The TNT Show

Manny Fernandez spent his early years in Venezuela working at his parents’ restaurant, where he learned the value of hard work, delivering exceptional products, and saving money. During his high school years, he had saved enough to invest in a small business that unfortunately did not succeed. However, the lessons he learned were priceless. Manny migrated to the United States and has owned an auto...

Sam Nimah spent much of his career working as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) within large corporations. After many years as a successful CPA, he started getting the itch to leave the corporate world and set out on his own. He eventually decided, after much research, that he wanted to buy into an existing business. Eventually, he came across TriVent Healthcare . He loved the business model, an...

In this interview, we delve into the perspective of Michael Gabbett, a seasoned industry professional with 31 years of experience in the international shipping sector. Despite the industry’s inherent challenges and fluctuations, Gabbett finds the constant evolution of logistics to be an engaging and rewarding career path. The maritime industry plays a pivotal role in global trade, accounting for a...

Kenny Ruiz started his life in Chicago before moving to South Florida in his adolescence. Kenny has done a lot of things in his life but his artistic expression has remained consistent through out. Kenny started MagChop in his 30's as a way to live out his dream of being a professional artist. Never afraid of being knocked down, his adventure traversing the world of art is an inspiration to an...

We discuss with Stefan Petzold how he became an entrepreneur in Germany. Loft Tür builds high end metal frame/glass doors and enclosures. Stefan tells us about the joys of building a successful business and the many challenges he faced along the way.

We spoke with Jeff Smolansky about how he started Better Party Rentals . Jeff explains how he deals with stiff competition in busy South Florida and how he maintains customer relationships, finds new customers, manages his workforce, and operates on a day to day basis.

In this episode I discuss with my co-host, Tom King, how he started a hockey apparel company in South Florida and later merged with Weston Cotton to start Cotton King, Inc. in the early 2000s.

We discuss with Josh King how he became a firefighter/paramedic, his work life, and how he and his wife, Steph, balance family life with three young boys.

We haven't recorded in over 2 months (life got in the way). We needed to just catch up and discuss our plans for 2025.

Mikey Nucci, founder of Scale Advertising (scaleadvertising.com) and a longtime family friend of the Kings, joins us to discuss Google Ads (AdWords) and it’s impact on the small business community. 

Tom and Travis sit down with Jessie King, Tom’s middle child of three, to discuss her life’s path and how she learned to actively participate in discovering God’s plan.

Tom and Travis discuss learning how to shoot guns, learning how to handle guns safely, and a story about a negligent discharge (luckily no one was hurt).

Travis and Tom discuss the beginnings of the personal computer from the mid-70's to mid-80's and how Tom was involved with the construction of IBM’s PC production line in Boca Raton, FL.

Carving out quality time with your spouse … finding what works for you.

The dark side of Tom's childhood and how he learned over many years to break the "crazy cycle". Mental and physical abuse can drive you deeper into the hole, hold you at the same dysfunctional depth, or free you from it.

Passing on "how to" we learned as kids to our own ... Americans don't call a handyman.

Memories of our fathers and how it shaped us. Great friend and hunting buddy, Rich, joins us as TNT's first guest.

Our take on "why we hunt" ... maybe "we" includes you!

Travis and Tom walk through the process of preparing for a disaster. This could apply to any type of storm or dangerous situation but would vary somewhat depending on where you live. One of us constantly prepares and the other, by his own admission, does nothing.

How we met and how we got here.