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I’ll try not to be over dramatic about this…but, Marc is a BIG reason I started the “From Founder To CEO” platform. Many Founders were calling me for help. During this same time period, I read Marc’s piece on Geek Wire. The title was: “Stop being a founder, and start being a CEO.”

In this piece Marc was fairly vulnerable about being fired from his CEO role of the company he started. You could sense the emotion in his piece. It was the final catalyst for me to start FFTC.

Marc recounts this story and more in this candid interview. He also walks through a recent blog post where he shares his model for a Founder becoming a CEO. It’s entitled: “From Founder To CEO. How To Make The Transition.”

I really enjoyed speaking with Marc and I know you’ll walk away with lots to think about in this interview. Let me know what you think.

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The barbershop experience had not been updated until Songe, his co-founder David, and their team launched Squire. It’s an innovative and fast-growing startup that has taken a tremendous amount of effort, but is yielding big results. Songe shares what happened when they tried to secure a big client in the United Kingdom and what he learned from the “disastrous” experience.

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It’s not often you hear a Founder say all their developers are still on the team after 13 years in business. And, it’s rare to hear the number 100,000 users with a Software as a Service (SaaS) company. But, both of these are true for Jason and his team at JibberJobber.com. Jason shares some of his mistakes and personal challenges on his bumpy road from Founder to CEO.

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It is often said that the best entrepreneurs start companies that solve a problem that they personally experienced themselves. Frederick is a great example of this. After being incarcerated, Frederick wanted to help those who are incarcerated better connect with their friends, family, and loved ones, but at a cheaper price and in an easier way. He succeeded with Pigeonly. But, along his personal journey From Founder To CEO, he also had to learn how Founder self-awareness and emotional intelligence leads to CEO growth and startup success. Listen as he describes his journey.

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