TWRS-Leadership Straight, No Chaser

What if the biggest obstacle to becoming a better leader isn't your experience, your skills, or your circumstances? What if it's the person staring back at you in the mirror? In this episode of Together We Are Stronger , Scott Brandt and Big G sit down with Arky Jones to explore why self-awareness is the foundation of leadership. Together, they unpack how external validation shapes our decisions,...

Most leaders don't have a lack-of-ideas problem. They have a prioritization problem. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger, Scott Brandt, Big G, and innovation strategist Noel Sobelman explore why smart leaders often find themselves chasing the wrong opportunities, spreading resources too thin, and mistaking activity for progress. Noel shares lessons from years of helping organizations conne...

Most entrepreneurs believe they need a better strategy. What they often need is better support. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger, Scott Brandt and Big G explore the powerful role mentorship, accountability, and community play in business success. From overcoming isolation and burnout to navigating blind spots and difficult decisions, they discuss why trying to build everything alone oft...

Most leaders believe they need better systems, better people, or better opportunities. Anna Brambilla discovered a harder truth. She was the bottleneck. In this episode, Anna shares how self-awareness, delegation, and operating within her zone of genius transformed her business and personal life. From reclaiming 10-15 hours every week to doubling revenue, she explains how leaders can create more i...

Most organizations don't fail because of bad products. They don't fail because of bad technology. Many struggle because leadership stops growing. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger: Leadership Straight, No Chaser , Scott Brandt and Big G sit down with Ryan Drumheller to discuss the hidden costs of poor leadership, the importance of accountability, and why investing in people creates stron...

Many people stay stuck because they're waiting for the perfect time. The perfect plan. The perfect opportunity. The perfect answer. The problem is that perfect rarely arrives. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger: Leadership Straight, No Chaser, Scott Brandt and Big G discuss the hidden cost of overthinking, how perfectionism creates paralysis, and why action is often the fastest path to cl...

Many people think they need more information: -More books. -More podcasts. -More time. The truth? Many people stay stuck because they overthink decisions and delay action. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger: Leadership Straight, No Chaser , Scott Brandt and Big G sit down with Kylee Ingram to unpack why so many business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs struggle with decision-making and...

Trying to please everyone will eventually drain the life out of you. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger: Leadership Straight, No Chaser, Big G and Scott break down the hidden cost of people pleasing, losing yourself trying to fit in, and why so many individuals end up emotionally exhausted chasing validation from others. The conversation dives into the reality that many people slowly aban...

Most people don’t feel empty because they failed. They feel empty because the version of themselves that created their success no longer fits who they are becoming. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger: Leadership Straight, No Chaser, Martin joins Big G and Scott for a raw conversation around identity, success, emotional collapse, and what happens when achievement stops feeling fulfilling....

If your small business marketing isn’t working and you’re struggling to get clients, this episode breaks down why your business isn’t being seen, and how to fix it. In this conversation, Wes Towers joins the show to unpack the real issue most business owners face: lack of visibility, not lack of skill. From building a construction business from the ground up to navigating the rise of AI in marketi...

You've been building your tribe. But what happens when the culture inside your organization is quietly sabotaging everything you're working toward? Employment lawyer, author, and career strategist Natalie Holder joins Big G and Scott to name what most leaders won't face: broken workplace culture starts at the top, and most leaders are lying to themselves about it. Natalie left her dream job as Chi...

There's a tiny voice in every leader's head that says you don't belong in this room. Kurt Bush spent years believing it, sitting silent in meetings, leaving full of regret, exhausted by the weight of keeping up appearances. He didn't just overcome it. He built a coaching practice to help others do the same. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger, Big G and Scott sit down with Kurt Bush of Bri...

Clarity is not a buzzword. It is the line between a business that connects and one that quietly fades.   Brand clarity expert Julie Stroud joins Big G and Scott to deliver a truth most leaders avoid: your message is probably confusing the exact people you are trying to serve. Julie rebuilt her expertise after losing her husband, reading more than a book a week for two years, narrowing her focus, a...

