Episodes
Seven years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
72 episodes in 2025
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31m Why Half of Them Have No Mortgage and Still Win
Host Sean Weisbrot and his guest explore comprehensive wealth preservation strategies for high-net-worth individuals, covering liability insurance, domestic trust structures, risk-on portfol…
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31m 15-20% Growth for 3 Years Without Adding a Single Hire
Host Sean Weisbrot and a consumer tech PR agency founder examine how AI tools and AI-driven search are transforming agency operations and client reputation, while analyzing the broader impac…
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31m Over Capacity Built the Internet. Vijay Says AI Is Next
Host Sean Weisbrot and author Vijay analyze the shifting landscape of startup fundraising, contrasting traditional venture capital models with alternative financing while evaluating the macr…
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38m Why You Should Stop Fundraising and Triple Your Prices (Coaching Session)
In this startup coaching session, advisor Sean Weisbrot guides the founder of Commenter.ai to postpone outside fundraising, triple subscription pricing, and establish a predictable paid acqu…
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36m We're Forced to Automate or Get Left in the Dust
Host Sean Weisbrot and his guest examine the transformative power of automation and artificial intelligence across overseas manufacturing, backend B2B operations, and rapid software developm…
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33m Vibecoding is a Ticking Time Bomb (Coaching Session)
In this startup coaching session, Sean Weisbrot advises a non-technical founder on de-risking an AI-generated social media MVP through disciplined customer pre-sales and rigorous technical d…
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34m Why High Earners Refused Free Money (Then Sent More Referrals)
In this interview, host Sean Weisbrot and the founder of Boone explore the psychological dynamics of recruitment, revealing why referral networks outperform traditional hiring tools and how …
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30m He Built a Mutual Fund Out of 200 Recruiting Clients and Hit $50M
In this interview, an entrepreneur discusses how he scaled an executive recruiting firm to $50 million using a diversified hourly business model, weathered a pandemic-era acquisition by Cald…
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48m He Manages $100M in Ad Spend With a Trick Nobody Tried Yet
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews a tech founder who repurposes software development tools like Cursor and Claude into an integrated operating system for business management, market research, an…
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41m Sold for Nearly $1B and Spent 3 Years Lost in a Painting Studio
In this insightful conversation, host Sean Weisbrot and serial entrepreneur-investor Michael Lazerow explore post-exit identity loss, the game-changing impact of artificial intelligence on t…
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31m He Sold His Agency Then Moved to a Mountain Town to Figure Out Who He Was
Former agency founder Jeff joins host Sean Weisbrot to break down tactical frameworks for reverse-engineering revenue, value pricing, and organizational modeling, while sharing vital insight…
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26m Your LinkedIn Profile Is Not a Profile. It Is a Landing Page.
Host Sean Weisbrot and his guest explore strategic frameworks for startup founders to establish undeniable digital authority, balance human creativity with AI co-pilots, and construct automa…
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31m I Coached a Crypto Fund Manager on How to Land $100k+ Clients
In this strategic advisory session, business coach Sean Weisbrot guides crypto portfolio manager Eugene on restructuring his fund by targeting affluent traditional business owners, implement…
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29m 300 Enterprises, 30 Countries, and He Still Would Not Discuss the Exit
In this interview, host Sean Weisbrot speaks with a SaaS founder who bootstrapped his enterprise software company to eight million dollars in recurring revenue before raising venture capital…
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33m Value Lives in the Mind of the Customer, Not in Your Product
Host Sean Weisbrot and pricing strategist Dan Bilkowski explore why artificial intelligence disrupts traditional SaaS economics through variable compute costs, fragmented pricing tiers, and …
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32m Connect With People Liking Your Competitors' Posts Every Day
In this podcast episode, Sean Weisbrot interviews Alleyoop CEO Gabe Lulo to uncover proven outbound prospecting strategies, consultative sales methodologies, and the power of pairing daily L…
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34m Most People Know the Hard Call They Need to Make - and Don't
Executive coach Ariel Lechner and host Sean Weisbrot examine the intersection of artificial intelligence, automated workflows, and executive leadership, offering actionable strategies for bu…
