A Place Where
Entrepreneurs Can Ask For Help
The Lost and Founder is a community dedicated to providing help and resources to entrepreneurs when they’re struggling with depression and anxiety.
Savage Brody
About the host
My name is Brody “Savage Brody” Derich. I’m a serial entrepreneur and suffer from depression. I’m not different to anyone else who suffers. As humans, we all battle our own demons every single day. Some days I manage my depression and channel that negative energy into something positive. Other times, I let it get the better of me and I can’t function as a human. It’s crippling. It’s scary. And it’s very easy to lose sight of who you are. We all handle it differently. I’ve learned to accept my depression as a part of me. It makes up who I am. And with that, rather than continually fight it, I’ve figured out how to co-exist with it. It’s not always easy, but it doesn’t need to be hard either.
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The Journey of the Entrepreneur Can Be a Lonely Road
“RUNNING A START-UP IS LIKE CHEWING GLASS AND STARING INTO THE ABYSS. AFTER A WHILE, YOU STOP STARING, BUT THE GLASS CHEWING NEVER ENDS.” – ELON MUSK
Successful entrepreneurs achieve hero status in our culture. We idolize the Mark Zuckerbergs and the Elon Musks. And we celebrate the blazingly fast growth of the Inc. 500 companies. But many of those entrepreneurs harbor secret demons: Before they made it big, they struggled through moments of near-debilitating anxiety and desperation when it seemed everything might crumble. Entrepreneurs have always struggled silently. There’s a sense that we can’t talk about it, that it’s a weakness. The Lost and Founder aims to remove that stigma, to be open about how we’re feeling when we’re struggling and not be ashamed. We want you to connect with the people around you in our community for support, advice and guidance. When you deny yourself and you deny what you’re about, people can see through that. Willingness to be vulnerable is very powerful for a leader. And that’s the mission of The Lost and Founder.