Living Vision with Aaron Velky

Most entrepreneurs build offers that trap them. Zac Palmer helps you avoid that. In this episode of Living Vision with Aaron Velky, Zac Palmer reveals how he helped generate over $150 million in sales by helping coaches and founders create scalable, aligned offers. You’ll learn why MVPs (minimum viable products) matter, why clarity beats complexity, and how to rethink your business model based on...

Are your friendships helping you grow or keeping you stuck? In this episode of the Living Vision Show, we cover the 3 biggest mistakes people make when choosing friends and how those mistakes can quietly block your success, happiness, and progress. If your friends aren’t pushing you to grow, holding you accountable, or aligned with your goals, you're likely underperforming without even realizing i...

In this deeply personal episode, I unpack the three lessons fatherhood has taught me that business never could: - Why compartmentalization, the skill that helped me succeed in business almost destroyed me as a father - How learning to respond instead of react changed everything - What true presence really looks like (and why it’s the ultimate leadership flex) Whether you're a founder, a father, or...

Most entrepreneurs are burnt out, overwhelmed, and completely disconnected from themselves—and they don’t even realize it. In this raw and powerful episode, Aaron Velky and Marty Nocchi break down the real reason every business owner needs to take a solo trip. Not a vacation. Not a weekend with the family. A true separation from your business, your habits, and the chaos you’ve normalized. Aaron sh...

What if the life you really want is just one commitment away? In this powerful episode of Living Vision, Aaron Velky sits down with Eric Nelson, founder of Wild Oak Capital, to unpack the uncomfortable truth: waiting for the perfect time will keep you stuck forever. Eric shares the full story behind moving his family to Spain, restructuring his businesses remotely, and letting go of control to bec...

AI Is Making You Dumber (And You Don’t Even Know It) MIT released a study that should terrify every entrepreneur, leader, and thinker. It shows how AI tools like ChatGPT are actively weakening your brain, your memory, your creativity, your ability to think critically. In this episode, Aaron Velky and Marty break down how AI dependence is quietly wrecking your cognitive function and what to do abou...

Most entrepreneurs didn’t build businesses. They built bunkers. In this episode of Living Vision, I expose the real reason high-performing men feel lonely and why it's not about being alone, but being emotionally disconnected. This isn’t another fluffy mindset talk. It’s a brutal reality check for the entrepreneur who has it all except real connection. Why most successful men over-identify with ac...

Marty takes centre stage today and shares a deeply personal journey through grief, change, and identity and the unexpected role AI played in helping him rediscover who he truly is. Marty, a former pastor turned business integrator, opens up about the three ways AI has transformed his life: - It gave him language for emotions he couldn’t articulate - It brought clarity during upheaval and transitio...

If your best ideas still come while sitting at a desk, you're stuck. In this episode, you'll learn why getting out of the office isn't optional for high-performing leaders. Whether you're running a team of two or two hundred, staying stuck in your workspace kills creativity, vision, and strategic thinking. Here's what we cover: Why stale environments block original ideas The real reason your team...

I want to share what 10 years as an entrepreneur has taught me about one essential truth: if your business isn't giving you freedom, you're doing it wrong. You’ll learn: - How to reverse-engineer your dream adventures using points - Why most CEOs postpone joy until it’s too late - The exact process to align your credit cards, spending, and schedule to fund the lifestyle you actually want - How to...

In this episode, Kevin Brenner breaks down exactly how he's using AI to actually drive revenue, not just save time. After a decade in the Air Force and a successful run at Active Duty Passive Income, Kevin pivoted hard. He launched PropertyBots.ai, a business solving one of the biggest problems in real estate: speed to lead. Kevin didn’t come from a tech background. He just started building. Now h...

The Nintendo Switch 2 just launched, and it's a complete failure in innovation. But this episode isn’t about gaming. It’s about you. Because if you're making small tweaks, minor updates, or chasing “better” versions of a business you don’t even like anymore, you're falling into the same trap Nintendo did. And it won’t work. In this episode, we unpack: Why incremental change is a trap How the world...

