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The interview podcast for the hottest up and coming entrepreneurs, artists and creators. Get inspired with two weekly episodes, presented by your host Marcus Engel.
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Jul 10, 2026
Jul 10, 2026
1hr 29 min
Dar Stormson has built and sold three companies. He also thinks 9 out of 10 businesses fail. And that the ones that don't fail often end up somewhere worse: the lukewarm zone where they don't quite fail and don't quite succeed and just slowly eat away at the owner until they burn out or give up.
Dar is the founder of Størmson Consulting and Stormson Capital. He started his first company at 14, got kicked out of school for 52% absence, then ended up teaching his own class. Since then he's built, scaled and sold multiple companies including Kaplock, the encrypted coat-lock startup that scaled from an attic in Breda to millions in funding.
In this conversation we get into the actual playbook that the top 10% follow, which almost nobody else knows. We talk about why you should stay in bed instead of writing code, the "four gear wheels" that turn a startup into a self-running organization, how it actually feels to exit a company for millions, the day he chose to reinvest every single euro to save his team, and why he thinks the biggest tragedy in business is entrepreneurs who don't know when to quit.
In this episode:
- Why 9 out of 10 businesses fail (and the sadder fate of the ones that survive)
- The counterintuitive way to find a million dollar idea without writing a single line of code
- The story of getting kicked out of school at 14 and building his first company
- The 4 gear wheels of a scalable organization: goals, processes, teams, dashboards
- What "collective intelligence" is and why Silicon Valley uses it
- How it actually feels to exit a company (and why the first one didn't feel real)
- The negotiation tactics every founder should know before signing anything
- Stormson Capital: his new fund and community for entrepreneurs
- What 15 years of entrepreneurship has actually cost him
- What he'd tell 16 year old Dar if he walked in the room today
Chapters:
00:00 Why 9 out of 10 businesses fail
04:00 Inner Academy: getting kicked out of school at 14
14:00 The counterintuitive way to find a million dollar idea
19:00 Kaplock: from stolen jackets to a scaled business
28:00 The 4 gear wheels of a scalable organization
36:00 The Silicon Valley method: collective intelligence
51:00 How exiting a company actually feels
54:00 The day he chose team over cash
1:00:00 Negotiation tactics every founder should know
1:06:00 Stormson Capital: his new fund and community
1:12:00 What entrepreneurship really costs you
1:19:00 How to deal with failure and stress
1:24:00 What he'd tell 16 year old Dar
1:27:50 The final SMS: "Give it a try"
Follow Dar:
https://www.instagram.com/darstormson/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
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Jun 25, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
1hr 4 min
We're losing the art of conversation. That's at least what Hannah Rinne thinks and she says the reason isn't social media exactly. It's that we've become too entertained by ourselves to need anyone else.
Hannah is the founder of the Conversation Club, a movement in Amsterdam that pulls strangers together in person to talk about the things social media won't let us slow down for. Is having a boyfriend embarrassing? Is social media ruining our lives? Is love harder to find today? She's also a co-founder of Social Capital, a radio host on the Conversation Club show, a Rocycle instructor with 1,500 classes under her belt, and a self-described "cultural curator."
In this episode we get into why she thinks our phones are quietly draining the substance out of our lives, and what she's actually doing in Amsterdam to bring it back.
We talk about the moment on a beach in Australia where she sketched out the Conversation Club while getting her nails done. The first event at the Hoxton, where she capped it at 15 people and ended up staying until 10pm. Why "friction maxxing" might be the most important wellness trend of the next five years.
In this episode:
- Why the real problem isn't social media, it's that we're too entertained by ourselves
- How the Conversation Club went from a beach idea to a sold-out movement in Amsterdam
- Why our IQ dropped for the first time last year, and what that signals about the next decade
- The sauna conversation Hannah will never forget with two strangers
- Why she chose to be a "cultural curator" instead of picking one lane
- The lost art of observation, boredom, and waiting in line without your phone
- "Friction maxxing": why deliberate discomfort might save us
What she'd send to every phone on earth if she could send one SMS
Chapters:
00:00 The attention crisis: why nobody talks anymore
01:00 Hannah's portfolio life: cellist, gymnast, entrepreneur
03:00 The family that wasn't supposed to produce a founder
05:00 Why fewer women say yes to podcasts
09:00 How the Conversation Club was born on a beach in Australia
13:00 Are we losing critical thinking? IQ went down for the first time
18:30 The first event: 15 strangers, four hours of conversation
22:00 The best conversations Hannah has ever had
26:30 "We're too entertained by ourselves"
36:00 From corporate burnout to "cultural curator"
44:00 Sauna culture, friction maxxing, and the lost art of being bored
53:00 The nostalgia for a pre-phone world
1:00:00 Get off your phone: Hannah's message to the world
Follow Hannah Rinne:
https://www.instagram.com/hannahrinn/
https://www.instagram.com/conversationclubb/
https://www.instagram.com/socialcapital.studio/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring stories!
