Jordan Lane
Founder & CEO, Meridian Robotics
From a garage prototype to a robotics platform used on factory floors across North America.
COMING SEASON ONE Podcast
FoundersAt The Helm
Real Stories. Bold Leadership.
Candid conversations with founders who have built, grown and scaled successful companies and brands.
The decisions. The mistakes. The pivots. The people. The technology. And the lessons behind the growth.
The Arc of Every Story
Build. Scale. Lead.
01
Build
How founders turned an idea into a real business.
Early customers, product-market fit, hiring, funding and getting started.
02
Scale
What happened when the company started growing.
Sales, marketing, systems, teams, technology and operations.
03
Lead
What happens when a founder becomes the leader of a growing company.
Leadership, decision-making, culture, difficult moments, mistakes and lessons learned.
Season One
Meet the Founders at the Helm
Season One is currently in production.
On the Show
What We Talk About
Leadership
Business Growth
Sales & Marketing
Brand Building
Innovation
Technology
AI & Automation
Scaling Teams
Lessons Learned
What's Next
Be a Guest
Have You Built Something Worth Talking About?
Founders at the Helm is currently inviting founders, CEOs and business leaders who have successfully built and grown companies to join us for Season One.
We are interested in the real story behind the business, including:
- How you started
- What nearly went wrong
- How you found customers
- The decisions that changed the company
- How you scaled
- How your role changed
- What you learned
- What you're building next
What to Expect
- 15-minute introductory conversation
- 30–45 minute podcast recording
- Relaxed founder-to-founder conversation
- Remote recording
- No scripted answers
Your Host
Andre St Pierre
Andre St Pierre is an entrepreneur, executive and founder of Xander Tech Labs. Over a 25+ year career spanning business ownership, technology, security and senior executive leadership, Andre has worked with organizations ranging from startups to major public institutions.
Founders at the Helm was created to explore what happens behind the success story — the decisions, challenges and lessons that founders rarely get to discuss.
These are conversations with people who understand what it means to build something.