In this fascinating docuseries, Nick Hughes uncovers inspiring stories of innovation and entrepreneurship as he meets with founders and appears at events in cities around the world.
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🌎 Locations: 🇺🇸 Seattle, USA
⌛ Length: 13 minutes, 19 seconds
BONUS EPISODE - In this final episode of Season 1 of Exploring Greatness, Nick showcases what Founders Live gives the winner of our Prime Time global competition as part of their Grand Prize.
Elizabeth Arnold, CEO of FLIP app, was flown to Seattle in September, 2024, to meet the Founders Live team, hang out in the city on a perfect late summer day, and be the guest of honor during a big Founders Live Seattle event.
Nick and Luis showed Elizabeth what the city has to offer (on land and water) and then Nick sat down with Elizabeth to get a more in-depth view of her vision building FLIP into a new way to discover people in your local area.
This bonus episode not only shows the beauty of the city of Seattle, but it also showcases the awesome experiences Founders Live can provide to the winner of their biggest competition.
Next year, it could be you!
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🌎 Locations: 🏴 Troon, Scotland
⌛ Length: 8 minutes, 53 seconds
"This is why I travel around the world!"
Nick takes a little risk into the unknown and sets out for a day trip from Glasgow to the oceanside town of Troon. He knew there was a golf course, but what he discovered while visiting this little town is something he will never forget.
Royal Troon is a historic gold course on the coast of Scotland—one of the oldest courses in the world, in the land where the sport was born, centuries ago. It was also the host of the 2024 Open golf tournament where the world's greatest golfers came to compete in one of the four major golf championships.
Nick takes you onto the course where you can see the remnants of the tournament as well as feel his energy and passion for exploration and discovery. This episode illustrates the power of getting outside your normal routine and allowing the world to show you its beauty.
What does this have to do with entrepreneurship or greatness? You'll have to watch and see! But understand this - anything GREAT takes time, effort, and commitment.
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🌎 Locations: 🏴 Cambridge, London, and Manchester, England • 🏴 Edinburgh, Scotland
⌛ Length: 12 minutes, 20 seconds
How do you release from the pressures of your company or job?
Nick takes you inside his travel experience from the lens of a sports fan and an avid recreation enthusiast. Follow along as Nick traverses a number of UK cities, visiting parks, stadiums, and pubs to watch football games and the take in the Euro 2024 tournament.
Nick also shows you how he manages to stay healthy, maintain his entrepreneurial edge, and get fresh air during his travels, through exercise and recreational activities.
At the tail end of this episode, you will see that the treasure can be always found once you put in the effort and climb to the top of the mountain.
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🌎 Locations: 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland • 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia • 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy • and others
⌛ Length: 14 minutes, 25 seconds
Would you travel the world if you had the chance?
Do you know that in doing so you will experience very unique and special circumstances which can sharpen and change you as a person and an entrepreneur?
In Episode 19, Nick takes you into the mental and emotional experience of his travels - the Agony and Ecstasy - and shares a view of what it is like when he's on the road. Sometimes it's euphoric. Sometimes it can be quite lonely and often you will find yourself alone wandering the world. It is not for the faint of heart - but it never disappoints!
This episode illustrates how transition time in planes, trains, cars, or boats will dramatically impact your creativity, your insights and yourself as a global citizen.
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A fun sidestep from the usual founder-focused content to a music appreciation show, yet we still bring it back to entrepreneurship.
Nick shares one of his primary recharge pastimes: live music.
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🌎 Locations: 🇮🇹 Florence, Italy • 🏴 Edinburgh, Scotland • 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland • and others
⌛ Length: 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Where do you get your inspiration?
In each city Nick visited across his 2024 European tour he started to notice a trend: he'd turn a random corner and then discover an incredibly talented musician showcasing their craft to anyone who walked by.
It was fascinating, beautiful, and inspiring. So he started to capture the essence and feeling of the moment, knowing it would make for great content within the Exploring Greatness series.
In Episode 18, we take a fun side street into the intersection of Talent, Entertainment, and Entrepreneurship. Nick takes you on a quick journey across many European cities and immediately drops you into a moment of musical beauty and wonder. At the end, Nick ties it all together by suggesting musicians and entrepreneurs are not at all that much different.
