Podcasts about business models

As technology makes equipment more autonomous, precise, and serviceable from anywhere, will dealers become less important? Or will they become an even more valuable technology-enabled partner to farmers?Today, Shane Thomas (Upstream Ag Insights) joins us to unpack the underlying economics of ag equipment dealers in our latest, Business Model Breakdowns episode of AgTech So What? As many know, dealerships are where most equipment gets sold, serviced, and supported. But the business model is more complicated than simply selling tractors and parts. And, it's changing. We examine dealers largely by breaking down Titan Machinery, the world's largest CNH dealership, with around $US 2.5 billion in revenue and more than 100 locations across the US, Eastern Europe, and Australia.The surprising part? The equipment itself isn't where most of their profits come from. While equipment sales make up the majority of dealership revenue, parts, service, and rentals generate the majority of gross margin.In this episode, Sarah, Matthew and Shane discuss:How the agricultural equipment dealership business model works.Why parts and service are so important to dealer profitability.Whether technology could fundamentally change the role of the dealer. The role of equipment financing and inventory management.Why used equipment can create significant balance-sheet risk.How dealer consolidation changes the economics of the business.Agtech companies attempting to go direct to farmers.Whether trust and rapid service will remain powerful advantages for dealers.Got a business model in ag you'd like for us to break down in a future episode? Let us know!Useful Links:Investor Relations - Titan MachineryWill China's cheaper tractors disrupt ag equipment? - Tenacious VenturesCNHDealers AGCO Corporation, Fendt Australia, John DeereBlurring the Line Between Farmer and Ag Retailer - Tenacious VenturesTech: SwarmFarm Robotics, Harrington Seed Destructor, Carbon Robotics7 Powers - The Foundations of Business Strategy, Hamilton HelmerFor more information and resources, visit our website. The information in this post is not investment advice or a recommendation to invest. It is general information only and does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision you should seek financial advice from a professional financial adviser. Whilst we believe the information is correct, we provide no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness. Companies: Titan Machinery • Topics: ag-retail, farm-machinery, business-model, agtech-ecosystem

Digital Course Academy earned over $60 million and served more than 100,000 students. About six months ago, I retired it. This is the update. I'm taking you inside the three coaching programs I run now, the Monday Live masterclass everything flows through, the messaging problem that took me months of rewrites to solve, and the emotional cost of rebuilding a business I'd already built once. Revenue and profit are both on track. There have still been days where I've wanted to come out of my skin, and that discomfort has taught me more about the women I serve than 17 years of teaching ever did. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Milly Club Jess Zweig on social media My pivot episode Click here⁠ to try Manychat Pro free for 30 days with code AMYPORTERFIELD You want to hit your first million dollar year. I've watched a lot of women get close and plateau. ⁠My Free Training⁠ teaches the one framework that took me from half a million to my first million (and now $139M in revenue). If you're ready to break through that plateau, ⁠click here to save your spot.⁠ MORE FROM ME Follow me on Instagram @amyporterfield SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW If you loved this episode, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more entrepreneurs who need these insights.

In this episode, Keith sits down with Jeff Michaels, founder of Pondering Waters, to unpack the lessons Jeff has learned over 28 years in the pond and water-feature industry. Jeff shares how a backyard hobby turned into a full-time business after he was laid off from the automotive industry. He explains why ponds can become high-ticket projects with valuable recurring revenue, how collaboration helped him take on larger builds across the country, and why some of his toughest jobs became his best learning experiences. Keith and Jeff also discuss pricing jobs correctly, listening for a customer's real pain points, setting expectations before work begins, using Jobber to organize operations, and hiring people who can handle the parts of the business that fall outside their strengths.   "Sometimes problems are blessings because if you don't run into these problems, you'll never know how to fix them." – Jeff Michaels   What You'll Learn in This Episode: How Jeff turned a backyard hobby into a 28-year pond business Why getting laid off gave Jeff the push he needed to work for himself How pond installations can add a high-ticket service to a landscaping business Why maintenance, cleanouts, and winterization create recurring revenue How collaboration helps contractors take on larger and more complex projects Why mistakes and difficult jobs can become valuable learning experiences How Jobber simplified Jeff's quoting, scheduling, routing, and customer management Why listening to a customer's pain points is more effective than constantly selling How setting expectations and boundaries prevents problems during a project Why hiring specialists allows business owners to focus on what they do best Key Takeaways: Problems can become some of your most valuable business lessons. Unexpected challenges are frustrating, but they also teach you how to handle situations that no course or manual can fully prepare you for. Every difficult project gives you experience that can help you approach the next one with greater confidence. Recurring service can be more valuable than the original project. Jeff once spent a month completing a large pond project and only broke even. However, that customer continued hiring him for annual cleanouts, startups, and winterization services, showing how a long-term relationship can eventually become more valuable than the initial installation. Listen for the customer's pain before trying to make the sale. Contractors often focus so much on explaining and selling that they miss the real reason the customer wants the work done. Asking the right questions and allowing customers to talk helps uncover their pain points, establish trust, and make the sale more naturally.   Connect with Jeff Youtube: @PonderingWaters Website: ponderingwaters.com Connect with Keith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithkalfas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelandscapingemployeetrap Website: https://www.keithkalfas.com/resources Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@keith-kalfas   Resources and Websites:  Build Your Site: https://www.keithkalfas.com/ReBolt Call Tracking Software: https://www.keithkalfas.com/CallRail Start Getting Leads Now https://www.footbridgemedia.com/keith The Untrapped Alliance: https://www.keithkalfas.com/alliance Resources You Need To Build A Successful Business https://www.keithkalfas.com/resources

In this episode of The Profitable Play Podcast, I'm sitting down with Steve and Dave from Lilliput Playhomes to talk about what really goes into designing and building play equipment for commercial spaces.I've worked with Lilliput for more than a decade — first when I chose their play homes for my own indoor playground and now as a parent with a Lilliput Playhome in my own home — so I was especially excited for this conversation.We talk about commercial safety requirements, durability, installation, ADA and fire code considerations, and some of the costly mistakes owners can make when working with contractors who don't specialize in children's play equipment. We also get into choosing play pieces, incorporating gross motor and interactive elements, creating custom designs, and using local businesses and landmarks to make a play space truly unique.If you're designing an indoor playground or play café, comparing equipment vendors, or planning your build-out, this episode will help you make more informed decisions about one of the biggest investments in your business.Contact Lilliput: https://www.lilliputplayhomes.com/contact/Email Lilliput: sales@lilliputplayhomes.comOTHER RESOURCES:Play Cafe Academy & Play Makers SocietyGetting Started With Your Play Cafe [YouTube Video Playlist]What's Working In The Indoor Play Industry 2026 GuideFund Your Indoor Play Business [Free Training]Indoor Play Courses & 1:1 Consulting WaitlistMichele's InstagramMichele's WebsitePlay Cafe Academy YouTube ChannelETSY Template ShopPrepare Your Indoor Playground For a RecessionPlay Cafe Academy & Play Makers SocietyQuestions and Support: Support@michelecaruana.com TOOLS & OTHER LINKS:Play Cafe Academy & Play Makers Society: http://bit.ly/3HES7fDQuestions and Support: Support@michelecaruana.com TOOLS:Play Space Brain (Mention This Podcast For Special Pricing!)Simplify and Scale with 50% OFF WellnessLivingActive Campaign Free TrialFree Demo of Aluvii All-In-One POS

When Wes Wheless joined No BS Mastery, his pipeline had slowed down; he had turned most of his attention toward writing his book, and he was wondering whether he had already exhausted all the warm leads in his network.He had successfully sold two-week sprints, but believed he had hit a $3,000 price ceiling. He was also spending a lot of time on free sales calls that went nowhere. Then, during the Bootcamp, he created and sold his first Lead Product™ before the event had even ended.In this conversation, Wes shares what changed when he stopped trying to get clients however he could and started installing a more intentional business model. We talk about doubling his offer price, taking ownership of the sales process, and realizing that he didn't actually have a leads problem. He just needed a system to see and follow up on the leads he already had.Wes is an independent consultant and author whose work helps people clarify, package, and visually communicate their expertise. He is also the founder of Seattle Solos, an in-person community for independent consultants and coaches.Wes's experience is such a great example of the difference between learning a few new tactics and installing an operating system you can continue using as your business evolves. The real value isn't one client or one quick ROI. It's knowing how to intentionally package, sell, and deliver your expertise through every future pivot.Find this episode for free on your favorite podcast player.Tune into this episode to hear: Why Wes thought he had exhausted his warm network and hit a $3,000 price ceiling How he sold his first Lead Product™ before the Bootcamp had even ended The simple package change that helped Wes create a viable $6,000 offer Why adding a paid first step took the pressure off both Wes and his prospects How tracking his outreach revealed that he didn't actually have a leads problem Why Wes stopped overengineering his 1KO and embraced the community he had already built The difference between chasing clients and intentionally installing a profitable business modelLearn more about Wes Wheless: Website: weswheless.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wwheless/ Wes's book resources: wesbook.com/resources Wes Book: The Expert's Privilege: https://theexpertsprivilege.comResources: Grab the first chapter of my new book Scale Solo: scalesolobook.com Join me in my September Scale Solo Bootcamp:  Program: No BS Mastery: JOIN THE NO BS MASTERY The Price to Freedom Calculator™: nobsmastery.com/price Grab a copy of my book: Badass Your Brand — BADASS YOUR BRAND Program: No BS Agency Mastery: Apply to Join No BS Agency Mastery

