Logo
Videos
Reads
About
Archive
Log In
Sign Up
arrow-right

Podcast

Wholegrain Wisdom on audio/video

Podcast

Forbes 30 Under 30, $10M raised, and still miserable

Dec 11, 2025

•

9 min read

Forbes 30 Under 30, $10M raised, and still miserable

What Scott Britton discovered when he finally stopped chasing...

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Lifestyle Setup That Supercharges Your Brain

Nov 20, 2025

•

6 min read

The Lifestyle Setup That Supercharges Your Brain

What I learned from Sarah Turner about energy, light and the (quantum) biology of clarity

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Founder Who Let Go of the Oars on a Mountain and Found His True Path

Oct 30, 2025

•

9 min read

The Founder Who Let Go of the Oars on a Mountain and Found His True Path

The moment a wellness entrepreneur realized he was working in his zone of excellence instead of his zone of genius and chose to leap without a safety net

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Second-Time Founder Who Refuses to Define Himself by Company Success

Oct 16, 2025

•

8 min read

The Second-Time Founder Who Refuses to Define Himself by Company Success

Samuel Frey's journey from unhealthy early twenties to scheduling workouts as non-negotiable calendar blocks and setting boundaries that actually stick

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

From Orphanage to AI Founder: An Unbreakable Story of Resilience

Oct 9, 2025

•

4 min read

From Orphanage to AI Founder: An Unbreakable Story of Resilience

Julio Orr's journey from surviving an orphanage at age 5 to building AI startups with resilience as his unfair advantage

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Science-Based Founder Who Ditched Vision Goals for Daily Love Practice

Oct 2, 2025

•

5 min read

The Science-Based Founder Who Ditched Vision Goals for Daily Love Practice

Avea Life founder Teresa Budetta on transforming entrepreneurial anxiety into spiritual success through meditation and inner work

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

From Panic Attacks to Psychedelic Entrepreneurship Revolution

Sep 25, 2025

•

6 min read

From Panic Attacks to Psychedelic Entrepreneurship Revolution

Sophie Spitzer's raw story of overcoming imposter syndrome and ADHD to create breakthrough psychedelic experiences for high-performing leaders

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Mind Trap Sabotaging Success and How To Break Free

Sep 18, 2025

•

6 min read

The Mind Trap Sabotaging Success and How To Break Free

Francesco Cracolici's journey from multiple startup failures to venture success through understanding the mind's hidden patterns

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Entrepreneur's Mirror

Sep 11, 2025

•

7 min read

The Entrepreneur's Mirror

How Valerie Hirschhauser Transformed Burnout Into Authentic Business Leadership

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

From Welfare to $300M Exits: The Anti-Hustle Entrepreneur's Scientific Approach

Sep 4, 2025

•

8 min read

From Welfare to $300M Exits: The Anti-Hustle Entrepreneur's Scientific Approach

Why treating entrepreneurship like physics rather than motivation creates compound results in health, wealth, and sustainable peak performance

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Executive Who Flew 250 Times Per Year Until COVID Stole His Passion

Aug 28, 2025

•

6 min read

The Executive Who Flew 250 Times Per Year Until COVID Stole His Passion

Why sometimes losing everything you thought you loved opens the door to building something you never knew you needed

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

From Hallucinations to High Performance: How Lissy Alden Built MYNDY's Success Framework

Aug 21, 2025

•

7 min read

From Hallucinations to High Performance: How Lissy Alden Built MYNDY's Success Framework

The counterintuitive approach to founder wellness: why athletes already practice mental fitness without calling it that

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Negativity Deficit Method: Harry Wilson's Framework for Founder Mental Performance

Aug 14, 2025

•

6 min read

The Negativity Deficit Method: Harry Wilson's Framework for Founder Mental Performance

The corporate athlete's guide to mental conditioning: Harry Wilson's journey from pharma executive to building founder support systems

