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Episode Summary In this episode of Business Coaching Secrets, Karl Bryan and co-host Road Dog deliver an energetic, honest deep-dive into core principles for coaching business success—from the real meaning of the 80/20 rule, the power (and pitfalls) of focus, and the truth about scaling and client retention, to addressing anxiety as the price of ambition. With playful banter and actionable wisdom, Karl busts common myths, unpacks the signal-to-noise concept with lessons from Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, and shares unique rules for coaches to build stronger, longer client relationships and higher-performing businesses. Key Topics Covered The Real 80/20 Principle in Business Karl Bryan explores how Steve Jobs' return to Apple and Nike's turnaround show 80/20 thinking in action—cutting unproductive offerings to amplify the best. Examples span from Google, McDonald's, and clothing companies to coaching: focus on the assets and relationships that drive the bulk of your results (03:14–08:00). Contrarian Takes on Coaching Advice Why "do what you love and money will follow" is overrated—do what you're good at, fall in love with sales, marketing, and solving problems (09:03). Challenging the E-Myth idea of leaving a business for six months: rare in reality, context matters. The myth of "multiple streams of income": not wise until your primary business is reliably selling at high volume for an extended period (13:09). Signal vs. Noise: Working Smarter, Not Harder Inspired by Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, Karl Bryan discusses eliminating "busywork" and prioritizing the vital few actions that make the boat go faster (19:31). How to apply signal-to-noise thinking in project planning, debates, and even national economic policy. Unique, Underdiscussed Coaching Rules Nothing in life (or business) is a straight line—it's all about adapting to unpredictable curves. The formula for failure: too much time and too many distractions. The formula for success: tight deadlines and single focus. Networking and environment: strategically positioning yourself in high-value places accelerates opportunities (29:53). Client Retention, Relationship Building, and Mindset Clients stay because they like you—make business relationships more personal and long-term. Life needs to break you to wake you—how overcoming adversity can be a launching pad for bigger breakthroughs. Addressing anxiety: the hidden currency of ambition, and why planning and taking action melts anxiety (41:14). Notable Quotes "Starve the trivial many so the vital few can do their magic and compound." "Do what you're good at—that's how you make lots of money. Fall in love with selling, marketing, content creation, problem-solving… that's how you crush it." "Put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket really, really, really carefully." "Motion is noise; signal is the results. The ultimate measure of working smarter is a low signal-to-noise ratio." "Your greatest successes will come through other people." "Anxiety is the price of ambition… Successful people are worrying, anxious addicts." "Remember: progress equals happiness." Actionable Takeaways 1. Ruthlessly Identify & Double Down on Your 80/20 Map out what drives the majority of your revenues, client results, and business growth. Focus there; cut or minimize the distracting rest. 2. Stop Chasing Every Trend—Master Your One Main Thing Until you have a $5M+ business (or stable, strong revenue), don't split your focus into multiple streams. Place all eggs in one basket, watch it obsessively. 3. Build Relationships for the Long Term Move beyond transactional coaching—clients stay (and refer) when they genuinely like you. Invest in those relationships (even outside the boardroom). 4. Remove "Busywork"—Prioritize Like Jobs/Musk Before acting, ask: will this move me measurably closer to my goal? If not, drop it. Efficient action beats constant activity. 5. Create Momentum by Changing Your Environment Network in higher-end venues, luxury lobbies, or wherever your ideal clients are. Uplevel conversations and connections. 6. Face Anxiety by Doing the Planning and the Work Document best/worst/probable scenarios. The act of planning, not the plan itself, reduces anxiety and increases confidence. 7. Serve and Connect—Fight the Epidemic of Loneliness Facilitate connection and belonging (like Swifties and Taylor Swift); people stay for how you make them feel. Resources Mentioned - Profit Acceleration Software™: Developed by Karl Bryan, a tool for demonstrating and delivering breakthrough client value. - Focused.com: Daily coaching strategies and insights, plus Profit Acceleration Software™ demos. - Networking and Environments: Visit high-end hotel lobbies, luxury car dealerships—be where your ideal clients are found. - Tony Robbins' Planning Frameworks: Step-by-step, action-driven problem-solving (Dickens Process, business planning). - Cody Sanchez's content on buying boring businesses: (Referenced as a case-in-point for scrutinizing "guru" numbers and context.) - Daily email subscription: Get tactical coaching insights at Focused.com. Like this episode? Please subscribe and share with another coach. Leave a review to help us impact more business coaches worldwide. For more resources on attracting small business owners and closing more high-end clients, visit Focused.com and get your demo of the Profit Acceleration Software™.

Most home service companies think they need more leads. But as you approach $5M, the real problems are often attribution, capacity, booking rates, sales, and fulfillment.Jack Carr and Sam Preston break down where home service marketing starts to break as a company grows, why cost per lead can be misleading, and how to track marketing all the way to actual revenue.They also cover Google Ads and Performance Max, AI search, review velocity, and why the next era of home service marketing could extend well beyond Google.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In This Episode━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• What breaks in marketing around $5M• Tracking leads all the way to revenue• Why cost per lead can be misleading• Using phone numbers and campaigns for attribution• Matching marketing spend to technician capacity• Why booking rate is one of the biggest missed opportunities• When a “lead problem” is actually a sales problem━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Sponsors ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Big ReputationGet more from your Google Business Profile with Big Reputation. Automate reviews, improve local visibility, and turn more Google searches into inbound calls. Learn more: https://www.bigreputation.ai/oao?utm_source=oao&utm_medium=paid Service ScalersGet more high quality leads with marketing built for home service companies. Book a free strategy call with Service Scalers and see what's driving real jobs: https://os.servicescalers.com/go/oao_podcast/referral/podcast AvocaSee how Avoca helps home service companies book more jobs with AI that handles calls, texts, follow ups, and dispatching without adding more chaos. Book a demo: https://www.avoca.ai/partners/oao ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Connect ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Jack Carrhttps://x.com/thehvacjack Sam Prestonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-preston-a682103b6/ Send Us Mail!More Ways To Connect with OAOStart HereOwned and Operated Newsletter Bonus Videos From JohnLeave a ReviewJohn Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

Walk & Talk episode with Tom Glanfield, founder of LHI Group.We walk around his Sandbanks plot and chat about the £13.5M bidding war to win it, why he never paid himself more than £150K while building LHI, and life after the exit.Connect with Tom here:-------------------------Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MHtnRPtxuEI-------------------------Podcast Sponsors: Claim your exclusive savings from our partners with the links below:Sourcewhale - Check Out Sourcewhale & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here.Atlas - Check Out Atlas & Claim Your Exclusive Offer HereRaise - Check Out Raise & Claim Your Exclusive Offer Here.-------------------------Want more content like this?The Wednesday Debrief is our free weekly newsletter for recruiters who take their craft seriously. Join 7,000+ subscribers here: https://newsletter.recruitmentmentors.com/-------------------------Get in touch with me:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hishemazzouz/-------------------------

Robin is the Head of Technology Investment Banking at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., where he leads a 50-banker team spanning 12 tech verticals. He has 30+ years of investment banking experience advising high-growth technology companies on M&A and capital raising.Topics:AI in Investment BankingTech Market OutlookStrategically Hiring Senior TalentBuilding a Collaborative Culture...and so much more.Top TakeawaysGrowth opportunities are increasingly coming from venture-backed targets. Most of the M&A activity Robin's team is seeing isn't traditional buyouts but portcos making strategic acquisitions to build out their existing platforms. Oppenheimer's recent sale of Kentik to PE-backed Infoblox is one example. For sponsors, it's a reason to look beyond the traditional add-on universe when building their M&A pipelines.The best use of AI may be capacity creation rather than headcount reduction. Oppenheimer is using an internal analytics tool to offload model-building, SEC data pulls, and other repetitive work. Robin sees the payoff not as needing fewer bankers, but as giving the existing team more capacity to process transactions and spend time with clients. The practical opportunity is to identify where AI can remove execution bottlenecks, then deliberately reinvest that capacity rather than treating efficiency as the end goal.High-stakes moments are built through low-stakes repetition. Robin learned that lesson rowing at Harvard, where months of repetitive training came down to a handful of six-minute races. Dealmaking requires the same discipline: keep doing the work when the payoff is distant, so you're ready when the moment that matters arrives.About Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is a full-service investment bank and wealth manager. Robin leads its technology investment banking group, with about 50 bankers across 12 verticals, from semiconductors and enterprise software to defense tech and aerospace. The team has advised on transactions including Backblaze's 2021 IPO, Corvex's $33M data-center financing, and Gilat's ~$157.5M acquisition of Comtech's satellite and space communications segment.Investors & Operators is brought to you by 51 Labs51 Labs is a marketing agency for the lower middle market. We offer full-service digital marketing for PE, portfolio companies, IB, VC, hedge funds.Brand Identity, Marketing Strategy, Marketing & AGM Video, LinkedIn Strategy & Execution, Web Design & Development, CRM Support & more400+ videos100+ projects#1 content creator on LinkedIn in the lower middle market

Jamie Johns is in his accounting firm about one day a week, and he still gets a tip out to his clients every week without setting aside hours to write it. He spent close to ten years sending technical newsletters that went almost entirely unanswered, and when he finally changed what he was writing about he found the marketing took less time and gave him far more back.In this episode, Jamie breaks down how accounting and bookkeeping firm owners can market consistently without finding hours they do not have. He covers the habit he built from a single calendar reminder, the two questions he asks himself once a week, and the line he draws between being genuinely useful and doing the paid work for nothing.You'll learn: ✅ How weekly marketing becomes a habit rather than another task on the list ✅ The two questions that give Jamie a year of content without planning any of it ✅ Why the content clients actually respond to is quicker to write than technical updates ✅ How to be genuinely useful every week and still run a proper sales process ✅ Why the more marketing you do, the smaller the sales conversation becomes ✅ When to hand your marketing to someone else and what to look forIf you have ever told yourself you will get to your marketing once things slow down, this episode will change the way you think about how much time it actually takes.________________  PS: Whenever you're ready… here are the fastest 4 ways we can help you fix and grow your accounting firm:   1. Download our famous Wize Freedom Map for FREE - Find out the 101 projects every firm owner must implement to build a $5M+ firm that can run without them - Download here 2. Need to hire right now? Book a 1:1 FREE discovery call with our WizeTalent hiring coaches to help find your next team member the Wize Way – Click Here 3. Work with Jamie and our mentors for 8 weeks - Build a custom business plan for your firm - Apply here

Most teams get handed a target cost per lead with no math behind it, and that's where paid media strategy quietly falls apart. In this episode, Keegan breaks down how to actually build a target KPI from the ground up, and why chasing the wrong number can make a winning campaign look like it's failing (or a losing one look like it's working).We cover why scaling a campaign often pushes cost per lead up, and why that's not automatically bad if lead quality is improving. We walk through the full math: starting from your revenue goal, working out how many deals you need using your average deal size, then your lead volume using your close rate, and finally breaking that down into the campaign-level metrics (conversion rate, cost per click, budget) that actually get you there.Using a real example from a B2B construction prospect with a $1.5M monthly revenue goal, we show how target cost per lead should change based on which product or service line you're spending on, since close rates can vary widely across segments, even within the same account.We also get into why attribution needs to go down to the keyword and audience level, not just the campaign level, and why e-commerce brands should be optimizing for profit (using cost of goods sold and per-product margin) rather than blanket ROAS or revenue targets. We share results from a 10,000+ SKU e-commerce client where shifting to profit-based optimization grew profit over 40% in a quarter.If you've ever been handed a KPI you couldn't explain, or you're not sure your target cost per lead is actually right for your business, this episode is for you.

