The Midnight Founders Podcast

Dave Bullock - Proactive Health

We had a great conversation with Dave about the company they are building. His cofounder was fortunate to survive a mountain biking accident, after a miraculous recovery he had the idea to use biometric data to help seniors be more proactive about their health. Dave talked about balancing joining the startup while keeping his full time job and the crucial decision on when to jump over and commit to proactive health full time. He had great advice for founders that are in that position and trying to make those tough decisions right now. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode with Dave Bullock. 

Rob Gardner - Savory Fund

This weeks episode is going to make you hungry! it was a great conversation who is on the investment team with Savory fund. They focus on helping existing restaurants scale and grow. He talked about what they look for in a founder when they are making investment decisions and the key aspects he sees in successful entrepreneurs. We hope you enjoy this week's episode. 

Chad Pollard - Wasatch BioLabs

This was an enlightening conversation with Chad, His midnight founder moment was waking up in the middle of the night with the idea that there was a way to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases really early on. He has been able to surround himself with experts to help him accomplish that goal. This was an amazing conversation, We are excited to see Wasatch Bio Labs change the world. 

Sabrina Gardner - Salt by Sabrina

This weeks episode is a great conversation with Sabrina Gardner. Sabrina moved into a new home during Covid and realized that there were not great solutions for custom sized drawer organization, so she decided to take the leap and create the solution on her own. #nomorejunkdrawers

Nicole Tanner - Swig

Nicole was such a great guest. She talked about the importance of picking the right partners and not jumping into partnerships too early. She talked about not forcing decisions if it doesn’t feel right, they waited to franchise after spending a lot of money to set it up and had to walk away from that big investment because they were not ready to take that step. She had a lot of great advice for entrepreneurs, we hope you enjoy our conversation with Nicole. 

Timothy Lipton - Momentum Finance

Mike Glauser - Executive Director - Center of Entrepreneurship at Utah State University

This weeks episode was a great one, it was fun to chat with Mike about his decision to leave the classroom because he was teaching something he hadn’t done and he wanted to prove to himself he could do it. He was able to successfully build and scale a large company.  He talked about his new book One People, One Planet and the steps to increasing happiness in our lives. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Mike. 

Dan Davis - Stiry

This weeks episode is a great conversation with Dan Davis from Stiry. He has some really fun stories about his work with Imagine Dragons and how his work with another client literally saved his life. He had advice for other entrepreneurs, shared war stories from his time in the trenches and talked about his support system that has been there to help when times are tough. This was a great episode and we hope you enjoy it. 

Amelia Wilcox - Nivati

We had a great conversation with Amelia Wilcox who is the founder and CEO of Nivati. Amelia talked about how her previous business model of in office massage was destroyed by COVID and she talked about the process of completely pivoting her business to what it is today offering a host of services all centered around employee wellness. Amelia talked about the dangers of burnout and her personal experience with the health implications that can cause. She had great advice for founders on how to avoid level 12 burnout, we hope you enjoy our conversation with Amelia.

Kylie Chenn - Wander Camp

We had a great conversation with Kylie about running an international travel company when Covid hit and it completely destroyed her business. She talks about the pivot that she made to glamping with Wander Camp and the journey she has had building that business. She loves travel and focuses on helping people experience these places she loves and has built a really cool company around that focus. Kylie is a great entrepreneur and shared some really great insights from her experience building Wander Camp.