The Open Concept with Brandon Smith

Justin Lund, a nine figure entrepreneur, joins us on this episode. We explore his incredible journey from battling drug addiction to building thriving businesses, unpacking the lessons he’s learned along the way. Justin opens up about resilience, facing hard truths in business, and the role mentorship and personal development have played in his success. We also dive into leadership, financial mana...

Tony Hoong, widely known as  The CPA Dude , joins us on this episode. We dive into his journey from corporate accounting to launching his own firm, uncovering the tax strategies every business owner and individual should know. We explore proactive tax planning, common pitfalls to avoid, and how relocation can impact your tax obligations. Tony also shares his insights on building a thriving remote...

Vince Perri joins us on this episode. We discuss what investors are looking for when buying a business and how to set up your business to sell. We cover critical conversations with staff and the importance of reading the play and deploying future business initiatives with confidence. 🎯 What You'll Learn: The exact criteria investors use to evaluate businesses before buying How to structure yo...

Ashley Ashton, president of Raven Supply joins on this episode. We discuss supply chain challenges, what employers are looking for in their staff, A.I in trades and the importance of companies contributing to their community and giving back to larger causes. 🎯 What You'll Learn: How to overcome today's biggest supply chain challenges and disruptions The #1 skills employers are desperately...

David Aurbeck is a high performance home builder who's passion for building healthy homes was driven by a powerfulstory that he shares in this episode. The reality of mould and poor airquality in your home can really have some serious consequences. Listen to his story and if you'reconsidering building a home, make sure you make the health of the home a priority. Insta @davidaurbeck DM him...

Ryan Anthony, CEO and Founder of Outcomes Not Ideas, joins us to talk about how to build a world class and recognizable brand and how staying true to who you are, is going to get you the customers you want and find the tribe you want to build with. Find him on insta @outcomesnotideas

Loren Wernette, CEO and Founder of REI Double Close and REI Transactional joins us to talk House Flipping, Wholesaling and Creative Financing. We go into a journey of how many successful investors are building wealth through real-estate. Find him on insta @investwithloren

Austin McMillan of flywheel financial walks us through his journey of blue collar business acquisitions, what to consider if you're looking at acquisitions, and what a lot of business owners get wrong when it comes to generating wealth. Find him on inst @austindmcmillan and DM him "profit" for his playbook if you'd like to learn more.

In order to build. We must destroy. Lessons in history of the phoenix moments that rise from the ashes of what needs to be torn down. Connect with me on inst @buildwithbsmith

Kat Halushaka, Founder of Profitable Impact Academy walks us through a framework of storytelling that drives impact to an audience. She teaches where to start when are looking to shape our story and how to sell from stage. Insta: @kathalushka - (DM her SPEAKING) and she will send you a special work book that walk you through the process we go through in this episode!

Kelsey Daingerfield is a Fractional Integrator or as some refer to her, their Pocket COO. Diving deep into businesses that might be stuck or need of real directional, or cultural change, Kelsey's team works to uncover the bottlenecks in the organization and integrate processes for long lasting results. Insta: @kelseydaingerfield

Blake Chancey is a Realtor (PREC) in the Vancouver area. Top 10% 12 years in a row. We discuss buying your first home, AI in real estate, fitness and what separates the successful realtors from the average. Is buying your first home out of reach in the Vancouver market? Insta @theblakechancey

Author of "The Recovery Way - How To Heal From Any Addiction And Start Enjoying Life Again", Mark Manderson joins us on this Episode. Mark is also the host of The Recovery Roundtable Podcast . In this episode, he shares with us tools to overcome addiction, depression and mediocrity to become the best versions of ourselves. Check out his book on Amazon, his Podcast on your favourite strea...

Zulfiya Forsythe, CEO of Omadli Group, takes us through the power of AI and what every company should be implementing right away. Omadli Group will do a deep dive with you into your operations and walk with you, hand in hand, to ensure you have the right AI stack working well for your business. Find her: Insta @zulfiyaforsythe LinkedIn - Zulfiya Forsythe

Matt Gohl, CEO of Santevia joins us to talk about what's really in our water, how it effects our body and our mind, as well as how entire economies have been built around the world surrounding the infrastructure of clean water. Santevia creates products that purify, clean and add minerals back into your water, making what you drink, some the best, most beneficial water on the planet.

Stephen Ward, Fractional Integrator. There is no denying the power that a true integrator can bring to a company to support, and execute on a grand vision to make it come to life. A true integrator is exceptionally rare. So how do you find one for your business? Find out in this episode. Connect with him @stephen.the.integrator

Investor and CEO of HS Masonry, Josh French joins us to talk about overcoming a massive debt load, failures made in buying a company, the bright future of construction and how to build a company that lasts the test of time.

Jeremy Stam is an architect and partner of Buro47 Architecture. We discuss all things housing crisis, building, design inspiration, leadership and all things considered, to build neighbourhoods that inspire, and last the test of time.

Sam Crane is the CEO of Desert Rivers Credit Union and Founder of Cinch I.T.. Driving revenue to over $100m, scaling an I.T. company and kicking a life long Mountain Dew habit are all major feats. How does one stay focused to achieve such goals..?

For all you tool nuts out there, this is a great episode. Neil Howard of Milwaukee Tools joins us to talk about everything new and exciting that's coming soon to construction sites around North America. We even share a lil' scotch.

So many people have stories they tell themselves about money. Both personally and in business. Why is the energy that people have surrounding money causing them to never be able to get ahead? How do you stop that by changing your relationship with it? Find out in this episode! Abundance Mindset Coach and Founder of Infinite Bookkeeping, Elisabeth Derksen walks us through.

Theresa Sage is a real-estate investor, healing coach and founder the AI generated assistant company GetSarah. In this episode we cover everything from buying US real-estate, healing techniques to manage stress and how to buy back your time with AI! @theresasageaz on insta www.getsarah.com for your AI assistant!

Dr. Keis is President and CEO of Consulting Resource Group International, Inc. (CRG), which has served thousands of companies, associations, industry groups, and leaders in over 30 countries. In the past 35 years, Ken has personally conducted more than 3,000 presentations and 10,000 hours of coaching and consulting. He is a highly sought-after author, coach, mentor, speaker, trainer and media gues...

Barry Hartman is the Co-Founder of 505-junk and Founder of BOLT Accelerator. From early days getting fired from McDonalds, to pro snowboarding to scaling business, we go deep on what it takes overcome adversity and succeed in business. We talk about the how AI is used in our businesses today, and what we are likely going to see in the future. Check them out here: https://505junk.com/ https://learn...

We're joined by Vanessa Franz, founder of Privy Reviews, a review platform for social media influencers. As she calls it, "The Glass Door for Influencers". We discuss the power of influencers, how to work with the right ones for your business, how A.I. will interrupt this industry and finding the balance between business and family.