I have coached and interviewed hundreds of founders. There are patterns that emerge in a number of areas. One of those patterns relates to morale.

When you are having a bad week, month, or quarter, you yourself might be feeling a bit discouraged. But, hey, you are the Founder and CEO and that means you are a leader. What do you do when you feel this way and your realize your team is feeling the same way? How do you encourage your team when you are feeling discouraged? Listen to these 7 tips and you'll get through it with great success.

If you are looking for a smart and savvy Founder to give you some personal advice about delegation and the path to scaling your startup, you are in the right place. Jenna is THE boss when it comes to green smoothies and scaling her fast-growth breakfast delivery company, GreenBlender.

In this interview she'll share the 3 questions she asks herself when deciding to delegate one of her responsibilities to a team member. Plus, you'll just love her enthusiastic, can-do personality.

I first learned of Alexander through his candid blog post a few months ago. It was entitled, "The Transition From Founder To CEO." Since Alexander helps small business leaders grow their businesses, I took note of his own sharing on the struggle from Founder to CEO and thought it would be great to have him on the show. He did not disappoint. He's a smart, savvy leader who also shares the struggle many of us have...delegation. Let me know what you think.

Many of you tell me that building and developing your team is your number one challenge as a Founder. There are many tools that can help you with this monumental task. Until Darrin Murriner and his team at Cloverleaf came along, no one really aggregated the enormous amount of information we collect on our teams in a way that is useful. I personally love what the Cloverleaf team is doing. With its dashboard view of your entire team, you'll be able to lead your team with greater ease and more effectiveness.

Darrin is also a veteran Founder. So, what does the leader that is helping other leaders get self-aware know about himself? His background growing up in poverty has shaped him to be a bit more risk averse. How does a risk averse Founder overcome this mindset and grow his startup? Listen and find out what you can do about risk aversion from Darrin's story and tips.

We learned a lot from our Founder podcast guests this past year. From a two time Olympian, 27 year veteran, Emmy award winner, New York Times best selling author, and many more, we learned that there is no one, perfect path from Founder to CEO. So,  in order to help you digest some of the biggest insights from our most downloaded episodes, I am happy to share with you:

The Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes of 2017.

Let me know what you think.