If you like live music, you'll love this!
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One of the most important tools for founders is one of the least talked about: mental wellness.
Nick pauses at the tail end of the tour to share his perspective on its importance, as well as his techniques to stay mentally fit.
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🌎 Locations: 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland • 🏴 Troon, Scotland
⌛ Length: 10 minutes, 17 seconds
Where's your place of solace? Where do you go to recharge?
Nick takes some time off from running Founders Live and speaking at our numerous events to take a breath of fresh Scottish air while visiting the beach town of Troon.
Upon reflection, Nick steps into a more vulnerable space and shares his thoughts on founder mental health and wellness. He cannot stress enough how important taking specific actions to re-balance yourself, your body, your mind, and your social space. He also emphasizes the fact that pretty much everyone has challenges in this area of their life. You are not alone.
The most important investment a startup founder can make is in their physical and mental wellness. Watch this episode and get inspired to step into your own place of solace.
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The Core Values episode is here! Find out why Core Values are so important for a startup, how Nick came to create them for Founders Live, their impact on the organization and community, plus hear him present all five Core Values at Founders Live Oslo.
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🌎 Locations: 🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia • 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
⌛ Length: 11 minutes, 16 seconds
Nick is often asked how he started something in Seattle and grew it into something that reaches people all over the world. People wonder, "How is someone able to do that?"
Part of the answer lies in establishing Core Values. Or said differently, establishing what a brand stands for, and ultimately what it means to others who interact with it.
Episode 16 walks you through the story of how the Founders Live Core Values were established, what they mean, and how they have impacted a variety of individuals who are close to the company.
The episode finishes with Nick sharing the Core Values on stage at Founders Live Oslo.
Want to create something impactful around the world? It's best to understand how important your brand intertwines with the authentic human experience.
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Nick explores Edinburgh and Glasgow, marveling at their history and culture, and finding greatness through the example of architecture.
🌎 Locations: 🏴 Edinburgh, Scotland • 🏴 Glasgow, Scotland
⌛ Length: 10 minutes, 45 seconds
Nick takes you to a few of his (now) most favorite cities in the world, Edinburgh and Glasgow, in the great country of Scotland, United Kingdom. Throughout his travels, you will notice Nick loves to sightsee, taking in the unique architecture and culture, and allowing it to inspire him to think differently.
The first stop is Edinburgh, where you will see the beautiful Edinburgh castle, the Scott Monument, the National Monument, views of Holyrood Park, and all the city seen from these amazing lookout points.
After a quick train ride across the countryside, Nick emerges in Glasgow, where you will see George Square, views of University of Glasgow, including the inspiring Cloisters, the Kelvingrove Arts Museum, plus much more.
This fun episode once again shares the power of travel and discovering a new land, the places you only read about and probably often wonder to yourself, "What is life is like in this city?" Well, here you go!
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We pay tribute to one of the key components to the success of Founders Live around the world: our city leaders. Find out how it works, what they do, and what it takes to step into this rewarding role that impacts so many.
🌎 Locations: 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland • 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain • and more
⌛ Length: 12 minutes, 29 seconds
How do you define leadership?
We at Founders Live define leadership as influence. And one of the most impactful aspects of Founders Live is the concept of the City Leader, the amazing people who step up and run the Founders Live events, influence entrepreneurial creativity, and drive community activity in all of our cities.
Nick took some time during his 2024 Europe tour to capture the magic, emotion, and leadership of our great city leaders. We not only see them in action, but we hear from a select few about the WHY and WAYS these people lead their community, and why it is so important to their community.
Are you interested in doing something similar? Founders Live is always looking for great leaders - those who desire to do something more in their life, grow as a leader, and to impact their city, country, and their world.
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Where and how do you find inspiration? Explore Copenhagen, Denmark, see scenes from the Founders Live Copenhagen event, and enjoy a special segment in the Freetown Christiania neighborhood as Nick reveals some of the benefits of travel for founders.
🌎 Location: 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
⌛ Length: 10 minutes, 13 seconds
Where is your wonderland? In other words: Where and how do you find inspiration?
