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That idea blew my mind when my friend James Wedmore shared how a crippling lawsuit nearly ended his business… and then forced him to break through fear, build the right container, and jump from $2M to $10M in just one year. Today on the podcast, James and I unpack how you can engineer your own quantum leap no catastrophe required. Listen in and discover:  • Why facing fear exposes what truly matters and ignites unstoppable momentum  • How to build the "infrastructure" that supports massive growth instead of just maintenance  • The shift from playing "not to lose" to playing "to win" (and why it changes everything)  • Which role you must step into next and what to hand off to free your time and energy  • How to leverage AI without losing your unique perspective and authenticity  If you're tired of slow inch-by-inch gains and ready to see what your business is truly capable of, this episode is for you. Tune in now and start your quantum leap. Ready to go further into building a business? Check out this free resource from my mentor and friend James Wedmore: brandonlucero.com/bbd Did you enjoy this episode? I'd love it if you'd share it on Instagram and tag me @iambrandonlucero! Thank you for supporting the show. Find me on: IG: @iambrandonlucero Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IAmBrandonLucero  Website: https://www.brandonlucero.com

Most entrepreneurs don't realize how much money they're losing through poor tax strategy. The problem isn't always revenue. It's what happens after the money comes in. In this episode, Rachel sits down with Peter Holtz, founder of one of the fastest-growing accounting firms in the country. With experience spanning Big 4 accounting, CFO leadership, and building a $10M-plus firm from the ground up, Peter shares why traditional accounting models are failing entrepreneurs and what founders should be doing instead. Peter explains how proactive tax planning, financial organization, and smarter business structures can dramatically improve profitability and help business owners build real long-term wealth. He also breaks down how entrepreneurs can legally reduce their tax burden, improve financial clarity, and turn accounting into one of the highest ROI investments in their business. Why Reactive Accounting Is Costing Founders Thousands Peter explains that most accountants operate as "box fillers," focused only on filing returns instead of helping business owners strategically reduce taxes year-round. He shares why accuracy, organization, and the right business structure are foundational to keeping more of what you earn. From separating business and personal expenses to optimizing entity structure, small changes can create a massive financial impact. Peter also dives into overlooked strategies many entrepreneurs miss, including the Augusta Rule, paying children through the business, vehicle deductions, and structuring travel expenses correctly. Building Wealth Through Financial Clarity Beyond taxes, this conversation explores the deeper connection between financial awareness and leadership. Peter reflects on building his firm from a small operation into an Inc. 5000 company by embracing cloud accounting, systems, and long-term thinking early. He also shares why he believes entrepreneurs are modern-day pioneers and why supporting business owners is central to his mission. Rachel and Peter also discuss personal branding, scaling a service-based business, and the evolution of authority in today's digital landscape. Enjoy this episode with Peter Holtz… Soundbytes 17:53–18:14 "The Augusta Rule lets you rent out your house at fair market value. You have to determine fair market value. You've got to create a lease between yourself and your business, and there's a lot of details you have to live with. But it could easily be anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 in tax-free income, depending on how you use it." 20:39–21:04 "I've said, you know, you should pay your kids, and I've heard, 'Well, we talked to our tax preparer, and they said it's a red flag.' It's not. I've been around for 40 years. I've been through audits. I've helped people that have come to me to get help with audits. The tax law is very clear that any child above age 7 can be paid a reasonable wage to help you in your business." Quotes "Most entrepreneurs are overpaying in taxes because no one ever showed them a better strategy." "A CPA should not be a cost center. They should be one of the highest ROI partners in your business." "When you don't commingle business and personal expenses, you're already telling the IRS you're organized." "The ultimate resource you can never get more of is time." "There's not a business problem that I can't solve anymore because after a while, you understand how businesses really work." Links mentioned in this episode: From Our Guest Website: https://www.peterholtzcpa.com/ Free Resource and Consultation: https://go.peterholtzcpa.com/rachel Connect with Peter Holtz on LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/company/peterholtzcpa Follow Peter Holtz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterholtzcpa Connect with brandiD Find out how top leaders are increasing their authority, impact, and income online. Listen to our private podcast, The Professional Presence Podcast: https://thebrandid.com/professional-presence-podcast Ready to elevate your digital presence with a powerful brand or website? Contact us here: https://thebrandid.com/contact-form/

She sold for $88M, almost bought a lake house she didn't want, and spent $340K on Knicks playoff tickets — then gave two away because it felt better.We're still surprised people did this but... 50+ founders worth $10M to $4B reveal their personal finances. Here it is: https://joinhampton.com/mw-wrWhy do we do this? Because if you're an aspirational person or someone who runs a business and is making money, it's incredibly challenging to figure out what to do. Information is impossible to find — and that's what we put together: the net worth reveal and why we do this podcast, Moneywise.Also, this podcast is made by Hampton, which is a community for founders doing on average $20 million a year in revenue. We saw a lot of these money conversations happening privately behind closed doors and we thought, "Why not, let's make it public." If you are a founder, apply here: https://joinhampton.com/mwAnne Mahlum built Solid Core from $175,000 of her own savings into an $88M exit. Two years later, her net worth is $115–120M, with $65M in public equities and $15M in a single stock alone. But the numbers are the least interesting thing that's happened since.After the sale, she secretly launched a second fitness company, had panic attacks she's never talked publicly about, shut the whole thing down, and spent two years in legal fallout. Then she had a baby, pulled an accepted lake house offer the morning after making it, and started forcing herself to spend $200K a month just to stop the money from piling up.This episode covers the full portfolio breakdown two years post-exit, why she's done with private investments, the Ambition story she's never told, what a baby did to how she thinks about money and time, and what she actually wants to be remembered for — which has nothing to do with net worth.Sponsors: Daily Body Coach - achieve your dream body with https://moneywise.dailybodycoach.com

Want to work with me? Go here: https://fos.now/brwyRwYour business should sit underneath you, not on top of you.Plenty of founders hit this wall around the $5-10M mark. The company they built is paying well, the team is solid, the operation is humming, and somehow they feel more stuck than ever. The business has become their whole identity, and there's no room left to build anything else.In this video, I walk you through the social media machine we're building for a $7M roofing founder in Sydney trying to break out of that exact trap. We're turning his craftsmanship into a founder-led brand, mapping out an education arm, and architecting a flywheel that lets him use the construction business as a launching pad for everything else he wants to build.Want to LEARN proven systems to grow your personal brand? Go here: https://fos.now/iPJwajAlready doing $30K+/month? Come to my next free workshop and I'll show you how to systemize your business and get your time back → https://fos.now/dlgCqBWant to WORK with a team of A-players? Apply to Founder OS here: https://www.founderos.com/careersConnect with me:Website: https://bit.ly/4vouZrGTwitter: https://twitter.com/matt_gray_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgray1TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realmattgrayInstagram: https://instagram.com/matthgray#onepersonbusiness #creatoreconomy #entrepreneurshipDisclaimer: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. This video shares my personal experience and growth building businesses over 15+ years of consistent effort. Your results will vary depending on your own actions, strategies, and circumstances.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Charles Cofield. Thanks! The transcript from this episode of Money Making Conversations Masterclass features an inspiring and high-energy interview with CPA and financial educator Carter Cofield, co-founder of Melanin Money. Here's a breakdown of the key highlights and takeaways:

Is diversifying your farm or ranch actually costing you money? In this episode of Farming Without the Bank, Mary Jo digs into a question that came up four times in one week: should you take your farm profits and diversify into real estate, rentals, or another business — or double down on what you already know? Mary Jo shares her own hard-learned lessons from managing Airbnbs, long-term rentals, and side businesses — and why she's now pulling back to focus on what she actually loves: agriculture and infinite banking. Plus, a real client story of a veterinarian who grew from $1.5M to $10M gross in just three years by staying in their lane.

