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If you’re exhausted, doing “all the things,” and the money still isn’t moving…the great news is you don’t need more discipline. The insightful news: you need a better design.

📌What’s covered in this founder mindset reset episode:

• The hidden emotional cost of working hard while results stay quiet
• Why entrepreneurship breaks the “clock in = get paid” belief system
• The difference between high effort and high-leverage work
• H...

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If your business results are inconsistent, this episode hits on the real issues of entrepreneurship:

• execution, 
• micro-corrections, 
• and the decision rules that keep you from blowing up your business.

Our special guest is Bob Campana, a California-based serial entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience building successful ventures across hospitality, travel, real estate, and aviation. 

He’s the author of Don’t Loo...

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Want better sleep tonight? Start by understanding what’s actually happening when you “can’t switch off.” 

From caffeine timing to conditioned arousal, you’ll hear the founder patterns that quietly sabotage deep rest, and the frameworks that bring your nights back under control.

Dr. Benjamin Long is a sleep doctor by day & seminary student by night with an interest in the integration of theology and sleep.  These intere...

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If you’re waiting until you “know everything” before you start, you’re already stuck. This episode takes you on an epic founder journey: What to build first and what to learn later.

📌What’s Covered:

• Why “get feedback early” can actually kill great ideas 
• The scrappy prototype path that turns a concept into something buyers understand.
• The part nobody glamorizes: what happens when manufacturers keep saying “NO."
• A co...

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Most founders compete by doing what already exists...just “better.” But what if the real opportunity is building what’s missing? 

This conversation will stretch how you see market gaps, risk, and the kind of business worth betting your time on. 

Rebecca Matchett is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in building brands that scale, resonate, and disrupt.  

From creating a patented sizing system in fashion to ste...

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If you’ve ever watched someone less skilled get chosen over you, this episode will change how you play the game. 

We’re unpacking why “great work” doesn’t automatically create opportunity, and what actually does.

📌What’s Covered:

• Why being “excellent at the work” can secretly keep you stuck (and what visibility signals actually move decisions).
• The “Quarterly Five” concept: the small circle that quietly determines your ...

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Money is not a mystery; it’s a skill. 

Dr Nicholas E. Michels opens up his playbook for everyday founders who want to be rich in money, relationships, and purpose.

📌What’s Covered In This Episode:

• How to move from constant money anxiety to calm, intentional decisions as a founder
• How to talk about money with your spouse without every conversation turning into tension or avoidance
• How to start building a financial safety ...

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If you’re stuck doing everything yourself, burning out, and quietly wondering, “What’s wrong with me?”   This conversation with transformational coach Peter Kolat (“Polish Peter”) will show you how to shift from a “me business” to a “we business,” design a life-first calendar, and start leading from your authentic self again.

📌What’s covered:

• The hidden cost of the “I have to do it all myself” belief for founders.
• How ...

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Thinking about buying a franchise, franchising your own business, or just staying solo? 

In this episode, Max Emma breaks down the real decisions behind each path through the lens of an immigrant founder who lost everything in 2008 and rebuilt a global franchise from scratch.

📌What’s covered:

• How to decide if you should buy a franchise, franchise your business, or keep building solo as an early-stage founder.
• A real-wor...

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If you’re posting, branding, and “working on your website” but not actually closing clients, this episode is your wake-up call. 

Sales strategist Katie Nelson (The Sales Catalyst and CEO of Sales Uprising) breaks down why so many first-time founders drown in marketing while starving their business of cash. 

If you’ve ever avoided sales because you’re introverted, uncertain, or afraid of hearing “no,” this conversation will...

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Most founders think they need more clients or more cash flow.
What they actually need is a new relationship with money.

What happens when your dream dies, and God uses it to rebuild your relationship with money? 

In this powerful conversation, former pro athlete turned wealth advisor Matt Morizio joins Priscilla Shumba to share how losing everything led him to discover the truth about faith, money, and identity. 

Togeth...

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Most founders are building their businesses on personal credit. This episode shows you how to flip that and fund growth the smart way.

📌What’s Covered in This Episode:

• The truth about “business credit” your bank won’t tell you, and what actually builds real corporate credit.
• Why pivoting too often can destroy your brand before it ever takes off.
• The surprising link between your EIN number and your business’s borrowing p...

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Every founder hits that wall; too much to do, too little help. But what if your first A-player hire didn’t need a salary? 

In this episode, discover how to use AI as your first team to build a solid foundation, scale faster, and think like a CEO.

📌What’s Covered in This Episode

• How to transform AI from a “know-it-all bestie” into a strategic A-player. 
• The simple mindset shift that turns AI into your business’s mos...

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Here’s the Thought Leadership framework to steward your message in a way that feels authentic and honours your values. 

📌What’s covered:

• Business as Ministry (Not Just Money): A practical blueprint for treating content, calls, and offers without getting weird about sales.
• Visibility ≠ Being Seen: The provocative idea that faithfulness leads to influence.
• The 3C Framework: How Clarity → Consistency → Connection compounds...

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Before you chase the next client or campaign - No one talks about this - Ask yourself: Could one lawsuit take it all away?

They call him the legal architect behind Rich Dad Poor Dad’s empire. Garrett Sutton and his son Ted reveal what founders miss most when it comes to asset protection.

📌What’s covered: 

• The real reason most entrepreneurs lose everything they build.
•  The most expensive mistake in business.
• How a simple ...

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You’ve got content, followers, and zero clients? Build a simple sales process that moves people step-by-step from click to call to conversion.

📌What’s covered in 5 minutes: 

• The identity shift from “creator” to “closer”
• The real purpose of a sale (hint: it’s not money)
• Referrals over revenue
• The ‘born to sell’ reframe
• Talk beats typing

Benjamin says, "The sales process will set you free."

Benjamin B...

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What if the “safe path” isn’t really safe at all, but a trap keeping you from your dream business?

📌What’s covered in this episode: 

• The shocking decision to walk away from a multi-generational family business empire.
• Why planners, once dismissed as outdated, sparked an entire entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• The hidden dangers of chasing “easy money” business ideas.
• How the Dream-Driven Framework helps you identify the busine...

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Most Christian entrepreneurs think faith and innovation are at odds, but Scott  Fehrenbacher shows why disruption may be the most faithful path.

What’s Covered:

• Why servant leadership may be the most disruptive leadership style in today’s business world.
• The danger of “virtuous mediocrity” and how it keeps businesses stuck in outdated models.
• A behind-the-scenes story of Christian media’s resistance to the internet, and ...

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What if the real secret to business breakthrough growth isn’t working harder or smarter, but working differently?

Join me as I unpack lessons from the book, 10X Is Easier Than 2X, that changed the game for me. 

🔔 Get the companion breakdown to this episode on my Substack: Working Harder Nearly Broke Me...Until I Read The Book 10X Is Easier Than 2X

 📚Get your copy of the book 10X Is Easier Than 2X: How World-Class Ent...