Everything They Don't Tell You

Rachel Medina built a seven-figure business after 40, after divorce, and after unimaginable loss. This conversation is about grief, faith, hustle, stewardship, and what success can never replace. Rachel Medina is an entrepreneur, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and mentor to women everywhere. In this episode, Rachel joins Josh Zolin for a raw conversation about rebuilding life and business after loss....

Dr. Eben Alexander was a neurosurgeon who believed the brain created consciousness. Then a seven-day coma changed everything he thought he knew about death, identity, and why we are here. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You , Josh Zolin sits down with Dr. Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven , to explore one of the most profound questions we can ask: what happen...

Blake Erickson made serious money young. He experienced retirement at 26. Then he realized something most entrepreneurs never want to admit: Success can feel empty when you're playing the wrong game. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Blake Erickson, New York Times bestselling author and founder of scaling.com, for a raw conversation about focus, ego, purp...

What if the biggest thing holding your business back is you? In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Charles Gaudet to talk about the founder trap, predictable growth, leverage, systems, and what it really takes to build a business that can run without you. Charles breaks down why hard work alone is not enough, why word of mouth and referrals eventually hit a c...

Morgan Haynes is the CEO of Tribal Health, a national healthcare organization focused on bringing advanced care models to underserved rural and Indigenous communities. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Morgan joins Josh Zolin for a raw conversation about leadership, identity, alignment, and what feminine leadership really means. This is not a conversation about gender. It is about...

Most business owners think they have a money problem. Claudio Gambin says the real problem is usually structure, strategy, and the owner becoming the bottleneck. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Claudio Gambin of GFG Solutions to talk about the truth behind money, taxes, growth, risk, and legacy for business owners. Claudio breaks down why so much financ...

Most owners are not broke because they refuse to work hard. They are broke because they refuse to face the numbers. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Ellen Rohr for a raw, practical conversation about the money side of business and the personal responsibility that comes with owning the numbers. Ellen breaks down why business is simpler than most owners ma...

Entrepreneurs chase freedom, but most of them build themselves a harder job. John Lee Dumas breaks down what freedom really takes: discipline, systems, boundaries, and the courage to say no.   John Lee Dumas, founder of Entrepreneurs On Fire and author of The Common Path to Uncommon Success, joins Josh Zolin for an incredible conversation about freedom, discipline, and what most entrepreneurs misu...

Most leaders are trained to have answers. Warren Berger believes the better leadership skill is learning how to ask the right questions. In Episode 21 of Everything They Don't Tell You , Josh Zolin sits down with Warren Berger, author of The Book of Beautiful Questions and A More Beautiful Question , to talk about the underestimated power of questioning in leadership, business, creativity, and lif...

Most people think being a "nice guy" means being kind, generous, and easy to get along with. Dr. Robert Glover sees it differently. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You , Josh sits down with Dr. Robert Glover, author of No More Mr. Nice Guy , to unpack the hidden patterns behind approval-seeking, people-pleasing, covert contracts, shame, anxiety, resentment, and dishonesty. This conve...

Smart people do not usually fall apart all at once. They drift, and most of the time they do not see it happening. In this episode, Josh sits down with Todd Henry, keynote speaker, author, advisor, and founder of Accidental Creative, for a conversation about creativity, discipline, leadership, and what really causes people to lose their edge. Todd breaks down why creativity is not reserved for art...

Why do some businesses keep growing while others stay busy but stuck? Brian Gottlieb breaks down the culture, leadership, and standards that actually move a company forward.   In this episode, Josh Zolin sits down with Brian Gottlieb for a deep conversation on leadership, culture, accountability, and what really keeps businesses from scaling. Brian shares lessons from building a business from a fo...

What happens when the same toughness that helps you survive also starts costing you your marriage, your health, and your identity? In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Tony Rodarte, a retired Maricopa County Sheriff with 20 years of service, including 11 years in the homicide unit. But this conversation goes far beyond law enforcement. Tony opens up about th...