Hiring the right team members can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack, especially when the candidates you're attracting aren't who you hoped for. In this episode of the Business of Apparel podcast, Rachel explains why attracting poor job candidates is often the result of a weak or generic job description rather than a lack of talent in the market. She shares how apparel brand owners can attract A-player employees by focusing less on qualifications and more on the outcomes, goals, and opportunities a role provides. 

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This week on the Hammersley Brothers eCommerce Podcast, we reveal the real conversations happening inside fast-growing eCommerce brands.   After speaking with our coaches and reviewing dozens of businesses, we break down the common themes that keep appearing in companies scaling from 7 figures to 8 figures and beyond.   In this episode:    • Most eCommerce brands think they have a marketing problem. Actually, they have a numbers problem  • The real reason ads stop scaling and what successful brands do instead  • Why are there no secret tactics, hacks, or magic buttons in eCommerce  • How top brands "architect the numbers" before they scale  • The role of seasonality and why many stores completely misunderstand it  • Why existing customers create the biggest growth tailwind in your business  • How larger brands use momentum to outperform smaller competitors  • The surprising truth about branding that most founders gets wrong  • Why tracking movement in your numbers matters more than the numbers themselves   If you've ever wondered what the businesses doing $10M, $20M, or even $70M+ are actually focused on, this episode gives you a rare look behind the curtain.   P.S. Whenever you're ready... here are 3 ways Ian and I can help you grow your ecommerce business:     1. Talk to us. Book a call with us and let's talk about accelerating your growth - https://go.hammersleybrothers.com/scheduleuk-ant   2. Grab a copy of our book - https://gohigh.hammersleybrothers.com/get-the-book 3. Join the Ultimate Guide To Ecommerce Facebook group and connect with e-commerce owners who are scaling too - https://www.facebook.com/groups/924567391291786

In this episode, we're walking through how we have taken Sheer Strength from bankruptcy and rebuilt it into a $2 million/year business. This is a step-by-step look at the turnaround playbook for a struggling e-commerce brand. Want to work with me? Get on the waiting list at https://capitalism.com/bootcamp or email ryan@capitalism.com  Timestamps (0:00) Bankrupt brand comeback (1:00) Building Sheer Strength to $10M (6:00) Private equity failure and bankruptcy (12:00) The challenge (18:00) First step (24:00) Sourcing a better product (30:00) Building the team and dealing with staff departures (36:00) Negotiating with team members and restructuring compensation as (42:00) Ramping up operations (48:00) Year-one results (54:00) Creating the long-term vision (58:00) Closing

Welcome to The Weekly, produced by TAB Media Group, which publishes The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines read by TAB Media Group staff and volunteers. New episodes are released weekly on Wednesday mornings. Articles featured in this episode: Going to the SBC Annual Meeting? If so, avoid these mistakes. First person: More progress on 30-for-30 challenge taking place this year at TAB Will you help keep a needed missions/ministry project going? Lass Words: Want to improve your mood? Try this. Birmingham's Chris Crain named AMS of the Year 103 college students heading from Alabama to 22 countries, 11 states this summer103 college students heading from Alabama to 22 countries, 11 states this summer Church built into a big rock makes big impact near DeSoto State Park Reflecting on 2 decades of proclaiming gospel in Philippines Critical turning point? Räsänen to appeal criminal conviction Court rejects document showing girl too young to marry Christian woman in critical condition following brutal attack Coptic Christian appealing blasphemy conviction in Egypt Angry brothers cut off new Christian's hands Indian state institutes harsher anti-conversion law Pastor, family attacked twice in two days in India Report: Nigeria accused of funneling $10M to lobbying campaign to hide Christian persecutions Police arrest man for threatening to kill Christian woman if she doesn't marry him Pastor ordered to leave Russian territory or be deported Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

Philippe Mizrahi is the CEO and Co-Founder of Linkup, a Paris-based startup building the web search layer for the AI era. Previously a Group Product Manager at Lyft, Mizrahi co-founded Linkup in 2024 alongside Denis Charrier, whose prior company Niland — one of Europe's first vector search engines — was acquired by Spotify, and Boris Toledano (ex-McKinsey). The company has raised over $10M in funding, including a seed round led by Gradient, and is backed by Seedcamp, Motier Ventures, and angel investors including founders from Mistral, Datadog, and Deel. Linkup's API powers AI agents at enterprise clients including KPMG, and holds state-of-the-art results on OpenAI's SimpleQA benchmark.AGENDA:• 00:00:55 - Phil Mizrahi and the bet that became Linkup• 00:04:07 - Why Linkup's original vision was wrong• 00:07:00 - The MVP mistake most founders never catch• 00:10:05 - Fundraise or bootstrap: what Linkup chose and why• 00:13:08 - What Phil looks for in a founding team• 00:15:50 - Why Linkup wins in a crowded AI market• 00:19:07 - How Linkup got its first customers• 00:21:55 - The market bet Linkup is building toward• 00:36:22 - The pricing psychology behind Linkup's strategy• 00:39:05 - Why most startups target the wrong customer• 00:42:07 - The growth loop that scaled Linkup• 00:44:40 - Running a global team before you're ready• 00:46:45 - What separates founders who execute from those who don't• 00:50:09 - What most founders still get wrong about AI• 00:53:25 - How AI rewrites the zero-to-one playbook• 00:56:36 - What Phil tells every early-stage founder

JOIN HAMPTON:These episodes often come directly out of conversations happening inside Hampton, a private community for founders and CEOs with $3M+ in revenue or $10M+ exits. Members range from $5M net worth to billions. They wrestle with these same questions off the record. Apply at http://joinhampton.com/mw.HOW FOUNDERS ARE BUILDING WEALTH:How much do founders actually make, spend, invest, work, and keep in net worth? Hampton surveyed founders directly and put the answers into one report. Download it for free here: https://joinhampton.com/mw-wrEPISODE DETAILS:Most founders spend years learning how to make money. Almost none of them prepare for what their brain does once they have it.Henrik Cronqvist is a behavioral finance professor who trained under Nobel laureate Richard Thaler and has spent 25 years studying exactly that. His research has been cited over 7,000 times. He has studied 38,000 people to answer one uncomfortable question: how much of the way you save, spend, and invest is actually hardwired into your DNA?The answer will change how you think about every financial decision you make after an exit.This episode covers the science behind why the traits that made you a great founder may work against you as an investor, what actually happens in your brain the day the wire hits, and the one thing Henrik says every founder should do before making a single investment.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 — The traits that made you a great founder will make you a bad investor 01:45 — What is behavioral finance and why should founders care 04:35 — How Henrik got into this research (the Stockholm subway story) 06:39 — The 38,000 twin study: how much of your money behavior is genetic 10:56 — The first thing to do when the wire hits your account 12:49 — Loss aversion, performance chasing, and home bias explained 20:35 — Your personal mortgage predicts how you'll run your company's finances 30:08 — Why your brokerage app is designed to work against you 37:07 — Why founders feel depressed after selling (the science behind post-exit emotions) 47:14 — "I think I'm the exception" — and what the data actually says about that

