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Youtube: https://youtu.be/oueC_kn8d1c Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-93-the-business-of-play-how/id1775267805?i=1000770749663 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1erAFQ9P67cIB7E5mvxxjl?si=0jdR4ju-S6CrSKCdjmZDiQ Most people are chasing crowded markets, trendy ideas, and “sexy” businesses and getting nowhere. Then there’s Nic Breedlove. Nic is the CEO of NVB Playgrounds, a company that’s quietly building high-quality, community-focused play spaces across the country and turning a niche most people overlook into a real business …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/G3_WLlYIckc Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-92-you-dont-have-an-income-problem/id1775267805?i=1000769623730 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1erAFQ9P67cIB7E5mvxxjl?si=76ng4DpySUmtkxwf9PFo8g Most people are chasing new income streams while completely ignoring the one skill that impacts all of them- communication. In this episode, I sit down with Len Ward of Commexus to break down why the way you communicate is either opening doors or quietly closing them. We get …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/pVm47mdi3zo Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-91-from-hollywood-to-human-how-jackie/id1775267805?i=1000768541301 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VXYNuRDD1U57ogo0oydQx?si=Ujtpz__QTk-hO4y0X0TckQ Jackie Hollywood isn’t just a creator. She’s a force. A multi-hyphenate creative who’s built her brand on authenticity, bold conversations, and showing up fully in a world that rewards filters and fakery.  In this episode, we dive into what it really takes to carve your own lane when …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/FD7LIZ75aQg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-90-i-need-office-plants-so-i-checked/id1775267805?i=1000767373411 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rInjDd07BbV7LjGKwXGqF?si=eJea7TnJSRC4E-3a5Ing8Q Cassidy is a longtime friend who I was in a business mastermind group with for a while. She’s also been an incredibly encouragement to me on several business projects of mine. So, when I decided I needed some office plants, I went straight to her for advice. Cassidy …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/0iRfjMQfOgo Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-89-coaching-as-a-career-sitting/id1775267805?i=1000766212003 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oANJLxxsKlv1By6Z9zmZd?si=VucJSMgKSZqV1FAftVJZ_A When people think of sports, they almost always think of playing as the only way to do it. But it’s not. I dated a girl once whose career dream was being an accountant for her favorite NFL team. My 9yo son’s flag football coaches are high school varsity …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/7Rr2VYxJqDc Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-88-youve-got-no-excuses-check-out/id1775267805?i=1000764007924 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PyW8GSIgSNclCeimdbct2?si=BnBCYTRKQRaj_I3wKM1mug Had the chance to sit down onsite with Karsen Brown, the owner of Ripple Wellness, right here in my little hometown of Liberty SC. She’s done some amazing things bringing a ton of experience and wellness to a small rural town in South Carolina. She also scored some …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/kWyzCqUKXQE Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-87-patience-dean-was-homeless-and/id1775267805?i=1000762661315 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53K6ohs6zbTg9HCCXJstep?si=aURR9V_kQ6i3zddw7Xf1CA Dr. Patience Dean hit rock bottom several times and finally found a way to adapt the rules of the super rich to benefit her. Now she helps others play the passive income game by those rules too. She’s got an ingenious system set up to maximize a particular …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/mbWozkprUpE Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-86-if-ai-can-take-your-job-it-should/id1775267805?i=1000761279519 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DuLuOoujRvTswATpquYrW?si=RF4KxheoR-SKtaeiCd0w_A This was a wild surprise of a podcast. I knew I’d learn more about AI, but I was not prepared for the additional life lessons. This is one of those podcasts where I just sat in as a student instead of an interviewer, and I was not disappointed. …

Read more “Season 2: Episode 86 | If AI Can Take Your Job, It Should…a Chat with Daniel Hindi of Noem AI”

Youtube: https://youtu.be/zgfHEFvNk1s Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-85-make-money-and-dont-beat-people/id1775267805?i=1000760014054 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GPllWv0EXvLvfDGJVzr68?si=OhM1mIr0SbeTGC-Ds4aZug I had a great time talking to Wayne Seminoff, a junk land real estate expert. I thought the talk would just focus on buying junk land for resale, but we went way beyond that. Wayne’s a really fun guy to talk to. Tune in to learn about… Find …

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Youtube: https://youtu.be/_CO9sSK_8po Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-84-loud-budgeting-will-change-your/id1775267805?i=1000758400129 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fFlygMf3vKRdlVVKkMJL8?si=v3-Sva9xRrKgHwm7B4nFsw You’ve got to meet Dr. Erika Rasure. Not only is she an amazing financial therapist, but, get this, she dropped an obscure reference from The Office during the show. Instant new friend after that! She is Chief Financial Wellness Advisor at Beyond Finance and has a Doctorate in …

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