The People Behind the Conversations
Proven people. Useful lessons.
Operators, builders, and leaders who have done the work. Meet the guests, learn what shaped them, then go deeper in the conversation.
Featured Guests
Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer, LiveSwitch
James Hatfield
He painted houses because he couldn't afford the machine that paints highway lines, then built software now running under ServiceTitan, Jobber and HouseCall Pro
Meet James
Retired USMC Lt. Colonel, President & CEO of Flash Emergency Management
Robert Darling
He flew Cobras in Desert Storm and spent September 11, 2001 in the bunker beneath the White House. Now he helps small businesses find what could take them out.
Meet Robert
Founder of Heart of a Warrior Ministries, Author
Gregory Bourgond
Twenty-nine years in the Navy, a seminary vice presidency, and a book for men who sold the business and no longer know who they are
Meet Gregory
Incoming CEO, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association
Daniel Quinonez
He mopped floors in his father's Newark tavern at six. Now he runs a 140-year-old association and wants a debt-free path into the trades.
Meet Daniel
CEO, Board Chair, and Author of Decomplify
Gary Michel
He walked a factory floor, asked the operators one question, and the expensive capital request disappeared — because nobody had ever asked them
Meet Gary
Author of The Relationship Engine, Relational Capital Trainer
Ed Wallace
A hospital lobby phrase — "helicopter families" — made Ed Wallace quit his VP job and spend 20 years teaching relationships as a repeatable system.
Meet Ed
Founder & CEO of Distro, the Agentic AI Sales Platform
Jason Sullivan
He studied AI at Stanford, then spent months standing at distributor counters to learn how inside sales actually works before writing the software
Meet Jason
Founder, Resilience Partners Group
Dave Sanderson
Miracle on the Hudson survivor and sales leader who turns disruption into practical lessons for resilient, people-first performance.
Meet Dave
Founder of The Inspired Culture
Eric Himes
Leadership-system builder helping organizations measure the behaviors beneath performance and build cultures that value the whole person.
Meet Eric
Co-Founder of Your Wealth Resource
Marlon Mueller
Fourth-generation farmer and wealth educator teaching families to control, multiply, protect, and pass on what they build.
Meet MarlonHave a field-tested lesson?