Always Up Podcast

Send us Fan Mail After everything fell apart, the rebuild began, not with noise, but with structure. This episode is about rhythm, faith, and building the right way this time. No more chasing. No more proving. Just alignment, consistency, and motion. Because what’s built on faith doesn’t fall apart, it gets rebuilt stronger. What’s New This Week: 🎙️ Always Up Podcast → https://www.buzzsprout.com/2...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, the only way forward is to clear everything out. In this episode, we discuss the power of deleting old projects, dead contacts, comfort zones, and even entire businesses. And why resets are necessary for any rebuild. It’s not defeat. Its design. Demolition comes before design, and every builder needs a reset button. What’s New This Week: 📖 BBT’s Barbershop (Book) → htt...

Send us Fan Mail Merchant cash advances look like lifelines, but they’re traps built for desperation. In this episode we pull back the curtain on how MCA loans really work, why they’re so easy to get, and the power behind them that banks and the SBA never talk about. A cold look at a system that feeds on small businesses and the builders who keep going anyway. What’s New This Week: 📖 BBT’s Barber...

Send us Fan Mail This episode dives into the weight of asking for help, the pride it costs, the silence it reveals, and the unexpected truths that come back with every yes and no. It’s less about money, more about clarity, and how the hardest lessons show up in the toughest seasons. Stay tuned for what comes next. What’s New This Week: 📖 Everybody Hides → https://amzn.to/3VWNvYp 📖 BBT’s Barbersh...

Send us Fan Mail Most people borrow because they are scared. I am borrowing because I refused to stop building. This episode is not about the money. It is about the pride, the hesitation, the embarrassing rehearsals, and the weight of asking for help when you have built your life on being the one who helps others. I share what those days felt like, the lessons I learned, and why survival is not we...

Send us Fan Mail At a homecare conference in 2014, I knew it was time to move on. The vision was clear: I was meant to build, create, and step into something bigger. But instead of burning it down, I tried to play it safe, and safe cost me everything. In this episode, I share the story of ignoring the call, chasing vision halfway, and what happened when comfort disguised itself as wisdom. This is...

Send us Fan Mail After the callback, Florida felt a sense of redemption. The victory lap. The dream of finally building a business with my family in the mix. But what I didn’t see was that the very thing I called safe was actually the wrong bet. This episode is about the high before the fall, the cracks that started to show, and the breaking point that forced me to reset. Listen in as I break down...

Send us Fan Mail After rejection in Florida, I thought the door was closed for good. But then the phone rang again, "the callback." The same people who told me “no” were suddenly saying “yes.” This episode is about what happens when a second chance shows up, how I brought my family into the dream, and why the victory lap wasn’t as easy as it looked. I start with a lesson from The Alchemi...

Send us Fan Mail Seventeen years in home care. Maryland. Virginia. Florida? I thought the timing was perfect... my Outliers moment. But one phone call changed everything. In this episode, I share the story of chasing the Florida dream, losing it in an instant, and the fire that rejection lit inside me. Sometimes the thing you don’t get… ends up saving you. If you’ve ever been overlooked, underesti...

Send us Fan Mail Before this was a podcast, it was a decision. Two words I held onto when life was breaking in every direction: Always Up. In this first episode, I take you back to the moment that phrase became my compass. You’ll hear the story of my grandma’s quiet wisdom, the day I almost stayed down for good, and how a simple choice became the filter for every move I’ve made since. We’ll dive i...