Play Big Faster Podcast

Financial strategists Steve Short and Mark Schlipman reveal how to build wealth from nothing using their bestselling save first framework on this episode of Play Big Faster. Most people chase income for years but never take real financial freedom steps. Steve, a former Fortune 500 executive, and Mark, a fiduciary advisor of two decades, share beginner investing tips and money habits that build wea...

Financial planning for business owners often gets pushed aside while daily operations take over, and certified financial planner William Bissett has seen this pattern for over two decades. Founder of Portus Wealth Advisors, William breaks down why business exit planning, business succession planning, and business retirement planning are not the same conversation, and why confusing them costs entre...

Every dollar sitting in your bank account is quietly losing value, and most people never realize why. On this episode of Play Big Faster, former $10 billion portfolio manager Paul Musson, author of Capital Offense: Why Some Benefit at Your Expense, breaks down the hidden inflation tax draining entrepreneurial wealth. Paul unpacks how does inflation affect your savings, why the real inflation rate...

Speaker booking and video marketing expert Cam Beaudoin reveals the system behind 5 to 10 paid stage invitations every month. Most entrepreneurs stay invisible to stages that could transform their business, not from a lack of expertise, but from missing a repeatable system. Cam, founder of The Frequent Speaker, has generated over 1 million views for clients including 9-figure founders and award-wi...

Business exit strategy expert Paloma Goggins, a business attorney and M&A consultant, breaks down exactly how to get exit ready and maximize your valuation before selling a small business. In this episode of Play Big Faster Podcast, Paloma covers business sale preparation, the due diligence checklist buyers actually use, and why outside general counsel matters before you list your company. You...

Performance mindset expert Aaron Trahan reveals why a growth mindset alone can't stop businesses from stalling, and what separates scaling companies from those that collapse. After growing an organization from $200 million to over a billion dollars, then guiding a multi-billion dollar company through bankruptcy, Aaron built the Performance Mindset framework now used by founders and leadership team...

Organizational change expert Jeff Wetherhold reveals why 88% of workplace change efforts produce no lasting results, and exactly what's missing. Jeff, founder of MI for Health and former Institute for Healthcare Improvement leader, explains why companies treat change as a technical problem when it's really a communications problem. Drawing on 20-plus years in change management, motivational interv...

Virtual CFO Ben Hockema explains why most law firm owners pay themselves last, and how the Profit First framework fixes it. On this episode of Play Big Faster Podcast, Ben shares the exact cashflow system he uses with attorneys who hate looking at QuickBooks and instead run their business off their bank balance. You'll hear how separating profit, owner's comp, taxes, and operating expenses into di...

Ethical persuasion expert Patrick Van Der Burght reveals why most business "nos" are really indecision in disguise, and how entrepreneurs can turn hesitation into a yes. In this episode of Play Big Faster, Patrick, a Cialdini Institute founding member with 25+ years training persuasion science, breaks down Daniel Kahneman's System One and System Two thinking behind why up to 95% of decisions happe...

Passive real estate investing expert Ian Noble reveals how entrepreneurs can put capital to work without becoming a landlord after scaling and selling a 14-location business. Your business generates income, but when you stop working, does the money stop too? Ian breaks down how syndications, mobile home parks, and private lending funds create monthly cash flow while delivering powerful tax advanta...

Brand strategy expert Jason Clark reveals a proven 7-step framework for how to build a brand that attracts the right clients and grows your business. If your marketing feels scattered or your identity no longer reflects where your business is headed, this episode breaks down exactly where to start. Jason spent 17 years building and scaling a nationally recognized brand agency before it was acquire...

How to delegate effectively as a business owner: Renee Hastings, President and CEO of Executive Help Now, spent 20+ years supporting Fortune 100 and 500 executives before building her own VA agency. Burning the candle at both ends? She reveals the mindset shift that makes delegation possible and the steps that make it sustainable. You will gain: Why fear and perfectionism secretly block founders f...

How to find the right business idea is the question Jason VanDevere answered by walking away from a nine-figure family empire to build a million-dollar business from scratch. If you are an entrepreneur stuck choosing between passion and profit, this episode gives you a proven framework to do both. Jason, author of "Dream Driven" and founder of Goal Crazy, breaks down his Triple L Framework (Longin...