Jun 11, 2026
Jun 11, 2026
1hr 6 min
Ron Simpson doesn't pitch. He didn't pitch BYD, the first client at his new agency WinWin. He didn't pitch Bacardi or The Good Roll either. They came to him because the network already knew what he was building.
In this conversation, Ron walks us through how he built a micro marketing agency on a "triangle system" where the brand, the creator, and the agency all win in the same deal. He breaks down why he turned down the AI influencer trend everyone else is chasing, what he actually hates about AI in marketing, and his creative process where he hunts problems instead of dreaming up solutions.
We also go places Ron usually doesn't go in interviews. The restaurant concept he had to say goodbye to two days before this recording. What fifteen years of entrepreneurship has actually cost him and the one thing he wishes he had started earlier.
In this episode:
- Why "Ron Simpson only has something to prove to himself" is still true in 2026
- How Win Win works, and why it could have been called Win Win Win
- The BYD launch story: 150 micro influencers, no pitch deck, one phone call
- Why Ron bet on real humans when the rest of the market bet on AI influencers
- What he hates about AI in marketing (and what he actually loves about it)
- His creative process, his night owl hours, and why he chases problems not solutions
- The restaurant concept he lost two days before this recording
- What fifteen years of entrepreneurship has actually cost him
- His advice to 22 year olds who DM him about building a brand
- The name Ron gives this chapter of his life
Chapters:
00:00 Cold open
00:45 Is "Ron only has to prove something to himself" still true in 2026?
04:00 Pick a fight to win: the Win Win philosophy and the triangle system
10:30 The BYD launch: 150 micro influencers, no pitch deck
17:00 Real UGC, brand freedom, and why authenticity wins
22:30 Why Ron bet on real humans, not AI influencers
25:30 What Ron loves and hates about AI in marketing
33:00 The Terminator vision creative process: hunting problems, not solutions
41:00 Losing: the restaurant concept he closed two days before this recording
44:00 Burnout and being "too close to the glass"
49:00 The real price of fifteen years of entrepreneurship
52:30 Advice to 22 year olds building a brand
56:30 The Moment: three quick fire questions to close
Follow Ron Simpson:
https://www.instagram.com/ronsimpson/
https://ronsimpson.com/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
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Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
54 min
Rosie Turner is an accredited ADHD coach, founder of ADHD Untangled, and someone who spent decades not knowing why everything felt just a little bit harder than it should.
In this episode we go far beyond the diagnosis story, we talk about what it actually feels like to live in an ADHD brain, the emotional weight, the shame spirals, the rejection sensitivity that can floor you for days.
We talk about running a business with ADHD: the burnout cycles, the financial reality, the hiring mistakes, and the moments every month where you think about quitting and we talk about what actually helps: real routines, real community, and learning to use ADHD as a vehicle instead of a victim story. This is one of those conversations that makes you feel less alone, whether you have ADHD, think you might, or love someone who does.
Timestamps
(00:00) — What would you want someone to experience to understand ADHD?
(01:45) — How Rosie felt different before she knew why and the coping mechanisms that hid it
(03:35) — The overachiever mask: how success on the outside can hide exhaustion on the inside
(05:22) — When did you start to ask questions? The moment the party lifestyle stopped
(06:30) — Discovering rejection sensitive dysphoria and realising everything connected
(07:57) — Starting ADHD Untangled from a friend's sofa with nowhere to live
(08:38) — After diagnosis: the relief, and then the delayed grief
(10:29) — What becomes harder once you know — unmasking and losing your old life
(13:00) — Shame vs guilt: what shame really means for the ADHD brain
(15:26) — The shame spiral and how the school system builds it in
(16:32) — Rejection sensitive dysphoria in real life: the blue tick, the vague text, the spiral
(18:30) — The three types of ADHD and why the one everyone knows is actually the smallest
(20:17) — Running a business with ADHD: how it really looks from the inside
(21:18) — Why the business wasn't planned and what happens when novelty meets no structure
(23:07) — ADHD and finances: the part nobody talks about
(24:00) — The hiring problem: rushing the process, trusting too quickly, skipping the contracts
(26:10) — How many times this month have you thought about shutting it down?
