21st Century Entrepreneurship
Episodes
Brett Penager: How Do You Build Success Beyond Yourself?
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Penager is an entrepreneur, former wrestling coach at Olympic level, and co-builder of a multistate healthcare business that grew beyond $100 mi...
Peter Holtz: How Do You Cut Business Taxes by 40%?
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Holtz is a CPA and certified tax planner with nearly 40 years of experience, and we spoke about why most entrepreneurs misunderstand taxes, prof...
Julie Wilson: Can Doctors Work Less and Grow Faster?
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Wilson is a Canadian family physician and healthcare entrepreneur, and we spoke about how she built one of the largest primary care groups in Br...
Bo Jacob: How Do You Turn 1 Hour a Day Into Wealth?
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bo Jacob is a CPA, investor, and entrepreneur, and we spoke about his book Unstuck Economics: How Ordinary People Turn Smart Hustles into Real Wealth ...
Karen Green: How Do You Sell More by Knowing the Buyer?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Green is a sales consultant, former retail buyer, and author of Buyology: Know Your Buyer, Sell More and Sell Better, and we spoke about how und...
Julius Lassalle: How Can Leaders Stay Out of Autopilot?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Julius Lassalle is an international executive coach, leadership consultant, and embodiment trainer, and we spoke about how founders and C-level leader...
Michael DeLon: Create a Book in 24 Hours of Your Time?
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Michael DeLon is a marketing strategist turned author-advocate, and we spoke about how entrepreneurs can create a book without writing it—and use it...
Tamiko Messenger: What Changed After She Died?
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tamiko Messenger is the author of The Word: There Is No Other Way, and we spoke about surviving a near-fatal accident, returning from death, and carry...
Isaac Getz & Laurent Marbacher: Why Care Beats Profit?
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Isaac Getz and Laurent Marbacher are longtime researchers, advisors, and leadership experts, and we spoke about why the most resilient companies prior...
Riana Malia: Why Do You Almost Get What You Want—But Don’t?
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Riana Malia is a board-certified integrative neurosomatic practitioner and identity architect, and we spoke about why high-capacity people often achie...
Daniel McDavid: Why Your Credit Profile Matters More Than Scores?
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel McDavid is a former frontline support worker who became an entrepreneur, and we spoke about how misunderstanding credit keeps many people stuck...
Marvin Karlow: How Do I Maximize Exit Value?
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marvin Karlow is an investment banker and former business owner, and we spoke about how founders can realistically maximize the value of their busines...
Frans Campher: Why leaders must stop playing and conduct?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Frans Campher is a leadership educator, executive coach, and former corporate leader, and we spoke about the shift leaders must make from managing wor...
Garrett Fritz: How do leaders measure real AI ROI?
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Garrett Fritz, Partner and CTO at MetaCTO, is a longtime CTO and product leader, and we spoke about why many companies feel intense pressure to “use...
Athena Dean Holtz: How trauma cost me a $3.5M company?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Athena Dean Holtz is a longtime entrepreneur and publisher, and we spoke about how unprocessed trauma quietly shaped her biggest business decisions. A...
Frank Scarso & Anthony DeBenedictis: How do you rebuild life after rock bottom?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Scarso, the CEO and founder of Avanza Capital Holdings, is a former Wall Street broker and a longtime financial professional. We spoke about add...
Jay Patel: Can 11% a year fund your retirement?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Patel is a real estate fund manager and we spoke about why he pushes people to rethink defaulting to the stock market when planning retirement. He...
Sam Miles: How do you avoid IRS audits as an entrepreneur?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Miles is a CPA, and we spoke about how entrepreneurs can legally reduce taxes while avoiding the small, preventable mistakes that trigger IRS audi...
Chris Kille: How did delegation save his life and business?
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Kille is a serial entrepreneur who exited multiple companies, and we spoke about how running everything himself nearly killed him—and why dele...
Kate Assaraf: Seven-figure growth without ads?
