Hear What Our Members Are Saying

The most valuable part of the Founders Club is the community. Not just who’s inside, but how they show up for each other. These are the conversations, breakthroughs, and moments that come from being in the right room.

Victoria Simmons
sockfancy

“The feedback loop here is insane. Every conversation turns into growth.”

Through the Club’s private Mastermind events, Victoria has found “her people.” She feels seen, heard, and understood. Connections made in the Club helped her refine operations and secure distribution partnerships across new markets.

Dan Mizour
coldture

“The clarity I left the treat with was wild. Worth every second”

After attending The Founders Club Mexico Retreat, Dan restructured his team, doubled his Q4 profitability, and built partnerships that led to a seven-figure year.

Anne Mahlum
SolidCore

Anne’s session on leadership and self-mastery at Founders Forum became one of the most talked-about events of the year.

Her story of resilience continues to shape the Club’s culture of high performance with empathy.

Jake Karls
Midday Squares

Jake has taken the stage at our Annual Retreat and calls The Club “the only place where founders can speak without filters.”

His roundtable in Miami inspired dozens of members to take bold creative risks that transformed their brands.

Dom purpura
MELA

Dom built relationships that led to the eight-figure sale of Mela, sparked by an introduction from a member inside the Club. Along the way, he leaned on the community for real M&A support and guidance.

Today, he continues to expand his Miami network through the same high-caliber rooms that helped him win.

Megan Klein
Little Saints

“Secured a $2.3M partnership from a dinner introduction.”

Through a single TFC dinner, Megan connected with a strategic investor who helped scale her beverage brand into national retail chains within six months.

Julie Denton-Price
Blue Cotton

Win Wednesday!

My company made the list of Best Places to Work in Kentucky! This was on my vision board in 2023 and now it's reality! We went from 108% turnover in 2021 to 14% last year.

It goes to show that if you have the vision don't give up if it doesn't fit your time frame. As they say, you overestimate what can be done in 1 year and underestimate what can be done in 5 years!

Addison LaBonte
sweet addison's

Honored to be included in the 2026 Female Founders 500 by Inc Magazine!

Building Sweet Addison's has been one of the most challenging and rewarding journeys of my life. What started as a small idea in my kitchen has grown thanks to an incredible team, supportive retail partners, and customers who believe in better-for-you, gluten-free baking.

I'm grateful to be included alongside so many inspiring women building meaningful companies and creating real impact.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Sweet Addison's along the way — we're just getting started!

Michael Silva
QB54

Monday win!!! Made it on GMA this morning!

Thanks for casually reinventing what a conference should be for business owners and naming it Founders Forum. That was a great experience! Made some good friends crushed some amazing Korean food and got to go on a run with some badasses.

Good shit man. That was a blast. Haven't had that many laughs at a "conference" period.

Michael C. Bertoni
saas talent

I just confirmed that July will be the largest revenue month in the history of our company ($200K) PLUS we made the largest hire in the history of our company of $265,000 base salary for a Principal Architect & Engineer.

I did a LinkedIn video post below celebrating the hire. I feel POWERFUL!

I really appreciate all the Founder in FC. Based on these things, the Mark Cuban call yesterday and the state of the club call today I truly feel we're all destined for greatness.

Steven Glodowski
Oak-N-Crete Construction

I went to the men's retreat in Canada. Sometimes the words life-changing get thrown around. But I truly mean it. This retreat was truly life-changing. And as it was said in the call, you can't really describe the curriculum or what happens. But just know you will get to know 20 other people better than many people that you've known for 20 years and build lifetime friendships.

The men's retreat is an amazing opportunity to get to know yourself better and unlock things that have been holding you back for years!

Don't overthink it, just jump in with both feet!!

Pedro Atunes
Couch Haus

Literally all of the goals that I set out this year at the retreat in December, legit all of them, are coming true business-wise, wealth-wise, and personally.

This week I received confirmation that I have secured tickets for the World Cup for two games in Houston to see Portugal play.

I am 10 pounds heavier on an actual meal plan and health plan. We are pushing impact at such an accelerated rate in regards to helping incredible brands grow with TikTok, and preparation for my misogi is lining up very nicely. I wake up fired up every single day.

