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 110: The Hyper Mind
Sherry and Rob talk about ADD/ADHD and its prevalence in the founder community. They help inform people on what it looks it and when its considered a disorder versus just a behavioral profile.
Episode 109: Find Your Crew
In this episode Rob talks about why you should find a crew, how to find a crew, and why it is critical to your success as an entrepreneur. He shares how he has met his crew throughout the years and divides them into 3 different roles.
Episode 108: Breaking Up (With Clients) Is Hard to Do
Sherry talks with Karim Marucchi, CEO of Crowd Favorite, about the pains of ending a client relationship and how it can be an emotional challenge. Karim shares some past experiences ending a relationship with a client, how it felt, and his philosophies.
Episode 107: Just Breathe
Sherry gives an update on her families health problems and its impact on her schedule. She also talks about the importance of deep breaths and takes you through a breathing exercise to end the episode.
Episode 106: Play Long Ball
In this episode Rob talks about "playing long ball", thinking about as a founder or significant other of a founder, how to stay in this space for the long haul. He highlights three points to achieve this and goes into details on each.
Episode 105: Founder Families - Coping with Cancer
With a recent cancer diagnoses of a family member, Sherry and Rob talk about some the ways they will be impacted including added stress, unknown schedules, and trouble planning future events. They give some strategies they will implement in order to help the family deal with the situation.
Episode 104: A Brief Update
In the middle of both Rob and Sherry traveling to attend conferences, Rob gives a brief update on what they are up to as well as a podcast recommendation featuring Sherry.
Episode 103: Responding to the Ugliness of the World
Sherry talks about the importance of appreciating what is good about life and to honor, protect, and love things that are beautiful in response to the ugliness that is going on in the world.
Episode 102: The Value of Being in the Room
Today there are so many ways to communicate and interact with people, either in person or digitally. In this episode Sherry and Rob share their insights and thoughts on why being in a room with people can be so powerful.
Episode 101: A Secret Sanity Superpower You Might Not Know About
In this episode Sherry talks about the science of touch. How it contributes to your mental well being and the well being of those around you. Also discussing the power of giving/receiving emotional comfort through touch.
Episode 100: How to Teach Your Kids About Money
Rob and Sherry talk about how to teach your kids about money. They discuss the different money personality "types" and well as some learning goals including saving, budgeting, and investing.
Episode 99: Dealing With Your Family of Origin
In light of the recent holidays and getting together with family members, Sherry and Rob talk about family systems and hierarchy. They give some strategies to help deal with any emotional angst of re-entering your family of origin.
Episode 98: This Year in Review
Rob and Sherry review this past year, talking through both highs and lows, and some hopes they have for the new year.
Episode 97: Life Below the Surface with Cory Miller
Sherry interviews Corey Miller, founder of iThemes, about depression, divorce, and some real life mental health issues that affect entrepreneurs.
Episode 96: Becoming a Networking Ace with Chris Lema
Sherry interviews Chris Lema about his strategic ways of networking and cultivating healthy, beneficial relationships with people.
Episode 95: Leading Teams That Get S___ Done
Rob and Sherry talk about building healthy working relationships. They discuss hiring new people, how to manage well, and intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation.
Episode 94: Why You Might Want to Find a Therapist
Rob and Sherry talk in depth about the topic of therapy. Sherry sheds some light on questions like, when should someone think about going to therapy, what happens in therapy, how to find a therapist, and the differences between therapy and consulting.
Episode 93: Gratitude
Sherry and Rob talk about the topic of gratitude. They both list things they are grateful for and also explore the science behind having gratitude and how it can positively influence your mind and body.
Episode 92: The Voices In Your Head
Rob and Sherry have a conversation about internal conflict, specifically how our different internal voices shape our behavior and approach to work. They define some theories about the topic as well as offer strategies to help keep sight of your "true self".
Episode 91: Strategies for Solving BIG Problems
Rob and Sherry talk through some strategies for solving big, complex problems. Rob shares a situation in which he and his co-founder had to work together to solve a problem, which further sparks the idea of how to work well with others and the benefits.