Founders Archives

Evergreen Builds Lasting Business Legacies for MSPs

Learn how a founder’s legacy lives on through Evergreen—preserving people, culture, and growth in over 100 managed IT services and…

Rebecca ShoenthalMay 14, 2025

Why LMC Advisors Partnered With Ascend

Lee Cohen, Founder of LMC, shares how partnering with Ascend allowed them to leverage resources and expertise to achieve a…

Matthew HicksSeptember 15, 2024

Mi Tribu Founders on Prenatal & Postpartum Care in LatAm

Magdalena Ramírez and Sebastián Espinoza reflect on founding Mi Tribu, using technology and a digital group care approach to innovate…

Anna MeyerJuly 15, 2024

ASV Fellow Touré Owen on Building Black Barbershop Brand Mobo

Meet Touré Owen, an ASV fellow and founder of Mobo. With his Oakland, California-based Black barbershop brand, Owen strives to…

Anna MeyerJuly 2, 2024

ASV Fellow Drew Barvir on Founding Sonar, an AI-Based Mental Health Platform Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Drew Barvir’s reflects on founding Sonar, using AI and chat-based technology to reach teens where they are and leveraging the…

Anna MeyerJune 27, 2024

As One Door Closes: IDC Founder Jerry Fields on Leadership, Retirement and Choosing Cobalt Service Partners

Jerry shares what it was like to start a business as a teenager, how a few emails changed the course…

Anna MeyerMay 16, 2024

Drylux Founders Ben and Robert Horne on Putting People First

Brothers Ben and Robert Horne started the Arizona-based restoration company Drylux Restoration, and they’re joining Guardian Restoration Partners, a new…

Anna MeyerApril 29, 2024

Preserving a Legacy with Cobalt Service Partners

Piedmont Door Solutions’ President and CEO Chris Mitchell gives the inside scoop on the recent partnership with Cobalt Service Partners,…

Anna MeyerDecember 6, 2023

Building a Scalable Customer-Centric Education Business

Jason Dion shares the customer-centric approach that got him this far, and how Axcel and new CEO Sasha LeFlore will…

Anna MeyerJuly 11, 2023

Alpine Social Ventures Fellow and Malama Health Founder Mika Eddy on Healthier Outcomes for Gestational Diabetes

Mika Eddy is a healthcare entrepreneur determined to make a difference, fueled by her own experiences with maternal health.

Anna MeyerApril 26, 2023