The CEO Nation

Rob Nickell stumbled upon the concept of virtual assistants accidentally while struggling to escape the day to day grind of his own real estate business.  Now almost ten years later, he has perfected how to hire virtual assistants and built a thriving business around helping others do the same.   Listen as Steve interviews Rob on how his company Rocket Station executes an astonishing 48,000 hours...

Trevor Mauch is the CEO of Carrot, and he has learned how to make a recurring revenue model for any business, while at the same time building a business that serves him, instead of draining all his energy. He has built a company culture that makes it fun, exciting, and most importantly - rewarding to work on the team.    When Steve and Trevor met in 2012 at a high-level mastermind, Carrot wasn't e...

Kent Clothier knows a thing or two about how to hire up and build a successful team, as he's done it several times. By age 30, Kent was running a family business that grew from a start-up to $1.8 billion, but lost everything and had to figure out how to rebuild it all over again on his own.   Kent has been a coach and mentor to Steve for years, and now they are also friends and business partners....

The CEO Nation is a tribe, a movement, an agent for change, and a catalyst to CREATE significant, lasting, and positive IMPACT in the lives of entrepreneurs.  Hosted by successful Entrepreneur and Business Coach Steve Richards, this podcast is for those looking to ESCAPE the hustle and grind of being a self-employed entrepreneur stuck working in their business - and TRANSFORM them into a true CEO...