My new book Own Or Be Owned is out now! I wrote Own or Be Owned to answer one question: how do you make more money, less miserably? I broke it into the 12 Profit Levers… the 12 levers I've seen determine whether you print cash or hate your life. Check it out: https://contrarianthinking.biz/drkYou've been telling yourself the same story. That you're stuck. That you need more motivation. That if you just work harder, everything will fall into place. Here's the truth: you're not stuck because you

Financial freedom once felt out of reach for Haley Sacks. At her first full-time job, questions about retirement plans and health insurance exposed how little she understood about money. After a layoff six months later shattered her faith in corporate security, Haley gave herself one year to bet on herself, eventually building Mrs. Dow Jones into a financial education brand and writing Future Rich Person. In this episode, Haley shares how entrepreneurs can earn more, invest wisely, manage taxes,

Do we see people as they actually are or as our experiences have trained us to expect them to be? Episode 8 of The Odyssey Series explores Circe, projection, human appetite, trauma, discernment, mercy, and the difficulty of seeing another person without reducing them to one part of their nature. When Odysseus’s men arrive at Circe’s home without their leader, their hunger overwhelms their perception. They see food and fail to recognize the warning signs around them. Circe sees something dif...

Kimberly Roy knows that getting booked on podcasts isn’t about sending more pitches—it’s about sending the right pitches. In this episode of Crush the Rush, Holly sits down with Kimberly Roy, founder of Pitch with Kim, to break down the strategy behind podcast pitching that actually creates business growth. Kimberly shares her three-part framework of angle, fit, and proof, why she prioritizes quality over quantity, and why entrepreneurs may want to stop chasing the biggest podcasts they can f...

In this episode of the Shared Practices Podcast, Dr. Andrew Clingan sits down with Steve Steinbrunner from Provide, Inc. to map out the financial realities of dental practice acquisitions and long-term dental practice ownership. Understanding exactly how a bank evaluates your risk profile is a critical piece of dental practice management, whether you are buying your first clinic or investing in a multi-doctor commercial real estate project.Master Your Initial FinancingDo not aggressively

This week we're discussing the profound impact of our environment on our growth and success. The people, content, and energy we surround ourselves with shape our beliefs, behaviors, and ultimately our outcomes. I want to encourage you to audit your environments, be intentional about your influences, and strive to become the positive change you wish to see. ShopifyUpgrade your business with a $1/month trial of Shopify. Head to shopify.com/levelup today.RSE Management Consulting, Inc.This

In this weeks episode, Will and Raju take on Rogue AI, a topic even the smartest minds in the world can’t agree on. They start with a run through of real incidents from the past few weeks, and then dive into the hard questions. Are we moving too quickly without the right safeguards? Can regulation realistically keep pace with AI development? And what can we learn from other high-stakes industries, from nuclear security and space exploration to autonomous vehicles?  It’s a wide-ranging

Today on the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast, Shaye Wanner talks with Connor and Jacob of Dakota Prairie Beef in southwestern North Dakota about building a custom feeding operation focused on serving local producers, especially through replacement heifer development and backgrounding. They describe their backgrounds, two-location setup, and how they support breeding prep while producers provide AI technicians.  Key challenges they talk about include sourcing affordable, quality feed, especially

Are you tempted to stop wholesaling and start flipping every good deal that comes across your desk? In this episode, Brent Daniels sits down with Greg Helbeck, an 11-year real estate veteran who has completed over 350 deals across Washington and New York. Greg explains why maintaining a lean, four-person team is the ultimate defense against market shifts and why flipping houses often destroys a wholesaler's momentum. You will learn how to get free deals from real estate agents, the exact dire...

Colin King and his 50/50 partner have paid themselves little since 2018, reinvesting profits back into their businesses. Topics in Colin’s interview:Growing Circle City Capital’s business portfolioDon’t call them private equityWhy Colin stopped wanting operational rolesWhy critical mass matters for holdcosHe still earn less than operatorsHoldco strategy versus industry-specific rollupsThe fox versus hedgehog frameworkLearning through hands-on operating experienceWhy chasing money can make

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Bruce Isaacson spent two years searching for a company to buy before acquiring a decades-old marketing research firm in 2005. Since that time, he has transformed the business, shifting its focus to litigation research and building a thriving professional services firm. In 2025, after years of growth, Bruce made the difficult decision to sell. In this episode, Bruce is joined by Rudy Scarito, the investment banker who advised him on the sale. Together with Rick and Royce, they discuss the patience

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Most founders treat exit readiness as a phase you enter later, something a banker packages once the numbers are big enough to matter.Aaron Alpeter, founder and CEO of Izba Group, has helped founders realize more than $2.5B in exits, and he thinks that timeline is backwards. Buyers are grading the decisions you make at month six, from who makes your product and how it ships to whether the company still works when you step away.For a first-time founder, that reframe takes pressure off, because you

Fresh attacks on Saudi oil facilities put pressure on energy prices, the Treasurer hints at spending restraint but falls short of saying spending will be cut. Plus, poor home auction clearance rates again point to prices continuing to fall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think your business idea has to be PERFECT before you start? In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur, inventor, and Pilates expert Amy Jordan to talk about what it actually looks like to trust your ideas enough to bring them to life. Amy shares how she went from a career at Marvel to opening a Pilates studio as a side hustle, inventing her own equipment, earning multiple patents, and building businesses around the problems she saw people experiencing every day.We get into why your best ideas

Think email marketing is not for you because you are too busy doing client work? If you are a VA, OBM, or done-for-you service provider, this conversation might change your mind. I sat down with email and funnel strategist Jocelyn Montemarano to talk about why email is actually the lowest-lift way for service providers to get booked out, no viral reels or daily talking-head videos required. We get into why done-for-you buyers hire completely differently than coaching clients, and the kind of content

❤️ DATING WHILE ANOINTED: WHAT DOES REAL LOVE LOOK LIKE? ❤️Everybody says they want real love… but what does real love actually look like?Is it butterflies and chemistry? Loyalty and consistency? Sacrifice and commitment? Or is real love shown in how someone treats you when things aren’t perfect?🔥 Join James H. Glover III and Tweet Talkz for a real, grown, faith-centered conversation about “What Does Real Love Look Like?”We’re talking about the difference between love and lust, love and attachment,

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Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Ep. 227 The Leader You Were Won’t Get You Where You’re Going | Michael Neuendorff (Pt. 1) The skills that get you promoted aren't always the skills that will make you successful at the next level. In Part 1 of my conversation with executive coach Michael Neuendorff, we unpack what really changes when you step into a bigger leadership role, and why some leaders grow into that responsibility while others simply survive it. Michael's own journey started with a deep fear of