Knucklehead Podcast

Having an idea. Taking that idea to market. Using your idea to build products and services.  You’re in business. As momentum starts, so does your insecurity. You land a few sales. The blur and activity attract your attention, but the voice in the back of your mind is still there. It reminds you that you don’t truly know what you’re doing. Then, the sales stop. Momentum slows and you’re lack of pla...

#WomeninBiz Series E3 - Woman Crush Weights and Jules Fit Mom Incredible story of strength and recovery as Katelyn Miller suffered through PTSD, sexual assault and rehabilitating through fitness. Another fitness competitor and wife to a PTSD veteran, and phenomenal mother Jules joins us as a co-host. Husbands and partners to strong women and encouragers to hard-chargers, this episode brings a heal...

What would be the worst thing to hear as a business owner? We can’t afford to pay you. You’re too expensive. I’m sorry, we’ve decided to go in a different direction. How about now - you’re an accountant and your client tells you: “I didn’t sign your contract, so I’m not obligated to pay you anything.” Quick Hits with Brandyn Cox touches on a few valuable lessons that a small business owner can enc...

Imagine you’ve retired. Worked 20+ years towards earning your freedom. But, you aren’t free. What’s your game plan? What’s your pathway forward? Being in the game gives you a leg up over pretenders, but honing your craft after time with the SEAL’s like Omari did makes you focused. Focused on testing what works and what doesn’t. Dive into Episode 46 with Omari Broussard. Check out more from Omari h...

How would you describe owning two businesses? How about four? Would you have a different word for someone that has run more? Rounding out a bakers dozen would be enough for two or three people to talk about for their lifetime. Anything more would fit into the nontraditional path, without question. Alex Leybovich fits that mold. Motivated. Driven. Relentless. That’s what makes him a serial entrepre...

Between raising kids, challenging men, and bringing fresh water and the Gospel to the country of Liberia, Todd Phillips decided to live on a barge till the Last Well raised enough resources to finish. Garnering support from volunteers to accomplish something larger than yourself isn't a small task and is reserved for those that have a unique focus like Todd. At the time of this recording, he was 2...

100% this is Alpha. We sit down with Adam, and he's got to help make some things happen for his family when he leaves to go pickup the kids and do an outdoor excursion while the wife is traveling. On a Monday! Nicely played, Adam - nicely played. There's too many simple lessons not to allow these to sink in, but Adam runs head first into a buzzsaw when he tries to publish his first book, get legs...

Between filming shows for the Discovery Channel and Hunting Mr Adolf himself, Tim Kennedy takes some time from his schedule to clearly explain why so many men are fed up with men not being men. Too often we don't understand what the meaning of Alpha relates to. More often than not, we develop a resistance to the idea of a leader, wanting to provide or we see someone running roughshod over us. The...

What defines your success as a revenue generator? Sell. Sell. Sell. What happens when you wake up and realize that they're more hands in the pot than what you can provide for? When you're spinning your wheels, it's a nauseating feeling and extremely hopeless. Rest assured, you're not alone in feeling that way. Donnie literally pours out example after example of winners, losers, and victors that ha...

#WomeninBiz Series E4 - Ambition w/ Laura Kandewen Go ahead. List how many authors you know. Now, how many are best sellers? Nailing one down to chat with you about all of their ventures is no joke. Laura just launched an apparel brand. Laura has written a best seller. Laura is a solider and continues to fight for your freedom. Laura is a mom who continues to kick butt, setting a great example for...

Perseverance. It truly defines someone embarking on a new venture. Willingness to move forward with a new product. A new challenge. How about a physical product meant to entertain folks that are glued to their phones non-stop? Andy Mazieka is no stranger to challenges, obstacles or making applesauce out of apples. Service academy cadet, Army officer, failed businesses owner, now creative mind and...

What is there not to love about someone willing to drive hours from their family to earn a living, while starting a business, putting themselves out there and risking failure each and every day? What if that person did fail? Woudl they be able to provide for their family and keep them safe? Well - Eric Mitchell's story of perseverance, drive and determination embodies the "can-do" spirit that driv...