There is too much “guessing” going on in your business right now Mama…You're “guessing” what to create content on, instead of having a real marketing strategy.You're “guessing” why you're struggling to make sales, instead of collecting data to uncover the real problem.You're "guessing" what to do everyday instead of having a clear task list that moves you forward and helps you be efficient with your time.You're “guessing” what you need to scale your business, instead of hiring the coach to help teach you the strategy you need.You're not going to reach the BIG GOALS that you have in your business by guessing.And as a mom, this is going to stress you the heck out because you're working so hard in all areas of your life already, you don't want to work so hard in your business but not move forward.When you base your business upon guessing, you waste time, energy, and stress that could have been avoided.You need real strategy, clarity on what you ACTUALLY need to do every day and a set BUSINESS MODEL that is built for your big business goals, serving clients and supporting your life and priorities at home.In this episode I teach you the 5 pieces of the business model you need to scale your coaching business while balancing your priorities at home as a mom.Want to connect?Connect with me on Instagram @bossladyhailey and DM me the word "MOM BOSS" and I'll personally hop in and share all the details about my program The Mom Boss Minimind before it launches to the public on September 18th and special pricing!Want to go ALL IN on your coaching business with me as a partner in your business? Apply to join The Joyful MAMA Coach.

Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin break down Visma delivering Matthew Brennan to his fourth stage win of this Vuelta, and sixth for the team, and how it affects the Green Jersey classification. They also debate the recent news about the launch of a Collective Cycling Group and whether there is truly a chance for fundamental change in pro cycling, before previewing Wednesday's Stage 17, which will likely deliver another bunch sprint as the GC contenders look ahead to brutal mountain stages remaining. Become a WEDŪ Member Today to Unlock VIP Access & Benefits: https://access.wedu.team Ultra Pouches: Ultra is the ultimate guilt-free pouch — delivering instant focus and mental clarity, without nicotine or caffeine. New customers can use code THEMOVE to get 15% off at https://TakeUltra.com. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. Eight Sleep: Use code THEMOVE at https://eightsleep.com/themove for up to $350 off. 30 days to try it at home. Free returns if it's not for you.

He spent 13 years as a Marine combat engineer officer — building a base camp for over 5,000 Afghan refugees during the Kabul withdrawal and running the Marine Corps's biggest live-fire range, training 50,000 Marines a year. Then he got out, found an abandoned 500-acre shooting range that had been shut down for 5 years, and bought it — sight unseen. In this episode of Business Makers Network, hosts Charlton Haupt and Gabriel Rench talk with Parker Tomassi, founder of Legacy Ranch Shooting Range (https://lrshooting.com) & Legacy Arms Gun Store (https://www.legacy-arms.com) in Edgewood, New Mexico, about:

What happens when AI agents become the internet's dominant users? This week, Jason sits down with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince to explore how AI agents could fundamentally reshape the internet's business model. They discuss 1,000x agent traffic, why everything wrong with the world is Google's fault, AI flattening organizations, micropayments at unprecedented scale, and whether AI becomes the new interface to the internet. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:45 How The Internet Got Here 05:52 Did Ads Break Society? 10:20 Why AI Labs Fear Google 16:59 What Cloudflare Actually Does 19:56 Ads (Token2049, Avalanche Summit) 21:35 When Cloudflare Went AI-First 27:20 AI Is Flattening Companies 35:39 What Happens To Human Work? 39:18 Why Public Markets Work Better 43:59 Who Pays For The Agent Internet? 54:08 Do Agents Need Blockchains? 01:01:09 What Breaks In The Agent Internet? 01:07:30 Will AI Become The Internet? FOLLOW GUEST › Matthew – https://x.com/eastdakota › Cloudflare – https://www.cloudflare.com/ FOLLOW THE SHOW › Empire – https://x.com/theempirepod › Jason – https://x.com/jasonyanowitz › Telegram – https://t.me/+CaCYvTOB4Eg1OWJh › Blockworks – https://x.com/Blockworks EVENTS › Join us at Digital Asset Summit 2026 Asia October 7th & Digital Asset 2026 London November 10-11th https://blockworks.com/events › Avalanche Summit NYC lands Sept. 16–17. Save 15% with code BLOCKWORKS15: avalanchesummit.com/registration DISCLAIMER Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Any views expressed are opinions, not financial advice. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Why is merchant sales so difficult—and could giving software away actually make it easier and more profitable? In this episode, James Shepard breaks down why traditional merchant sales has become a numbers game, why disruptive products create a much easier path to the sale, and how free software can lower customer acquisition costs while increasing payment processing revenue. He also explores how AI is changing software development, the potential “SaaS apocalypse,” and why agents, ISOs, and software companies need to rethink their business models before disruption catches up with them. Using CCStorage and Stackably as examples, James explains how building an ecosystem around payments and other services can create more value than relying on SaaS fees alone. Then, in Patti Murphy's Today in Payments segment, James and Patti discuss Florida's lawsuit against online sweepstakes casinos and the payment companies supporting them, highlighting the growing compliance risks for high-risk merchants. They also cover Alabama's new law exempting sales tax from credit card surcharges, Australia's upcoming surcharge ban and interchange reductions, and Fiserv's MoneyPass joint venture and continued international expansion of Clover.

Welcome to The Unconventional Path: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Stories and Ideas. In this episode, hosts Bela Musits and Mike Wasserman sit down with business growth expert Brad Fisher, founder of Scalable Leadership.Many midsize companies hits a wall where growth stalls, operations clutter, and founders find themselves working 80 hours a week just to keep up. Brad explains how to identify if you are stuck in the "scalability trap" and outlines exactly what it takes to break free. If you want to transform your business from a boss-centric operation into a self-sustaining asset, this episode is a must-watch.Key Concepts Discussed in This EpisodeThe First Leap vs. The Second Leap: The first leap is the courage it takes to quit your job and start a company. The second leap is shifting from a stage-one, founder-dependent boutique structure to a scalable, stage-two structure where a leadership team runs day-to-day operations.The Scalability Trap: Typically hitting companies around $5 million to $15 million in annual revenue, this occurs when complexity outgrows centralized command-and-control systems, leading to founder exhaustion.The Leadership Leverage Ratio ($T/H$): A framework explaining that individual contributors focus on maximizing personal effort ($H$ for Hero), whereas executive leaders must minimize the hero factor and maximize team capacity ($T$ for Team)."Who, Not How": Shifting your mindset from "How am I going to solve this problem?" to "Who is going to solve this problem for me?"The 6 Scalabilities of a Company: Brad introduces the blueprint for building a functional organizational chart: Leadership and Culture, Growth Engine, Business Model and Finance (Money Machine), Human Capital, Technology and Infrastructure, and Operations and Innovation.Takeaways for Business LeadersBela and Mike share their final takeaways on the importance of outside perspective, executive coaching, and learning self-compassion. The ultimate test of your business structure is simple: Can you take a full month off from work without negative consequences to your company?Connect With the HostsHave questions about scaling your business or making your own second leap? Reach out to Bela and Mike directly!Email: bela.andmike@gmail.comIf you found this conversation valuable, please remember to hit that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE for more inspiring stories from entrepreneurs who are paving their own path to innovation. Leave us a review in the comments below to help other leaders discover the channel!

EPISODE DESCRIPTION In this episode, I share a warning for the entire industry, embrace disruption or face extinction in the next 5 years. As margins tighten and technology advances, if brokers cling to outdated business models, they are going to be obsolete. The need to evolve is more critical than ever, but how?   The answer is simple: stop giving away your expertise for free. No other industry gives away their knowledge for nothing, and brokers need to follow suit by embracing consulting models and charging for expertise, which will fundamentally restructure how brokers generate revenue and save them from the compressing lender compensation. ***   IN-PERSON "MORTGAGE LEAD GENERATION" WORKSHOP

Are you an overachieving director, VP, or senior AE burning the candle at both ends because you're forcing a cookie-cutter side business that doesn't fit your background?   In this highly strategic solo episode, host Billy Keels breaks down why choosing the wrong side venture model leads to intense overwhelm, wasted energy, and a loss of your most critical asset—your time. Drawing from his 26-year corporate career managing $100M EMEA operations for a legacy German enterprise software titan, Billy shares how he built a side asset engine generating $212,000+ per year in additional revenue. Discover how to analyze your current resources using the high-level "invest or build" framework, calculate your exact optionality number down to the decimal place, and trade the limiting fear of failure for a powerful mindset shift: What if it actually works?  