In episode 13, Nick shows you fun parts of Copenhagen, Denmark, scenes from the Founders Live Copenhagen event, and a special segment in Copenhagen's Freetown Christiania neighborhood.
In Christiania, Nick takes time to observe the environment and points out how the area not only has a colorful history, but also colorful art, designs, and entertainment, which really inspires him to think more uniquely and differently. Check out the statues, graffiti, shops, communes, and stages for fun entertainment that altogether create a wonderland of inspiration.
Nick leaves you with a special message of how travel impacts your view of full commitment and pursuit of excellence.
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Nick clarifies why discovering your unique WHY, and creating your own unique path, brand, and vision matters so much for a founder, and how his own unique vision led to the success of Founders Live.
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🌎 Locations: 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands • 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
⌛ Length: 11 minutes, 37 seconds
Why be one of a million? That just means there are one million people 'similar' to you.
A better question might be: "Why not be in a category of your own? Why not be One-of-One?"
In this episode, in moments filmed in Amsterdam and Dublin, Nick asks the question and then details out how discovering his unique "WHY" behind creating Founders Live and bringing it to the world set him apart from the vast sea of sameness in the business world.
You will hear thoughts on how to observe others who have gone before us, take what inspires you, and then use it to create your own unique path, brand and vision.
You will also grasp how distinctly and specifically Nick thinks around the Why and Vision of growing Founders Live all around the world.
Now it is your turn. What is your WHY?
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Nick shares how the 99-second pitch came to be, why the 99-second pitch works, and why it’s so impactful for founders in this episode recorded throughout his 2024 European tour.
🌎 Location: 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway • 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal • 🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia • 🇬🇧 Cambridge, UK
⌛ Length: 9 minutes, 12 seconds
"It's a pressure cooker!"
One minute and 39 seconds is all it takes to tell a story—and change a life.
The magic of the 99-second pitch goes back to the very first Founders Live event in 2014. When planning this new gathering, Nick had to come up with format: if there were to be a pitch competition, it would need a time limit for each presenter, and a way to quickly move through all the presenting founders.
This seemingly trivial decision (well, let's just do 99 seconds, that seems cool!) has now become a fascinating challenge for founders around the world.
In this episode you will hear from city leaders, storytelling experts and Founders Live executives on why the 99-second pitch is so vital to startup success.
If a founder can't distill their value proposition into a short description which anyone in the world can quickly grasp and understand, they will have a hard time reaching new customers and investors. It literally can mean the difference between failure and success.
The magic of the 99-second pitch, if you choose to take the challenge, will forever change how you talk about the value you bring to the world. Here's how it works.
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Nick shares his experience with coming to understand, develop, and execute on the 10-year vision for planning how Founders Live would succeed and expand around the world, filmed in Oslo, Norway, during his 2024 European tour.
🌎 Location: 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
⌛ Length: 11 minutes, 58 seconds
What does it take to build a lasting company? What goes into creating something that spans the world, and is meaningful to people in all cultures and countries?
One thing Nick can tell you is that it takes a long view to do anything significant. Year 10 is much different - and GREAT - compared to year one. You just have to get there!
What was his first step? Nick details how he opened a Google Doc and just started typing. And to his amazement, what resulted has gone on to change our world, and impact many lives across 50 countries.
This episode offers another peek at Oslo, Norway, where Nick shares his thoughts on thinking long term, viewing your impact and vision across not months or years, but decades. You will see scenes from notable Oslo landmarks, as well as hear Nick address the crowd at Founders Live Oslo.
How will you adjust your vision and impact to expand it to span decades?
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Nick recounts how Founders Live started and the tactics he used to turn his ideas and hopes into reality. Filmed while on his 2024 European tour.
🌎 Locations: 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain • 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia • 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
⌛ Length: 10 minutes, 57 seconds
Okay, you see something working on a small scale. Great! But how do you take something small, working in one little wrinkle of the world, and expand it to every corner of the globe and to every continent?
This episode takes you right to the point in Founders Live history where Nick decided to take Feature Friday and turn it into a global phenomenon.