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Victor Cardenas, Co-Founder and CEO of Slash, one of the fastest growing fintechs in America that went from $10M to $300M in annualized revenue in 24 months And just crossed a $1.4 billion valuation after a $100M Series C led by Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures and Goodwater Capital. The company powers over $30Bn in annualized payment volume across wires, ACH, stablecoin, and card for over 5,000 businesses. Victor is a Venezuelan immigrant, Stanford dropout, and Thiel Fellow. He started Slash at 19 serving sneaker resellers, lost 60% of his revenue almost overnight, and rebuilt the company into a rocketship by betting on vertical banking. Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today's global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Do you prefer a written summary? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join ~85,000+ readers and listeners worldwide!Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3jWIpqp

Most businesses don't fall apart from bad decisions.They fall apart from good ones made too soon.A second brand. A new offer. Another location. It all looks like momentum until the original thing starts cracking with confused customers, divided staff, and a message that doesn't know what it's saying anymore.John Hanrahan, franchise strategist and the man who's 4x'd EBITDA on a multi-billion dollar automotive portfolio, and Amanda Green, award-winning journalist and newsroom systems builder, get into exactly where it breaks and what to do before it does.We cover:The first signs that show trouble (beyond financials)How internal communication become a public brand problemWhat it takes to keep things pulling in the same direction when scaling across offers, locations, or audiences.If you're sitting on a growth decision right now, this one's perfect timing.-Often, I see businesses hit a wall when it comes to their offerings and brands not complementing or building on each other to the point of brand cannibalization. So, The Brand Scaling Tool was born to find the best solution for your mix and goals. Get direction right up front based on where you're at today:https://www.badasserybyb.com/brand-scaling-04:58 Why Businesses Add Too Fast08:36 PR And Rebrand Band Aids11:00 Early Warning Signs13:15 Franchise Cracks And Economics16:35 Internal Comms To Public Fallout24:39 Rolling Out New Offers30:03 Seasonal Push Planning37:18 Tool Break And The Fix38:25 Setting up your ‘Newsroom' style Content Hub40:07 Scaling Locations Playbook45:38 Adding Services Risks47:51 Training Systems Breakpoints48:58 Editorial Meetings and getting Team Feedback51:29 Surveys Versus Conversations01:00:36 Adapting Brands in New Markets01:03:49 Where Brands Resist Change01:08:48 Your ‘Where To Start' Audit-5 episodes to binge on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The no bullshit strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Alex Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brand strategy in action⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Cam Varner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Repositioning to $10M⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Nicole Downer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Your Business Might Be Unsellable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Allie Beckmann and Alexandria Seydel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Repositioning Without Losing Customers ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Amy Heidersbach & Melissa Eaton-Reach out to guest speaker Amanda Green:LinkedIn | In Your Voice Media Works | NewsletterReach out to guest speaker John Hanrahan:⁠LinkedInFollow Beatrice Gutknecht:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Paulo Passoni, Managing Partner at Valor Capital, and Olga Maslikhova sit down with their first-ever TJC Debrief guest — Ivana Delevska, Founder and CIO of Spear Invest and Portfolio Manager of the Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX, Nasdaq), one of the best-performing actively managed AI ETFs. Ivana spent a decade at Tiger Management, Millennium, and Citadel before founding Spear, where she now runs over $100M in AUM as a one-person fund augmented by AI. This is the June 2026 edition of TJC Debrief — a monthly show covering tech, venture, and capital markets through a global lens.We cover where $1 of AI spend actually goes — 50% to compute, 15–20% to networking, 15% to power and physical build-out — and why networking is the most under-the-radar layer of the value chain, why behind-the-meter power and former Bitcoin mining sites (Applied Digital) are the most overlooked plays in AI infrastructure, why Latin America could become a serious data center alternative to the US given cheaper electricity and faster permits, why hyperscaler-backed offtake deals are solving the cost-of-capital problem for data center build-outs, the SpaceX IPO at $1.77 trillion and 60x forward revenue with only 15% growth — and why Paulo thinks the employee lockup wall is the biggest risk, why Anthropic at ~$1T with $15B revenue scaling to $200B in 2027 is the more reasonable bet on a 12-month horizon while SpaceX is the better 10-year hold, why the application layer is where the next wave of billion-dollar revenue companies will emerge — using Higgsfield as a case study going from $0 to nearly $500M in revenue in one year by orchestrating 30 video models, why speed and revenue per employee ($1–10M is the new bar) are the only real moats left in software, why Elon is the "king of hardware" and what the EPC contractor insourcing playbook actually looks like, why community is the anti-AI moat — from independent watchmaker collector groups to Corgi's coffee shop in Silicon Valley, why the air pocket of AI demand is the real risk to watch (token prices are the early signal), and why wealth concentration from the AI boom is the biggest macro risk of all — and what forced-savings products and intelligent wealth transfer mechanisms could prevent it.Subscribe to The J Curve Insider newsletter for deeper insights and follow Olga on LinkedIn and Instagram.

If you've ever felt like your business problems were strategy problems, this episode will flip that completely. Dr. Kasey Jo Orvidas sits down with her mentors James and Jenni Wedmore for a conversation about what business breakthroughs actually require, and why the internal work isn't separate from the business work. In this episode, they cover:What a business breakthrough actually is and why it almost never looks like what you expectWhy every problem in your business starts as a problem of the mind, and what to do with thatHow James took his business from $2M to $10M in one yearWhat you're avoiding in your business, why you're avoiding it, and what that's costing youWhy the "uncoachable client" label says more about the coach than the clientA practical experiment for the skeptical, analytical person who wants to see if the internal work actually matters If you've been wondering why the strategy isn't working even when you're doing everything right, this conversation is for you. Register for the free Business Breakthrough Experience (June 11) Connect with us on Instagram: @coachkaseyjo @jameswedmore@jenniwedmore

Enhanced Games Recap: PEDs, PRs, Recovery, and the $10M Usain Bolt Bounty | Iron Radio In this Iron Radio episode, hosts Coach Phil Stevens, Dr. Mike T. Nelson, and Dr. Lonnie Lowery discuss the recent Enhanced Games, noting that unenhanced top-level competitors often beat enhanced entrants who were frequently retired for 5–14 years and had only about four months of prep, including roughly two months enhanced. They argue the results still showed meaningful effects, with many athletes—especially older ones—beating personal bests, and they highlight weightlifting as the sport with the most dramatic improvements, including an athlete opening 10 kg over his best and narrowly missing a world record at 30 kg over. They critique expectations of instant “Captain America” gains, discuss sport-specific tradeoffs (e.g., muscle mass and drag in swimming), mention strict FDA-approved protocols, heavy commercialization, major investors, prize payouts, Olympic bans, and a new $10M offer for breaking Usain Bolt's 100m record, with plans toward 2027. 00:00 Show Intro and Hosts 00:46 Concert Banter and Updates 01:41 Enhanced Games Recap 03:29 Why Records Didn't Fall 04:44 Swimming vs Strength Sports 06:25 Strongman Drug Rules 08:12 Money Incentives and Olympics 11:22 Training Timeline and Oversight 12:51 Sponsors and TRT Clinics 17:18 Marketing and Mechanical Doping 20:10 Recovery Not Just Muscle 22:31 Ethics and Pro Sports Testing 24:24 Testing Is a Joke 25:00 Doping Culture by Sport 25:33 Olympics Arms Race 27:04 Genetics Skill and Reality 28:47 Bodybuilding Drug Debate 31:33 Capitalism and Sport Picks 32:32 Tech Suits and Gear Rules 34:17 Results PRs and Future 35:54 Timeframes and Supervision 37:51 Safety Monitoring Ethics 41:12 Wrap Up and Disclaimer Donate to the show via PayPal HERE.You can also join Dr Mike's Insider Newsletter for more info on how to add muscle, improve your performance and body comp - all without destroying your health, go to www.ironradiodrmike.com Thank you!Phil, Jerrell, Mike T, and Lonnie

