The Founder's Journey Podcast

Lisa First-Willis is Founder and CEO of Truvelop. We all know people don't quit companies, they quit their manager. Truvelop is a management coaching platform that helps front line managers become leaders, drive increased engagement and develop better relationships with their team. In this episode, we discuss: * The need for resiliency in a founder * Asking yourself better questions * The importance of product positioning on day 1.

Greg Moran is has built several companies with several exits along the way. Most recently, he was Founder and CEO of Outmatch (now called Harver), world leader in talent selection technology for the hourly workforce. In this episode, we cover: * Building a great culture when combining businesses* Growth through acquisition and how Outmatch 4x'ed overnight * Lessons learned from a career in startups.* Why you need to fundraise a round ahead

Peter Dean is founder of Render Tribe, one of the top digital marketing agencies in the US for high growth companies.Peter's journey has had some big wins and some dark days. He had a fast growing ecommerce business in a specialty market. Then the 2008 financial crisis hit and he lost it all. This lead to his current successful company and many lessons learned along the way.In this episode, we discuss:- Managing macro risks to your company- Recovering from failure- Starting by doing what people will pay you for- How to build your audience and community- Why narrowing your focus is critical