Episodes
Seven years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
39 episodes in 2024
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57m Why Jeffrey Stopped Lending His Parents Money in His Late Twenties
Executive coach Jeffrey Klubeck joins host Sean Weisbrot to explore 'The Integrity Game,' discussing how self-directed accountability, defined life purpose, and firm personal boundaries navi…
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53m His SWAG Method Turns Wild Guesses Into Quarterly Wins
Host Sean Weisbrot and Draft Media Partners founder Skip Wilson explore actionable frameworks for strategic goal setting, time management, and sustainable business scaling alongside candid d…
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40m Lights Out Factories: When the Goal Is No Humans Inside
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot and Rovisys Director of Industrial AI Brian Dubois explore how autonomous artificial intelligence, workforce transitions, and global supply chain …
17 statements 5 featured 2 assessments
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49m She Loved the Work So Much She Never Set a Number
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews Forte Consulting co-founder Hope Timberlake on building a resilient boutique consulting practice, maintaining founder autonomy, and managing the delicate balanc…
16 statements 5 featured 1 assessments
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36m He Said No Once and They Tripled the Offer
In this in-depth interview, serial entrepreneur Rom Lacritz joins host Sean Weisbrot to explore the psychology of startup leadership, strategic decision-making, investor communication, and t…
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1h 5m He Built a $100M Company and Says You Are Already Wrong Right Now
Serial entrepreneur Jason Todd joins host Sean Weisbrot to dissect the psychological frameworks, leadership disciplines, and hard-earned lessons behind building a $100M company. The discussi…
16 statements 6 featured 1 assessments 1 contradicted
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57m 120,000 People Used His Site for Free - He Had No Idea
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews serial entrepreneur Ray Blakney to explore how founders navigate acute business crises, scale multi-million-dollar companies, and utilize Cognitive Behavioral T…
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50m She Turned Down an Acquisition Offer Before the Cake Was Baked
In this in-depth interview, Seed Communications founder Loretta joins host Sean Weisbrot to examine the operational, psychological, and strategic realities of scaling a startup marketing age…
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49m You Can't Shoot a Cannon From a Canoe and He Proved It at $60M
Entrepreneur Jeff Sekinger shares his journey from battling a hidden six-year opioid addiction to building multi-million-dollar financial and software companies, illustrating the principle t…
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50m She Hit $1M and Tried to Maintain It. Her Soul Would Not Allow It.
In this episode of 'We Live to Build,' host Sean Weisbrot interviews Move Marketing founder Caitlin Merola about scaling a tech marketing agency past one million dollars, managing difficult …
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40m Why Noble Studios Wants to Lose 75% of Their Deals on Price
Noble Studios founder Jared Lopicolo joins host Sean Weisbrot to explore how architectural principles, behavioral psychology, and value-based pricing strategies drive agency resilience, clie…
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53m He Bought a Hotel During COVID to Remove One Pain Point
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Donald Booth, founder and CEO of the American Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, exploring how he built a disruptive hybrid vocation…
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36m Imitate Before You Innovate: The Phrase Behind a 950-Store Empire
In this episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews franchise executive Lyle Myers on the mechanics of scaling service-based businesses, exploring the operational discipline, regional developer m…
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44m Lou Gerstner Turned a $3B Loss Into $8M Profit By Ignoring the Obvious Hire
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews executive assessment expert Tom Verboven to examine the high-stakes methodologies behind leadership selection, the distorting effects of cognitive bias and phys…
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44m 137 Countries Taught Him Why Users Do What You Want
In Episode 201, Sean Weisbrot interviews Goldfish Code President Brian Ferris about leveraging behavioral psychology, human-centered design, and global travel experiences to build high-impac…
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20m 200 Episodes In and I Still Had No Idea What the Podcast Was For
In this reflective 200th episode of We Live To Build, host Sean Weisbrot pulls back the curtain on his entrepreneurial journey, sharing how he overcame startup failure, professionalized his …
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1h 1m She Duplicated Herself 5 Times Without Working More Hours
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews government contracting strategist and She's Got Goals CEO Caruana D on scaling businesses into multi-million-dollar enterprises. Throug…
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52m He Lost 76% of His Traffic and Refused to Let a Single Person Go
In this in-depth interview, Company Folders founder Vladimir Gendelin discusses the psychological fortitude, strategic leadership, and crisis management frameworks required to build and scal…
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56m He Still Made Money on the Deal That Cost Him 8 Figures
Serial entrepreneur Cecil Robles joins host Sean Weisbrot to break down his equity-based consulting model, executive productivity systems, and the pivotal mindset shifts required to navigate…
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58m She Made 7 Figures Selling What She Calls an Unhealthy Addiction