ในโลกของการทำงาน คนที่เหนื่อยน้อยกว่าแต่ได้ผลงานมากกว่า อาจไม่ใช่เพราะเขามีเวลา หรือมีต้นทุนมากกว่าคนทำงานคนอื่นๆ  . แต่อาจเป็นเพราะคนคนนั้นเข้าใจหัวใจสำคัญของ ‘Pareto Principle' กฎที่บอกว่าแค่เราแก้ Bug ที่ขวางชีวิตและการทำงานแค่ 1% ก็สามารถลดปัญหาได้เกินครึ่ง โดยพอดแคสต์ 5M ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนมาร่วมถอดรหัสกฎ 80/20 ผ่านกรณีศึกษาของ Microsoft และการนำไปประยุกต์ใช้กับชีวิตของเราจริงๆ

Regulatory for Private Funds Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Regulatory for private funds includes venture capital funds. VC funds can find an exemption from regulatory requirements by one of the following: Having fewer than 100 owners in the fund. This excludes entities created for the purpose of investing in the fund, such as SPVs or Special Purpose Vehicles. This is known as Section 3(c)(1). A qualifying venture capital fund can have up to 250 beneficial owners if the fund is less than $10M. It must pursue a venture capital investment strategy. It cannot be highly leveraged with debt. It cannot have redemption rights. Section 3(c)(7) concerns a fund that requires qualified investors. A fund cannot have more than 1,999 investors, so it's not a reporting company. Only qualified investors, not accredited investors, can invest. Qualified investors have $5M invested or they are an entity with $25M of investments. Review the regulatory requirements around a venture capital fund before launching one. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let's go startup something today. _________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

ในโลกของการทำงาน คนที่เหนื่อยน้อยกว่าแต่ได้ผลงานมากกว่า อาจไม่ใช่เพราะเขามีเวลา หรือมีต้นทุนมากกว่าคนทำงานคนอื่นๆ  . แต่อาจเป็นเพราะคนคนนั้นเข้าใจหัวใจสำคัญของ ‘Pareto Principle' กฎที่บอกว่าแค่เราแก้ Bug ที่ขวางชีวิตและการทำงานแค่ 1% ก็สามารถลดปัญหาได้เกินครึ่ง โดยพอดแคสต์ 5M ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนมาร่วมถอดรหัสกฎ 80/20 ผ่านกรณีศึกษาของ Microsoft และการนำไปประยุกต์ใช้กับชีวิตของเราจริงๆ 

ในโลกของการทำงาน คนที่เหนื่อยน้อยกว่าแต่ได้ผลงานมากกว่า อาจไม่ใช่เพราะเขามีเวลา หรือมีต้นทุนมากกว่าคนทำงานคนอื่นๆ  . แต่อาจเป็นเพราะคนคนนั้นเข้าใจหัวใจสำคัญของ ‘Pareto Principle' กฎที่บอกว่าแค่เราแก้ Bug ที่ขวางชีวิตและการทำงานแค่ 1% ก็สามารถลดปัญหาได้เกินครึ่ง โดยพอดแคสต์ 5M ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนมาร่วมถอดรหัสกฎ 80/20 ผ่านกรณีศึกษาของ Microsoft และการนำไปประยุกต์ใช้กับชีวิตของเราจริงๆ 

Inzo Technologies — When you acquire a business, you inherit its accumulated IT and cybersecurity problems too. Inzo helps acquisition entrepreneurs evaluate technology risk during due diligence and manage cybersecurity, IT, and voice after closing, including a complimentary IT risk audit of your target company. Learn more at https://www.inzotechnologies.com/etaMercury - Thanks to Mercury for partnering with me! Mercury gives founders powerful banking, cards, and financial tools built to help businesses operate smarter. Learn more and get started at https://mercury.com/ Quiet Light Brokerage specializes in helping entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses with experienced operators as brokers. They offer a free valuation clarity call to help owners understand what their business is worth and how to increase its value before selling. Learn more at https://quietlight.com/In this episode the hosts talk about a $5M absentee-owned truck and van outfitting business in Southern California that everyone actually likes—but $1.5M of inventory and some major working-capital questions could make or break the deal.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/sba-approved-absentee-owned-profitable-truck-and-van-upfitting/2539476/Welcome to Acquisitions Anonymous – the #1 podcast for small business M&A. Every week, we break down businesses for sale and talk about buying, operating, and growing them.Looking to build a professional website in minutes? Try Wix: https://wix.pxf.io/c/6898629/3115214/25616?trafcat=templateHubSpot is the backbone for how businesses scale without chaos. Try them out here: https://go.try-hubspot.com/OeG9VrSubscribe for more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.acquanon.com/newsletterThis week, the crew looks at an SBA-approved truck and van outfitting company in San Bernardino County, California, asking $5 million on roughly $4.9 million in revenue and $1.1 million in cash flow. Founded in 1973, the business manufactures, installs, and sells truck racks, toolboxes, storage systems, towing equipment, fuel tanks, bed liners, cargo-control equipment, and other commercial truck accessories. It serves contractors, municipalities, school districts, leasing companies, equipment users, and truck and van dealers—with no customer representing more than 5% of revenue.The deal gets especially interesting because the asking price includes approximately $1.5 million of inventory. How much of that inventory is actually current and sellable? Will McCurdy of Bedrock Quality of Earnings joins the discussion as the group digs into physical inventory counts, obsolete SKUs, working-capital pegs, COGS add-backs, market-rate rent, and the financial diligence a buyer would need before closing an SBA-financed acquisition.Despite those questions, this is a rare Acquisitions Anonymous deal where the hosts are almost universally enthusiastic. The business has only 11 full-time employees, a long operating history, diversified commercial customers, an experienced manager handling day-to-day operations, and a remarkably clean and organized facility. The big question isn't whether the business looks attractive—it's whether the reported earnings and $1.5 million inventory balance survive diligence.Key Highlights:- $5M asking price: Approximately $4.9M in revenue, $1.1M in cash flow, 11 full-time employees, and more than 50 years in business.- $1.5M of inventory included: A huge part of the deal hinges on whether that inventory is accurately counted, current, and actually sellable.- SBA pre-approved: The seller is reportedly willing to carry the 10% down payment requirement, but working capital and inventory treatment could complicate financing.- Diversified commercial customers: Contractors, municipalities, school districts, leasing companies, and truck dealers, with the largest customer accounting for only about 5% of revenue.- A rare deal everyone likes: The experienced management team, organized facility, commercial demand, and long track record have the hosts ready to sign the NDA—but they still want a serious QoE and inventory review.Subscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at contact@acquanon.com

With the goal of living a purposeful life, Vida Valiente was founded in Napa as a combination luxury winery and charity. The foundation is focused on providing last dollar scholarships and mentorship to 1st generation college students. The winery is establishing a newly planted vineyard as the next “grand cru” site in Napa. Hayes and Susana Drumwright combine these two elements into a pathway to connect people who have succeeded with grit to the next generation through wine and impactful experiences. Detailed Show Notes: Susana's background: career in tech, now full-time with the foundation and wineryHayes' background: had cancer early, many early failures, then sold a tech company and founded Memento Mori Winery in 2010, Vida Valiente in 2019, and just bought Edge Hill Winery in 2026; just published The Empty CenterVida Valiente (“VV”) overviewPlanted vines to create a “grand cru” wine vs Memento Mori leveraged existing “grand cru” sitesHas had 5 100 point wines in the last 3 yearsProduced ~3,000 cases in 2025, goal is ~4,500 casesDonates $100/btl of every bottle of “The Movement,” the signature blend soldHas a guaranteed allocation group “Los Padrinos” (“the godparents”)Foundation founded to uplift 1st generation college students at StanfordBoard member, Memento Mori founder, and friend Adriel Lares went to Stanford191 students in the program now, admit 50 students/year of ~100 applicantsGive each student $5k/year for last dollar scholarships, provide mentorship, and leadership offsitesHas raised ~$6.5M to date, ~$500k from “The Movement” (goal is $100k/year); goal is $3-4M/yearWants to raise ~$2M/year from corporate donorsCosts ~$1.2M/year to run, could be $2.5M if all applicants acceptedMany VV customers have done great things and feel alignment with studentsSusana and Hayes are foundation's only employeesNapa in Cabo charity event, held by Vida Valiente3 days at the Montage in Los CabosFeatures 10 Napa wineries, e.g. - Scarecrow, Lokoya, EiseleRaised $6M, $2.3M in 20251st night meet & greet, 2nd night charity gala, 3rd night to support other wineries (sold $760k of wine for other wineries)Exploring a “Napa in Napa” eventVV marketingNot as much crossover from Memento Mori as originally thoughtNapa Valley referrals importantHospitality a big driver, including client dinners and impactful experiencesArc of 3 Napa projectsMemento Mori - “remember to live”Vida Valiente - “live a purposeful life”Ultra Mortem (at Edge Hill site) - “beyond death, do something worth remembering” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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.He took a second mortgage to keep WatchMojo alive. Today he's worth over $100M and is trying to buy a baseball team.Ashkan Karbasfrooshan is the founder and CEO of WatchMojo, one of the largest media companies ever built on YouTube. He started it in 2006 with a $282,500 check from the AskMen sale, racked up roughly $1M in losses by 2011, sold his retirement savings, took a second mortgage, and paid himself $32,000 a year for the first five years. Then the top-10 format hit, revenue went from $1M to $10M+ in a few years with EBITDA margins as high as 80%, and he turned down offers at $75M, $80M, and $90M valuations. In 2020 he sold 25% to Star Mountain Capital at a $90M CAD valuation. He still owns most of the company, and puts his net worth between $100M and $250M.This episode gets into what it's like to sign a second mortgage at a notary with no idea if you'll end up homeless, why he moved payroll to twice a month just to have two fewer panic attacks a year, the real reason he walked away from an $80M offer (it wasn't greed), and how saying yes to everything cut his EBITDA in half. We also go deep on how he actually invests now — $5M across 15 startups, two-thirds of his stock portfolio self-managed — why he still takes the $40-cheaper flight, and his current mission to bring the Montreal Expos back to MLB.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, "What the heck, let's make it public." If you are a founder, apply here: http://joinhampton.com/mwTimestamps:00:00 — Ash's background: born in Iran, raised in Montreal, and why "the self-made man is a myth"02:50 — 31 jobs and the reluctant entrepreneur: "Wall Street is not rolling out the carpet for anybody named Ashkan"07:03 — The AskMen exit: a $282,500 check at 27, plus ~$150K when News Corp bought IGN09:18 — Why he bet on YouTube in 2006: "You don't go to war with the army you want, you go to war with the army you have"14:23 — The dark years: $1M in losses, selling his RRSPs, and the second mortgage16:14 — "I made payroll twice a month instead of every two weeks because I wanted 24 anxiety incidences, not 26"18:24 — Being early vs. being too early (and the Quibi problem)20:37 — The hockey stick: $1M → $3M → $5M → $10M revenue, 67-80% EBITDA margins23:25 — Paying himself $32K a year for the first five years24:59 — The 2012 offer he almost took ($3.5M + earn-out) and why he was relieved it fell through28:32 — Turning down $75M, $80M, and $90M valuations in 201730:36 — "I was like a drunk sailor at a bar saying yes to everything" — EBITDA falls by half31:39 — Why walking away wasn't greed: the call-option trap he saw coming32:58 — The 2020 deal: selling 25% to Star Mountain Capital at $90M CAD37:54 — Net worth reveal: "anywhere from 100 to 250 million"39:03 — Monthly spend, paying off the house, and $5M into 15 startups43:37 — Was the deal life-changing? "More mindset changing than life changing"44:34 — What he never shares about money45:34 — The Montreal Expos comeback plan: "It's not impossible, it's improbable"Sponsors: Daily Body Coach - achieve your dream body with https://moneywise.dailybodycoach.comSubscribe to Moneywise: https://www.youtube.com/@themoneywisepodcastFollow Daniel on X: https://x.com/danielcberkListen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: [search "Moneywise Hampton"]

Built to Last: Defining Your Gold StandardHighlights from our conversation with gym owners across the country about resilience, purpose and building something that lasts.Piet and Emylee break down the four-pillar framework — Economics, People, Brand, and Self — that's kept Pharos Athletic Club standing through ten years, four locations, and a $5M year. They don't sugarcoat how they got here: the $1.3M first buildout in Echo Park, growing to 750 members and $2M in annual revenue with zero paid ads, and the Redondo Beach acquisition that quietly cost them $15–30K a month for years before they turned it around.This is a real look at the math and the mistakes behind running a multi-location gym — auto-pay revenue vs. top-line revenue, payroll percentage, why they hire for anti-fragility instead of just likability, and the questions that keep a brand consistent as it scales. It's less "how we built a five-million-dollar gym" and more "here's what we got wrong, and what we'd tell you before you make the same mistakes."In this episode:Why chasing revenue without tracking auto-pay revenue is a trapWhat it actually costs to take over someone else's gym (the Redondo Beach story)Hiring and firing by core values — the questions Pharos asks in every interviewBuilding an org chart and knowing when to make the sales director hireEmylee's personal operating system for running a CEO's schedule without burning out

JT Sarafa is the founder and CEO of JTS Growth, a TikTok Shop agency helping $5M+ ecommerce brands grow profitably on TikTok Shop. Hire JT by visiting https://www.jtsgrowth.com.FOLLOW UP WITH ANDREWX: https://x.com/andrewjfarisEmail: podcast@ajfgrowth.comWork With AJF Growth: https://ajfgrowth.comMORE STAFFINGRecruit, onboard, and train incredible virtual professionals in the Philippines with my friends at More Staffing by visiting https://morestaffing.co/af.BEHIND THE SCENES STUDIOWork with the same Meta Ads creative production team that Andrew does with Behind The Scenes Studio, a More Staffing sister company: https://www.btsstudio.co/.