This week, we break down three creator-made films that are reshaping the industry: Backrooms ($118M opening weekend on a $10M budget), Obsession ($148M box office on a sub-$1M budget), and Markiplier's Iron Lung ($52M independently). From a 16-year-old YouTuber landing an A24 deal to creators outperforming major studio releases, these stories reveal what happens when internet-native storytellers bring their audiences to the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do so many ecommerce brands struggle with their ROAS? Neil Twa and Cem Atik dive into the top three mistakes that can tank your return on ad spend and the key metrics you need to track. Cem, founder of Harucon Ventures, shares his insights from scaling brands to eight figures and flipping them like real estate. They discuss why channel diversity is crucial and how a single platform dependency can cripple your business. Cem reveals his strategy for identifying distressed assets and turning them into profitable ventures. Whether you're just starting out or managing a $10M+ brand, this episode offers actionable insights on improving your ROAS and building a sustainable ecommerce business. Ready to audit your AI readiness? Take the free 5-question assessment: voltagedm.com/aiquiz?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep289

Roger Neel sold his SaaS company at $100M+ ARR, took three hours off, and dove straight into a health tech startup backed by Google Ventures and Dexcom. In this conversation, Roger breaks down the full arc — from founding Mavenlink in the teeth of the 2008 financial crash, to grinding through 13 years of customer base churn, fundraising rounds, and eventually selling to PE. He also shares what he'd do completely differently if he were starting today with AI tools at his disposal to build a 9-figure business. We get into his framework for evaluating whether a business is actually defensible (he calls it the 3 Ds), why most SaaS companies don't need a moat until they're past $10M, what really happens when you sell to a PE firm, and how a regulatory curveball nearly killed his new company Signos right before launch.   Key Takeaways with Roger Neel (01:48) Building A $100M Company In The AI Era (04:03) The Origin Story Of Mavenlink (07:01) The Future Of SaaS And Custom Software (09:25) The Three Ds: Demand, Differentiation, Defensibility (17:18) Why He Jumped Into Health Tech (19:26) Finding Your Actual Passion In Business (21:51) How Signos Revolutionized Continuous Glucose Monitoring (27:27) When A Regulatory Shift Breaks Your Model (33:16) Bootstrapping Vs. Raising Capital (38:09) The 13-Year Growth Arc To Exit (41:54) Going Up Market Faster With AI  (46:43) Selling To PE: How The Deal Actually Works (48:48) Why Keep Raising Instead Of Selling Earlier (50:24) PE vs. IPO (51:02) Picking The Right PE Firm (58:03) Advice For Raising Capital Today (59:30) AI Tools Entrepreneurs Should Be Using   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ktl53U-LLL0     Let's Connect: Website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook

If you're not accurately calculating your landed costs, your apparel brand could be losing money without you even realizing it.  In this episode of the Business of Apparel podcast, Rachel explains exactly what landed cost means and how to calculate it for apparel products in a simple, practical way. She shares why understanding the true cost of producing and importing your garments is essential for protecting your margins and building a profitable business.

Setting up a business is a major life decision that should not be taken lightly—it is incredibly painful. The ups definitely outweigh the downs, but the downs can be dark. Having a co-founder makes all the difference. Matthew Duhig, CEO and co-founder of FX Digital, started the business at university with his co-founder Tom, to build a website for his sister's bridal shop for free. Fifteen years later, they've grown from £1.5M to approaching £10M revenue, from 20 people to nearly 80, and they've built connected TV applications for major media and sports companies. Along the way, they had one major near-death experience when a single client became 80% of revenue, then in-housed the work down to 60%—leaving Matt and Tom with no personal wealth or assets, living together, staring at the barrel. But they believed in their proposition, backed themselves against the wall, and won 4 of 5-6 bids they needed to win, which launched them into major tech company work and one of their best years ever.In this episode, Matt reveals his four contrarian beliefs about building businesses: (1) Running a business is incredibly painful and decision should not be taken lightly; (2) Vision comes from consumption (reading, listening, watching—not plucking it from air); (3) Don't make promises you can't control (resentment is harder to overcome than anything else in teams); (4) The job of an entrepreneur is to reduce risk (not take risks). He shares why he's an absolute delegator (sometimes great, sometimes backfires), how he managed to get off the tools when billing five days a week, why he stays in touch with 5-10 people at any given time who might be future hires, and how Barcelona became their second office (Jack the QA lead asked if he could relocate and Matt asked him to set up an office instead).What you'll learn:

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP275 Download your free Cash Flow Resource Bundle here: https://trybta.com/DL275 You're winning jobs, billing strong — and still sweating payroll every two weeks. Cash timing slips. Payroll doesn't. Here's how to fix it.In this episode, Danny Kerr breaks down the exact cash flow management system BTA has used with 1,900+ contractors to stop the financial panic and start projecting 90 days ahead, so you can make growth decisions with intention, not desperation.What you'll learn:The 5 cash flow killers quietly draining your roofing contractor business (weak deposits, slow collections, and more)How to build a simple weekly cash flow system — so you know what you can spend before you hire, buy, or marketHow to project your cash position 90 days out and spot payroll pressure before it hitsThe financial benchmarks $10MM contractors actually useHow to stop playing financial roulette and build real confidence in your numbersWhether you're at $1M or pushing $10M, cash flow management isn't optional — it's the difference between scaling and gambling.00:00-Intro09:32-Developing Annual Budgets19:20-Effective Job Costing23:48-Industry Profit Benchmarks28:04-Strategic Cash Flow32:28-Avoiding Cash Flow Destroyers41:22-Using Cash Flow Projections53:43-Expense and Overhead Q&A

What's hot, what's not, and what's shaping the cultural zeitgeist right now? Donny Deutsch breaks down the biggest brand moments of the week — from alarming AI scams targeting families to surprising luxury real estate data, viral TikTok trends, and a music history milestone. In this episode:

