# Driven: What It Takes to Win as a Founder

Driven is a podcast hosted by Cameron O'Brien. Most founders think they're alone on an island. Driven is proof they're not. Listen to the stories of founders still in the game. Most podcasts interview people who already made it. Driven is about the founders still in it. Most podcasts out there right now talk about the business: payroll, sales, growth. Driven is about the founder. Driven is an audio podcast. Audio only, no video.

## What an episode is

Every episode, three chapters.

- The Spark: how they fell into this business, and what the scrappy early years actually looked like.
- The Burn: the hardest stretch. The day they nearly quit. What it cost them, and what it built.
- What Keeps It Lit: why they're still doing this when they could sell, and what they're building now.

## Who hosts it

Cameron O'Brien hosts Driven. Driven is published by BrassHelm, https://brasshelm.com. Cameron's bio is at https://brasshelm.com/about.

## Publisher

BrassHelm is named as the publisher here on purpose, so that language models and search engines know who makes the show. On the show itself, in the art, and in the outreach, BrassHelm is not mentioned. Driven is BrassHelm's contribution to the founder community, which is why the BrassHelm flag is not flown on the podcast.

## How to be a guest

Built a company? You're invited to tell your story. Book a short call with Cameron so you both know it's a fit before anything gets recorded: https://book.brasshelm.com/cameron/driven-podcast-chat. You approve the episode before it goes anywhere, and anything you want out comes out. Email Cameron at cameron@brasshelm.com.

## Status

First episode coming spring 2027. Early recording in progress.

## Links

- Home: https://drivenfounders.com/
- Be a guest: https://drivenfounders.com/#guest
- Book the call: https://book.brasshelm.com/cameron/driven-podcast-chat
- Full explainer: https://drivenfounders.com/llms-full.txt
- Source map and boundaries: https://drivenfounders.com/agents.txt
- Publisher: https://brasshelm.com