What was his first step? Nick details how he opened a Google Doc and just started typing. And to his amazement, what resulted has gone on to change our world, and impact many lives across 50 countries.
In this episode you will hear unique perspectives from some of the earliest attendees and pitching founders at Feature Friday/Founders Live, and if they saw what Nick saw during those early years in Seattle.
One cool aspect you will pick up in this episode is how much the early rawness and energy has been retained in Founders Live events around the world.
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During a stop on his 2024 European tour, Nick is inspired by the tremendous history of Athens. He shares how this foundational city relates to Greatness and our own quests as founders.
🌎 Location: 🇬🇷 Athens, Greece
⌛ Length: 12 minutes, 00 seconds
What did greatness look like in the years BC?
How does it feel to walk through the streets and view ancient ruins of one of the greatest societies in our world's history.
In this episode, Nick brings the feeling, sights and sounds of Athens, Greece, front and center for you to grasp a better understanding of its influence. View the almost 2500 year-old remnants of this ancient city and society which still impacts our world today, and you can't help but FEEL how greatness takes shape.
We bring you amazing views of the city of Athens, the Acropolis, and the original Olympic Stadium. You will wonder how these things were built, back in a time where modern construction and technology had not yet been invented. You will also get a better understanding of how taking a long view of your greatness and building a brand that lasts decades and centuries can only help you along your path of entrepreneurship.
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Nick and founders across Europe share why they chose entrepreneurship - or why it chose them. You’ll discover universal truths that persist over time and geography.
🌎 Locations: 🇭🇷 Zagreb, Croatia • 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal • 🇮🇹 Florence, Italy
⌛ Length: 14 minutes, 37 seconds
Why do people choose the path less traveled?
Why do we who identify as entrepreneurs pursue a life of creating something from nothing, when being employed by someone else could be a simpler path?
Throughout this episode, you start to get the sense there are very special characteristics of the people who choose this path. Nick sits down with a handful of entrepreneurs who open their hearts and lives to you. These founders - ranging from Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, and Croatia - share their #1 reason for starting their own company. Interestingly, you won’t hear the M word anywhere in this episode.
What Nick sums up at the end is, in fact, that the path of entrepreneurship brings tremendous personal transformations hidden secretly underneath the obvious reasons of wealth and outward success.
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Nick takes you behind the curtain and onto the emotional rollercoaster that led to him start an event in Seattle called Feature Friday on a rainy evening on March 28, 2014.
🌎 Locations: 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain • 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
⌛ Length: 13 minutes, 18 seconds
Legal battles with previous cofounders. Relationships lost. Couch surfing. What would you endure to see your dreams come true?
Nick takes you behind the curtain and onto the emotional rollercoaster that led to him start an event in Seattle called Feature Friday on a rainy evening on March 28, 2014.
In all honesty, he didn't know much about what he was doing. He knew people wanted to gather at a networking event, and he also knew a few other founder friends would want to step up on stage and pitch their new startup in front of the crowd.
What he didn't know what his life was about to change - forever. He would lose the love of his life. He would lose a close friend in the process due to a previous project conflict. But with this kindling something sparked - at the time unknowingly - that would change the course of history forever.
That thing is now called Founders Live. This is the story of how it all started.
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Nick expands on his views of Greatness, explores all that Amsterdam has to offer, interviews an up-and-coming founder, and shares views of the city from a boat ride in a canal.
🌎 Locations: 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands • 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
⌛ Length: 10 minutes, 43 seconds
Nick expands on his views of Greatness, starting from Milan, Italy, where he sits and ponders how we all have greatness within us, yet somehow some find it and some don't. Listen closely as he points to what you must do, if you too, want to find your greatness.
The second half of this episode explores all that Amsterdam has to offer - from the beautiful streets and canals, to the amazing architecture.
We also feature a quick interview with up-and-coming founder, Joel Würts, describing why he is building his startup called VenturePals.
We end by experiencing Amsterdam and the views of the canals from a beautiful boat ride.
We hope this fun episode seeds your desire to find your own greatness.
