
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 42: I Guarantee It: An Interview with George Zimmer
Sherry interviews George Zimmer, founder of Men's Warehouse, about his forced departure from his former company, his family life, and his new business endeavors.
Episode 41: How a Patent Troll Can Ruin Your Day
Rob shares his story about a recent lawsuit filed against his company. He discusses his mental approach to dealing with it along with actions he took to help him solve the problem.
Episode 40: The Conclusion of the Co-Founder series (Part 2)
In part 7 of their Co-Founder series, Rob and Sherry share some of their thoughts on the interviews as well as talk about some additional information like getting to know your co-founder and the importance of communication.
Episode 39: An Interview with Neil Patel and Conclusion (Part 1)
Rob and Sherry continue their Co-Founder relationship series and interview Neil Patel. They also give their concluding ideas on the series as well as addressing some listener questions.
Episode 38: Co-Founders: What Not To Do
Sherry interviews Anders Peterson, founder of TimeBlock, about his failed co-founder relationship and the lessons learned.
Episode 37: How Finding a Co-Founder is Like Dating
Sherry interviews Jordan Gal, of CartHook, about his choice to pursue finding a co-founder to help improve his business.
Episode 36: A Co-Founder Marriage
Rob and Sherry continue their Co-Founder relationship series. Sherry interviews Melani and Jeff (aka "Flash") Gordon who are married and co-founders of TapHunter.
Episode 35: When Co-Founders Fall Apart
Rob and Sherry continue their episodes on CoFounder relationships. In this episode Sherry interview Anthony Eden of DNSimple about his challenges with starting a business with his brother.
Episode 34: The Secret Strategies of Successful Co-Founders
Rob and Sherry start a series on Co-Founder relationships. In this episode Sherry interviews Ian Schoen of the Tropical MBA Podcast about his business partnership with Dan Andrews.
Episode 33: Putting Yourself Out There
Rob and Sherry talk about the necessity of putting yourself out there. They share personal stories and discuss helpful strategies to deal with criticism.
Episode 32: When AirBnB Fails You: How to Be a Savvy Consumer In the Sharing Economy
Rob and Sherry talk about sharing economies. They share some of their good and bad experiences while traveling through Europe with their two sons and also give some consumer tips.
Episode 31: Teaching Kids to Code
Rob and Sherry talk about teaching kids to code. They discuss some of the things they use to expose their kids to coding while still making learning fun.
Episode 30: Chaos vs. Rigidity
Rob and Sherry talk about chaos versus rigidity and the importance of knowing yourself and where you fall on the spectrum.
Episode 29: How to Travel with Your Family (and Still Like Them)
Rob and Sherry talk about how to travel with your kids. They discuss why they travel with their kids, how they plan their trips, and how they structure their activities.
Episode 28: Founder Service: Using entrepreneurial skills for good
Sherry and Rob interview Jake Soberal, CEO of Bitwise. They also talk about ways you can use your skills and do what you love to help your own community.
Episode 27: Retreats Revisited
Rob and Sherry talk about some of their newly discovered interests. Rob prepares for a retreat and discusses his plans and well as his insights after returning.
Episode 26: Founder Origins Series Finale
Rob and Sherry reflect back on their Founder Origins Series and share highlights and some of their personal takeaways from the interviews.
Episode 25: Founder Origin Stories Part VI: Ruben Gamez
Rob and Sherry continue their founder origin series. In this episode Sherry interviews Ruben Gamez.
Episode 24: Founder Origin Stories Part V: Patrick McKenzie
Rob and Sherry continue their founder origin series. In this episode Sherry interviews Patrick McKenzie.
Episode 23: Founder Origin Stories Part IV: Steli Efti
Rob and Sherry continue their founder origin series. In this episode Sherry interviews Steli Efti.