Latest Finien Podcast Episodes
Foundersuite: Nathan Beckord, Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - June 03, 2022 23:11 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNathan Beckord founded Foundersuite, a brand that pretty much every founder heard of, used, or referenced. Nathan and I discuss if infusing brand into early-stage startup pitch decks is of importance, if a catchy or descriptive tagline suits a startup better, the power of community in brand bu...
LOOP Mission: Julie Poitras-Saulnier & David Côté, Co-Founders
Hitting The Mark - May 13, 2022 21:56 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDavid Coté and Julie Poitras-Saulnier run LOOP Mission which collaborates with major food industry actors to save perfectly good, but rejected products discarded before reaching grocery stores and transform them into products such as juices, smoothies, sodas, beer, gin, soaps, and dog treats. I...
Thrive Market: Nick Green, Co-Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - April 22, 2022 18:24 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNick Green is the Co-Founder & CEO of Thrive Market, a membership-based online platform that makes healthy living easy and accessible to all. Since launching in 2014, Thrive Market has grown to more than 1 million paying members and become a touchstone example of a mission-driven company at scal...
Shit That I Knit: Christina (Fagan) Pardy, Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - April 01, 2022 21:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsChristina (Fagan) Pardy founded Shit That I Knit, a brand of sustainable high-quality knit-wear that one would say besides its name– although the contrary is true – has become known around the world. Christina was recently on the TODAY show and Shit That I Kit was the official Team USA brand par...
Good Good: Gardar Stefansson, CEO & Co-Founder
Hitting The Mark - March 11, 2022 23:46 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsGardar Stefansson co-founded Good Good, a company from Iceland that makes waves around the globe with its no-sugar-added breakfast and brunch products. To me, startups like Good Good are extremely exciting since they have to embody all the components of great brand strategy: From starting with ...
Bookshop.org: Andy Hunter, Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - February 18, 2022 16:46 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAndy Hunter founded Bookshop.org with a mission to disrupt Amazon’s book sales and put them back into the hands of bookstores. He sees his brand to be the MC and hands the mike over to the people who sell and love books. A mesmerizing uphill battle that you can witness him slowly winning by me...
Satisfy Running: Brice Partouche, Founder, CEO & Creative Director
Hitting The Mark - January 28, 2022 21:19 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsBrice Partouche founded Satisfy, a performance fashion brand for runners to unlock the high. He wouldn’t say it, but I can: Satisfy is quickly developing into a cult brand and we spent ample time talking about Zeitgeist, culture, and community. Brice and I discuss how NFTs can be used to cre...
Thrillist: Adam Rich, Co-Founder
Hitting The Mark - January 07, 2022 21:25 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAdam Rich co-founded Thrillist by sending out an e-mail newsletter to 600 people about things to do in NYC. Well, as they say, the rest is history. I talk with Adam about how a newsletter turned into a trusted brand and a global multi-platform media monster hitting the eyeballs of more than 30...
Houseplant: Evan Goldberg & Michael Mohr, Co-Founders
Hitting The Mark - December 03, 2021 23:48 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsTogether with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Michael Mohr founded Houseplant, a lifestyle brand rooted in cannabis that creates and curates thoughtful, design-led original products. By unifying the words “house” and “plant,” the brand has created an entirely new cannabis experience through curat...
Doug Zell, Founder, Intelligentsia
Hitting The Mark - November 12, 2021 18:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDoug Zell is the Founder of Intelligentsia Coffee, a beloved brand that established itself as a leader in what came to be known as third-wave coffee. Intelligentsia embodies a quest for superior quality and sophisticated design, but it is furthermore about the overall impeccable brand experienc...
Intelligentsia: Doug Zell, Founder
Hitting The Mark - November 12, 2021 18:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDoug Zell is the Founder of Intelligentsia Coffee, a beloved brand that established itself as a leader in what came to be known as third-wave coffee. Intelligentsia embodies a quest for superior quality and sophisticated design, but it is furthermore about the overall impeccable brand experienc...
Angela Jia Kim, Founder, Savor Beauty
Hitting The Mark - October 22, 2021 23:08 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAngela Jia Kim founded Savor Beauty with a strong brand ethos inspired by a career as a concert pianist. What caught my eye about Angela's brand was how she checks off all the boxes a brand in her space should, and she does it seemingly with ease: farm-fresh small-batch organic products, cutt...
Savor Beauty: Angela Jia Kim, Founder
Hitting The Mark - October 22, 2021 23:08 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsAngela Jia Kim founded Savor Beauty with a strong brand ethos inspired by a career as a concert pianist. What caught my eye about Angela's brand was how she checks off all the boxes a brand in her space should, and she does it seemingly with ease: farm-fresh small-batch organic products, cutt...
David Neeleman, Founder & CEO, Breeze Airways (JetBlue, and others)
Hitting The Mark - October 01, 2021 21:18 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDavid Neeleman is the Founder of 5 airlines and changed the way people experienced surprise and delight by flying JetBlue. During the pandemic, he launched his latest airline brand, Breeze, and I sat down with David to talk about what branding means to him, what makes great company culture, ho...
Breeze Airways (JetBlue, and others): David Neeleman, Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - October 01, 2021 21:18 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsDavid Neeleman is the Founder of 5 airlines and changed the way people experienced surprise and delight by flying JetBlue. During the pandemic, he launched his latest airline brand, Breeze, and I sat down with David to talk about what branding means to him, what makes great company culture, ho...