If your business needs you for everything, it is not scaling. It is suffocating. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You , Josh sits down with Jacob Tilzer. Jacob is the Founder and Managing Partner of Accrual Equity Partners; An expert in the world of mergers and acquisitions who's lived the full arc: adversity early, discipline learned the hard way, and the operator-to-builder shift th...

In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, I sit down with Amy Morin, licensed psychotherapist and author of the "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do" series. We talk about the difference between mental strength and acting tough, why so many high performers avoid being alone with their thoughts, how to set boundaries without damaging relationships, and how to reframe failure so it st...

David Meltzer is one of the most respected voices in personal growth, leadership, and business. He's a globally recognized speaker, author, entrepreneur, coach, and Chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute. In this short episode, we go deep on the invisible stuff that holds high performers back: the meaning you assign to your past, the difference between surrender and quitting, and the daily non-ne...

BMI is one number, not the full story. Dr. Melody Rodarte breaks down what doctors miss and what actually matters.   In this episode, Josh sits down with Dr. Melody Rodarte, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, to unpack why BMI can be misleading, why "eat less, exercise more" is incomplete, and why calories are not metabolically equal. They cover GLP-1 medications and the ri...

If you are building a company and feel like growth is getting harder, this episode is a reset. Adam Coffey is a veteran, former GE leader, and CEO who has built multiple companies for private equity, generating billions in exits. In this conversation, Adam breaks down the real CEO playbook: managing process not minutia, building leaders, setting a higher bar for growth, and how private equity actu...

The Truth About Business, Leadership, and Becoming Who You're Meant to Be   Welcome to Everything They Don't Tell You - the podcast for people building more than just a business. Hosted by Josh Zolin, this show dives into the stuff most people skip: the mental, emotional, and internal challenges that come with leadership. We talk strategy, yes—but also identity, mindset, freedom, and fulfillment....

Most founders are building a business their body can't carry. Certified Health Nut Troy Casey joins me to talk about becoming hard to kill so your life and work don't collapse on you.   In this episode, I sit down with Troy Casey, the Certified Health Nut, to talk about health in a way most founders and executives never hear it. We get into his "nine pillars" of health, why your body and your word...

Most founders treat buying a business like a shortcut. In reality, your first acquisition is old-school marriage. It cannot end in divorce. Seth Deutsch joins me to unpack how to know if you should acquire at all, how to avoid blowing your first deal, and how to build an anti-fragile business that investors actually want.   Most founders think they have a growth problem. In reality, a lot of them...

Most owners in the trades do not have a revenue problem. They have a profit problem. Ben Hansen, the Profit Doctor, joins me to break down why you are working harder than ever with nothing to show for it and how to fix it.   In this episode, I sit down with Ben Hansen, the Profit Doctor , to dig into why so many blue collar entrepreneurs are incredible operators and terrible CFOs for their own com...

A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Josh Zolin. The truth about leadership, business, and becoming who you're meant to be.   Olympic gold medalist Joe Jacobi breaks down performance without the hustle theater: rehearse the day, put presence before future-self, and master wave selection (the art of letting most waves pass so the right ones carry you fart...

Leaders don't get buy‑in by talking louder. Dave Garrison (CEO, advisor, author of The Buy‑In Advantage ) breaks down how to make people care : confirm what they heard, define great, switch from human doings to human beings , and replace answers with questions so teams own the work. Plus: the 30% raise rule, warning signs you're losing buy‑in, and the one meeting question that changes everything....

Leadership that lasts looks more like a hive than a pyramid. Philip Atkinson (consultant and beekeeper) explains how: the queen serves the hive, communication is clear and consistent, leaders "sense the system," and careers evolve through many roles. Plus: three coaching skills to practice this week (listen, ask better questions, stay curious).   ► Free resource: 90 Day ROI Playbook — Multiply You...