Inzo Technologies — When you acquire a business, you inherit its accumulated IT and cybersecurity problems too. Inzo helps acquisition entrepreneurs evaluate technology risk during due diligence and manage cybersecurity, IT, and voice after closing, including a complimentary IT risk audit of your target company. Learn more at https://www.inzotechnologies.com/etaMercury - Thanks to Mercury for partnering with me! Mercury gives founders powerful banking, cards, and financial tools built to help businesses operate smarter. Learn more and get started at https://mercury.com/ Quiet Light Brokerage specializes in helping entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses with experienced operators as brokers. They offer a free valuation clarity call to help owners understand what their business is worth and how to increase its value before selling. Learn more at https://quietlight.com/In this episode the hosts talk about a $5M absentee-owned truck and van outfitting business in Southern California that everyone actually likes—but $1.5M of inventory and some major working-capital questions could make or break the deal.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/sba-approved-absentee-owned-profitable-truck-and-van-upfitting/2539476/Welcome to Acquisitions Anonymous – the #1 podcast for small business M&A. Every week, we break down businesses for sale and talk about buying, operating, and growing them.Looking to build a professional website in minutes? Try Wix: https://wix.pxf.io/c/6898629/3115214/25616?trafcat=templateHubSpot is the backbone for how businesses scale without chaos. Try them out here: https://go.try-hubspot.com/OeG9VrSubscribe for more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.acquanon.com/newsletterThis week, the crew looks at an SBA-approved truck and van outfitting company in San Bernardino County, California, asking $5 million on roughly $4.9 million in revenue and $1.1 million in cash flow. Founded in 1973, the business manufactures, installs, and sells truck racks, toolboxes, storage systems, towing equipment, fuel tanks, bed liners, cargo-control equipment, and other commercial truck accessories. It serves contractors, municipalities, school districts, leasing companies, equipment users, and truck and van dealers—with no customer representing more than 5% of revenue.The deal gets especially interesting because the asking price includes approximately $1.5 million of inventory. How much of that inventory is actually current and sellable? Will McCurdy of Bedrock Quality of Earnings joins the discussion as the group digs into physical inventory counts, obsolete SKUs, working-capital pegs, COGS add-backs, market-rate rent, and the financial diligence a buyer would need before closing an SBA-financed acquisition.Despite those questions, this is a rare Acquisitions Anonymous deal where the hosts are almost universally enthusiastic. The business has only 11 full-time employees, a long operating history, diversified commercial customers, an experienced manager handling day-to-day operations, and a remarkably clean and organized facility. The big question isn't whether the business looks attractive—it's whether the reported earnings and $1.5 million inventory balance survive diligence.Key Highlights:- $5M asking price: Approximately $4.9M in revenue, $1.1M in cash flow, 11 full-time employees, and more than 50 years in business.- $1.5M of inventory included: A huge part of the deal hinges on whether that inventory is accurately counted, current, and actually sellable.- SBA pre-approved: The seller is reportedly willing to carry the 10% down payment requirement, but working capital and inventory treatment could complicate financing.- Diversified commercial customers: Contractors, municipalities, school districts, leasing companies, and truck dealers, with the largest customer accounting for only about 5% of revenue.- A rare deal everyone likes: The experienced management team, organized facility, commercial demand, and long track record have the hosts ready to sign the NDA—but they still want a serious QoE and inventory review.Subscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at contact@acquanon.com

Most property investors think they need 10, 15, maybe even 20 properties to replace their income and retire comfortably.They're wrong.In this Aus Property Professionals Premium Strategy Session, Lloyd Edge sits down with senior strategist Joey to run through three live property scenarios using their internal portfolio modelling software — and the results will completely change the way you think about building a portfolio.What you'll see modelled live in this session:✅ Scenario 1 — The 3-Property PortfolioHow a household earning $200,000 a year can hit $100K+ passive income — inflation-adjusted to $164K — with just THREE strategic property purchases, including a renovation play and a dual-income property, while staying within $5,000–$15,000 negative cash flow per year.✅ Scenario 2 — The Owner-Occupier TrapWhat actually happens when a couple tries to buy their dream home too early. They had a $165,000 cash shortfall. Their borrowing capacity was completely shot for 10 years. Their cash flow stayed negative for the entire 30-year projection. If you are planning to buy your own home soon, you need to watch this first.✅ Scenario 3 — The Duplex Development StrategyHow to use development finance to build duplexes, generate capital, and eventually buy your dream home with a 30% deposit on a $1.8M property — instead of being 106% in debt on a $1.5M home you could barely afford. This is the strategy most Australian investors have never heard of — and it changes everything.The three key takeaways from this session:You don't need 20 properties to reach financial freedom — most people need far fewer than they thinkBuying your owner-occupied home too early is one of the most common and costly mistakes Australian investors makeDevelopment finance is a powerful and completely underutilised tool that lets you build serious capital without destroying your borrowing capacityThis is what a real strategy session with Aus Property Professionals actually looks like — real numbers, real scenarios, real outcomes.

A rare look inside a paid one-on-one money coaching session. Spencer talks with "Camden" (not his real name), a 22-year-old Naval Academy midshipman who's already worth $82K before commissioning. They cover the Career Starter loan arbitrage, an aggressive credit card strategy, and the math to hit millionaire status by 35, plus a reminder to enjoy your 20s along the way. Book your own session: militarymoneymanual.com/mentor Questions Asked: How are you funding your maxed-out Roth IRA? How are you investing your brokerage and Roth (which ETFs)? What's your current credit card stack? Does the Capital One SCRA fee waiver work for spouses? When should I start paying for a tracking app? When do I finally cash in my points? How do I get started with the TSP? Topics Covered: Career Starter loan arbitrage: both loans ($72K at 0.75%) invested as a lump sum Portfolio basics: VOO, XLK, VGT, and avoiding fees Talking money with a partner and managing a spouse's cards Full credit card strategy: Amex Platinum, CSR, Delta, Hilton, double Marriott, Capital One SCRA quirks Best tracking apps: Travel Freely, CardPointers, Monarch Money Points philosophy: spend them, don't hoard them TSP setup: Lifecycle fund + Roth in myPay The millionaire math: 20% Roth TSP over 20 years = ~$1.5M plus pension Resources: Mentor sessions: militarymoneymanual.com/mentor  Apps: Travel Freely, CardPointers, Monarch Money Books: Money for Couples (Ramit Sethi), A Random Walk Down Wall Street (Malkiel) Spencer and Jamie offer one-on-one Military Money Mentor sessions. Get your personal military money and personal finance questions answered in a confidential coaching call. militarymoneymanual.com/mentor Over 24,000 military servicemembers and military spouses have graduated from the 100% free, Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course available at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 In the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course, you can learn how to apply for the most premium credit cards and get special military protections, such as waived annual fees, on elite cards. Learn how active duty military, military spouses, and Guard and Reserves on 30+ day active orders can get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com. If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual.

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"Send me a text"At a few hundred thousand a year, compliance is a copy question. Can I say this or not. Once you're doing millions, that question is the wrong one, and if it's still how you think about compliance, you're leaving growth on the table and carrying risk you can't see. In this episode, I skip the structure-function versus disease claim basics you already know cold and get into how compliance actually works as a strategic system at scale. The core idea is that your claim ceiling isn't set by the rules, because everyone has the same rules. It's set by your proof assets and your risk architecture, and both are things you can build. I break down the four moving parts.Learn more about The Supplement Business Accelerator Group at https://creativethirst.com/groupIf you're interested in working with me and my team to improve your supplement business. You can learn more at my website https://creativethirst.comClick here to grab your copy of the Health Supplement Ad Swipe Guide.Discover what really works in funnel marketingNeed help increasing sales on your own? Click hereStuck at $1 - $5M in revenue? Click HereCase Study on how Creative Thirst added over $200,000 for one supplement brand

A weekly news show informing you on the latest in Bitcoin, privacy and open source tech, hosted by Ungovernables, Max and Q.AOBMax: flooded the downstairs after leaving a sink running over the weekend, spent Saturday ripping out old timber and clutter he'd been meaning to clear out anyway, then a full kids' day that left them sick afterwardsQ: spent the weekend building his own local, voice-controlled AI assistant after watching the new Spider-Man filmQ: read this week's letter #7 from Keone, "Notes from the Inside", posted on The Rage -- a tough one on conditions moving between facilities; audio version out later this week, timed with Rick's Free Samurai prize drawQ: enjoyed last week's Freedom Tech Friday listener questions episode, ranging from Bitcoin to Monero to privacy, multisig and local AINEWSResearch lab [alloc] init, founded by Misha Komarov with Clara Shikhelman as Head of Protocol Research, published Shielded Bitcoin, a proposal for Zcash-style private transfers needing no soft fork; shielded transactions are encrypted data blobs carried in OP_RETURN or witness data that Bitcoin only orders and timestamps, while separate indexer software checks zero-knowledge proofs and stops double-spends; value sits in encrypted "notes" spent by publishing a one-time nullifier that proves the spend without revealing which note it is; the peg moving real BTC in and out isn't designed yet and rests on an unproven witness-encryption scheme called PIPEs v2; CoinDesk reports fees around 4x normal, a trusted setup and no launch date -- Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk, allocinitBlockstream published its own post-mortem of the 6 September Liquid exploit: a rangeproof-cache flaw dating to April 2018 ("Bug A"), responsibly disclosed 2 August and patched by 11 August, introduced a second flaw ("Bug B") where unprefixed cache keys let two different proofs collide; the attacker used it to mint about 4,000 unbacked LBTC and peg out 3,996 BTC through SideSwap, draining the reserve from about 4,205 BTC to 197 BTC; 3,400 BTC was returned and the network resumed 9-10 September, but about 602 BTC remains with the attacker and peg-outs stay paused with no date; the 11-of-15 federation multisig worked exactly as designed, the failure was in the software deciding what counted as a valid transaction -- BlockstreamBitget detected unauthorised transfers from its hot and warm wallets at 18:31 UTC on 24 September and froze withdrawals platform-wide; CEO Gracy Chen says the attacker compromised a backend system, spoofed transaction data and triggered Bitget's own approval process, with private key compromise ruled out; the loss was revised from $351.6M to about $387.5M once Zcash and TRON assets were counted, mostly ETH, TRX and USDT with no bitcoin taken; Circle and Tether froze about $318K, while roughly $83M in native XRP moved beyond Ripple's power to freeze; North Korea attribution comes from Bitget, Elliptic and MetaMask's Taylor Monahan, not yet from any government; Bitget says its User Protection Fund covers the loss and is reopening withdrawals in phases from 28 September -- CoinDesk, TFTC, Bitcoin Magazine, CoinDesk (freezes), CoinDesk (XRP), BitgetAMLBot traced part of the Bitget haul from TRX to USDT, bridged to Ethereum, swapped to about 145 ETH, then through THORChain into about 4.59 BTC, with roughly 4 BTC of that linked to an unnamed Wasabi coinjoin round and the addresses "blacklisted"; most of the stolen funds have not moved -- AMLBot on X, crypto.newsMatt Morehouse disclosed two denial-of-service bugs in Eclair v0.13.1 and earlier, fixed in v0.14.0: oversized feature-bit init messages could allocate about 300MB per message and crash a node, and zlib-compressed channel queries could inflate 64KB into 64MB; his smite fuzzer found the first, an LLM-assisted search for similar code patterns found the second -- Delving BitcoinLightning Labs published four security advisories: a High-rated bug let an invoice be marked settled after an interceptor had already cancelled the HTLC, affecting tapd 0.5.0 and earlier and lnd 0.18.4 to 0.18.5; three Low-rated DoS bugs covered a gossip stall, a panic on a malformed DNS seed response, and memory exhaustion from Brontide write allocations; nodes on current lnd (0.21.3 or 0.20.4) are unaffected -- Lightning Labs securityGalaxy's Alex Thorn disclosed that 52.37 BTC from weak-entropy Coldcard addresses, about 2.8% of the total taken and roughly $4.5M, had been moved into an address belonging to a Wyoming "Crypto Recovery Trust" carrying an OP_RETURN reading "claim:cryptorecoverytrust.com"; the trust says owners can reclaim coins by proving control, but the white-hats are unnamed and its legal documents are unverified -- CoinDeskSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce announced she resigns effective 2 October after nearly nine years to join Regent University School of Law, leaving the SEC with two Republican commissioners and no replacement nominee named; two days earlier, at SIFMA's Digital Assets Conference, she argued for replacing KYC document collection with zero-knowledge proofs and attribute-based credentials, telling regulators "we build ever bigger data haystacks on the theory that we will find a needle or two inside" -- CoinDesk, TFTC, TFTC (speech)New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul sued Polymarket US in state court on 24 September alleging unlicensed gambling and underage betting, seeking at least $4.6B in fines; Polymarket moved the case to federal court and countersued, arguing the Commodity Exchange Act gives the CFTC exclusive authority; the next day a unanimous Sixth Circuit panel ruled Kalshi's sports contracts are subject to state gambling law, splitting with the Third Circuit and making a Supreme Court case more likely -- CoinDesk, CNBC, CoinDesk (Kalshi)BitMEX stopped trading, deposits and new positions at 04:00 UTC on 23 September after 11 years, with API withdrawals ending 28 September and website withdrawals staying open; from 1 October verified accounts with a balance pay the greater of 1% a year or $50 a month; owner HDR Global Trading cites a strategic review, with no legal or regulatory issues behind the closure -- CoinDeskThe x402 protocol, reviving HTTP 402 "Payment Required" for machine payments, merged Ben Carman's spec for paying with Lightning: the server issues a BOLT11 invoice whose description hash commits to the exact request, the client pays and returns the preimage, and the facilitator checks it against the payment hash and invoice signer without querying the receiver's node -- GitHub PR #2861RELEASESAm I Exposed v0.36.0 -- 2026-09-26Detects Whirlpool tx0 premix outputs and Wasabi 1.x coinjoins it previously missed or misgraded, and flags input-side address reuse as a leak instead of scoring it as good.Jam v2.0.0-beta.4 -- 2026-09-24Fourth beta of the JoinMarket web UI: adds Sign Message, pins the exact UTXOs shown when sweeping, and lets you freeze or unfreeze several UTXOs at once.Shhark v0.8.1-shhark-preview.5 -- 2026-09-12A self-hosted, privacy-focused Ark wallet preview adding optional Payjoin v2 on Signet, Tor-only networking that fails closed, Silent Payments and experimental post-quantum messaging.ZEUS v13.2.2 -- 2026-09-23Stable release embedding LND v0.21.3 with SATS Routing and Coinos as swap providers, plus a critical fix moving iOS wallet data out of iCloud-synced Keychain.Blockstream Green Android 5.7.0 -- 2026-09-24Adds manual coin selection filters, transaction notes and a price chart, and restores 2-of-2 and 2-of-3 multisig account creation.umbrelOS 2.0.0 -- 2026-09-22Stable release of Umbrel's home-server OS adding a Photos app, multiple user accounts, virtual machines, FailSafe RAID storage and a redesigned App Store.SignerOS v1.3.0 -- 2026-09-23Fixes a bug where one valid input in a multi-input transaction could make a fake change output look legitimate; every input is now checked against the actual cosigner keys.Blockstream Green Desktop 3.6.0 -- 2026-09-21Adds paying to Lightning addresses and LNURL-pay from the send flow, redesigns manual coin selection, and restores 2-of-2 and 2-of-3 multisig account creation.Everything ElseAmber v6.6.5 -- 2026-09-21Nostr signer: relay backups are now encrypted with a separate derived key, previously readable by any app with a remembered decrypt permission.Arkade TS SDK 0.4.76 -- 2026-09-25Developer SDK patch release for the Arkade (Ark) protocol, following 0.4.75 earlier in the week.Bisq Easy (Android) 0.14.1 -- 2026-09-26Security release: embedded Tor updated to 0.4.9.13, closing high-severity Tor issues, now built from Bisq's own Tor fork.Sister app: Bisq Connect 0.10.0 (2026-09-26), same Tor upgrade.Breez Spark SDK 0.26.0 -- 2026-09-23Adds receiving USDT and USDC, and instant or expedited claims for on-chain deposits.Cashu TS v4.11.0 -- 2026-09-22Backported fixes: melt preimages checked against the invoice hash, requests default to a 5-minute timeout, and closed subscriptions report an error.cln-nip47 v0.2.1 -- 2026-09-26Nostr Wallet Connect plugin for Core Lightning. Dependency updates.Core Lightning v26.06.8 -- 2026-09-22Security release fixing responsibly reported vulnerabilities, confirmed to include the dual-fund drain reported in issue #9498. Upgrade.Ditto v2.42.2 -- 2026-09-27Nostr social server: verified-link badges, muted users blocked from push notifications.Also in window: 2.39.2 to 2.42.0 (posting streaks, emoji packs, push).JoinMarket-NG 0.40.0 -- 2026-09-27BIP-329 labels now distinguish coinjoin output, coinjoin change and deposits; adds PSBT v2 signing and warns when the wallet daemon listens in plaintext off localhost.

