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From Founder To CEO

Todd Uterstaedtwww.fromfoundertoceo.com
If you are a Founder who loves the company you started, and you want to be the CEO that pilots it to sustained success, you’re in the right place! Hear from dynamic, inspiring, and successful Founders as they share their insightful stories and practical tips that make becoming the CEO more fun, stress free, and easier to build and scale the company and life of your dreams. Your guide, Todd Uterstaedt, is super passionate about Startup CEO success and wants to help boost your leadership capabilities, confidence, and mindset so that you can: 1) Build, scale, and lead your company commensurate with your dreams and aspirations 2) Maintain control of your company 3) Enhance your company’s valuation for possible succession or a profitable exit. It’s leadership development for the busy Founder and CEO.
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Episodes

Even THIS Founder Doesn't Get Hiring Right ALL The Time

If you aren't using a valid and reliable pre-employment assessment to augment your hiring efforts, then you may be missing an opportunity. Josh explains why and also talks about his own mistakes with hiring.

Sep 29, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 357

Think ALL Investor Money Is Good Money? Think Again. Johanan Explains Why

Johanan has created a win-win-win with Algas Organics. He takes nuisance seaweed that washes up on the beaches of his island country, turns it into fertilizer for farmers, and employees a growing number of fellow citizens in the endeavor. I think you’ll be amazed at what he and his team have accomplished in a relatively short time period. And, a bad situation with an “intermediary” turned into great wisdom for him and for you.

Sep 22, 202031 minSeason 1Ep. 356

The LinkedIn Ads Guru On Switching Focus To The Team

AJ will impress you will his LinkedIn Ads knowledge, his dedication to his craft, and his work ethic. But, I think you'll also be impressed by AJ's candid and transparent story about becoming the leader of his company.

Sep 15, 202039 minEp. 355

Selling to Carvana And Now Working On Auto Loans: Can Cause Stress

Nick and his fellow Founders had a big exit with Carvana. Yes, that Carvana. Now hey are tackling the car load market with a great deal of experience from their previous company. Nick gets real about stress and hitting the wall. He shares what he does and we discuss what you can do when you experience Founder stress.

Sep 08, 202038 minSeason 1Ep. 354

Twice The Struggle - How She Succeeds & Overcomes Racism As An African-American Founder

This was a hard conversation to have. I'm grateful to Rachel for trusting her story with me. All our entrepreneurial journeys have struggles that help transform us. Rachel and others like her, sometimes have an additional struggle. I left this conversation more informed and greatly inspired. I hope you are too.

Sep 01, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 353

MarTech Founder shares some unique insights about who should attend "feature" meetings

Sponsored By: www.arrestfounderstress.com Meetings are are an interesting topic. When you combine that with SaaS "feature" talk, you can burn through a lot of time. Jeroen and his team have created a great platform to help you sell more and input data less. While doing so, he has become even more savvy about how to best bring his team together, who needs to be at certain meetings, and who needs to focus on the growing work of his SaaS platform without being at meetings....

Aug 25, 202026 minSeason 1Ep. 352

Data Science & Bras: Heidi Zak innovates AND gets commitment on tough decisions

Sponsored By: Arrest Founder Stress Data science and bras? An unlikely combination? Not if you are a former Google employee and MIT grad. Heidi and her team have systematically taken on an industry that saw very little innovation and along the way helped millions of women find better comfort and and confidence. Of course, as any listener of this show knows, success comes with lots of opportunities for growth. Heidi explains what happened when her Creative Director went on the ABC TV show Good Mo...

Aug 18, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 351

Ben Chestnut on receiving and acting on personally critiquing feedback

Sponsored By: Arrest Founder Stress Millions of entrepreneurs know about Mailchimp, because Mailchimp made millionaires of entrepreneurs known. What started as an email marketing platform for small businesses has grown to a full-fledged marketing platform made for growing businesses. And, at the helm for 20 years with his Co-Founder Dan Kurzius, is Ben Chestnut. Ben and I had a very candid conversation about his journey from Co-founder to CEO. He shares a story about a very critical moment in th...

