The First Decade of Relay | Founder's Interview

Ahead of Relay's 10th anniversary of its founding on 2024-08-18 I sat down with cofounders Myke Hurley and Stephen Hackett to talk about what these first 10 years have been like and that the next 10 look like to them now.

Feel free to listen to the whole thing or navigate using the chapters below to just what interests you!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introductions
00:00:29 - What is Relay?
00:01:41 - Before Relay
00:10:56 - Starting Relay
00:15:05 - Why the name Relay?
00:19:51 - The Team Today
00:22:10 - Looking back does this seem destined?
00:24:59 - Going Full-Time
00:31:22 - Ever close to failure?
00:34:53 - When did you "make it"?
00:38:13 - The Industry Then v. Now
00:42:35 - Guiding Philosophy of Relay
00:45:05 - Getting Through 2020
00:52:30 - Discord Expectations v. Reality
00:58:09 - Who are Relay's fans?
01:00:52 - Side Gigs (Reprise)
01:09:03 - Hometown Feelings
01:12:04 - How is this Relay10 different?
01:17:20 - St. Jude Origins
01:22:34 - Working with ALSAC
01:28:10 - Favorite "First"
01:32:31 - Proudest Moment
01:35:06 - Biggest Lesson Learned
01:39:32 - Personal Change
01:42:21 - Micro-Celebrity
01:48:53 - Meaningful Listener Stories
01:50:46 - Relay15/20 Dream Location
01:53:14 - What does Relay mean to you?
01:55:50 - The next 10 years...
02:00:26 - Bonus Round

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