Founders' Forum
Great business stories and great people come together on Marc Bernstein’s Founders’ Forum! Marc Bernstein sits down with business founders across the country to discuss their lives, successes, lessons, and their vision for the future. It’s all about the success they’ve earned and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. These are American success stories and they’re not done yet!
Your Host, Marc Bernstein
Marc Bernstein is an entrepreneur, author, and consultant. He helps high performing entrepreneurs and business owners create a vision for the future, accomplish their business and personal goals, financial and otherwise, and on helping them to see through on their intentions. Marc recently co-founded March, a forward-looking company with a unique approach to wealth management. He captured his philosophy in his #1 Amazon Bestseller, The Fiscal Therapy Solution 1.0. Marc is also the founder of the Forward Focus Forum, a suite of resources tailored specifically to educate and connect high performing entrepreneurs, and helping them realize their vision of true financial independence. Find out more about Marc and connect with him at marcjbernstein.com.
Are you a visionary founder with a compelling success story that deserves to be shared with our audience? We're on the lookout for accomplished business leaders like you to be featured on the Founders' Forum Radio Show and Podcast. If you've surmounted challenges, reached significant milestones, or have an exciting vision for the future, we'd be honored to have you as a guest on our show. Your experiences and insights can inspire and enlighten others in the business world. If you're eager to share your journey and the invaluable lessons you've learned along the way, we invite you to apply here. Connect with us, and let's discuss the possibility of featuring you in an upcoming episode. Join us in celebrating your success and contributing to the legacy of the Founders' Forum!
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Episodes
159 episodes
Hiring the Right Number Two Leader with Alec Broadfoot
If you feel like your company can’t grow unless you work harder, you’re not broken. You’re probably missing the right second-in-command. In this episode of Founders Forum, Alec Broadfoot, Founder and CEO of Vision Spark and author of Hiring...
How A Father And Son Built A National Engineering Firm with Anthony & Pete Naccarato
Family, trust, and grit are the foundations behind one of the country’s leading structural engineering firms.Anthony and Pete Naccarato share the story behind O'Donnell & Naccarato Structural Engineers, from its early days built on l...
Building a 600+ Employee Company Without a Playbook with Mitch Gyger
Most founders don’t start with a clear plan. They start by figuring things out as they go.In this episode, we’re joined by Mitch Gyger, President and Co-Founder of OPS Security Group, with Vera Hempel as guest co-host. Mitch shares how ...
How to Scale Your Business Without Doing Everything Yourself with Deanna Robinson
Success doesn’t always come from a perfectly mapped out plan. Sometimes it starts with simply showing up and sharing what you know. In this episode of Founders Forum, Deanna Robinson reveals how a few pieces of marketing advice and a batch of c...
Turning Complex Technology into Human-Centered Experiences with Vera Hempel
Commitment can feel heavy, especially when you think it means locking into one path forever. In this episode, Vera Hempel offers a simpler approach: choose a direction, take action, and adjust as you go.We’re joined by Vera Hempel, co-f...
What Smart Entrepreneurs Do in Uncertain Times with Kerry Benson
Uncertainty is everywhere—but what if it’s actually an opportunity? In this episode of Founders Forum, recorded in July 2025, Marc Bernstein sits down with Kerry Benson, alongside guest co-host Karla Trotman, to unpack how leaders can navigate ...
Building a Design Business Rooted in Community with Rebecca Addington
Entrepreneurship rarely follows a straight path. For Rebecca Addington, founder of Ville & Rue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the journey blends farm roots, a passion for design, and a deep belief in the power of community.In this epis...
Building Community Through Wine in Lancaster with Justina Latura
What happens when passion, community, and entrepreneurship come together? In this episode of Founders Forum, Marc Bernstein sits down with Justina Latura, founder and CEO of Vine Bar in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to explore how a personal passion...
Jason Sherman on Turning Website Visitors Into Customers
Success in entrepreneurship rarely happens overnight—it’s often the result of decades of learning, experimenting, and refining what works. In this episode of Founders Forum, Marc Bernstein sits down with Jason Sherman to explore the ex...
How Gui Costin Built Dakota by Helping Others Win
What if getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to your career? In this episode of Founders Forum, Gui Costin shares how a career setback led him to build Dakota into a company serving thousands of investment firms nationwide.