Founder loneliness scales with success, which is the part nobody warns you about: more people around you can mean fewer people you can be honest with, and the two moved in opposite directions without you noticing the crossing point. In the final episode of the arc, Sheena walks the three doors that close — your team, where the founder's words weigh more and your uncertainty is their instability; your peers, where everyone is performing and you cannot afford to be the one who breaks it; and home, where six years of "fine, busy" quietly cost the people closest to you the thread of the story. She names the deeper risk underneath the discomfort, which is that the performance eventually eats your access to your own read on things, and your read is the one asset you cannot delegate. The episode closes on what actually helps: releasing your team from a job they structurally cannot do, building the two or three relationships with people in your position and not in your company, going first as the technique that creates them, and the honest frame that this is manageable rather than curable.Key Topics CoveredWhy the loneliness scales with success rather than easing with itThe first door: why you cannot tell your team the true version, and why that is correctThe second door: the peer dinner where everyone is winning and everyone is performingThe third door: how "fine, busy" costs the people at home the threadWhy none of these doors closed because you did something wrongThe performance that eats you, and the mask that starts feeling like the faceWhat your team can and cannot give you, and the weight of asking for symmetryGoing first — the technique for building the two relationships that change itKey TakeawaysMore people around you, fewer people you can be honest with; the crossing point passed without a sound.The founder's words weigh more, which means you carry sentences you would otherwise put down.Your team cannot give you symmetry, and reaching for it keeps you lonely and burdens them.The quiet room is evidence that you did something big enough to change your position in it.Resources MentionedThe Strategic Discovery Audit — the diagnostic gateway to working with The DeVain CollectiveThe CEO Self-AssessmentBeyond Founder-Led newsletterConnect with The DeVain Collective:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comConnect with Sheena:LinkedInInstagramAbout Beyond Founder-LedBeyond Founder-Led is the podcast for mission-driven founders — primarily women scaling service-based businesses from $500K to $5M — who are ready to move beyond being the bottleneck in every decision. Hosted by Sheena Hunt, founder of The DeVain Collective, each episode delivers frameworks, honest reflection, and practical tools for building a business that grows without sacrificing the founder or the mission.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beautifullycomplicated-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORT STORY 1: The Flood of Money for RepublicansElon Musk could spend $200M boosting GOP as Texas' Ken Paxton battles fundraising gapSHORT STORY 2: Crystal Mason's case dismissed‘Decade-long battle' ends for North Texas woman after illegal voting case dismissedBarry Schlater's post about Phil Sorrel's wife knocking on Crystal Mason's doorRelated: Tarrant County racing to process 74,000 backlogged voter registration formsRelated: DPS voter registration applications weren't sent to countiesSHORT STORY 3: Pushback Against Tim O'HarePetition seeking Tarrant County judge's removal from office dismissed by Texas judgeTarrant decorum policy challenged in new lawsuit against the county, O'HareWINS: Leon Bridges drops a new album, Happiness AnytimeNew TEXRail station groundbreaking set after agreements approvedFort Worth submits $13.5M grant request for housing, homelessness programsWork to start soon on Fort Worth's Panther Island bypass channelLOSSES: Another man dies in Tarrant County Jail custody / 37-year-old Tarrant County Jail inmate dies Tuesday at JPS Hospital / 'We need to be heard': Family of most recent person to die in Tarrant Jail custody wants answersTrinity Metro decreases spending in $204.5M budget, cuts some programsFort Worth police, UTA partner on AI-driven de-escalation trainingGarbage truck driver killed in Fort Worth crash identified; U.S. 287 reopens Democrat drops out of Texas House election for north Tarrant seat, citing eligibilityFort Worth glass art studio SiNaCa nears agreement to relocate to ArlingtonACTIONS: Arlington to host town halls on pressing city issuesOctober 5 - last day to register to voteOctober 5, 7, & 8 - Fort Worth Report candidate forumsOctober 10 - Stop Data Centers Art Show at Weston GardensOctober 14 - Gather at the Table (District 10)October 18 - 817 GatherOctober 19 - EARLY VOTING BEGINS!Join the 817 Gather Discord, donate to the 817 Gather, and follow us on Instagram & TikTok.

What are Meta partnership ads, and how should a DTC brand test them before Q4? They run through a creator's handle with your brand tagged, so Meta combines both accounts' engagement signals, and Pilothouse typically sees lower CPMs on them than on ads from the brand handle alone.Jacob Geary runs Meta accounts at Pilothouse and joins Eric Dyck on All Killer No Filler to lay out how partnership ads work in practice. On the larger accounts his team runs, 30 to 50% of the ads now go out as partnership ads, and most of the creators behind them are micro-creators. You walk away with a test plan for a brand spending $50K to $100K a month on Meta: the budget, the number of creators, the formats to brief, and the metrics that decide what scales.Get the DTC Newsletter: https://directtoconsumer.coWHAT YOU WILL SOLVEYour customers have seen your brand ads so often they scroll past them. The same message from a creator's handle, with your brand tagged, gives them a fresh face and tends to deliver at a lower CPM.You don't know where to find creators. The Partnership Ads Hub inside Meta suggests creators in your vertical, surfaces people already posting about you, and hands you the ad code once both sides approve.You don't know what to brief. Jacob's starting formats are "why I switched" problem and solution videos, holiday gift guides, and raw unboxings shot on a phone.You don't know what to pay. Jacob's range is $100 to $300 per creator for a few videos and 60 days of usage, and some creators will take the exposure from your ad spend without a fee.You assume you need big names. Micro-creators make up 80 to 90% of what Pilothouse runs, with performance Jacob describes as very similar and a faster testing cadence.Your Q4 creator ads die the day the sale ends. Brief creators three to four weeks ahead and have them mention the sale in general terms instead of reading out a discount and a date.You don't know how big the first test should be. At $100K a month on Meta, Jacob puts 10% toward three to five creators with one or two videos each, then builds toward 20% by month three.You're not sure how to judge the results. Use the same purchase conversion rate and ROAS benchmarks as any new creative test, with a little more patience in month one.ABOUT JACOBJacob Geary is a Meta media buyer at Pilothouse, the performance marketing team behind DTC, where he runs paid social for ecommerce brands. To talk partnership ads with his team, go to https://pilothouse.co and ask for Jacob.STAY CONNECTEDDTC Newsletter, daily ecommerce marketing and ecommerce growth tactics: https://directtoconsumer.coYouTube: https://youtube.com/@dtcnewsletterLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/directtoconsumer00:49 Intro: Jacob from Pilothouse on Meta partnership ads01:28 What partnership ads are, versus whitelisting and dark posts02:53 The Partnership Ads Hub as a creator discovery network03:53 Why they matter: combined signals and ad blindness05:17 Are partnership ads incremental?06:30 Why partnership ads get cheaper CPMs07:34 Fresh looks, Andromeda and ad sequencing08:59 Formats that work: why I switched, gift guides, unboxings10:30 Gifting angles for each creator's audience11:24 Usage rights and how creators get paid12:10 Deal structures: affiliate, paid per video, or free13:32 Planning creator volume for Q415:40 Briefing sale language that won't expire16:12 What share of Meta ads run as partnership ads17:37 Test budgets for brands just starting out19:38 Micro-creators versus mega-influencers21:17 Post-click: when a dedicated landing page earns the build22:06 Creator communities and leaderboards23:06 Setup steps, and why to get permissions before November25:11 A test plan for a $5M brand spending $50K to $100K a month27:58 The metrics that decide a winner29:43 Close and how to reach Jacob

