The Mark Haney Podcast
Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and media personality who has founded or funded a portfolio of 30+ Sacramento-based companies across various industries including: new media, tech, consumer products, real estate, construction, transportation, distribution, and security. Mark's accomplishments include successfully exiting a Rocklin, CA based enterprise that maintained hundreds of employees and generated over $200M in annual revenues. Having scaled the entrepreneurial mountain and achieved many of his lifelong dreams, Mark has turned his attention and resources to helping entrepreneurs succeed. He is currently CEO for HaneyBiz, an investment platform he designed to help entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs by providing one-stop access to capital, expertise, and a strong community. When Mark is not company building, he can be found in his studio igniting the Entrepreneurial Revolution as host of The Mark Haney Show podcast and radio program. Mark also serves as President of the Sacramento chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and on various corporate and non-profit boards and he and his family devote time to helping military veterans through his "Allegiant Giving" non-profit. You can learn more about Mark at www.HaneyBiz.com.
Episodes
What if some of America’s best future entrepreneurs and leaders are already being trained inside the U.S. military?
Ryan Micheletti is a military veteran, entrepreneur, startup ecosystem builder, and Co-Founder and General Partner of The Veteran Fund, a venture capital firm investing in veteran-led companies developing critical technologies.
In this episode of The Mark Haney Show, Mark sits down with Ryan to explore why v...
What if the biggest opportunities in your business aren’t about finding better answers—but asking better questions?
Justin Leech, founder of Curiosity Benefits Consulting, joins Mark Haney to talk about entrepreneurship, employee benefits, healthcare innovation, and why digging deeper can uncover solutions others miss.
After 15 years in the benefits industry, Justin launched Curiosity Benefits around a simple philos...
Sacramento business, entrepreneurship, downtown development, AI, real estate and the future of local media are all changing fast. Bryan Flaherty, Publisher & Market President of the Sacramento Business Journal, joins Mark for a wide-ranging conversation about the biggest stories shaping the Sacramento region and where the local economy goes from here.
Bryan shares his path from advertising and media into leadership at the ...
In this episode, we sit down with CBS Sacramento news anchor Tony Lopez to talk about communicating under pressure, public speaking, and the changing media landscape.
Drawing on more than 35 years in television news, Tony shares how he stays calm during breaking news, handles unexpected moments live on air, and delivers a clear message when emotions are running high. He also discusses his growing work as a keynote speaker and ...
Brandon Robinson opened Tipsy Putt's first location in downtown Sacramento on November 1, 2019. Four months later, the world shut down.
He'd already built and sold a multi-state med spa chain. He'd discovered an indoor mini golf bar in Kirkland, Washington on a packed Monday night and written a $150,000 check for a one-page license agreement to bring it to California. Then COVID took the whole thing to zero overnight.
This is t...
Jay Ezzell joins the Fatherhood, Finance and Patriotism series for a conversation about raising a strong family, building financial discipline, and appreciating the freedom and opportunity that make America worth protecting.
Jay is the Founder and Managing Director of Natoma Wealth, where he helps families, entrepreneurs, and business owners think through investing, portfolio construction, risk, private markets, wealth strateg...
Success is not just about money.
In this episode of the Fatherhood, Finance and Patriotism series, Brad Frisk shares a powerful way to think about life priorities through what he calls the four cups framework: faith, family, business, and health. For entrepreneurs, fathers, and high achievers, the challenge is not just building wealth — it is learning how to keep those four cups full without losing sight of what matters ...
AI-agent technology is changing startup fundraising, and Pitch Protocol is building a fundraising platform designed for the next era of venture capital.
In this episode, Mark Haney sits down with Rick Spencer and Josh May from Growth Factory Ventures to talk about Pitch Protocol, an agent-to-agent fundraising platform that could change how founders pitch, how investors evaluate deals, and how capital moves in the startup world...
Achieving six figure trading results at 19 years old requires more than luck. In this episode, Alan Cordano breaks down the trading strategy, discipline, and risk-taking mindset that helped him go from $300 in his bank account to over $100,000 in prop firm trading payouts.
