Jeff Dudan

And I would never tell how they do the show, even though my confidentiality is long since up. I don't want to ruin it for them, but let me just tell you, I mean, at first people start sniffing out that is this undercover boss? But the production of it is such that they do a great job creating the scenario where these very real conversations can happen. And the conversations are all real.

They really are. Now, how they get those out on time, whatever, that's their little secret sauce. But it is exhausting. The more drama, the better. So if they can wake me up early and say, we want to shoot you getting out of bed and pretending to call your wife and blah, blah, blah. And then they'll take you for an hour and stand you in the rain before you shoot and ask you questions. Yeah.

They really are. Now, how they get those out on time, whatever, that's their little secret sauce. But it is exhausting. The more drama, the better. So if they can wake me up early and say, we want to shoot you getting out of bed and pretending to call your wife and blah, blah, blah. And then they'll take you for an hour and stand you in the rain before you shoot and ask you questions. Yeah.

And then they'll take you at lunch and do the same thing. Then they'll take you after the shoot and do the same thing. Then they'll keep you up till 10. Over the course of time, they're trying to see if they can break you a little bit, I think. Now, that's not what they said, but it was clear that they're really trying to get soundbites.

And then they'll take you at lunch and do the same thing. Then they'll take you after the shoot and do the same thing. Then they'll keep you up till 10. Over the course of time, they're trying to see if they can break you a little bit, I think. Now, that's not what they said, but it was clear that they're really trying to get soundbites.

And I went into with the approach, the saying, the only way that I can have control over what's said is only say things that I'm comfortable with them using. And by the way, you can probably tell by now, the filter between my brain and my mouth is paper thin. And it's like a coffee filter that's been used. So 75% of the things that popped into my head, I'm just like, you're not going to say that.

And I went into with the approach, the saying, the only way that I can have control over what's said is only say things that I'm comfortable with them using. And by the way, you can probably tell by now, the filter between my brain and my mouth is paper thin. And it's like a coffee filter that's been used. So 75% of the things that popped into my head, I'm just like, you're not going to say that.

You're just not going to say that. Because it would have been, they would have put it together in such a way that would have made great television, but it would have made me look like, you know, the worse you look, the probably better it is. So what happened is we did five segments. I got busted twice. They threw out one that I got busted.

You're just not going to say that. Because it would have been, they would have put it together in such a way that would have made great television, but it would have made me look like, you know, the worse you look, the probably better it is. So what happened is we did five segments. I got busted twice. They threw out one that I got busted.

And they said at the end of it, they said, you know, you have four segments that are so good. Usually they have to go film an extra three minutes at a dog park because they don't have enough content. They said, you have five segments that people would kill to have. And as a result of that, we had a very positive show. And it was very emotional. We had great outcomes with the people that were on it.

And they said at the end of it, they said, you know, you have four segments that are so good. Usually they have to go film an extra three minutes at a dog park because they don't have enough content. They said, you have five segments that people would kill to have. And as a result of that, we had a very positive show. And it was very emotional. We had great outcomes with the people that were on it.

One of the ladies, Danielle, Half the stuff that happened to her and her family, they didn't even show. I mean, they have a psychologist waiting offstage after the reveal and all that, but she really needed the help. She had kids and a special needs child, and the husband was no longer alive for a

One of the ladies, Danielle, Half the stuff that happened to her and her family, they didn't even show. I mean, they have a psychologist waiting offstage after the reveal and all that, but she really needed the help. She had kids and a special needs child, and the husband was no longer alive for a

really horrible reason and it was just and they were getting ready to be homeless you know and she calls her daughter on the phone like after the show and she's on speakerphone and and the daughter's like you mean we're not going to have troubles anymore they were getting ready to lose their place they were living and she ended up we set her up as a remote call center person so she could work from home take care of her special needs child who was near the place where she needed to get him care and

really horrible reason and it was just and they were getting ready to be homeless you know and she calls her daughter on the phone like after the show and she's on speakerphone and and the daughter's like you mean we're not going to have troubles anymore they were getting ready to lose their place they were living and she ended up we set her up as a remote call center person so she could work from home take care of her special needs child who was near the place where she needed to get him care and

They had never been on a vacation, so they rented a van and they drove California. That's all they wanted. We're like, we're going to send you here. And they're like, no, just rent us a van and give us the money. We're going to drive around California together as a family. We're going to see that. She was a top performer. And for two years in the call center, we paid her rent.

They had never been on a vacation, so they rented a van and they drove California. That's all they wanted. We're like, we're going to send you here. And they're like, no, just rent us a van and give us the money. We're going to drive around California together as a family. We're going to see that. She was a top performer. And for two years in the call center, we paid her rent.

We covered her rent so she didn't have living expenses. And at the end of it, two years almost to the day, she ended up getting married and buying a home, which was her goal. So the whole goal was to set her up with income and reduce her expenses so she could save for a down payment on a house and also give her that stability of W-2 so she could qualify for a loan. And it just worked.

We covered her rent so she didn't have living expenses. And at the end of it, two years almost to the day, she ended up getting married and buying a home, which was her goal. So the whole goal was to set her up with income and reduce her expenses so she could save for a down payment on a house and also give her that stability of W-2 so she could qualify for a loan. And it just worked.

And she was great. And she was a top performer. And so that's when it goes well. And that's what it's all about.