Finding Fearless

About Finding Fearless

Finding Fearless is an exploration of human-centric leadership and a celebration of ambition. Join host Madeline Reeves, CEO of Fearless Foundry, as she digs deep to learn from the lived experiences of underestimated entrepreneurs, innovators, creators, and fearless founders. Every episode presents an opportunity to learn from their successes—and struggles—while building a company on their own terms. Finding Fearless is produced by Fearless Foundry, a creative consultancy focused on advancing ambitious humans from around the globe to amplify their impact through branding, marketing, and business development.

Publisher

Madeline Reeves

Category

business · business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Dec 2017

Latest episode

1 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

19 of 164 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Trusting Your Gut in Climate Tech with Virginia Klausmeier of Sylvatex

   In this episode of Finding Fearless, Madeline sits down with Virginia Klausmeier, the President and CEO of Sylvatex, a climate tech company. Together, they explore Virginia's journey of founding and scaling an impact-driven business and her mission to create a more sustainable future. Key themes include: Virginia’s path to founding Sylvatex and the unique challenges of scaling a climate tech company.The essential need to secure the right investors who are aligned with your company’s mission.T...

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   17 Sept 2025

   Accounting Tech That Does Good: Guy Pearson on Building Ignition

   In this insightful episode of Finding Fearless, Madeline Reeves sits down with Guy Pearson, the founder and executive director of Ignition. Together, they explore their parallel journeys from the traditional accounting world to tech entrepreneurship, driven by a shared mission to build businesses that create positive change. Key themes include: Guy’s entrepreneurial journey and the challenges and triumphs of scaling Ignition.The critical importance of building a business that is deeply aligne...

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   3 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Reclaiming Joy Through Radical Rest with Jordan Maney

   In this liberating episode of Finding Fearless, Madeline Reeves sits down with her friend Jordan Maney, a radical joy coach and the creator of Rest Lab. Together, they explore why rest, joy, and grief are essential, especially for women and people of color. Key themes include: Jordan's personal journey from a highly regimented life to one rooted in rest and joy.The vital importance of prioritizing rest in a culture that values constant productivity.The powerful connection between collective g...

Inside a recent episode

Trusting Your Gut in Climate Tech with Virginia Klausmeier of Sylvatex

Published 1 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that was a that was a moment of weakness that I went off on this kind of corporate level to make a bunch of money. And so I quit my job and started still a text. And it's been an incredible journey from there. So it really started from initial concepts my late father had thought through. And then from there snowballed into this realization of just how big the problem is of like the energy utilization that we are going to be using as humans is not only growing because energy is becoming more readily available to those who haven't had it. But then with AI and all these other components, the amount of energy each one of us are using is substantially increasing. […]

Who has been a guest on Finding Fearless

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Francesca Phillips
• Martin Kamenski
• Henna Pryor
• Jamie Engelhardt
• Catherine Perez

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

29,969

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

91

YouTube

72

Engagement

77

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