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Founders First is a show about mental health in entrepreneurship and how to build resilience to stay stronger, happier, and be more successful. Each episode features an incredible entrepreneur who's pushing the limits of what it means to be a high-performance human being. Listen to past shows here, or get notified about and participate live in upcoming shows inside our free community by searching Founders First Community in the app store on your phone. Recent and upcoming guests include Techstars founder Brad Feld, Reboot author Jerry Colonna, ocean endurance rower Tez Steinberg, Mount Everest summiter Erik Severinghaus, and Navy SEAL and FBI agent Errol Doebler.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Dr. Charmain Jackman on mindfulness in entrepreneurship
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Dr. Charmain Jackman shares a host of tips and experience, teaching us how to better gain perspective on our problems and stay present in our work without burning out.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Andrea Grisdale and resilience through Covid-19
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Andrea Grisdale saw her revenue drop 95% when Covid hit after two decades of consistent growth. Her flexibility has seen her company rebound and she shares some of her greatest tips with us here today.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Dr. Charlie Cartwright on taking care of yourself
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
It turns out that love isn't just a fairy tale or a four-letter word. Dr. Charlie Cartwright explains that authentic leadership leads with love and that love has to start with yourself before you can truly uplift others.
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Quit to Start, with Allen Clary
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Allen Clary spent 20 years climbing the ladder of the business world, eventually reaching the level of CEO only to give it all up. In this episode, you'll learn why, and how you might need to quit to start the next chapter of your life.
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Bennie Fowler and how to handle success
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
It turns out that many of us are so focused on how to become successful that we don't think about how to handle it once we have it. Bennie Fowler knows first hand what the spotlight feels like. To find it again and maintain it, however, he's had to learn and change a few things in his approach.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Karl Shallowhorn on the importance of your community
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Karl Shallowhorn knows first-hand the struggles of anxiety, depression, and entrepreneurship. With over 3 decades of experience managing his personal issues and almost as many helping others with theirs, he's found community to be one of his best tools for continued success.
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Dr. Chloe Carmichael on harnessing the power of your anxiety
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Dr. Chloe Carmichael has transformed a passion for yoga and body-mind connection into a hugely successful consulting practice. Rather than avoiding or squashing your anxiety, Dr. Carmichael suggests we use our anxiety as an indicator in our lives and teaches us how to manage it to be a force for positive change.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Mark Williams on caring for yourself
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Mark Williams shares the importance of self-care and rest to perform at your best. It's so crucial, he says, that the airforce mandates all their pilots get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep per day. Tune in to learn why, and how this applies to you as an entrepreneur.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
David Paul on the importance of routine and self-discipline.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
David Paul is one of the most self-disciplined people around. It's something he largely attributes to his success and his ability to juggle the stresses of his business and personal life. In this episode, he offers a few simple steps to focus on to get these same benefits for your own entrepreneurial journey.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Dr. Michael Freeman on the science behind the entrepreneurial mind
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Join the conversation about what science says about the entrepreneurial brain and what makes us different. Learn more about our common strengths and the things we need to look out for.