What happens when your business looks successful on paper—but behind the scenes, something feels completely off?In this episode, Holly sits down with Laura Schoenfeld to talk about what happens when the business you've built no longer fits the person—or life—you have today.Laura knows this firsthand. She was bringing in close to half a million dollars a year, yet she wasn't keeping enough of that revenue to make the business feel worth it. Eventually, she made a decision most entrepreneurs would be terrified to make: she shut down her multi-six-figure program and rebuilt her business.Today, Laura has intentionally designed her business around her strengths, her season of life, and the work that actually energizes her—all while raising two young daughters and working under 25 hours a week.She talks about why there is no one-size-fits-all business model, how to recognize when you're following a strategy that was designed for someone else, and how to diagnose the real structural issues in your business instead of continually trying to fix the symptoms.Laura also shares a simple 30-minute exercise you can do this week to uncover what's working, what's draining you, and where your business may be asking for a change.00:00:00 — Laura Schoenfeld's journey from a multi-six-figure program to rebuilding her business around her life00:01:30 — What building a life-first business means while raising two young children00:04:30 — Why an evergreen business model looked perfect on paper but ultimately didn't fit Laura00:07:30 — The danger of copying someone else's successful business model00:09:00 — Creating a personal decision-making framework instead of blindly following business trends00:12:00 — Using personality assessments, Human Design, birth charts, and AI to understand how you work best00:15:00 — Why there's no one-size-fits-all business model00:16:30 — The inside-out framework Laura uses to diagnose what's actually broken in a business00:19:30 — Why your natural communication style should influence your content strategy00:22:30 — Is your strategy really not working—or are you expecting results too quickly?00:25:30 — What happens when your expertise evolves but your audience doesn't00:28:30 — Laura's 30-minute exercise for identifying business misalignment00:31:30 — The business rule Laura has completely unlearned00:33:00 — Why social media engagement is no longer a metric Laura focuses on00:34:30 — Laura's advice to her younger self: be careful who you allow to influence youCONNECT WITH LAURA:Website: lauraschoenfeldrd.comInstagram: @laura.schoenfeldPodcast: The Nourished CEOThe CEO Type Quiz — lauraschoenfeld.com/quiz

One of the most underrated strategies when growing your online business has nothing to do with visibility, marketing, content or the AI tools you use.It's actually being genuinely, undeniably good at what you do. And when I think about someone who truly lives and embodies this – it's today's guest on the How I Do Content Podcast. She's someone very special to me and who I can hand on my Ned-loving heart say is really fucking good at what she does.And that's Ellie Swift.Ellie is the mastermind expert and business coach for 6 and 7-figure coaches, mentors and consultants. As an ex-corporate marketer turned CEO, Ellie has become the go-to for people starting and scaling their masterminds through her program, The Mastermind Model™. She also runs her own mastermind, The Scalable Freedom™️ Mastermind, where she shares her 10 years of expertise in online business.Ellie has also been my coach for over 7 years and was the very first guest on the How I Do Content Podcast, all the way back in 2021. So I thought it was time to get her back to talk about running a business in 2026 and what it actually takes to build a coaching business that lasts. Ellie is such a testament to that because she's built a 7-figure business by keeping her eyes on her mission, even when the shiny things were calling.I know you're going to love this one – so let's get into itCONNECT WITH ELLIE SWIFTFollow Ellie on Instagram @elliehswift Listen to Inside a 7-figure Mastermind Business Private Podcast https://ellieswift.com/inside-a-7-figure-mastermind-business Listen to The Scalable Freedom Show: https://thescalablefreedomshow.buzzsprout.com Watch on: https://www.youtube.com/@elliehswift Find out more at https://ellieswift.com/ WANT MORE?Watch my 13 minute One Offer, 5 Angles Mini Training at https://thesocialbolt.com.au/mini-training/ Join the Micro Messaging Waitlist at https://thesocialbolt.com.au/messaging-waitlist/ Follow me on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/thesocialbolt Find out more at https://www.thesocialbolt.com.au TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODEmastermind business model, how to build a coaching business, how to run a mastermind program, 7 figure coaching business, scaling a coaching business, high ticket group program strategy, how to build a sustainable coaching business, AI in online business, using AI strategically in your business, content strategy 2026, original thought content marketing, how to stay in your lane in business, mission driven business, client retention in coaching, long term coach client relationship, mastermind program for coaches, how to grow a coaching business without burning out, business coaching for women, online business strategy 2026, how to stand out as a coachBackground Music is Copyright Free. You're free to use this music in your videos.Track: Harry Potter Theme SongMusic promoted by Chayatori RecordsVideo Link:  https://youtu.be/WY8-lVlLhWE 

Every company in the sports card industry says it supports collectors.The question is whether the collector has power inside the business.In this episode of Hobby Jobs, I break down five places where a collector-first approach becomes visible. What a company measures. How it rewards employees. Where it removes friction. How it responds when something breaks. Whether collector knowledge shapes decisions.I also share the story of Shane Walls, lead buyer at Indy Card Exchange. Shane bought a Tom Brady Black Prizm 1/1 for $600 and sold it years later for $96,000. The value of that story is not the return. It is the experience, relationships, and judgment that allowed Shane to act before the market agreed with him.Knowing cards is not enough to build a career in the hobby. You need to turn what you know into decisions that serve the collector and support the business.Sign up for Hobby Jobs and The Weekly Rip for freeGet exclusive content, promote your cards, and connect with other collectors who listen to the pod today by joining the Patreon: Join Stacking Slabs Podcast PatreonFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Any donation is greatly appreciated! 47e6GvjL4in5Zy5vVHMb9PQtGXQAcFvWSCQn2fuwDYZoZRk3oFjefr51WBNDGG9EjF1YDavg7pwGDFSAVWC5K42CBcLLv5U OR DONATE HERE: https://www.monerotalk.live/donate TODAY'S SHOW: In this episode of Monero Talk, Douglas Tuman speaks with Ibek from Unstoppable Wallet to discuss privacy, cryptocurrency adoption, and the evolution of self-custody wallets. Ibek explains how his team transitioned from traditional software development into crypto and eventually built Unstoppable Wallet, including the reasoning behind its multi-chain approach and integration of smart-contract networks. The conversation explores Monero's role in privacy, the challenges of maintaining privacy while providing a convenient wallet experience, and the risks of centralized blacklisting. They also discuss THORChain, decentralized swaps, wallet economics, and which cryptocurrency projects Ibek believes will survive long term. TIMESTAMPS: (00:01:30) Introducing Ibek & Unstoppable Wallet (00:04:10) Marketplaces, Cash & Central Asian Culture (00:07:08) The Crypto Scene in Central Asia (00:10:10) Stablecoins, Inflation & Financial Privacy (00:23:05) Monero vs. Stablecoins as Money (00:27:17) Ibek's Crypto Story & Discovering Bitcoin (00:37:52) From Bitcoin Wallet to Multi-Chain Wallet (00:50:32) Unstoppable's Business Model (01:00:31) Blacklists, Tainted Funds & Exchange Freezes (01:05:01) What Makes Unstoppable a Privacy Wallet? (01:09:53) Why Monero Users Might Choose Unstoppable (01:14:17) THORChain & KYC-Free Monero Swaps (01:20:45) When Will Monero Go Live on THORChain? (01:22:22) Monero Among Four Projects Built to Last (01:28:50) Privacy, Resilience & the Future of Crypto (01:30:32) Closing Thoughts GUEST LINKS: https://x.com/unstoppablebyhs https://unstoppable.money/ https://swap.unstoppable.money/ Purchase Cafe & tip the farmers w/ XMR! https://gratuitas.org/ SPONSORS: Cakewallet.com, the first open-source Monero wallet for iOS. You can even exchange between XMR, BTC, LTC & more in the app! Monero.com by Cake Wallet - ONLY Monero wallet (https://monero.com/) StealthEX, an instant exchange. Go to (https://stealthex.io) to instantly exchange between Monero and 450 plus assets, w/o having to create an account or register & with no limits. WEBSITE: https://www.monerotopia.com CONTACT: monerotalk@protonmail.com ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@MoneroTalk:8 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/monerotalk FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MoneroTalk HOST: https://twitter.com/douglastuman INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/monerotalk TELEGRAM: https://t.me/monerotopia MATRIX: https://matrix.to/#/%23monerotopia%3Amonero.social MASTODON: @Monerotalk@mastodon.social MONERO.TOWN: https://monero.town/u/monerotalkAny donation is greatly appreciated!Any donation is greatly appreciated!

