Episodes
Oct. 1, 2025
023: Surviving Disruption, Thriving in Community
In this episode, Matt and Anne sit down with entrepreneur Sandra Graves, founder of Innova Industries and founder of Hub HTX. Sandra shares her journey from a initial role in the intermodal shipping world to running two diffe...
Sept. 30, 2025
022: Anne’s Finance Moves, Matt’s $500K Crypto Loss
Anne and Matt dig into how founders think about money, growth, and energy. Anne shares her recent dive into bonds, T-bills, and high-yield savings accounts—and why she treats checking accounts as “dead money.” Matt contrasts ...
Sept. 25, 2025
021: The Planner vs. The Improviser - Travel, Poker, and Startup Pressure
Anne and Matt compare two founder mindsets: Anne thrives on preparation and systems, while Matt embraces last-minute decisions and unpredictability. From hunting flight deals to playing high-stakes poker, they unpack how diff...
Sept. 23, 2025
020: Before the Exit: Branding, Valuation, and the Hidden Runway
Anne checks in from rainy Times Square with stories of DIY travel hacks and pitching her new workshop to New York business owners. Along the way, she and Matt get into what it really takes to prepare a business for acquisitio...
Sept. 19, 2025
019: Risk, Reward, and the Hunt for the One Big Marketing Win
Anne and Matt dive deep into the messy, thrilling, and often contradictory world of growth hacking. From coworking space partnerships and unscalable local plays to billboard-style ads with QR codes, Matt shares how he’s testi...
Sept. 16, 2025
018: Momentum Means Sacrifice, or Death by a Thousand Cuts
Anne and Matt dive into the unspoken cost of being the momentum driver in your business. They wrestle with boundaries, burnout, and what it really means to keep growth alive when you’re the one with skin in the game. Anne ope...
Sept. 12, 2025
017: From Startup to Acquisition: Self-Care, 50 Employees, and Founder Lessons with Danika Brysha
Anne and Matt welcome their very first guest, longtime friend and self-care entrepreneur Danika Brysha. Together, they explore the unglamorous but transformative side of building both businesses and lives that actually work: ...
Sept. 10, 2025
016: Navigating the Labyrinth: Challenges and Strategies in Podcast Marketing for "OnlyFounders"
Anne and Matt unpack the brutal, often overlooked reality of growing a podcast: from Apple’s infuriating review process to why even marketing pros hate promoting their work—plus, they share actionable strategies (live recordi...
Sept. 3, 2025
015: "Breathe In Trust, Breathe Out Fear": The Founder's Rebirth & The Path to Personal Branding
Anne and Matt explore the intricate balance between professional aspirations and family duties, with Anne sharing how she prioritized her personal brand over other business ventures following Matt's question about her "one th...
Sept. 1, 2025
014: “AI's Double-Edged Sword”: Reshaping Work, Education & the Need for Human Comprehension
Anne and Matt dive deep into the pervasive influence of Artificial Intelligence, scrutinizing its rapid advancements and the consequent impact on various job markets and educational systems. They discuss how AI has already be...
Aug. 27, 2025
013: “The Human Touch vs. The Algorithm”: How Founders Win Attention (and Avoid 'Yuck Marketing')
Anne and Matt dive into the often-underestimated challenges of podcast distribution and marketing, questioning if the hardest part of their journey has just begun. They discuss the critical role of empathy and human connectio...
Aug. 22, 2025
012: “The 10X Thinker vs. The 10X Doer”: Why Founders Burn Out Without Execution Partners
Anne and Matt break down the founder’s most dangerous illusion: trying to be the visionary, the operator, and the technician all at once. From E-Myth’s three roles to the brutal drain of execution on future energy, they map o...
Aug. 19, 2025
011: "Every Founder Has a Bark Collar Story": Panic, Guilt & the Systems That Break Us
Anne and Matt kick off with a weekend disaster—Anne’s dog, Noodles, gets caught in a bark-collar meltdown that spirals into chaos (and a bite). From there, they pivot hard into founder psychology: why crises hit hardest when ...
Aug. 11, 2025
010: “Do You Even Work?”: Redefining Hustle, Ownership & the Founder Headspace
Anne and Matt ask a question most founders dodge: is this still fun ? They dig into what “work” even means when your job is building ideas, making money for others, or just thinking alone on a walk. Anne wrestles with whether...
Aug. 11, 2025
009: “The Visionary Becomes the Director”: How Founders Win in the Age of AI
Anne and Matt map out the next frontier of creative work—and it's not copywriting, coding, or design. It’s directing. From AI-powered staffing agencies to cross-cultural startup playbooks, they explore how founders need to evolve from builders to orchestrators. Matt drops his vision for dominating …
Aug. 11, 2025
008: “Lipstick on a Pig”: Manipulation, Marketing & the Ethics of Selling
Anne and Matt go deep on the blurry line between persuasion and manipulation—and what happens when you realize you can sell absolute sh*t if you want to. They dissect the ethics of marketing vs. branding, why donation-based m...
Aug. 11, 2025
007: “You Don’t Need AI. You Need Customers”: The Founder Trap of Overengineering
Anne and Matt riff on the wildest ideas they’d build if they started from scratch today. From vibe coding and AI-powered branding sprints to drone-delivered popsicles at playgrounds, this episode is a firehose of innovation m...
Aug. 11, 2025
006: “Marketing Doesn’t Matter If You Suck”: Real Talk on Product, Trust & Growth
Anne and Matt rip apart the illusion of modern marketing—where vanity metrics and fake reviews rule, and nobody fact-checks sh*t. They debate the ethics of “fake it till you make it,” explore why good SEO doesn’t mean paying ...
Aug. 11, 2025
005: “You Have No Time to Be Racist”: How Startups Strip Bias in the Name of Growth
Anne and Matt dive headfirst into one of the rawest convos in startup land: race, bias, and who actually gets hired. From language immersion to startup hiring pipelines, they ask what’s fair, what’s real, and what’s just PR. ...
Aug. 11, 2025
004: “Business Plans Are Bullsh*t”: What Founders Actually Learn by Screwing Up
Anne and Matt unload on one of the most sacred cows in startup land: the business plan. From bootstrapping to burnout, they argue that movement—not modeling—is what drives real progress. Anne unpacks how her chaotic childhood...
Aug. 11, 2025
003: “Everything Else Is Fake”: Why People Still Crave Realness in an AI World
Anne and Matt go deep on what it means to be human in an AI-generated world. From prompt hacks to table tennis at altitude, they debate when tech adds value—and when it just fakes the funk. Anne breaks down the hormonal truth...
Aug. 10, 2025
002: “Reverse Ranking Imperfection”: Why Founders Should Embrace the Mess
Anne and Matt dive deep into the messy reality of mixing friendship and business—and why it usually doesn’t work. They unpack the emotional landmines of hiring friends, share raw confessions about sacrificing pay, and debate ...
Aug. 10, 2025
001: “I Hire So I Can Look Left”: Startup Team Building Without Losing Your Mind
In the inaugural episode of OnlyFounders, Anne and Matt dive deep into the chaos and clarity that comes with running multiple ventures. Anne opens up about juggling Fix & Form, a new productized service business, a workshop o...