Everything They Don't Tell You

Smart people do not usually fall apart all at once. They drift, and most of the time they do not see it happening.

In this episode, Josh sits down with Todd Henry, keynote speaker, author, advisor, and founder of Accidental Creative, for a conversation about creativity, discipline, leadership, and what really causes people to lose their edge.

Todd breaks down why creativity is not reserved for artists, why talent without practice f...

Why do some businesses keep growing while others stay busy but stuck?

Brian Gottlieb breaks down the culture, leadership, and standards that actually move a company forward.

In this episode, Josh Zolin sits down with Brian Gottlieb for a deep conversation on leadership, culture, accountability, and what really keeps businesses from scaling.

Brian shares lessons from building a business from a folding table and $3,000 into an indu...

What happens when the same toughness that helps you survive also starts costing you your marriage, your health, and your identity?

In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Tony Rodarte, a retired Maricopa County Sheriff with 20 years of service, including 11 years in the homicide unit. But this conversation goes far beyond law enforcement.

Tony opens up about the hidden cost of pressure, the toll...

If your business needs you for everything, it is not scaling. It is suffocating.

In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh sits down with Jacob Tilzer. Jacob is the Founder and Managing Partner of Accrual Equity Partners; An expert in the world of mergers and acquisitions who's lived the full arc: adversity early, discipline learned the hard way, and the operator-to-builder shift that separates a real company from a f...

In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, I sit down with Amy Morin, licensed psychotherapist and author of the "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do" series.

We talk about the difference between mental strength and acting tough, why so many high performers avoid being alone with their thoughts, how to set boundaries without damaging relationships, and how to reframe failure so it stops owning your identity.

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David Meltzer is one of the most respected voices in personal growth, leadership, and business. He's a globally recognized speaker, author, entrepreneur, coach, and Chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute.

In this short episode, we go deep on the invisible stuff that holds high performers back: the meaning you assign to your past, the difference between surrender and quitting, and the daily non-negotiables that create real results.

BMI is one number, not the full story. Dr. Melody Rodarte breaks down what doctors miss and what actually matters.

In this episode, Josh sits down with Dr. Melody Rodarte, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, to unpack why BMI can be misleading, why "eat less, exercise more" is incomplete, and why calories are not metabolically equal. They cover GLP-1 medications and the right way to think about them, fastin...

If you are building a company and feel like growth is getting harder, this episode is a reset.

Adam Coffey is a veteran, former GE leader, and CEO who has built multiple companies for private equity, generating billions in exits. In this conversation, Adam breaks down the real CEO playbook: managing process not minutia, building leaders, setting a higher bar for growth, and how private equity actually works when it is done right.

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The Truth About Business, Leadership, and Becoming Who You're Meant to Be

Welcome to Everything They Don't Tell You - the podcast for people building more than just a business.

Hosted by Josh Zolin, this show dives into the stuff most people skip: the mental, emotional, and internal challenges that come with leadership. We talk strategy, yes—but also identity, mindset, freedom, and fulfillment.

You'll hear from high-level entre...

Most founders are building a business their body can't carry. Certified Health Nut Troy Casey joins me to talk about becoming hard to kill so your life and work don't collapse on you.

In this episode, I sit down with Troy Casey, the Certified Health Nut, to talk about health in a way most founders and executives never hear it.

We get into his "nine pillars" of health, why your body and your word are the only two things you really...

Most founders treat buying a business like a shortcut. In reality, your first acquisition is old-school marriage. It cannot end in divorce. Seth Deutsch joins me to unpack how to know if you should acquire at all, how to avoid blowing your first deal, and how to build an anti-fragile business that investors actually want.

Most founders think they have a growth problem. In reality, a lot of t...

Most owners in the trades do not have a revenue problem. They have a profit problem.
Ben Hansen, the Profit Doctor, joins me to break down why you are working harder than ever with nothing to show for it and how to fix it.

In this episode, I sit down with Ben Hansen, the Profit Doctor, to dig into why so many blue collar entrepreneurs are incredib...

A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Josh Zolin. The truth about leadership, business, and becoming who you're meant to be.

Olympic gold medalist Joe Jacobi breaks down performance without the hustle theater: rehearse the day, put presence before future-self, and master wave selection (the art of letting most waves pass so the right ones carry you farther with less effort). We get tacti...

Leaders don't get buy‑in by talking louder. Dave Garrison (CEO, advisor, author of The Buy‑In Advantage) breaks down how to make people care: confirm what they heard, define great, switch from human doings to human beings, and replace answers with questions so teams own the work. Plus: the 30% raise rule, warni...

Leadership that lasts looks more like a hive than a pyramid. Philip Atkinson (consultant and beekeeper) explains how: the queen serves the hive, communication is clear and consistent, leaders "sense the system," and careers evolve through many roles. Plus: three coaching skills to practice this week (listen, ask better questions, stay curious).

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Stop waiting for perfect. Start today. Al Levi breaks down why momentum beats perfection, how to "box" your business so it can scale, and the seven powers he uses to build teams and companies that last.

Al Levi shares the mindset and mechanics to grow: start now, ship at 80 percent, and build on documented systems, not slogans. We get into his "seven powers" framework (planning, operations, staffing, sales, sales coaching, marketin...

A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Josh Zolin. The truth about leadership, business, and becoming who you're meant to be.

What happens when a CEO stops optimizing for the quarter and starts optimizing for people? Henny Penny's Rob Connelly walks us through why they converted to an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan), how it changed behavior on the floor, and the leadership credo that...

A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Josh Zolin.
The truth about leadership, business, and becoming who you're meant to be.

Episode 3 with Dr. Gay Hendricks (The Big Leap):
We unpack the Upper Li...

A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Josh Zolin. The truth about leadership, business, and becoming who you're meant to be.

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How high-performing dads win at home like they do in business. We talk presence vs. hurry, immature vs. mature masculinity, self-leadersh...