Founderology

About Founderology

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 team, your business and your bottom line. Expert advice on building your net worth through developing powerful networks. Competitive insights to help you dominate your market and breakthrough. This isn’t just another business podcast—it’s a Founder’s inside track for success. Join us on Founderology – Built to Breakthrough and get inspired, motivated, and equipped to take your business—and yourself—to the next level.

Publisher

Networld Media Group

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Feb 2025

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   The World Pizza champion who 'Let go to grow'

   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 locations, over 115 in development, and his pizza in NFL and MLB stadiums across the country. Tony Gemignani, Founder of Tony's Pizza Napoletana, and Slice House is the most decorated artisanal pizza craftsman alive, and he made the decision he always said he never would do - Fr...

2. 

   16 Jun 2026

   How Jae Kim is Scaling Chi’Lantro

   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 growth. He even won a deal on Shark Tank, then walked away from it to grow on his own terms. Jae has lived every stage of growth and made the hard calls even when he felt stuck. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts and hear insights from a Founder building a brand to break thro...

3. 

   3 Jun 2026

   How best friends are building their pizza and brew empire

   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 Millar made a decision while out golfing with Co-Founder Joey Freis to stop answering his phone. By the end of the round, Joey had five calls from their general managers, each looking for answers to their questions. It's a funny story and a familiar problem for most Foun...

Who has been a guest on Founderology

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

• Joe Fontana
• Daniella Senior
• Randy Wyner
• Caleb Walker

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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

Quality

41

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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