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Business Growth & Scaling Episodes

1399: Why This Gen Z Founder Believes Systems Are More Powerful Than Motivation w/ Neel Tulsyan
March 2, 2026

1399: Why This Gen Z Founder Believes Systems Are More Powerful Than …

In a world that praises hustle culture, Neel Tulsyan is building a different kind of operating system—one for our emotional clarity. In this episode, Neel, the founder of AurePsi Systems, shares his journey from a personal st...

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1396: The Moat is Distribution: How to Get Your First 10,000+ Users w/ Shain Noor
Feb. 26, 2026

1396: The Moat is Distribution: How to Get Your First 10,000+ Users w…

Shain Noor, a software engineer with a background at NASA and Elon Musk's The Boring Company, joins the show to pull back the curtain on building Silvia, his AI-powered personal CFO. Shain reveals how he and his co-founder sc...

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1394: This Founder Is Giving Robots the Sense of Touch (Here’s Why It Matters) w/ Adam Hopkins
Feb. 24, 2026

1394: This Founder Is Giving Robots the Sense of Touch (Here’s Why It…

Get ready to step into the future with Adam Hopkins, a veteran founder, inventor, and CEO who is pioneering the next frontier of technology: digitizing the sense of touch. In this episode, Adam breaks down how his company, Se...

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1390: From Maker to Founder: Hacking the Brain to Solve an Impossible Problem w/ Zeyno Dodd
Feb. 19, 2026

1390: From Maker to Founder: Hacking the Brain to Solve an Impossible…

In this episode, we sit down with Zeyno Dodd, the co-founder of AlgiSense, who is pioneering a technology that could change healthcare forever. Zeyno shares her incredible journey from being a self-proclaimed "engineer maker"...

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1388: Stop Networking, Start Building: The Power of Peer Accountability w/ Breven Thomas
Feb. 17, 2026

1388: Stop Networking, Start Building: The Power of Peer Accountabili…

Ready to move from thinking about your business to strategically scaling it? This episode with Breven Thomas, founder of ScaleSmart Leadership, is your masterclass in smart, sustainable growth. Breven pulls back the curtain o...

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1383: The “Navigation System” For Your Business That Drives Better Decisions w/ Connor O'Hearn
Feb. 11, 2026

1383: The “Navigation System” For Your Business That Drives Better De…

In this episode, Connor O'Hearn completely reframes how entrepreneurs should view artificial intelligence. He introduces the game-changing concept of AI as a "navigation system for business"—a dynamic, layered GPS that guides...

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1369: From Ministry to Tech CEO: A Mission-Driven Approach to AI w/ Elliott Godwin
Jan. 26, 2026

1369: From Ministry to Tech CEO: A Mission-Driven Approach to AI w/ E…

In a world buzzing with AI fear and confusion, how can you, as an entrepreneur, actually use it as a force for good? Elliott Godwin, founder of EG Integrations, joins the show to demystify AI and automation, showing us how te...

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1367: Your Greatest Pain is Your Greatest Business Opportunity w/ Kat Rogers
Jan. 23, 2026

1367: Your Greatest Pain is Your Greatest Business Opportunity w/ Kat…

In this powerful episode, Brian sits down with Kat Rogers, a former film producer and financial advisor who transformed her most painful life experience into a thriving business. Kat shares her raw and honest journey of being...

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1365: Stop Managing Remote Workers and Start Building a REAL Team w/ Phillip Wyness
Jan. 21, 2026

1365: Stop Managing Remote Workers and Start Building a REAL Team w/ …

Tired of feeling disconnected from your remote team? In this episode, we sit down with Phillip Wyness, founder of Remote Flo, who flips the script on conventional remote work wisdom. Phillip reveals why focusing on your tech ...

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1364: How a "Hell Yes" Moment Can Change Your Entire Career Path w/ Jim Tarpo
Jan. 20, 2026

1364: How a "Hell Yes" Moment Can Change Your Entire Career Path w/ J…

Ever feel like you’re on a zig-zag path with no clear destination? This episode with Jim Tarpo will make you realize that’s your greatest strength. Jim shares his incredible journey from a high-stakes electrical engineering j...

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1363: The Engineer's Secret to Finding Your Business's Hidden Bottlenecks w/ Mark Inge
Jan. 19, 2026

1363: The Engineer's Secret to Finding Your Business's Hidden Bottlen…

Are you drowning in admin work and repetitive tasks that keep you from focusing on what truly matters? In this episode, we sit down with Mark Inge, a former mechanical engineer turned founder of SmartWork Automation, who reve...

