EP220: When Business Gets Hit by Forces Outside Your Control

Entrepreneurs are often hit hardest by forces they never saw coming: rising interest rates, tariffs, government policy changes, supplier disruptions, market collapses, and even personal crises outside the business. In this episode, the conversation centers on a simple but difficult truth: founders cannot control the external environment, but they are responsible for how they respond.

Build What You Love in an AI World or You’ll Probably Quit

Building a company is hard. It takes longer than expected. It costs more than planned. Customers do not always respond. Products fail. Marketing campaigns fall...

Learning How to Learn in the AI Age

The most valuable skill in the AI age may not be coding, prompting, or automation. It may be learning how to learn. In this episode...

I Just Had a Heart Attack at 56. Here Are 6 Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know

At 8:45 Monday morning, I sat up and felt a pain in my upper back. When I stood up, the pain began radiating around...

AI is Moving From Productivity to Execution: Why the Next Wave of AI Will Connect Your Tools, Data, & Strategy

For the last two years, I’ve had some version of the same conversation with CEOs. What AI tools should we be using? What is...

How to Catch the Next AI Wave

The best time to build a company is often when the market is changing faster than established businesses can respond. In the latest episode of...

Decision Fatigue: How Entrepreneurs Stop Feeling Overwhelmed

Entrepreneurs make decisions constantly. When every expense, contract, customer problem, and team question reaches the founder, that mental load becomes decision fatigue. In this episode...