Some entreprenuers believe that you need to struggle before you make it. Some decide never to be a business owner, only to work for the man year after year. Derek Sisson, trained as a Recon Marine, leveraged the valuable lessons he learned in distributing, the leadership skills honed as a Marine, to extract the recipe for launching a brand. That success didn't come without it's challenges and expe...

Your first year in business can feel overwhelming. There's so much uncertainty and can be alarmingly unsettling dealing with change. Navigating those waters for a hardened military vet like Nick Ripplinger wasn't easy. As a matter of fact, it was draining. But every one of those struggles and failures led to him winning. Now having spent time developing strategies on transistioning, writing a book...

We had some fun with Austin entrepreneur Sean Busse for this podcast. Countless times, we find ourself failing to be objective about our capabilities and limit our growth to what we allow ourself to be vulnerable doing. Sean spent most of his adolescence developing the skills to be a professional baseball player, although he didn't connect that pursuit with being an entrepreneur until later in lif...

Larger than life. Shock and Awe. These phrases are thrown around so much that the impact of their meaning gets lost. It doesn't mean that every expereince doesn't leave you scratching your head with Sean, but you will most likely laugh! Leveraging past experiences from the Air Force, being a stellar and standout player at Southwest Airlines Sean Allen grew a consulting business in the Monroe, Loui...

Everyone of us has a struggle. There's a struggle to earn more. Struggle to kick a bad habit. Struggle to overcome objections. Struggle to move, to lift more, to be healthier - you name it, one of us has something they do too much of that they'd like to stop. Talking with someone that has perspective completely changed Scotty Gassner's outlook on life. Most wouuld simply call this therapy, however...

Katelyn served her country. As a sailor, she took it upon herself to be responsible and look out for the service member to her right and left. As is true in life, someone tried to ruin that service and her life in an instant. No amount of attention or empathy could change what happened to her, but she used an encounter with another service member to fuel her focus on bettering herself. She won ove...

Bonnie has an eclectic background and has traveled the world as a flight attendant, and then serving over 6 years in the U.S. Army. After earning her Master of Business Administration in 2003, Bonnie entered corporate America but everything changed in 2008. After being downsized from her sales position, Bonnie found herself making the choice to move into volunteering and being of service, with a v...

If you've ever taken some time to listen to TED speakers, they've drilled down into a topic so specifc that it is very insightful, inspirational, and most of the time very informative. Ever wonder what it takes to stand on that stage and spit wisdow on your area of expertise? Why not throw a demanding military career on top of that as well as raising a family? Each of those can serve as a distract...

Dedicating your life to military service and excellence provides an unique opportunity to most folks. They leverage the network, their training, and skills they've largely used to benefit their country to become very successful in the civilian world. Dan Dwyer embodies the transistion we hope and strive for as exiting service members. He outlines some incredible lessons, some great stories and del...

Doesn’t look like someone that lived in their car, does it? The message being delivered is chalk full of principles that helped Steven Eugene Kuhn get from that car to back on top of his life, creating programs and helping companies be better. Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Steven Eugene Kuhn on Facebook, and in the F...

What do you get when you learn a skill of flying a military specific aircraft, but are no longer employed by the DOD? Well, you leverage that skill to become a successful contractor, a skilled professional and start a business like Dennis did. Aggregating Veteran Owned Businesses products and services has been a pastime that has translated into his business, Spoils of War and his time has been spe...

Behind the scenes, it's easy to lose sight of what is important. You can get caught up in the moment, try to outwork the issues that are at home and eventually those problems can overtake your life. In one of my favorite interviews, Aaron Childress talks about challenges only us knuckleheads would get and how they transformed his life. No question that #dontbebeta resonated with this story and his...

Super Motivator, SgtMaj Mario Fields Sr currently is an active-duty Marine that leads Marines, his family, and those that connect with him with an authentic style that drops walls, provides leadership and inspiration for all those that connect with him. Starting his career as a 5'3" Marine at the lowest rank and earning the rank of Sergeant Major, the highest enlisted rank for the Marine Corp...