The Founder Hour
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Zack Honarvar | How Saying Yes One Day Changed Everything
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zack Honarvar is the founder of One Day Entertainment, the team that manages Yes Theory, a talented group of content creators who believe that life ca...
Steve O'Dell | Unlikely Likely: Nike Flowers
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve O’Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Tenzo Tea, who sources ceremonial matcha green tea powder from Japan to create the healthiest drink on the...
Steve O'Dell | Steve In, Howard Out: A Starbucks Story
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve O’Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Tenzo Tea, who sources ceremonial matcha green tea powder from Japan to create the healthiest drink on the...
Steve O'Dell | The Culture of Los Angeles
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve O’Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Tenzo Tea, who sources ceremonial matcha green tea powder from Japan to create the healthiest drink on the...
Steve O'Dell | Odd Jobs to Matchapreneur
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steve O’Dell is the co-founder and CEO of Tenzo Tea, who sources ceremonial matcha green tea powder from Japan to create the healthiest drink on the...
Sebu Simonian | Biggest Inspirations and Why
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sebu Simonian is an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer. He is one-half of the duo, Capital Cities, whose smash hit...
Sebu Simonian | Industry Insiders: Music
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sebu Simonian is an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer. He is one-half of the duo, Capital Cities, whose smash hit...
Sebu Simonian | Capital Cities and Solo Projects
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sebu Simonian is an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer. He is one-half of the duo, Capital Cities, whose smash hit...
Sebu Simonian | The Musical Journey to Global Smash Hit
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sebu Simonian is an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer. He is one-half of the duo, Capital Cities, whose smash hit...
Dr. Renee Dua | Industry Insiders: Healthcare & Technology
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Renee Dua is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Heal, a healthtech company focused on disrupting the healthcare industry by offering time...
Dr. Renee Dua | The Biggest Problem in the World Today
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Renee Dua is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Heal, a healthtech company focused on disrupting the healthcare industry by offering time...
Dr. Renee Dua | The Future of Healthcare in America
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Renee Dua is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Heal, a healthtech company focused on disrupting the healthcare industry by offering time...
Dr. Renee Dua | Fixing the Healthcare Industry Through Technology
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Renee Dua is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Heal, a healthtech company focused on disrupting the healthcare industry by offering time...
Jordan Harbinger | The Biggest Problem in the World Today
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Harbinger, often referred to as “The Larry King of Podcasting” is a Wall Street lawyer turned interview talk show host, and communications ...
Jordan Harbinger | Radio, Podcasting, and the Future
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Harbinger, often referred to as “The Larry King of Podcasting” is a Wall Street lawyer turned interview talk show host, and communications ...
Jordan Harbinger | Wall Street Lawyer Turned World-Famous Podcaster
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Harbinger, often referred to as “The Larry King of Podcasting” is a Wall Street lawyer turned interview talk show host, and communications ...
Matthew O’Connor | What Startups Would I Invest In?
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew O’Connor is the co-founder and CEO of AdQuick, a marketplace for buying and selling outdoor advertising. In this fourth and final segment, M...
Matthew O’Connor | The Biggest Problem in the World Today
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew O’Connor is the co-founder and CEO of AdQuick, a marketplace for buying and selling outdoor advertising. In the last couple of episodes, we ...
Matthew O’Connor | Future of Advertising
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew O’Connor is the co-founder and CEO of AdQuick, a marketplace for buying and selling outdoor advertising. In the last episode, we learned abo...
Matthew O’Connor | Business School to Billboards
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew O’Connor is the co-founder and CEO of AdQuick, a marketplace for buying and selling outdoor advertising. Matt grew up in Washington D.C. and...
Lilit Caradanian | Industry Insiders: Beauty and Makeup
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lilit Caradanian is the founder and CEO of Elcie Cosmetics. She has been a makeup artist for over 10 years and has amassed a huge following on Instagr...
Lilit Caradanian | Switching Places With Oprah
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lilit Caradanian is the founder and CEO of Elcie Cosmetics. On this segment, Pat & Posh ask Lilit who she would want to switch places with for one...
Lilit Caradanian | The Power of Social Media and Influencer Marketing
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lilit Caradanian is the founder and CEO of Elcie Cosmetics. Throughout her career, she has leveraged the power of social media to build her own brand ...
