness (CBD)
Chris Roth is the Founder & CEO of Highline Wellness.
Chris grew up in New York and went to Siena College on a lacrosse scholarship. Although sports were his main focus and he wasn’t a huge fan of sc…
30. Matteo Franceschetti | Eight Sleep (sleep fitness)
Matteo Franceschetti is the Co-Founder & CEO of Eight Sleep.
Matteo has always been an athlete and obsessed with recovery and performance. Growing up in Italy, he spent time as a competitive ski race…
29. Ray Smith | BeApp (live streaming)
Ray Smith is the Founder & CEO of BeApp.
Ray grew up in West Philadelphia and always dreamed about traveling the world. After graduating high school and then USC for college, he found himself in Palo…
28. Brian Verne | Wave.tv (sports media)
Brian Verne is the Co-Founder & CEO of Wave.tv.
Brian grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and has been in and around sports his entire life. After playing baseball throughout college and looking for another o…
27. CJ MacDonald | Step (teen banking)
CJ MacDonald is the Founder & CEO of Step.
CJ grew up in Bay area and always had the entrepreneurial itch. Whether it was his paper route or baseball card shop, he was always hustling and realized he…
26. Giorgos Tsetis | Nutrafol (hair wellness)
Giorgos Tsetis is the Co-Founder & CEO of Nutrafol.
Giorgos is incredibly talented – studying mechanical engineering in the Netherlands but winding up in New York pursuing a career as a fashion model…
25. Eliza Blank | The Sill (modern houseplants)
Eliza Blank is the Founder & CEO of The Sill.
Although Eliza grew up in a Massachusetts household full of plants, it wasn’t until she moved to New York City to go to school at NYU that she realized h…
24. Zach Moreno | Squadcast (virtual collaboration)
Zach Moreno is the Co-Founder & CEO of Squadcast.
Zach is a dual-threat, getting his start at art school studying both graphic design and full stack computer engineering. After spending some time on …
23. Matt Britton | Suzy (rapid consumer research)
Matt Britton is the Founder of Suzy.
Matt is a serial entrepreneur and hustler, getting his start at Boston University and becoming somewhat of a legend as a club promoter in the area. After building…
22. Josh Clemente | Levels (metabolic fitness)
Josh Clemente is the Co-Founder of Levels.
Josh is a rocket scientist and worked at SpaceX for 6 years, managing the team that designed the life support systems in their space shuttles. Overtime, he …
21. Michael Kranitz | Eventsquid (event management)
Michael Kranitz is the Founder and CEO of Eventsquid.
With a background in speech, standup comedy and radio in his early life, Michael went to law school in an attempt to figure out what he wanted to…
20. Dan Kurzrock | ReGrained (upcycled beer grain)
Dan Kurzrock is the Co-Founder and CEO of ReGrained.
Dan spent his free time in college brewing his own beer. After he was finished with each batch, he was blown away with the amount of grain was lef…
19. Masha Titova | Titov (modern lingerie)
Masha Titova is the Founder and CEO of Titov.
Masha went to school for fashion design and after graduating, moved to LA to work for several fashion houses and startups including Marc Jacobs, BCBG Max…
18. Matt Scanlan | Naadam (cashmere apparel)
Matt Scanlan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Naadam.
Despite getting kicked out of more schools than he was let into, Matt left college early after landing a great job in private equity. After 3 years a…
17. Kevin Gould | Kombo Ventures (beauty & venture)
Kevin Gould is the Founder and CEO of Kombo Ventures and the Co-Founder of Glamnetic, Wakeheart and Insert Name Here.
Kevin always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur, but when he graduated from col…
16. Carolyn Treasure | Peachy (wrinkle treatment & prevention)
Carolyn Treasure is the Co-Founder and CEO of Peachy.
Carolyn has no shortage of impressive credentials. After getting her undergrad degree at UNC Chapel Hill, she went to Harvard Medical School. It …