As we close out 2025, I keep coming back to one undeniable truth: this year moved fast. Faster than many even realized. Technology accelerated. Consumer expectations evolved. Leadership required more courage, clarity and community than ever before. And through all of it, Founders continued to do what Founders do best — rise. In our final Founderology podcast episode of the year, Fast Casual Publisher Cherryh Cansler and I sat down to reflect on the moments that mattered, the shifts that shape...
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As we close out 2025, I keep coming back to one undeniable truth: this year moved fast. Faster than many even realized. Technology accelerated. Consumer expectations evolved. Leadership required more courage, clarity and community than ever before. And through all of it, Founders continued to do what Founders do best — rise. In our final Founderology podcast episode of the year, Fast Casual Publisher Cherryh Cansler and I sat down to reflect on the moments that mattered, the shifts that shape...
How Fry the Coop founder traded everything for freedom (and fried chicken)
Founderology
37 minutes
6 months ago
How Fry the Coop founder traded everything for freedom (and fried chicken)
How far would you go to escape a life that's crushing your spirit? Would you: Walk away from a steady paycheck?Sell your house?Move across the country with a newborn?Start a restaurant… with no sign, no money, and no guarantees?One Founder — Joe Fontana, Founder of Fry the Coop — did all four. And what happened next? You'll have to hear it to believe it. On this episode of Founderology: Built to Breakthrough, we sit down with Joe Fontana, who went from being stuck in a cubicle to running one ...
Founderology
As we close out 2025, I keep coming back to one undeniable truth: this year moved fast. Faster than many even realized. Technology accelerated. Consumer expectations evolved. Leadership required more courage, clarity and community than ever before. And through all of it, Founders continued to do what Founders do best — rise. In our final Founderology podcast episode of the year, Fast Casual Publisher Cherryh Cansler and I sat down to reflect on the moments that mattered, the shifts that shape...