Please answer our short Moneywise listener survey! (Very, very short): joinhampton.com/moneywisefeedbackJOIN HAMPTON:These episodes often come directly out of conversations happening inside Hampton, a private community for founders and CEOs with $3M+ in revenue or $10M+ exits. Members range from $5M net worth to billions. They wrestle with these same questions off the record. Apply at http://joinhampton.com/mw.HOW FOUNDERS ARE BUILDING WEALTH:How much do founders actually make, spend, invest, work, and keep in net worth? Hampton surveyed founders directly and put the answers into one report. Download it for free here: https://joinhampton.com/mw-wrEPISODE DETAILS:Thibault — known online as Tibo — is a French indie hacker who spent six years failing at startups before building Tweet Hunter during Covid lockdown and selling it for $10 million. Except the real number was more complicated than that: $2 million up front, $8 million in earn-out, and 18 months of some of the most stressful building of his life to get there. He walked away with just under $3 million post taxes — and says he regrets the sale entirely.Today, Tibo is doing over $1 million a month in revenue across a portfolio of five software products he's built since that exit. His personal spend is negligible. He has no financial advisor, keeps roughly 50% of his net worth in cash, and puts almost everything investable into index funds.This episode gets into the full deal structure, the psychological cost of the earn-out period, what he calls the "frozen state" that hits founders after a big exit, and why he says he will never sell a company again.Timestamps:02:12 — Full guest intro: who Thibault is, the Tweet Hunter story, deal structure breakdown, and episode roadmap08:08 — The $10M deal unpacked: earn-out structure, revenue milestones, and what he actually collected10:17 — The co-founder split, the 25% influencer equity deal, and whether he'd do it again14:09 — How the influencer partnership worked and why they replicated it on Tapio26:17 — "Getting a ton of money up front feels unhealthy" — Thibault on why lump-sum exits are psychologically dangerous28:14 — The "frozen state": why founders can't ship after a big exit30:42 — The earn-out burnout period: stress, loss aversion, and the 18 hardest months of his life34:37 — "It was a bad decision financially" — Thibault's verdict on the sale38:15 — Nomadic life, the Vietnam hacker residency, and how wealth changes how he travels42:42 — No financial advisor, no trust in wealth managers — why everything goes into S&P 50045:29 — Personal spend breakdown: ~$8K/month — rent, food, tech gadgets, and that's basically it48:27 — What happens to the ~$90K/month delta: cash, S&P 500, and acquiring more products49:45 — The portfolio strategy: five products, two unannounced, and the 2026 scaling challenge51:12 — Building a distribution bridge between all his products with an AI agent53:06 — Raising kids with money: unconditional safety as the foundation for risk-taking

Most contractors think offshoring is about saving money. It's actually about creating leverage.John Wilson and Jack Carr break down how offshore teams helped them scale faster, build better systems, and free up key leaders to focus on growth. They share exactly which roles to offshore, what to keep in-house, and the leadership lessons they've learned after managing dozens of remote team members across recruiting, dispatch, accounting, marketing, and customer service.What you'll learn:→ Which roles should be offshored first (and which shouldn't)→ The judgment vs. process framework for hiring decisions→ How offshore teams force better systems and accountability→ Why SOPs matter more than geography→ How to structure dispatch, CSR, recruiting, and accounting teams————————————————

In this eye-opening episode, Nick Avaria, Founder of Agency Acquisitions, shares why many stage 4 founders get trapped in the missing middle. If you're growing revenue but profits are shrinking, complexity is overwhelming you, and your team feels misaligned, you won't want to miss it.You will discover:- Why growth rewards you with more problems and a dangerous chasm called the missing middle- How to stop promoting individual contributors and build real middle management systems- What it takes to transition from founder to CEO so you stop being the speed limitThis episode is ideal for for Founders, Owners, and CEOs in stage 4 of The Founder's Evolution. Not sure which stage you're in? Find out for free in less than 10 minutes at https://www.scalearchitects.com/founders/quizNick is a serial agency owner and strategist who's scaled multiple marketing agencies beyond 7- and 8-figures, bought and sold 7 firms, and built a system that's helped countless agency owners finally get their time and sanity back, all while growing profits significantly. Nick's not just another “consultant.” He's still in the trenches. He owns two agencies today that run without him (under 4 hours/week of his time), and he's now on a mission to help 100 agencies scale to $10M+ or hit $1M in profit annually while building workplaces where people thrive.Want to learn more about Nick Avaria's work at Agency Acquisitions? Check out his website at https://www.agencyacquisitions.io/Connect with Nick through his LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickavaria/Mentioned in this episode:Take the Founder's Evolution Quiz TodayIf you're a Founder, business owner, or CEO who feels overworked by the business you lead and underwhelmed by the results, you're doing it wrong. Succeeding as a founder all comes down to doing the right one or two things right now. Take the quiz today at foundersquiz.com, and in just ten questions, you can figure out what stage you are in, so you can focus on what is going to work and say goodbye to everything else.Founder's Quiz

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Ben Swann is an investigative journalist covering US politics, international politics, Jeffrey Epstein and much more. Ben & Danny discuss the Epstein files, Thomas Massie, the Iran-Israel war & missing UFO scientists. SPONSORS https://mudwtr.com/dannyjones - Use code DANNYJONES for up to 43% off. https://amentara.com/go/djp - Use code DJ11 for an extra 11% off. https://shopify.com/dannyjones - Sign up for your $1 per-month trial today. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS @TheBenSwann https://x.com/BenSwann_ https://www.instagram.com/benswann_ FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - The Epstein scandal destroyed his career 03:38 - The origin of Pizzagate 09:43 - The "cheese pizza" code 12:59 - "The DC pizzeria DID have a basement" 15:30 - Symbols linked to Pizzagate 17:52 - Comet Pizza owner 22:00 - Cannibalism 22:56 - Epstein's darkest inner circle 34:51 - Ben's Pizzagate story got him fired 40:36 - Marina Abramović's "spirit cooking" 42:07 - Epstein's close relationship with Zelenskyy 44:34 - Hillary Clinton's deposition 47:59 - Who funded Thomas Massie's campaign 58:09 - Where the Epstein evidence is hidden 01:00:34 - The Brazilian model who exposed Melania Trump 01:09:21 - The biggest problem with the Epstein case 01:11:38 - "Epstein is absolutely alive" 01:19:55 - Epstein left $10M to 2 Norwegian kids 01:21:17 - Ghislaine Maxwell is the smoking gun 01:27:21 - The military contractor scam 01:32:30 - The Iran WSO rescue was a distraction story 01:39:28 - How government controls the national news 01:41:09 - Cartel killings in El Paso 01:48:24 - The strategic release of the UFO files 01:53:18 - "They will announce non-human entities" 01:59:09 - Religious hypocrisy of the Iran War 02:05:14 - Ben's experience working for Russian state media 02:07:29 - Zelenskyy's corruption exposed 02:18:15 - Ukraine bioweapons labs 02:23:05 - Epstein's relationship with Bannon 02:27:57 - Tyler Robinson - Charlie Kirk story makes no sense 02:39:32 - Craziest detail about the Butler assassination attempt 02:43:29 - Missing UFO scientists 02:47:54 - Savannah Guthrie's mom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello and Welcome to the DX Corner for your weekly Dose of DX. I'm Bill, AJ8B. The following DX information comes from Bernie, W3UR, editor of the DailyDX, the WeeklyDX, and the How's DX column in QST. If you would like a free 2-week trial of the DailyDX, your only source of real-time DX information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com  I have some details on the CP7DX DXpedition to Bolivia. They are QRV from Tarija until June 6, including the CQ WW WPX CW weekend. The rest of the time they will do SSB, CW and FT8, 160-6M and EME on 144 and 432 MHz. QSL direct to LU1FM and Club Log OQRS too.  WA7RAR, Chris, is QRV from Bonaire as PJ4CB until June 8, SSB and CW, 20-10M and from POTA sites on the island.   Alain, F8FUA, will be in Kigali, Rwanda, operating holiday style as 9X5KM from June 4 to 13. There will be activity on CW, SSB and Digital on all HF bands, and depending on local conditions, possibly 160 meters. QSO will be uploaded to LoTW and LoTW, but no OQRS. QSL direct or via the bureau to F8FUA.  OH1LEG and OH1MN, Juha and Markus, will again activate OJ0Z and OJ0MN respectively from Market Reef, until June 6. It will be the same gear as previously, a pair of IC-7300 radios and dipoles and other wire antennas. Modes will be SSB and FT8.  Juha says they do four meters down to 160 meters and “I like more low bands.”  They will not do Logbook of the World or eQSL.  3G0Z became QRV from Juan Fernandez using 17m SSB and FT8 with a single-element Delta Loop antenna. Felipe was still installing additional antennas and planned to bring a linear amplifier online to expand capabilities. Weather on the island was cool but manageable—around 15°C (59°F) with clouds, light rain, and mild wind. The antenna site, about 40 meters above sea level, offers strong propagation toward Europe, Africa, and the central U.S. The operation is expected to last about 20 days.  Mac, KC8CPK, is a flight nurse on temporary duty at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands,  doing Medevac work and is operating as V7/KC8CPK while awaiting his Marshallese license. Because the ham shack and antennas are shared with DARPA and NASA, he can only operate when the equipment is not otherwise in use, though he is trying to get on the air as often as possible. He expects to remain for about three more weeks. Current equipment is an IC-7300 with an M² 7/10/30LP antenna, and 40 meters seems to be the best band for that setup. There are also experimental fan dipoles for lower bands, possibly including 60 meters, but 80 meters is not available.  VR2XAN, Alberto, will be on as XX9TXN from Macao June 2-9, SSB, CW and FT8, all bands 160-6, “with a special focus on North America.” He says he will attempt SSB on 80M “and maybe 160.” QSL to IV3SKB.  ZL3IO, Holger is back in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, using the callsign ZL7IO, today to June 4, including the CQ WPX CW weekend, a single operator all band. QSL to DK7AO.  VP0/H – South Shetland Islands SQ4O, Rafal Mazur, says “If everything goes well, I plan to start broadcasting at the end of May” as HF0PAS from the Polish Antarctic Station Arctowski on King George Island. He has installed a Yagi for 20, 15 and 10 meters as well one for 6 meters. Rafal still has plans to install a dipole for 80 and 40 meters. He is expected to be there until October.  TF1OL, Ólafur, and his wife will be on Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde, from June 12 to June 23 for a 10-day stay. During this time, he will be active on FT8 and FT4 on 80 through 6 meters under the callsign D4OL.   If you have questions or need information, just drop me a note at thedxmentor@gmail.com  Until next week, this is Bill, AJ8B saying 73 and thanks to my XYL Karen for her love and support. I Hope to hear you in the pileups! Have a great DX week! 

