Founderology
Welcome to Founderology – Built to Breakthrough, the ultimate podcast created by Founders, for Founders. Hosted by Kathleen Wood—Founder and CEO of Kathleen Wood Partners and creator of the Founders Growth Summit. Founderology is your go-to resource for actionable insights and proven strategies to propel your business and yourself to new levels of success.
Kathleen brings over 20 years of expertise, working side-by-side with Founders to turn small businesses into award-winning concepts, national expansions, and billion-dollar brands. Each episode is designed to speak the unique language of Founders and address the challenges, opportunities, and triumphs of the Founder journey.
What you’ll gain from Founderology:
- Inside track insights from successful Founders who have broken through.
- Proven strategies and practical solutions to grow your business.
- Tools and resources to strengthen yourself, your team, your business and your bottom line.
- Expert advice on building your net worth through developing powerful networks.
- Competitive insights to help you dominate your market and breakthrough.
This isn’t just another business podcast—it’s a Founder’s inside track for success. Join us on Founderology – Built to Breakthrough and get inspired, motivated, and equipped to take your business—and yourself—to the next level.
Founderology
Latest Episodes
Bloomin’ leadership lessons with Tim Gannon, co-Founder of Outback Steakhouse
In the restaurant industry, it’s easy to see brands you’ve known your whole life and never know how they actually started. That’s why I love working with Founders. The Founder story is the catalyst, the fuel that takes an idea and makes it a re...
What is driving Kona Ice’s success?
It started with the worst ice cream truck experience a parent could imagine: broken down, smoke billowing, and Tony's three-year-old daughter still running toward it. Where everyone else saw a truck to avoid, Tony saw an American icon waiting t...
How Steele Smiley sold a fitness empire to bet on healthy fast food
Steele shared with me more than once that his answer would be controversial, and he was true to his word. He is direct, generous with what he has learned, and unwilling to pretend any of it was easy.His own start proves it. A noncompete ...
Real talk, damn good biscuits and growing a national chain
Lauren Coulter is co-Founder and chief biscuit eater of Biscuit Belly, the Louisville, Kentucky, brunch brand she built with her husband and co-Founder, Chad Coulter. They are two pharmacists who, by her own description, had no business opening...
How Urban Bird Hot Chicken turned a bad lease into a fast-growing brand
Urban Bird Hot Chicken founders Brandon and Chantel Gawthorp are sharing the lessons behind the Texas-based brand's growth on a new podcast episode, discussing the decisions that helped transform a struggling lease into a fast-growing hot chick...