The Founders' Mentality
RECENT EPISODES
EP 28.
Exploratory Leadership
Nate Garvis
In Episode 28 “Exploratory Leadership” Host Josh Fedie, Founder of SalesReach.io is joined by Nate Garvis, the Co-Founder of Studio/E.
Nate and his longtime friend and Co-Founder Tom Wiese started their business in 2011. It was during a walk together (while talking about their own life and the lives of people they love) that they identified a need they believed they could solve.
What was that need? A place for business leaders to come together. To learn. To Grow. to help each other do better in life and business. To be better leaders in their work and community.
For the last 11 years, this initial concept has remained and has helped inspire countless leaders. Their events and workshops have become things of legends and their community is the definition of supportive.
If you’re just learning about Studio/E, I hope you look into them more. They are an incredible resource.
EP 27.
Be Generous
Kris Lindahl
In Episode 27 “Be Generous” Host Josh Fedie, Founder of SalesReach.io is joined by Kris Lindahl of Kris Lindahl Real Estate.
If you live in Minnesota, you know Kris as the “guy from the billboards”. But as you’ll learn in this interview he is much more.
He is an innovator, he is full of generosity and he truly has The Founders’ Mentality.
After working in Real Estate for other firms and growing his book of business in record breaking ways, he decided to apply his philosophy of how Real Estate could look by launching the Kris Lindahl Team.
The rest seems clear to most. He is almost omnipresent with his marketing hitting us on podcasts, live events, every other billboard in the state and radio, but it’s really his Be Generous campaign that he is most passionate about today. If you’re not sure what that is, tune in and learn something new about a guy you assumed you knew everything about already.
EP 26.
Luck of The Irish
Darin Lynch
In Episode 26 “Luck of the Irish” Host Josh Fedie, Founder of SalesReach.io is joined by Darin Lynch, the founder of Irish Titan.
Since 2004, Darin and his team of Titans have been beating the “Business First. Online Second.℠” drum. It’s more than just a catchy (and trademarked!) saying for them. It’s how they work every day.
Prior to founding his agency, Darin was responsible for some of the early ecommerce developments at companies like Wilsons Leather and 2nd Swing Golf stores.
But like many founders, he had dreams of doing things differently. In his way. On his terms.
And then one magical St. Patricks Day, his vision started taking shape and the rest is history.
MEET THE HOST
My current business SalesReach.io was formed in 2017 and is a SaaS based sales acceleration and enablement tool for business development representatives. I was able to raise $275k pre-product, pre-revenue to fund the initial growth and closed our Seed round 12 months later at a 5M valuation bringing in another 1.2M to accelerate development efforts.
Entrepreneurship is my life blood. I hope this series encourages others that have been considering taking the plunge to go for it. It's an incredible experience every time.
This series was inspired by my own journey of building my current business. In an effort to minimize risk, I decided to reach out to inspiring local business leaders for informal meetings in the hopes of learning the things I didn't know. What I found was a wealth of knowledge that has made every difference for me personally. I hope that all listeners can find the same answers and inspiration that I found through the shows.
Cheers,
Josh Fedie
Founder of SalesReach.io | Host of ``The Founders' Mentality``
PAST EPISODES
EP 24.
To Grow, You Have To Let Go #DoBetter
Bob Gardner
In Episode 24 (Season 1 Finale) “To Grow, You Have To Let Go #DoBetter” Host Josh Fedie, Founder of SalesReach.io is joined by Bob Gardner, the founder of Gardner Builders.
For 2020 Bob’s mantra is to Do Better and to Do More. Anyone that knows Bob is likely wondering how this could even be possible?
He is generous beyond the meaning of the word, leads with care and integrity and is a constant safe place to land for the people that work with him and the people in his circle.
For these reasons and more he was the only logical choice to round out the first season with a positive message for the Holiday season.
EP 23.
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Sarah Edwards
In Episode 23 “What’s the Worst That Could Happen?” Host Josh Fedie, Founder of SalesReach.io is joined by Sarah Edwards, the founder of I AM Sarah Edwards.
Sarah is not what she would call a “born entrepreneur”. She wasn’t the kid with lemonade stands and her family was much more interested in seeing her take a more “safe” rout in her career.
But what is safe today anyway right!?!?
He agency has now been going just shy of 2 years and has found a way to not only make an impact for her clients but the community. They focus on doing more good with everything they do and they make our town better every day because of that.
This is the episode for the founder curious that feels the need to do something new, but fears that they don’t quite fit the mold.
EP 21.
Knowing When It's Time
Melissa Danielsen
In Episode 21 “Knowing When It’s Time” Josh is joined by Melissa Danielsen, Co-Founder of Joshin.
A two-time founder, Melissa discusses her “Why” (get ready, it’s a powerful one), the story behind her businesses (One currently being acquired) and the learnings she has taken on while creating her first technology company.
You can tell family is truly a first-priority. Not only were both business created because of and named after her brother Josh, but her co-founder Melanie is her twin sister.
I would not bet against these two or this company for anything in the world. This is going to be a Minnesota success story without any doubts in my mind. Watch out!