Zac Palmer’s Perpetual Growth Podcast

Leadership. Artificial Intelligence. Purpose. Business Growth. Human-Centered Innovation. What if we've been measuring success the wrong way all along? Most people are taught to chase bigger businesses, higher incomes, and more recognition. But what if the greatest measure of success is the number of lives you're able to impact? In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, I sit down with Art...

LinkedIn strategy, personal branding, thought leadership, executive visibility, and B2B growth are becoming the biggest competitive advantages for modern business leaders. In this conversation with LinkedIn expert and growth strategist Eli Igra Serfaty to uncover why LinkedIn has evolved far beyond recruiting and become one of the most powerful business growth engines available today. If you're st...

Health optimization, longevity, energy, and human performance are not just wellness conversations. They are the foundation of how we lead, build, love, create, and ultimately experience our lives. In this episode, we explore why modern life is quietly stealing our vitality and how reclaiming movement can transform everything. For nearly two decades, I spent my life immersed in the health and welln...

Financial freedom, wealth building, money mindset, and true happiness are not just about earning more money. Discover how to build lasting wealth, improve your relationship with money, and create a life filled with purpose and fulfillment. Many ambitious professionals spend years chasing success, income, and achievements, only to realize they still feel financially stressed or unfulfilled. True we...

Business scaling, operational excellence, founder bottlenecks, leadership systems, and sustainable growth are the real drivers behind long-term success. In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, we uncover why so many businesses plateau despite investing heavily in marketing, advertising, and sales. Most founders believe growth comes from better marketing. Michael Kleinmann argues the oppos...

Most people think reinvention belongs to the young, but this discussion highlights that career reinvention is a skill for the willing, not just the young.  Our guest, with 78 years of experience and seven careers, shares their journey of personal growth and how they continuously adapted through career change.  This conversation emphasizes self discovery and finding your life purpose, illustrating...

Customer-centered innovation, business growth, leadership, entrepreneurship, problem solving, and operational strategy all come down to one thing: staying close enough to the problem to actually understand it. Today, I sit down with Andrew Bish, founder of Bish Enterprises and President of the Hemp Feed Coalition. Andrew shares how real innovation happens by listening deeper than most companies ev...

Risk Taking, Courage, Meaning, Masculinity, and Personal Growth. Former U.S. Foreign Service officer John Graham shares hard-earned lessons from war zones, revolutions, mountain expeditions, and life-threatening experiences that completely transformed his understanding of manhood, leadership, emotional strength, and purpose.🔥 From surviving revolutions and navigating the realities of the Vietnam...

Breathwork for peak performance, emotional healing, mental clarity, and stress reduction—this conversation breaks down how mastering your breath can radically shift how you think, feel, and perform in business and life. Most people take 20,000 breaths a day without ever being taught how to use them. That’s a missed advantage. In this episode, we unpack how conscious breathing directly impacts your...

💡90% of real estate investors focus on finding deals… but only a small percentage ever master raising capital.  That gap is exactly why most deals never get funded. Capital is the real bottleneck.  Not deals. Not opportunity. ⚠️ And the operators who understand how money actually moves are the ones who win. 📌 Inside this conversation, you’ll see how capital flows behind the scenes, what drives i...

Most leaders are trained to think their way through pressure. The best leaders? They train their body to handle it. In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, we break down the real reason high performers stay calm, decisive, and fully present when it matters most. This conversation goes beyond mindset and into embodied leadership, revealing how your physiology directly shapes your emotions,...

High performance, intimacy, emotional blocks, sexual energy, and wealth creation are more connected than most people realize. In this episode, we break down why so many successful entrepreneurs and high achievers dominate in business but struggle in their relationships and personal fulfillment. If you’ve built success but still feel disconnected, this conversation exposes the hidden patterns drivi...

It's nearly impossible for families to facilitate their own family meeting because you don't know what you don't know.  This video highlights the complexities of caregiving, especially when discussing topics related to senior care and aging parents.  It emphasizes the challenge of navigating issues like nursing home options and understanding how medicare explained works, which can be overwhelming...

