The Jesse Wood Show

Most people are chasing success but few are building significance. In this episode, Jesse Wood unpacks what it really means to  rise and build  using the story of Nehemiah and his own journey from rock bottom to purpose-driven impact. If you feel stuck in the grind, questioning your direction, or sensing God is calling you into something more, this conversation will shift your perspective. You’ll...

What if the life you’ve been chasing isn’t actually the life you were called to build? In this episode of  The Jesse Wood Show , Jesse unpacks a powerful revelation: the “American Dream” may actually be the  American delusion, a system built on self-reliance that keeps you working hard but never truly stepping into purpose. Instead of chasing more, Jesse challenges you to  expand your capacity —be...

What does it really take to build something at a level most people will never reach? In this episode of  The Jesse Wood Show , Jesse sits down with John Hewitt, the only person in history to build two Top 100 franchise systems and the founder of Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax. But this conversation goes deeper than business success. John shares the mindset, discipline, and relentless commitment re...

In this episode of The Jesse Wood Show, Jesse continues walking through the Builder Blueprint from his book The Purpose-Driven Business Builder Blueprint and unpacks the D in B.U.I.L.D.E.R — Do Work. Many builders are stuck waiting for perfect clarity before taking action. But in the Kingdom, clarity rarely comes before movement. As Jesse explains, God can’t steer a parked car. Direction comes onc...

In this episode, Jesse breaks down  Step 4 of the Builder Blueprint: Lay Framework  — the stage where your internal transformation begins to shape your external business. Before God builds through you, He builds  within you . Jesse shares the hard lessons from his own wilderness season — from financial collapse to spiritual realignment — and explains why what God builds will always outlast what we...

If you’re praying for expansion… influence… promotion… impact, this episode is your wake-up call. Greg Whitley is back, and this time we’re not talking inspiration. We’re talking exposure. Before God builds something bigger through you, He reveals what’s still broken in you. In this conversation, we unpack: • Why truth is the starting point of freedom • Why most people avoid the very process they’...

What if the closed door wasn’t rejection… but refinement? In this powerful episode of  The Jesse Wood Show , Jesse sits down with longtime friend Greg Whitley — entrepreneur, endurance athlete, and founder of Steel & Steam Performance Café — for a raw conversation about survival, joy, and being forged by God through adversity. Greg shares the untold story behind 12 years of closed business doo...

Before God accelerates your assignment, He anchors your identity. In Episode 7 of  The Jesse Wood Show , we unpack why identity isn’t a motivational concept — it’s a spiritual foundation. If you skip it, your success won’t be sustainable. You may be building. You may even be seeing results. But are you building from alignment… or anxiety? In this episode, Jesse covers: ✔️ Why performance-based Chr...

There is a season every purpose-driven builder goes through that no one chooses on purpose, the  Unplugged Season . In Episode 6 of  The Jesse Wood Show , Jesse breaks down what it really means when God begins unplugging you from momentum, noise, activity, and even things that once worked. This isn’t punishment. It’s protection. You’ll hear why God pauses builders before promotion, how unplugging...

In Episode 5 of  The Jesse Wood Show , Jesse sits down with Daniel Gomez from DGE Publishing — the publisher behind  The Purpose-Driven Business Builder’s Blueprint — for a raw, faith-filled conversation about purpose, risk, and what it really takes to build with God. Daniel shares the moment everything changed: walking away from a $250K/year career, stepping into the unknown, and nearly quitting...

In Part 2 of this conversation,  Jay Robinson  shares how a single mindset shift—from striving to abiding—completely transformed his faith, business, and life. Jay and  Jesse Wood  dive into prophetic signs, obedience, business failure, and what happens when success is built from identity instead of outcomes. This episode unpacks the tension many believers feel between hustle culture and walking i...

The Jesse Wood Show | Featuring Jay Robinson In this powerful episode of  The Jesse Wood Show , Jesse sits down with  Jay Robinson  to unpack a story of identity, obedience, and radical surrender to God’s process. What started as a viral moment, Jay burning his FedEx jacket in the fire and declaring his  manna season was over, opens the door to a much deeper conversation about sonship, striving vs...

In this episode, Jesse Wood discusses the awakening to one's true purpose and the importance of recognizing the difference between societal expectations and personal calling. He uses the metaphor of the red pill and blue pill from 'The Matrix' to illustrate the choice between comfort and truth. Jesse emphasizes the need for individuals to take risks and follow God's guidance to discover their true...

Welcome to the first episode of  The Jesse Wood Show . If you’ve ever felt called to build — a business, a team, a vision, a legacy — but found yourself exhausted, misaligned, or quietly asking  “Is this really how it’s supposed to feel?” … this conversation is for you. In this pilot episode, Jesse lays the foundation for the show and confronts the unspoken tension many builders carry: being creat...