Zen Founder Podcast

We want to help entrepreneurs practice better mental health. The ZenFounder podcast is a combination of interviews with successful entrepreneurs, conversations with experts, and honest reflections on entrepreneur life. Forbes called it one of the 12 best podcasts for entrepreneurs.

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Episode 88: What We're Learning

Rob and Sherry share updates on what they have been up to in their respective business lives since the move to Minneapolis. They talk through some of the new things they are tackling stemming from the changes and what they have learned in the process.

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Episode 82: Podcasts and Tattoos

Rob and Sherry talk about some of the podcasts they are enjoying recently, and why they think they can be beneficial to the listeners. They give some detailed descriptions of these podcasts and point out specific episodes.

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Episode 80: Air Freshener for your Brain

Sherry talks about one of the psychological theories she often comes back to in her interactions with founders. Its called cognitive theory, a focus on understanding how thoughts shape our behaviors. She gives some techniques that can help with the mentioned cognitive distortions that founders often deal with.

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Episode 78: Slogging Through Failure

Sherry interviews a listener of the podcast, Zach Kessin, about his struggle with self confidence. Zach shares the ups and downs about his startup and battles with depression. Sherry offers ways that he can get the support he needs.

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Episode 75: The Family Side of A Startup Acquisition: Part 1

Rob and Sherry talk about Rob's company Drip, being acquired by LeadPages, and the struggles they had to face during the process of the acquisition. Rob shares insights of the negotiation timeline and how if personally affected him, the stresses he had to deal with, and how it therefore affected the family. Sherry gives her side of the story and what she did to prepare for a possible move while not being able to make the news public.

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Episode 74: Entrepreneurship & Kids

Sherry interviews her 9 year old and her 5 year old about their understanding of how entrepreneurship and creativity fit together. They talk about some of their interests, hobbies, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Rob answers a listener question about how to foster and encourage entrepreneurship in children.

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Episode 73: Avoiding Burnout

Rob talks about the mental burnout he recently experienced and how his constant thinking about work attributed to this. He shares some of the changes he made in order to help refresh and recharge his mind. Sherry helps define what a burnout is and provides some helpful solutions to the issue.

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Episode 72: Happy Place

Rob and Sherry talk about the significance of their beach apartment they own as a second home. They talk about how they use it as their "happy place" and make it a routine part of their lives to go there and escape the stresses of life. They discuss the importance of finding a place that makes you feel blissful and making it a regular part of your own life.

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Episode 71: Derailed

Rob and Sherry share their story on a recent challenge they encountered during the process of selling their house. They talk about how the culmination of things in both their personal and professional lives derailed them from some of their other commitments. They also share some thoughts on how to help keep you from getting derailed.

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