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S2 - E17 - Marc Kerrest

What Every Founder Needs to Know About Balance – Marc Kerrest – S2 – E17

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ What Every Founder Needs to Know About Balance – Marc Kerrest – S2 – E17 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Marc Kerrest—investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Avila Ventures—to explore how to build a successful business without sacrificing your well-being. From leaving a career

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What They Don’t Teach You About Wealth and Freedom – Ken Rusk – S2 – E16

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ What They Don’t Teach You About Wealth and Freedom – Ken Rusk – S2 – E16 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Ken Rusk, best-selling author of Blue Collar Cash and founder of multiple construction companies, to talk about what it means to live

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Burnout, Identity & the Founder’s Trap – Benjamin Read – S2 – E15

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Burnout, Identity & the Founder’s Trap – Benjamin Read – S2 – E15 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Benjamin Read, a founder, husband, and high-performer who had to unlearn everything he thought he knew about success, ambition, and balance. Ben shares the unfiltered

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Finding Peace in High-Stakes Work – Brian Davidoff – S2 – E14

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Finding Peace in High-Stakes Work – Brian Davidoff – S2 – E14 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, host Leo Gestetner sits down with Brian Davidoff—attorney, athlete, mentor, and father—to explore how one of LA’s top restructuring lawyers finds peace in chaos through fitness, mindfulness, and purpose. Brian shares

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Leadership, Loss & Reinvention – Mary K Dunn – S2 – E13​

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Leadership, Loss & Reinvention – Mary K Dunn – S2 – E13 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Mary K Dunn—executive coach, speaker, and former corporate sales leader—to explore what it takes to reinvent your life with purpose. From walking away after 20 years

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What Makes a “Good Human” in Business – Rachel Platt – S2 – E12

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ What Makes a “Good Human” in Business – Rachel Platt – S2 – E12 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner talks with Rachel Platt, founder and CEO of Plattinum HR Consulting, about walking away from a successful corporate career to build something more meaningful. Rachel shares her

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What Happens When You Walk Away from the Dream Job? – Sarah Walton – S2 – E11

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ What Happens When You Walk Away from the Dream Job? – Sarah Walton – S2 – E11 In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Leo Gestetner sits down with Sarah Walton—former Nike executive and founder of Better Meant—to explore what happens when you stop chasing titles and start designing your

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Balancing Work and Travel as a Digital Nomad Dad

After my last blog — written mid-flight, leaving LA for Porto — I settled in for my first proper stretch as a digital nomad. Porto is a lovely city, with good people and an easy rhythm that suits me. It is a step forward: a base for now, but with the freedom to spend time elsewhere too — the US to see my kids, Europe with family, and Latin America

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Rewriting the Rules of Success After 50 – Cindy Grabowski – S2 – E10

Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun​ Rewriting the Rules of Success After 50 – Cindy Grabowski – S2 – E10 In this inspiring episode of A Founder’s Life, Cindy shares why she left her high-level role to create something with deeper purpose: an e-learning platform called MindGrove, designed to help people enter the MedTech industry—no college

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How I Measure My Life

How I Measure My Life – and Why Balance Isn’t Optional

There are moments I often reflect on in my mind. They aren’t a business win, a milestone sale, or the finish line of a race. It’s quieter than that. It’s the end of a Sunday walk with my daughter or a gym session with my son — just the two of us, talking about life. That’s when life feels especially fulfilled and grounded, and aligned with what matters most.  

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