Aug 11, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 350

Conquering conflict avoidance helped fuel 50% annual growth for the past 2 years

Sponsored By: Arrest Founder Stress I always find it so fascinating when Founders create technology that helps creates win wins for everyone. That's what Ralph and the team at Vestorly did for many of us who are content creators. Listen as Paul details the path he took and how his aversion to conflict created a problem that he has learned to overcome.

Aug 04, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 349

Learning to say no in order to grow

Try our FREE Course: Arrest Founder Stress You can relate, right? Taking on customers, clients, business, etc. that maybe you should not have? Perhaps you should have said no, but you did so because you needed the revenue to keep the lights on? Shaun candidly talks about that very situation and what he learned from it. Plus, Shaun revels the #1 cyber security mistake for almost all growing businesses....

Jul 28, 202025 minSeason 1Ep. 348

BONUS: 4 Founders Just Talk About It

4 Founders Just Talk About It Talk about what? Race in America Erin Green: Founder of Verify Services Perry Jeffries III, Founder of The Entrepreneur's CFO Shaun St.Hill, Founder of Tech & Main, LLC and me, Todd Uterstaedt, Founder of From Founder To CEO

Jul 23, 202058 min

How This Founder Overcame Self-Confidence Issues And How You Can Too

I have a special treat for you in this episode. I am VERY excited to introduce you to my long-time friend from way back in my neighborhood of Ansonia, CT, Adam Hallet. Adam shares some great stories about his shift from Founder to CEO...and a few stories about me, too. ;) I hope you enjoy this.

Jul 14, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 346

Jake Checked His Ego And That Created More Growth

Sponsor: www.stressfreefounder.com I enjoyed speaking with Jake. He is an impressive Founder. And, I appreciate his candor about "ego." We can all learn from this conversation.

Jul 07, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 345

Why Silicon Valley Culture Did Not Work For His Company

Sponsored by: www.StressFreeFounder.com Tobias is a Founder originally from Vienna. In this really interesting interview, he shares why introducing a Silicon Valley culture in the African country he started his business in, did not really work and what you can learn about creating a culture, too.

Jun 30, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 344

The BIG shift this Founder made that created explosive growth

SPONSRED BY: www.stressfreefounder.com Jason and his team have created a learning platform that is truly incredible. He started this in his early 20s with lots of learnings along the way. It was his thoughts on "letting go" that I think you will all want to listen to.

Jun 23, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 343

The One Question This Lawyer/Co-Founder Uses To Reveal Culture Fit

Gut health is important to all of us. We need good "gut buddies" to stay healthy. And, we need good "team buddies" for our startups to thrive. Tina shares the one interview question that tells her a lot about whether or not she should hire a new team member.

Jun 16, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 342

Why Do Celebrities Like Kelly Clarkson, Usher, and Tony Robbins Flock To This Founder/Doctor?

You probably have seen Dr. Gundry. His book " The Plant Paradox " is a best seller. His supplements are widely popular and celebrities like Kelly Clarkson, Usher, and Tony Robbins all credit him with their good health. It seems Dr. Gundry is on top of the health world. But, it wasn't always like that. He struggled like any entrepreneur. And, it was an early book launch failure that helped him develop the character and stamina to become a very successful Doctor/Founder and CEO....

Jun 09, 202051 minSeason 1Ep. 341

COVID-19 Turned This Founder Into A "War-Time" Leader

Alex led his team through a huge nightmare. COVID-19 prompted him to quickly change his entire in-person SaaS conference business model. And, wow, he and his team quickly turned their business into virtual conferences. In fact, up until June 9, you can still get tickets to his big conference: SaaStock Remote . Buy tickets here: https://www.saastock.com/remote/

Jun 05, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 340

Co-Founder of Netflix: When Reed Hastings said he is losing faith in me as CEO

Sponsored by: www.stressfreefounder.com Marc's new (relatively) book, "It Will Never Work" is really wonderful book. I like it because Marc seems to be very honest about him Reed Hastings and the birth and growth of Netflix. I'm not surprised since "radical honesty" is a hallmark of the culture at Netflix. Marc was very revealing in this interview. He answers these questions: Why did he write and published his book so many years after he left Netflix? Why was his family such a big part of his st...

