The Midnight Founders Podcast

Wearing too many hats can lead to burnout and hinder the growth of your business. Jen Martin, the entrepreneur behind Reset Your Nest, shares her experience growing a team and delegating operational tasks so that she could focus her time on being a strong leader.

Along the way, Jen found a better balance between running a successful company and caring for her employees while also establishing clear boundaries between her personal a...

Chad Ingram walked out of the room 30 minutes into his LSAT practice exam, knowing that this calling in life was entrepreneurship—not litigation.

Now with three exits under his belt, Chad councils founders to focus on solving a problem and building a good product, rather than building a business with the sole intention to sell it.

He shares his experiences wi...

Explore the world of consumer brands with Eric Child from Spark Innovations. In this episode, Eric discusses the distinction between inventors and entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of finding the right people to execute ideas. Learn the ins and outs of working with retailers, including realistic timeframes for doing so.

Eric encourages entrepreneurs to validate their products before spending their life savings on inventor...

If you are interested in real estate entrepreneurship, this is the episode for you! Special guest Jimmy Rex talks about how he went from selling 3 houses in 6 months to 60 houses every month! Over the course of his career, he's learned how to implement systems and hire top talent to sell over 5,000 homes and build a portfolio of 60 properties himself. He also talks about the phenomenal networking capabilities of podcasting and buil...

Nate McBride is an amazing investor in our ecosystem and is now running curated ventures. He has listened to thousands of pitches and shared great advice for founders on how to raise money. Can you explain your company in one sentence? If you want to pitch to curated you need to be able to. Nate breaks down companies into three different shapes, tune in to figure out what shape your company is. The Midnight Founders Podcast is powe...

Matt Lloyd, a dynamic individual who wears many hats – Founder, CEO, and Weekend Golfer. With over a decade of experience, Matt has played a pivotal role in the growth of renowned companies like Adobe, Boostability, and Orange Soda, showcasing his prowess as a sales and operational leader. Driven by a passion for problem-solving, relationship-building, and creating lasting solutions, Matt embodies a CEO who is both people and prod...

What an incredible intro to the future of architecture with Charles Ochello from Vitruvius. They are building a tech company with software that engages with virtual reality to help their customers walk through future builds of their custom homes. this helps them make adjustments early in the process saving money and time with large custom-built homes. It was incredible to see the innovation they are bringing to this industry. Charl...

We had a great conversation with Jared about his experience building union capital partners. He has been entrepreneurial his whole life and has always wanted to be his own boss and was willing to take the risks associated with entrepreneurship. He discussed the importance of partnering and how good partners have helped him with accountability. He talked about the balance of working 24/7 while also raising a family. We hope you enjo...

We had a great conversation with Landon Pitcher about what they are building with Listo Global. They are helping simplify the process for companies to hire employees from all over the world. Landon has always been interested in the global economy and has worked for large companies working on global expansion and learned about all of the issues that arise from hiring workers in different countries. They decided to help companies sol...

This was a fun conversation with Brad about his background that has led to him starting red wolf technology. brad has built a really cool company getting to play with 3D printers. He knew early on from having really terrible day jobs that he wanted to be his own boss. He put himself through school building multiple side hustles. He believes that communication has been one of his keys to success. He shared great advice about entrepr...

We had a great conversation with Jess about her journey building Mixhers. She has built an incredible team and talked a lot about the danger of working so hard as an entrepreneur that you get overwhelmed and hit burnout. Jess shared how her team has been a rock for her and leaning on them has been a catalyst for her continued success. Mixhers has been on a wild ride and they have a rockstar leading them. We hope you enjoy this week...

We had a great conversation with Jenny about how she built her company BookSmarts. She was a pioneer in doing remote work! She had great advice for entrepreneurs about living lean to get out of debt quick. And also about how important it is to delegate as an entrepreneur. She had built an incredible female led and run team of accounting professionals that want to balance the needs of being stay at home moms that also wanting to hav...

Welcome back, we are kicking off 2024 with an awesome episode with Casey Baugh who is a an incredible entrepreneur and is now investing in other entrepreneurs as a cofounder of Sandlot Partners. He talked alot about his mentors along the way and the impact that they had on him. He just launched a new podcast called Case Studies and has a bunch of great guests lined up. He talked about the confidence he gained from building a skill ...

We had a great conversation with Scott about what he is building at Tradewise. He has always been entrepreneurial but didn't expect to be involved in the trades or find himself in a partnership but he is loving the journey with both and had some great advice for other founders about ways to grow their business and how to navigate the complicated dynamics of a partnership in business. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Scott.