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Tayo Lusi joins Ash Cash inside the vault to break down how he went from struggling in tech with debt, low credit and limited income to building a cloud engineering career that paid him as much as $489,000 in a single year — and retiring from corporate America at just 28.His biggest lesson: the problem wasn't only debt. It was income potential.Tayo explains how cloud engineering, positioning, negotiation, job stacking, C2C contracts and AI helped him create more leverage. He also breaks down why AI doesn't automatically make you less valuable — if you know how to use it to learn faster, produce faster and solve bigger problems.In this episode:• How he went from help desk to $135K in 2 months • Scaling to $489K a year through cloud engineering • Ethical and legal job stacking • W-2 vs. 1099 vs. C2C • Why positioning can matter more than working harder • A student who received $1.5M in offer letters • How to negotiate salary without naming your number first • Why he believes AI can make skilled workers more valuable • What he would NOT spend the next year learning in tech • How he retired at 28 after investing 90–95% of his income • His step-by-step framework for learning high-income skills with AIResults discussed are Tayo's reported experiences and student examples. Compensation, job opportunities and investment outcomes vary and are not guaranteed.Connect with Tayo Lusi: Instagram: @tayolusiInside the Vault: @insidethevault InsideTheVaultShow.comHost: @iamashcash IAmAshCash.comABUNDANCE IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT.Join Ash Cash and a community focused on building wealth, increasing income, strengthening your mindset, and creating a more abundant life:TheAbundanceCommunity.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 – It's not about working harder 01:11 – Ash Cash book CTA 02:12 – Welcome to Inside the Vault 04:32 – Meet Tayo Lusi 05:16 – $10/hour after earning a tech degree 05:35 – From $35K to $489K a year 06:29 – $70K debt and a 530 credit score 08:19 – Why he attacked income instead of debt 10:33 – “Make more money, work less” 10:49 – Discovering cloud engineering 11:00 – Help desk to $135K in 2 months 12:24 – His mentor tells him to double the goal 13:20 – Job stacking explained 14:21 – C2C contracts and leverage 17:30 – Your employer doesn't determine your worth 18:10 – Is employee loyalty outdated? 20:07 – What makes a skill “high leverage”? 22:43 – 10,000 applications to $1.5M in offers 23:11 – The truth about that $1.5M number 24:35 – How to position your resume 30:22 – “Don't look at the tree, look at the root” 31:20 – AI is coming for your job… or is it? 32:51 – How AI can make you more valuable 34:01 – A 2-week task done in 2 minutes 34:21 – Is learning to code outdated? 35:35 – His advice to a 22-year-old 39:30 – Urgency and priority change everything 40:40 – What he would NOT learn in tech right now 43:50 – The salary negotiation question to ask 47:28 – High income vs. actual wealth 47:43 – The 1% University wealth framework 48:46 – How he retired at 28 49:56 – How AI runs inside his company 58:29 – Step-by-step: how to make $500K a year 58:49 – Step 1: find the right cloud roles 59:17 – Step 2: use AI to build your curriculum 1:00:18 – Brand yourself for recruiters 1:01:05 – Optimize your resume and LinkedIn 1:02:43 – Final blueprint and call to action 1:03:26 – Closing the VaultAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

He was making $10 a post from Adidas on Instagram in 2013. Today, Bill Rom and his partner Josh are running a bootstrapped apparel brand doing $220 million this year — and projecting up to $400 million next year. Bill breaks down the exact financial wake-up call that let them scale aggressively, why they still do 10-15% of their own screen printing at $200M+ in revenue, and how they became a genuine culture moment (mascots, memes, and Aiden Ross wearing their shorts included).Inside the episode:The fractional CFO hire in 2022 that revealed they were making just $60 in profit on every first purchase — and why that clarity changed how aggressively they'd spendHow their average new-customer value climbed past $400 in the first 12 months, and why that number justified riskier channel betsThe in-person activation playbook (spin-to-win wheels, velocity challenges) they started back in 2016 that Bill calls Gen Z's biggest unfair advantage todayWhy Baseball Lifestyle 101 now outsells Nike and Adidas per square foot at Dick's Sporting Goods, and how that pushed them into a $600K/month YouTube and linear TV strategyThe "asymmetrical bet" rule Bill uses to decide when it's smart to lose money for 60 days in exchange for a 10x return in 90How building relationships with creators like Eric Sim (rather than paying for one-off deals) landed them a shoe collab with Adidas—Sponsored by OMG Commerce - go to https://www.omgcommerce.com/contact and request your FREE strategy session today!—Chapters:[00:00] Intro — Brett Curry sets up the live NYC interview with Bill Rom of Baseball Lifestyle 101[02:16] Meet Bill Rom — $220M this year, $340–400M projected next year across D2C and wholesale[02:40] The breakout moment — From Instagram media account to apparel brand; the College World Series fire marshal story[04:53] Knowing your numbers — The fractional CFO, $60 first-purchase profit, and scaling from $5M to $220M+[06:51] Beyond first-purchase math — Cohort analysis, LTV climbing past $400, and running your own race[10:29] What they got right early — Building an email list, posting hourly for five years, and in-person activations[14:59] Sponsor break — OMG Commerce[16:08] Why YouTube is the future — Evergreen content vs. TikTok, 80K subscribers, and YouTube as the #1 streaming service[19:46] Going big on commercials, CTV & linear — Working with Jacques and the "spend 10x your creative cost" rule[21:33] Investing in culture & creators — Jackson Olson, Eric Sim, King Ajuko, and building content muscle in-house[25:11] The Adidas collab — How it happened and why they won't let top creators go to Nike or Adidas[27:26] Asymmetrical risk for asymmetrical returns — "Lose money for 60 days to 10X in 90" and wrap-up—Connect With Brett: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebrettcurry/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmbMwBW8LYDfFAqNqlgTGw Website: https://www.omgcommerce.com/ Request a Free Strategy Session: https://www.omgcommerce.com/contactRelevant Links:Bill's LinkedIn: /bill-rom-54653744/ Past guests on eCommerce Evolution include Ezra Firestone, Steve Chou, Drew Sanocki, Jacques Spitzer, Jeremy Horowitz, Ryan Moran, Sean Frank, Andrew Youderian, Ryan McKenzie, Joseph Wilkins, Cody Wittick, Miki Agrawal, Justin Brooke, Nish Samantray, Kurt Elster, John Parkes, Chris Mercer, Rabah Rahil, Bear Handlon, JC Hite, Frederick Vallaeys, Preston Rutherford, Anthony Mink, Bill D'Allessandro, Stephane Colleu, Jeff Oxford, Bryan Porter and more

A firm can run for twenty years without anyone looking closely at profitability. Revenue grows, the team grows, everyone is busy, and the assumption is that it must all be working. Then a big client leaves, or wages climb, and suddenly the only question that matters is where the money actually goes.In this session, Tim Causbrook works through how to answer that properly, one team at a time. Tim is a Wize mentor and the owner of Causbrooks Chartered Accountants, and he opens up the capacity planner to show what a profitable team looks like on paper, what the benchmarks should be, and why a team can be flat out and still lose money.You'll learn: ✅ Why firm profitability is really the sum of each team's profitability ✅ The 40% COGS, 35% overheads, 25% EBIT benchmark and what to check when a team misses it ✅ What happens to a team's numbers when it loses a major client and keeps the headcount ✅ Charge-out multiples by role, onshore and offshore, and where the margin actually sits ✅ Why an all-onshore bookkeeping team struggles to reach 25% ✅ How low productivity and write-offs distort a capacity plan and lead to hiring you don't need ✅ Why resource mix matters as much as headcount, and what goes wrong when a senior person is missingIf you've never budgeted at team level, or you have a team that feels stretched while the capacity plan says otherwise, this session gives you the numbers to check before the year gets away from you.Want access to the capacity planner and the rest of the WizeHub? Get it here → https://get.wizehub.co/This is a visual walkthrough, so if you want to see inside the WizeHub as Timnavigates each section, tune in to the episode on YouTube.________________  PS: Whenever you're ready… here are the fastest 4 ways we can help you fix and grow your accounting firm:   1. Download our famous Wize Freedom Map for FREE - Find out the 101 projects every firm owner must implement to build a $5M+ firm that can run without them - Download here 2. Need to hire right now? Book a 1:1 FREE discovery call with our WizeTalent hiring coaches to help find your next team member the Wize Way – Click Here 3. Work with Jamie and our mentors for 8 weeks - Build a custom business plan for your firm - Apply here

This is the start of my brand new series on money and Human Design, two of my all-time favourite things. If you've ever wondered why the money strategies everyone else swears by never quite work for you, this episode is your answer. The way you're designed to make money is specific to your Human Design type, and once you understand your own energy you stop forcing someone else's model and start magnetising what's already yours.In this first episode we stay at the macro level: your type. I walk through how money comes differently to Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors and Reflectors, why gate 55 holds the key to money and energy, and how I made $2 million before I ever built a funnel by following my design instead of the rulebook. This is the foundation for the whole series, so start here.What You'll Learn:- Why there's no one-size-fits-all money strategy, and how your Human Design type changes the way money actually comes to you- How each of the five types becomes magnetic to money (and what blocks each one)- What gate 55 teaches about authenticity, energy and abundance- How to use your strategy, signature and not-self theme as real-time money indicators- The shift from doing to receiving, and why now is the time for itChapters: 00:00 - Dialling into authenticity for abundance and freedom 00:17 - The money and Human Design series begins 02:50 - What two months off taught me about receiving (and the 1.5M downloads we'd been missing) 06:07 - Why I finally committed to teaching money 06:56 - How I made $2 million before I ever built a funnel 08:29 - Gate 55: authenticity is the real money magnet 10:51 - Money and your Type (the macro level) 12:21 - Manifestors and money 14:04 - Generators and Manifesting Generators and money 17:20 - Projectors and money 19:25 - Reflectors and money 21:24 - Using strategy, signature and not-self theme as money indicators 24:31 - You are the authorityGet Started:Join the 21-Day Money, AI & Human Design Challenge (open now): https://www.emmadunwoody.com/offers/qA2BTwL9/checkoutGet your free Human Design chart and Visionary Archetype: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/get-your-chartWork with me inside Maggie AI: https://meetmaggie.co/Subscribe to Substack for the full Money + Human Design Series: https://thehumandesigncoach.substack.com/Resources Mentioned:The Money, AI & Human Design MastermindThe 21-Day Money, AI & Human Design ChallengeGate 55 in Human Design (money and energy)Claude AI (which I used to research business investment)Support the show

Schedule a Free Financial Assessment with an experienced professional:https://bit.ly/YMYWassessC63-year-old Kevin in Denver is pulling $100K a year out of his portfolio. What's the tax-smart way for him to structure these retirement withdrawals? Tim in Pennsylvania was forced into early retirement, and his wife Jill may be facing a layoff. They have over $2.5M saved, but what about health insurance? And Rocky and Adrian in Tucson have $4M in pre-tax at ages 68 and 69. If they convert to Roth, are they just picking up nickels in front of a steamroller? But first, Jeffrey's YouTube comment lit a fire when he called a recent episode of YMYW TV on Social Security claiming strategies "cookie-cutter with zero real info." Joe and Big Al have some thoughts!Free Financial Resources in This Episode: https://bit.ly/ymyw-600 (full show notes & episode transcript)2026 Tax Planning Guide - free download:https://purefinancial.com/white-papers/tax-planning-guide/?utm_source=captivate&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=whitepaper-tax-planning-guide&utm_content=ymyw-pod-ep600-description-whitepaperWithdrawal Strategy Guide - free download:https://purefinancial.com/white-papers/withdrawal-strategy-guide/?utm_source=captivate&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=whitepaper-withdrawal-strategy-guide&utm_content=ymyw-pod-ep600-description-whitepaperEscape These 11 Tax Traps and Save in Retirement - YMYW TV:https://purefinancial.com/ymyw/episodes/escape-these-11-tax-traps-save-in-retirement/?utm_source=captivate&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ymyw-tv&utm_content=ymyw-pod-ep600-description-tv-s10e17Financial Blueprint (free, self-guided):https://bit.ly/YMYWblueprintCREQUEST your Retirement Spitball Analysis:https://bit.ly/YMYWaskCDOWNLOAD more free guides:https://bit.ly/YMYWguidesCREAD financial blogs:https://bit.ly/YMYWblogCWATCH educational videos:https://bit.ly/YMYWvidsCSUBSCRIBE to the YMYW Newsletter:https://bit.ly/YMYWnewsletterCConnect With Us:Subscribe on YouTube and join the conversation in the comments:https://bit.ly/YMYW-YTSubscribe or follow YMYW in your favorite podcast app:https://lnk.to/ymywLeave your honest reviews and ratings in Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-money-your-wealth/id312900254Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast00:54 - Claiming Social Security: Is Planning for a 40-Year Retirement a Waste of Time? (jeffreylevin9728, YouTube)12:31 - How Do I Turn My IRA Into a Monthly Paycheck? (Kevin, Denver)23:42 - I'm Retired Early Due to Illness and My Wife May be Laid Off. What About Health Insurance? (Tim & Jill, rural PA)32:30 - Roth Conversions on a $4M IRA at 68: Picking up Nickels in Front of a Steamroller? (Rocky & Adrian, Tucson, AZ)40:27 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast42:16 - The Derails: Frontier Crucible, The Punisher, Disclosure Day, etc.