OpusClip: Start clipping at https://opus.pro/ich Airbnb: Find a co-host at https://airbnb.com/host Zapier: Get Started for FREE at https://Zapier.com/ICH FanDuel: Sign up now for your $25 bonus on FanDuel Predicts Subscribe To MeetKevin Here:  @MeetKevin  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:02 - Michael Burry & Biggest Stock Wins (Circle, Tesla, Nvidia) 00:03:08 - The $40M Tesla Portfolio & Lessons From Losses 00:05:52 - Happier With Less Stress / Should You Pay Off Debt? 00:08:11 - Iran War, Pickaxe Mountain & the Market Rally 00:11:17 - Forward Growth Valuations & the Circular AI Flow 00:13:35 - The Most Frustrating Rally Ever / Advice for $40-200K Earners 00:16:11 - OpusClip Sponsor / How the Average Person Should Invest in 2026 00:17:29 - QQQ vs TQQQ: Why Leveraged ETFs Will Go to Zero 00:21:04 - The #1 Risk Nobody's Talking About: Credit & Data Center Overbuild 00:24:58 - The Labor Market & The Wealth Effect 00:27:27 - Dry Powder & Why Cash Reduces Selling Pressure 00:29:06 - Kevin's Portfolio & Kevin O'Leary's $5M FU Money Take 00:31:02 - Are 5% Treasuries Actually a Good Buy? 00:34:54 - The Hantavirus & Real Estate Risk 00:37:31 - Airbnb & Zapier Sponsorships 00:40:04 - Is It Harder to Build Wealth in 2026? 00:42:00 - AI Implementation as the Path to Wealth (Cardone Comparison) 00:46:04 - The Best Decade Ever to Buy Real Estate (2022-2032) 00:48:34 - Graham Pushes Back: Why He's Selling His Real Estate 00:55:55 - Habitability Lawsuits & California Tenant Risk 00:57:42 - Mansion Tax & Anti-Investor Legislation 00:59:09 - Who Should Buy vs Rent / Kevin's Portfolio Allocation 01:00:55 - FanDuel Sponsor / Kevin's Top Stock Holdings 01:03:16 - Kevin's Fitness & Mediterranean Diet Transformation 01:06:38 - How Much Do You Need to Retire? ($8-10M for a Family) 01:09:19 - Spending More When You Have Free Time 01:11:43 - Buy Now Pay Later & Deferred Recession Risk 01:12:33 - Ideal Lifestyle: When Your Salary Covers Everything 01:14:57 - Best Money You'll Ever Spend & The $12.9M Jet Story 01:20:42 - SEC Investigations & The Large Options Trader Letter 01:23:48 - Zero-Day Options Trading Explained 01:27:07 - Jack's Weekly Covered Call Strategy 01:32:00 - Career Advice: Grinding on the Right Thing 01:34:08 - Podcasting & Corporate-Owned YouTube Channels 01:38:29 - The $2.2M Offer to Buy 10% of Graham's Channel 01:41:00 - Toddler Podcast Idea & Niching Down Your Audience 01:43:49 - Family Life: Kids, Personalities & a Dad Win 01:47:13 - Trump Accounts & Tax Strategies 01:48:18 - Final Advice & Wrap-Up *

In today's RaiseMasters Radio episode, I sit down with Hussein to break down his journey from medical device engineer to raising millions in investor capital. We talk about building trust through authentic communication, leveraging mini webinars, and how simple one-to-many strategies helped his group raise $10M in just 18 minutes. Tune in if you want to scale your capital raising efforts without becoming someone you're not. Resources mentioned in the episode: Hussein Girnary Email Interested in learning how to take your capital raising game to the next level? Meet us at Capital Raiser's Edge. Learn more here: https://raisingcapital.com/cre

In this solo episode of Million Dollar Flip Flops, Rodric breaks down one of the most painful realities in business growth:

Most contractors who can't scale their home service business aren't failing — they're solving the wrong problems at the wrong time.John Wilson sits down with FieldPulse Chief Growth Officer Daniel Eigner to break down the operational chaos that kills growth between $1M and $10M. From contractor CRM setup and price books to job costing, KPIs, and AI tools — they cover what actually moves the needle and why fundamentals beat complexity every time.After working with hundreds of growing contractors, the pattern is clear: most businesses are "loosely functioning disasters" running on hustle instead of systems. This episode is the blueprint for fixing that.What you'll learn:→ Why most contractors focus on the wrong metrics→ The foundational systems every growing business needs→ How CRM, booking rate, and price books drive scalability→ Why overbuilt systems slow growth — not speed it up→ How job costing and financial visibility change your margins→ How AI will reshape operations, reporting, and accounting→ What breaks when your business suddenly gets "100 more" of something————————————————

