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 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.
Episode 90: Entrepreneurship is for Kids
Rob and Sherry talk about raising entrepreneurial kids. They explore topics like how to teach kids about money and a parents role in helping your kids find their true passion.
Episode 89: Introverts Can Be Marketing Superstars Too
Rob and Sherry talk about the differences and definitions of introversion and extroversion. They try to bring awareness to the importance of finding out where you lay on the spectrum and how it affects things in your life.
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.
Episode 87: Self Protection in an Uncertain World
Rob and Sherry talk about the emotional toll of living in an uncertain world and the protective steps you can take.
Episode 86: Trust Your Team, An Interview with Laura Roeder
In this episode of ZenFounder, Sherry interviews Laura Roeder of Meet Edgar about the way she thinks about leadership, trust, the concept of team, and ways she has crafted her role in the company.
Episode 85: Interview with Sylvana Rochet
In this episode of ZenFounder, Sherry interviews leadership coach Sylvana Rochet, about her holistic approach to helping founders improve their leadership qualities.
Episode 84: Email Woes -Take Back the Inbox
Rob and Sherry talk about some different strategies to manage an overly full email inbox. They talk in depth on setting email boundaries, email timing, categorizing, and auto responders all to help achieve a level of email sanity.
Episode 83: Strategies for Smooth Transitions
Rob and Sherry talk about dealing with transitions. Pulling from their own current life transition they put together five strategies that can help people cope during the tough times that can arise.
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.
Episode 81: Founder Origin Stories: Hiten Shah
Rob and Sherry revisit an interview with Hiten Shah from their Founder Origin Stories series.
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.
Episode 79: Embrace the Chaos
Rob and Sherry talk about the process of getting settled into a new place. They speak from their own experiences, making points that can help people deal with all different types of traditions in life.
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.
Episode 77: The Other Side of the Story: An Interview with Clay Collins of Leadpages
To complete the Drip acquisition story Sherry interviews Clay Collins of Lead Pages to get his side of the story about the acquisition process. Clay shares his thoughts on the ups and downs of the negotiations and his plans for the future.