From Founder To CEO

Tim Metzner

Booking Overview

This is a founder-focused leadership interview show featuring external founders and CEOs discussing the transition from building a company to leading, scaling, and potentially exiting it. PR agencies could credibly pitch accomplished founders, CEOs, investors, and authors with practical expertise in entrepreneurship, leadership development, business scaling, succession, or company exits; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

tim@fireroad.io

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Host

Tim Metzner - Tim Metzner is a startup entrepreneur and CEO of Fireroad who has founded multiple startups and has been involved in the startup community since his university years.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Founders and CEOs with substantial experience building, scaling, or transitioning companies, particularly leaders with expertise in entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, acquisitions, succession, or exits.

Required Achievements:

Founded and successfully operated a company, Scaled a business or business platform, Led an acquisition, transition, or potential exit, Published a book or appeared in prominent media, Built recognized expertise serving entrepreneurs or small businesses

Recent Guest Discussions

Brent Beshore - Entrepreneurial Resilience, Personal Turmoil, Acquiring And Stewarding Small And Midsize Businesses, Company Transitions, And Selling A Business.

Carissa Reiniger - Debt, Sacrifice, Financial Resilience, Small-business Sustainability, Behavior-change-based Growth Programs, And Supporting Small-business Owners.

Joe De Sena - Building Spartan From An Extreme-sports Passion, Overcoming Obstacles, And Transitioning From Founder To Ceo.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Scaling, Succession

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

From Founder To CEO

S2E2: Brent Beshore (CEO, Permanent Equity)

September 18, 2026

Brent Beshore shares how his entrepreneurial journey began with dropping out of law school, leading him down a path of relentless pursuit but also deep personal turmoil. Brent Beshore is an American entrepreneur, investor, and the founder and CEO of Permanent Equity (formerly adventur.es), a private equity firm based in Columbia, Missouri. More About Brent Beshore Permanent Equity: Founded in 2007, Brent Beshore's firm focuses on acquiring and holding cash-generating, small-to-medium-sized tr...

S2E1: Carissa Reiniger (CEO, Silver Lining)

September 10, 2026

Carissa Reiniger discusses navigating debt, sacrifices, and the power of the small business community. In a candid discussion with From Founder To CEO host Tim Metzner, Reiniger opens up about her harrowing experience and the lessons learned along the way. Carissa Reiniger is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, author, and speaker best known as the Founder and CEO of Silver Lining, a company she started in 2005 with a mission to help small businesses become sustainable and profitable. Carissa...

Tim Metzner Takes Over As Host of From Founder To CEO

September 02, 2026

Todd Uterstaedt hands the reigns to Tim Metzner, new host of From Founder To CEO. Tim Metzner, CEO of Fireroad, discusses getting involved in the start-up community during his co-op internship at the University of Cincinnati, finding Faith, and ultimately what led to him founding multiple startups. Learn more about Fireroad and Fireroad Ventures at fireroad.io FFTC Website: fromfoundertoceo.com

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tim@fireroad.io

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