Inside the Speakeasy Podcast - Your Key to Hidden Strategies & Success Stories from Top Entrepreneurs
Welcome to Inside the Speakeasy—the entrepreneur podcast that hands you the keys to rooms most never get access to. Hosted by Eric Berman, this show is for founders, startup builders, marketers, and empire-minded creators who are done with surface-level noise and ready to unlock the hidden strategies, pivotal success stories, and raw truths behind elite business growth. This is your key to the real game—the unfiltered conversations happening behind closed doors, at mastermind retreats, in late-night deal rooms, and during the “what the hell do I do now?” breakdowns that never make it to LinkedIn. You’ll hear from the scrappiest, boldest, most unreasonably driven entrepreneurs in the U.S.—the ones who are scaling to 7–8 figures, failing forward, innovating under pressure, and rewriting the rules of success while no one’s watching. No recycled advice. No fake “10X hacks.” Just what’s actually working right now—from people actually doing it. Because let’s be honest: You’re doing well. You’re sharp. But deep down… you know you’re still playing small. So stop chasing comfort. You’re not here for safe. You’re here to evolve. This is Inside the Speakeasy. And once you’re in… You don’t go back.
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What if time feels rushed, not because you’re doing too much, but because your body is stuck in overdrive? This episode opens with a real conversation about time-bending, how high-achieving founders and leaders can actually slow their internal pace and still create more impact. We talk honestly about what grinding costs us when success keeps coming, but energy, health, and relationships quietly slip.
You’ll hear how regulating...
Ever feel like your money is working harder than you are? Chris Miles, the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor, is here to flip that script with his three-step system: Get Lean, Get Liquid, and Get Out. He’s sharing exactly how to track spending without feeling restricted, keep cash accessible while it grows, and build multiple streams of income that actually free up your life. Having retired twice by 39 and helped clients ...
Sometimes the biggest shifts in our personal and professional relationships come from finally understanding why certain conversations feel easy and why others feel so hard. That’s exactly where today’s episode with Tressa Yonekawa, an award-winning Mindset, Inclusion, and Culture Strategist, begins. She breaks down the connection skills and neuroscience-backed tools she’s used for 25+ years in high-stakes leadership rooms and shows...
It’s wild how dialing in your health, even just a little, can change the way you work, think, and lead, and that’s exactly what today’s conversation opens up. You’ll hear from Deepak Saini, a 4x Board-Certified Health Optimization and Longevity Expert who rebuilt his life after autoimmune struggles, burnout, and years in the corporate grind. Now he helps entrepreneurs solve stubborn health challenges and perform at a level they did...
Great networks don’t magically appear; they grow from real conversations, genuine curiosity, and showing up for the people around you. In this episode, you’ll hear how shifting the way you connect can unlock more opportunities than chasing one-off clients ever could.
Devin Sizemore, Business Strategist, Author, and the Creator of the Connection Expansion System, shares how he’s helped thousands of entrepreneurs build stronger ...
Growing a thriving business and building real connections often start with the same thing: understanding who you’re showing up as. In this episode, Relationship Coach Brody Boyd takes you through the unlikely path that led him from struggling in dating to becoming a trusted mentor to women around the world. He shares how he discovered the principles of polarity, confidence, and communication—not only to transform his own love life,...
Leadership and people management can feel like the difference between a business that moves smoothly and one that constantly feels on the edge, and that’s exactly where today’s conversation begins. You’ll hear how the right approach to hiring, communication, and team dynamics can shift a business from constant friction to real momentum. Lindsay White, Leadership Coach, Fractional CHRO, and longtime People Strategy Expert, shares wi...
Have you ever felt like something’s holding you back, but you can’t quite put your finger on it? Melissa Marina Johnston, Intuitive Life Purpose Coach and Keynote Speaker, digs into the hidden forces in your subconscious that shape your choices and keep you stuck. In this episode, she shares how to spot energy and profit leaks that quietly drain your potential and simple ways to reclaim your power. This episode shows how uncovering...
Have you ever felt like letting go of control is impossible, even when you know you need to? Atiba de Souza, author of The Delegation Trap and a world-class connector, joins the show to break down exactly how to hand off tasks without losing your sanity. We talk about everything from hiring people who really align with your values to building a team that can actually think for itself.
