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A Mom on a Mission to Keep Kids Visible in the Water | Britton-Grace Kent, Coopers AquaArmor

Britton shares how a 3 AM research spiral during pregnancy led her to discover a gap in the market that...

What It Actually Takes to Start Your Own Consulting Firm | Hernan Montes, Movonte

Hernan shares how 15 years at a major consulting firm led him to realize he had hit his ceiling, and...

How a Solo Founder in New Zealand Built Nine Jira Apps | Paul Clark, Redmoon Software

Paul shares how a colleague at the Ministry of Justice first pulled him into the world of Jira plugins, what...

From Accidental Founder to Category Leader | Simon Haighton-Williams, The Adaptavist Group

Simon shares how Adaptavist started with three guys whose entire business plan was to never commute, how acquiring ScriptRunner transformed...

How a YouTube Channel Became a Family Business | Alex Ortiz, The Jira Life

Alex shares how he went from managing a Microsoft tool at Boeing to quitting his job, launching a YouTube channel...

Stop Chasing Perfection, Just Start | Amer Grozdanic, Praella

Praella is a Shopify implementation partner helping brands scale through technical builds, UX, and conversion optimization, with results nearly doubling...

How Consistency + Luck Built This Jewelry Brand | Julien Plouffe, Moonglow Jewelry

Moonglow is a unique jewelry brand that captures the exact phase of the moon from a meaningful date—whether it’s a...

When Life Gives You Coconuts, Turn Them Into a Business | Harrison Goldfarb, Windansea Coconuts

What started as a beachside hustle selling coconuts and breakfast sandwiches turned into a unique experiential marketing business helping brands...

The Biggest Mistake Founders Make When Scaling | Michael McRitchie, Satellite Office

Michael shares how he built a 2,000+ person offshore staffing company by focusing on one thing: quality. From his early...