The Necessary Entrepreneur
By Mark Perkins
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Experience Earned. Execution Required. The Necessary Entrepreneur brings together people who are actively creating, not constantly consuming. Hosted by entrepreneur and operator Mark Perkins, the show assembles founders, operators, and investors doing the work. They share direct conversations about execution, leadership, and the realities of creating something that endures. The show rejects theory as a standalone and focuses on the discipline, decisions, and resilience required to stay in the game every day.
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#202 - The 12 Week System That Can Triple Your Productivity | Dan Mintz
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May 25, 2026 |
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#201 - The Trust Recession: How Ari Galper Uses Trust-Based Selling to Close Deals Faster
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May 18, 2026 |
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#200 - Why Most Entrepreneurs NEVER Become Wealthy | Kenneth Himmler
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May 14, 2026 |
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#199 - How to Evaluate Franchise Opportunities, Build Wealth & Escape Corporate Burnout | Scott Jones of FranChoice
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May 11, 2026 |
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#198 - From Corporate Jobs to a National Wellness Brand: The Oakwell Beer Spa Story
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May 07, 2026 |
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#197 - The $100K Trap: Why You're Stuck (And How to Break Out) | Daniel Linares
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May 04, 2026 |
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#196 - The Investor DNA Blueprint: Find Your Perfect Passive Income Stream | Joey Mure
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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#195 - A Warrior's Mindset for Entrepreneurs | Sean Patton on Leadership, Discipline, and Performance
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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#194 - Logistics Is NOT a Cost Center | Randy Vlasic Explains Why Most Businesses Get This Wrong
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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#193 - Hiring Is Broken: How to Attract Top Talent in 2026 | Ryan Hogan
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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#192 - When AI Lies: The Hidden Risk No One Is Talking About | Arthur Miller
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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#191 - From Chaos to Clarity: Damon Flowers on Ownership, AI, and Scaling Modern Businesses
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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#190 - Reinventing Product Discovery: Al Schuster on Building SampleFinder and the Future of Consumer Engagement
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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#189 - The Hidden Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Mining | Beau Turner Explains
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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#188 - Mastering Business Communication: Joshua Altman on PR, AI, and Authenticity
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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#187 - The Long Game: Ron Rubin on Building Culture, Compounding Wisdom, and Finding Gold in Your Backyard
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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#186 - From Military to Millions? The Truth About Veteran Entrepreneurship | Jonathan Bates
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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#185 - How AI Can 10X Your Business in 2026 | David Asarnow (Business Nitrogen)
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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#184 - How to Unlock Your Story Advantage | Bill Blankschaen on Storytelling, Leadership, and Building a Message That Moves People
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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#183 - Turning Creativity Into a Business with Tim Packer
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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#182 - Why Most Leaders Misunderstand Human Performance | Curtis Sprouse
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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#181 - The Opportunity Train: Skye Blanks on Global Entrepreneurship, Small Business Growth & AI
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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#180 - How an Australian Café Founder Is Scaling a U.S. Brand Without Losing Culture | Justin Giuffrida
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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#179 - The Investing Mistakes That Quietly Destroy Your Wealth: Robert Rolih
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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#178 - Building a Premium Pet Food Brand in a Crowded Market | Russell Breuer
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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#177 - Why You're Capable of More Success Than You're Experiencing Right Now: Karen Canham
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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#176 - How to Build a Successful Business in a Hyper-Competitive Industry with Michael McCready
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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#175 - Why Hard-Working Entrepreneurs Still Struggle to Scale: Michael Walsh
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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#174 - Why We Wait Too Long to Say What Matters Most | Walter Green
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#173 - Why Becoming More Human Matters in an Age of AI: Dinakara Nagalla
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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#172 - Why Pain Changes Us and Why Vision Changes Us More | Udo Erasmus
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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#171 - How Synchrony Is Redefining Social Connection for Neurodivergent Adults: Rebecca Matchett
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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#170 - Mike & Kass Lazerow Return — "Shoveling Sh*t" and the Truth About Building Companies Together
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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#169 - How Entrepreneurs Should Actually Think About Money | Patrick Rogers (Elkridge Advisors)
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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#168 - Why Execution Beats Hype in Business — Tyler Dunagin on Scaling Turnserv
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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#167 - Why Most Businesses Collapse Under Their Own Systems with Val Coin (VIA Technology)
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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#166 - William Spengler on Building a Scalable Recruiting Firm, Incentives, and Leading with Accountability
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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#165 - Thais Saenz on Leadership, Culture, and Building High-Performing Teams as You Scale
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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#164 - John Mitchell Reveals the Hidden Pattern Holding Entrepreneurs Back
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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#163 - Ben Lytle on Leadership, AI, and Thriving Through Rapid Change
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#162 - James Orsini on Leadership, Innovation, VaynerX, vYve & the Future of Entrepreneurship
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#161 -Amy Gregory Weber: Building High-Performing Sales Teams & Scaling Revenue Through People Alignment
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#160 - Natalia Zacharin: Master Your Numbers, Fix Your Books & Build a Profitable, Scalable Business
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#159 - Effortless Style Meets AI: Taelor's Founder Anya Cheng on Men's Fashion, Tech, and Entrepreneurship
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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#158 – How to Turn Your Expertise into an Eight-Figure Online Business w/ Justin Allan Montgomery
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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#157 – Evan Unger: Scaling Elite Leadership, Virtual Training Systems & Building High-Output Teams