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Assaraf is an economist and founder, and we spoke about how she built a seven-figure, mission-driven business through word of mouth—without pai...
Trevor McGregor: Why busy founders can’t scale?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor McGregor is a high-performance coach and CEO, and we spoke about why so many entrepreneurs feel burned out, misaligned, and trapped by the busi...
Scott Abott: How systems turn chaos into scalable growth?
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Abott is the founder and CEO of BOS-UP, a three-time bestselling author, and a former EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. He is a systems impl...
Scott Kelly: What actually gets a yes from investors?
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Kelly is a veteran venture investor and advisor, and we spoke about what it really takes to raise capital after decades on both sides of the tab...
Rob May: When should you stop using just one AI model?
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob May is a serial founder (five startups) and we spoke about how he went from “I did not intend to go do a fifth” startup to building a new AI c...
Rod Khleif: How did he recover after losing $50M?
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rod Khleif is a real estate entrepreneur and educator, and we spoke about how he rebuilt after losing $50 million during the 2008–09 crash—and the...
David Deane-Spread: How do you become employer of choice?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Deane-Spread is a former military and law-enforcement leader who built a decades-long career helping organizations turn cultural dysfunction int...
Jake Stahl: Are You Missing Hidden Decision Signals?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Stahl is a psychology-trained communication strategist, NLP master practitioner, and global trainer who has coached over 10,000 people across six...
Peter Maher: Can cash-flow beat broken credit?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Maher is the U.S. expansion lead for Ovanti—recently rebranded as Flote—and we spoke about why he left a stable, well-paid role in fintech l...
Jeff Abraham: Why do men last 5:40 while women need 18 min?
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Abraham is an entrepreneur who retired after selling a semiconductor engineering company, and we spoke about how he later built a sexual wellness...
AJ Cassata: Can Cold Email Really Fill a Sales Pipeline?
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AJ Cassata is an entrepreneur who has spent more than a decade building companies using one core mechanism—outbound lead generation. We spoke about ...
Paul Cecil: When can going public unlock real growth?
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Cecil is the VP of Strategy at realpha and we spoke about how a young founder-minded strategist thinks through scale, pressure, and the role of A...
Bogdan Micov: How fast can identity shift?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bogdan Micov is a former CEO who led 700 people in Dubai before a stroke at 32 forced him to confront what he calls “how stress affects us” and ho...
Srikar Yeruva: Can hospitals avoid waste with full-workflow data?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Srikar Yeruva is an engineer-turned-serial entrepreneur, and we spoke about why he believes healthcare transformation starts with respecting the probl...
Melissa Faith Hart: What makes people feel truly safe again?
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Faith Hart is a public-safety innovator with 20 years of experience, and we spoke about how personal survival, technology, and community syste...
Brandon Williams: How persistence built billion-dollar deals and TV hits?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Williams is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and business executive with over twenty years of experience bridging law, business, and entertainment acro...
Adam Cerra: Can You Sell Without Selling?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Cerra is a high-ticket sales expert who has closed more than $30 million in offers for coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs. We spoke about ho...
Dwan Bent-Twyford: How Do You Earn Six Figures in Six Months?
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dwan Bent-Twyford is one of America’s most recognized real estate investors and educators, known for turning a $75 setback into a multimillion-dolla...
John Frost: What’s your why—and are you ready to say yes?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Frost is the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing at Doane University with nearly 20 years in higher education across community ...
Patrick Wood: Why Every Entrepreneur Should Plan for Failure?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Wood is a 30-year entrepreneur in finance and capital markets across Canada and the U.S., now leading an early-stage public company redefining...
Gail Kasper: How logic saves your business from emotion?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gail Kasper is an author, professional speaker, and performance coach who has spent over 15 years training entrepreneurs and executives—from solo fo...
Christopher Hossfeld: What can war teach us about leadership?
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Hossfeld is a 27-year U.S. Army veteran and leadership educator who translates battlefield decision-making into modern business strategy. ...
