Raw. Real.
Unfiltered.
Breakout Podcast
Raw. Real. Unfiltered.
A storytelling-first podcast revealing the real journeys of global founders, investors, and changemakers.
No filters. No fluff. Just the stories that actually matter — the failures, the pivots, the all-nighters, the almost-died-but-somehow-raised moments that nobody puts in their press release.
The Show
This Isn't a Highlight Reel
Breakout is built on a single belief: the real story is more valuable than the polished one.
Most startup podcasts give you the version approved by a PR team. You get the origin story, the growth curve, and the exit. Breakout gives you the version that actually happened. The quarter where the burn rate was terrifying. The co-founder who left. The investor meeting where they got destroyed. This is where founders come to tell the story they'd tell at 1am, not the story they'd tell on stage.
The Format
Long-Form Conversations
60-90 minute deep dives. We give guests the space to actually go deep — not a polished 7-minute feature.
Global Guests
Founders, investors, and operators from Canada, the US, India, and beyond. The startup world is global. Breakout reflects that.
Audio & Video
Full video on YouTube. Audio on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Clips across LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.
Who Belongs on Breakout
You Might Be Our Next Guest If...
- You've built something real, and the journey didn't look like the case study
- You've failed at something significant and learned something worth sharing
- You've made an investment decision — right or wrong — that came from a genuine thesis
- You're an operator who's been in the trenches and has the perspective to prove it
- You have a take on the ecosystem that the mainstream narrative misses
- You've survived something — a pivot, a down round, a co-founder split — and you're willing to talk about it honestly
What we don't feature: Founders who only want to talk about their wins. Investors who only speak in platitudes. Anyone who needs to approve a transcript before we publish.
Get Featured
Got a Scar Worth Showing?
If you're a founder, investor, operator, or rebel with a story worth telling, apply below. Tell us what happened. Not the version that went on the press release.
We read every application. We don't accept everyone. If your story is real, we'll be in touch.
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