Founder's Voyage

Author: Spencer Walker-Fooks, Nancy Nash

Founders Voyage is a podcast for the ones building in the dark, the ones failing forward, and the ones figuring it out as they go. We bring you unfiltered conversations with founders whove faced the highs, and the lows. Just real lessons from the people in the arena. Whether you're scaling a startup or sketching your first idea on a napkin, these are the stories that remind you you're not aloneand the insights that help you move forward. We are an entrepreneurial community united by a shared mission of shared learning and supporting each other.
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157 - From Cyber Security for POTUS to Repeat Founder - Roselle Safran
Episode 46
Thursday, 22 January, 2026

Roselle is an accomplished cybersecurity founder and executive, with a unique journey from civil engineering at Princeton to leading cybersecurity efforts at the White House and launching multiple startups, including Uplevel Security (acquired by McAfee) and Key Caliber. With over two decades in technology and security, she is recognized for her deep expertise in computer forensics, commitment to mission-driven entrepreneurship, and advocacy for alignment between security and business outcomes. Roselle has also navigated the challenges of being a female founder, balancing motherhood, personal health, and leadership in a rapidly evolving, high-stakes industry.💡 What You’ll Learn from Roselle's Journey:🔸 Embracing Nonlinear Paths: Roselle shows that you don’t need a straight path to success in entrepreneurship, her journey weaves through civil engineering, cybersecurity, government, and startups, demonstrating the power of curiosity, adaptability, and opportunism.🔸 Mission-Driven Innovation: She highlights how identifying core gaps in your industry, and solving them with novel technology, can be a powerful differentiator, especially against big players with larger marketing budgets.🔸 The Importance of Prioritization & Wellbeing: Roselle shares candidly about balancing entrepreneurship with family and personal health, emphasizing that founders must put on their own “oxygen mask” first to sustain their ventures for the long haul.🔸 Community & Resilience in Entrepreneurship: She underscores the necessity of founder communities for support, learning, and collaboration, as well as a founder’s need for resilience in weathering constant setbacks and uncertainty.You can connect with Roselle on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ to follow her journey.🎥 Big thanks to VidOps for supporting Founders Voyage. Use code voyage at ⁠vidops.io⁠ for 10% off expert audio, video, animation, and photography services.👏 Props to the stellar crew: Nancy Nash, Daniel M. Melo, Carlos Javier Chacón Sánchez, Matthew Ray, and host Spencer Walker-Fooks. You bring this show to life.🥂 Want to support the journey? Join us on ⁠Patreon⁠ and help amplify more voices like Roselle.#FoundersVoyage #Entrepreneurship #Podcast