Lilit Caradanian | Passion Project to Makeup Artist Turned Beauty Entrepreneur
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lilit Caradanian is the founder and CEO of Elcie Cosmetics. Before launching her own brand, she was a makeup artist and worked in finance prior to tha...
David Greenfeld | Starting Dream Pops and Selling Vegan Popsicles
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 49, Pat and Posh sit down with David Greenfeld, CEO & Co-Founder of Dream Pops. Dream Pops sells vegan ice cream popsicles that are pa...
Tyler Wilson | Exotic Sausages at Wurstküche
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 48, Pat and Posh are joined by Tyler Wilson, founder of Wurstküche. Wurstküche is a restaurant in Downtown LA and Venice Beach that prov...
Erik Huberman | Building a Full-Service Marketing Agency with Hawke Media
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 47, Pat and Posh sat down with Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media. Founded in 2014, Hawke Media is a full-service digital marke...
Paul Rodriguez | Fell In Love With Skateboarding And Made It His Career
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 46, Pat and Posh hang out with Paul Rodriguez a.k.a. P-Rod, one of the most accomplished skateboarders of all time, to hear his inspiring ...
David Dann | The Brain Behind Mind of a Genius Records
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 44, Pat & Posh sit down with David Dann, the man behind Mind of a Genius Records. Their roster includes Grammy-nominated artists such ...
Andrew D. Bernstein | Legendary Sports Photographer and NBA Hall of Famer
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 43, Pat and Posh had an epic conversation with legendary sports photographer and NBA Hall of Famer, Andrew D. Bernstein. Andrew has taken ...
Marc Merrill | How An Obsession With Video Games Led to Riot Games
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Pat & Posh sit down with Marc Merrill, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Riot Games.You may know them as the team behind League of Legen...
Mark Brazil | How Ikonick is Pioneering the Future of Affordable Art
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
41 is here! On this episode of The Founder Hour, Pat and Posh sit down with Mark Brazil, co-founder of Ikonick.Ikonick sells super modern, affordable,...
Daniel & Michael Broukhim | How Two Brothers Skipped a Legal Career to Launch FabFitFun
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 39, Pat and Posh hung out with the ultimate brother duo, Daniel and Michael Broukhim, co-founders of FabFitFun. FabFitFun is a quarterly s...
Hayden Slater | How an 8-Month Trip to Southeast Asia Led to Pressed Juicery
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 38, Pat and Posh sit down with Hayden Slater, founder and CEO of Pressed Juicery, the company that has taken the country by storm with the...
Dr. Drew Pinsky | Celebrity Doctor and Media Personality Behind Loveline, Teen Mom & More
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 37, Pat and Posh had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Drew Pinsky, celebrity doctor, addiction medicine specialist, and media persona...
Ari Mir | How Clutter is Transforming the $38B Self-Storage Industry
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 36, Pat and Posh sat down with Ari Mir, co-founder of Clutter. Clutter is an on-demand storage and moving company. Clutter comes to you, p...
Nanxi Liu | Running Two Successful Ventures, Enplug & Nanoly Bioscience...Simultaneously
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 33, Pat and Posh sit down with Nanxi Liu. Nanxi is the co-founder of Enplug and Nanoly Bioscience, which she runs simultaneously while spe...
Jeff Solomon | Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of Amplify.LA, Velocify, AudioJoy, & more
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 32, Pat & Posh sit down with Jeff Solomon, founder of Amplify.LA, Velocify, AudioJoy and so much more! Jeff has been an entrepreneur s...
Christopher Gavigan | How The Honest Company is Betting on Ethical Consumerism
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 31, Pat & Posh sit down with Christopher Gavigan, the co-founder of The Honest Company. Early on, Christopher discovered his passion f...
Brent Bolthouse | The Man Behind Hollywood's Most Famous Nightclubs and Bungalow Hospitality Group
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 28, Pat & Posh sit down with Brent Bolthouse, CEO of Bungalow Hospitality Group and creator of Neon Carnival, the ultimate Coachella after...
Robert Egger | Non-Profit Leader and Visionary Behind L.A. Kitchen
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 26 of The Founder Hour, Pat & Posh sit down with Robert Egger - a nonprofit leader, author, activist and visionary. Robert talks about...
Clare Vivier | From Designing Laptop Sleeves to Handbags with Clare V.
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 24, Pat & Posh sit down with Clare Vivier, founder of Clare V., to discuss her journey of moving to Paris after college, working in jo...