We don’t learn anything from winning. We learn everything from pain. That’s what Aaron Hale taught me in this episode. Aaron is a former Army EOD technician who lost his eyesight to a roadside bomb and years later lost his hearing to bacterial meningitis. But what he gained in that darkness is what this conversation is really about: purpose, identity, and a deeper understanding of what true vision...

Most CEOs build their vision like they're writing a fantasy novel: inspiring but useless when it comes to execution. If you're serious about scaling your business, your vision can't just live in the clouds. It needs to become a tactical, actionable roadmap. In this episode, I break down the real process behind creating a vision that drives decisions and results. You'll learn: - Why your org chart...

Most people know LEGO as a global icon. What they don’t know is how close LEGO came to total collapse. In this episode, I’m telling the real story, the business near-death experience LEGO faced, what caused it, and how a razor-sharp vision brought them back from the brink. This isn’t just a toy company comeback. It’s a masterclass in focus, leadership, and saying no. If your business feels chaotic...

Scientists just brought dire wolves back from extinction. But this episode isn't really about wolves. It's about vision. What kind of person decides to bring back a species that’s been gone for 13,000 years? The kind of person who sees possibility where everyone else sees limits. This is a conversation about thinking bigger, committing to the long game, and building something extraordinary when ev...

In this episode, Marty and I unpack how a global giant like Starbucks drifted from its purpose and what it took to bring it back. From tables vanishing to culture falling apart, to a complete return to standards that actually mean something. This isn’t just about coffee. It’s about culture, leadership, and the standards your business lives or dies by. I walk you through: What culture actually is (...

Fear is not your enemy. It is your signal. In this episode, we reveal the truth about fear that most people avoid. If you're building something meaningful or chasing a bigger life, fear is going to show up. What matters is what you do next. We break down the four fears that quietly hold high performers back: inferiority, rejection, control, and loss. Through the story of Steven Spielberg's early r...

In this raw and vulnerable episode, we explore what it really feels like to lose your vision, not just physically, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as a leader and entrepreneur. Suspended 40 feet in the air, blindfolded, relying solely on the voices of others to guide him across a ropes course… this wasn’t just a physical challenge. It was a brutal metaphor for what happens when we lose...

As a CEO, your biggest mistake might not be moving too slow. It might be moving too fast. I've learned this firsthand. My speed, built from years playing soccer and growing successful businesses, once felt like my greatest strength. But eventually, I realized moving too fast was hurting my company, my team, and myself. In this video, I share the Paradox of Speed for CEOs. I'll show you why doing m...

Meet the man behind 267 MILLION views in a single video... Nick Uhas. In this power-packed episode of Living Vision, viral YouTube sensation Nick Uhas reveals exactly how he skyrocketed his channel from zero to over 8 MILLION subscribers, generating videos with hundreds of millions of views. If you've ever wondered how to harness social media to transform your personal brand, career, and life, thi...

Feeling stuck? It happens to all of us. Whether you're trapped in a cycle in your business, your relationships, your finances, or your mindset, breaking free can feel impossible. The harder you push, the deeper you sink. But there is a way out. In this episode, Marty and I dive deep into what it truly means to be stuck and, more importantly, how to break free. We start with the incredible, real-li...

In this episode of Living Vision, Marty Nocchi and I dive into one of the most powerful but often overlooked dynamics in business: the Visionary and Integrator partnership. If you're a Visionary like me, you know how hard it can be to manage your team while trying to bring your big ideas to life. You might feel like you're constantly in your own way, slowing down your business growth. I’ve been th...

If your best employees keep leaving, you’re not alone. In this episode of Get Out of Your Own Way, we’re diving deep into why A-players are quitting – and what you can do about it. High achievers don’t leave for just a paycheck… they leave because they feel stuck. If they don’t see growth, they’ll find it somewhere else. Here’s what we cover: The #1 mistake leaders make that pushes A-players away...

The Super Bowl isn’t just about football—it’s about vision, strategy, and leadership. In this episode of Get Out of Your Own Way, I'm back with Marty to break down the hidden lessons business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders can take from Super Bowl 59. What does a super bowl-winning quarterback and a successful ceo have in common? Why is vision the #1 tool for elite athletes and high-performing...