The Way2Wealth®

We sit down with Dr John Gray to connect love, stress, and biology to the day-to-day communication problems couples face. We talk hormones, polarity, and practical ways to lower cortisol so relationships feel warmer, simpler, and more alive.  • Dr Gray’s new “for women only” focus on being happy with or without a man  • Why modern stress makes relationships harder than past generations  • How grat...

We talk with business law attorney Chad Williams about what really drives founders to sell and how to prepare before the first serious offer shows up. We dig into why the headline price can be misleading, how to protect your leverage, and what planning looks like after the wire hits. reasons founders exit, from succession gaps to market pressure and burnout why taking chips off the table can resto...

Your tax return can feel like a verdict, but it doesn’t have to be. I sit down with Bruce Willey, a rare combo of CPA and attorney, to talk about what most high-earning business owners never get from “normal” tax prep: an actual tax plan. We start with Bruce’s Tactical Games journey, where accuracy matters even when your heart rate is spiking, and how rebuilding his health after a 2018 stroke shar...

What if the richest life begins when you finally listen to your feelings? We sit down with Dr. Margaret Paul—best-selling author and co-creator of Inner Bonding—to rethink wealth as well-being and put love at the center of a life that feels good. Forget the myth that a bigger balance sheet guarantees joy. Dr. Paul has coached people with yachts, acclaim, and approval who still felt empty. Her insi...

If taxes are your biggest lifetime expense, why leave them to a once-a-year scramble? We zoom out and redesign how you plan, using strategies that compound savings over decades while improving cash flow and control today. With Ashley Sowers back in the studio, we explore how a wealth team sees the full picture—your goals, assets, timelines, and family dynamics—and turns today’s tax incentives into...

What if the real competitive edge in wealth management isn’t alpha, but alignment—of money with meaning, and business with a life you actually want? Scott Ford sits down with Scott Danner to unpack how a door-knocking advisor grew Freedom Street Partners into a$3.5B firm, partnered to scale even further, and built a framework for living that keeps ego in check and energy on purpose. We dig into L....

Feeling buried by work yet driven to do more? We sat down with operations leader Bob Hendrickson to explore a simple truth with big consequences: you can’t manage time, only commitments. From the factory floor to running multi-facility, make-to-order operations at Steelcase, Bob shows how lean principles and David Allen’s Getting Things Done combine into a trusted system that lowers stress and rai...

Stop letting your tax return tell the only story about your money. We invited Rob Cook—CPA, CFP, and seasoned advisor to executives, athletes, and families—to break down how real tax strategy starts with who you are, where you want to go, and the few moves that actually change your outcome. Instead of chasing every trick on the internet, Rob shows why stacking “base hits” creates immediate savings...

A son on the brink calls his father from a riverbank and hears an answer he never expected: “I think I have some answers. Trust me.” That moment unlocks a story about real wealth—not assets, but well-being—and the hard, human path to get it back. We sit with Jacob Ford as he traces a line from a split home to two combat deployments, the loss of purpose after service, and a three-year fall into alc...

Ever wonder why some founders exit with clarity and calm while others get trapped by their own success? We sit down with M&A advisor Brian Goodhart of Capstone Strategic to unpack the real mechanics of selling a mid-market business—what buyers actually value, how timing and structure shape outcomes, and why “someday” is a dangerously vague plan. If your company is your largest asset, this conv...

What if the word “wealth” never meant money first? We open up the original meaning—well-being—and use it as a compass for healthier families, stronger decisions, and better outcomes. With James E. Hughes Jr. and Rich Christiansen, we unpack why fortunes dissipate, how culture compounds, and where law and leadership can finally serve the humans between the bank accounts. We dive into the universal...

What if your business could be a vehicle for freedom rather than consuming your life? In this illuminating conversation, Liz Hartke, founder of Luminary Leadership, reveals the transformational shift from "force" to "flow" that has helped countless entrepreneurs escape the treadmill of busyness to create fulfilling businesses. After 14 years helping business owners scale their...

