7-Figure Leap with Dustin Riechmann

In this collection of standout conversations from the Seven Figure Leap podcast, Dustin Riechmann sits down with three brilliant entrepreneurs — Marc, Caleb, and Justin Welsh — to tackle the questions every online business owner is wrestling with right now: How do you use AI without losing your creative edge? What's actually holding you back from scaling to seven figures? And why is community your...

If you've ever felt burnt out, stuck, or like you want to burn down what you've built — you're not broken, you're misaligned. In this episode, Dustin sits down with Mike Grinberg, founder of Proof Point Marketing, who reveals why the founder is always the constraint in a founder-led firm — and what to actually do about it. Mike unpacks his "Owner's Clarity" framework, built around four core constr...

Dustin Riechmann breaks down the simple but powerful math behind turning podcast guesting into a six-figure marketing channel. Speaking directly to growth-minded entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and service-based business owners, Dustin explains why appearing on the right podcasts can outperform traditional interruption-based marketing by putting your message in front of warm, trusting audienc...

In this solo episode of 7-Figure Leap, Dustin Riechmann makes the case that we're living in a "trust recession" — an online world so loud, crowded, and AI-saturated that attention has become cheap while trust has never been more valuable. Drawing on a recent client who bought after silently lurking on LinkedIn (never liking, commenting, or sharing), Dustin argues that followers are lagging indicat...

Dustin Riechmann sits down with StoryBrand-certified guide and marketing strategist Katie Weiss of Golden Edge Strategies to tackle the single biggest reason talented founders, coaches, and consultants stay invisible: they refuse to own one problem. Katie shares how a sudden life upheaval — leaving a decade-long career on Capitol Hill and starting over as a single mom — taught her that clarity isn...

Dustin breaks down why celebrating wins is not a fluffy mindset exercise but a practical growth strategy for entrepreneurs scaling toward seven figures. Drawing from his own experience building Seven Figure Leap to seven figures in less than two years, Dustin explains how a focus on wins helps founders train their attention toward opportunity, avoid the trap of constantly measuring themselves agai...

If you've ever said "I'm really good at what I do, but I'm not very good at marketing," this episode is for you. Dustin Riechmann breaks down why experts, coaches, and consultants should stop trying to be full-time content creators and start borrowing trust from other people's audiences instead. He explains how podcast guesting, speaking on stages, and guest training in communities generate higher...

What if hitting seven figures actually made your business harder to run? In this episode, Dustin sits down with Jeni B — a lean scaling strategist with nearly two decades of experience sitting in every seat of a business — to unpack why the scrappy energy that got you to six figures becomes your ceiling at seven. Jeni breaks down her five-part lean scaling system (strategy, planning, systems, team...

If you’re a coach, consultant, agency owner, or thought leader, it’s easy to assume launching a podcast is the fastest path to leads—but Dustin breaks down why hosting is usually not the best lead generation strategy (especially early on). Instead, podcast hosting is an advanced move that can become a profitable, trust-building engine when you’re clear on the outcomes you’re targeting. In this sol...

Dustin shares a simple way to find profitable audiences to grow a business—without needing a huge following or the “perfect” show to pitch. Using the “Oprah effect,” Dustin explains how guest experts like Dr. Phil and Rachel Ray grew by borrowing trust from an established platform. The key is not trying to replace the host, but showing up as a complementary expert by finding the overlap between wh...

Dustin shares a full debrief from the Seven Figure Leap Mastermind spring retreat in St. Louis, built around the theme of Confluence and the Leadership Triangle (self-leadership, team leadership, and thought leadership). You will hear how the retreat was designed to create real transformation, including solo journaling, paired processing, small-group synthesis, and full-room insight mining, plus a...

Michelle Schafer shares how she grew from a relatively unknown career coach into a highly visible expert by consistently “borrowing audiences” through podcast guesting. She breaks down the turning point that came from choosing a clear target market, how she researched and pitched shows with a service-first mindset, how she prepared to deliver high-value interviews with stories and a strong call to...