(26:26) — What keeps her going: the layered why behind the business
(28:13) — The positives: pattern recognition, risk-taking, and connecting fast
(29:46) — Routine as medicine: the 4:30am morning practice and what it actually does
(32:01) — Sparklerisation: why your routine needs to keep changing to keep working
(33:30) — Practical tips for ADHD entrepreneurs: do less, get support, think ahead
(35:51) — Don't do it alone: why isolation nearly broke her
(37:10) — Relationships after diagnosis: avoiding dating for two years
(38:26) — Not knowing how to show up without a mask
(39:41) — Getting dumped on WhatsApp — and what she did next
(42:15) — What partners of people with ADHD need to understand
(44:07) — The one thing she wishes every partner knew
(46:43) — Demand avoidance: never tell an ADHDer what to do
(47:31) — Should you get diagnosed? Why she always asks "why wouldn't you?"
(49:02) — Using ADHD as a vehicle, not a victim story
(50:25) — How to work with Rosie: coaching, training, and the ecosystem she's building
(52:15) — Three things to do this week if you have ADHD
(53:44) — Final questions: what she's learning, the name of this chapter, and her message to the world
Connect with Rosie: https://www.instagram.com/rosieadhduntangled/ https://untangledco.com/academy/adhdinformedcoachcoach
Follow Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
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Apr 9, 2026
Apr 9, 2026
48 min
He arrived in the Netherlands at age 8 with nothing but a violin. Three refugee camps later, he taught himself Photoshop from forums, started freelancing at 15, and ended up directing visuals for Chris Brown, G-Eazy and Riff Raff, working alongside Sam Feldt and Ed Sheeran.
Besides his celebrity client list, his pink glitter basketball ended up on Times Square and later got bought from Drake's father. He calls this chapter of his life "the beginning."
This is the story of Dzanar Abbas-Zade.
We get into how he went from grinding behind a computer to becoming the secret weapon behind some of the biggest names in the industry. How he got his first big break by offering to work for free. How a rare condition where he sees colors and shapes when he hears music became his creative superpower and why he walked away from the A-list client work to launch his own art.
And if you stick around until the end he also shares one one underrated trick he says most creatives completely overlook when trying to work with bigger names.
This is a conversation about obsession, timing, courage, and what it actually takes to get in the room.
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) The most underrated trick in the creative industry
(02:43) From refugee camp to VIP parties
(07:21) Arriving in the Netherlands with nothing
(08:21) Teaching himself everything from a computer
(10:22) How obsession turns into a career
(14:22) First music videos and the EDM scene
(17:41) What made his work different from everyone else
(19:21) Working with Sanfeldt before he was famous
(21:43) Should creatives work for free?
(23:55) His rare condition: seeing colors when hearing music
(26:47) How he approaches a creative project
(27:48) Why creativity loves silence
(34:15) His favorite project: G-Eazy NFT collection
(36:18) What it's like collaborating with A-list artists
(38:13) The shift from client work to his own art
(39:09) Launching his first exhibition during COVID
(40:06) His pink glitter basketball on Times Square
(43:39) The most underrated trick: study the art of language
(45:35) It's not luck. It's timing.
(46:31) Advice for young creatives
(47:50) Three final questions
Connect with Dzanar:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dzanar/
Website: https://dzanar.com/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
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Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026
51 min
Today we speak with Sophie-Anne Onland, about the challenges and opportunity for disability representation. Born with a limb difference, Sophie shares her personal journey of growing up with a disability, the challenges she faced, and how she overcame them to become a voice for change.
Key Topics Discussed:
- Sophie's early life and the role her parents played in encouraging her to live without limits.
- The lack of representation of people with disabilities in media and how it affected her self-esteem.
- The pivotal moment that led Sophie to embrace her disability and become more open about it.
- The importance of good representation and how it can impact individuals' self-worth and societal inclusion.
-Sophie's transition from hiding her disability to becoming a public speaker and advocate.
-The founding of her Agency Ninety-nine aimed at increasing the visibility and representation of people with disabilities in media and advertising.