In this episode, Clint Betts sits down with Dylan Blake, the founder and owner of Dylan Blake Customs, a premier custom suit and clothing company. From dressing celebrities like Logan Paul and Ray Lewis to outfitting clients for their special occasions, Dylan shares his journey from door-to-door sales to becoming a renowned name in the custom tailoring industry.Timestamps:Timestamps:00:00:00 - Introduction and Compliment00:00:23 - Guest Introduction: Dylan Blake00:00:49 - Starting the Custom Suit Business00:01:00 - Inspiration and Early Beginnings00:01:31 - Journey to Italy and Sourcing Materials00:02:13 - Suiting Origins: Italy and London00:02:47 - Personal Suit Preferences00:03:16 - Comfort and Fabric Blends00:04:02 - Dylan's Background and Move to Utah00:04:14 - Utah Market and Suit Trends00:05:15 - Sales Model and Tailoring Process00:05:41 - Learning Tailoring from Tommaso00:06:29 - Getting Celebrity Clients00:08:04 - Impact of AI on Tailoring00:09:01 - Suit Manufacturing Process00:10:16 - Off-the-Rack vs. Custom Suits00:10:28 - Scaling the Business and Training Salesmen00:12:03 - Future Expansion Plans00:12:49 - Business Model and Financials00:13:13 - Growth and B2B Opportunities00:14:02 - Marketing Strategies00:14:18 - Trade Shows and Sponsorships00:14:49 - Expanding Product Line00:15:34 - Cultural Shift Towards Dressing Well00:16:02 - Learning Tailoring and Savile Row00:17:13 - Savile Row and Bespoke Tailoring00:18:02 - Empowerment Through Custom Suits00:18:59 - Client Transformations00:19:51 - Passion and Drive00:20:11 - Travel and Business Expansion00:20:32 - Personal Enjoyment of Travel00:20:43 - Client Appreciation and Future Goals00:21:23 - Faith and Business Location00:21:43 - Contact Information and Closing Remarks

Today's guest is Benn Jordan. He is a science and technology expert whose YouTube investigations into Flock cameras and their security flaws have garnered millions of views. You can check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCshObcm-nLhbu8MY50EZ5Ng Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters(00:00) – Cold Open (01:21) – Benn's Flock Camera Investigations (09:07) – Flock vs. the Fourth Amendment (12:06) – Flock's Business Model & First Contract (17:15) – The Danger of Unchecked Surveillance (20:06) – Can Civilians Actually Fight This? (27:42) – Crashing Flock's Private Convention (31:06) – Flock's Legal Threats vs. Researchers (39:37) – How the Cameras Actually Work (43:32) – Live Hacking Demo: Proving It's Not Encrypted (45:54) – The Dunwoody Scandal (48:40) – The Legal Case Against Flock (49:41) – Dark Web Data & the FTC Investigation (53:23) – Congress' Response (56:28) – The Threat to Gun Owners & Foreign Adversaries (59:29) – The Chinese Backdoor Discovery (1:02:59) – What People Can Actually Do (1:05:42) – Closing Message: Privacy as a Human Right Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you walk into a McDonald's, it looks like one company. But legally, the person making your fries probably doesn't work for McDonald's at all. Brian Callaci, Chief Economist at the Open Markets Institute and author of Chains of Command, joins Nick and Goldy to explain how franchising became a blueprint for corporate control without responsibility — shifting risk, liability, and labor costs onto franchisees and workers while profits flow upward. Brian Callaci is the chief economist at the Open Markets Institute and author of Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy.  Social Media: @briancallaci.bsky.social @brian_callaci briancallaci.com Further reading:  Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain Sectoral bargaining FAQ: Collective bargaining, sectoral wage and standards boards, and worker power The Founder (2016) Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc., 433 U.S. 36 (1977) Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust & Monopoly Hearing on Distribution problems affecting small business. Part 1: franchising agreements, March (1965) Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Facebook: Pitchfork Economics Podcast Bluesky: @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Threads: pitchforkeconomics TikTok: @pitchfork_econ YouTube: @pitchforkeconomics LinkedIn: Pitchfork Economics Twitter: @PitchforkEcon, @NickHanauer Substack: The Pitch

Today we're going to venture outside real estate for a few minutes and talk about software. But this is really a discussion about business economics, and those principles apply to every industry.For the past twenty years, one of the most attractive business models in technology has been Software as a Service, or SaaS.Instead of buying software once, customers pay every month or every year. From the software company's perspective, this is wonderful. Revenue becomes recurring and predictable. Investors love recurring revenue, and software companies have been valued accordingly.But artificial intelligence may be starting to challenge the fundamental economics of that model.We recently conducted an audit of the software subscriptions inside our own business. Like many companies, we had accumulated numerous applications over the years. Accounting software, project management software, communication tools, document management, CRM systems, design tools, and numerous specialized applications.What became obvious was that we were paying for a tremendous amount of capability that we simply weren't using.In several cases we were subscribing to the highest tier because, at some point, somebody believed we needed one particular feature. When we looked carefully at actual usage, we discovered that the basic version accomplished virtually everything we needed.We downgraded several subscriptions and, in some cases, reduced the cost by more than fifty percent.Did productivity decline?Not at all.Suppose your company uses only ten percent of the functionality in a large project management platform.What if instead you built exactly the workflow your organization needs?Instead of changing your business process to accommodate somebody else's software, the software accommodates your business process.There is something very attractive about that.But before declaring the SaaS industry dead, we need to distinguish between development cost and lifecycle cost.----------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

All summer, I've been talking about one idea: that simplicity and focus are not optional.Simplicity and focus are the harder, but better, choice and the fastest path to a profitable, sustainable expert business. And they only get more relevant as your business grows.If you want a business where you are not constantly feeling behind and overwhelmed, and where your success isn't just in your bottom line, but how you live your life, you have to be able to do three things. You have to attract the right people, sell without it being a drawn-out process, and deliver in a way that is actually profitable.The No BS Business Model gives you that one clear strategy for each of these.The No BS model came from Steve and I doing everything for everyone and ending up overworked and in debt, then paring down our business to just two offers, on one platform, with a clear audience. Our simplification was born out of necessity, but it gave me incredible relief and the success I had been chasing. And now I've taught that model to thousands of expert service business owners over the last ten years. Today, I'm going to walk you through it.Sponsored by Squarespace:Free Guide to Squarespace Circle: nobsmastery.com/squarespaceTune into this episode to hear:The low-tech, low-investment strategy that consistently brings the right people through your doorThe game-changing sales process that eliminates tire kickers and hagglers and sets you up as a trusted advisorHow intensives cut the BS and let you focus on delivering your best, most valuable workHow implementing the No BS model impacts not just your business, but your whole lifeResources:Grab the first chapter of my new book Scale Solo: scalesolobook.comProgram: No BS Mastery: https://nobsmastery.com/programThe Price to Freedom Calculator™ - http://nobsmastery.com/priceGrab a copy of my book: Badass Your Brand - https://www.badassyourbrand.com/The 7 Steps to $30k Months Playbook: nobsmastery.com/playbook 

