The Achieve Podcast

In this episode, host Taylor Baker sits down with Heather Ray, CEO and founder of Project Sanctuary, to discuss how her organization delivers whole-family therapeutic support for military and first responder families and what it takes to scale a mission-driven nonprofit focused on long-term, generational healing. What You’ll Learn Why supporting the service member without supporting the family lea...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Mark Woodard, co-founder of Geotrek, to explore how a personal passion for van travel turned into a fast-growing business and what it takes to build a scalable, customer-first brand in the adventure vehicle space. What You’ll Learn How solving your own problem first can lead to a clearer product vision and more authentic market validation. Why simp...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Isaac Hicks, founder and CEO of Atomi, to explore how mid-market companies can apply AI and automation to eliminate operational friction, centralize data, and scale with more reliability and less chaos. What You’ll Learn Why “death by a thousand cuts” operational busywork quietly slows teams down—and how to target the highest-friction tasks first....

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker speaks with Scott Didriksen, an AI instructor at the College of Western Idaho, about how AI education is evolving and what it takes to prepare students (and working professionals) to use fast-changing tools responsibly and effectively in real-world roles. What You’ll Learn Why many employers are quickly moving toward treating AI fluency as a baseline job expectat...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Holden Ottolini, co-founder and VP of Arc4, to discuss how local and service-area businesses can win with modern SEO and website strategy especially as search behavior shifts toward AI-driven answers and large language models. What You’ll Learn Why “local-first” SEO fundamentals still matter, even as search evolves toward AI summaries and conversat...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Casey Elliott, co-founder and CEO of PENY, to discuss how his team is modernizing the way cities communicate with residents by centralizing official updates and making civic information easier to find, understand, and act on. What You’ll Learn Why fragmented city communication (websites, emails, texts, social, and more) creates confusion for reside...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Caleb Avery, CEO and founder of Tilled, to discuss how embedded payments and PayFac-as-a-Service are changing the way vertical SaaS companies monetize payments and what it takes to build a fast-growing fintech platform while scaling leadership, teams, and life outside the business. What You’ll Learn Why many vertical software companies outgrow “one...

In this episode, Host Steven Bunker sits down with Hari Aburri, CEO of Fast Future Executive, to discuss how leaders can navigate disruption by building multidisciplinary, interconnected thinking. Together, they explore what it takes to help organizations “see around corners,” adopt the future sooner, and develop leaders who can operate confidently in ambiguity. What You’ll Learn Why most disrupti...

In this episode, Host Jesse Warner sits down with Kyle Doran, founder of TheNetVR, to talk about building a virtual reality platform focused on meaningful connection and what it takes to keep moving when resources are limited. Kyle shares his path from a traditional career into gaming, how his passion turned into a long-term startup effort, and what he’s learned while building with a volunteer-dri...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker speaks with Paul Slowey, CEO of Oasis Diagnostics and a PhD-trained organic chemist, about how saliva-based diagnostics can expand access to testing through cleaner sample collection, faster results, and at-home or mobile deployment across healthcare settings. What You’ll Learn Why saliva is an underused but powerful specimen for diagnostics, enabling testing for...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Robert Stewart, President and CEO of End to End Solution, to discuss how his journey from musician to entrepreneur shaped a business built on process improvement, strategic partnerships, and practical innovation. Together, they explore how organizations can scale operations, strengthen teams, and use AI to streamline work without losing the human s...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Lee Rosen, CEO and co-founder of Think Orbital (and a former U.S. Air Force space leader), to explore how in-space construction and long-range X-ray technology could reshape national security, public safety, and the future space economy. What You’ll Learn Why “size” is becoming the next major constraint in space and why building large infrastructur...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Christy King, founder of Clarity Coaching and a performance coach for athletes and professionals, to talk about building mental strength to navigate pressure, setbacks, and high-stakes moments with clarity and confidence. What You’ll Learn Why physical preparation isn’t enough if you haven’t trained your mindset for pressure-filled moments. How to...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker speaks with David Maughan, CEO of Premier Tech Partners, about leading a decades-old technology company through reinvention and helping growing businesses modernize their systems. The conversation centers on future-proofing operations with scalable ERP and services, while building leadership structures that enable sustainable growth. What You’ll Learn How long-st...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Jerald Simon, CEO and founder of Music Motivation, to talk about how he turned a lifetime of disciplined musicianship and piano teaching into a scalable education and publishing business and how staying focused on the student experience can drive both impact and growth. What You’ll Learn Why “motivation” is often the missing ingredient in music edu...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Quentin Shambley, CEO and founder of Peace of Mind Consultants and the creator of the Minefield Institute, to discuss why mental health support must be treated as essential performance infrastructure for athletes and a quality-of-life priority across every stage of life. Together, they explore how lived experience, evidence-based care, and authenti...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Jacob Milner, CEO and founder of Shield and a school safety professional who also works with the Idaho State Board of Education, to discuss what it means to lead with a “protector’s mindset” and how prevention-driven safety planning can help schools and communities take more control of their security. What You’ll Learn Why prevention is often the m...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Ory Zik, CEO of Qnergy, to discuss how the company is commercializing NASA-rooted generator technology to deliver ultra-reliable power while reducing methane emissions across industries like oil and gas and landfills. What You’ll Learn How product reliability becomes a competitive advantage in remote, high-cost-to-service environments where downtim...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with John Golinvaux, CEO and founder of Fulcrum SaaS, to discuss how e-commerce brands can use first-party data and profitability-focused measurement to move beyond traffic-chasing and build stronger conversion and retention outcomes. What You’ll Learn Why many brands over-invest in acquisition while under-building a clear conversion and retention strat...

In this episode, Host Jessie Warner sits down with Frank Cottle, Founder and CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, to explore how he built a global flexible-workplace business by prioritizing the customer experience and using technology to scale. Their conversation centers on the evolution of virtual offices and remote work, and what it takes to keep a business model relevant as markets and tools chang...

In this episode, Host Jesse Warner sits down with Zane Schartz, President of Freedom Commercial Real Estate, to discuss building a cash-flow-driven real estate investment firm, scaling operations with strong processes, and using education-first marketing to grow investor trust and capital. What You’ll Learn Why prioritizing cash flow from day one can create more stability for investors and operato...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Avery Bahr, President of KO Door Company, to discuss how a family-owned subcontracting business scaled rapidly while protecting its culture, service standards, and reputation in a highly competitive construction market. What You’ll Learn How KO Door Company grew from a small startup into a large operation by staying focused on doing the work well,...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Shane Walker, co-founder and CEO of Qube Money, to discuss why traditional budgeting tools often fail and how a “digital cash envelope” approach can help people (and couples) gain clarity, control, and peace with money before they spend it. What You’ll Learn Why most budgeting apps feel punishing: tracking after the money is gone rarely changes beh...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Connie Charles, founder and president of IMAPSSI, to discuss how data-driven insight into motivation and behavior can help leaders build healthier teams, communicate more effectively, and scale coaching through technology. What You’ll Learn Why meaningful development starts with understanding who a person is, not forcing one-size-fits-all training...

In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Aaron McReynolds, co-founder and CEO of Alysio, to talk about how AI is changing go-to-market work by unifying siloed revenue data and turning insights into action for sales, marketing, and RevOps teams. What You’ll Learn Why modern go-to-market teams struggle with “revenue data everywhere” across dozens of disconnected tools, and what it costs in...