What if the key to your child's educational success isn't found in textbooks or traditional classrooms, but in tapping into what already fascinates them? In this captivating conversation with Connor Boyack, bestselling author of the Tuttle Twins series (which has sold an astonishing 6 million copies), we explore how parents can become more intentional in transmitting values while honorin...

What if your greatest leadership asset isn't another strategy or skill, but an untapped wellspring of wisdom already within you? In this illuminating conversation with integrative executive coach Mara Benner, we explore the revolutionary concept of "inner wealth" - the gold standard for today's visionary leaders. Drawing from her 20+ years of experience working with Fortune 100...

What if everything you've been told about retirement planning is fundamentally wrong? What if focusing on an arbitrary retirement age is actually preventing you from living your best life right now? In this eye-opening conversation, Scott Ford welcomes Derek Coburn, USA Today bestselling author of "Let's Retire Retirement," who shares a revolutionary financial perspective that...

Looking for the secrets to sustainable success? Strength coach Jim Laird reveals why the strategies that made you successful might be secretly undermining your health and long-term performance. In this eye-opening conversation, Scott Ford and Jim Laird explore the delicate balance between achievement and wellbeing that eludes so many high performers. Laird draws a powerful parallel between financi...

What if everything you've been told about healthcare is backward? Dr. Leland Stillman joins Scott Ford to reveal how modern medicine has become an ascension marketing model – starting with inexpensive prescriptions before gradually escalating to costly procedures, all while failing to address the foundations of true health. For busy professionals and entrepreneurs, this broken system presents...

Rob Follows, founder and chairman of STS Capital, shares his expertise on helping business owners achieve maximum value when selling their companies by targeting strategic buyers rather than financial buyers. His passion stems from his own experience selling a business for 27 times EBITDA, only to later discover the buyer had valued it at 100 times EBITDA. • The concept of "Rembrandts in the...

What happens to your wealth when traditional investment models no longer work? Ken Grewal, Co-founder and CEO of Forthlane, joins Scott to reveal what institutional investors are secretly worried about—and how they're positioning their portfolios in response. The conversation takes a fascinating historical turn as Ken explains why we may be experiencing a modern version of 1970s economics, wh...

Have you ever worried about where your paycheck will come from after retirement? That's the anxiety we tackle head-on in this illuminating discussion about creating reliable income streams for your post-working years. The income bucket represents the critical middle ground between emergency savings and growth investments in our three-bucket strategy. It's what transforms abstract financi...

Joey Klein, transformation expert and founder of Inner Matrix Systems, takes us on a journey that redefines wealth as wellbeing—a state of inner peace regardless of external circumstances. After surviving a near-death experience at 19 that jolted him from a self-destructive lifestyle, Joey embarked on a quest for authentic fulfillment. This path led him through Eastern wisdom traditions, intensive...

What good is financial wealth if you don’t have the health to enjoy it? That’s the question at the center of my eye-opening conversation with Lisa Brooking, CEO of Healthcode Medical. With her background as a critical care nurse and elite marathon runner, Lisa is transforming how we think about health—from reactive “sick care” to proactive wellness optimization. Lisa shares how traditional medicin...

Stephanie Walters, CEO of Erbe Wealth, reveals how the affluent approach money differently and shares actionable wealth-building strategies that challenge conventional financial wisdom. We uncover the myths that keep most people from building true wealth and explore why cashflow and control are the ultimate financial goals. • The wealthy utilize money actively rather than just accumulating it • Mo...

Dreams are an evolutionary intelligent process that can offer the most incisive guidance in our lives, functioning like a trusted friend who will tell us truths no one else will, including our untapped potential. Dr. Lynn Worley shares how understanding and working with dreams transformed his life and can help others achieve true well-being—the root meaning of wealth. • Dreams occur for about two...

David Alcott of Samurai Success shares his transformative approach to wealth creation through authentic self-knowledge and intentional reprogramming of the subconscious mind. • The wealthy and successful know exactly who they are and refuse to be talked out of it • True wealth creation begins with a "be-do-have" strategy rather than the common "do-have-be" approach • Money is s...