USA Founder Interviews

How I built a digital media powerhouse focused on Black culture and created a platform that amplifies diverse voices.

How I revolutionized transportation by digitizing the physical world and turning a simple idea into a global tech giant.

How I transformed 7-Eleven through innovation and adaptability, turning challenges into opportunities for global growth.

How I turned $10,000 and a home-made protein bar recipe into a $1 billion business by focusing on community and value over profits.

How I built an AI-powered calorie tracking app that disrupted the fitness industry and scaled to $24M in yearly revenue.

Indra Nooyi led PepsiCo through a period of unprecedented growth, pioneering a focus on health conscious products and sustainable development.

Michael Truell is the co-founder and CEO of Anysphere, the company behind Cursor an AI native code editor built for professional developers. Under his leadership, Cursor became one of the fastest growing AI tools in devtech.

Verun is the co-founder and CEO of Windsurf, an AI‑powered IDE that brings agentic capabilities to developers. Under Verun’s leadership, Windsurf has rapidly become a go‑to platform for building and iterating on code with AI.

Steven is the founder and CEO of MeatEater, a media company and outdoor lifestyle brand. Known for his honest storytelling and conservationist ethos, Steven has grown MeatEater into a multi-channel powerhouse with books, shows, and gear for outdoor enthusiasts.

Anne Mahlum turned Solid Core into a fitness empire, scaling it from one location to over 100 nationwide, with a nine figure exit. From working with the homeless to building a thriving business, Anne’s story is one of resilience, leadership, and innovation.

Ben, Tech Lead for Product Engineering at Anthropic, has played a pivotal role in scaling AI products with a deep focus on safety and alignment. From leaving OpenAI to co-founding Anthropic’s culture of mission driven growth, his journey is one of strategic leadership and foresight in a rapidly evolving industry.

Alex Hormozi, founder of Acquisition.com, scaled businesses past $100M+ in revenue by focusing on volume, consistency, and value creation. Known for his no-nonsense frameworks, Alex helps entrepreneurs avoid common traps while building long-term wealth.

Hayes Barnard, founder of GoodLeap, scaled his company into a multibillion-dollar platform by focusing on resilience, ethical choices, and building value in hard markets. Known for his story of overcoming adversity, Hayes inspires entrepreneurs with lessons on leadership, purpose, and perseverance.

High school dropout to hospitality leader: David Mizrahi turned a failing shawarma shop into a fast growing group behind Salt Steakhouse, LBK Grill, Soya, Pepe Kitchen, Salt Market, and Bubby’s Bagels. His playbook: customer first service, responsible growth, and hands on leadership.

From MW2 video edits to seven figure exits: Jordan Welch built a durable creator operator career through YouTube, drop shipping, and his SaaS company Viral Vault, favoring slow, steady compounding over hype.

Roy Lee built Cluely, a desktop AI that sits over your computer, listens to meetings, reads your screen, and feeds you answers in real time. He embraces the ‘cheat on everything’ framing as a marketing edge, pairs viral short-form growth with product speed, and hires like owners with a large option pool.

Chetan Parikh left a chemical engineering career to build applied AI for healthcare. After exiting EZDI, he founded RAAPID to bring neuro-symbolic and agentic AI to risk adjustment and coding, aiming for trustworthy automation, fewer audits, and coders working at top of license.

Marc Rowan co-founded Apollo Global Management and grew it into one of the largest alternative investment firms in the world. He believes the future of investing is not only in equities but also in private markets, which now underpin most of the economy. His mission is to open these markets to individuals, create better diversification, and redefine wealth management.