You know your revenue number. You can probably recite your billing rate without thinking. But ask most law firm owners what they actually want to take home this year, and they go quiet. That gap between generating money and building wealth is exactly where most attorneys are stuck, and it has nothing to do with how hard they're working.In this episode, Gary sits down with Jessica Gonifas, CPA and founder of Silver Peaks Accounting, to explore why so many law firm owners feel financially uncertain despite strong revenue, and what it actually takes to build a firm that generates lasting personal wealth. This conversation moves beyond tax prep and bookkeeping into the strategic financial thinking that most attorneys never receive from their current advisors.Key Takeaways:Stop starting with revenue. Define your personal take-home goal first, then reverse-engineer everything else: revenue targets, staffing, pricing, and growth strategy.Understand why even monthly financial reporting still leaves most firms operating in the past, and what forward-looking financial management actually looks like in practice.Look at your staff before you look at your expenses. A 5 to 10 percent gain in team productivity is almost always a more powerful profit lever than cutting costs elsewhere.Recognize the pattern Jessica sees most often: firm owners who know their revenue number but have no clear plan connecting that revenue to personal wealth or financial independence.Know that financial stress does not stay in the office. When your firm's financial structure lacks clarity, it shows up in your confidence, your relationships, and how present you are for the people who matter most.Jessica Gonifas, CPA, is the founder of Silver Peaks Accounting, an advisory firm dedicated exclusively to law firms. Her team delivers CFO-level financial strategy, proactive tax planning, and profit optimization for practices generating $1M to $10M annually. She also hosts the podcast Beyond the Books, where she shares practical financial education for law firm owners.If you finished this episode realizing your firm has been running without a real financial plan, that is your signal. Subscribe to The Free Lawyer so you never miss a conversation like this one, and pass it along to a fellow attorney who needs to hear it. The next step toward a practice that funds the life you actually want starts at garymiles.net.TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Welcome and episode introduction[01:43] The moment that changed everything[03:31] Why focus exclusively on law firms[05:29] Eight years in: surprising lessons learned[08:48] What sets Silver Peaks apart[13:09] Rearview mirror accounting explained[17:26] What a strategic CFO partner does[21:08] Building generational wealth strategically[23:43] The staff productivity lever[29:41] Financial clarity as a freedom strategy[32:42] Is Silver Peaks right for your firmGUEST BIOJessica Gonifas, CPA, is the founder of Silver Peaks Accounting, a premier advisory firm dedicated to helping law firms transform revenue into lasting personal wealth. She works exclusively with practices generating $1M to $10M in annual revenue, delivering CFO-level financial strategy, proactive tax planning, and profit optimization well beyond what traditional accounting firms provide. A former C-suite executive with experience across government, large corporations, and an international publicly traded firm, Jessica built Silver Peaks to fill a critical gap in forward-looking financial advisory for the legal profession. She also hosts the podcast Beyond the Books and is the author of a book for law firm owners.Take The Free Lawyer Assessment (10 minutes, completely free):https://www.garymiles.net/the-free-lawyer-assessmentWould you like to learn what it looks like to become a truly Free Lawyer? You can schedule a complimentary call here: https://calendly.com/garymiles-successcoach/one-one-discovery-call

Retail stores can be a powerful partner in increasing brand visibility and building customer trust, but there needs to be a strategy behind the way brand founders pitch their apparel.   In this episode of the Business of Apparel podcast, Rachel breaks down the three essential tools every apparel brand needs to successfully land wholesale accounts with boutiques, specialty shops, and retailers. She explains how to prepare for wholesale sales meetings with detailed pricing sheets, curated lookbooks and assortments, and clear payment terms that make it easier for buyers to say yes.  

The First Water Sector Unicorn Wants to IPO. But Wall Street kinda forgot how to buy water... Early-stage water tech funding quadrupled in seven years. Private equity's share of water M&A doubled in a decade, with a record 165 PE-led acquisitions in a single year. The bench of PE-owned water platforms grew from 42 companies in 2015 to nearly 600 in 2025. And the sector just minted its first twice-unicorn - Gradiant - with a Series E at a $2 billion valuation on Day 1 of the Global Water Summit 2026! So, will Gradiant IPO?Four all-time highs at once... but the fifth dimension - the public market - went the other way. IPOs in the 2020s are a pale echo of the 2010. So I flew to Madrid to ask the people building the machine (the VCs, the PE platforms, the strategics, the bankers, the entrepreneurs) a single question: is this closed-loop water-capital machine a feature of a mature sector, or a $300 billion pressure cooker about to crack?

If you've ever used your human design (or astrology, or any system) as a reason why you can't do something—this conversation will flip that entirely. Amy Elizabeth built a $10M+ human design company over five years, then made a decision that made no logical sense: she closed it. Not because anything was broken, but because something greater was calling. In this conversation, Amy shares how human design became her tool for limitless potential, not limitation—and how she navigated single motherhood, financial uncertainty, and a complete identity evolution by trusting the nudges before they made sense. Celinne and Amy explore what happens when you stop waiting for crisis to evolve, why conditioning (not your design) creates your limits, and what it actually looks like for women to collaborate from a place of personal power rather than need. ON THIS EPISODE: 00:01 Discover what human design actually is and why it's the science of differentiation 04:08 Learn the five energy types and what they reveal about how you're meant to live 10:27 Explore why human design feels limiting—and how conditioning, not design, creates the box 19:08 Hear Amy's journey from school teacher to seven-figure business owner during single motherhood 27:20 Witness what it means to trust alignment when life falls apart 48:13 Understand why Amy closed her $10M business to step into partnership 55:17 Learn what true collaboration looks like when women are already in their power 01:07:23 Receive the one truth about alignment that changes everything KEY IDEAS:

Your shipping bill just went up. Again. USPS cost increases are hitting Amazon sellers hard, and if you're not paying attention, it could eat into your margins. Neil Twa breaks down why setting your shipping cost once and forgetting it is a mistake. Meet two sellers: both on Amazon, both facing rising costs, but with very different outcomes. One is a small operator in home goods, pulling in $18,000 a month. The other? A larger player, but both need to adapt. Neil shares three actionable moves to manage these increases. Start by auditing your actual shipping cost per unit this week. Full transparency: this isn't just for the $10M operators. It's for every seller, from $5K to $1M+ a month. The High Voltage Business Builders Podcast is all about managing your numbers with precision. Ready to audit your AI readiness? Take the free 5-question assessment — voltagedm.com/aiquiz?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep280

On today show we are talking about the situation in the Persian Gulf. I'm here to tell you that the straight of Hormuz is going to be a weaponized flash point for years to come. Even if the Trump administration negotiates a deal with Iranian regime, there are too many third parties who would benefit from weaponizing transit through the channel. There are reports of independent parties already demanding ransom from ships for up to $10M dollars for safe passage. For only a few thousand dollars a rogue actor can convince the world that the straight is not a safe place for shipping.Headlines are not going to bring peace to the Middle East. A simple agreement between Washington and Tehran will not bring peace to the region. There are simply too many parties involved and most of them are not even present at this negotiating table.------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

