Founder's Table

Founder's Table

Founder’s Table, hosted by Drew and Stefan, is where ambition and integrity meet. Created for young entrepreneurs and real estate agents, this podcast equips you with the tools to build profitable businesses, lead with character, and leave a lasting legacy. Each episode combines practical strategies with faith-based leadership principles, offering inspiration and guidance to help you thrive in business and in life. Pull up a chair at the table and discover how to grow, lead, and live with purpose.

  1. Aug 13

    Stop AI from Creating Generic, Robotic Content | Founders Table Ep. 18

    Tired of generic AI results? Learn how to stop AI from guessing your business needs and start getting the high-quality results you actually want. In this episode, Stefan Bunch and Drew Sanford dive deep into the specific strategies that stop AI from guessing your intent and instead help it learn your unique voice. They share how to build a specialized AI brain, use proper project structures to avoid AI gobbledygook, and implement prompting techniques that ensure your business AI provides actionable, high-quality results every single time. Key Takeaways: - Organize your work into niche-specific projects to help AI stop guessing and start understanding your specific goals. - Use screenshots and saved files to teach the AI your identity, ensuring it produces results that don't look like generic AI gobbledygook. - Instruct the AI to push back and challenge your ideas to avoid the trap of it just telling you what it thinks you want to hear. - Build a system where AI maintains context across multiple sessions so you don't have to keep explaining your business. Timestamps: 00:00 - Why AI produces generic gobbledygook 02:30 - Fixing your input to improve output 05:15 - The power of using screenshots for training 08:45 - Organizing projects to stop AI guessing 12:20 - Prompting for honest feedback 15:10 - Using AI to identify your business blind spots 18:30 - Implementation homework for your business About Founders Table: Founders Table is hosted by Stefan Bunch and Drew Sanford — honest conversations about the real struggles of entrepreneurship.

  2. Aug 13

    Digital Employees: How to Build Your First AI Agent | Ep. 17

    An AI agent is just an employee — one that never quits, never calls in sick, and never learns a thing you don't teach it.In this episode of The Founders Table, Drew Sanford and Stefan Bunch get tactical in Part 2 of the AI series: the actual step-by-step of standing up your first digital employee, starting with the piece almost everyone skips.They break down evergreen content — mission, service area, brand guide, tone, competitors, everything about your business that doesn't expire — and walk through building it as a project wired to your cloud storage, why screenshots beat raw web pages, and why every file gets saved as .md. They cover the guardrails they keep around customer data, why spinning up twenty-seven agents on day one is a trap, and the habit that separates a model that sounds like you from one that never will: when you fix its output, feed the fix back in. Correct an employee silently and they'll strip the next screw too.If you've been dabbling — a prompt here, an email there — this is where it becomes a system. Nothing works until you build that first.What's the one process you'd hand to a digital employee tomorrow? Tell us in the comments.#founderstable #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #leadership #realestate #aiagents #aiforbusiness #systemsandprocesses #automation

  3. Aug 6

    Average Intelligence: Why 90% of People Use AI Wrong | Ep. 16

    Ninety percent of people using AI are just getting told what they want to hear.In this episode of The Founders Table, Drew Sanford and Stefan Bunch kick off a new series on AI in business, starting with the shift that hit them hardest at a marketing conference in LA: knowledge itself isn't valuable anymore. For thirty bucks a month, anyone can become an expert on anything. What's left is how you present it — and whether people believe you're real.They break down what they call average intelligence — the AI that agrees with everything because you fed it nothing worth arguing with — and why training a model on your own files, core values, and voice is what closes the gap between you and the AI version of you. They get into the AI-made flyer trend that somehow reads more authentic than a polished ad, why mailers and door knocking are quietly working again, and the Meta shift that killed Drew's old propane-targeting playbook, plus why Meta now refuses to spend your full budget on an ad nobody wants to watch.If you're dipping a toe in AI and hoping it works, this one will sting. The middle lane is roadkill.Are you going all-in on AI, all-in on old school, or stuck somewhere in the middle? Tell us in the comments.#founderstable #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #leadership #realestate #aiforbusiness #metaads #contentstrategy #authenticity