Burnout, mental load, invisible workload, and time management—this is why high performers feel overwhelmed. If you’re constantly exhausted, this episode shows how to reclaim your time, energy, and control. Most people don’t realize it, but the real drain isn’t your work. It’s the invisible work—the mental tabs, emotional labor, and constant background decisions that quietly consume your capacity e...

80% of businesses listed for sale never find a buyer. The reason is simple: most founders never build a real exit strategy for their business. If you want to sell your business for maximum value, understanding business exit planning, M&A strategy, EBITDA growth, and business valuation is critical long before the sale happens. Most entrepreneurs focus on revenue. Smart founders focus on buildin...

10 Hertz Brain State, Peak Performance, Flow State, Neuroscience, and Mental Focus are deeply connected.  Today, we explore how the brain’s electrical state determines whether you perform at your best or choke under pressure. Sports neuroscientist Dr. Izzy Justice has conducted over 18,000 live EEG brain scans during real performance moments with elite athletes and executives. His research reveals...

💡DID YOU KNOW: More than 70% of marriages end in divorce. What if the real constraint in your life isn’t strategy… but how you structure your relationships? In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast, we unpack the uncomfortable truth about modern love, emotional intelligence, and why so many high-performing leaders still struggle in their most intimate relationships. With divorce rates clim...

If your business looks successful on paper but feels chaotic behind the scenes, this conversation will hit home. Most founders think they have a people problem, a sales problem, or an investor problem. In reality, they have a clarity and execution problem. In this episode, we break down how to move from noise to focus, from motion to measurable progress, and from visionary chaos to disciplined exe...

What happens when the paycheck stops? And is your retirement plan built for income… or just growth? In this episode, with Patrick J. Negado, financial advisor and author of The Canoe in the Current, to break down a smarter approach to retirement planning, wealth management, and guaranteed income strategies. After nearly 30 years in financial services, Patrick shares what most investors miss: retir...

On paper, everything can look perfect. The business is growing. The money is good. The calendar is full. Yet behind the scenes, many founders and executives feel stretched, disconnected, and quietly unfulfilled. In this episode of The Perpetual Growth Podcast, I sit down with Saahil Mehta, leadership and peak performance coach, mountaineer, and creator of the Zero-Regret Life framework, to talk ab...

How do you fund real estate deals when banks say no and your own cash is limited? In this episode of the Perpetual Growth Podcast with Jay Conner, known as “The Private Money Authority,” to break down how real estate investors and entrepreneurs can raise capital using private money, not traditional banks, perfect credit, or personal savings. After losing his bank financing during the 2009 financia...

What happens when innovation moves faster than wisdom? Neuroscientist turned deep-tech entrepreneur, Ewelina Kurtys, takes us inside one of the most ambitious frontiers in technology: BIOCOMPUTING. Ewelina works at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship, helping translate lab breakthroughs into real-world systems. We explore what it actually means to build...

Welcome to the first Perpetual Growth Podcast episode of 2026! Most leadership failure is not a strategy problem. It’s an ego problem. Kyle McDowell breaks down the shift from “me” to “we” that transforms culture, accountability, and results. In this powerful conversation with Kyle McDowell, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, internationally recognized keynote speaker, and forme...

Episode 54 breaks down leadership where decisions carry consequences. I sat down with Martin Engster, Vice President and third-generation owner of Centerline Inc., one of the most established independently owned spindle repair and manufacturing companies in the U.S. Martin’s experience spans American manufacturing, Marine Corps leadership, and the responsibility of carrying a family-built operatio...

Most leadership problems are not strategy problems. They are people problems disguised as logic, data, and good intentions. This episode features my conversation with Dr. Sherri Malouf, President of the Strategic Soft Skills Institute and a globally respected authority in leadership psychology, emotional intelligence, negotiation, and conflict resolution. With more than 35 years of experience work...