Drink Monday: Chris Boyd, Co-Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - September 10, 2021 18:18 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsChris Boyd is the Co-Founder of Monday, a Southern California distillery that crafts non-alcoholic spirits such as gin and whiskey. The brand is only a year old and its impeccable design caught my eye from day one. Chris and I talk about how community and authenticity are key to building his...
Chris Boyd, Co-Founder & CEO, Drink Monday
Hitting The Mark - September 10, 2021 18:18 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsChris Boyd is the Co-Founder of Monday, a Southern California distillery that crafts non-alcoholic spirits such as gin and whiskey. The brand is only a year old and its impeccable design caught my eye from day one. Chris and I talk about how community and authenticity are key to building his...
Crossnet: Chris Meade, Co-Founder
Hitting The Mark - August 20, 2021 21:07 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsChris Meade, 28 years young, a Forbes 30 under 30 nominee, invented a new sport with his co-founders that mixes Four square with Volleyball. Today you can catch Crossnet on ESPN and the product sells in over 3,000 locations in the US and around the world. Chris and I talk about naming not o...
Chris Meade, Co-Founder, Crossnet
Hitting The Mark - August 20, 2021 21:07 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsChris Meade, 28 years young, a Forbes 30 under 30 nominee, invented a new sport with his co-founders that mixes Four square with Volleyball. Today you can catch Crossnet on ESPN and the product sells in over 3,000 locations in the US and around the world. Chris and I talk about naming not o...
Vicki von Holzhausen, Founder, von Holzhausen
Hitting The Mark - July 30, 2021 18:03 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsVicki von Holzhausen utilizes her background as a designer for Audi and Mercedes to innovate on materials that are truly sustainable through her eponymous vegan leather bags and accessory brand. Vicki and I discuss the weight of her brand promise, The Conscious Code, how she bootstrapped a l...
von Holzhausen: Vicki von Holzhausen, Founder
Hitting The Mark - July 30, 2021 18:03 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsVicki von Holzhausen utilizes her background as a designer for Audi and Mercedes to innovate on materials that are truly sustainable through her eponymous vegan leather bags and accessory brand. Vicki and I discuss the weight of her brand promise, The Conscious Code, how she bootstrapped a l...
Hint: Kara Goldin, Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - July 09, 2021 15:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsKara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc, the brand synonymous with the leading unsweetened flavored water in the US, loved by millions. Within minutes of listening to Kara, you will understand why she became as successful as she has and why she is such an influential voice in busines...
Kara Goldin, Founder & CEO, Hint
Hitting The Mark - July 09, 2021 15:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsKara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc, the brand synonymous with the leading unsweetened flavored water in the US, loved by millions. Within minutes of listening to Kara, you will understand why she became as successful as she has and why she is such an influential voice in busines...
Natasha Case, CEO & Co-Founder, Coolhaus
Hitting The Mark - June 18, 2021 18:01 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNatasha Case founded Coolhaus with her then-girlfriend – now-wife – in 2009. Inspired by her architectural background and a drive to create the best ice cream sandwich available, the couple bought "a piece of shit postal van masquerading as an ice cream truck’ on Craigslist for $2,500 dollars an...
Coolhaus: Natasha Case, CEO & Co-Founder
Hitting The Mark - June 18, 2021 18:01 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsNatasha Case founded Coolhaus with her then-girlfriend – now-wife – in 2009. Inspired by her architectural background and a drive to create the best ice cream sandwich available, the couple bought "a piece of shit postal van masquerading as an ice cream truck’ on Craigslist for $2,500 dollars an...
Jeremy Parker, Co-Founder & CEO, Swag.com
Hitting The Mark - May 28, 2021 17:43 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsJeremy Parker bought the url swag.com to disrupt the boring and outdated promotional products industry. Swag should stand for something new, and be bought differently, and it should be stuff people actually want to keep. That vision turned into reality as swag.com had 2000% growth over the l...
Swag.com: Jeremy Parker, Co-Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - May 28, 2021 17:43 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsJeremy Parker bought the url swag.com to disrupt the boring and outdated promotional products industry. Swag should stand for something new, and be bought differently, and it should be stuff people actually want to keep. That vision turned into reality as swag.com had 2000% growth over the l...
Max Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO, Awe Inspired
Hitting The Mark - May 07, 2021 18:01 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMax Johnson built a tremendously impactful business over the course of the last 4 years through simple necklaces that celebrate female goddesses and leaders. The brand, Awe Inspired, was born out of Max's mother’s desire to empower fellow cancer survivors. From the journey of blindly walking int...
Awe Inspired: Max Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO
Hitting The Mark - May 07, 2021 18:01 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMax Johnson built a tremendously impactful business over the course of the last 4 years through simple necklaces that celebrate female goddesses and leaders. The brand, Awe Inspired, was born out of Max's mother’s desire to empower fellow cancer survivors. From the journey of blindly walking int...
TRUFF: Nick Ajluni & Nick Guillen, Co-Founders
Hitting The Mark - April 23, 2021 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsYou must have been on a social media diet to not have stumbled upon TRUFF’s masterfully designed array of truffle-infused sauces. But TRUFF is not solely a social media sensation, you can find the brand anywhere from Whole Foods to Neiman Marcus, and from the U.S. to Australia. The two Co-Fo...
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