- Practical advice for brands on how to authentically represent people with disabilities.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - The importance of representation
01:51 - Growing up without role models
04:12 - Sophie's early life and family support
06:00 - Teenage years and growing insecurities
07:51 - The energy spent on hiding and adjusting
10:43 - Nature vs. nurture: Sophie's positive mindset
13:13 - The impact of disability on personal growth
17:47 - The societal approach to disabilities
21:14 - Acceptance and self-worth
23:22 - Sophie's journey to self-acceptance
28:45 - The role of social media and finding role models
33:07 - Sophie's content journey and mission
36:43 - Founding the agency Ninety-Nine
42:03 - What brands get wrong about representation
47:03 - The future of disability representation in media
Connect with Sophie:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieonland/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-anne-onland-27978449/
Agency: https://www.instagram.com/ninetynine_agency/
Follow Me:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel/
Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring stories!
#DisabilityRepresentation #Inclusion #Podcast #Inspiration #Sophie #RepresentationMatters #Diversity #Acceptance #SelfWorth #MediaRepresentation
Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2025
1hr 14 min
Trauma isn’t just caused by extreme events like war, accidents, or abuse. In this episode, trauma psychologist Caroline Middelsdorf explains trauma as invisible wounds, experiences that overwhelmed the nervous system and were never fully processed.
We explore why trauma often goes unrecognized, how the mind can forget while the body remembers, and why many people live in survival mode for years without realizing it. Caroline breaks down common trauma responses, including people-pleasing, hypervigilance, anxiety, emotional exhaustion or burnout and explains why these patterns often surface later in life.
A central theme of this conversation is shame. Shame is one of the most overlooked trauma responses and one of the biggest blocks to healing. We discuss how shame develops, why it keeps people stuck, and how healing requires more than awareness alone, it requires nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and integration.
This episode also covers:
- Childhood trauma and emotional neglect
- Big T vs small t trauma
- Dissociation and body memory
- Why trauma symptoms often appear in your late 20s or 30s
- The stages of healing emotional wounds
- How to support a partner who has experienced trauma
- What to look for (and avoid) in a therapist
If you’ve ever felt constantly on edge, emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected from your body, or ashamed without knowing why, this conversation will help you understand what may be happening beneath the surface.
This episode is for education and reflection. It is not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional mental health care.
About the guest
Caroline Middelsdorf is a trauma psychologist specializing in nervous system regulation, emotional trauma, and healing chronic stress responses. She shares educational content on trauma, shame, and healing across multiple platforms.
📌 Caroline’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinemiddelsdorf/?hl=en
🎙️ Caroline’s podcast Real, Raw and Authentic: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtk43vLV-ch0nuKEhO4iXMA
Timestamps:
00:00 – What Trauma Really Is (And Why We Get It Wrong)
04:15 – Invisible Wounds & Childhood Trauma
09:00 – How Trauma Shows Up Later in Life
17:30 – Why the Mind Forgets but the Body Remembers
25:40 – Survival Mode, Burnout & Anxiety
36:45 – Shame: The Most Overlooked Trauma Response
45:20 – Why Awareness Alone Doesn’t Heal Trauma
53:10 – The Hardest Part of Healing
01:01:30 – How to Support a Partner with Trauma
01:08:35 – Who You Become After Healing
01:12:15 – Message for Anyone Feeling Broken
Dec 4, 2025
Dec 4, 2025
50 min
In this episode, I sit down with Ahmed Kamel, one of the top performance marketers in Europe, to break down why ads “stop working,” how to fix them, and the exact creative and targeting system he uses to scale brands from 10K → 50K → 100K → 250K months and beyond.
Ahmed has driven half a million dollars in a single day, managed six-figure monthly budgets, and produced 524% year-over-year growth for brands by thinking like an investment manager, not a traditional “media buyer.”
We get into:
- Why most founders diagnose their ad problems wrong
- The creative mistakes 90% of Meta ad accounts do
- The right way to structure campaigns in 2025–2026
- Why traffic campaigns are “window shoppers” and what to run instead
- The growth ceilings at 10K, 50K, 100K, 250K months (and how to break them)
- Meta’s Andromeda update and the end of weak AI creatives
- How to test with a €1,000/month budget, step by step
- Why overproduced ads fail and simple UGC wins
- The metric founders obsess over that doesn’t matter
- The 7-day fixes that immediately improve conversions
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction and Record-Breaking Ad Sales
(00:23) - The Role of an Ads Manager
(00:43) - Comparing Bank Interest to Ad Returns
(01:07) - The Reality of Marketing Guarantees
(01:32) - Factors Influencing Ad Success
(02:16) - Misconceptions About Advertisement
(02:51) - The Problem with Overpromising in Marketing
(03:15) - Testing and Iterating for Success
(04:15) - Breaking Growth Ceilings
(05:04) - Case Study: B2C SaaS Growth
(06:05) - Different Growth Ceilings for Different Revenue Levels
(07:03) - Challenges of Scaling High-Revenue Businesses
(07:34) - Common Misdiagnoses by Founders
(08:22) - Practical Steps When Ads Stop Working
(09:22) - Setup vs. Creative Issues in Ad Campaigns
(10:23) - Quick Funnel Check for Founders
(11:40) - Elements of a Good Landing Page
(13:59) - Do Ugly Landing Pages Sell Better?