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What is Entrepreneurial Equality and why is it important? In this pivotal episode, you find Nick both reflective and descriptive of the powerful Core Value underlying the expansion of Founders Live around the world.
🌎 Locations: 🏴 Edinburgh, Scotland • 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia
⌛ Length: 12 minutes, 25 seconds
What is Entrepreneurial Equality and why is it important? Is it even possible to provide everyone (who wants the opportunity) an equal opportunity to be successful? Nick believes so, and that belief is now spreading across the world.
In this pivotal episode, you find Nick both reflective and descriptive of the powerful Core Value underlying the expansion of Founders Live around the world. You will be transported to the top of the mountain in Edinburgh, Scotland then down to CODEBASE where Founders Live Edinburgh launched. You will also hear from another founder who has a unique take on entrepreneurship, and why he chooses to pursue this amazing and challenging path.
We hope this episode inspires you to go on and give yourself permission to be great.
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Nick goes deep in Cambridge, sharing his experience relating its history of greatness in consistent excellence for hundreds of years, and the full Founders Live Cambridge experience, from the event to the community.
🌎 Locations: 🇬🇧 Cambridge, England
⌛ Length: 9 minutes, 39 seconds
Nick takes you into his experience in Cambridge, England for a exciting and inspiring view of the city, the University and the Founders Live Cambridge event. You will feel the history, the pursuit of excellence of the University, and the architecture and beauty of a city that measures their history not in decades, but many many centuries.
The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209, and is now 800+ years old! Nick wonders how much greatness has come out of this UK city over the centuries? Who has walked these streets and innovated within these walls? How much of our world has been impacted because of the leaders from this amazing university and city?
Now we ask you: How does this inspire you? How do you view building a brand that can last not just decades, but possibly centuries?
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After a wistful opener, hear Nick's philosophy through his talk with a group of founders.
🌎 Locations: 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia • 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
⌛ Length: 9 minutes, 48 seconds
Nick opens episode 2 with a very authentic and heartfelt reflection of where he finds himself at the midpoint of the tour. Simply put, the entrepreneurial journey is "tough as sh*t."
He then shares life philosophy of Carpe Diem, or "seize the day," with a group of founders, viewing life as something to go get, to be fully experienced, build things now and with purpose. He wraps it up with an example of taking the opportunities to travel and meet people.
It is a FULL life. It is not for everyone, but for founders who are working on important things, he suggests considering a similar viewpoint.
"Think about a life worth living… and an impact worth making in the world."
During Season 1, you will see many scenes where Nick discovers a quiet spot along a coastline or a beach to reflect and share the moment.
This episode takes you from the shores of Tallinn, Estonia, to the beautiful shores outside of Dublin, Ireland.
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In this series kickoff, Nick gives viewers a holistic perspective on how he discovered the concept of touring for Founders Live, as well as the emerging idea of filming it and creating this new show.
🌎 Locations: 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia • 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands • 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal • 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
⏳ Length: 11 minutes, 16 seconds
In this series kickoff, Nick gives viewers a holistic perspective on how he discovered the concept of touring for Founders Live, as well as the emerging idea of filming it and creating this new show.
He shares thoughts from his first stop in the city of Lisbon—the excitement but challenge of the travels—and then sums it all up from his last stop in Dublin, Ireland.
So, would you get on a bullet train?
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Your first glances at the debut season of Exploring Greatness, filmed during Nick Hughes's travels across Europe from April to August 2024.
Preview the pilot season of Exploring Greatness - the new docuseries from Founders Live - following host Nick Hughes in his pursuit of the spirit of innovation, excellence, and more across the world.