Hoyin Cheung
Hermessi

So when I first joined I was not entirely sure if I would get value, but because I am starting a DTC Supplement brand for autistic children, I met three people who started supplement brands and two other people who started brands in the direct-to-consumer space. And they just gave me so much guidance and a lot of the lessons that they learned that I felt like it was like a cheat code. I then spoke to three agencies that basically have helped DTC brands grow and they told me what is actually working to grow a brand and felt like I just got a shortcut. This is biggest value that I got from the club. And people are just so open to helping and not always like, "Hey, I'm going to try to sell you something." They're just giving advice and it's so refreshing. Super happy I joined and big thanks to Jay for convincing me, he really was a champion for the club.

Overall, I'm just really impressed how Founders Club has been able to keep the quality so high, even though you guys are growing so fast. Because I've been into so many communities where communities just start to die and people just don't really get that engaged. So I don't know how you guys do it, but you guys are doing a really great job.

Yonah Zahler
Zahlco Companies

Aaron, I cant tell you how much this trip and the introduction to Adam and Nachman has shifted my life. I have a lot of gratitude to you for putting this all together. I knew I needed to join the Founders Club, I knew I needed to join the retreat, etc.; it all aligns on its own!

Brian Hough
Tech Stack Playbook

Wow am I excited to be a part of all of this!!! I'm already feeling a powerful energy shift and I'm so honored and excited to be a part of The Founders Club. Thank you for letting me be a part of this.

I was fortunate enough to attend Adley's marketing workshop, which was amazing!! Also, the onboarding was awesome and so cool to meet other locked-in entrepreneurs building very exciting businesses.

Symon Oliver
Tennis

The onboarding meeting was great, and I've submitted my survey for the local mastermind.

There were some heavy hitters on the onboarding call. So, now I'm equally inspired and intimidated!

Nicholas Mancini
Collective Counseling Solutions

I joined FC in mid-November. I currently run a company that supports mental health clinicians by providing insurance credentialing and billing. Our goal is to empower a demographic that has received a lot of messaging around limiting beliefs to be entrepreneurial, ethical, and successful business owners.

Today our company crossed $20M in annual revenue (last year we did $9.4M). This number runs deep in that it represents a growing collective of clinicians dedicated to increasing access to mental health care and cultivating personal relationships with other providers (much like FC). To celebrate, I found myself alone at a local golf simulator establishment having a drink, eating a pizza, and playing 18 holes realizing that I have a limited number of people to call to celebrate this accomplishment. I drove home teary-eyed due to the overwhelm of emotion of hitting all 3 of the yearly goals we set for 2025. Starting 1/1/2025, we are converting 8 contractors to full-time W-2 employees to support our growth plans, effectively starting a new business.

This year, more than the previous 5 years of being in business, I am recognizing the challenges of connecting with other business owners who understand the hustle, understand the grind, and understand that what we are creating is larger than our individual selves.

Brad McRae
Yours Truly Hospitality

Had an incredible conversation with Joe Kim about Sales scripts last week.

Implementing the strategies he discussed, already have proposals out to potential clients worth a total of roughly ~$100k/year in recurring gross revenue in less than a week (really only 3 days). Nearly 75% increase in conversion in the small sample size to compare.

Marc Racette
Pulse Foreign Exchange

Big love to the Founders Club team for creating a retreat I will carry with me for a very long time. Playa gave me more clarity, connection, and courage than I expected. I came home with one immediate mission: finish my 2026 plan and get it printed tomorrow. I can't recommend these retreats enough for anyone who hasn't made it out to one yet!

The past few days were genuinely transformative. I had more meaningful conversations than I have had in years. I confronted hard truths, made important internal shifts, and felt supported in a way that helped me regain direction for the year ahead.

Harrison Gordon
Couch Haus

We're on target for our BIGGEST revenue month in company history. We're on track with our projections for Black Friday and we're scaling winning Meta ASC campaigns. I'm back on the tools and handling graphic design, Klaviyo, SMS, and Meta. It feels good. Lots of momentum.

Big shout out to Joel Padron and Uri Weinberger for giving me advice that helped us prepare and launch our Black Friday Sale early this year + scale campaigns. FC is amazing man.

Alexandre Tashdjian
Peintre Pro

I think to close off a Friday night, you deserve to hear this. I am deeply appreciative for this community. I am super thankful for being nominated for the transformational award.

Since Muskoka, life has been a rollercoaster. I have taken my health way more seriously, landed my first B2B client (worth over 9 figures) and most importantly gotten closer to god.

This would not have been possible without deep conversations with you, Joe kim, and the entire community. Have an awesome weekend and cant wait to see you in LA!

What began as a small dinner series has grown into a nationwide ecosystem hosting more than 150 curated gatherings each year.

Our members come together in person across the country, day in and day out, actively working and supporting each other.

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