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1360: The Surprising Way This Doctor Turned YouTube Reviews into a Revenue Stream and Business w/ Dr. Joshua Guttman
Jan. 15, 2026

1360: The Surprising Way This Doctor Turned YouTube Reviews into a Re…

Dr. Joshua Guttman, a nationally recognized expert in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), shares his incredible journey of transforming his deep medical expertise into a thriving consulting firm, Peachtree POCUS. He reveals how...

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1354: The Compliance Queen’s Secret: Why “Boring” Work Is Your Biggest Competitive Advantage w/ May Guevara
Jan. 8, 2026

1354: The Compliance Queen’s Secret: Why “Boring” Work Is Your Bigges…

In this powerhouse episode, Brian sits down with May Guevara, the founder of Guevara Group and GalaxiTron, who is revolutionizing one of business's most dreaded tasks: compliance. May explains how a childhood spent spotting c...

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1349: From Surgeon to 500+ Patents: The Blueprint for a Medical Device Empire w/ Dr. Peter Bonutti
Jan. 2, 2026

1349: From Surgeon to 500+ Patents: The Blueprint for a Medical Devic…

Meet Dr. Peter Bonutti: a surgeon, inventor, professor, author, and powerhouse entrepreneur who operates a 40,000-square-foot medical device incubator from a town of 13,000 people. In this episode, Dr. Bonutti unpacks his inc...

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1346: How to Go From a "Billion-Person Vision" to Your First 10 Happy Customers w/ Deniz Binay
Dec. 30, 2025

1346: How to Go From a "Billion-Person Vision" to Your First 10 Happy…

Tired of health apps that just throw data at you without helping you change? Deniz Binay, a former Google product manager who helped launch iconic products like Google Assistant and Gemini, is here to fix that. In this episod...

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1345: Why AI Has Created a “Super Cycle” You Can’t Afford to Miss w/ Keith Smith
Dec. 29, 2025

1345: Why AI Has Created a “Super Cycle” You Can’t Afford to Miss w/ …

In this episode, Brian sits down with Keith Smith, a 7-time founder who is now tackling a $13 trillion problem with his AI-first platform, GoodStream. Keith shares his incredible journey from being a self-proclaimed "unemploy...

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1343: OPERATE Week: Enablement – Building Leaders, Culture, and Autonomy (free audiobook!)
Dec. 27, 2025

1343: OPERATE Week: Enablement – Building Leaders, Culture, and Auton…

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1342: OPERATE Week: Telemetry – Seeing What’s Really Happening in Your Business (free audiobook!)
Dec. 26, 2025

1342: OPERATE Week: Telemetry – Seeing What’s Really Happening in You…

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1341: OPERATE Week: Automation – Designing the Systems That Scale Your Humanity (free audiobook!)
Dec. 25, 2025

1341: OPERATE Week: Automation – Designing the Systems That Scale You…

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1339: OPERATE Week: Retention – Turning Delivery into Loyalty and Legacy (free audiobook!)
Dec. 24, 2025

1339: OPERATE Week: Retention – Turning Delivery into Loyalty and Leg…

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1339: OPERATE Week: Execution – Turning Delivery into a Scalable Performance System (free audiobook!)
Dec. 23, 2025

1339: OPERATE Week: Execution – Turning Delivery into a Scalable Perf…

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1338: OPERATE Week: Pipeline – Turning Attention into Opportunity (free audiobook!)
Dec. 22, 2025

1338: OPERATE Week: Pipeline – Turning Attention into Opportunity (fr…

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1337: OPERATE Week: Outreach – How Visibility Becomes a System (free audiobook!)
Dec. 21, 2025

1337: OPERATE Week: Outreach – How Visibility Becomes a System (free …

This is Operate Week – a special Christmas-week series on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast celebrating the release of my second book, OPERATE: Escape the Finisher’s Trap and Build a Business That Runs Without You . F...

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1335: He Mortgaged His House 3 Times to Build His Business! Here’s Why w/ David Frederiksen
Dec. 19, 2025

1335: He Mortgaged His House 3 Times to Build His Business! Here’s Wh…

In this powerhouse episode, Brian sits down with David Frederiksen, a seasoned CEO who has lived through the entrepreneurial gauntlet and emerged with a playbook for massive growth. David shares the raw, unfiltered story of s...

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