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews business coach Casey Rossi about her transition from running a stressful seven-figure confectionery manufacturing business to leading a sustainable mindset coac…
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48m He Gave Them the Dollar They Asked For, Then Walked Away
In this interview, host Sean Weisbrot speaks with BPS Security founder Glen Bimani about scaling a multi-million-dollar physical security enterprise through operational automation, disciplin…
18 statements 7 featured 1 assessments 1 contradicted
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1h 1m From $0 to Half a Million in 30 Days Without Running a Single Ad
Eight-figure e-commerce founder Cody Bramlett shares how he built scalable direct-to-consumer supplement brands and mentorship programs through affiliate storytelling, resilient supply chain…
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50m Your Anxiety Might Be Trapped Creative Energy Trying to Escape
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews On Top co-founder Julian Torres Gomez to explore the intersection of Eastern philosophy, creative expression, and founder psychology. Together, they discuss how…
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43m 95% Referral Growth and He Almost Did It Alone
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Socium Media co-founder Sam Sherman about scaling an agency past $100 million in managed spend through organic referral pipelines, empl…
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39m Accounting Is Not a Numbers Game - Tom Rutledge on Why
In this episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Tom Rutledge, co-owner of RDMS Group, to explore the operational realities of restaurant management, the true costs and misconceptions of franc…
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39m They Put In $0 Salary and Still Own a Third of Every Fund
In this in-depth interview, host Sean Weisbrot and Web Street Operations Manager Kyle Kodawiski explain how fractional investment vehicles allow accredited investors to gain passive, diversi…
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44m He Built Software That Saved Lives and Cared More About That Than the Money
Host Sean Weisbrot and tech founder Yasir Jabu explore the philosophy of human betterment, addressing existential anxieties around AI and climate change while sharing personal insights on im…
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41m Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
In this in-depth interview, Better Commerce founder and CEO Vikram Saxena discusses his entrepreneurial journey, leadership philosophy, and approach to life-work balance with host Sean Weisb…
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35m He Told His Son 'Watch What Happens When You Turn 35
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot and consultant Glenn Akramoff explore the complexities of operating family-owned businesses, focusing on father-son workplace dynamics, overcoming…
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45m She Runs on a Cultural Balance Sheet Instead of a Financial One
In this insightful interview, host Sean Weisbrot speaks with Writer Girl CEO Christy Preisinger about operating a successful enterprise guided by empathy, mindfulness, and a cultural balance…
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49m 4,000 Mistakes in Weeks Made It Look Like an Overnight Success
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews entrepreneur Joe Rare on the mechanics of building sustainable passive income through automated business operations, hard asset acquisitions, and disciplined ca…
18 statements 7 featured 2 assessments 1 contradicted
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42m What Got Me to Today Will Not Get Me to Tomorrow
In this in-depth conversation, host Sean Weisbrot and Delve CEO Greg discuss the psychological shifts, habit transformations, and organizational frameworks required to evolve from a hands-on…
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52m Backing Up to an Earlier Solution Changed Everything for Sean
Host Sean Weisbrot and measurement marketing expert Chris Mercer discuss the psychology of business pivots, reframing entrepreneurial failure, and strategically repurposing content assets. T…
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37m Her 14-Year-Old Was Pitching Clients at a Conference Without Her
In this episode, TRX Capital's Chief Business Development Officer Brittany Fairweather joins Sean Weisbrot to discuss overcoming gender bias in real estate lending, leveraging parenthood as …
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29m Finland Aims for an 8, Not a 10, and That Changes Everything
Host Sean Weisbrot and tech CEO Juha Berkal compare Finnish and American societal frameworks, examining how contrasting educational philosophies, social safety nets, and economic pressures i…
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40m Show You Care and Let the Market Teach You
In Episode 180 of the podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Adam Jiddelson, founder of First Principles Catalyst, exploring founder motivations, family upbringings, the strategic advantages…
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39m Carl Called Business Deadlines Nonsense. His Reasoning Is Hard to Argue
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews M&A advisor Carl Lundberg to explore the practical dynamics of lower-mid market acquisitions, company valuations, and deal structuring, while examining the phil…
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46m He Raised His Price 3x and Got More Leads Than the Cheaper Version
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews fractional CTO Oshree Cohen about surviving the simultaneous collapse of three businesses in 2008, overcoming entrepreneurial burnout, and building a thriving s…
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43m What Founding 5 Companies Took From My Kids That I Can't Get Back
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews MeForYou CEO Keith Smith about launching authorized AI clones for celebrity creators, detailing the technical architecture behind conversational models, scalabl…
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