Alan is a former Division I football player who walked away from the University of Hawaii, quit football, and chose entrepreneurship instead. In this conver...
Distraction is everywhere. Our attention span is getting shorter. And mindfulness may be one of the most important skills a father, leader, or entrepreneur can practice today.
In this episode of the Fatherhood, Finance and Patriotism series, Colin Roe shares a powerful reminder: proximity does not equal presence.
Being in the same room with your kids is not the same as being fully engaged. Being home is not the same as being pr...
Invest in family first.
Ray Cordano built wealth through real estate, entrepreneurship, and a contrarian approach to life — but his biggest investment has always been his time with his family.
In this episode of the Fatherhood, Finance and Patriotism series, Ray shares how reading Rich Dad Poor Dad shaped his path, why he built businesses to create freedom, and how that freedom allowed him to become a full-time dad. He ta...
The District Attorney’s office, local security, police leadership, and the fight against crime all play a major role in whether a community feels safe enough for families, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods to thrive.
In this episode, we sit down with Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire, Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo, and Rocklin Mayor Dave Bass for a conversation about public safety, accountability, law en...
Fatherhood, finance, and patriotism — three things that shape how families are built, how futures are protected, and how communities stay strong.
This conversation with Marcus Haney launches a new series centered on the values that matter most: showing up as a father, taking responsibility for the future, and loving America enough to strengthen it from the inside out.
Marcus is a Marine veteran, entrepreneur, father of fi...
Robby Morin, owner of Lux Powder Coat and candidate for U.S. Congress, joins the show for a candid conversation about housing, healthcare, energy, taxes, small business, and government accountability.
Coming from different political perspectives, the conversation stays focused on what actually matters: making it easier to build, work, hire, live, and believe in the American Dream again.
This episode explores the real-world impa...
Multifamily real estate is down ~30% — and it may be a bigger reset than 2008.
So is this a crash… or the best buying opportunity in years?
In this episode, we sit down with Forrest Jinks (Founder & CEO of Altus Equity Group) to break down what’s really happening in the real estate market and housing market, and why smart investors are leaning into multifamily investing right now.
They cover:
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What if cancer could be treated without destroying the rest of your body?
In this episode, biotech founder Brad Niles (CEO of ARIZ Precision Medicine) breaks down a potential breakthrough in cancer treatment—one that targets cancer cells with precision instead of the “poison everything” approach of traditional chemotherapy.
In early testing, his team saw:
👉 90% cancer cell kill rate
👉 With only ~10% im...
Shari Fitzpatrick built one of the most iconic gifting brands in America—Shari’s Berries—from a $1,500 credit card in her apartment. What started as a simple idea turned into a multi-million-dollar national brand.
Then… she lost it all.
After 22 years of building her company, Shari faced one of the toughest challenges an entrepreneur can experience—losing control of the business she created. But i...
In this episode, we dive into one of the most overlooked strategies in entrepreneurship: buying businesses instead of starting them.
Kasey Cotulla, owner of Delta Print Group, built a $65M+ company (on track for $75M+) not by launching startups—but by acquiring and scaling existing businesses across Northern California.
Starting as a forklift driver in a Sacramento print shop, Kasey worked his way up, eventually buying in...
What does it really take to build a custom dream home?
In this episode, we sit down with Paul and Rachel Hills—award-winning designers and builders behind some of the most impressive high-end custom homes in Northern California, Tahoe, and beyond.
From architecture and construction to interior design, they walk through what separates an average home from a truly exceptional one.
We also explore a unique project involving t...
Entrepreneurship can feel like you’re on an island—but the truth is, you don’t have to build alone.
In this episode, Thom Schildmeyer shares why building relationships is one of the most powerful advantages an entrepreneur can have. We dive into the real role of networking—not just collecting contacts, but creating meaningful connections that actually move your business forward.
Through the lens of Growt...
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