What does it take to build a profitable company for a decade without ever really needing the money you raised? According to Joshua Browder, it comes down to one trait he looks for in every founder he backs: grit.Josh is the founder and CEO of DoNotPay, the consumer platform he started the summer before he enrolled at Stanford to help friends fight parking tickets. Nearly ten years later, DoNotPay has helped millions of people appeal tickets, cancel subscriptions, and fight companies and the government - and it's profitable enough that it pays dividends back to its own investors and team. Along the way, Josh raised from Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund, took the Thiel Fellowship (leaving Stanford one class short of his degree), and built a reputation as one of the more unconventional operators in consumer tech.Today, Josh also runs Browder Capital, a solo-GP pre-seed fund now on its fourth vehicle and backed by institutions including Sequoia. His model is deliberately narrow: one founder at a time, often moved into his own spare bedroom, with full access to his network until they raise an institutional seed round - then he moves on to the next.Nick and Josh get into the early days of DoNotPay - jailbreaking iPhones, an unauthorized Pret A Manger app that nearly got him sued at 14, and the Huffington Post post that took the company from 10 users to 50,000 in a week - and how that scrappy, bootstrapped era shaped the way he runs the company today. They also dig into DoNotPay's ongoing arms race with robocallers and big companies, why Josh thinks grit beats IQ when evaluating founders, how he tests for it in real time, and why - even as a full-time investor - he'd tell almost anyone to start a company before starting a fund.Time Stamps[02:27] Josh Browder's Origin Story: From London to Stanford[04:08] Jailbreaking iPhones, Selling Apps, and the Pret A Manger Cease-and-Desist[06:32] Coding DoNotPay the Summer Before Stanford and Going Viral Overnight[10:08] Nonprofit or For-Profit? A Cold DM From Marc Andreessen[11:30] Inside the Thiel Fellowship: Money, Peers, and Community[14:21] Going Solo, Sitting on Cash, and Finding a Business Model[15:00] Bootstrapping Then vs. Today's Mega Seed Rounds[17:55] Profitable, Dividend-Paying, and Barely Touching Its Capital[18:28] The Consumer Growth Playbook: Organic, SEO, and GEO[19:59] The Arms Race With Big Companies: DoNotPay's Robocaller Trap Card[24:04] How Browder Capital Started and the Owner.com Bet That Beat the Best VCs[25:29] The Model: One Founder, One Spare Bedroom, at a Time[30:54] Why Grit Beats IQ – and How Josh Tests for It[34:57] The Rise of "Ideological Fraud" in the Age of AI Deep Research[35:32] Lessons From Four Funds: Zero Reserves and Going Institutional[37:16] How Operator-GPs Won Over Institutional LPs[39:32] Final Advice: Start the Company, Not the FundLinksConnect with the guest and hosts on LinkedIn!Joshua BrowderBeezer ClarksonNick ChirlsLearn more about:DoNotPayBrowder CapitalAsylum VenturesOpenLPDisclaimer:Opinions expressed by participants are their own and do not reflect the views of LGT Capital Partners, Asylum Ventures, DoNotPay, Browder Capital or its affiliates. The content does not take into account your specific investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and is not intended as a recommendation, an offer, solicitation of an offer, public advertisement or recommendation to buy or sell any investment or other specific product. Information is based on sources believed to be reliable, but no warranty is given as to accuracy or completeness, and it should not be relied upon. Alternative investments are speculative, involve complex instruments, and carry a high degree of risk. Investments and strategies discussed may fluctuate in value and may not be suitable for all investors. Listeners should make their own independent investment decisions. No funds are being discussed on this podcast.

If your business still depends on you for every answer, decision, and result, it cannot truly multiply. In this episode, Heather reveals how to recognize an outdated business model, release control, and build leaders who can carry the mission forward.

SummaryIn this episode, I'm joined by Barry O'Reilly,  he's an entrepreneur, advisor, author and a friend of mine who works with executives to redesign how their organizations perform. He's also the co-founder of Nobody Studios, an AI venture studio building and launching over 100 companies.Barry and I chat about what he's learned from years of helping corporations experiment, redesign systems, and make better decisions under extreme uncertainty.We talk about why so many AI transformations start in the wrong place, why leaders should focus on the work before the tools, and how capturing conversations can create a kind of organizational memory that gets smarter over time.Barry also shares his lessons from building Nobody Studios and how that work influenced his new book Artificial Organizations.If you want to learn more about testing with AI to redesign how work gets done while making better decisions, you'll love this episode.TakeawaysStart with the work, not the AI tools. The biggest gains come from redesigning how work and decisions happen, then choosing technology that supports that flow.Human judgment becomes more important, not less. AI can capture, synthesize, and model information at scale, but leaders still need to decide what matters and what action to take.Treat conversations and decisions as data assets. Capturing meetings, transcripts, decisions, and outcomes creates organizational memory that can be reused instead of constantly recreating context.Better systems can outperform experience alone. Deep domain expertise still matters, but rigorous decision-making systems combined with machine intelligence can challenge gut instinct as the default.AI transformations fail when they are treated as tool rollouts. Buying Copilot or another platform does not change how an organization works unless behaviors, processes, and operating systems change with it.Leaders can accelerate adoption by role-modeling experimentation. Admitting “I don't know,” trying tools in real work, and openly sharing what works and what does not creates permission for others to learn.Start with one decision or workflow. Rather than attempting a company-wide AI transformation, pick a recurring decision or process, test a new way of working, and learn from the result.Guest LinksBarry's Website: https://barryoreilly.com/Barry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryoreilly/Artificial Organization: https://artificialorganizations.com/Nobody Studios: https://nobodystudios.com/

281: What actually works in land investing when the market slows down?(Show Notes: REtipster.com/281)In this episode, I sit down with two of my good friends: Drew Haney of Rooster Capital and Mike Baucom, my business partner at Stride CRM. We had no formal agenda, but the conversation quickly turned into a candid look at the current land market, the strategies that still work, and what separates the land investors who survive from those who quit.Drew shares insights from analyzing approximately 850 funded land deals. One of the biggest conclusions was surprisingly simple: boring, smaller land flips often produce the strongest returns. While the industry constantly promotes new real estate strategies—subdivides, entitlements, distressed property, and other value-add plays—some of the most successful land investors continue using the same basic systems they have refined for yearsWe also discuss why the land market no longer feels like the COVID-era boom, whether another real estate crash could be coming, and why transaction volume may matter more than rising land prices.Mike, Drew, and I also get honest about entrepreneur mindset, inconsistent cash flow, failed marketing campaigns, diversification, shiny object syndrome, loneliness, AI, and the importance of building real relationships with other business owners.This conversation is about more than land flipping. It is about staying in the game, improving your systems, and learning to appreciate the difficult seasons of entrepreneurship.

The TerryWilson3.com Podcast • Episode 686 You Cannot Market Your Way Out of a Broken Business Model Sometimes the biggest problem in a business is not the marketing, management, technology, or staff. Sometimes the business itself is built around a contradiction. When a business struggles, we usually blame the most…

Welcome back to the Resilient by Design Podcast. We are back and kicking off a spectacular Season 8!  -- Have you ever looked at your interior design business and thought, How did something I love become this exhausting? Between client requests, invoicing, hiring, managing a team, keeping projects moving, and constantly being the person everything comes back to, it's easy to become so focused on running the business that you lose touch with why you started designing in the first place. I've experienced my own version of that this year. In the first episode of Season 8, I'm taking you behind the scenes of some major changes I made in my business, including stepping away from design projects, changing my business model, and retiring an offer I was known for. And I'm sharing what I got wrong. We're talking about burnout, scaling, systems, becoming the bottleneck, changing your mind, and why trying something that doesn't work is not the same thing as failing. Most importantly, I want you to ask yourself: "Am I actually building an interior design business that I want to run?" Because the goal isn't just more clients, a bigger team, or more revenue, it's building a profitable, sustainable business that gives you the freedom to spend more time doing the work you're actually great at. I'm also sharing what I'm changing next, why Power of Process is returning, and what you can expect from this new season of Resilient by Design.   Resources: Join the Power of Process Waitlist for its 2026 Fall Return as you've never experienced before: https://rebeccahay.com/pop-waitlist/   -- This episode is sponsored by Programa. Programa is project management software built specifically for interior designers. It's designed to save you hours every week and reduce the errors that come from managing projects across scattered documents and systems. Use code RBD25 for 25% off annual Programa plans. Click to learn more.  

For years, marketers have been helping to shape how consumers think and feel about products that are driving the linear economy. However in this episode of the Circular Economy Show, we explore how they can harness their skills to unlock the opportunities that the circular economy provides.  We're joined by experts Deb Caldow, former Global Marketing Director at Diageo, and Rachel O'Reilly, Global Research Lead at Accenture Song. Their experiences provide an insight into how we can turn ideas into impactful actions that deliver both economic growth and environmental benefits. Join us to find out: How marketers are leveraging storytelling to inspire interest in circular products Why they should engage closely supply teams to ensure innovations align with market demand The importance of internal buy-in and a willingness to experiment when scaling circular solutions This August on the Circular Economy Show, we're revisiting four conversations that help to navigate the marketing challenges and opportunities of switching to a circular economy. So listen in if you want to learn how to take something from a good idea to something that actually sells. Subscribe to The Ellen MacArthur Foundation for more insightful videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us online on these channels: Instagram: http://instagram.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation/ Website: http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org  

AI may make professional services faster, but Grant Thornton Advisors CIO Mike Kempe believes the bigger opportunity is to rethink what clients are actually buying. In this episode of Technovation, Kempe joins Peter High to discuss how Grant Thornton is using AI to reimagine professional services from the ground up. He explains why simply automating individual steps leaves much of AI's potential untapped, how the firm keeps human judgment at the center of AI-enabled work, and why trust and governance remain essential as adoption scales. Kempe also explores a larger shift in the industry: away from traditional time-and-materials engagements and toward a model built around outcomes, insight, confidence, and results. The conversation also covers Grant Thornton's AI investments, its GTAP audit platform, experimentation with AI agents, M&A integration, and the evolving role of the CIO. This episode is presented by ElevenLabs — Bringing technology to life. Learn more at elevenlabs.io This episode is also presented by Retool — Build internal software better, with AI. Learn more at retool.com

