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CHRISTOPHER STEELE / FOUNDER

Every business
has a story.
This is mine.

I’m Chris, founder of The Founders Lab. I help founders turn what they know into content that gives their business a voice.

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Portrait of Christopher Steelethe person behind the lab.
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THE STORY SO FAR

It started with
a family business.

  1. 2020The world shut down.

    Our retail business needed a new way to reach people.

  2. THE FIRST STEPWe went online.

    Social media became a way to keep the business moving.

  3. THE NEXT CHAPTERA new direction.

    Helping other businesses tell their stories through content.

  4. TODAYThe Founders Lab.

    A creative partner for founders with something to say.

Chris working through ideas on his laptop

01 / WHERE IT STARTED

A crisis changed
the direction
of everything.

When Covid hit in 2020, my family’s retail business lost the foot traffic it relied on. I turned to social media because we needed a way to keep reaching customers.

In the months that followed, orders started coming in. Seeing the difference that content could make to a real business changed how I thought about marketing.

That became the beginning of the work I do today.

Chris at the coast

02 / WHAT STAYED WITH ME

Behind every brand,
there’s a person
building something.

You know your business. Your customers. The things you wish more people understood. The challenge is making the time to turn that knowledge into content.

The Founders Lab is built around that gap: a team and a process that help you share your expertise consistently, while you keep building the business.

Chris outdoors in a white sweatshirt

03 / WHAT WE’RE BUILDING

Good people.
Thoughtful work.
Room to grow.

My aim is to make content feel like a useful part of running your business. Clear ideas. An organised process. Creative that sounds like you.

From a founder’s first videos to a more established content and paid media operation, the starting point is the same: understand the business and build from there.

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HOW WE APPROACH THE WORK

A few things
we care about.

01

Make it useful.

Start with what the audience needs and what the business is trying to achieve.

02

Keep it human.

Your perspective, your stories and your voice should come through.

03

Care about the craft.

The details matter, from the first hook to the final edit.

04

Build a rhythm.

A clear process makes good work easier to repeat and improve.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Let’s make something
worth sharing.

Tell me about your business

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