Growing Up Hustling in Brooklyn Anthony Espo shares how growing up in Bay Ridge shaped his early mindset around work, independence, and hustle. He talks about his mother’s example as a relentless businesswoman, running a bike shop while raising three kids on her own. From delivering newspapers at ten years
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Finding Opportunity in Unlikely Places Kison Patel shares how growing up in a small Nebraska motel shaped his work ethic from an early age. Raised by immigrant parents who ran a roadside motel, Kison learned to handle real estate, operations, and customer service by the time he was a teenager.
Learning to Think Differently Henning Schwinum’s journey started in Cologne, Germany, and took a pivotal turn when he joined a student exchange program in North Carolina. That early experience shaped his perspective and taught him to reason independently. He discusses how this mindset helped him see the world in nuanced
Richie Romero on Learning from Pain and Building Identity Richie Romero opens up about his early life, growing up in Queens, and how television shaped his moral compass more than traditional family dynamics. He shares how pain—physical, emotional, and financial—became his greatest teacher. From enduring chronic health issues to watching
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t isn’t exactly a book you’d find trending on TikTok or sitting on a freshman dorm desk next to protein powder and a PS5 controller. But Jim Collins’ classic business book has a wild amount of wisdom packed in
Starting a business sounds exciting until you’re knee-deep in chaos and “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” starts to feel less like a book and more like your daily planner. Written by Ben Horowitz, this book doesn’t hold your hand or sugarcoat what it’s like to lead a company. It’s
Eric Ries didn’t write The Lean Startup for people who like following manuals. He wrote it for folks who like building new ones. If you’re a founder, rising executive, or just someone who can’t stand wasting time and money on ideas that stall, this one’s worth your eyeballs. It’s not
Starting a business feels exciting, right? But also a little terrifying. You’ve got this idea burning in your head, but now comes the money part. That’s where Rich Dad Poor Dad quietly sneaks into the picture. Not as a rulebook, not as a perfect plan, but as a mindset-changer. If
In this episode of the Founders Journey podcast, we sit down with Jack Krupey to trace the winding path that took him from a small town in New Jersey to building a real estate investment career shaped by resilience, experimentation, and adaptability. We start by learning about Jack’s early years
In this episode of Founders Journey, we sit down with Aron Myers, who opens up about his unconventional path from a childhood marked by adversity to becoming a leadership coach and entrepreneur. Aron shares how growing up in East New York with parents struggling with addiction and his time in
In this episode of the Founders Journey podcast, we sit down with Lane Campbell to explore the role that persistence, hands-on learning, and unconventional thinking have played in his entrepreneurial journey. Lane shares personal stories that highlight the mindset and experiences that helped him evolve from a curious kid dismantling
How The 48 Laws of Power Still Shapes Ambition The 48 Laws of Power opens with a warning. It says those who ignore power games are still part of them, just on the losing side. Written by Robert Greene in the late 1990s, the book has become a modern classic