How do you scale a credit repair business to $10 million? Bruce Politano just made Credit Repair Cloud history as the first ever $10 Million Award winner, and he's breaking down exactly how he did it. Bruce is the founder of Credit Repair Junkies, made the Inc. 5000 two years in a row, and runs the largest credit repair outsourcing operation in the industry. In this episode, he gives the real version of his road to $10 million, the lessons that nearly broke his first business, and why he sold a 7,000-client company only to start over from scratch. He gets tactical too, sharing the exact pitch he uses to land lender partnerships, the Facebook tagging strategy that generates leads daily, the 5x5x5x5 follow-up method, and the five questions every credit repair CEO must answer to scale on purpose. Whether you're stuck at $5K a month or grinding toward your first million, this is the kind of advice you only get from someone who's actually done it. Tune in!  P.S. Join the #1 event to grow your credit repair business: http://creditrepairexpo.com/   Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro  02:46 The Real Road to $10M. No Highlight Reel  06:00 7,000 Clients From One Strategy and Zero Ad Spend  07:20 Why He Sold It All and Started Over  09:10 Impact Over Income. Why the Money Stops Being Enough  13:00 Stop Being the Face. Build a Business That Runs Without You  18:44 The Biggest Mistake New Owners Make With Ads  20:56 Why Free Clients Is a Bad Idea and What to Do Instead  23:08 How to Land Your First Lender Partner  25:08 Stop Marketing to Everyone. Aim for the Bullseye  30:40 Zero to $100K Is Stepping on Legos  35:10 When to Hire Your First Employee  37:06 Stop Obsessing Over Leads Before You Have a Foundation  40:48 How to Get Clients for Free Using Facebook  47:10 How He Took 6 Months Off Without Touching the Business  01:02:28 The One Automation That Saves the Most Time 01:04:42 Customer Service Beats Results Every Time  01:07:36 The Best Time to Ask for a Referral  01:09:26 Rapid Fire Questions  01:10:06 What's Next for Bruce and How to Reach Him Additional Resources: Credit Repair Junkies Get a free trial to Credit Repair Cloud Get my free credit repair training   5 Possible Reasons and How to Fix Them Make sure to subscribe so you stay up to date with our latest episodes.

Most business owners do not lose control all at once. They lose it slowly, one missed number, one poor structure, and one reactive tax decision at a time. In this episode of Sharkpreneur, Seth Greene interviews Peter Holtz, President of Peter Holtz CPA, who explains why traditional once-a-year accounting often leaves owners overpaying taxes, missing deductions, and making last-minute decisions that undermine long-term growth. He also explains how proactive planning, accurate books, smart business structure, margin awareness, and the right advisory team can help entrepreneurs regain control and build stronger, more profitable businesses. Key Takeaways:→ Business owners need proactive tax planning, not year-end panic attacks.→ Accurate books are the foundation for better tax decisions. → The wrong business structure can cost owners money.→ A good CPA should do more than fill out boxes on a tax return.→ Tax strategy should align with the owner's, business's, and family's goals. Peter Holtz is a seasoned CPA, entrepreneur, and tax strategist who helps business owners keep more of what they earn through proactive, year-round tax planning. With more than 20 years of experience, including time in Big 4 accounting and CFO roles for multiple companies, Peter has seen how traditional, once-a-year accounting often leaves business owners overpaying and underprepared.After recognizing the need for a more strategic approach, Peter built multiple eight-figure accounting firms designed to help business owners outsmart the IRS without relying on aggressive loopholes or unnecessary risk. He works with owners earning $500K to $10M+ to reduce taxes, protect wealth, and turn their CPA relationship into a true profit center. Connect With Peter:Website: https://peterholtzcpa.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterholtzcpa/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterHoltzCPALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peterholtzcpahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-holtz/

Are you running an accounting practice that relies entirely on your own personal production, or have you built a scalable business that can exist independently of you? For accounting firm owners, managing partners, and CPAs starting firms, understanding how to shift from manual operations to an acquirable business model is the ultimate goal. In this episode of Growing Your Firm, host David Cristello sits down with Joe Manganelli, the former founder and CEO of Calculate. Joe shares his incredible journey of launching, scaling, and successfully selling his outsourced CFO and accounting firm in under seven years. He pulls back the curtain on his aggressive top-line growth strategies, pricing models, and how he scaled his team to nearly 45 headcounts with zero outside funding. In this episode, we explore: - The Bootstrapped Blueprint: How Joe scaled Calculate to a $10M run rate without taking on venture capital or outside investment. - Top-Line Growth vs. Profitability: The strategic decisions behind running a high-growth firm (averaging 75%+ year-over-year) with modest margins. - Frictionless Client Acquisition: Transitioning from exhausting networking events to building a highly efficient, inbound B2B referral network. - The "Experienced" Hiring Strategy: Why your first operations managers and team members should have more experience than you do to truly offload workflow responsibilities. - The Reality of M&A: What the modern sale structure looks like for accounting firms, from equity rollovers to earnouts and transition periods.  

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Justin Baldoni could earn up to $10M for an exclusive tell-all, after his legal battle with Blake Lively has come to an end. Bethenny Frankel is in the middle of a bitter feud with RHONJ's Dina Manzo over a pair of shoes. Rebel Wilson's defamation lawsuit is moving forward, as the appellate court turns her down. And are there aliens among us?! Become a Member of No Filter: ALL ACCESS: https://allaccess.supercast.com/ Shop New Merch now: https://merchlabs.com/collections/zack-peter?srsltid=AfmBOoqqnV3kfsOYPubFFxCQdpCuGjVgssGIXZRXHcLPH9t4GjiKoaio Book a personalized message on Cameo: https://v.cameo.com/e/QxWQhpd1TIb “It's never going to be ‘business as usual' for her, but it's important to her to put one foot in front of the other and keep going,” the insider shared.Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video, on this YouTube Channel, and on No Filter with Zack Peter are for entertainment purposes only. All content is protected under Fair Use Rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Josh Browder is my favourite emerging manager. As the Founder of Browder Capital he has been the first check into unicorns like Micro1, Owner.com and Yuzu Health to name a few. He turned his Thiel Fellowship Grant of $100K into a whopping $10M angel portfolio. All new investments move into Josh's Four Seasons Residence where he then trains them on company building. They are only allowed to leave when they raise their seed round. In addition to this, Josh is the Founder & CEO @ DoNotPay, the now profitable company that has raised $22M from Marc Andreessen and others.  AGENDA: 00:00 Why I believe young founders make the best founders 02:10 What do I look for in founders I'm investing in? 10:00 How I test for founder commitment pre-investment 11:00 What do I want to see in the childhoods of the entrepreneurs that I back? 12:05 Why I make founders live with me in my Four Seasons residence after investing 14:00 There are three reasons why pre-seed companies fail and how I solve for them 15:45 What do I look for in a team to assure me they will last? 16:50 Is $5 million post still attainable in this world? 17:15 Should we be worried about the increasing levels of fraud at the early stages? 18:10 Which Silicon Valley investor was the most impressive? 20:00 Do VCs really add value? 20:50 Does university carry less value than ever and should founders drop out if they have a dream and an idea? 24:00 The advice of one lawyer changed the entire trajectory of this multi-million dollar company 28:10 I would never invest in someone that I met over Zoom 29:20 Are all the best founders you invest in delusional? 31:10 What is the biggest benefit of being a Thiel Fellow? 36:20 The problem of accelerators and why artificial constraints can enforce quality 38:20 How we used Mark Zuckerberg's house as a viewing instrument tool to get users 41:20 My pre-seed cheque in Micro One is now worth hundreds of millions and my lessons 43:20 The biggest mistake VCs are making in assessing founders 44:10 Why I will never tell the entrepreneur what to build and why I place little value on ideas 47:00 Why kingmaking is real and why you should accept half the price from a tier one firm 49:00 My biggest lessons on reserve investing 53:00 Why price rounds are bullshit and we should do more SAFEs 54:20 What all founders need to know about signing with a VC 55:10 Single biggest advice to founders on how to get the best price 57:30 What role does not exist today that will be massive in five years' time? 59:10 Stocks are bullshit. Cash is bullshit. I put my money in land. My personal investing strategy 1:01:00 Why the Trump administration is unwaveringly good for US business 1:03:20 Why competitive markets are the best investments 1:05:40 The serendipity of San Francisco is unmatched 1:08:10 What things does no one know about Marc Andreessen that everyone should know?  

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