Knucklehead Podcast

Without a burning desire to perform for his corporate job, Colin decided to go all in on himself. That runs counter to the traditional example of following a well worth path. But it worked well for Colin as he had a goal of being financially independent, rather than being just a worker for a company. He has a passionate approach to educating younger folks about how to use, leverage, and responsibl...

Pauly moved from the East Coast to Arizona with the goal of growing a following. Being a mindset coach, an enthusiast for taking care of your health and wellness, he spent several years working a day job but not being fulfilled. Learning to be flood his senses with positive literature and taking consistent action, he changed the audience size he was marketing to from 2k to 30k in 60 days. He share...

It's humbling when you realize you're wrong. Companies and people that make it are able to be wrong, remain humble, and responsive to what the market is asking for. Coming from a family business and watching it grow inspired Luke to take a risk in a new venture. Check out more from Company Cam and their CEO Luke Hansen: IG:  https://www.instagram.com/companycamapp LI:  https://www.linkedin.com/com...

It's just a ball. You roll it. Can't be that complicated. Why would someone even part with their hard-earned dollars to buy a ball rolling game? Well, Matt and his team at Rollors have over 600 wholesale accounts after designing the game out of his garage. Obviously, there's more to the game than simply rolling a piece of wood. He's had to learn how to manage vendors, contracting language and inve...

Dear Mr/Mrs Business Owner, You Owe $$$$ in Back-Taxes... (Gulp) Imagine you get that call or that letter from the IRS and in addition to working 80-100 weeks getting your business up off the ground, now you have unpaid taxes. Jami Johnson, CPA - joins Knucklehead and shares how her firm has seen a thing or two in their time. She focuses on increasing growth and profitability for service-based bus...

  Office Politics literally can shut the doors to your business. Pete Havel's experiences with "arsonists" will make you feel like you're watching an episode of "The Office". If only we all had a Michael Scott to run things, or a film crew to capture the laughs and awkward moments that make up our days. Pete joins Knucklehead for a quick peek into the times that have led to a valuable framework an...

Podcasts are free, right? Does that mean you should have one? Should your company? Let me tell you what is also free - YouTube. Working Out. Listening. But, do you know how to leverage any of those for your benefit? Oddly enough, folks that are wanting to learn how to monetize a channel they haven't mastered yet is the first question I hear from people wading into these waters as they're evaluated...

Digital Marketing. Brand Awareness. Content Strategy. These topics and more usually precede someone about ready to fleece your pocketbook, with very little reporting against their efficacy. Don't get me wrong, those phrases do carry meaning and there are some very experienced tacticians out there that are worth their weight in gold, just not as many that are in your Facebook Sponsored Ad Feed. Tom...

When you strike a deal on Shark Tank, most would call that a career milestone and believe they've reached the summit. Yuen Yung had already gone through the business ownership process three separate times by the time him and his brother's fast-casual sushi restaurant concept had reached a deal with a shark. That unique experience in business, as well as in life, Yuen had been able to address one o...

So, you're looking for jewelry. And, naturally you walk into a jewelry store to find what you're looking for. You leave with a ring, diamond and the hope that she says "Yes!". Only to find out that you've overpaid by 300%, bought a faulty piece of jewelry and to add insult to injury the relationship went south. Sure, there's better ways to learn an industry. But, when you look at the bumps that Sp...

We talk a lot about failure here on Knucklehead and the role it plays in success. Why? When pressure or stress get to be too much, it forces a breakdown in performance. When there's a breakdown in performance, you aren't able to consistently reach the results businesses and people strive to achieve. The pendulum will always swing back to success in proportion to the degree you failed (if you analy...

What does freedom mean to you? What about "being vulnerable or authentic"? Describing to someone the characteristics of freedom can be challenging without you using simple stories. Helping people mentally connect with something they've never physically experienced is a challenging task. Like when you take your seat belt off, you're free to move out of your seat. Or, even something as simple as dec...

