
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 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.
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.