Acquisition Lab, the leading community, platform, and fund backing serious acquisition entrepreneurs. The education and deal-search tools are free, and a real board of advisors will talk you out of a bad deal as fast as into a good one. There's no clock and no pressure. See what it's like: sit in on a free live roundtable at https://www.acquisitionlab.com/roundtables, and mention Acquisitions Anonymous!Mercury - Thanks to Mercury for partnering with me! Mercury gives founders powerful banking, cards, and financial tools built to help businesses operate smarter. Learn more and get started at http://mercury.com/Bedrock Quality of Earnings — Buying a business without verifying the financials can lead to expensive surprises. Bedrock Quality of Earnings combines experienced Big Four leadership, operator-backed expertise, and AI-powered analysis to help buyers validate earnings before closing. Learn more at https://girdley.com/bedrock.In this episode the hosts talk about a specialized Southern California irrigation company claiming sixfold growth after a 2025 recapitalization, with roughly $2.95M in revenue, $1.3M in SDE, and 40%+ margins—but a short operating history makes financing and valuation unusually difficult.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/high-growth-specialty-irrigation-company-5-5m-run-rate/2550503/Welcome to Acquisitions Anonymous – the #1 podcast for small business M&A. Every week, we break down businesses for sale and talk about buying, operating, and growing them.Looking to build a professional website in minutes? Try Wix: https://wix.pxf.io/c/6898629/3115214/25616?trafcat=templateHubSpot is the backbone for how businesses scale without chaos. Try them out here: https://go.try-hubspot.com/OeG9VrSubscribe for more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.acquanon.com/newsletterThis episode breaks down a specialized irrigation services company serving residential and commercial customers across four Southern California counties. The business reports roughly $2.95 million in trailing revenue and $1.3 million in SDE, while claiming its current annualized revenue run rate has climbed to approximately $5.5 million following a 2025 recapitalization and operational rebuild.But the turnaround creates a major diligence problem. Monthly invoice volume has reportedly increased more than sixfold, yet the business is seasonal, the improvements are extremely recent, and the seller is exiting before buyers can see whether the new performance holds through another full year. The discussion explores whether the reported 40%+ SDE margin is sustainable, how much of the growth could reflect peak summer demand, and whether the contractor-heavy workforce creates additional operational or compliance risk.The biggest question may be financing. The rapidly changing financial history could make conventional third-party debt difficult, potentially requiring seller financing, buyer equity, an earnout, or another risk-sharing structure. The episode also digs into the mysterious 2025 recapitalization, past customer-service problems, the importance of structuring an asset deal, and whether this is an unusually attractive turnaround—or simply one that's too early to trust.Key Highlights:- $2.95M revenue / $1.3M SDE: The listing implies an unusually high 40%+ SDE margin for a labor-heavy home-services contractor.- $5.5M claimed run rate: Monthly invoice volume has reportedly grown more than 6x since the 2025 recapitalization, raising questions about seasonality and whether the growth is sustainable.- Financing could be difficult: Heather argues the rapidly changing financial history makes traditional bank financing unlikely, potentially requiring seller debt and buyer equity.- Operational turnaround: The new operator reportedly installed modern field-service software, detailed job costing, and a customer-acquisition engine—but labor capacity is now the bottleneck.- Diligence gets complicated: A recent recapitalization, historical customer-service complaints, contractor-heavy staffing, and questions around clean asset ownership make deal structure especially important.Subscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at contact@acquanon.com

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.He turned down $42M, lost a $70M deal to a war, and sold his company over WhatsApp instead.Ryan Levesque is the author of the #1 national bestseller Ask and the founder of the Ask Method Company, a seven-time Inc. 5000 business that did over $100M in revenue. He grew up blue collar, quit AIG in China the morning the Wall Street Journal said the company was going bankrupt, and built his first business selling Scrabble tile jewelry tutorials on Etsy. Then he tried to sell his company twice. The first buyer flipped a $42.5M deal to $17M at the eleventh hour. The second, a $70M offer, evaporated the week Russia invaded Ukraine. Today he sits on $30–35M in liquid net worth and runs a 150-acre farm in Vermont with his wife and two boys, where 80% of what his family eats comes off their own land.This is the longest Moneywise episode we've ever cut, and I barely interrupted. We go deep on the two failed exits, the life insurance rejection letter at age 30 that turned out to be organ failure, the photo of his sons that made him stop chasing the number, and what it actually costs to run a 150-acre farm (spoiler: free food runs about half a million a year). Ryan also breaks down the money curriculum he built for his kids, why $35M didn't feel like enough until he decided it was, and the honeybee epiphany that led to selling his company to his biggest competitor.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, "What the heck, let's make it public." If you are a founder, apply here: http://joinhampton.com/mwTimestamps:0:00 — "Mr. Levesque, you should be in a coma right now." Cold open and episode roadmap5:30 — The WSJ headline reads "AIG to file for bankruptcy." He resigns the same day with ~$100K in the bank9:56 — Reverse-engineering an Etsy seller's income and building a Scrabble tile jewelry tutorial business: "emulate before you innovate"12:32 — The crash of the Scrabble tile jewelry market. Lesson: pick evergreen markets14:29 — Dead orchids in Shanghai become a $500K/year business. Then 23 businesses at once17:19 — A nine-figure sale to NBC (Golf Pass) and a $168M sale to PayPal. His cut: "less than seven figures"19:00 — Ask becomes the #1 bestselling book in America and births a $100M+ company21:00 — The $42.5M deal gets flipped to $17M at the eleventh hour. "We basically gave them the middle finger"25:13 — Interviewing 12 investment banks, going back to market, and landing a $70M offer28:30 — Russia invades Ukraine. The deal, and the entire M&A market, evaporates33:23 — The life insurance rejection letter. Kidney failure. Ten days in ICU. Undiagnosed type 1 diabetic40:16 — "My kid can't grow up without a dad." Shutting down 23 businesses41:42 — Two photos of his boys, seven years apart. "It was like a heartbeat"43:00 — Texting his wife from a tent in Vermont. Full-price cash offer on the Austin house the same night49:13 — Reading Peter Lynch at age 10 and turning $5K into $100K+ by 1851:57 — What he looked for in land: top of watershed, no PFAS, good schools. 12 months of Airbnbs56:41 — 48 beehives, 1,000 maple taps, 500 fruit trees, seven freezers. 100% of their own protein58:40 — The farm numbers: just under $5M for the land, $2M mortgage at 6.5%, $220K/year before a single animal1:03:59 — $260K in year one, $175K/year after. "Free food costs a lot of money"1:06:28 — The kids' money curriculum: Rich Dad Poor Dad read-alouds, Greenlight accounts, a real estate syndication paying them $300–400/month1:11:20 — His net worth when he decided it was enough: $30–35M liquid1:12:47 — "I've never been less money motivated in my life." $1M webinars and the Mexican fisherman1:15:08 — Goldenrod, purple aster, and the WhatsApp voice memo to Daniel Priestley. Company sold three months later1:20:20 — Legacy, $120K/year in tuition, and how much to hand to your kids: "the brownies are not fully baked"1:25:39 — Seven weeks in Europe, giving back, and why all altruism is selfish1:31:36 — Daniel's takeaway: figure out what you're optimizing for and start living it nowSponsors: Daily Body Coach - achieve your dream body with https://moneywise.dailybodycoach.comSubscribe to Moneywise: https://www.youtube.com/@themoneywisepodcastFollow Daniel on X: https://x.com/danielcberkListen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: [search "Moneywise Hampton"]

On this episode of Bulture podcast:Season 4: Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (2026) stars Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden in an eight-episode run examining the 1892 axe m**ders.Kai Cenat says he doesn't think his fashion brand “Vivet” is overpriced when Kaiya Cenat asked about the genre of his fashion brand and he says it's luxury.Chris Brown says he doesn't “want the award anymore” after Rep. Venton Jones apologized for honoring him with a congressional recognition. SEE his post & reactions.Tom Brady reacts to the Jayden Daniels elbow injury on the Commanders-Cowboys Fox broadcast.Rich Homie Quan's longtime girlfriend says there was no will or life insurance, leaving her with just $8K despite his estimated $3.5M net worth.Izzy Wondwossen is safe the Howard senior who went missing on her way to class Tuesday was found in good health Saturday evening after five days of searching by her family and community. Charleston White reacts to Remy Ma's video with rapper Millyz, says somebody needs to warn her·     Tattoo artist goes viral after allegedly exposing every woman who gave him head in exchange for a free tattoo.Funeral home apologizes for accidentally cremating a woman and presenting someone else with her wig on at an open-casket viewing.'Diarra From Detroit' creator reveals what fans need to do to help the show get a season 3.New music Friday is stacked with Offset's new solo single, BigXthaPlug and Belly Gang Kushington's "LITE," and Hunxho's ironically titled album "I Quit Rap."Tennis star Taylor Townsend withdraws from tournament for emergency surgery days after winning US Open title.Jeweler VVS King & Co says he restored BloodHound Q50's Cuban link and Rolex after his mother got them back from police. The chain reportedly still had visible damage, including a chipped area near where it rested around Q50's neck, turning the pieces into deeply personal keepsakes for his family.Jeweler apologizes after receiving major backlash for posting a video of cleaning Bloodhound Q50's chain.The Thompson twins just made NBA history — Amen & Ausar secure massive $100M+ deals worth a combined $363 million.The FBI has identified 35 more potential victims in the alleged $1.3M fraud scheme involving fake 49ers player Daejon Love, bringing the total to 61.Shaq just became an honorary FBI Special Agent after joining 265 law enforcement officials at FBI National Academy graduation.From music to running, Wiz Khalifa's unexpected transformation. The rapper has long since become, almost by accident, a running and sports influencer in general.Converse controversy, and the photograph and backlash is real. What is missing is actual evidence that Converse intended anything remotely resembling what people are accusing them of.Shannon Sharpe says he supports the Buffalo Bills activist fighting to restore O.J. Simpson's place in the team's history after the Bills reportedly left him out of a display at their new stadium. A petition supporting the effort has reportedly gained 5,000 signatures.Angel Reese is dropping a Reese's x Reebok Angel Reese 1 collab. October 20.Jalen Hurts donated $600,000 in a new A/C unit for a school in Philadelphia.NFL Fans React to Ryan Clark's New Show After Controversial Firing From ESPN.Drake's “FOMO” film premiered with nine new songs and surprise features, and he confirmed a 2027 world tour is officially on the way.19-year-old Detroit man sentenced to 2 years of probation for k**ling a gunman at a mall, where the sh**ter had already shot two people and continued firing before he intervened. The sentencing was for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit (ineligible at age 19 under MI law),

Experts from Pegasystems and AWS reveal how AI-powered tools now modernize decades-old mainframe systems in weeks instead of years—unlocking trapped data faster than ever.Topics Include:Session covers accelerating mainframe modernization using AWS Transform and Pega BlueprintAgenda: challenges, joint solution, value prop, customer story, rollout mechanismMainframe costs rise 20-30% yearly, straining IT budgets significantlyMonolithic systems create long time-to-market, hurting competitiveness against newer rivalsMainframe data stays locked away, blocking AI adoption and innovationRetiring mainframe skills outpace new workforce training, compounding the problemAI now enables analyzing decades-old code bases within weeks, not yearsAWS Transform extracts business logic; Pega Blueprint visualizes modernized target applicationsFive-step journey: Transform, Pega Foundry, Blueprint, then deployment via Infinity platformThree Transform agents handle code, data, and activity analysis separatelyData analysis covers data lineage and data dictionary schema extractionOutputs feed a knowledge graph, enabling natural language queries anytimeTransform deterministically identifies distinct data paths from mainframe systemsData paths get grouped into business functions, each modernizable independentlyFinal steps extract business logic and generate plain-English requirementsBlueprint agent enriches Transform outputs, enabling intuitive workflow designBlueprint offers runtime previews and is publicly accessible at pega.comPega Infinity platform handles both batch and online mainframe workloadsInsurance company Unum modernized 1.5M lines of COBOL in three monthsExperience-Based Acceleration program delivers modernized, working code within four-to-six weeksParticipants:Surender Kumar – Director, Mainframe Modernization, PegasystemsUjwal Bukka – Sr Partner Solutions Architect, Business Apps, Amazon Web ServicesSourav Sarkar – Sr Worldwide Specialist Solutions Architect, Mainframe & Legacy Modernization, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Acquisition Lab, the leading community, platform, and fund backing serious acquisition entrepreneurs. The education and deal-search tools are free, and a real board of advisors will talk you out of a bad deal as fast as into a good one. There's no clock and no pressure. See what it's like: sit in on a free live roundtable at https://www.acquisitionlab.com/roundtables, and mention Acquisitions Anonymous!Mercury - Thanks to Mercury for partnering with me! Mercury gives founders powerful banking, cards, and financial tools built to help businesses operate smarter. Learn more and get started at http://mercury.com/Bedrock Quality of Earnings — Buying a business without verifying the financials can lead to expensive surprises. Bedrock Quality of Earnings combines experienced Big Four leadership, operator-backed expertise, and AI-powered analysis to help buyers validate earnings before closing. Learn more at https://girdley.com/bedrock.In this episode the hosts talk about a specialized Southern California irrigation company claiming sixfold growth after a 2025 recapitalization, with roughly $2.95M in revenue, $1.3M in SDE, and 40%+ margins—but a short operating history makes financing and valuation unusually difficult.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/high-growth-specialty-irrigation-company-5-5m-run-rate/2550503/Welcome to Acquisitions Anonymous – the #1 podcast for small business M&A. Every week, we break down businesses for sale and talk about buying, operating, and growing them.Looking to build a professional website in minutes? Try Wix: https://wix.pxf.io/c/6898629/3115214/25616?trafcat=templateHubSpot is the backbone for how businesses scale without chaos. Try them out here: https://go.try-hubspot.com/OeG9VrSubscribe for more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquisitionsAnonymousPodcast?sub_confirmation=1Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.acquanon.com/newsletterThis episode breaks down a specialized irrigation services company serving residential and commercial customers across four Southern California counties. The business reports roughly $2.95 million in trailing revenue and $1.3 million in SDE, while claiming its current annualized revenue run rate has climbed to approximately $5.5 million following a 2025 recapitalization and operational rebuild.But the turnaround creates a major diligence problem. Monthly invoice volume has reportedly increased more than sixfold, yet the business is seasonal, the improvements are extremely recent, and the seller is exiting before buyers can see whether the new performance holds through another full year. The discussion explores whether the reported 40%+ SDE margin is sustainable, how much of the growth could reflect peak summer demand, and whether the contractor-heavy workforce creates additional operational or compliance risk.The biggest question may be financing. The rapidly changing financial history could make conventional third-party debt difficult, potentially requiring seller financing, buyer equity, an earnout, or another risk-sharing structure. The episode also digs into the mysterious 2025 recapitalization, past customer-service problems, the importance of structuring an asset deal, and whether this is an unusually attractive turnaround—or simply one that's too early to trust.Key Highlights:- $2.95M revenue / $1.3M SDE: The listing implies an unusually high 40%+ SDE margin for a labor-heavy home-services contractor.- $5.5M claimed run rate: Monthly invoice volume has reportedly grown more than 6x since the 2025 recapitalization, raising questions about seasonality and whether the growth is sustainable.- Financing could be difficult: Heather argues the rapidly changing financial history makes traditional bank financing unlikely, potentially requiring seller debt and buyer equity.- Operational turnaround: The new operator reportedly installed modern field-service software, detailed job costing, and a customer-acquisition engine—but labor capacity is now the bottleneck.- Diligence gets complicated: A recent recapitalization, historical customer-service complaints, contractor-heavy staffing, and questions around clean asset ownership make deal structure especially important.Subscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at contact@acquanon.com