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

From Silicon Valley Success to Tanzania Coffee Farms: One Founder's Truth

Aug 7, 2025

•

5 min read

From Silicon Valley Success to Tanzania Coffee Farms: One Founder's Truth

Tech founder Brianna Dickey on turning life's hardest moments into purposeful mission-driven entrepreneurship

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

Why This Health Tech CEO Guards His 2-Hour Daily Ritual More Than Investor Meetings

Jul 31, 2025

•

7 min read

Why This Health Tech CEO Guards His 2-Hour Daily Ritual More Than Investor Meetings

Leonard Rinser's journey from 24/7 fundraising stress and constant illness to building the routines that fuel health tech innovation

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

How Therapy Became This 26-Year-Old Founder's Secret Weapon Against Rejection

Jul 24, 2025

•

6 min read

How Therapy Became This 26-Year-Old Founder's Secret Weapon Against Rejection

The raw truth about what happens when rejection becomes personal, and how to build mental resilience for the long game

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Hustle Culture Lie: Why This Founder Quit Everything to Work 2 Hours Daily

Jul 17, 2025

•

6 min read

The Hustle Culture Lie: Why This Founder Quit Everything to Work 2 Hours Daily

Philip Wylonis' journey from chronic burnout to building his most meaningful startup in just 1-2 focused hours per day

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Refugee Who Built a Tech Empire Then Walked Away for Her Soul

Jul 10, 2025

•

5 min read

The Refugee Who Built a Tech Empire Then Walked Away for Her Soul

Yuli Ziv's journey from communist Russia to tech success—and why she chose mountains over Manhattan

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Founder's Therapy Paradox: Why Mental Health Support Should Be Your Best Business Investment

Jul 3, 2025

•

5 min read

The Founder's Therapy Paradox: Why Mental Health Support Should Be Your Best Business Investment

Simone Martinelli reveals why treating therapy like a business consultant transformed his approach to founder challenges and decision-making

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Ego Trap: When External Validation Nearly Destroyed This YC Founder

Jun 26, 2025

•

5 min read

The Ego Trap: When External Validation Nearly Destroyed This YC Founder

How a second-time founder Mihir Deo built the physical, mental, and spiritual systems that prevent startup self-destruction

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

When Success Becomes Your Enemy: The Psychology of Growing Too Fast

Jun 19, 2025

•

7 min read

When Success Becomes Your Enemy: The Psychology of Growing Too Fast

How unconscious beliefs sabotage growth, why accelerators miss the mark, and the weekly practice that transforms founder decision-making

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

How Two Near-Fatal Crashes Created a Healthier Kind of Founder

Jun 12, 2025

•

8 min read

How Two Near-Fatal Crashes Created a Healthier Kind of Founder

Why accepting mortality made this founder more optimistic, balanced, and successful in business and life

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

Why Being "Nice" is Killing Your Startup: A Female Founder's Perspective

Jun 5, 2025

•

6 min read

Why Being "Nice" is Killing Your Startup: A Female Founder's Perspective

Benedetta Arese Lucini on overcoming isolation, tough choices, and the gender gap reality

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

Quality Over Quantity: The 8-Hour Workday Revolution That Saved This Founder

May 29, 2025

•

6 min read

Quality Over Quantity: The 8-Hour Workday Revolution That Saved This Founder

The counterintuitive approach to founder performance that challenges everything we've been taught about startup success

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa

Podcast

The Iron Man Founder: How Daily Physical Practice Creates Mental Clarity for Peak Business Performance

May 22, 2025

•

6 min read

The Iron Man Founder: How Daily Physical Practice Creates Mental Clarity for Peak Business Performance

Ultra-marathon runner and serial entrepreneur Stefano Passarello reveals why embracing pain creates sustainable success in both body and business

Alessandro Grampa
Alessandro Grampa
Load more

Where ancient wisdom and science converge for true success.

© 2025 Wholegrain Wisdom.

Privacy policy

Terms of use

Powered by beehiiv