John Roa

Entrepreneur. The last time we had John Roa on the show, he was dressed for success and brimming with confidence. He had recently sold Akta to Saleforce, was launching his VC firm Roa Ventures and appeared living what universally could only be considered “the good life.” Turns out, the reality was far from the perception.…

Spencer Fry

CEO of Podia. Lockdowns, shrinking economy, closed gyms and offices have left people to get creative on maintaining their core business or building a new one altogether. It’s part of the reason individuals, small businesses and “solopreneurs” are flocking to Podia, a platform provides a digital storefront to maintain memberships, online courses and transactions. In…

Erik Severinghaus

Author of SCALING YOUR EVEREST. The cult of entrepreneurship has taken on many ideals and practices over the years, some that are more toxic than others. The commercialization of networking events, “struggle porn”, idolizing a handful of successful tech founders are a handful of examples that have fueled an unhealthy relationship with our work and…