Atiba shares stories from his journey grow...
Running a business can feel like trying to solve a puzzle without the picture on the box, especially when it comes to marketing. That’s exactly what Russell Lundstrom, a lifelong entrepreneur turned “Marchitect,” helps us figure out in this episode. After decades of building multiple 7-figure businesses, Russell has cracked the code on how to simplify marketing and find real clarity in your message. His Five-Step Marketing Plan For...
Every 8-figure company starts with a single insight. In this episode, Michael shares how a simple observation from his agency work sparked the creation of Spiffy, a SaaS product that grew into a thriving, high-impact business. He takes us on the journey from recognizing a real market need to building a solution that customers couldn’t wait to adopt.
Michael reveals how identifying a “thirsty-hungry market”, niching strategicall...
Sometimes the difference between struggling and thriving in business comes down to strategy, and knowing which moves actually matter. Joe Apfelbaum, LinkedIn Expert, AI Nerd, and CEO of evyAI, and former Rabbi, shares how he built his business from living in a Brooklyn basement to running a thriving SaaS company. He shares what he learned from his mom’s entrepreneurial spirit, how he navigated the ups and downs of the pandemic, and...
Eric Berman usually does the interviewing, but this time, he’s in the hot seat as his long-time friend and business partner, Robert Poling, takes over the mic. They talk about how Speakeasy Mastermind came to life, the wild early days of entrepreneurship, and all the lessons they picked up along the way, including a few from surviving the dot-com crash. Robert, who’s built Brandetize into a powerhouse for scaling businesses, brings...
Fear has a sneaky way of creeping into organizations and keeping good ideas from ever seeing the light of day. Ryan Berman knows this better than most; he’s made a career out of helping companies stop letting fear run the show and start building a culture of courage instead. As the Founder of Courageous and Author of Return on Courage, Ryan has worked with everyone from Google to the Atlanta Falcons, showing leaders what’s possible...
Changing the way people learn online is not just about piling on more information; it’s about creating an experience that makes people want to keep showing up. That’s something Marisa Murgatroyd knows better than anyone. She went from being an artist who was told she had “no marketable skills” to building a multi-million-dollar business helping thousands of people create courses that actually get results. In our conversation, she s...
E-commerce has created more millionaires in the past two decades than almost any other industry, but scaling profitably isn’t as simple as it looks. That’s exactly what Josh Marsden, CEO of ARM5™ Formula Co., has lived through while helping entrepreneurs and investors grow profitable online businesses. Since 2013, he’s generated over $100M in sales and now focuses on acquiring and scaling brands in ways that actually stick. In our ...
Meta ads can feel like a mystery, especially when you’re running campaigns in tricky, highly regulated niches. That’s why today’s conversation with Jacob Beau, Ex-Facebook Employee, Meta Ads Insider, and Founder & CEO of Concept, is so valuable. He’s now helping brands in some of the toughest industries actually scale without losing their sanity. He’s managed huge budgets, solved compliance nightmares, and found creative ways t...
Think about the last brand that really stuck with you, chances are, it wasn’t just a logo or a slogan you remembered. It was how they made you feel. That’s the heartbeat of branding, and it’s exactly what Andrea Reindl has spent nearly three decades helping people figure out. In our conversation, she shares the simple questions that can completely change the way you think about building a brand that actually matters.
Andrea kno...
What happens when you put values at the center of your marketing? For Sarah Hardwick, it turned into a career of building communities that actually care about the brands they support. She opens up about how that approach helped her raise over $150 million through crowdfunding and why understanding what people truly value can change everything for a business.
Sarah’s story takes us from starting her own agency, Zenzi Communicati...
Ever meet someone who just gets people? That’s Jennifer Hill, an Evolutionary Leader, Entrepreneur, Author, and Speaker. She’s spent her life figuring out what makes us tick, how we connect, why certain people light us up, and how to build relationships that actually last. In this episode, she shares her own journey (including calling herself a “recovering asshole”) and the simple shifts that have completely changed how she shows u...
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