Owners in conversation with Nick Long: how they built the company, what the FNDRS process changed, and the exit they are working toward. For founders building something they will sell one day, and for the ones already planning it.
The latest episode · Episode 8
Nick Long with Kati Peterman, founder of FRx and a FNDRS partner, on getting founders out of day-to-day operational chaos with a business operating system. A clear playbook, defined roles, and tracked numbers, and the peace of mind they give an owner.
Nick LongHost, CEO and co-founder of FNDRS
Every episode
Each episode is one conversation: the business, the people in it, and the exit its owner is working toward. Newest first, and every one is on YouTube as well.
Nick LongHost, CEO and co-founder of FNDRS
Nick Long with Kati Peterman, founder of FRx and a FNDRS partner, on getting founders out of day-to-day operational chaos with a business operating system. A clear playbook, defined roles, and tracked numbers, and the peace of mind they give an owner.
Nick Long with Roy and Janine Barrera, owners of Platinum Appraisals and Tax Grievances, who help homeowners and commercial property owners lower their tax burden on a contingency basis. Running a business as a family, bringing their children into it, and how the FNDRS community accelerated their growth.
Nick Long with David Ortiz, owner of In-Line, on moving from the entrepreneurial trap to leading his company. Core values that filtered out misaligned employees, trusting a structured system, and his vision for faith-led business and investing in his team.
Co-founders Nick Long and Troy Hoffman on what it means to build, scale, and exit a business, and why a cohesive ecosystem beats siloed teams. Troy on the years and money he spent on trial and error before FNDRS, insurance as risk protection, and lessons from the live event’s speakers.
Nick Long with Prajakta Hershey, CEO and founder of ASAP Health, a behavioral health agency serving at-risk youth and families. Taking practitioners out of the administrative back end so they can focus on healing, and her experience partnering with FNDRS to scale and fall back in love with her vision.
Nick Long with Milo and Barbara Fernandez, the couple behind Davin Works, a Florida labor staffing company for the commercial construction trades. Scaling the business, the stable livelihoods it provides for Hispanic field workers and their families, and why they trust the FNDRS ecosystem to help design a meaningful exit.
Nick Long with Nick Althoff of Northstar Fitness, an engineer who set out to change personal training by pairing custom-designed equipment with personalization and accountability. Running a studio while raising a family, and the moment FNDRS helped him see the true value of his business and map out its expansion.
Nick Long sits down with Cindy Hollenbeck, co-owner of Keene Garlic, on building an organic garlic brand with her husband from their basement and arriving at the FNDRS live event in Huntington Beach overwhelmed and ready to sell. How the community and the playbook gave her a structured plan for the business, taxes, and her exit.
On YouTube
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Element by element
FNDRS Faculty explain the FNDRS Elements one at a time: what it is, what it means to a buyer, and where an owner starts. Choose a tile to watch it here: 18 of the 36 have a session of their own so far, and the rest play their part of their family's film.
Troy HoffmanTime
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