What happens when you've hit capacity for your 1:1 done-for-you services? You can't physically take on any more clients and you've already upped your prices. What happens next if you want to grow your revenue?I'm walking through the 3 typical business models that service businesses use to grow past that ceiling, including a sneaky 4th one no one really talks about…Links:— The In Demand Identity Kit (uncover your personal brand + trust-building stories): https://www.byrosanna.co.uk/in-demand-identity-kit— Sign up to my weekly ‘Re:Fresh' emails): https://www.byrosanna.co.uk/newsletter— Say hi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/by.rosanna/— More about byRosanna (website design & business resources): https://www.byrosanna.co.uk/

Dr. Fabiana Claure is a concert pianist, music business strategist, and AI innovation leader who helps music educators turn their expertise into scalable, profitable businesses. A doctoral-level pianist, university professor, and co-founder of a nationally recognized music academy, she has generated over seven figures through her own online education programs. Fabiana has also helped music educators build six- and seven-figure businesses while cutting their teaching hours by 50% or more. She is the creator of The Musician's Profit Umbrella® and Musician's Marketing Maestro™, combining entrepreneurship, education, and AI to help musicians build sustainable careers.In this episode, Fabiana reveals how musicians can turn their expertise into scalable businesses, use AI strategically, and create more income and impact without simply teaching more hours.Key TakeawaysLearn how to move beyond trading hours for income by developing a signature methodology and education business around what you already know.Discover how musicians can leverage AI for marketing, content, and business growth without losing the expertise and authenticity that make their work unique.Explore strategies for increasing revenue while reducing teaching hours, allowing you to serve more students without sacrificing your time.---→ Access Fabiana's Free Musicians Profit Masterclass here: https://musiciansprofitmasterclass.com/→ Learn more about Fabiana and her work at Musicians Creating Prosperity here: https://musicianscreatingprosperity.com/Book an Artist Breakthrough Session with the Modern Musician team: https://streetteam.fm/masterclass

What if physical therapy is not bad at care, but bad at naming, packaging, and selling the thing patients actually want?In this episode of PT Breakfast Club, Jimmy McKay, Tony Maritato, and Dave Kittle start with Dave's poker night in New York City and end up in a much bigger conversation about relationship-building, recruiting, cash-pay offers, performance training, AI, and why clinics may need to stop selling visits.The crew talks about how poker night, PT pub nights, student events, and live experiences can create better connections between clinicians, students, employers, and practice owners. Instead of another stale job fair, what if recruiting looked more like a room people actually wanted to be in?Then Tony raises the bigger identity question: should everything delivered by a physical therapist be called physical therapy? Or should clinics start naming the service more clearly, like performance training delivered by a physical therapist?Dave breaks down a real cash-pay experiment at Concierge Pain Relief, including a paid evaluation, a value stack, and a results-based plan of care instead of selling visit by visit. That sparks a deeper discussion about why selling transformation is harder than selling a commodity, why clinicians struggle with large dollar amounts, and how repetition, call recording, AI feedback, and coaching can make value communication stronger.The episode closes with AI's future role in patient decision-making. Patients may increasingly use their own AI tools to evaluate offers, compare options, and decide whether a package makes sense.The final takeaway: clarity beats complexity, and clear beats clever every time.

In this episode, Travis Vaughn from Upward Sports shares insights on how sports can be a powerful tool for community outreach and faith-based ministry. We explore the impact of youth and adult sports, the shift away from travel sports, and practical ways churches can leverage sports to reach unchurched families.Key TopicsUpward Sports mission and impactTransition from youth to adult sportsCommunity outreach through sportsChallenges of travel and elite sportsMarathon training and faithChurch involvement in sports facilitiesTitlesHow Upward Sports Is Changing Community OutreachUsing Sports to Reach Unchurched FamiliesSound Bites“Upward equips churches to run sports in their community”“Sports as an opportunity for intentional outreach”“Travel sports are a problem in America”Chapters00:00 Introduction to Travis Vaughn and Upward Sports01:13 Travis Vaughn's Personal and Professional Background02:37 What is Upward Sports and Its Mission04:00 How Sports Facilitate Community and Church Outreach05:18 The Move into Adult Sports and Upward Running08:29 Travis Vaughn's Running Journey and Marathon Qualification12:20 Upward's Shift from Travel Sports to Local Church Focus16:22 The Business Model of Upward Sports and Its Evolution20:16 Concerns About Travel Sports and Church Engagement22:28 The Impact of Private Equity in Youth Sports30:54 Community Building Through Local Sports Leagues32:34 Most Popular Upward Sport and Facility Utilization34:49 Travis Vaughn's Boston Marathon Experience35:32 Training for the Boston Marathon and Personal Fitness40:33 Key Takeaways on Sports and Faith MinistryUpward Sports Official WebsiteUpward Running PodcastFind a Local Upward Sports LeagueLinkedInTwitter

Grab our breakdown of the 5 Low-Cost Businesses That Make $1 Million: https://www.franchiseempire.com/lowcost?utm_source=feaug112026Cabinet IQ founder and CEO Michael Hartel breaks down what it actually takes to own one of the fastest-growing kitchen cabinet and countertop franchises in the country. He walks through the real numbers — the investment range, first-year revenue, and how new owners with no industry experience are opening strong by simply running the playbook. Michael explains why the showroom costs less to build than people fear, how franchisees beat shops that have been open 40 years, and the five core values he looks for in every candidate. If you're weighing which franchise to buy, this is a candid, numbers-first look at the model, the support, and the kind of person who thrives in it.------------------Considering Investing In A Franchise?

Thought leadership expert Bill Sherman joined me on Ditching Hourly to discuss how experts can scale their ideas to create impactful thought leadership. Bill shares insights from his extensive experience in helping individuals and organizations codify and amplify their ideas.In this episode, we delve into the nuances of thought leadership, from defining it to exploring business models and the importance of a focused target audience. Bill also discusses the impact equation and how to effectively communicate ideas to create lasting influence.00:00 - Introduction to Bill Sherman00:19 - Journey into Thought Leadership01:51 - Defining Thought Leadership05:41 - Emerging Thought Leaders08:44 - The Thought Leadership Handbook13:09 - Business Models of Thought Leadership16:49 - Target Audience Importance21:49 - Licensing and Certification25:09 - Alternatives to Writing a Book33:39 - Impact Equation43:47 - Final ThoughtsGuest bioBill Sherman is the COO of Thought Leadership Leverage and lead author of The Thought Leadership Handbook. For more than twenty years he's helped executives, authors, and experts take their ideas to scale — and he co-hosts the Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast, now past 700 episodes.Website » https://aha-moments.com/Book » https://thoughtleadershiphandbook.com/LinkedIn » https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-sherman-aha-moments/Podcast » https://thoughtleadershipleverage.com/thought-leadership-podcasts/

RUM Group CEO Chris Pavlovski says the company's "strong community" with more than 57M monthly users who can contribute and monetize their video data creates a moat around RUM Group, while speaking with BTV's Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg Tech. Pavlovski also says the firm is focused on finding the "right client" to monetize 250 megawatts of power capacity as fast as possible. Ludlow's interview with Pavlovski comes a day after the company released its 2Q earnings results, reporting revenue for the second quarter of $40.4 million vs. $25.1 million y/y.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can businesses sell circular propositions in a world that's rapidly changing? This episode of the Circular Economy Show tackles the marketing challenges and opportunities head-on. Pippa sits down with Jonathan Hall, Managing Partner at Kantar's Sustainable Transformation Practice, and Amanda Gandolpho, former Head of Brands at bike subscription service Swapfiets, to explore how to connect with today's consumers and drive demand for circular products and services. In this episode you'll discover: The surprising shift in societal values that's reshaping consumer buying habits     How to overcome marketing roadblocks like the value-action gap (where consumers say they want sustainability but don't always buy it) and the greenwashing problem     Practical strategies for marketing circularity effectively: Focus on consumer benefits, convenience, and solving real problems     Real-world examples: Learn how Swapfiets is using a circular business model (bike subscription) to disrupt transportation and prioritise customer experience This August on the Circular Economy Show, we're revisiting four conversations that help to navigate the marketing challenges and opportunities of switching to a circular economy. So listen in if you want to learn how to take something from a good idea to something that actually sells. Subscribe to The Ellen MacArthur Foundation for more insightful videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAC2otE5_agzHZPnk3mE5w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us online on these channels: Instagram: http://instagram.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation/ Website: http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org

