Welcome to Founders Collective, where we bring you the most inspiring stories from trailblazing Founders. Most founders struggle with loneliness and decision-making. But what if you had a personal board of advisors just like a company? In this episode, we dive deep into how top entrepreneurs structure their lives using coaches, mentors, and consultants to make smarter, faster decisions.
00:00 - The Reality of Founder Loneliness
00:31 - How I Built a Personal Board of 8+ Advisors
01:07 - Why This Approach is Rare in Business
01:33 - Adding a 9th Coach for Relationships & Marriage
01:48 - How My Life Organization Works Like a Company
02:30 - Balancing Business, Health, and Relationships
02:49 - Decision-Making with Multiple Experts
03:26 - The Power of Combining Different Perspectives
04:12 - Founders Struggle to Ask for Help
05:10 - Shifting from a Solo Mindset to a Team Mindset
06:14 - Early Struggles and the Importance of Guidance
07:09 - Lessons from Scaling a Multi-Million Dollar Business
07:47 - Building a Support System for Life & Business
08:04 - Final Thoughts: Why Every Founder Needs a Team

Welcome to Founders Collective, where we bring you the most inspiring stories from trailblazing Founders. Imagine signing a $750K investment deal, celebrating with your team… only for the money to never arrive. This is the true story of how we almost lost everything during the holiday season when an investor completely vanished.

00:00 – The Scariest Day as a Founder
00:21 – How I Perform Under Pressure
01:00 – Our Startup’s Near-Death Experience
02:21 – The Investor That Vanished
03:40 – The Financial Crisis Hits
04:53 – How We Handled It & Lessons Learned

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Welcome to Founders Collective, where we bring you the most inspiring stories from trailblazing Founders. Hiring the right people is one of the toughest challenges founders face. But what happens when you make the wrong hire?

In this episode, we dive deep into the biggest hiring mistakes founders make and the emotional and business consequences of keeping the wrong person on board for too long.

We share real-world lessons from founders who’ve been there, covering:
✅ Why recruiting is one of the hardest parts of running a business
✅ How hiring mistakes impact company culture & performance
✅ The cost of keeping the wrong person for too long
✅ Why employees don’t speak up about bad hires
✅ How to hire slow & fire fast (without regret)

00:00 – The biggest hiring mistake founders make
00:36 – Why recruiting is emotionally difficult
01:16 – A real founder’s hiring regret
02:37 – The impact of hiring the wrong person
05:01 – Why teams don’t speak up about bad hires
06:21 – The problem with desperation hires
07:32 – Best advice: Hire slow, fire fast

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