Best Decision Ever

Most people don’t leave stability—they cling to it. But what if that “stable” corporate job is just a story you’ve been telling yourself? In this episode, Eric Kurschat shares the real journey behind leaving a 16-year HR career to build a DISC-based consulting business—and what he learned about risk, identity, and growth along the way. We unpack: Why imposter syndrome is actually a transition phas...

Most business owners don’t have a numbers problem—they have a clarity problem . In this episode, we unpack how financial insight becomes a strategic advantage when you stop treating bookkeeping as a task—and start using it as a decision-making tool. Michelle Scribner (Sum or All Numbers) shares how her firm evolved into a fractional CFO model, helping business owners understand what their numbers...

Most entrepreneurs are told to “go all in.” Quit your job. Take the risk. Bet on yourself. But what if that advice is quietly sabotaging your chances of long-term success? In this episode, we break down a radically different approach to building a business—one rooted in patience, profitability, and precision. Instead of chasing fast growth, you’ll learn how to create stability first… and scale fro...

When he launched a business conference for dance studio owners, no one showed up. Well… almost no one. Year one: 20 attendees. Year two: 6. In an industry where studio owners were taught to compete, stay silent about struggles, and protect their “perfect” image, he made a radical decision: create a room where they could talk about business, burnout, jealousy, and growth. It was unheard of. What fo...

At some point, every entrepreneur faces this uncomfortable truth: The business you built for freedom… can quietly become your prison. In this episode, Patrick Burnell, founder of Soul Search Energy, shares the pivotal decision that changed everything — downsizing his fast-growing recruitment firm back to a team of one. After scaling to six employees, predictable revenue, and market momentum, Patri...

He collapsed in his backyard. Massive pulmonary embolism. Nearly died. And all he could think about wasn’t legacy — it was the mess he’d leave behind. An IRS lien. $187,000 hidden from his wife. A business that would die the moment he did. In this episode, Lyn Askin shares the brutally honest story of how building a “successful” marketing agency nearly cost him everything — and the framework that...

What happens when your best business decision is also your most terrifying? Drew Larison built Five Door Media with bold ideas, big swings, and a visionary mindset. But for the first five years, he was running fast — without structure. Then came the decision that changed everything: Asking his wife Erin to leave her stable nonprofit job — complete with health insurance and free childcare — to go a...

What if your most painful business failure was actually setting you up for your greatest success? In this first episode of Best Decision Ever , Bryce Conlan shares the story behind founding Dance Motion Marketing — now the world’s leading marketing agency for dance studios. But this didn’t start with success. It started with a failed partnership, $41,000 in high-interest credit card debt, losing a...