
S4E26 | Breaking unconscious patterns: The Survival Identity framework for leaders
Amy Chiang, Founder & CEO of Transforma Systems, joined host Ned Hayes on the #DAREwithDarwoft podcast, in collaboration with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, to explain why standard change managemen...
28 Jul 20min

S4E25 | From Hollywood to pet wellness: How to build a community-first brand
Most pet food brands sell nutrition. Bryan Du Toit, founder of Hungry Hound, sells something harder to manufacture: belonging.In this episode of the #DAREwithDarwoft podcast, hosted by Ned Hayes in co...
21 Jul 18min

S4E24 | Winning without losing yourself: Wealth & exit strategy for founders
The exit is the goal, until it isn't. Cecilia Leung, founder of Rich & Sassy Wealth Strategies, has spent 20+ years watching founders win the transaction and struggle with everything that follows.In t...
15 Jul 29min

S4E23 | Building investor-ready startups: Lessons from the Oregon Startup Center with Jim Chi
Most founders think they're investor-ready. Very few actually are.Jim Chi of the Oregon Startup Center has spent two decades helping early-stage companies understand the difference, and in this episod...
7 Jul 34min

S4E22 | The truth about small business funding & pivoting
He ran a food truck. Then a bank teller's seat. Now he sits on both sides of the lending desk, and he's not holding back.Travious Shanklin takes us inside the real cost of starting a food business: th...
30 Jun 20min

S4E21 | The future of accessible gaming: Crafting experiences for everyone with Antigone Nastos
Every gamer has someone in their life they wish they could play with. Antigone Nastos, Founder & CEO of No Sequels Cooperative, built her entire studio around that one insight, crafting couch co-op ga...
23 Jun 20min

S4E20 | How Audible Cone is revolutionizing worker safety tech
Nearly 500 construction workers die in roadway incidents every year in the US. Gordon Larson, CEO of Audible Cone Alert Systems Inc., has been working to change that number since 1996 — and he's final...
16 Jun 33min

S4E19 | From Nuclear Power to Scaling a Global Consumer Startup
Most founders look for gaps in software. Ricky Lee, co-founder and CEO of VYE, found his in a nicotine pouch, and decided to rebuild the category from the ground up.In this episode of the #DAREwithDar...
9 Jun 22min



















