Founders Club

From Wall Street to Wardrobe | Tiffany Bard

Tiffany Bard, founder of Bump City, shares how she transitioned from a corporate Wall Street career to launching a highly successful maternity boutique in Nashville. From testing her concept out of her home closet and a tiny room below the Bluebird Cafe to navigating long-term commercial leases, Tiffany breaks down the realities of bootstrapping an in-person retail business. She unpacks the importance of proving your product market fit early on, ignoring the naysayers who aren't your target audience, and why building an intimate, empathy-driven community drives organic growth far better than traditional digital marketing. ----- YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://founders.club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://founders.club/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] ----- Download the FC app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.founders.club/download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://app.founders.club/download%E2%81%A0] ----- FC Events Calendar: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038]⁠ ----- FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Vincent Phamvan (Founder, ⁠Vyten⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/%E2%81%A0] Spencer Donaldson (Founder, ⁠Captive Demand⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/%E2%81%A0] Megan J Bruneau (Founder, ⁠Off The Field Coaching⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/%E2%81%A0] Alex Lagos (Founder, ⁠Lagos Creative⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/%E2%81%A0] ----- Produced by ⁠Lagos Creative

Evolving a Wellness Brand | Aleksandra Chojnacka

Aleksandra Chojnacka, founder of Detox House, shares how entrepreneurs can use nervous system regulation to build resilience and show up authentically in life and business. From navigating the pivot away from signing a commercial lease and running a referral-based in-home studio to launching a digital app and signature eight-week guided program , Aleksandra unpacks the realities of the wellness market. She discusses the polyvagal theory behind cold plunges, breathwork, and saunas, and how mastering your body's response to stress can directly impact your entrepreneurial success. Finally, she explores why trusting your inner voice matters more than market cues, and why the future of the wellness industry is rooted in modernizing ancient practices. ----- YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://founders.club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://founders.club/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] ----- Download the FC app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.founders.club/download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://app.founders.club/download%E2%81%A0] ----- FC Events Calendar: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038]⁠ ----- FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Vincent Phamvan (Founder, ⁠Vyten⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/%E2%81%A0] Spencer Donaldson (Founder, ⁠Captive Demand⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/%E2%81%A0] Megan J Bruneau (Founder, ⁠Off The Field Coaching⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/%E2%81%A0] Alex Lagos (Founder, ⁠Lagos Creative⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/%E2%81%A0] ----- Produced by ⁠Lagos Creative

Scaling an Agency Without Losing Your Mind | Joshua Johnston

Joshua Johnston joins the show to share how founders can scale a service-based business or agency without losing their minds. From his early days making $3,000 a month as a fitness trainer to becoming an agency CEO and building a successful consulting business, Josh unpacks the realities of running a profitable operation where top-line revenue isn't the only thing that matters. He reveals why client churn, not lead generation, is the actual reason most service businesses fail, how to successfully transition from a freelancer to an agency model, and the critical importance of holding a cash safety net. Alongside the hosts, Josh also explores how AI is forcing a shift toward outcome-based pricing and why returning to "old school" marketing tactics, like shipping physical video brochures, can help your agency stand out in a crowded market. ----- YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://founders.club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://founders.club/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] ----- Download the FC app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.founders.club/download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://app.founders.club/download%E2%81%A0] ----- FC Events Calendar: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038]⁠ ----- FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Vincent Phamvan (Founder, ⁠Vyten⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/%E2%81%A0] Spencer Donaldson (Founder, ⁠Captive Demand⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/%E2%81%A0] Megan J Bruneau (Founder, ⁠Off The Field Coaching⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/%E2%81%A0] Alex Lagos (Founder, ⁠Lagos Creative⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/%E2%81%A0] ----- Produced by ⁠Lagos Creative

Healing, Boundaries, and Plant Medicine | Joy Shaw

Personal transformation facilitator Joy Shaw joins the show to share her incredible path from surviving a near-fatal brain aneurysm to helping others navigate their own deep healing. Joy breaks down the archetypal stages of the "hero's journey" and explains why self-love is essential for moving past chronic people-pleasing. She candidly discusses the critical importance of setting firm boundaries with clients to prevent burnout and protect your energy as an entrepreneur. Finally, Joy opens up about her approach to utilizing psychedelics and plant medicine, exploring how these tools can be used for both trauma recovery and profound human optimization. ----- YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://founders.club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://founders.club/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] ----- Download the FC app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.founders.club/download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://app.founders.club/download%E2%81%A0] ----- FC Events Calendar: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038]⁠ ----- FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Vincent Phamvan (Founder, ⁠Vyten⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/%E2%81%A0] Spencer Donaldson (Founder, ⁠Captive Demand⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/%E2%81%A0] Megan J Bruneau (Founder, ⁠Off The Field Coaching⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/%E2%81%A0] Alex Lagos (Founder, ⁠Lagos Creative⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/%E2%81%A0] ----- Produced by ⁠Lagos Creative

Becoming An Accidental Entrepreneur | Lauren Reed

Lauren Reed, founding partner of REED PR, shares how she went from an "accidental entrepreneur" leaving a sinking agency to building one of Nashville's most respected firms. Lauren opens up about rejecting hustle culture, the terrifying but rewarding process of taking a 90-day sabbatical, and why she prioritizes her life outside of work to be a better leader. She also discusses her newest venture, Wealth of a Woman, which aims to heal women's anxiety around money and empower them to build true financial confidence. ----- YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@foundersclubpodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/foundersclub.pod/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://founders.club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://founders.club/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] ----- Download the FC app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.founders.club/download⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://app.founders.club/download%E2%81%A0] ----- FC Events Calendar: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.addevent.com/calendar/Mi881038]⁠ ----- FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Vincent Phamvan (Founder, ⁠Vyten⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/vincentpv/%E2%81%A0] Spencer Donaldson (Founder, ⁠Captive Demand⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/spence_donaldson/%E2%81%A0] Megan J Bruneau (Founder, ⁠Off The Field Coaching⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/meganjbruneau/%E2%81%A0] Alex Lagos (Founder, ⁠Lagos Creative⁠): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [%E2%81%A0https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos/%E2%81%A0] ----- Produced by ⁠Lagos Creative