Welcome to Founderology – Built to Breakthrough , the ultimate podcast created by Founders, for Founders . Hosted by Kathleen Wood—Founder and CEO of Kathleen Wood Partners and creator of the Founders Growth Summit. Founderology is your go-to resource for actionable insights and proven strategies to propel your business and yourself to new levels of success. Kathleen brings over 20 years of expertise, working side-by-side with Founders to turn small businesses into award-winning concepts, national expansions, and billion-dollar brands. Each episode is designed to speak the unique language of Founders and address the challenges, opportunities, and triumphs of the Founder journey. What you’ll gain from Founderology : Inside track insights from successful Founders who have broken through. Proven strategies and practical solutions to grow your business. Tools and resources to strengthen yourself, your tea
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Founderology, Built to Breakthrough, the ultimate podcast created by Founders, for Founders. Hosted by Kathleen Wood, Founder and CEO of Kathleen Wood Partners and creator of the Founders Growth Summit. Founderology is your go-to resource for actionable insights and proven strategies to propel your business and yourself to new levels of success.
Recent episodes include "The Big Dilla: How Maggie Gordon, co-founder of Dilla’s Quesadillas, built a new brand category" (21 October 2026, 35 minutes), "Bloomin’ leadership lessons with Tim Gannon, co-Founder of Outback Steakhouse" (6 October 2026, 49 minutes), and "What is driving Kona Ice’s success?" (22 September 2026, 41 minutes).
Founderology publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 39 episodes.
Booking probability for Founderology is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Founderology requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Founderology's contact route on record: verified email.
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Founderology is a business podcast with 39 episodes published.
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Turning an appetizer into the star of the show Most people see a quesadilla as an appetizer. Maggie and Kyle saw a national brand. Rather than compete in crowded categories, they committed to creating a segment of their...
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In the restaurant industry, it’s easy to see brands you’ve known your whole life and never know how they actually started. That’s why I love working with Founders. The Founder story is the catalyst, the fuel that takes...
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It started with the worst ice cream truck experience a parent could imagine: broken down, smoke billowing, and Tony's three-year-old daughter still running toward it. Where everyone else saw a truck to avoid, Tony saw...
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Steele shared with me more than once that his answer would be controversial, and he was true to his word. He is direct, generous with what he has learned, and unwilling to pretend any of it was easy. His own start...
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Lauren Coulter is co-Founder and chief biscuit eater of Biscuit Belly, the Louisville, Kentucky, brunch brand she built with her husband and co-Founder, Chad Coulter. They are two pharmacists who, by her own...
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Urban Bird Hot Chicken founders Brandon and Chantel Gawthorp are sharing the lessons behind the Texas-based brand's growth on a new podcast episode, discussing the decisions that helped transform a struggling lease into...
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He is a 13-time world pizza champion and a 5-time Guinness World Record Holder. Tony Gemignani spent 17 years making pizza in his brother's shop before he opened a place of his own. Now he has more than 30 Slice House...
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Jae Kim emptied his $30,000 in savings and maxed out his credit cards to launch a Korean food truck in Austin in 2010. Now he is leading 13 Chi'Lantro restaurants across Texas and building toward the next cycle of...
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Two childhood friends bought a pizzeria at 21 with no plan. Now they leading nine restaurants and getting ready to scale Best Pizza & Brew towards its next destination 35 locations. Best Pizza & Brew Founder, Mitchell...
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If you're a multi-unit restaurant founder stuck, knowing you have outgrown the early days but can't figure out the next move, this episode is for you. I sat down with Jeff Fenster, who built five eight- to nine-figure...
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I sat down with Scott Taylor, Founder and CEO of R&R Brands, a visionary and an industry icon whose fingerprints are on some of the most important brand-building work of the last two decades. He is also a great friend...
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Every Founder hits a moment where the business is too big to be small but too small to be big. I call it the Stuck Zone. And what you do next determines everything. On this episode of the Founderology — Built to...
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On this episode of the Founderology — Built to Breakthrough podcast, I talk with Brandon Knudsen, Co-Founder and CEO of Ziggi's Coffee and a member of the inaugural class of Visionary Restaurant Founders recognized at...
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Every Founder hits a moment where the business is too big to be small but too small to be big. I call it the stuck zone. And what you do next determines everything. On this episode of the Founderology — Built to...
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Community is not support. It is a strategic imperative. Founders make stronger decisions when they stay connected to people, resources, and real-world insight. That belief carries real weight when it comes from a leader...
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Almost a year ago, I stood on a plot of land in Austin with Ellis Winstanley. He pointed to an empty space and said, "Here's my vision. I'm going to have an event center there." I remember thinking: yes, of course, you...
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As we close out 2025, I keep coming back to one undeniable truth: this year moved fast. Faster than many even realized. Technology accelerated. Consumer expectations evolved. Leadership required more courage, clarity...
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Danielle Mahon, the Founder of seafood steam pot brand Topsail Steamer, joined host Kathleen Wood on a recent episode of the "Founderology" podcast to discuss the evolution of her company from a local storefront to a...
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Zane Tarence enters this conversation like a force of nature — fast, sharp and fully dialed in. His pace alone tells you he has lived this work. His experience comes through every sentence with the confidence of someone...
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Every Founder has a story — a spark that becomes the heartbeat of a brand. Some stories begin with a dream, others with a dish, and every now and then one begins with a taco that turns into a brand that is built to...
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Professor of organizational behavior and the Arthur M. Blank endowed chair for values-based leadership, Black Heritage Museum of Arlington
Co-Founder & Vice President, Higher UnLearning
President and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, Texas Restaurant Association and Education Foundation
founder and CEO, The Famous Big Dave's Cheesesteaks
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