Michael Jacobson: Can love and tech grow a $9M flower business?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Jacobson is the CEO who transformed a struggling flower shop into a thriving, multi-location enterprise generating over $9 million in revenue....
Iñigo Rivero: How TikTok Converts Viewers Into Customers?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Iñigo Rivero is the co-founder of House of Marketers and a former early TikTok Europe team member who helped transform the app from a lip-syncing pla...
Brennan Haelig: From homeless to 7-figure agency?
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brennan Haelig is a digital marketer turned agency owner, and we spoke about going from sleeping in a 10×10 studio to leading a multi–seven-figure ...
Kyle Whitehill: When should founders hand over the CEO role?
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Whitehill is a former Vodafone executive who spent three decades inside global giants like L’Oréal, Diageo, and PepsiCo before asking himself,...
Alex Mehr: How to turn 10 rough ideas into one winning product?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Mehr is a scientist-turned-entrepreneur who built and sold companies generating over a billion dollars in revenue. We spoke about how the speed a...
Zylo Marshall: How Can Disabled Workers Go Beyond 9-to-5?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zylo Marshall is a disability advocate and former real estate professional who built a life beyond government support. We spoke about how people with ...
Mark Lee Fox: Can Energy Fields Heal PTSD and Arthritis?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Lee Fox is a former Space Shuttle chief engineer who spent over 16 years at NASA before an unexpected event set him on a new trajectory. “My do...
Maria Gallucci: How can we truly listen without hearing?
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Gallucci is a top 1% realtor in Colorado and the author of Raised in Silence, a book inspired by her life as a child of deaf parents. We spoke a...
Stewart Heath: From $20M up to broke—what saved him?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart Heath is a certified public accountant with 40 years in business, and we spoke about the lessons he learned from building—and losing—a mul...
Brett Swarts: How to Exit Bitcoin, Real Estate, or Business Tax-Free?
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Swarts is a best-selling author of Building the Capital Gains Tax Exit Plan and host of two finance podcasts. We spoke about how entrepreneurs, ...
Alan Porter: Can you secure $40K yearly for life?
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Porter is a retired Blackhawk instructor pilot who turned to financial advising after tragic events in his family. We spoke about how his militar...
Adam Hager: 19 Airbnbs in a year—without owning property?
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hager is a former corporate sales professional who traded his stable 9-5 for a system of building cash-flowing Airbnbs. We spoke about how he sca...
Ted Ryce: 5 health mistakes entrepreneurs keep making?
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Ryce is a fitness coach who has spent 25 years helping entrepreneurs and executives lose fat, build lean muscle, and sustain results without extre...
Van Tucker: Can lockers unlock new revenue streams for you?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Van Tucker is VP of Technology Partnerships at Harbor Lockers and has been building digital platforms since middle school. We spoke about how entrepre...
Larry Kriesmer: How do you protect gains when markets crash?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Kriesmer is a veteran advisor who grew up in Saudi Arabia, later watching his father lose nearly everything to a Ponzi scheme. We spoke about ho...
Dr. Nicholas E. Michels: From $0 to confidence—how?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nicholas E. Michels is a financial planner and author, and we spoke about how childhood adversity shaped his lifelong mission to help families mas...
Dominic Forth: Can your hidden story build credibility and ROI?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Forth is the CEO of Thought Leaders America, and we spoke about turning personal stories into trust and impact that extend far beyond likes an...
Blackburn & Johnson: $209k in 7 months—Rich From Anywhere?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blackburn & Johnson is the duo behind Rich From Anywhere, and we spoke about turning ad spend into revenue by fixing strategy, creative, and follo...
Robert Howard: From 70–80 Hour Weeks to $25k Deals?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Howard is a former auto-sales pro who spent 20 years grinding “from what they call can to can’t,” and we spoke about how he bought back h...
Joshua Lauer: Are You Tracking What Actually Drives Growth?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Lauer is a marketing-intelligence consultant who helps teams clean, connect, and operationalize their data — and we spoke about GA4 done righ...