Imagine your normal work day. You have folks that get on your nerves, folks that make it hard to come back the next day. Now throw in the dynamic of those at your work are recovering from both mental and physical battle wounds. As a combat medic, Mike Barker saw the affect battle had on the psyche and morale of soldiers. He himself had mental demons flexing daily on him as he made his rounds with...

When you learn about Heather, it's important to focus on how isolated she was when she took the leap of faith on herself. Having a stable career and opportunities to move forward based on ambition are some of what folks look for when deciding what they're doing with their life, and she went the unconventional route. Isn't that interesting that now, the description of her work is "we connect with u...

Gregg read Tony Robbins' book at Age 13. It became clear to him at that age that he could be in control of his life. Till his boss caught him watching YouTube videos at work. Hence, one of the first tiny leaps. He switched to audio. Or in today's terms, Podcasts. Inspired by this new form of media, he pursued information from industry leaders and subsequently purchased coursework on developing the...

Situational Awareness. How would you define that? Would you agree different departments at your company define it differently? When it comes to Human Resources, learning from someone that assess "high-performers" and expertly created systems to generate more situational awareness for talent and talent retention would be a good thing for business. George Randle, Global Talent Acquisition Expert for...

He didn't want to start a restaurant. Josh Deaton just wanted to cook meat. Smoking brisket, chicken, and ribs. But, his buddies started to enter him in cooking competitions and before long, he started to win. Sideways BBQ wasn't part of the original plan, but Josh realized he was going to need some help to run his restaurant. Enter Jeff Cessar, former goalie for US National Soccer Team. However,...

It's not everyday that you have to deliver 50 packages. Unless you're a FedEx driver. In which case, that's a slow day. Always pressed for time, this FedEx driver went back to help a woman who was having a rough day. Amanda Riggan didn't know that 15 Million people would soon know how she helped that woman. Running a local non-profit, Hungry Heroes, which has a mission to feed para-military depart...

How does learning about history influence the future? If the only constant throughout time is change, then why are we programmed to resist it? Leaders and innovators encourage the challenging of the status quo, but only from a perspective that will derive value in the end result. Challenging for the sake of challenges only leaves the situation unresolved and frustrates the parties involved. Since...

Who remembers the Flint water crisis? How about the Newark water crisis? Certainly you've heard of ABC's Shark Tank, where entrepreneurs go pitch to a panel of sharks to gain equity or strategic partners for their business as well as educate the audience that watches the show. Eric Roy had been supporting child care centers and a few other mission critical organizations in Flint with a "customized...

10 seconds. That's how long Damon's last fight was. He lost. On national TV. That setback caused him to lose his spot in a Tournament for $1M. Yet, he came back home and dusted himself off like the champion he is. Damon (@DamonTheLeech) Jackson won the LFA Welterweight Title when he beat UFC Legend Leonard Garcia with an undefeated 10-0 record and has now gone 6-3 in his last 9 fights. Each time,...

"I'll just put this piece of content on Facebook, Instagram, AND Twitter." "It's ok, it takes too much time to write effective copy." "I can just go on UpWork and find someone to write ads, for like $10-$15 per hour, TOPS." Right. Because, not having your description, the media, and the Call to Action out of sync has done wonders for your sales. We get it, hiring a consultant to help org...

What's the impact of your mistake? Did your failure to plan lead to poor execution? Most folks would say finding an investor to help launch a business, would be a "win". Being faced with the reality that the contracting business was going to crumble, Shane decided to dig-in and uncover lessons to apply to his next venture. Learning from that failed launch, led Shane to a career where he can help f...

Mental Health. If you're not careful, one may misinterpret this to mean that one needs to be "fixed" when they talk through this. Or, one may interpret correctly they should pay attention to this, especially during a stressful time or life-altering season of change. Eric Burleson does exactly that is his book, Separating from Service and sits down with us today to share laugh about starting a busi...

You're robbing yourself by not owning failure. Hearing that simple truth reinforced how important failure is. Everyone experiences it, but some experience it at a level that helps them succeed. Max Altschuler started his career on the West Coast with a ton of velocity and ambition. Founding several technology businesses and leveraging that experience to disrupt sales, learning, and business develo...