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Previously On Exploring Greatness
Season 2
Episode 4: Santa Monica - The Rising Tides of Creativity
December 15, 2025
Episode 3: Reno - Where Art and Entrepreneurship Collide
December 8, 2025
Episode 2: Portland - Rose City Reflections on Leadership
December 1, 2025
Episode 1: Seattle - Flying Around the Birthplace of Founders Live
November 24, 2025
Season 1
Episode 0: Trailer
September 30, 2024
Episode 1: Welcome to the Journey Across Europe
October 7, 2024
Episode 2: Carpe Diem via Talinn, Estonia
October 14, 2024
Episode 3: Cambridge Love from The UK
October 21, 2024
Episode 4: Entrepreneurial Equality
October 28, 2024
Episode 5: Greatness Floats Around Amsterdam
November 4, 2024
Episode 6: The Untold Secrets of How Founders Live Started
November 11, 2024
Episode 7: The #1 Reason Europeans Choose Entrepreneurship
November 18, 2024
Episode 8: Athens 2,500 Years of Influence and Greatness
November 25, 2024
Episode 9: A Global Movement Starts from a Google Doc
December 2, 2024
Episode 10: The Power of 10-Year Visions in Oslo, Norway
December 9, 2024
Episode 11: The Magic of the 99-Second Pitch
December 16, 2024
Episode 12: Why Being One-of-One Sets You Apart
December 23, 2024
Episode 13: Finding Wonderland in Copenhagen
December 30, 2025
Episode 14: How Our City Leaders Change Lives and Communities
January 6, 2025
Episode 15: The Sweet Sights and Sounds of Scotland
January 13, 2025
Episode 16: The Power and Inspiration of Core Values
January 20, 2025
Episode 17: Discovering the Secret to Mental Wellness
January 27, 2025
Episode 18: A European View of How Music Influences Entrepreneurship
February 3, 2025
Episode 19: The Agony and Ecstasy of World Travel
February 10, 2025
Episode 20: How Sports and Recreation Make Better Entrepreneurs
February 17, 2025
Episode 21: Finding a Hidden Gem at Royal Troon in Scotland
February 24, 2025
Episode 22: We Flew Our 2023 Prime Time Global Winner to Seattle
February 24, 2025
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Kurt Walker, founder and CEO of Fusion42 accelerator, sits down with Nick Hughes, founder and CEO of Founders Live, in this Conversations session filmed in Las Vegas for Exploring Greatness.
Gabriel Schultz, founder and CEO of MyEMSPath, shares his journey as an EMT-turned-entrepreneur with Nick Hughes, founder and CEO of Founders Live, in this Conversations session filmed in San Diego for Exploring Greatness.
David Ezell, city leader of Founders Live Reno, visits with Nick Hughes, founder and CEO of Founders Live, in this Conversations session filmed in Reno for Exploring Greatness.
A quick recap of Nick’s week in Los Angeles gives us a preview of episode 4 of Exploring Greatness season 2.
AthletesTouch invited Nick to a fireside chat in Venice Beach while on stop #4 of his 2025 US tour.
A super-brief recap of Nick’s week in Portland gives us a preview of episode 2 of season 2 of Exploring Greatness.
Nick’s US tour leaves Seattle and heads to Portland for the next stop on the 2025 US tour and filming season 2 of Exploring Greatness.
Nick shares his excitement for this year’s US tour and filming season 2 of Exploring Greatness.
Nick had one final day of filming during the final stop of our Exploring Greatness tour, and he made the most of it.
Nick checks in with his observations from the first half of the Exploring Greatness tour.
A quick highlight reel from Tallinn, featuring our Founders Live event at the Palo Alto Club.
Nick and Tallinn city leader Jaanika Umalas share a fireside chat on stage at Lift 99 in Estonia.
Nick describes one of those amazing, rare chances that only happen when you’ve put yourself out there in the mix where things can happen.
Stop 7 on the Exploring Greatness tour brings Nick to Zagreb and the tentpole date of episode 2.
Nick checks in with thoughts on competition and greatness as inspired by the original Olympic stadium in Greece.
It’s amazing how the view can represent the tour and the Founders Live global community.
Bonus COntent
We shoot a lot of footage, but only a fraction can be included on the show.
Since it’s all so good, we’re sharing some of the full source material here, in advance, so you can enjoy.
All of the extended interviews and much more from the tour will be made available, so stay tuned!
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Get a taste of Nick’s tour of European Founders Live cities in season one of Exploring Greatness!
🌎 Locations: All over Europe!
⌛ Length: 1 minute, 37 seconds
Get pumped for season 1 of Exploring Greatness! Nick tours Europe, visiting Founders Live cities and uncovering greatness wherever he goes.
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