Future Fit Founder James Johnson

Rajeev is a 3x CEO, has had 3 exits and is now an author with his book, Chase Greatness. 


In times of crisis, how do you support someone? 


This is a question that we come up against a few times in this week’s episode. 


Rajeev has been a founder through a recession and the pandemic. And during both those times, he was able to stick to his core values and by them. 


But after being asked what his personal why was, and not really knowing what it was, he was prompted to deep dive and find out.


In this episode, we talk about how Rajeev’s personal “why” framework plays out in life, and what it means for him. 

We discuss


The primary role of empathy in entrepreneurshipThe difference between luck and timing for successThe importance of having that personal whyTackling hard situations face onRajeev’s authorship has allowed him to summarise his experience and approach to life succinctly. 



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Karthik is the founder of Ignition. He’s not only raised $5 million for his latest venture but his product has also just been launched on Product Hunt. 
Today we go back to a moment that made the history books. 
August 2012. When Karthik was working for The Knight Capital Group. 
It was 9 am and all the systems were running after a software update. But something wasn’t right. 
In less than an hour, a bug in the system had created the greatest trading loss in the history of Wall Street, worth $400 million. 
And the company was almost bankrupt. 
In this week’s episode, I chat with Karthik about his learnings since that day and how it’s helping him in business. 
We talk about
Building resiliency to changeHow different companies adapt to changeUnderstanding and building your roadmap for work and lifeKarthik echoes the teachings from that day with clarity. And shares how he manages the moving parts of business and life while still keeping things human. 

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Matheus is the founder of Tint. They’re doing some cool stuff with embedded insurance products and are backed by Y Combinator and QED. They have a fully-remote global team.


This week, Matheus takes us to a crucial time when his business was in the midst of fundraising. 


His daughter was just about to be born. And, at the same time, there were just 4 months of runway left. 


To add to the stress, his co-founder was also expecting his first child. 


Both wanted paternity leave. And both wanted to keep their business afloat.


So they had to make a choice — what comes first?


This was Matheus’ breakthrough moment.


His business was very much a part of him. But it could never come before his child and wife. 


Join the discussion as we talk about


How hard it was for Matheus to have this breakthroughWhat has changed for Matheus since he had this realisationWhy he would never do things differently if he had the chance todayMatheus took a calculated risk and went on paternity leave. But the learnings he took from that risk were much more powerful! 



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Rishabh has successfully raised $13 million for his business Fermat. In the last quarter alone, he went from $100K to double-digit-millions. Making his company possibly one of the fastest-growing e-commerce businesses of all time. 
As founders, there’s always one event that you consider to be your tipping point. 
This is exactly the moment we dive into in today’s podcast with Rishabh Jain. 
Rishabh was forced to put his job on the line as an act of accountability. 
And although it led him to where he is today — it’s had a profound influence on his decisions.

As we go into the nuts and bolts, we discuss
The positive and negative of this momentWhat healthy accountability looks like How has this moment impacted his leadership styleAnd what Rishabh touches on in this episode, is the power of looking at those impacts face-on. 
Can he choose to accept them?



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Joe Khoei is the founder of SalesX, a 3-time winner of the Best Sales Agency award at the US Search awards.
Today’s episode, goes back to the start of SalesX, in 2010. 
Joe bootstrapped his business solo from the start. 
Within a year, he was learning all things digital marketing to meet his client's needs. And his income plummeted for it. 
Fast-forward 13 years, Joe reflects on the codes of conduct that he practices with his business and how he struggles to find people on that same level. 
We talk about
His expectations vs. his bad experiencesCost-effective recruitment strategiesThe question of “full” partnershipJoe is a founder who knows what he wants. And this conversation flags the trials and tribulations of taking that $500,000 risk to find the right person to help you out. 

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Ben Johnson is the Founder of Particle41. He’s a serial entrepreneur who’s raised $35 million over the course of his career. 
And in today’s episode, we go back to a moment when Ben and his co-founder had gained momentum with their company, Legal Inc. Just when they thought they could take their foot off the gas, they had to press even harder to save their business.

Their main seed investor, who was covering 50% of their $2m round, had dropped out.

Ben and his co-founder were edging close to the danger zone. They had to find a new investor — fast.

Tune in to learn how their pipeline approach helped them to find a solution. 

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