Dustin breaks down what a “power partner” is and why partnerships create exponential growth beyond the immediate leads and sales, then walks through three partner categories to pursue: niche followings (accessing a highly relevant audience through platforms like podcasts), complimentary paid programs (where someone already sells to your ideal client and your offer strengthens theirs), and common c...

Kelly Roach joins Dustin to unpack the “Miracle Hour,” a one-hour-a-day relationship-driven sales system designed to create predictable daily revenue without sacrificing family, faith, health, or fulfillment; Kelly shares how building a business in a constrained hour helped them transition from corporate success to entrepreneurship, why most entrepreneurs over-focus on top-of-funnel tactics while...

You can’t “mindset” your way past a body that’s running on fumes. In this coaching-style episode, Dustin sits down with Scott Olsen (26+ years in sports rehab and chronic pain work) to unpack why so many high-performing founders and operators hit a ceiling—not because they’re lazy or unmotivated, but because their system is overloaded. Scott shares a practical framework for rebuilding a body you c...

Aisha Crumbine opens up about her journey from high-achieving fundraiser to helping first-generation executives navigate the "false peak" of success. Aisha works with accomplished women who've climbed the corporate ladder only to discover the view from the top isn't what they expected. Through her signature Beyond Success cohort program and intimate retreats, she helps clients answer the question:...

Dustin sits down with Robert Lee, founder of Lee Six Agency, to dissect his innovative approach to transforming real estate profitability. Rob shares his journey from making $600K in political consulting to building a more profitable, value-aligned business serving real estate professionals with 85% profit margins. The conversation reveals a shocking industry truth: profitability isn't treated as...

Dustin shares his personal journey from entrepreneurial isolation to thriving in community. He opens up about a crisis moment in June 2022 when stress-induced health issues landed him in urgent care, fearing a brain tumor. Through candid storytelling, Dustin reveals how loneliness compounds entrepreneurial challenges and shares five major dangers of isolation: recycling your own thinking, distorte...

Dustin sits down with Macy Robison, creator of the Resonant Thought Leadership Assessment, to explore why brilliant people with incredible ideas struggle to be heard in the marketplace. Macy, a former StoryBrand Senior Director and choir teacher, reveals how most entrepreneurs fall into the "copy-paste trap" - trying to force themselves into someone else's business playbook instead of building str...

Dustin sits down with Pia Silva, author of "Scale Solo," to discuss how to build a freedom-first, highly profitable business without the traditional agency model. Pia shares her journey from running a struggling $250K agency with $40K in debt to generating $500K in revenue with just her and her husband by completely reimagining their business model. She introduces the freedom number concept, the 5...

Cameron Herold, the business growth expert who scaled 1-800-GOT-JUNK from $2 million to over $106 million in revenue, shares his proven strategies for building a profitable expert-based business without getting trapped in operations. In this episode, Cameron reveals why most solo consultants and coaches are undercharging by 300%, the critical first hire that frees you from administrative chaos, an...

Dustin pulls back the curtain on the Seven Figure Leap Mastermind, revealing the exact structure, pricing, and strategies behind a program with 90% retention and 24 active members. He shares the origin story of how the mastermind evolved from a simple beta group in summer 2023 into a thriving community that meets weekly with a unique mix of hot seats, accountability pods, expert sessions, and quar...

Dustin reveals three battle-tested strategies for maximizing your return on investment from every event you attend—whether you're speaking, sponsoring, or simply attending. As a self-proclaimed introvert who values deep relationships over surface-level networking, Dustin shares how he doubled his opt-in rates from stage presentations, generated multiple six-figure sales from a single conference fo...

Referrals remain the #1 lead source for many coaching businesses, but depending entirely on them is dangerous. In this episode, Dustin Riechmann reveals the three critical strategies to maximize referrals while building a sustainable lead generation system. Learn why specificity is the 80/20 of generating quality referrals, how to systematically ask for referrals without being pushy, and when to i...

Dustin breaks down the simplest marketing plan for coaches, consultants, and service providers to achieve six, multi-six, or seven figures—without feeling like a marketer. Drawing from his experience building multiple seven-figure businesses (including 7 Figure Leap, Fire Creek Snacks, and Engaged Marriage), Dustin reveals a two-part system that's worked for over 250 clients: strategic podcast gue...