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Founderology

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Welcome to Founderology – Built to Breakthrough, the ultimate podcast created by Founders, for Founders. Hosted by Kathleen Wood—Founder and CEO of Kathleen Wood Partners and creator of the Founders Growth Summit. Founderology is your go-to resource for actionable insights and proven strategies to propel your business and yourself to new levels of success.

Kathleen brings over 20 years of expertise, working side-by-side with Founders to turn small businesses into award-winning concepts, national expansions, and billion-dollar brands. Each episode is designed to speak the unique language of Founders and address the challenges, opportunities, and triumphs of the Founder journey.

What you’ll gain from Founderology:

Inside track insights from successful Founders who have broken through.

Proven strategies and practical solutions to grow your business.

Tools and resources to strengthen yourself, your tea

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39 эпизодов

  1. The Big Dilla: How Maggie Gordon, co-founder of Dilla’s Quesadillas, built a new brand category 34:56
  2. Bloomin’ leadership lessons with Tim Gannon, co-Founder of Outback Steakhouse 48:49
  3. What is driving Kona Ice’s success? 40:40
  4. How Steele Smiley sold a fitness empire to bet on healthy fast food 38:31
  5. Real talk, damn good biscuits and growing a national chain 50:07
  6. How Urban Bird Hot Chicken turned a bad lease into a fast-growing brand 56:34
  7. Toastique Founder Brianna Keefe details growth from single toast bar to national franchise 38:07
  8. The World Pizza champion who 'Let go to grow' 46:42
  9. How Jae Kim is Scaling Chi’Lantro 38:11
  10. How best friends are building their pizza and brew empire 38:13
  11. The success formula that took Everbowl from 1 to 400 locations 42:15
  12. How R&R Brands scaled from a single brand to a multi-brand platform 41:52
  13. Bango: From a 300-square-foot acai shop to leading a 'Better for You' movement 39:27
  14. Fueling Growth from a Single Cup to Over 100 Locations and Growing 39:29
  15. Jeff's Bagel Run: From garage bagels to 30 and growing 49:37
  16. Texas Restaurant Association’s Emily Williams Knight on the power of shared insight 35:25
  17. 1 question every Founder should ask (Most never do) 39:58
  18. Inside the Founder shift: What 2025 sparked and why 2026 is ready to ignite 41:06
  19. From Shark Tank to Goldbelly: The strategic expansion of Topsail Steamer 36:26
  20. The essential insights every Founder needs to scale with clarity, strength and intentionality 45:50
  21. Leading with flavor, heart, vision: The Tacodeli way 39:09
  22. Built to be investor grade: Do you know the value of your restaurant? 44:15
  23. Fueling Delicious Growth – Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream 39:52
  24. Founderology Growth Summit: The Breakthrough Experience Founders MUST Attend 33:02
  25. Breaking Boundaries: Derrick Hayes on Purpose, Power, and Building Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks 46:22
  26. From Maine to Milan: The global journey of Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls 27:35
  27. How Slutty Vegan Founder turned $20M in debt into a $100M comeback 42:42
  28. Keeping the Maine Thing the Main Thing: How Two Cousin’s Built a Global Brand 37:25
  29. How Fry the Coop founder traded everything for freedom (and fried chicken) 37:23
  30. From Teen Entrepreneur to Hospitality Powerhouse - Daniella Senior’s Mission to Scale the Colada Shop 40:05
  31. From Founder to Franchisee: How Chronic Tacos Built a Brand That Still Breaks Through 36:41
  32. Crazy Pita: From $30 to scaling a legacy 24:41
  33. How Red Chickz founder went from dishwasher to national brand builder 41:30
  34. From a Closet to a Scaling Franchise System: Meet Evonne and Don Varady of Clean Eatz 25:47
  35. Bun Mee: From One Bite to Best in the World 25:42
  36. Two Broke Bartenders to Upstream Hospitality Group 21:39
  37. Scaling Success Through Innovation & Leadership 33:30
  38. Lessons from a 'Mac and Cheese Millionaire' 21:21
  39. FastCasual launches 'Founderology' podcast with Kathleen Wood 24:59