Business Builder's Playbook

Want to know how to scale your agency WITHOUT sacrificing your life or going broke? David Bush sits down with his brother Jeff Bush — who went from working solo in a barn (next to his wife's horse) to building a $20 million agency and securing an 8-figure exit. This isn't theory... Jeff hired 1,000+ salespeople over his career. Built multiple agencies. And crushed it in a "dying"...

Tired of feeling like your business is one disruption away from disaster? Mike Richardson spent 23 years obsessing over ONE thing... how to make companies agile enough to turn threats into opportunities. And in this episode, he's dropping the playbook. You're gonna learn: → Why your meetings probably SUCK (and the one change that fixes them) → The "Conversation Flow to Cash Flow"...

Want to know how to unlock predictable pipeline through strategic partnerships without turning it into another failed "initiative" your sales team ignores? In this episode, David Bush sits down with Alex Buckles, CEO of Forecastable and 20-year enterprise sales veteran (with two exits under his belt), to break down the exact playbook for building repeatable, forecasted revenue through co...

Most entrepreneurs treat their financials like a horror movie... They close their eyes and hope the scary parts go away. Spoiler alert: They don't. In this episode, David Bush sits down with Alisa McCabe—founder of First Steps Financial and a fractional controller who's saved more businesses than she can count—to break down how to simplify, systemize, and scale your finances WITHOUT needin...

Sick of being the highest-paid prospector in your own company... While also playing receptionist, bookkeeper, and tech support? This episode is your wake-up call. David Bush sits down with Mary Elaine Baker, founder of VAUSA and master of the "delegate to elevate" philosophy... And she breaks down exactly how entrepreneurs can stop drowning in $40/hour tasks when their time is worth $150...

If you're sick of the feast-or-famine client rollercoaster... If you're tired of showing up to networking events with a pocket full of business cards and zero actual results... This episode's gonna flip the script on how you get clients. David Bush sits down with 40-year business veteran Kevin McCarthy (author of The On-Purpose Person and creator of My Referral Stream) to break down th...

Want to stop chasing prospects and start attracting them instead? In this episode, David Bush sits down with 33-year media veteran Jason Croft to break down how coaches, consultants, and business owners can build what Jason calls "Marketing Gravity"... A simple system that turns interviews into collaborations, conversations into clients, and content into trust-building authority. You&#39...

Kelsey Galarza just dropped a masterclass on making HubSpot actually work for you… Instead of feeling like you're pulling a Ferrari with a horse. In this episode, David Bush sits down with HubSpot expert Kelsey Galarza to break down the exact systems small to mid-sized businesses need to stop spinning their wheels and start closing deals. You'll learn: • Why your messaging beats your desig...

Most business owners are grinding themselves into dust going after WAY too many prospects. In this episode of Business Builders Playbook, hosts David and Jeff Bush break down the exact 5-step playbook Jeff used to scale his direct mail company from $1M to $40M... By targeting just 1% of his total market. Instead of chasing 100,000 mortgage companies, Jeff laser-focused on the 1,000 that were ALREA...

Tired of "playing" with AI while your competition's actually using it to crush their numbers? In this episode, host David Bush sits down with Thomas Ross - VP of Sales at Workplace.ai and AI sales implementation expert - to break down exactly how to turn AI from a shiny toy into a money-printing machine. Here's what you'll learn: • The biggest barriers preventing business own...

Most service professionals, consultants, and coaches are grinding out content for strangers on the internet... Hoping those likes and comments will magically turn into high-ticket clients. Stefan Lubinski is here to tell you why that's a losing strategy. In this episode, David Bush sits down with his friend of 20+ years to discuss why 80% of service professionals are following the wrong playbo...

Sick of grinding 12-hour days just to hit quota? In this no-BS episode of Business Builders Playbook, host David Bush sits down with sales legend Jeffrey Gitomer (yes, THE Jeffrey Gitomer) and AI expert Thomas Ross to expose the harsh truth about AI in sales... And spoiler alert: If you're not using it daily, you're already losing. Here's what you'll learn: - How to leverage AI to 10X your product...

Want to know the REAL difference between speakers who get standing ovations... and ones who get politely ignored? David Bush sits down with legendary speaker and sales trainer Don Hutson to unpack 40+ years of platform secrets... Including the "signal moments" that changed Don's life forever. (Spoiler: It started with goosebumps at a seminar... and ended with him sharing stages with...

Ever feel like you're competing against EVERYONE in your industry? Like... you're good at what you do, but so is everybody else? And nobody knows YOUR name yet? Well, this episode's gonna change that. David Bush sits down with Jim Cathcart – a legend who's delivered 3,500+ speeches, written 27 books, and earned literally EVERY major award in professional speaking. Jim breaks down h...

Tired of chasing cold leads? Your million-dollar network is already in your phone... you just don't know how to activate it yet. In this episode, David Bush sits down with serial entrepreneur and connection expert Devin Sizemore to reveal the exact system Devin used to build a 7-figure business by making 5,000+ connections per year—without being sleazy, salesy, or spending all day networking....

Tired of chasing likes and comments while your bank account stays empty? You're not alone. In this episode of Business Builders Playbook, host David Bush (the self-proclaimed "Chief Everything Officer" who only works half days... any 12 hours you choose) sits down with Daniel Pope, Chief Storyteller and founder of Be Known LLC, to pull back the curtain on what actually drives revenue...

Sick of having a "pretty" website that doesn't actually bring in clients? In this episode, David Bush sits down with web design and conversion expert Josiah Jones to break down the real difference between websites that just sit there... and websites that CONVERT. Here's what you'll learn: • The modern customer journey (and where most websites lose people before they even scro...

Running a business shouldn't mean working 90-hour weeks while your tech stack bleeds money and your team fumbles handoffs. But most entrepreneurs are drowning in complexity... because nobody taught them how operations actually work. In this episode, David Bush sits down with Rebecca Kallaus, founder of Business Done Better and creator of the proprietary Five Engine Operating System. Rebecca&#3...