(15:02) - The Impact of AI on Ad Creatives
(16:28) - Trends in Ad Creatives for 2026
(17:16) - Meta Andromeda Update and Its Impact
(18:44) - Importance of Strong Creatives
(19:45) - Effective Black Friday Creatives
(20:45) - Industry-Specific Creative Strategies
(22:20) - Simplifying the Buying Journey
(24:42) - The Power of Storytelling in Ads
(26:01) - Human Connection in Advertising
(27:28) - Trusting the Algorithm vs. Data-Driven Decisions
(29:30) - Audience Segmentation vs. Broad Targeting
(30:57) - Thinking Like a Business Owner
(31:58) - Building Trust with Clients
(34:37) - Practical Advice for Small Budgets
(35:42) - Example: Scaling a Podcast Course
(39:14) - Overcoming Fear of Ads
(39:47) - The Painful Truth About Scaling
(40:30) - Bottlenecks for Founders
(41:25) - Misconceptions About Ads
(42:40) - Ethical Considerations in Advertising
Connect with Ahmed:
https://www.instagram.com/ahmedkamel_7/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-kamel-performance-marketer/
Follow Marcus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/301podcast
Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel
💌 Business inquiries: studiobooking@weare301.comIn this episode, I sit down with Ahmed Kamel, one of the top performance marketers in Europe, to break down why ads “stop working,” how to fix them, and the exact creative and targeting system he uses to scale brands from 10K → 50K → 100K → 250K months and beyond.
Ahmed has driven half a million dollars in a single day, managed six-figure monthly budgets, and produced 524% year-over-year growth for brands by thinking like an investment manager, not a traditional “media buyer.”
We get into:
- Why most founders diagnose their ad problems wrong
- The creative mistakes 90% of Meta ad accounts do
- The right way to structure campaigns in 2025–2026
- Why traffic campaigns are “window shoppers” and what to run instead
- The growth ceilings at 10K, 50K, 100K, 250K months (and how to break them)
- Meta’s Andromeda update and the end of weak AI creatives
- How to test with a €1,000/month budget, step by step
- Why overproduced ads fail and simple UGC wins
- The metric founders obsess over that doesn’t matter
- The 7-day fixes that immediately improve conversions
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction and Record-Breaking Ad Sales
00:23 - The Role of an Ads Manager
00:43 - Comparing Bank Interest to Ad Returns
01:07 - The Reality of Marketing Guarantees
01:32 - Factors Influencing Ad Success
02:16 - Misconceptions About Advertisement
02:51 - The Problem with Overpromising in Marketing
03:15 - Testing and Iterating for Success
04:15 - Breaking Growth Ceilings
05:04 - Case Study: B2C SaaS Growth
06:05 - Different Growth Ceilings for Different Revenue Levels
07:03 - Challenges of Scaling High-Revenue Businesses
07:34 - Common Misdiagnoses by Founders
08:22 - Practical Steps When Ads Stop Working
09:22 - Setup vs. Creative Issues in Ad Campaigns
10:23 - Quick Funnel Check for Founders
11:40 - Elements of a Good Landing Page
13:59 - Do Ugly Landing Pages Sell Better?
