Play Big Faster Podcast

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...

Corporate breakup coach Nadja Fromm turned 20 years of marketing executive experience into a thriving business—and she's sharing the exact playbook with you. If leaving corporate to start a business feels overwhelming, this conversation cuts through the noise. Nadja breaks down how to plan your exit strategically, build a financial runway that actually covers startup costs, and lay the marketing f...

Aging in place planning expert Laura Lynn Morrissey — Wall Street veteran turned home care entrepreneur — shares the financial and legal framework every business owner needs before a health crisis forces their hand. Most entrepreneurs have no will, no power of attorney, and no long-term care insurance. Laura built and sold two home care companies, cared for her mother through vascular dementia, an...

Human design for entrepreneurs may be the missing framework behind your burnout. Business and life guide Mel McSherry reveals how understanding your energetic design transforms the way you build, market, and scale sustainably. With 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, Mel breaks down how human design types, energy management, and decision-making authority help founders stop working against thei...

Asset protection attorney Matt Meredith exposes the costly LLC, trust, and tax mistakes silently draining entrepreneurs' wealth. Most business owners structure companies wrong, commingle funds, skip proper operating agreements, and meet their CPA just once a year leaving everything they've built dangerously exposed. Matt breaks down how holding companies and Wyoming LLCs shield assets from lawsuit...

Poverty mindset is silently sabotaging your income and it started before you turned eight. Hall of Fame speaker and 16-time author Randy Gage, the Entrepreneur Whisperer, reveals how childhood money programming creates financial self-sabotage, why undercharging signals scarcity mindset, and the prosperity consciousness shift that changes everything. You'll walk away with Randy's four-quadrant pros...

Your personal brand already exists — the question is whether it's working for you. Lisa Gibson, former Microsoft Canada Chief of Staff and founder of Ignite Communications, shares her proven personal brand strategy for entrepreneurs ready to build real thought leadership. In this episode, Lisa breaks down how to find your authentic voice without becoming an influencer, use AI for content creation...

Christian business leadership coaching expert Peter Awad built and sold businesses across 24 years before founding Whitestone Coaching, now he helps faith-driven entrepreneurs stop leading from fear and start leading from purpose. Burnout isn't a time management problem, it's a faith problem. When you can't stop grinding, fear is driving. Peter breaks down why faith and fear cannot coexist, how to...

Business operating system for entrepreneurs is the framework separating businesses that scale from ones that stall. Scott Abbott — bestselling author, business coach, and 30-year entrepreneur with 10,000+ coaching sessions — breaks down his Boss Up Framework and the nine core competencies every founder needs to build a company that runs without them. Most entrepreneurs are building on a system the...

How to scale a business the right way means building one that runs — and sells — without you. After heart failure ended his law enforcement career at 23, Nate Green built a financial services firm hitting the Inc. 5,000 four consecutive years on 100% referrals before an eight-figure exit at 40. Now founder of the Built Unstoppable Mastermind and bestselling author of Suck Less, Do Better, Nate bre...