The Mindset

Today’s guest is John Tomlinson, who has coached football from high school to the NFL for the last 20 years and is now the founder of Equalizer Games. His company teaches quarterbacks how to play the game at a higher level with a cutting-edge mobile app. Coach Tomlinson talks about the people that have supported and inspired him on his startup journey and the philosophies that have guided him. He discusses the inspiration for Equalizer Games and the roadmap for the company’s growth.

Our guest today is Tadeo Arnold, former athlete, celebrity trainer, and founder of Cuerpaso, a company on a mission to help high school athletes achieve their best fitness results and reach their college sports dreams. Tadeo talks about the joy he experiences when helping student athletes climb to heights they never thought possible and the life skills he is able to impart along the journey. He spoke about the company’s new plan to scale through an online learning platform and the mindset that drives him every day to make an impact.

Today we are joined by Roy Scott, founder of kid’s entertainment startup Healthy Hip Hop. Scott talks about how he evolved his career from rap performer to focus on creating fun, engaging content for the youth market to building a tech platform. He discusses the people and organizations that have helped him on this journey, and he even freestyles for us before the end of the episode.

We are excited to have as our guest Matteo Franceschetti, founder of Eight Sleep, the company defining a new category of sleep fitness. He discusses how he brings an athlete mentality to running Eight Sleep and how he raises the bar for his team. He shares how he thinks of a startup as a sports team, and how he handles having a co-founder and teammate that is also his wife.

Today’s guest is Rocky Collis, former minor league player and now the founder of Mustard, a company changing the way pitchers and quarterbacks improve their throwing technique. Collis tells what he has learned from his partner and famed throwing coach Dr. Tom House. He talks about the mental tips he has picked up from his advisor Jason Goldsmith about learning to relax and be in the moment. And Collis compares his time as a founder to his work on the pitching mound.

Our guest on this episode is Igor Karlicic, founder of Monarc Sports, the world’s only robot quarterback. He shares the story of how the team came together and built their first prototype. He talks about the many NFL and college programs using their innovative product. And he explains how they got a hardware product to market.

Our guest on today’s show is Jeff Byers, college football champion, NFL veteran and founder of the performance company Amp Human. Byers shares the lessons he learned from football and how he applied them to being a startup founder. He talks about staying true to your why and the combination of grit and talent needed for success, and much more.

Today’s guest is Marshall Mosher, founder of Vestigo. Vestigo provides real world and virtual reality adventure experiences to their corporate customers to help build an innovation mindset. Mosher discusses the way they build teams through shared adversity, the difference between perceived and actual danger, and the effects of stress.

Our guest on today’s show is Jason Fox, NFL veteran and founder of the music discovery app EarBuds.  Fox shares how we learned to overcome adversity and build a winning mindset from his career with the Lions and Dolphins.  He also speaks about how he came up with the idea to start EarBuds and what he’s learned so far as a startup founder.

Our guest on this episode is Ryan Jordan, founder of social gaming app DanceFight.  He shares a great story about standing on a street corner in LA to advertise himself to potential employers.  Jordan discusses how he uses passion to connect to his business.  He also talks about the idea for his innovative DanceFight company.

Our guest on today’s show is Harold Hughes, founder of data analytics company Bandwagon. Hughes discusses how we manages his team with a focus on transparency. He talks about some of the challenges being a Black founder and his big ambitions to create a quiet billion dollar company.

Our guest on today’s show is Amobi Okugo. Okugo played 9 years of professional soccer, much of that time in the MLS. He talks about the people that influenced his soccer success. He details his journey through elite youth soccer and US junior national team competition against some of the biggest names in the sport. And he discusses how he built his second career with the Frugal Athlete group he founded.

Our guest on today’s show is Umama Kibria, founder of fitness startup SweatPack and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Kibria speaks about how she applies the grind to her work as a founder and fitness influencer. She shares her thoughts on building a community with her company and her ambitious plans for growth at SweatPack.