Built From the Dream Up: Founders' Stories
At Built From the Dream Up: Founders' Stories, you'll hear stories from founders of businesses who’ve used perseverance, agility, and some good old-fashioned luck to build multi-figure companies from dream to reality, even if they stumbled along the way.
Host Sharyn Konyak, Chief Storyteller and brand strategist at Story Powered Brands digs deep with Founders, who share stories of what they’ve tried, what they learned and how they put it all into practice. Built From the Dream Up is your bootstrap university. What you’ll learn may even be better than any business school education. A resource to set you firmly on the path to making your entrepreneurial dreams come true. It always starts with a story.
Podcasting since 2022 • 19 episodes
Built From the Dream Up: Founders' Stories
Latest Episodes
Socks with Soul: Weaving a Message of Inclusion Into a Brand
Super excited to share this special PRIDE month interview with Pals Socks Founder Hannah Lavon.What product combines a passion for great design and desire for real social chan...
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Episode 18
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48:56
Safe to Smoke: Bringing Certified Lab Testing to the NJ Cannabis Industry
Not content with the limitations of her sales career, Sarah Ahrens saw an opportunity to merge her interest in conscious consumerism with the burgeoning field of cannabis. New...
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Episode 17
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54:56
Hungry for Success: A Banana-Powered Journey to Fight Food Insecurity with Plant-Based Milk
Growing up hungry in inner-city Miami put a fire in Michael Baptiste 's belly to build a career in the food business and end food insecurity. Tune in to hear how Michael a...
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Episode 16
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57:42
Fashion Meets Tech: Designing AR Wearable Jewelry in the Metaverse
In this episode, phygital jewelry designer Tracy Greenan shares the story of her journey from Toronto design school graduate to successful NYC fashion designer, why she had to give it all ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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46:02
Dorm Room to Board Room: Transforming a College Idea into an 8-Figure Ad-Tech Startup
With a domain name owned since college and a desire to do something more, Jesse Pujji left a lucrative Wall Street career behind to build an ad tech startup, Ampush, with his former college roommates. The early entrant in the ad-tech spac...
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Episode 14
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