Jun 02, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 339

4 Actions To Successfully Lead Through Crisis

SPONSORED BY: www.stressfreefounder.com Maria is a proud New Yorker and a skillful Founder. She has successfully navigated and pivoted her business through the dot-com bust, 9-11, the 2008 recession and now the COVID-19 crisis. She shares the 4 actions you can take to successfully lead through crisis and come out winning.

May 26, 202035 minSeason 338Ep. 1

BONUS: 11 Components Of Your New Coronavirus Job Description

Pat and his team are having an enormous impact. Pat is the CEO of GAN, THE organization supporting the success of over 100 independent accelerators...in over 120 cities. He is also the CEO of GAN Ventures. In this interview, Pat walks us through what he believes are the new Coronavirus job description components for him and Founders around the world. He also reveals the launch of the NEW Founder Support Fund...which you will hear, he gets very emotional about. GAN: https://www.gan.co/ GAN Ventur...

May 21, 202047 min

Battling COVID-19 With Great Tech While Transitioning From Founder To CEO

Gunner and his team are on the front lines of battling COVID-19 and other pathogens in hospitals. Their amazing "tower" helps to lyze the "bugs" that linger in hospital rooms after a patient leaves. It's not something that they just came up with. It's a technology that they have been perfecting over the years. And, it's even more important now. Gunner talks about how his earlier mistake led to the further development of this much needed and timely product.

May 18, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 337

Conquer Perfectionism & Launch With This Founder's Advice

Anand really believes in his mission. With over 20 years of experience in his industry, Anand has created something whose time has come...technology for financial advisors...one of the last areas of business life to still be operating somewhere back in the 1980s era. It's a tough area to break into because of a fair amount of regulation. Anand's attention to detail...a strength of his...became somewhat of a liability as he endeavored to launch into the market. He talks about overcoming perfectio...

May 12, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 336

BONUS: Bombed NAVY Ship Commander - How Founders Can Lead During COVID-19 Crisis

CDR Lippold bravely led his sailors during the horrific suicide bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 when 17 sailors died. Kirk understands what it takes to lead during crisis situations. He shares his thoughts about what Founders can do as they are confronted with difficult decisions and big expectations during COVID-19. His Website: https://kirklippold.com/ His Book: " Front Burner " on Amazon His Speaker's Bureau Page: https://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/commander-kirk-lippold-usn-ret...

May 07, 202030 min

2008 Taught This Founder How To Win In 2020

I asked Craig to come on the show because he is a wealth of knowledge and experience. Not only did his team just finish moving a considerable number of clients to home-based work in response to COVID-19, he also successfully navigated the 2008 recession after going through a "divorce" with his co-founder. Listen as he shares some sage steps and advice about working through this challenging time period. Well worth your time.

May 05, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 335

BONUS: The 3 NEW Messages Converting Customers in the Coronavirus Economy

Phillip is a former guest on the show that I wanted to bring back for a good reason. His agency, Win BIG Media has an exclusive partnership with the largest data collection company in America. They have been working with them over the past 5 weeks to analyze consumer behavior in the marketplace regarding COVID-19, how it’s shifting, and how you can take advantage of it. Here is a link to the results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uQGHoylEoysjCZmHBPNprIaCvsSeR12x/view...

Apr 30, 202036 min

He received feedback that prompted him to change...so he did

Now, more than ever, we need to know what is happening in the hearts and minds of our team members. Santiago and his team have married up software and coaching that does just that. Santiago is well versed in the research about engagement and productivity. He is also very candid about how his leadership, at one point, was not very engaging to his team. He speaks in great detail about the time he was struggling and what you can do to overcome a similar circumstance.

Apr 28, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 334
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