Turning Burnout Into a Mental Fitness Company with Lissy Alden
Burnout isn’t just about working too hard—it’s about lacking the mental systems to sustain performance. In this episode of Founders Forum, Lissy Alden shares how her personal burnout led her to build a company dedicated to helping individuals a...
Reinventing HVAC for a Zero-Energy Future with Grahame Maisey
What if the future of air conditioning could cut your energy bills by 90%—while helping create cleaner, healthier buildings?In this episode of Founders Forum, Grahame Maisey joins Marc Bernstein, with special guest co-host Dr. Valecia “D...
Nick Martin on Turning HVAC Into Climate Tech
What if the key to solving climate change was already sitting on top of every commercial building?In this powerful episode of Founders Forum, Marc Bernstein is joined by guest co-host Matt Wampler, Founder & CEO of ClearCOGS, for a ...
Building a Business That Changes Lives with Brad Stephenson
What if your business wasn’t just about revenue—but about changing lives? In this inspiring episode, Brad Stephenson shares how a people-first mindset transformed his company, his career, and thousands of others along the way.Hosted by M...
The Mindset Behind Lasting Success with Gal Borenstein
What if most disappointment comes from unspoken expectations—and the cure is a simple agreement? In this episode, we explore how shifting from assumptions to aligned agreements can transform leadership, teams, and even families.Hosted by...
How Tom McEvoy Built a Breakthrough Building Product
How do you turn decades of corporate experience into something that truly lasts—both in business and in your community?In this episode of Founders Forum, Marc Bernstein sits down with Tom McEvoy, CEO and Founder of LumberCon LLC and Founder...
What the Media Really Wants: Ronica Cleary on Strategic PR
What happens when a White House correspondent trades breaking political news for building a purpose-driven PR agency?In this episode of Founders’ Forum, Marc Bernstein sits down with Ronica Cleary to talk about clarity, intention, and th...
Darek Hahn on Turning IT Into a Business Advantage
What if the biggest risk to your business isn’t technology itself—but your relationship with it? In this episode of Founders’ Forum, Marc Bernstein sits down with Darek Hahn to explore why strong human connection is the missing link in...
Playing to Win: Creating Workplaces People Actually Love with Theresa Hummel-Krallinger
She wanted to work for Merck. They rejected her. Best thing that ever happened—because Theresa Hummel-Krallinger was never meant for a lab.Theresa Hummel-Krallinger, CEO and Chief People Officer of High Five Performance, spent 18 years a...
Creating Five Million Memories: Scaling Hospitality with Joshua Funk
He went to Penn State to become a doctor. But bartending at his stepmother's Irish pub changed everything—and now he's creating memories for Lady Gaga tours and corporate events alike.Josh Funk, President and CEO of TFB Hospitality, disc...
From Babysitting to 40,000 Workers: Fearless Grit with Renee Patrone Rhinehart
She was babysitting to pay rent while building a business. But that 27-year-old had something her 44-year-old self admires—fearless grit.Renee Patrone Rhinehart, founder and CEO of Events by Renee and Party Host Helpers, started event pl...
Fighting Loneliness with Coffee: Creating Third Spaces That Connect with Matt Ramsay
What if a cup of coffee could do more than wake you up? Matt Ramsay, founder and co-owner of Denim Coffee, shares how a late-night campus job sparked a mission to build cafés that are about people first, not transactions.While working 11...
From Marine Officer to Cybersecurity CEO: Building Culture Through Service with Kevin Hyde
The son of a serial entrepreneur never planned to start a business. But after 21 years in the Marine Corps, intelligence community, and U.S. Cyber Command, Kevin Hyde learned that service isn’t just a mission—it’s a mindset.Now President...
How to Preserve Your Family's Stories Before They're Lost Forever with Ray Loewe
Retirement? That's not in Ray Loewe's vocabulary. At an age when most slow down, Ray's launching his most meaningful venture yet.Ray Loewe, founder of The Luckiest Guy in the World, LLC and host of Changing the Rules podcast, has spent d...
How Entrepreneurs are Winning as Search Moves to AI with David Sonn
What if your next customer never touches a search results page? That's the reality David Sonn spotted early—and it's transforming digital marketing.David Sonn, Founder and President of Arc Intermedia, launched one of Philadelphia's first...