Stacey Hylen: Where’s Your First $85K in Hidden Profit?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Hylen is a veteran business coach and growth strategist (25+ years, formerly VP of Consulting with Tony Robbins), and we spoke about growing re...
Monica Cox: Are You Building at the Right Frequency?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monica Cox is the founder of Finding Fertility and a coach who turned an eight-year fertility struggle—and a late-in-life caregiving pause—into a ...
Joshua Sizemore: When Authenticity Meets Market Reality?
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Sizemore is a brand builder and operator who’s taken ideas from scrappy to scale across retail, beverages, e-commerce, and franchising, and w...
Tim Townsend: Can Personal Service Survive the Tech Age?
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Townsend is a seasoned financial advisor with over 35 years of experience, and we spoke about the enduring value of personal service in an increas...
Mark Khuri: Is Now the Smartest Time to Buy Real Estate?
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Khuri is the co-founder and CEO of SMK Capital Management, with over 20 years of experience as a real estate investor. We spoke about the histori...
Michael Fabiano: Is Success Without Humanity Sustainable?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Fabiano is a world-renowned opera singer, entrepreneur, pilot, and philanthropist — and we spoke about why real success demands more than ju...
Dr. Brian Alman: Can Healing the Past Unlock Your Future?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brian Alman is a pioneering mind-body expert, PhD in psychology and MindBody expert, author of 15 books, and co-developer of the original ACE (Adv...
Anders Hansen: What If the Only Thing Holding You Back Is an Illusion?
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anders Hansen is a former professional illusionist turned transformational mentor, and we spoke about how the same assumptions that shape our view of ...
Jack Landry: What If Your Potential Starts with Your Body?
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Landry is a former Division 1 athlete turned Amazon engineer turned transformational men's coach — and we spoke about how real change star...
Jared Smithson: Are You Losing Profit to Sales Tax Mistakes?
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Smithson is the COO of RJM Tax Exemption, and we spoke about the hidden traps, costly assumptions, and overlooked opportunities around U.S. sale...
Terry Ross: How Do You Turn an Aesthetic Practice into a Multi-Million Dollar Business?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Ross is a powerhouse in the medical aesthetics business—and we spoke about what it really takes to turn a beauty-based practice into a multi-m...
Daryl Black: How Do You Lead When Chaos Hits?
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daryl Black is a crisis-tested leadership coach, emergency response veteran, and creator of the Order to Chaos framework—and we spoke about what bui...
Brian Truman: Can You Really Succeed Without Going It Alone?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Truman is an experienced entrepreneur based in Nashville, Tennessee, and we spoke about the hidden power of collaborative entrepreneurship, the ...
Stela Roznovan: What If Sales Success Had Nothing to Do with Scripts?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stela Roznovan is a former concert pianist turned multimillion-dollar agency director — and we spoke about how mastering sales isn’t about hustlin...
Christine Healey: How to Invest in Private Unicorns?
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Healey is CEO of Healey Pre IPO and an expert in private tech investments with nearly a decade of experience brokering deals in unicorns lik...
Elliott Holland: Why 90% of Business Buyers Fail
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elliott Holland is a Harvard Business School graduate and veteran of small business acquisitions, and we spoke about why most aspiring business buyers...
Scott Desgrosseilliers: Should You Scale, Chill, or Kill Your Ad Spend?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Desgrosseilliers, CEO of Wicked Reports, is a marketing attribution expert with over 25,000 hours in the trenches, and we spoke about the real r...
Pasha Knish: Can You Still Win on Amazon in 2025?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pasha Knish, CEO and Lead Strategist of AMZ Optimized, is a veteran Amazon seller and the founder of a boutique agency helping brands navigate the inc...
Israel Duran: How Do Entrepreneurs Build Lasting Wealth?
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel Duran, founder of Israel Duran Associates, entrepreneur and "impact architect," shares his journey from losing his father as an infan...
Mitch McGinley: How Can You Sell Your Business for Maximum Value?
