The Real Jason Duncan Podcast

Eric Albian has always had the mindset of an entrepreneur - from working a paper route at 10 years old, to lining baseball fields and refereeing hockey games. After graduating from DePaul University with a major in Business Management, Eric worked in a call center collecting donations for fundraising from Alumni. This was not just a job for money, Eric has said that this call center was where he “...

Today’s guest is not only a professional pilot, but an entrepreneur too. Ever since Kevin McCutcheon got his pilot’s license at the age of 17, he has used his passion for aviation to overcome many obstacles. Kevin holds a degree in business aviation and is a professional pilot with an Airline Transport Pilot rating (ATP); Instructor CFI, CFII, and CFI-MEI ratings; and Captain type-ratings in Hawke...

Pierre Rogers is a great example of the importance of the five P’s, and especially so for preparation and passion. From mowing lawns at just 9 years old to becoming a highly successful CEO, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, Pierre has overcome a myriad of obstacles through his journey to success. While some might call it luck, Pierre went from answering phones for a Fortune 500 to becoming the...

Mike Dahlke is a unique entrepreneur due to the fact that he is an investor, business turnaround specialist and business coach. Mike doesn't just take the easy gigs too as he is responsible for reviving over 20 failed businesses. No matter how crazy or poorly a business is doing, Mike Dahlke has been there to bring it back to life with leadership, strategy and capital. While met with great success...

Ali Hemyari is a great example of someone who understands the importance of continuous preparation. As a graduate of Hume Fogg Academic Magnet, he also attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a major in marketing and finance. Ali is the CEO of Nashville K-9, a highly successful dog training company, and also a fully commissioned law enforcement officer and K-9 unit director. On top of...

Steve Catalano's story of success is truly unique, and can be especially inspiring to those who are facing hardships. From starting out as the overnight baker for his family’s Mr. Donut restaurant, to becoming a recognized and established franchisee and managing partner of Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins, Steve Catalano has paved the way for his success through preparation, passion, and endurance. He n...

Randy Smith, the chairman and co-founder of STR, is living proof that any plan can be executed with enough passion, endurance, and awareness of the world outside around you. Having started with only a couple of pre-internet desktop computers in 1985, Smith, and his late wife, Carolyn, founded STR as a two-person, U.S. hotel census company which now employs 350 people in 15 countries. Smith is a me...

From one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing over 10 million dollars in revenue, my guest today has an eye for growing and scaling. Bryan Clayton is the co-founder of a company called GreenPal, an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has over 100,000 customers and Entrepreneur Magazine calls his company the Uber...

Nathan Ruff is one the most determined entrepreneurs on the show, despite being the youngest. Having started his own business at the age of 12, and has since launched four profitable businesses across the country. Nathan is currently the president of the design development agency OneNine, the CEO of the venture backed power solutions company Rabbit, as well as the host of his podcast The Rabbit. N...

Gigi Butler is the founder of Gigi’s Cupcakes, which is now the largest cupcake franchise in the world. However, it was not an easy start. At the age of 15, she started her first business, Gigi Cleaning Company, while at the same time trying to make it as a singer/songwriter. After facing some trials and tribulations in the entertainment industry, Gigi realized she had a strong passion for cooking...

Starting at the age of 12, Michael Hinderliter would work every summer for his father, Robert Hinderliter, now president of Delux Cleaning Supply of Fort Worth. While Michael started with fixing and building pressure washers, by the time he was a senior in high school, he had started his own power washing business called Steamaway Mobile Power Wash. He did so well in the business that he used the...

From giving tennis lessons at the age of 13 to retiring at 38, Rod Lunn may be one of the most unique guests to ever be on the show. As a young teenager, Rod Lunn utilized his knowledge in tennis and gave lessons at the YMCA. By the age of 17, he was done coaching and started to manage tennis matches at other country clubs. He later found great success during his college years as a musician and wa...

Amani M. Kelly is the perfect example of how the Five P's can be used to grow from working retail to being a successful entrepreneur. After moving to Massachusetts at a young age, Amani Kelly found his way to Newbury Junior College in Brookline and was a walk-on to the Varsity Basketball Team. Unfortunately, in order to help raise his newborn daughter, he had to drop out of school at the age of 19...

From a successful chiropractic clinic to becoming The Mindset Doctor, Dr. Justin Moseley shares how a near death experience changed his life and made him question, "Why am I still here?" Now, Dr. Justin has helped over 5,000 entrepreneurs break through their barriers. He is one of the most sought-after Mindset Transformation & High-Performance coaches and in the 5% top earners of his industry. Lis...

Texas-born and Tennessee-raised, Derek Godwin has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to change the world. Derek graduated college at the top of his class. Fast forward years later, he now owns and operates many businesses that range from real estate to engineering and even technology that bring in over $40 million annually in revenue. Today, Derek sits down with Jason Duncan over so...

As a business owner, wearing all hats in your business is not only optional, but absolutely detrimental to achieving your goals. You need to find your zone of genius and operate within it so that you can focus on doing what drives the most value to your business. One of the world’s preeminent life coaches and motivational speakers, Mike Zeller, specializes in helping entrepreneurs in this regard....

Jason Ridgel is a self-proclaimed "serial collaborator", entrepreneur, community activist and... a whiskey distiller. He's managed to combine his talent in all these fields to partner with a host of brands and create his own. One of his newest ventures is Guidance Whiskey, a passion project aimed to diversify spirits and raise the platform for Black-owned businesses. Without compromising on qualit...

“What is the best decision today?” All throughout his journey, Jason Weiss asks himself his question every day. Raised in a family of San Francisco hippies, Jason was used to living in the moment and not worrying too far ahead. In fact, the concept of success as defined in the dictionary is quite strange to him as he is constantly on the move. Jason Duncan follows his journey from backwoods Califo...

There is no shortage of brilliant ideas, but what separates the real entrepreneurs from the wantrepreneurs is the execution. It is the reason why we always see incredible stories of unlikely people bootstrapping themselves to success in business. A lot of times, you don’t even need to have a groundbreaking product or process to disrupt the market; you just need to make improvements and application...

Many think that success is individual gameplay, but when you take a closer look, you'll find some common things that intersect among most, if not all, successful companies. Jason Duncan has the theory to back that, which underscores the five indisputable keys to success: passion, place, people, preparation, and plan. In this episode, he discusses this with Meg Epstein, a real estate developer with...

What can you accomplish with a Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics and Religious Studies? Apparently, quite a lot. Before founding his own private equity firm, Markham Capital Partners, Andrew Kilpatrick has been in the trenches for a while doing things that had nothing to do with that degree. But his forays from one thing to the other eventually led him to a space where he can make a difference in help...

Today’s episode is quite different from the rest. Instead of interviewing a guest, Jason Duncan will share his own incredible story of becoming an ‘accidental entrepreneur’, starting the Root Of All Success podcast, and the trials and tribulations he faced on his journey to success. Jason also shares some stories from past guests, lessons, and how he created the five keys to success and exit witho...