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1314: Why Your Personal Brand is 100x More Effective Than Your Company’s w/ Collin Rutherford

Are you wrestling with the question of whether to build your personal brand or your company brand? According to Collin Rutherford, CEO of FounderBrands, the answer is clear: your personal brand is 100 times easier and 100 tim...

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Nov. 28, 2025

1314: Why Your Personal Brand is 100x More Effective Than Your Company’s w/ Collin Rutherford

Are you wrestling with the question of whether to build your personal brand or your company brand? According to Collin Rutherford, CEO of FounderBrands, the answer is clear: your personal brand is 100 times easier and 100 tim...
Nov. 27, 2025

1313: From Passion to Paycheck: The Arborist Who Built a Purpose-Driven Empire w/ Brandon Pankey

In this powerful episode, Brian sits down with Brandon Pankey, a board-certified master arborist who transformed his lifelong passion for trees into Blue Pine Works, a thriving, mission-driven business. Brandon shares his raw...
Nov. 26, 2025

1312: The $40K/Month Referral Engine: How to Use Growth Marketing in Your Business w/ Adam Aldred

In a world obsessed with complex marketing funnels and expensive ad campaigns, Adam Aldred proves that winning in business often comes down to mastering the fundamentals. He breaks down how he built his own growth marketing a...
Nov. 25, 2025

1311: From Engineer to 1 Million Users: The B2C Playbook w/ Zakhar Azatian

In this episode, Brian sits down with Zakhar Azatian, the founder and CEO of BeHard, an app that has transformed the lives of over one million users. Zakhar shares his journey from software engineer to a two-time founder, det...
Nov. 24, 2025

1310: Beyond Productivity: Using AI to Foster Connection, Innovation, and Value w/ Joyce Shin

In a world buzzing with fear and hype about AI, Joyce Shin offers a refreshingly optimistic and strategic roadmap for the future of work. This episode dives into how entrepreneurs can move beyond using AI for simple productiv...
Nov. 23, 2025

1309: Ask these questions during Thanksgiving week!

As the year winds down, the pressure to find answers and set massive goals ramps up. But what if the key to a successful new year isn't about finding answers right now, but about asking the right questions? In this special So...

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Nov. 28, 2025

The Messaging App That Respects You—Inside Ankit Dave’s Bold Vision f…

Ankit Dave walked away from a thriving career at Google to chase something bigger than stability—impact. As the founder of Farflung.AI, he’s reinventing the way we connect, blending the chaos of group chats with the clarity of AI-powered…

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Nov. 27, 2025

The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well: How Ben Francis Buil…

"We do gym. That’s it. That’s our USP, our competitive advantage, and what we’re going to be the best at in the world." – Ben Francis In a world of startup blitzscaling, product pivots, and hypergrowth unicorns, Ben Fran…

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Nov. 26, 2025

How Hannah Roze Turned a Missed Job Offer Into a Wedding Tech Breakth…

Hannah Roze turned her own wedding planning frustrations into the spark that launched Plannerd, a fresh and intuitive platform reshaping how couples and pros tackle wedding chaos. What began as a personal pain point quickly revealed itself as a univ…

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