Career guidance business expert Emily McSherry built a six-figure ed tech company from a small Texas town with zero business role models and landed partnerships with ASU, UCLA, and Berkeley. In this episode, the CEO and founder of Advise breaks down exactly how to build a scalable career guidance business from scratch, close contracts with slow-moving institutions, and generate recurring revenue w...

Struggling to scale beyond your own bandwidth? This episode breaks down how franchising lets purpose-driven entrepreneurs grow faster than they ever could alone. Franchise entrepreneur Nichole Daher built America's first ABA therapy franchise from a personal mission into 66+ locations across 19 states. Nichole shares how she turned a heartbreaking waitlist experience into a recession-proof, insura...

Publishing industry veteran Tom Freiling built three companies, generated over $100M in revenue, and helped authors sell millions of books. Now he's breaking down how entrepreneurs transform their expertise into authority-building assets that work around the clock. If staying invisible is costing you clients, credibility, and growth, this episode changes that. Tom shares why a book is still the mo...

Your healthcare benefits could be quietly draining $4,000 per employee every year while your broker profits from the status quo. Donovan Pyle, CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of Fixing Healthcare, exposes the hidden incentive conflicts that cost US employers $325 billion in annual waste. Built for entrepreneurs scaling their business while protecting what they have built, this episode...

Small business tax strategy expert Gale Sciascia reveals the elite tax planning moves most entrepreneurs are quietly leaving on the table. Filing once a year is not a strategy, and that reactive approach is costing your business thousands. As a federally licensed enrolled agent and co-founder of Sasha Tax and Retirement, Gale brings the same high-net-worth tax frameworks used with large corporatio...

Caffeine expert Steve Frazier ran his business on coffee for 40 years before it nearly cost him his health. After building six restaurants on caffeine and energy drinks, Steve thought he was having a heart attack on his way to a sales call. That moment led him to write "Release the Coffee Cuffs" and launch a coaching program helping entrepreneurs reclaim their natural energy. Steve reveals how caf...

Amazon controls 40% of a $1.2 trillion market. Is your brand getting its cut? Joshua Lee, founder of First Light Studios and former Amazon insider, joins Play Big Faster to break down how brand owners scale from seven to eight figures on Amazon and Walmart without losing what makes them worth buying. You'll get: the Retail Readiness Checklist top brands use before spending a dollar on ads, a prove...

Letting go of control is the growth strategy no one talks about. Joanna Zhang, 2024 Stevie Award-winning founder of Operations Genius and pioneer of the fractional VA model, joins the Play Big Faster Podcast to break down how entrepreneurs stop the burnout cycle by delegating smarter. After a decade in financial planning, Joanna built a plug-and-play team system that lets founders exit the weeds a...

Gamification expert Tetiana Kobzar reveals why most first-time founders fail to grow and why investing in marketing from day one changes everything. Too many startup founders pour budget into product features while neglecting user acquisition and go-to-market strategy. Tetiana, founder of software development firm Diverso and behavioral design specialist with 11 years of startup experience, breaks...

PR for small business carries 3.5x more impact than paid ads yet most entrepreneurs overlook it completely. Jennifer Kaplan, founder of Evolve PR & Marketing, built a 28-person firm over 20 years by mastering earned media for small business owners ready to scale. In this episode, she breaks down the real difference between PR and marketing, how to position yourself as an industry expert, and w...

Patent attorney Austin , with 700+ US patents secured, reveals what kills patent rights before founders ever file. One social media post, one Kickstarter launch, one ChatGPT prompt could cost you everything. In this episode, Austin breaks down what makes an invention patentable, how patent pending status protects you while you monetize, and the real cost of filing. You'll also get his counterintui...

CEO sales coaching expert Christopher Filipiak exposes the costly mistake founder-led businesses make when they hire salespeople before mastering revenue generation themselves. After working with 150+ companies, Christopher identified a pattern: CEOs avoid the one role where they hold the most leverage. In this episode of Play Big Faster, he unpacks the founder-to-CEO sales transition, the $400K p...