Here's an uncomfortable truth: most people will tell a total stranger about their weird rash before they'll tell their best friend how much debt they're carrying. That contradiction sits at the center of this episode. The guest is Carrie Joy Grimes, founder and CEO of WorkMoney — a nonprofit she describes as "the AARP for everyday people's money." She built it in 2020 after years as a union organizer, watching thousands of people wrestle with the same financial confusion she'd faced growing up in a household where money was never discussed. The conversation opens with a poker metaphor that ends up doing a lot of work: you play the hand you're dealt, but you can also change the rules of the game. That's WorkMoney's whole thesis — help individuals make the best move with what they have, while using collective bargaining power to get everyone better cards. From there, the discussion turns commercial. A nonprofit still has to think like a business, and Grimes walks through WorkMoney's five distinct revenue models — sales of her book "The Joy of Money", ethical sponsorships, a bill-negotiation product called Money Finder, and a for-profit enterprise arm designed to fund financial products that don't quietly profit off member debt. The host presses on the hardest part: how do you measure success when your mission is "financial security" and revenue isn't the real scoreboard? Grimes lays out three separate metrics her team tracks, including one that's surprisingly emotional. There's also a sharp aside on index investing — including a detail about Warren Buffett's will that reframes the whole "beat the market" industry — and a candid discussion of why WorkMoney deliberately avoids a pure B2C growth strategy. If you've ever wondered how a mission-driven business justifies its business model without losing its mission, this one's worth the full listen. Three Key Takeaways • A nonprofit still needs a real business model. Grimes runs five distinct revenue lines at WorkMoney — including book sales, ethical sponsorships, and a fee-based bill-negotiation service — because donations alone can't fund a movement at scale. • B2B2C beats B2C for mission-driven growth. Rather than acquiring millions of individual customers one at a time, WorkMoney partners with organizations that have already aggregated the audience it wants to serve — dramatically lowering acquisition cost and risk. • Success metrics get complicated when revenue isn't the goal. WorkMoney measures impact through self-reported financial confidence, actual debt/wealth changes, and retirement trajectory — because, as Grimes puts it, if members don't feel more secure, the work isn't landing. If today's conversation had you thinking about what it actually takes to turn a big idea into a sustainable business, you'll want to check out The Thought Leadership Handbook, co-authored by Peter Winick, Bill Sherman, and Naren Aryal. It's the playbook for shaping, packaging, and scaling expertise in a crowded market — exactly the kind of business-model thinking Carrie Joy Grimes brought to this episode. Learn more at thoughtleadershiphandbook.com, and order your copy today on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, or Amplify.

Ellen Mackenzie built a booked-out social media agency, then deliberately burned it down. The six-figure client roster she'd spent years filling had become the thing she wanted out of, so she dismantled it on purpose and rebuilt around a model where 1:1 client work is now optional. Founder of Dishing Up Digital, Ellen runs a multi-six-figure business from Auckland, New Zealand, stacking digital products, a flagship coaching program, a small mastermind, and brand partnerships with Canva, Rella, and Logitech. That mix has grown to 1,300+ students, a 50,000+ subscriber YouTube channel, and an 11,000-person email list. In this episode, Ellen breaks down what each income stream actually generates, why she'd rather run a hybrid business than a pure agency or a pure course model, and where a fully-booked service provider should start when their own success begins to feel like a trap. Connect with Ellen: ⁠Website: https://www.ellenmackenzie.com ⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenmackenziee ⁠YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC8iN8jdZISR6W6gVOgcebPA Dishing Up Digital Podcast: https://www.ellenmackenzie.com/podcasts/dishing-up-digital-with-ellen-mackenzie-social-media-management-strategy Loving our bonus content and want more Cubicle to CEO in your ears? Join us every Monday on our subscriber-only premium feed for case study–style interviews with successful entrepreneurs debriefing their real-time growth experiments and results. Subscribe to get insider access to what's actually been working for businesses in the last 3-18 months: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cubicletoceo.co/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so we can repost you. ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our premium feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for case-study style interviews every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An experienced architectural drafter is hoping to make a change. He still wants to use his professional skills, but in a way that doesn't rely on trading time for money. What should he consider?Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.Show notes: SideHustleSchool.comEmail: team@sidehustleschool.comBe on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questionsConnect on Instagram: @193countriesVisit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.comRead A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.comIf you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes.

While the podcast team is taking a Radical Sabbatical, Kim is interviewing authors of the books that have had a big impact on her in the past two years.  In this episode, Kim speaks with Rob Lalka, the author of The Venture Alchemists - How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power.    In this episode of Radical Sabbatical, Kim sits down with Rob Lalka, author of Venture Alchemist, to study what the founders of Facebook, Google, and the “PayPal Mafia” were saying and writing before anyone was paying attention to them. They explore what separates the leaders who stayed grounded from the ones who didn't. They ask a hard question: does it matter if a leader got corrupted by too much money and power or if they started out bad to the bone? Every leader (indeed, every one of us) has good and bad inside. The one that wins is usually the one that gets fed. The question is whether the venture capital model feeds the good — or does it feed the bad, setting founders up to be corrupted by their own success?  Kim and Rob explore the contrasting origins of major tech companies like Facebook and Google. They discuss the implications of Mark Zuckerberg's early actions (for example, an IM while in college with a friend who asked him how he got access to people's personal information and he replied “they trusted me, the dumb f–ks;”). What does it mean that Google's founders started out thinking Google would have to be a non-profit so that advertising wouldn't bias information but wound up selling trillions of ads?  The conversation also delves into the impact of the PayPal Mafia and the controversial book by Thiel and Sachs, The Diversity Myth. Rob discusses the complexities of free speech and the implications of outlier behavior. He emphasizes the importance of moral leadership in corporate culture and critiques the philosophical influences of figures like Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman on business ethics. Rob expresses hope for the future, particularly through the potential of his students to create positive change in society. Books & Articles mention by Rob:   George Packer - article in The Atlantic - The Venture-Capital Populist https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/david-sacks-crypto-ai-venture-capital/686941/ Max Chafkin - The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs https://elmstreetbooks.com/book/9781984878557 Jimi Soni - The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501197266?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Guest Background: Rob Lalka is the author of The Venture Alchemists - How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power.  He is also the Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and executive director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University. He is on the board of directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Public Democracy, Inc., and Venture For America in New Orleans. Previously, he served on the U.S. Secretary of State's policy planning staff and in the State Department's Office of Global Partnerships, was a director at Village Capital, and was a senior advisor at the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. CHAPTERS (00:40) Introduction to Alchemy and Venture Capital (03:04) The Power Dynamics in Business Models (05:33) Zuckerberg's Origin Story and Its Implications (07:40) The Contrast with Google's Founding Philosophy (09:47) The Role of Advertising in Business Models (12:43) The Historical Context of Business Practices (14:59) The Golden Spike and Economic Inequality (14:59) The Impact of the PayPal Mafia and Diversity Myth (22:00) The Controversy of Free Speech and Homophobia (25:07) Outlier Behavior and Its Implications (28:03) The Rape Issue and Its Consequences (30:27) Moral Leadership and Corporate Culture (33:08) Philosophical Influences on Business Ethics (40:30) Hope for the Future and the Role of Education Connect with the Radical Candor team: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ Keywords venture capital, alchemy, business models, Zuckerberg, Google, advertising, economic inequality, PayPal Mafia, diversity myth, entrepreneurship free speech, outlier behavior, corporate culture, moral leadership, business ethics, philosophy, education, AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rowland Hobbs is CEO and co-founder of Stake, a fintech platform that rewards renters with cash back, working to make renting financially rewarding. Before Stake, he led design and innovation at Teneo and served as head of product design for Accenture North America, and he founded Post+Beam, an innovation design firm, and Linea, a computer vision driven photo sharing app. Rowland is based in Dallas, TX.(04:10) - Why Rent Was Left Out of Loyalty(06:00) - Loyalty Programs Go Multifamily(08:30) - Financial Amenities vs. Flashy Perks(12:20) - Cash back for Delinquency, Retention & Vacancy(14:40) - Rewarding Renters Instead of Punishing Them(15:50) - Bilt Rewards(24:50) - Stake's Cash back Business Model(27:10) - Cash back by Property Type(28:50) - UMoveFree Acquisition in Texas(31:10) - Vertical Integration in Multifamily(32:20) - Rising Housing Costs & Renter Churn(36:50) - Renter Loyalty's Next 25 Years(38:50) - Collaboration Superpower: Barack Obama & Loyalty Program's Inventor