15:02 - The Impact of AI on Ad Creatives
16:28 - Trends in Ad Creatives for 2026
17:16 - Meta Andromeda Update and Its Impact
18:44 - Importance of Strong Creatives
19:45 - Effective Black Friday Creatives
20:45 - Industry-Specific Creative Strategies
22:20 - Simplifying the Buying Journey
24:42 - The Power of Storytelling in Ads
26:01 - Human Connection in Advertising
27:28 - Trusting the Algorithm vs. Data-Driven Decisions
29:30 - Audience Segmentation vs. Broad Targeting
30:57 - Thinking Like a Business Owner
31:58 - Building Trust with Clients
34:37 - Practical Advice for Small Budgets
35:42 - Example: Scaling a Podcast Course
39:14 - Overcoming Fear of Ads
39:47 - The Painful Truth About Scaling
40:30 - Bottlenecks for Founders
41:25 - Misconceptions About Ads
42:40 - Ethical Considerations in Advertising
Connect with Ahmed:
https://www.instagram.com/ahmedkamel_7/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-kamel-performance-marketer/
Follow Marcus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/301podcast
Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel
💌 Business inquiries: studiobooking@weare301.com
Nov 20, 2025
Nov 20, 2025
53 min
What does it take to build multiple ventures, lead global communities across continents, and still stay grounded as a creator and founder?
In this episode of the 301 Podcast, Marcus Engel sits down with Julia Mitereva, founder of Fashion Potluck, Greek Social, Founders Mesh and part of the leadership team behind Moldovan Brands Runway (MBR) project, to explore the mindset, discipline, and creativity behind her nonlinear entrepreneurial journey.
From launching her first venture in her early 20s to building one of Amsterdam’s most beloved founder communities, Julia shares the systems, philosophies, and lessons that shaped her path.
She opens up about failing early, finding the right co-founder, switching between tech and fashion, and how she’s now helping shape Moldova’s growing startup and fashion ecosystems.
🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Julia balances multiple high-energy ventures
- The surprising influence her parents had on her entrepreneurial mindset
- Why failure is one of her most important tools as a founder
- How she built Fashion Potluck into a 40,000+ women’s platform
- Why big social platforms should take notes on ethical, safe spaces online
- The origin of Founders Mesh and why it became a startup-VC magnet
- How Moldova’s fashion and tech scenes are evolving and Julia’s role in it
- Why community only works when you build it with real intention and value
If you’re a founder, community builder, creator, or someone exploring a non-linear career path, this episode is packed with lessons on authenticity, resilience, and building things that actually matter.
⏱ Timestamps
(00:00) – Introduction
(00:10) – Balancing multiple ventures
(00:28) – The joy of entrepreneurship
(00:49) – Early beginnings in entrepreneurship
(01:27) – Influence of family on entrepreneurial spirit
(03:13) – Finding the right co-founder
(05:57) – Embracing failure in entrepreneurship
(09:07) – Building a strong co-founder relationship
(10:20) – The story behind Fashion Potluck
(14:11) – Ethical and safe social media spaces
(17:07) – Pivoting to Greek Social
(21:14) – Founders Mesh: building a community for founders
(27:24) – Unique aspects of Founders Mesh
(29:59) – Passion for fashion and Moldovan Fashion Week
(34:12) – Contributing to Moldova’s fashion and tech industries
(35:24) – Advice for aspiring Moldovan entrepreneurs
(40:10) – The secret sauce to building an engaged community
(43:16) – Balancing a busy entrepreneurial life
(47:59) – Future plans and impact
(52:43) – 3 FINAL Questions
Connect with Julia:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/iuliamiterev/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juls.mitereva/?hl=en
Follow Marcus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/301podcast
Marcus: https://www.instagram.com/themarcusengel
💌 Business inquiries: studiobooking@weare301.com
Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025
1hr 5 min
This Episode is about the science of biohacking your health and performance with Jorn Kirkels, founder of Cellular.
We dive into how People can take control of their energy, focus, and longevity using smart, data backed strategies.
From finding the right form of magnesium to creating powerful morning routines, managing stress levels, and tracking your recovery and performance, Jorn shares the exact systems he uses to help top entrepreneurs feel and perform at their best.
Learn how to optimize your sleep, reduce fatigue, and build discipline without burnout.
This episode is packed with valuable insights on prioritizing your health and well being, so you can truly live your best, youthful life.
Timestamps :
(00:00) - Intro to Biohacking
(02:55) - What is a good morning routine
(07:48) - Jorn's early life experiences
(11:55) - What is Jorn's personal health tips for his Parents
(14:30) - Whats the effective way to build Discipline
(19:30) - What to implement today to feel better tomorrow
(24:40) - How was Cellular started ?
(29:01) - How can people get help from Cellular
(31:03) - Whats the biggest hidden Energy drainer
(52:43) - Do Jorn miss the carelessness of life ?
(01:04:32) - 3 FINAL Questions
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Connect with Jorn:
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jornkirkels
Website : https://joincellular.com/#hero
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