The Founder's Formula Podcast

In today’s episode, we talk with Brannon Santos, Founder & CEO at ChatGems about building a startup pre-revenue and his experiences as a first-time founder, and how his company is revolutionizing the customer feedback process for teams struggling to make sales, generate revenue, and retain those customers. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Brannon Santos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brannon-santos/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Veronica Jow, Founder of Avid Sports Medicine, Harvard Graduate, and Team Physician of The San Francisco Giants and University California Santa Cruz about how a pivot during COVID kept her business going strong and how she's creating a scalable practice by doing what's in the best interest of her customers. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Dr. Veronica Jow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicajow/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talk with Stephanie Valenti, Portfolio Advisor at Hatchet Ventures, she is a 3X C-Suite Executive, Strategic Advisor at multiple companies, and a dean of several schools at Pavilion University, about the common mistakes founders make going from $1M to $10M and how to get ahead of them early. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Stephanie Valenti on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentis/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

This episode of The Founder's Formula Podcast recaps the best moments from our amazing guests for the month of July. HIGHLIGHTS:Episode 29: Creating a Unique Business Model with Owen Barrett, Founder & CEO at RayvenEpisode 30: Taking Big Concepts and Simplifying Them with Emily Molstad, Co-Founder & CEO at ValisEpisode 31: Creating Raving Fans with Leslie Greenwood, Founder & CEO at Chief Evangelist Consulting

In today’s episode, we talk with Leslie Greenwood, Founder and CEO of Chief Evangelist Consulting about how her experience building communities for startups, helping them create raving fans, and about how she went from pivoting to tech at the age of 44, to working with tech companies regularly in her business. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Leslie Greenwood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-greenwood/Check out Chief Evangelist Consulting's Website: https://thechiefevangelist.com/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Emily Molstad, CEO & Co-Founder at Valis, about how she stood up her sustainability venture and the learnings as a technical founder she experienced over the last 18 months. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Emily Molstad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-molstad/Check out Valis' Website: https://www.solvusglobal.com/valisListen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Owen Barrett, Founder & President at Rayven, about how his company is paying people to fight climate change with their unique investing and net zero real estate business model. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us! Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Owen Barrett on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owenmadsenbarrett/Check out Rayven's Website: https://joinrayven.com/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

This episode of The Founder's Formula Podcast recaps the best moments from our amazing guests for the month of June. HIGHLIGHTS:Episode 25: Creative Curiosity and Navigating the Co-Founder Search with Jake Kaempf, Founder at The Everyday CompanyEpisode 26: Key Components to User Acquisition with Taric Mirza, Founder & CEO at ArriveEpisode 27: Enabling Customers to Spread Joy with Grayson Hogard, Founder at Grove Cookie CompanyEpisode 28: How to Plan a Product Launch with Milaena Ferrarese, Co-Founder & CEO at Healthy Kinnect

In today’s episode, we talked with Milaena Ferrarese, Co-Founder and CEO of Healthy Kinnect a results-oriented app that personalizes accountability for health and wellness. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Milaena Ferrarese on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milaena-ferrarese-ms-rdn-nlp-cht-tlt-59a031156/Check out Healthy Kinnect's Website: https://www.healthykinnect.com/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h

In today’s episode, we talked with Grayson Hogard, Founder of Grove Cookie Company. He shares his journey from the military to logistics, to becoming a first-time founder with his wife. Interested in more insights, industry best practices, and actionable content → connect with The Founders’ Formula Podcast on social and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow to get the latest notifications from us!Hatchet Ventures website: https://www.hatchetventures.comHatchet Ventures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hatchet-ventures/Chet Lovegren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetlovegren/Connect with Grayson Hogard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graysonhogard/Check out Grove Cookie Company's Website: https://www.grovecookiecompany.com/Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/36ub3fpyListen on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ystuxubtListen on Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bdee8y9h