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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan

Booking Overview

This entrepreneurship interview show features open-book conversations with founders, ranging from highly prominent business leaders to emerging entrepreneurs with distinctive growth stories. Agencies could credibly pitch founders with substantial traction, compelling pivots, consumer-brand or marketplace expertise, and practical lessons on scaling; booking difficulty is high overall, though strong operators with unusual and well-documented journeys may be viable.

Metrics

Episodes: 718

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 316.0k subscribers

Instagram: 4.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

nathan@foundrmag.com

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Host

Nathan Chan - CEO of Foundr and creator of The Foundr Podcast, Nathan Chan built Foundr into a global entrepreneurial education company after transitioning from a conventional 9-to-5 career into entrepreneurship.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, CEOs, and business operators with meaningful company traction, notable revenue or fundraising, recognized brands, or a distinctive and well-documented entrepreneurial journey.
Required Achievements:  
Building or scaling a substantial company, Launching a recognized consumer brand or marketplace, Securing significant investment or achieving major revenue milestones, Demonstrating successful pivots, turnarounds, or international expansion, Developing practical, repeatable business strategies

Recent Guest Discussions

Athan Didaskalou - Building A Founder-led Consumer Brand, Competing With Dominant Incumbents, Brand Equity, Direct-to-consumer Growth, Retail, Supply Chain Resilience, And International Expansion.

Jay Haddad - Developing And Validating A Physical Product, Manufacturing, Supplier Challenges, Seasonal Demand, Meta Advertising, E-commerce Economics, And Sustainable Entrepreneurial Growth.

Mariam Naficy - Startup Pivots, Marketplace Strategy, Crowdsourced Design, Premium Positioning, Surviving Downturns, Product-led Virality, Scaling Companies, And Protecting Artists In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Scaling, E Commerce, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
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717: We Started Dad Gang with $750 and One Hat - and did $40M in 4 Years

October 15, 2026

Three best friends put in $250 each - $750 total - printed 100 hats in a garage, and sold out in 36 hours. No following. No ads. No business plan. Four and a half years later, Dad Gang has done over $40 million in revenue selling hats built around one idea: dads deserve better than goofy, frumpy products that make fatherhood a punchline. The craziest part? Grant, Bart and Ejay still run the entire thing with zero employees, a private Facebook group of 15,000 dads, and an equity partnership wi...

716: Ryan Spent 13 Years Without a Single Breakout Moment - Then Doubled His Whiskey Brand In 6 Months

October 14, 2026

Ryan Thompson ran a restaurant for 25 years, sold a couple of quick-serve spots, built a financial services company, and even ran a motel before he noticed the craft distillery movement taking off and decided someone in Vail, Colorado ought to start one - so it might as well be him. He went to Moonshine University in Kentucky, learned distilling from A to Z, wrote a business plan, and scraped together every dollar he could. Thirteen years later, 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Company makes se...

715: (Solo) How to Stop Overcomplicating Hiring (My Biggest Mistakes)

October 12, 2026

Hiring is tough, and I am not going to pretend otherwise. But I was reflecting on this past year, and I have had a much better strike rate lately because of one basic shift. And sometimes it is the basic stuff that is easiest to forget. Here is what hit me on a recent call with a sharp young founder: every contractor on his team came from a referral. Every single one, all proven, all delivering. And when I looked back at my own best hires at Foundr, the pattern was identical. Every person wh...

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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan
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How do I get in touch with The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan?

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan is hosted by Nathan Chan. Its publicly listed email is nathan@foundrmag.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan?

The publicly listed email for The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan: nathan@foundrmag.com.

How many listeners does The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan have?

Podseeker estimates The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan?

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders, CEOs, and business operators with meaningful company traction, notable revenue or fundraising, recognized brands, or a distinctive and well-documented entrepreneurial journey. Common among recent guests: Building or scaling a substantial company; Launching a recognized consumer brand or marketplace; Securing significant investment or achieving major revenue milestones. Recent guests include Athan Didaskalou, Jay Haddad, and Mariam Naficy.

How hard is it to get booked on The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Scaling, E Commerce, and Leadership. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

nathan@foundrmag.com

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