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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#156: Derek Gwaltney — From Lottery Marketing to Luxury Brand Experiences | Building Atlas Experiences & the Power of Emotional Branding
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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#155 - Finding Your Internal Edge: Mandy Morris on Mental Wellness, Stress, and Leadership 💡
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#154 - Building Twice: Jesse Lipson on Scaling ShareFile, Selling for $93M, and Starting Levitate
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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#153 - Mary Elizabeth Sadd | How Great Leaders See Around Corners and Live a Generous Life
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#152 - Morgan Styler | Rethinking Capitalism with Circular Wealth
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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#151 - Thriving on Chaos: How Columbus Brewing Co. Built a Lasting Craft Beer Brand | Eric Bean
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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#150 - Brewing Grit & Growth: Darrel Grumman, CEO of Bubbles Tea Company | Mark Perkins, The Necessary Entrepreneur
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#149 - Building Together: Kass & Mike Lazerow on Love, Leadership & "Shoveling $h!t" | The Necessary Entrepreneur with Mark Perkins
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#148 - Building Wealth, Legacy & Creativity: Denzel Whitaker, Maestro Harrell, Jesse Janari, Jack Cook & DJ Smooth on The Necessary Entrepreneur
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#147 - Geoffrey A. Moore | Crossing the Chasm & Scaling Businesses
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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#146 - Tony Saldanha: Why 70% of Digital Transformations Fail (and How to Succeed)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#145 - Power of Gratitude in Business & Life | David Meltzer on The Necessary Entrepreneur
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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#144 - Pat Flynn: From Smart Passive Income to Lean Learning and Deep Pocket Monster
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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#143 - Leading Dewey's Pizza w/ Chuck Lipp | Scaling Culture, People-First Leadership & Building a Beloved Brand
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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#142 - Mario Baddour on Balancing AI, Empathy, and Global Growth at InteLogix
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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#141 - Jeb Blount on Fanatical Prospecting, Emotional Discipline & Selling in the Age of AI
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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#140 - Cody Grandadam - The Flashlight Guy Who Lit Up Big Box Retail
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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#139 - Unlocking the Power of Memory with Tansel Ali
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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#138 - The Psychology of Marketing and Why Your Email List Is Gold with Jay Schwedelson
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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#137 - The Hero's Journey: Living With Intention featuring Jon Giganti
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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#136 - The Soul of Business: Finding Your Ethos w/ Verne Harnish
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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#135 - Dr. Karim R. Ellis - How to Lead, Speak, and Succeed with Purpose
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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#134 - The Longmire Legacy: Evolution of a Series w/ Craig Johnson
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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#133 - Amanda Goetz on Redefining Success: Intentional Hustle vs. Toxic Grit
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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#132 - Self-Leadership, Clarity, and Becoming Legendary w/ Tommy Breedlove
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May 29, 2025 |
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#131 - Tim Castle on Negotiation, Influence & Why Anything Is Possible
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May 23, 2025 |
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#130 - Win Your Next Hour with Danny Lehr
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May 19, 2025 |
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#129 - Rich Diviney — Masters of Uncertainty & The Irony of Leadership
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May 05, 2025 |
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#128 - Unlocking Peak Performance with Todd Herman
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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#127 - John Hussey - Purchasing With A Purpose
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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#126 - Breaking Through The Competition with Dylan Jahraus
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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#125 - Bill Canady on Business Growth, Leadership, and the Power of the 80/20 Rule
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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#124 - Big Dave Unplugged: Radio, Life, and Laughs with Dave Chandler
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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#123 - Countering Negative Self-Talk - Kristen Butler
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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#122 - Extreme Ownership Mindset - Jeff Galletly
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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#121 - The Mystery of Films - Johnny Catalano
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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#120 - Ryan Hanley - Breaking Free from Absolutes & Embracing New Perspectives
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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#119 - Don't Fake the Funk - Mr. Biz, aka Ken Wentworth
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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#118 - Greg S. Reid - Secrets to Wealth, Success & Networking
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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#117 - James Beard-Nominee & Restaurateur Jose Salazar Shares His Recipe for Success
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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#116 - Greg Vetter - Founder/Author/Investor/Entrepreneur
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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#115 - Tom Turcich - The World Walk
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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#114 - Michael Wilson - Photographer
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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#113 - Paula Blankenship - CEO & Founder, Heirloom Traditions ALL-IN-ONE Paint
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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#112 - Shawn Harper - Speaker/Author/Former NFL
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#111 - Jeremy Pinnell - Singer-Songwriter/Recording Artist & Chris Mueller - CEO, SofaBurn Records
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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#110 - Darian Sanders - Broadway Performer & Author "Don't Fear Your Roar"
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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#109 - Evan "X" Johnson - CEO, Timeless Recording Studio
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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#108 - Johnny Chu - CEO, KungFood Chu's AmerAsia
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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#107 - Rick & Joni Paynter - The Kentucky Shop
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#106 - Dr. Carl & Terri Paige - Founders, Medical Transformation Center
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#105 - Shane Kidwell & Kyle Draper - Co-Founders, The Collective Coaching
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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#104 - Liz Toombs, C.I.D. - CEO, PDR Interiors
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#103 - Jason Staats - CEO, SUN Behavioral Health
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Sep 03, 2024 |