Category of One with Re Perez

What if the systems that scale your business could also restore your life, your relationships, and your sense of joy? Dr Eric J Roman is a former dentist turned CEO and systems architect who has helped build organizations responsible for billions in annual revenue, while redefining what authentic leadership and personal branding really mean. Known for his recipe and rhythm framework, Dr Eric J Rom...

What happens when your company has outgrown its brand, but the market still sees an earlier version of you? I’m joined by my longtime friend and client Brent Weaver, CEO of E2M Solutions. Brent leads a 300+ person white label services company serving digital agencies across WordPress, eCommerce, SEO, and AI-powered solutions. He’s built and exited multiple businesses, and today he’s guiding E2M th...

What if profit isn’t the goal, but the byproduct? This conversation explores what actually creates sustainable business growth once the early wins are behind you. It looks at why so many founders end up building businesses that feel fragile, stressful, or hollow, and what changes when the focus shifts toward real KPIs that support longevity, customer loyalty, and a business you genuinely enjoy run...

There are moments in life when the truth stops waiting patiently. It asks to be lived, even when doing so puts everything you’ve built at risk. In this conversation, I sit down with Alon Ozery to talk about what it means to come out later in life while married with children. Alon shares the years of denial, the quiet fear of losing his family, and the moment when staying hidden became no longer po...

There comes a point where opportunity is no longer the issue. Conviction is. I see it again and again with founders who have the talent, the track record, and the results, yet feel an invisible ceiling they cannot explain. This conversation with Angelique Rewers, CEO and founder of BoldHaus, stayed with me because it speaks directly to that moment. Angelique has helped more than 15,000 entrepreneu...

Money, identity, and the stories we carry, quietly shape how we lead and build. This conversation with Garrett Gunderson moves beyond tactics and into the internal narratives that influence our financial decisions, our sense of worth, and how present we feel in our lives. Garrett has written ten books, with multiple Wall Street Journal bestsellers and Killing Sacred Cows reaching the New York Time...

Somewhere along the way, leadership started to get associated with being serious, controlled, and composed. This conversation brings it back to something more honest. Play, curiosity, the part of you that knew who you were before you learned how to perform. Yanik Silver and I move through the territory of identity, creativity, and leadership from lived experience. We talk about growing up feeling...

Could your childhood obsession be a clue to your life's work? That question sits at the center of this conversation with Warren, because everything he’s built started with genuine fascination and the courage to follow it all the way through. Warren K. Carlyle IV is the founder of OctoNation, the world’s largest octopus fan club, and his work is a masterclass in brand clarity, community building, a...

Buying a home often looks like a transaction from the outside, yet the real story begins long before anyone steps into a property. Over the years, my friendship with Scott Harris has given me a front-row seat to how he blends data, intuition, and humanity into this process. Scott is one of the top 250 real estate agents nationwide with more than 2 billion sold since 2003, the founder of Magnetic,...

What if the idea of retirement has been steering people away from the life they actually want? That question came alive for me as Derek and I talked about the beliefs, habits, and cultural narratives that shape how we work and how we live. I met Derek years ago, and I have watched him move through fatherhood, loss, selling his business, and the deep inner work that followed. Hearing him describe t...

There are moments in our lives when the deeper truth inside us asks for space. This conversation with my friend James Ure opened that doorway in a powerful way. In this  inaugural episode of Category of One, we talk about the quiet awakenings that show up in midlife, the way energetic alignment shapes every decision, and what happens when you choose a life that feels true to who you are. James and...

Why be in a category of many when you can be a category of one? Most people get trapped in the game of comparison. They look left and right, copy what others are doing, and end up drowning in the sea of sameness. And now, with AI flooding the marketplace, the creativity divide is only getting wider. Those who aren't creative will fade into the noise, while those who are creative, visionary, bold,...