361: The Near-Death Experience That Fuelled Omaze’s Matt Pohlson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Foundr podcast, we speak with Omaze’s Matt Pohlson to discuss how a near-death experience taught him a powerful lesson about optimism—and how it changed his perspective on business forever.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pohlson is cofounder and CEO of Omaze, an online fundraising platform that supports causes by offering once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Some of the experiences they offer include top-tier influential figures like Michelle Obama or George Clooney, or million-dollar prizes like cars and properties. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this refreshingly candid interview, Pohlson discusses his unique business model, gate-crashing charity events to pitch to Bryan Cranston, and how he found himself at the Vatican with the Pope.<br /> <br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get FREE, actionable advice from legitimate founders on starting and growing ANY Business…</span> <a href="https://www.foundr.com/ecommercetraining"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.foundr.com/freetraining</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">And… If you ARE enjoying the Foundr Podcast’, please leave us a 5-star review and let us know who you want to see next.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website:</span> <a href= "http://www.foundr.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.foundr.com</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Success Stories:</span> <a href= "https://foundr.com/success-stories"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://foundr.com/success-stories</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/foundr/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.instagram.com/foundr/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;