The Founders' Fable
If you’re an entrepreneur, you know that nothing is traditional about building a startup. That’s why three friends (Dan, Dave, and Savannah) decided to sit down and talk about the unconventional ways of starting a business. The team, as well as the occasional guest entrepreneur, will discuss mindset, advice, and startups in the Louisville area.
Episodes
33 episodes
Episode 33 - Triet Nguyen
Join hosts Dan and Savannah in an insightful episode as they chat with Triet, a former startup events planner turned Investor and Mentor at Render Capital. Explore early-age entrepreneurship, the importance of branding, micro-teams vs. corporat...
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Episode 32 - Chris Goode
On episode 32, we're talking with Chris Goode from Climavision. They're a strategic growth expert and hands-on leader. Chris has pioneered merging big data, meteorology, and remote sensing for the last 30 years.In this episode, we’ll dis...
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Episode 31 - Ben Smock
On episode 31, we're talking with Ben Smock. They're a motivated connector who’s passionate about social enterprise. Ben is the Director Of Development at Canopy Kentucky as well as President at Venture Connectors.Topics we discuss inclu...
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Episode 30 - Steven Plappert
On episode 30 of the Founders’ Fable, we're talking with Steven Plappert. They're a 2-time Founder and 2-time Techstars Alum. Steven also just completed a fundraising round of $4.5 million!Topics we discuss include growing up in an entre...
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Episode 29 - Andrew McIntosh
On episode 29, we're talking with Andrew McIntosh. He’s a multi-time founder with an exit in his pocket and great hair. Andrew’s current project is 1st Gen Entrepreneurs: a platform where first-generation founders can get advice, mentorship, an...
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Episode 28 - Mandy Ralston
On episode 28, we're talking with Mandy Ralston. She's been certified as a behavior analyst since 2002, and her most recent venture is NonBinary Solutions.Topics we discuss include: Do it yourself and competitiveness, sports and resilie...
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Episode 27 - Bryce Butler
For episode 27, we're sitting down with Bryce Butler. They're the Founder & Managing Director of Access Ventures. And what hasn’t he done; Bryce has also been an Army Officer, a pastor, an adjunct instructor, a producer, an author, and an i...
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Episode 26 - Chris Redd
On episode 26, we're talking with Chris Redd: Network N’ Chill Co-Founder, a serial angel investor, and an Epic software expert. Topics we discuss include starting where it's familiar, curiosity leads you down your journey, the imp...
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Episode 25 – Evan Knowles
On episode 25 of the Founders’ Fable, we're talking with Evan Knowles. Currently, Evan’s a Co-Founder @ Middle Tech, a Co-Founder and CEO @ Symba, and a Founding Partner @ Defiant Capital.Topics we discuss include experience vers...
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Episode 24 - 2022 Year in Review
In our final episode of 2022, let’s look back at all that we learned this year from our Founders' Fable guests. Specifically, we'll discuss: Slingshot ventures in 2022, feedback versus failure, business valuation, the ...
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Episode 23 - Jermaine Watkins
On episode 23, we're sitting down with Jermaine Watkins. He's a seasoned CTO with 20+ years experience and a serial entrepreneur with successful exits.We'll talk about growing up w/ tech, side hustles, domain expert vs a technical partne...
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Episode 22 - Sada Wane Round 2
On episode 22, we've got our first returning guest Sada Wane! Last October, we spoke on XpressRun in it's pre-launch stage. But how has the last year been?Topics we discuss include: pushing back a launch to pivot, continuous user feedba...
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Episode 21 - Mike Jackson
On episode 21, we're talking with Mike Jackson: Managing Owner at Agriblock Farms, aka Kentucky Greens Co, and Market Manager at Farm + House Louisville.Topics we discuss include growing up with a passion, having a passion project fail ...
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Episode 20 - Harry Wilson
On episode 20, we're talking with Harry Wilson: an award winning sales and leadership professional who is the Co-Founder & CEO of Limitless Minds.Topics we discuss include: Having an athletic competitiveness and a grit min...
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Episode 19 - Tendai Charasika
On episode 19, we're excited to sit down with Tendai Charasika. He's a high-performing leader with an innovative mindset. Tendai is the former CEO of SuperFan, and is the current Chief Strategy Office for Sailing Wealth Advisors.Topics ...
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Episode 18 - Chris Weidmar
For episode 18, we're sitting down with Chris Weidmar! He's a technology leader with a background in business development, human centered design, and new product deployments. He's also the co-founder of Party Horses.Topics ...
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Episode 17 - Jennifer Williams
Our special guest for episode 17 is Jennifer Williams. She’s a Cuddle Clones co-founder who recently exited. Jennifer is currently the VP of Business Development at Dianthus and a Hustler & Tinkerer at Working Title Lab.Topics we dis...
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Episode 16 - Roland Achenjang
On episode 16, we're talking with Roland Achenjang. They're the Founder & CEO at C2 Keep (a Slingshot Ventures portfolio-company.) Roland wears a lot of hats; he's an Entrepreneur, Healthcare Leader, Author, Meditation Coach, and Podcaster....
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Episode 15 - Natalia Bishop
In the first episode of 2022, we're sitting down with Natalia Bishop. She's a several-times founder who sits on multiple boards. Natalia’s newest role is Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Louisville.In thi...
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Episode 14 - 2021 Review
In our final episode of 2021, we look back at our first year of The Founders' Fable. We'll discuss what we've learned, and what our guests have shared with us. Specifically, we'll discuss: the past year with Slingshot Ventures, tak...
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Episode 13 - Jessica Thurmond & Monica Schmiede
On episode 13, we're talking with Jessica Thurmond & Monica Schmiede at Athelo, which is a startup focusing on empowering cancer patients with their data.Topics we discuss include letting yourself get out of your box, avoid 'it's alw...
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Episode 12 - Sada Wane
This spooky October episode has us sitting down with Sada Wane: a multi-time founder who is currently working in the e-commerce logistics space. He’s currently the Founder and CEO of XpressRun, which is in the pre-launch stage and is expected t...
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Episode 11 - Bob Doligale and Kevin Foley
On episode 11, we're talking with our first ever duo! Bob Doligale and Kevin Foley started Splash Analytics in 2012 with former colleagues, and have been working together in some capacity over the last 30 years. Topics we discuss i...
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Episode 10 - Chris Combs
Double digits! Chris Combs is our episode 10 guest. He’s a technology-based entrepreneur with a niche focus in document management and security. Chris has co-founded two startups, and his current company LinkSquares raised $40 million in their ...
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Episode 9 - Carla Dearing
This Summer Spectacular, aka episode 9, features Carla Dearing. She's a multi-time founder and investor with an expertise in fintech. Her passion for working with minority businesses has led her to help projects find capital and drive social im...
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