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text!Less than 1% of denials get appealed in the real world, yet regulators have found appeal reversal rates that should stop every dental office in its tracks. We pull apart what that contradiction tells us: denials are not just “one-off mistakes,” they can be a business model that survives on provider exhaustion, unclear standards, and paperwork loops that quietly delay payment until you give up.We walk through the hidden source material most billers never read market conduct examinations, consent orders, and enforcement actions where the state audits the insurance carrier and publishes what it finds. From “sequential” documentation requests to denial language that fails to explain what would make a claim payable, these reports turn gut feelings into quotable evidence. We also explain why a fine is effectively a written confession: it shows which behavior could not survive an audit and gives you leverage to reverse engineer your next appeal and escalation.Then we get practical. Clean claim is a legal term tied to prompt pay law, and understanding it changes how you respond to additional information requests designed to stop the clock. We share two calm questions you can use immediately: ask for the filed policy provision that supports the denial, and ask which licensed clinician reviewed the claim and whether they reviewed the submitted documentation. Finally, we zoom out to pattern recognition: denial rates, overturn rates, time-to-payment, and filing complaints with the right regulator based on plan type, including ERISA self-funded plans and the US Department of Labor.If you want smarter dental billing appeals and stronger denial management, listen now, subscribe for more, and share this with a biller who is tired of water-gun tactics. What denial pattern are you seeing most in your office? Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here:https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlistGet your Dental Billing Toolkit Here:https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkitDownload "The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry - And How to Get Them Paid" checklist here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxnnfSlNd0NPhMoBWq-1D_xU5R8LS4xPhHNKIjfLQwStOUag/viewform?usp=headerSchedule a billing chat with Ericka:https://calendly.com/ericka-dentalbillingdoneright/30minEmail Ericka:ericka@dentalbillingdoneright.comEmail Jen:jen@dentalbillingdoneright.com

We welcome back Brad Blickstein, CEO at Blickstein Group, to discuss how private equity principles may provide law firms with an alternative approach to profitability, governance, and even long-term growth. Blickstein's new book, WWPED: What Would Private Equity Do? was written to walk firms through how treating topics like pricing, technology, talent, and client relationships as part of the enterprise value instead of overhead expenses after year-end partnership distributions.Pulling from Jae Um's topics of Cream, Core, and Commodity framework, Blickstein talks about the legal work as the primary competitive battleground. Much like businesses that provide baked goods, firms have to separate the customized legal judgment from the repeatable legal processes, technology, and what alternative legal services providers offer. Law firm leaders should understand what scalable work is, begin building consistent systems to deliver that work, and truly professionalize pricing over relying upon what a partner's gut tells them.We also cover the Blickstein Group's 2026 Law Firm COO Survey where technology adoption and investment ranks as the leading strategic initiative with 38.1% identified practice silos as the largest structural issue and 27% of COOs listed lack of operational authority as another prime issue. COOs are struggling with being tasked with modernizing law firms, but not given the authority to actually overcome the base issues of decentralized partnerships, competing incentives, and overall firm political structures.Add AI into the mix, and the pricing question becomes even more important. Some two-thirds of the COOs surveyed confessed that they were not formally measuring any return on investment (ROI) in which they could later measure any law productivity or direct revenue increases. Blickstein points out that faster work in a billable hour model is not the type of math that law firms want to calculate, and that firms have to address this directly and redesign their overall pricing model on value received by the client, not hours worked by the lawyers. We all discuss the issues of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) have face in the more than 30 years since Blickstein originally published an article titled "Alternative Billing Making a Comeback." AFAs bring with it issues of shadow billing, client trust factors, and the need to express value not tied to the amount to time spent on the work.We also break down the corporate buyer side and address the Blickstein Group's 18th Annual Law Department Operations Survey which identifies AI pilot projects in corporate legal departments, but very few operational deployments. These may be tied to the long running issue of poor data hygiene along with business objectives that are not clearly tied to overall corporate strategy.Brad gets to be one of the first to answer our new question of "what's true today that wasn't true a year ago?" A nice lead in to our Crystal Ball question. We cover AI token pricing and having to compete with the new "AI native firms" that are spinning up from former BigLaw partners.Listen on mobile platforms:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Substack⁠[Special Thanks to ⁠⁠Legal Technology Hub⁠⁠ for their sponsoring this episode.]Email: geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.comMusic: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jerry David DeCicca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blickstein GroupWWPED: What Would Private Equity Do?2026 Law Firm COO Survey findingsLaw Department Operations SurveyCream, Core, and Commodity legal-work frameworkLegaltech Hub: The Arithmetic of AI, Tokens and Claude in Legal WorkLegaltech Hub: Five Prompting Habits Costing You Tokens and AccuracyLegora introduces consumption-based pricingKirkland & Ellis and its $500 million AI investmentAnthropic Claude CodeLINKSTranscript:

A business that depends on one client, one employee, or one traffic source is more fragile than it looks. One unexpected hit can expose the entire operation. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down how to stress-test your business, eliminate single points of failure, and build systems strong enough to survive major disruptions. Success can create dangerous assumptions. You start believing the biggest client will always stay. The top performer will never leave. The lead source will never disappear. That is exactly when risk starts building beneath the surface. In this episode, you'll learn: • How single points of failure make your business dangerously vulnerable• Why founders should regularly test worst-case scenarios• How diversification and cross-training create stronger operations• Why cash reserves and backup systems increase long-term stability The truth is simple: Hope is not a contingency plan. Run the disaster scenarios before they become real. Diversify your revenue. Cross-train your team. Build backup acquisition channels. Protect enough cash to keep operating when something goes wrong. Stop building a house of cards. Build a business that can take a hit and keep moving. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tariffs, inflation, difficulty in finding buyers for grapes. It's all been a challenge for local winemakers on the Central Coast. Many wineries are now looking at alternative business models to try to satisfy a fragmented consumer base. Reporter: Mira Honeycutt Much of California is preparing for more hot weather this weekend. Temperatures could reach triple digits for many inland areas. And that means people near the coast will likely be looking for a way to cool off, at local beaches. But the combination of heat waves and rough water conditions is resulting in lifeguards across the state becoming that much more important. Reporter: Billy Cruz, The California Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just landed back on the Gold Coast from Singapore and this one poured out of me Every single client I met in person this month said the same thing.They love how clearly I explain concepts, and it's because I teach in shapes. Arrows, circles, little messy iPad scribbles.But then something hit me on the flight over. I've been teaching the wrong shape for 18 months. The funnel drains and runs out. What I actually teach spins and never stops.Once you see the shape your work really wants to live in, everything clicks so much faster. Have you ever thought about yours?Come find your shape with me

Today, we are breaking down Applied Intuition. Our guests are co-founders Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig, who started the company in 2017 with a mission to make a billion machines intelligent. The simplest way to understand Applied Intuition is that it builds the brains for machines, and the tools other companies use to build those brains. If a manufacturer wants its tractor, truck, or mining vehicle to drive itself, it can buy the intelligence from Applied Intuition or use its platform to develop its own. The analogy the founders use is Nvidia. Just as Nvidia sells chips into everyone else's machines, Applied Intuition sells intelligence into everyone else's machines, across automotive, defense, mining, agriculture, and robotics, without building any single machine itself. We discuss why the most important companies of the next 25 years will all be physical AI companies, Dana, their new agentic platform for developing and deploying these systems, and how the company raised a billion dollars without spending any of it. Please enjoy this Breakdown of Applied Intuition. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Become a Colossus member to get our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe at ⁠colossus.com/subscribe⁠. ----- This episode is brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Portrait Analytics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - your centralized resource for AI-powered idea generation, thesis monitoring, and personalized report building. Built by buy-side investors, for investment professionals. We work in the background, helping surface stock ideas and thesis signposts to help you monetize every insight. In short, we help you understand the story behind the stock chart, and get to "go, or no-go" 10x faster than before. Sign-up for a free trial today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠portraitresearch.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant. Timestamps (00:00:00) Welcome to Business Breakdowns (00:02:16) Intro: Applied Intuition (00:03:26) State of the Physical AI Market (00:07:19) Why Physical AI Will Be Bigger Than Digital AI (00:09:14) What Applied Intuition Builds & Sells (00:12:36) Staying Flexible Across Technologies & Verticals (00:13:16) Founding Story & Strategic Choices (00:17:10) Evolution of the Business: Tools → OS → Autonomy Stack (00:20:59) Introducing Dana: The Agentic Platform (00:23:40) Building Dana: Customer Demand vs. Vision (00:24:51) Why Applied Intuition Is Uniquely Positioned to Build Dana (00:28:29) The Cross-Vertical Data Flywheel (00:33:25) Rate Limiters to Physical AI Adoption (00:35:41) Business Model & Revenue (00:37:06) Customer Base & Global Reach (00:39:22) Competitive Landscape (00:44:21) Capital Allocation & Financial Strategy (00:47:15) The Future of Physical AI