People do not lose success overnight. They lose it slowly, through leadership habits they refuse to examine and self-awareness they never build. In this episode of Together We Are Stronger, George "Big G" Dovolis and Scott Brandt sit down with Walter Dusseldorp, The Dutch Mentor, to break down the real gap between high-performing doers and effective leaders. Walter calls it the Valley of Despair,...

What if the thing blocking your success isn't effort, it's how accurately you see yourself?   Alan Lazaros lost his father to a car accident before he could walk. Lost his stepfather and 90% of his family's income at 14. And at 26, survived a near-fatal crash that forced a question he'd been avoiding: was he actually doing all he could with all he had?   After 12,000 hours of coaching and nearly 7...

You can rebuild after betrayal. You can rebuild after financial loss. But if the programming that shaped you, the beliefs installed before you were old enough to question them, stays untouched, the same patterns follow you into the next chapter.   In this episode, Big G and Scott sit down with Dr. Joey Drolshagen, 28+ years in corporate America, now a coach whose SMT Method has taken business owne...

David Nassief was 63 when he got fired. His math was brutal: drain everything, be broke by 65. He had failed twice before. His back was fully against the wall.   What David did next wasn't complicated. He read 21 financial books, listened to 13 financial podcasts, and distilled every lesson into a single page, his One-Page Wealth Compass. Set it. Forget it. Trust the plan.   Six years later, his p...

Most leaders spend years building a contact list and almost no time building relationship capital. There's a difference—and Lou Green has staked his entire business on it. Lou Green (founder of Arbet Capital Partners) grew up homeless in downtown San Diego, moved through 11 foster homes in two years, and lost his mother. What came out of that crucible wasn't bitterness—it was an almost supernatura...

You're comparing your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20, and it's costing you everything. Big G and Scott get real about why comparison doesn't motivate leaders; it paralyzes them. You only ever see the surface, the success, the numbers, the new truck, never the sweat, debt, and dark nights that built it. This episode equips you to stop measuring your growth against the wrong scoreboard. Lear...

What happens when life forces you to change everything you thought was working? Executive coach Chip Scholz was traveling 200 nights a year, weighed 350 pounds, and running at full speed—until a stroke stopped him cold. What he rebuilt over the next two years became the foundation of his entire leadership philosophy: Semper Gumby. Always flexible. In this episode, Big G and Scott sit down with Chi...

Self-belief isn't optional—it's the foundation of everything. After losing $2 million and watching friends disappear, Big G learned this the hard way: you can have the right tribe and clearest strategy, but if you don't believe in yourself first, none of it matters. In this episode, Big G and Scott break down why self-belief separates leaders who talk about greatness from leaders who achieve it. T...

Someone at a networking event asked for "the rule book for being an entrepreneur." Big G couldn't stop laughing. Why? Because when he opened his first business at 19, nobody handed him a manual—just a tax ID and good luck. In this episode, Big G and Scott dismantle the myth that entrepreneurship follows formulas. Instead, they reveal why clarity and values are your only compass, why mindset is you...

That F on your childhood test is still controlling your adult decisions. Big G shares raw moments from being homeless at high school graduation, conversations with young people who call themselves failures, and why hesitation kills more dreams than actual failure ever could. Scott breaks down how childhood punishment creates adult paralysis—and how to rewire beliefs that aren't even yours. Michael...

Randy Bishop woke up Easter morning at 4 AM with a burning question: "Is this all there is?" He'd spent decades becoming who everyone expected—his parents, his school, his church, society—but Randy had disappeared. Operating out of alignment causes everything to go out of whack, and most leaders are drowning not from lack of effort, but from living someone else's values entirely. In this episode,...

Cancer + COVID = Rock Bottom. Brandon Barber shares the "worry window" technique that saved him, why he borrowed his wife's faith, and how shifting from achievement to contribution transformed everything. Big G knows: no one survives devastating loss alone. Learn: Worry window practice | Worthy opponent mindset | Calming instinctive brain | Faith when you have none Connect: brandonandmichellebarbe...