Manuel Aires Mateus on doubt, memory and the life of a building. In Lisbon, est living's Editorial Director, Karen McCartney, sits down with Portuguese architect Manuel Aires Mateus to explore the ideas that have shaped one of the most distinctive architectural practices of the past three decades.From restoring an 18th-century convent to creating houses that disappear into the landscape, Manuel speaks about how people live, move, remember and connect with a space. He shares why he believes architects should remain in doubt, why “problems are our material”, and how limits can become the starting point for invention.The conversation moves through the Tower House in Sicily, the Mori House in Melbourne and the house at Montserrat, revealing an approach grounded in restraint, continuity and a deep sensitivity to light, landscape and memory.For Manuel, architecture is not simply about how a building looks, but what it makes possible—and how it can remain meaningful across generations.This Much I Know is a podcast by est living, hosted by Karen McCartney.Recorded and produced by Jon Tjhia for est living.About Karen McCartney: Well-regarded for her work in the world of interiors, architecture and design, Karen is the Editorial Director of est living. Her impressive resume spans print and digital media. Formerly the editor of Marie Claire lifestyle and Inside Out magazine, Karen is also a bestselling author; releasing Perfect Imperfect, The Alchemy of Things, Super House, and Iconic: Modern Australian Houses 1950- 2000. About est living: As a global design resource, est living inspires exceptional living by featuring the best in architecture, interiors and products. We profile leading and emerging architects and designers from around the globe while spotlighting Australians and scour the globe to unveil authentic design products. est engages discerning design consumers through curating distinct, meaningful and multi-platform content. Our award-winning website estliving.com is the central hub of the est experience, complemented by our quarterly digital magazine, weekly e-newsletter 'the latest', and our social media platforms reaching 1.5M+ design consumers weekly. For more architecture and interior design inspiration, visit estliving.com

Two young NBA players just secured massive extensions as Ausar Thompson and Keyonte George continue to establish themselves as important pieces for their respective franchises.In this episode, I break down Ausar Thompson's five-year, $155 million extension with the Detroit Pistons and Keyonte George's five-year, $157.5 million extension with the Utah Jazz. What do these deals say about how both teams view their young guards, and what should we expect from Thompson and George moving forward?

Are you chasing double-digit returns on mortgage notes only to risk losing your principal in a second-lien wipeout? Would you like to still invest while traveling the world? Then this is the episode you'll want to take some notes on! In this episode, Scott Carson sits down with former defense software engineer turned international digital nomad Harley Green, founder of InvestAway. Broadcasting live from Antigua, Guatemala, Harley shares how he transitioned from active house flipping and corporate 401(k) management to managing over $5M in first-lien private real estate debt in just a few hours a week. Harley pulls back the curtain on common pitfalls self-directed IRA (SDIRA) and passive investors face in today's shifting housing market. He breaks down why junior debt positions carry extreme risk, how to evaluate real-world After Repair Value (ARV) cushions, and how he leverages an lean tech stack with AI-driven underwriting to scale a private lending business without hiring a massive corporate team. Scott and Harley also explore co-lending structures that yield 15% annualized returns, extension terms that prevent defaults, and key markets in the Southeast. The Dangers of Second-Lien Notes: Why junior positions get wiped out in bankruptcy or foreclosure when first liens balloon with legal fees. Transitioning Corporate Wealth: Rolling 15 years of defense industry 401(k) funds into self-directed IRAs to become the bank. The High-Yield Sweet Spot: Structuring 4- to 9-month short-term fix-and-flip loans across single-family and small multifamily assets. Underwriting & Risk Protection: Capping maximum loan-to-value at 75% of ARV and managing extended days on market in softer regions. Southeast Growth Markets: Why markets in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas City offer ideal entry-level inventory for flipping. AI & Tech Operations: Utilizing custom AI agents to scrub title commitments, flag errors, and manage borrower updates with a single virtual assistant. Passive Co-Lending Structures: How passive SDIRA investors can earn 15% annualized net returns backed by first-position real estate. Borrower Retention & Legal Compliance: Partnering with specialized private lending attorneys instead of relying on title companies or generic templates. Stop chasing high-risk yield and learn how to secure your capital as a first-lien private lender! Connect with Harley Green directly by visiting investaway.co or searching for Harley Green on LinkedIn! Have questions about setting up first-position private notes, analyzing deal collateral, or putting your SDIRA funds to work? Book a strategy call directly with Scott at talkwithscottcarson.com! Register for upcoming virtual masterclasses at notebuyingfordummies.com or wholesalingnotes.com. Remember to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share this episode with fellow real estate investors!Watch the Original VIDEO HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join Note Night in America community today:WeCloseNotes.comScott Carson FacebookScott Carson TwitterScott Carson LinkedInNote Night in America YouTubeNote Night in America VimeoScott Carson InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest

"Send me a text"What Decide Whether a Customer Keeps Your Supplement or Sends It Back?Your refund rate is a marketing metric wearing a customer service hat. Most supplement founders treat refunds and chargebacks as a back-end problem to manage with a good support team and a clear return policy. But most of your refunds are decided long before the customer ever asks for one. They're decided at the moment of the sale, by the exact words you used to make it. In this episode, I break down why your copy is a filter that selects your customer, and how leaning on pain-based away language quietly fills your customer base with the impatient, pain-fleeing buyers most likely to want their money back.Learn more about The Supplement Business Accelerator Group at https://creativethirst.com/groupIf you're interested in working with me and my team to improve your supplement business. You can learn more at my website https://creativethirst.comClick here to grab your copy of the Health Supplement Ad Swipe Guide.Discover what really works in funnel marketingNeed help increasing sales on your own? Click hereStuck at $1 - $5M in revenue? Click HereCase Study on how Creative Thirst added over $200,000 for one supplement brand

Early loyalty creates a real debt, and unsettled debts exert enormous force on judgment. In this episode, Sheena gives that debt its full due before complicating it: the willingness to do everything badly at speed with no structure is a genuine and rare skill at five people, and precisely the wrong one at forty, which means the early believer has done nothing wrong and still cannot stay in the seat. She makes the argument that breaks the loyalty case — that keeping one person out of loyalty punishes the loyalty of everyone else, and quietly teaches your whole company that arriving early beats being excellent. Then she draws the distinction the arc has been building toward, between loyalty to a person and loyalty to the mission that person actually signed up for, and names the quiet part: that founders often keep an early employee out of loyalty to the version of themselves that needed them, because that person is the last living witness to who they were at the beginning. The episode closes with the four honest ways to pay the debt without handing out a lifetime seat.Key Topics CoveredWhy early loyalty creates a moral debt that overrides analysis, and why that is humanThe trait that was heroic at five people and insufficient at forty — and why it is the same traitHow keeping one person out of loyalty punishes everyone else's loyalty and blocks your best peopleLoyalty to a person versus loyalty to the mission they signed up for, and what happens when they splitThe quiet part: protecting the last witness to who you were at the beginningFour ways to pay the debt — the honest conversation, the role change, the good exit, the alumni relationshipThe product translation: the first engineer and the architecture that is, in a real sense, themKey TakeawaysThey did not get worse; they are exactly who they were, and being exactly who they were is now the problem.The message you send by protecting tenure is that the way to be secure here is to arrive early rather than to be excellent.They did not sign up for you personally — they signed up for the thing you described, which means spending their loyalty against the mission is the actual betrayal.Nobody wants to be a monument; a seat you have outgrown is a worthless currency to be paid in.Resources MentionedThe Strategic Discovery Audit — the diagnostic gateway to working with The DeVain CollectiveThe CEO Self-AssessmentBeyond Founder-Led newsletterConnect with The DeVain Collective:LinkedInInstagramWebsite: thedevaincollective.comConnect with Sheena:LinkedInInstagramAbout Beyond Founder-LedBeyond Founder-Led is the podcast for mission-driven founders — primarily women scaling service-based businesses from $500K to $5M — who are ready to move beyond being the bottleneck in every decision. Hosted by Sheena Hunt, founder of The DeVain Collective, each episode delivers frameworks, honest reflection, and practical tools for building a business that grows without sacrificing the founder or the mission.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beautifullycomplicated-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan's first app made over $1M in two months. Then Facebook sent a cease and desist and killed it. His next company, Mode Mobile, grew revenue 32,481% in three years and ranked #1 on the Deloitte Fast 500. Then his crypto advertisers went bankrupt, revenue fell from $25M to $8M, and he cut half his staff. No VC wanted a declining Series B. So he raised $5M from his own users in three months—then $75M more.In this episode, Dan breaks down how paying people to use their phone actually makes money, why revenue concentration and not growth is what nearly killed Mode, and how to run a creator-led marketing campaign at $30 a video.Why You Should ListenWhy the product market fit that feels insane is often the kind that dies fastest.How building on someone else's API cost him two different companies.Why extending your payback period is the fastest way to run out of cash.How to know within $20K to $30K whether creator-led marketing works for you.Keywords startup podcast, startup podcast for founders, product market fit, finding pmf, Mode Mobile, Dan Novaes, crowdfunding, Reg A, consumer apps, rewards apps, creator-led marketing, UGC creators, user acquisition, revenue concentration, Android appsChapters00:00:00 Intro00:03:09 The App He Built In A Week00:06:38 $1M In Two Months00:08:25 Facebook Shuts It Down00:15:39 The Pivots Before Mode00:20:42 32,481% Growth To The Fast 50000:26:26 Revenue Concentration Nearly Kills It00:31:50 How Paying People To Play Works00:37:53 Creator-Led Growth For $30 A Video00:47:09 What Makes A Crowdfund WorkSend me a message to let me know what you think!

Should you use permanent life insurance to cover long-term care? Does converting a $1M pre-tax account before you stop working make mathematical sense? In this episode of Allworth's Money Matters, Scott and Pat walk through real-world portfolio case studies, dissect common tax myths, and break down where aggressive financial pitches fall short. Topics covered in this episode: The Rise of Prediction Markets: Why momentum traders are shifting from crypto to event betting, and how speculative traps disguise themselves as investing. Commercial Real Estate Realities: A look at how major leveraged properties can collapse, and the timeless importance of broad diversification. Caller Case Study (Jonathan): Evaluating a seminar pitch on life insurance with long-term care riders, understanding pure insurance costs, and deciding when self-insuring makes sense with a $2.5M portfolio. Caller Case Study (Jeff): Debunking the “zero taxes” pitch. Scott and Pat explore the math behind Roth conversions, the difference between marginal brackets, and why high earners shouldn't rush conversion timing before RMD age. Join Money Matters:  Get your most pressing financial questions answered by Allworth's co-founders Scott Hanson and Pat McClain. Call 833-99-WORTH. Or ask a question by clicking here.  You can also be on the air by emailing Scott and Pat at questions@moneymatters.com. Download and rate our podcast here.  

