Founder Stories
Hear from thought leaders, experts, and seasoned professionals with unique experiences and valuable insights.
Join us as we hear directly from founders sharing first-hand accounts of the highs, lows, and entrepreneurship lessons learned throughout their journeys. These sessions are a great opportunity to hear from successful founders as you scale your own startup.
Founder Story: Ana Chaud
The path to leadership is one best traveled with intention, but it can be intimidating for first time CEOs who are learning while on the job. To compensate, some first time leaders attempt to emulate the philosophies and behaviors of other (successful) CEOs, assuming the results will be the same. That’s not always the case.
On April 20th, founder, executive coach, and fundraising expert Ana Chaud will share how she pushed through this stage in her own journey. She’s the CEO of Lodestar, an accelerator that turns startups into successful global ventures, and has recently launched Sankalpa, a Leadership Program tailored to founders and CEOs looking to get clear on their goals and the intentions that drive their business and growth strategy. Her career has given her abundant experience guiding other founders through the challenges of starting their own businesses and discovering their personal leadership strategies.
Join us as we discuss what it takes to succeed as a CEO—in particular, knowing ourselves as leaders. First time and repeat founders will benefit from Ana’s insights on how to lead with intention and how to stay one step ahead in defining your path, your strategy, and the reasons behind it. We’ll also take questions from the audience—so feel free to come prepared.
You’re sure to walk away inspired, with impactful takeaways and lessons as you scale your own startup.
We ask that all program attendees have a Bolster account. If you don’t have one, you can create your free account here.
Founder Story: Laura Mather
Entrepreneurship, exits, and cybersecurity expertise come together to build a fascinating career. Join us on March 23rd for our Founder Story session with Laura Mather.
We’ll discuss her journey as a multi-time founder and board member in a high-tech industry, then we’ll take questions from the audience—so feel free to come prepared. Attendees will get a first-hand account of Laura’s wins, losses, and lessons learned.
About Laura
Laura Mather is a CEO, Independent Director & Entrepreneur with expertise in cybersecurity and environmental, social, and corporate governance. Over the course of her career, she has led cybersecurity initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, helped boards determine the appropriate ESG goals to maximize stakeholder value, and learned to effectively balance risk with product and revenue strategy.
Come join us as we learn from a founder with deep industry expertise and multiple successful exits. You’re sure to walk away with a greater understanding of cybersecurity development as well as widely applicable advice for founders as you scale your own startup.
We ask that all program attendees have a Bolster account. If you don’t have one, you can create your free account here.
Past Founder Stories
To access past recordings, simply login to your Bolster Client account and go to CEO Tools. All past Founder Stories - and other resources - are available under Exclusive Content.
Tim Enwall
Tim Enwall is currently the COO at Fermyon Technologies, leading the ecosystem for the third wave of cloud computing. He started his career at Apple, and has since been a leader or founder of multiple successful tech companies. He’s also a board member for a variety of fascinating organizations, a Bolster Prime Mentor, an 11-time angel investor, and an advisor to Furhat Robotics and Spiky.ai.
In his Founder Story, Tim talks about what it takes to build great businesses—from passion and discipline to business management and high performance culture.