The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
Foundr Media
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 Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
Need help with your business?
Visit foundr.com/foundrplustrial to join a global community of entrepreneurs, gain access to proven strategies, and fast-track your business growth confidently.
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 Foundr Podcast is where you can access experienced founders who've been in your shoes to learn their proven methods, lessons from failure, and inspirational stories.
Past guests include Emma Grede, Mark Cuban, Neil Patel, Kendra Scott, Alex Hormozi, Trinny Woodall, Tim Ferriss, Sophia Amoruso, Simon Sinek, Tony Robbins, Amy Porterfield, Ed Mylett, Michelle Zatlyn, Reid Hoffman, Scooter Braun, Dany Garcia, Marc Lore, Ariana Huffington, Pat Flynn, Lewis Howes, Jordan Harbinger, and many more.
About the host:
Nathan Chan is the CEO of Foundr and the creator of The Foundr Podcast. Chan literally started from knowing nothing. He was just an average guy working in a 9-5 job he utterly hated. He knew nothing about entrepreneurship, nothing about startups, nothing about marketing, and nothing about online or how to build a business. In the past decade, Chan's built Foundr into a global leader in entrepreneurial education, helping tens of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses.
Need help with your business?
Visit foundr.com/foundrplustrial to join a global community of entrepreneurs, gain access to proven strategies, and fast-track your business growth confidently.
Episodes
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Apr 2, 2026 • 46min
647: I Started a Jewelry Brand With $25K and the WRONG Business Model | Noura Sakkijha
Noura Sakkijha, founder and CEO of Mejuri who built a DTC fine-jewelry brand from a $25K grant, shares her journey. She explains why she pivoted from crowdsourcing to a clear brand POV. She recounts hiring lessons from 2021, how retail and weekly drops fueled growth, and her global expansion and empowerment fund.
Apr 1, 2026 • 31min
646: How Jesse Built A $450K/Year Brand Whilst Still Working in the Mines
Jesse (Jessie Lim), founder of Wolf Workwear — a miner-turned-entrepreneur who built durable workwear while still working FIFO shifts. He talks about validating gear with coworkers, costly early inventory mistakes, pivoting to UGC ads for instant ad performance gains, balancing 14-hour shifts with one-hour-a-day building, and unlocking B2B contracts to scale revenue.
Mar 30, 2026 • 9min
645: (Solo) Why Your Email List Is Your Most Valuable Asset in 2026
A solo breakdown of why an owned email list outlives fleeting social reach. Stories about a mentor's question and a viral post that changed strategy. Practical tactics for building lists and fixing common mistakes. A reminder that email is low-cost, high-impact and should be nurtured like a valuable asset.
13 snips
Mar 26, 2026 • 52min
644: This FBI Negotiation Trick Gets People to Say YES (By Saying NO) | Chris Voss
Chris Voss, former FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference, shares high-stakes negotiation tactics. He explains why getting people to say no can be more powerful than yes. Short techniques like mirroring, calibrated questions, tone control, and summarizing perspectives reveal hidden info and shift leverage. Practical, tension-tested moves for deals and difficult conversations.
7 snips
Mar 23, 2026 • 12min
643: (Solo) Why Profitable Businesses Still Fail (And How to Avoid It)
A founder warns that healthy-looking profits can mask deadly cash shortages. The conversation digs into timing gaps between receipts and payments and why e-commerce faces unique cash stress. Practical tactics get attention: unit economics to watch, smarter ad scaling, inventory timing, and building 2–3 months of reserves plus credit lines.
Mar 19, 2026 • 60min
642: I Quit My 15 Year Career To Build a Jewelry Business — and Hit $400,000 in My First Year
Rosie Collins, founder of Deja Marc, turned a Christmas epiphany into a personalized jewelry brand known for fingerprint and handwriting pieces. She built the product herself, found an “engraving fairy” to keep orders flowing, and scaled to $400K in year one while mastering operations. Topics include MER vs ROAS, Black Friday tactics that protect margins, unit economics, and balancing growth with family life.
Mar 18, 2026 • 39min
641: How Konnie Built A $60K/Month Swimwear Brand In 18 Months — Without Quitting Her Day Job
Konnie Tsimiklis, founder of Unity Cove Swimwear and former management consultant who built a gender-inclusive Australian swimwear brand while working full time. She talks about creating truly inclusive designs, the real costs and cash-flow of launching physical products, a viral unscripted TikTok that drove huge signups, selling out too fast and fixing inventory, and the power of in-person community building.
Mar 16, 2026 • 8min
640: (Solo) Why Community Beats Followers in 2026
Discusses why building genuine community matters more than accumulating followers in 2026. Explores how AI-made content makes connection the key differentiator. Covers finding the shared identity or problem that unites customers. Shares concrete community tactics like UGC resharing, meaningful DMs, customer involvement, and in-person activations.
Mar 12, 2026 • 58min
639: From $60K in Debt to ICONIC $100M Fashion Label | Rebecca Minkoff
Rebecca Minkoff, fashion designer who built her namesake brand from $60K debt to a global lifestyle label. She recounts early NYC hustle, costly product mistakes, and grassroots sales tactics. She explains pivoting from vertical integration to a licensing model, surviving cashflow shocks and COVID, and using bold publicity moves to scale and reclaim her creative voice.
Mar 11, 2026 • 3min
TRAILER: Little Empires — A Foundr Original Series
A trailer for a new series that spotlights everyday builders from a learning community. It highlights real founders working through side hustles, late nights, and first bets on themselves. The focus is on unfiltered, in-the-trenches journeys rather than polished success stories. Premiere details and a personal sign-off are included.