It's This Week in Bourbon for September 18th 2026. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits will pay a 12.5M penalty, More tariffs and bans of canadian liquor into the US, and Booker's Bourbon The Reserves 2026 and Little Book The Infinite, Edition III.Show Notes: Kentucky Bourbon Festival announces dates for 2027 event in Bardstown Evan Williams expands college football presence with tailgates and collegiate bottles Bluegrass Distillers launches quarterly Bottle Club membership program Southern Glazer's pays $12.5M penalty to resolve federal trade practice investigation President Trump announces plans to remove 10% tariff on Irish whiskey Crown Royal avoids Canadian spirit import ban via bulk shipping strategy Shady Rays and Pappy & Co collaborate on limited-edition sunglasses and giveaway Charlotte Bourbon Society announces 9th Annual Bourbon Hearts Dinner Benefit Mark Pringle releases The Whiskey Taster's Flavor Guide reference book MGP debuts Chapter One 10-Year Straight Bourbon as flagship brand Neeley Family Distillery debuts PaPaw's Legacy Reserve 10-Year Triple Pot-Stilled Bourbon Koopers Whiskey releases repackaged Prodigal Son Bourbon for Bourbon Heritage Month Breckenridge Distillery debuts Broncos-themed commemorative whiskey lineup and seltzer Joseph Magnus returns to rye whiskey with 10 Year Cask Strength release Penelope Bourbon releases Cigar Sessions Chapter 2 in collaboration with Alec Bradley Buffalo Trace and Van Winkle announce 2026 Van Winkle Whiskey Collection lineup Wilderness Trail debuts exclusive whiskeys for Hall of Fame induction of co-founders Angel's Envy announces Cellar Collection Volume 6 Straight Rye Whiskey release Ingram Distillery debuts Batch 6 of river-aged Flagship Kentucky Straight Bourbon Buffalo Trace debuts Elmer T. Lee 40th Anniversary Edition uncut bourbon Brother Justus Whiskey Company releases Brother Justus Founder's Reserve IV The Maven Distillery launches flagship 104-proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Garrison Brothers announces Hye tailgate event featuring 2 new cask-strength single barrels Beam Distilling announces Booker's Bourbon The Reserves 2026 and Little Book Infinite III Knob Creek introduces 12 Year Old Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Jack Daniel's launches Tennessee Blackberry mixed with Lemonade canned cocktail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this new podcast episode, I sit down with Liam Morin, one of the original builders of PFC and now our sales team manager, to talk about his journey from running a $1.5M construction business to coaching contractors full-time. We break down why most guys have a job, not a business, the three core problems Liam sees in every contractor he's worked with (no structure, "cowboy accounting," and no real control of their time), and why delegation and identity shift are what actually separates a business that can sell itself from one that can't run without you.If you're realizing your business depends entirely on you, book a free calibration call with my team at Profit for Contractors:

What if your business hasn't hit its next level because you're still doing the job you were doing three years ago? In this episode, Maggie breaks down the five stages of business owner evolution, why your role has to change as your revenue grows, and why you need to develop the skills for your next stage before you get there.In This Episode, You'll Hear AboutWhy growing revenue without evolving your role keeps you overworked and burnt outThe five stages of business owner evolution (and what to focus on at each one)Why you need to develop next-stage skills before you reach that revenue levelThe difference between delegating tasks and transferring real responsibilityHow to stop being the person who solves every problem (and why that's selfish)What it actually means to be the CEO of your business at $1M+ and beyondChapter Markers00:00 — Why your business hasn't hit the next level (and what that really means)02:00 — You become the bottleneck when everything goes through you03:00 — You can't wait until the next revenue level to develop the skills you need there04:00 — Stage 1: The Doer ($0 to $250K)09:00 — Stage 2: Seller & Operator ($250K to $500K)13:00 — Stage 3: Manager & People Leader ($500K to $1M)17:00 — Why fixing every problem for your team creates dependency, not capacity21:00 — Stage 4: Strategist & CEO ($1M to $5M)27:00 — The trap of doing your old job at your new revenue level29:00 — Stage 5: Visionary & Culture Builder ($5M+)35:00 — Reflection questions to figure out your next evolutionReady to become the leader your business needs? Book a complimentary discovery call with Maggie:Schedule your call: https://calendly.com/maggie-s2l/consultation-call-1Website: https://stairwaytoleadership.com/

At 20, Caleb Owens took over a $525K mitigation department that had bad hires, heavy churn, and stolen equipment. Fifteen months later it was running at $1.5M with 37% profit.Then he left, liquidated his Roth IRA at 23, and started his own company.In this episode, host Clinton James sits down with Caleb Owens, owner of Kern Water Damage Restoration in Bakersfield, California. Caleb is 24, came up through demo and containment work, and is now building AI systems most restoration companies twice his size don't have.You'll walk away with:How he grew a small mitigation department more than 3x in profit in 15 monthsWhy his first AI build wasted four hours on a 20-minute email, and what he changedHow he connects calls, texts, email, and documentation so AI can actually helpHow his system drafts carrier responses overnightWhy most owners let their inbox decide their prioritiesHow he answers the premium-increase objection with real numbersWhy he gives his whole SOP library away for free-----Subscribe to Restoration Pros Unplugged and visit restorationprosunplugged.com-----Running a restoration company and want to get more jobs from your online marketing? Book a free discovery call with Water Restoration Marketing at https://waterrestorationmarketing.com/discovery-call/

PODCAST LAS NOTICIAS CON CALLE 17 DE SEPTIEMBRE - LUMA pide aumento de factura por culpa de Genera, uso de diesel, VPP y combustibles caros, descuadre por 131 millones, NEPR decide el 30 de septiembre Dueño de Miss Universe dice que tiene miedo de viajar a PR, alegan que PR pagó mal a cuentas que no eran las correctas - El Vocero  COR3 devuelve 800 millones adelantados en proyectos que nunca se hicieron - El Nuevo DíaCOR3 no sabe cuántos subrecipientes devolvieron dinero por no poderlo usar - El Nuevo Día  Solo 8% del dinero de la recuperación de PR se ha usado - El Vocero La Crudita se queda, se supone que ese dinero fuera para Carreteras, pero ahora va al fondo general - El Nuevo Día Regresa Javelin a proponer que ellos nos venden energía, pero mucho más cara que lo que se había cuadrado antes - El Nuevo Día Junta pregunta por contrato de Gotham y por qué no se ha movido el mismo - Jay Fonseca PR Un momento para WindMar Home — la empresa con más de 20 años protegiendo los hogares puertorriqueños.Solar para bajar tu factura. Techo para proteger tu inversión. Agua para que nunca te quedes sin — especialmente con las sequía. Y batería para total independencia energética.Todo bajo una misma empresa. Un solo llamado. Llama al 787-489-1155 o visita windmarhome.com#windmarhome #incluyeauspicio Rivera Schatz descarta investigar lío de energía temporera y defiende a Maceira - El Vocero Pablo José reconoce que está difícil situación de Medicaid, mientras el año que viene acaban fondos de 5 billones - El Vocero Investigan contrato de Turismo por Miss Universe - El Vocero Mientras pruebas CRECE mejoraron, el College Board empeoró y PISA en el resto del mundo también, ¿quién miente? - El Vocero Frenan gestiones para recobrar las escoltas de Wanda Vázquez - El Vocero Cuatro fincas solares de 322 megavatios entran el año que viene a sistema energético - El Nuevo Día Justicia evalúa otros cargos en caso de Gabriela Nicole por cosas posteriores al asesinato- El Vocero Nos quedamos fuera de SNAP otra vez - El Vocero Reserva federal sube la tasa de interés - El Nuevo Día Carraízo llega a nivel de seguridad, baja La Plata - WUNOTrump ha recortado 177 billones en subsidios - El Vocero Alcalde de San Lorenzo va a enviarle factura a la AAA por 53 mil por tener que arreglar caminos dañados por la AAA - WUNOInvestigan rifas de autos y casas en redes en resolución del Senador Héctor Joaquín SánchezBuscan obligar a que los carros tengan Radio AM en resolución federal Universidad Carlos Albizu compra Antilles Military en $3.5M, ahora ¿qué pasó con COR3 que tenía millones asignados para eso? El próximo susto de precios podría ser la comida, no la energía - Bloomberg Exxon vuelve a Venezuela, EE.UU. manda sanciones a Rusia  - FTTrump se reunirá con líderes del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo (Arabia Saudita, EAU, Qatar, Baréin, Kuwait, Omán) el martes ante crisis de Irán LOS DATOS DEL DÍA (cierre 16 sep) Brent~$104/barril (−1.5%); tocó $107-108 el lunes por ataque a oleoducto saudí Fed funds3.75%–4.00% (+25 pb) S&P 5007,551.81 (−0.45%) Dow Jones51,461.90 (−1.21%) Nasdaq25,978.42 (−0.01%) Bono 10 años~5.02% (cruzó el 5%) Euro/USD~$1.155 (más débil en un mes) Gas natural$2.90/MMBtu (−0.55%) Hipoteca 30 años~7.00%–7.08% Oro~$4,311 (+1.1%)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult returns to speak with us about her research process, writing habits, book bans, recurring characters, and her 30th novel, HOLLOW BONES. Jodi Picoult is the award-winning and bestselling author of 30 novels, including most recently the #1 bestseller By Any Other Name. Her landmark novel 19 MINUTES was recently named the most banned book in the United States in a report by PEN America. Her 30th novel is Hollow Bones, also a #1 bestseller, and a book that “explores mothers and daughters, gender bias in healthcare, and catastrophe and consequence.” In a starred review, Kirkus called the book, “An intricate, twisty family drama spanning decades . . . Fans of My Sister's Keeper will . . . be glad to hear a character from that book is back. . . . The queen of social activist novels has done it again.” With over 60 million books in print, Jodi's books have been translated into forty languages. Her co-adaptation of the musical Austenland is currently in development.   [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Jodi Picoult, Milena, and I discussed: Why she took and failed a lie detector test researching her latest book The never-ending book tour and surviving on one meal a day How she defends free speech while maintaining 1.5M social media followers Why there's no silver bullet after finishing a book and signing with an agent And a lot more! Show Notes: jodipicoult.com Hollow Bones: A Novel By Jodi Picoult (Amazon) Jodi Picoult Amazon Author Page Jodi Picoult on Facebook Jodi Picoult on Twitter Jodi Picoult on Instagram Jodi Picoult on TikTok Milena Gonzalez | Writer | Reader | Book Reviewer diary_of_a_book_babe on Instagram Kelton Reid Instagram Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schedule a Free Financial Assessment with an experienced professional:https://bit.ly/YMYWassessCHow do you buy a house as a young person, without wrecking your long-term retirement plan? That's today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 599, as Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA spitball for 35-year-old Gord in New York City. He's got $300,000 saved, and a home purchase is coming soon thanks to a new relationship. Should he liquidate his brokerage account and pull the trigger? Carrie Bradshaw in California is 33 and wants to buy a roughly $1.5M home. When should she move the down payment money out of the market, and can she avoid derailing early retirement? Finally, Archie and Veronica in Missouri are 41 and 34, pulling in $600,000 a year and saving close to $200,000 of it. Are they saving too much? Should they pay off their mortgage or keep investing?Free Financial Resources in This Episode: https://bit.ly/ymyw-599 (full show notes & episode transcript)Financial Blueprint (free, self-guided):https://bit.ly/YMYWblueprintC10 Big Retirement Regrets to Avoid (Before It's Too Late) - YMYW TV: https://purefinancial.com/ymyw/episodes/10-big-retirement-regrets-to-avoid-before-its-too-late/?utm_source=captivate&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ymyw-tv&utm_content=ymyw-pod-ep599-description-tv-s10e15REQUEST your Retirement Spitball Analysis:https://bit.ly/YMYWaskCDOWNLOAD more free guides:https://bit.ly/YMYWguidesCREAD financial blogs:https://bit.ly/YMYWblogCWATCH educational videos:https://bit.ly/YMYWvidsCSUBSCRIBE to the YMYW Newsletter:https://bit.ly/YMYWnewsletterCConnect With Us:Subscribe on YouTube and join the conversation in the comments:https://bit.ly/YMYW-YTSubscribe or follow YMYW in your favorite podcast app:https://lnk.to/ymywLeave your honest reviews and ratings in Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-money-your-wealth/id312900254Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: This Week on the YMYW Podcast01:02 - I'm 35 in NYC. Do I Cash Out My ETFs to Buy a House? (Gord, NYC)15:21 - How Much of My $900K Goes to the Down Payment? ("Carrie Bradshaw", CA)24:12 - We Make $600K With a $1.1M Mortgage. Pay It Off or Keep Investing? ("Archie & Veronica", MO)35:55 - Outro: Next Week on the YMYW Podcast