  4. Mar 27

    Middle of the Funnel | Founders Table Ep. 15

    Drew and Stefan dive into the middle of the funnel—where top leads turn into real trust and revenue. They explain how to nurture prospects without being “salesy,” using value-packed content, CRM systems, automations, and genuine connections to build relationships that close easier. Perfect for business owners stuck assuming “they know what I do.”#middleoffunnel #leadnurturing #salesfunnel #businessgrowth #crmstrategy #founderstable #clienttrust #valuecontent #businessscaling #prospectnurture

  5. Mar 16

    Serve, Don’t Sell | Founders Table Ep.15

    In this episode of Founders Table, Drew and Stefan pull back the curtain on how Elevate approaches sales in one of the least trusted industries: real estate. They walk through the difference between hustling for a commission check and building a professional, system-driven sales business that actually serves people first. You’ll hear how they use CRMs, pipeline building, and long-term reinvestment so their agents aren’t desperate to “force” deals, but free to give honest advice—even when that means telling a client not to move yet.#podcast #inspiredleadership #entrepreneur #investing

  6. Mar 16

    Fear in Business: The Hidden Battle No One Talks About | Founders Table Ep. 14

    Fear doesn’t disappear when you become a leader—it just changes shape. In this episode of The Founders Table, Drew and Stefan kick off Season Two by talking honestly about fear in business: fear of failure, money fears, identity fears, and the quiet anxiety that comes with carrying responsibility for a team and a family. They break down how different seasons of life and leadership shift what scares you, why social media highlight reels make it worse, and how comparison can paralyze even experienced owners.Instead of pretending fear isn’t there, they walk through a practical framework for turning it into courage—leaning on faith, learning, relationships, discomfort, and preparation as tools to move forward instead of freeze. Whether you’re an employee, a founder, or somewhere in between, this conversation will help you name what you’re afraid of, separate what you can and can’t control, and make clearer decisions without letting fear run the show.

  7. 12/19/2025

    Year One Unfiltered: Our 2025 Business Journey | Founders Table Episode 13

    Drew and Stefan close out 2025 with a raw year-end recap of their wild ride building Elevate Real Estate Group and Rise Marketing from the ground up. From massive upfront investments and market pivots to stacking marketing wins and hitting six-figure momentum, they break down the real numbers, hard lessons, and breakthroughs that turned chaos into growth.This episode dives deep into what separates short-term hustles from lasting legacy—right teams, transparent leadership, systems that scale without you, and staying laser-focused on the long game even when short-term pressures hit. Whether you’re wrapping your first year or scaling your tenth, get honest insights on activity breeding activity, failing forward, and building businesses that outlast their founders.Perfect timing to reflect, recalibrate, and charge into 2026.

  8. 12/01/2025

    Building a Real Estate Brand From Scratch - Founders Table | Episode 13

    In this special episode, Drew and Stefan pull back the curtain on a wild year of building Elevate Real Estate Group from the ground up. From the initial vision to the hard pivots, big investments, and late-night what-are-we-doing moments, they candidly walk through the wins, mistakes, and lessons learned launching a brand, hiring a team, and creating a culture built for the long haul. This isn’t just a highlight reel—it’s the real story behind the scenes: the burnout, the breakthroughs, the reality checks, and the moments family came first no matter what. Whether you’re a new entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, you’ll find actionable insight in how focusing on systems, team fit, authentic marketing, and steady progress made all the difference. Listen in for honest stories, practical takeaways, and some laughs on what it takes (and what it costs) to build something that lasts.

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Founder’s Table, hosted by Drew and Stefan, is where ambition and integrity meet. Created for young entrepreneurs and real estate agents, this podcast equips you with the tools to build profitable businesses, lead with character, and leave a lasting legacy. Each episode combines practical strategies with faith-based leadership principles, offering inspiration and guidance to help you thrive in business and in life. Pull up a chair at the table and discover how to grow, lead, and live with purpose.

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    Founder's Table
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
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