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch McGinley is the founder and CEO of a Boutique Fitness Broker firm, an expert in guiding entrepreneurs in health, wellness, and fitness through t...
Scott Sheridan: How Do Entrepreneurs Turn Ideas into Success?
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Sheridan is a seasoned entrepreneur and trader who co-founded thinkorswim, a transformative platform later acquired by TD Ameritrade. We spoke a...
Douglas Noll: How to Stop Any Fight in 90 Seconds?
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas Noll is a lawyer-turned-peacemaker who transformed his life from battling in courtrooms to teaching murderers in maximum-security prisons how ...
Michael Shaw: Can Emotional Fitness Redefine Entrepreneurial Success?
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Shaw, Founder of the Mastery Mindset Library, is a seasoned entrepreneur and the visionary behind a transformative mindset framework designed ...
Patrick Pychynski: How to Unlock 0% Interest Business Funding?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Pychynski, Founder of Stacking Capital, empowers entrepreneurs to scale with zero percent interest funding, and we discussed how to access $50...
Julia Menez: How to Unlock Luxury Travel with Credit Card Points?
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Menez, founder of GeoBreeze Travel and a former actuary turned points-and-miles expert, joined us to share her analytical approach to mastering ...
Mark Murphy: Are You Building Wealth—or Just Income?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Murphy is a top-ranked financial strategist, best-selling author, and CEO of Northeast Private Client Group. We spoke about how entrepreneurs can...
Kevin McCarthy: What Are You Missing That Could Cost You Everything?
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin McCarthy is President of Blind Spot Assessments and a CSP-certified speaking professional whose journey from entrepreneur to federal inmate resh...
Vanessa Joy: What If Success Wasn’t the Goal After All?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Joy is a photographer, creative entrepreneur, and mother of two—and we spoke about what happens when a relentless drive for business success...
Draye Redfern: Is Your Marketing Broken—Or Just Blind?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Draye Redfern is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert, and founder of Fractional CMO. We spoke about how most business owners aren't dealing w...
Justine Froelker: Are You Leading Without Losing Yourself?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Justine Froelker is a therapist-turned-speaker who helps entrepreneurs and leaders build what she calls “cultures of courage”—in life, business,...
John Abrams: How Can a Business Outlive Its Founder?
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Abrams is a builder, author, and visionary business leader who helped pioneer employee ownership in the U.S., and we spoke about how mission-driv...
Ron Rubin: How Do You Find Gold in Your Own Backyard?
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Rubin is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, and dreamer who turned a 40-year vision into reality with his Sonoma County winery. We spoke about his j...
Skip Wilson: How Can Ads Drive Real Business Results?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skip Wilson is a seasoned advertising expert whose journey began as a teenage copywriter trying to impress a girl, now his wife, and evolved into lead...
Ciaran Burke: Where Should Business Owners Go for Funding?
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran Burke is the co-founder of Swoop, and we spoke about the real pain points business owners face when trying to access finance—and why so many ...
Tim Dwyer: How Do You Emotionally Navigate Business Growth?
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Dwyer is a business growth strategist, mapping expert, and lifelong entrepreneur—and we spoke about how emotions, structure, and purpose come to...
Zee Cohen Sanchez: Can Grassroots Engagement Shape a Winning Future?
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zee Cohen Sanchez is the founder of Sole Strategies, a political consulting firm that thrives on grassroots engagement and movement-style campaigns. W...
Toby Potter: How Can Real Estate Investors Thrive in a Tough Market?
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Toby Potter is a seasoned real estate investor and lender with 30 years of experience, having navigated the 2008 crash, the COVID-19 turmoil, and beyo...
Jack & Jill Johnson: What Makes a Franchise Thrive?
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Jill Johnson are founders of The Franchise Insiders, seasoned franchise owners and consultants who transitioned from corporate burnout to ent...
Chris Tripoli: Why Do Entrepreneurs Risk It All for Restaurants?
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Tripoli is a seasoned hospitality industry veteran with over 45 years of experience as a concept developer, owner, operator, and consultant. We ...