Eytan Elbaz | Founder of Applied Semantics, Scopely, Social Native and Render Media
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 23, Pat & Posh sit down with one of the most influential people in the LA tech scene, Eytan Elbaz. He talks about his transition from ...
Jeff Morris Jr. | Investing in Early-Stage Startups with Chapter One
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 22, Pat & Posh sit down with Jeff Morris Jr., founder of Chapter One, an early-stage seed fund investing in blockchain, mobile, and su...
Betty Porto | Porto's Bakery & Cafe: A Story of Family, Community, and Escaping Communist Cuba
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Porto’s has been a staple in Los Angeles for generations. Whether it’s their potato balls, tres leches cake or their many delicious pastries, you’...
Chris "Drama" Pfaff | Co-Founder of Young & Reckless and Host of Short Story Long
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a near-fatal accident led him to pivot from his aspiration of being a professional skateboarder, Chris “Drama” Pfaff made the move from Ohio...
Ryan Hudson | Creating Honey Overnight to Save Money on Pizza
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn’t love saving money? If you’ve ever found yourself searching for promo codes and coupons while shopping online, you probably should down...
Brett Crosby | Co-Founder of Google Analytics and PeerStreet
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 17, Pat & Posh sit down with Brett Crosby, Co-Founder and COO of PeerStreet, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed platform for investing in r...
John Terzian & Brian Toll | Building a Global Hospitality Empire with The h.wood Group
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Los Angeles, John Terzian and Brian Toll met in high school while they were both throwing parties for their friends and eventually found...
Teni Panosian | Beauty Influencer and Lifestyle Blogger
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it’s like to be an influencer? Hint: it’s not what you think! For Episode 14, Pat & Posh sit down with Teni Panosian, beaut...
Robert Kronfli | A Restaurateur's Journey from an Underground Supper Club to Bacari
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It all started in a college apartment with his roommate, hosting a weekly dinner party for friends and eventually becoming so in demand that it became...
John & Rana Lustyan | Husband & Wife Superteam Behind Edoughble
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Episode 12, Pat & Posh sat down with husband and wife super team, John and Rana Lustyan, co-founders of Edoughble, to talk about how they met ...
Adam Bernhard | Selling Fashion in a Flash with HauteLook
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are you or someone you know has shopped on HauteLook before. But, did you know that the company was sold to Nordstrom for almost $300 million…...
Kelis Rogers | Singer, Songwriter, Chef and Founder of Bounty & Full
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We know her as the “Bossy” singer whose milkshake brought the boys to the yard. Tune in as Pat & Posh sit down with musical artist and chef, K...
Ryan Ozonian | Making Conversations Disappear with Dust & Mercury Protocol
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After receiving a $250,000 investment to build mobile games from Mark Cuban off a cold email, Ryan Ozonian switched paths and launched Cyber Dust (now...
Laura Wasser | Celebrity Divorce Attorney and Founder of It's Over Easy
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Most people know Laura Wasser as the divorce attorney for high-profile celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Reynolds, an...
Nik Ingersöll | Going Bananas for Barnana
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Nik Ingersöll, co-founder & CMO of Barnana, to hear his incredible story of growing up on a farm in rural Nebraska with no money to ...
Mario Del Pero | Selling Happy with Mendocino Farms
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in as we kick off 2018 with a brand new episode featuring Mario Del Pero, founder of Mendocino Farms. We sat down with Mario to discuss his journ...
Jesse Genet | Transforming Packaging for eCommerce Brands with Lumi
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We had a blast sitting down with Jesse Genet, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumi (YC W15), and hearing about her journey of building a transformative packagin...
Ryan Emmons | How Waiakea is Making Waves with Hawaiian Volcanic Water
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of volcanic water? Neither had we. Tune in to Episode 3 as we hear the story of how Ryan Emmons turned volcanic water from Hawaii into a su...
Erik Oberholtzer | The Intersection of Fine Dining and Quick-Serve with Tender Greens
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pat and Posh hang with the co-founder and CEO of Tender Greens, Erik Oberholtzer, at their HQ to learn the story of how the executive...
Dee Murthy | Reimagining Men's Fashion with Menlo Club (formerly Five Four) and Young & Reckless
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dee Murthy is the co-founder of various apparel brands, including Menlo Club (formerly known as Five Four Club) and Young & Reckless. Tune in as w...