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32m 20 Years of Meditation Taught Him to Feel Nothing - Here's Why That Wins
Host Sean Weisbrot and advisor Brad Ferris deconstruct toxic startup hustle culture, demonstrating how sleep hygiene, strategic delegation, calendar blocking, and mindfulness cultivate susta…
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20m Why Two of Neel's Best Deals Came From Knowing an Industry Too Well
Envy Group Investors founding partner Neel Bhargava explains the operational mechanics of running an independent sponsor private equity firm, highlighting thematic investing in youth enrichm…
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34m He Knew Nothing About the Industry and Still Hit $70M a Year
Serial entrepreneur Gary Shelton shares his fifty-year framework for acquiring, scaling, and exiting multi-million-dollar businesses through leveraged buyouts, self-sustaining operational sy…
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34m She Coaches 60 Leaders at Once and Sees the Same Trap Every Time
Executive coach Dr. Carla Fowler joins host Sean Weisbrot to explore the psychology of high performance, examining how leaders can overcome perfectionism, avoid the savior complex, and drive…
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39m Poor People Add, Rich People Multiply - Billionaires Do Neither
Entrepreneur Sean Weisbrot and executive Todd Agobin discuss how adopting a billionaire 'subtraction mindset'—ruthlessly eliminating low-leverage tasks, products, and distractions—enables fo…
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31m Why B2B Companies Moving Reps Off Repeat Orders Are Winning
Sean Weisbrot interviews Saltbox founder David Blue on modernizing B2B commerce by catering to digital-native buyers, automating repeat orders to free sales talent, and integrating AI across…
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28m What $13M in Domain Sales Taught Him About Honest Dealmaking
In this interview, an experienced domain broker discusses the economics and valuation of digital real estate, the enduring relevance of websites in an AI-driven era, and the critical importa…
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31m Start With the End in Mind Before You Take a Single Dollar
Host Sean Weisbrot and an experienced deal maker explore the fundamental realities of entrepreneurship, contrasting the autonomy of bootstrapped, revenue-focused businesses with the heavy di…
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33m My Sales Score Was Excellent But One Trait Exposed Everything
Host Sean Weisbrot and sales expert Mike conduct a transparent breakdown of Sean's sales assessment report, analyzing key behavioral traits, strengths, and blind spots to demonstrate how sel…
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32m He Who Masters Self Masters Chaos: Ted Santos on Why Jobs Went to India
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews Turnaround Investment Partners president Ted Santos on why business executives must deliberately manufacture problems, challenge educational dogmas, and cultiva…
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29m Earned Media Is Still King, But Not for the Reason You Think
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews PR principal Curtis Spahr to explore how Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is reshaping digital marketing, emphasizing why authentic human voice and high-cre…
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30m He Fell on His Sword in Front of 20 Employees and It Worked
In this episode of the 'We Love To Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and agency co-founder Borja Kwan explore the psychological demands of entrepreneurship, executive accountability, and ho…
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42m Your Business Isn't Stagnating, Your Mindset Is (Live Coaching)
In this business coaching call, mentor Sean Weisbrot diagnoses the operational, financial, and psychological bottlenecks stalling London Airbnb entrepreneur Santosh. Sean guides the young fo…
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29m 30,000 Units a Year, 17 Competitors: How Neil Finds Products With Amazon's Own Data
In this episode of the We Live to Build podcast, Neil Twa, CEO of Voltage Holdings, breaks down how entrepreneurs can leverage Amazon transaction data, autonomous AI agents, and rapid develo…
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27m More Millionaires Exist Than There Are Bitcoin to Own
In this podcast episode, host Sean Weisbrot and Yield School founder Frank Hepworth discuss institutional portfolio allocation, custody solutions, and cycle-based investing strategies for hi…
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31m Consider You Might Be Wrong: His Tattoo Runs His Company
Host Sean Weisbrot and Lotic AI CEO William Welser IV explore the critical need for cognitive responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence, advocating for intellectual humility, inte…
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27m Europe Is Half as Likely to Adopt AI. Here Is What That Costs Them
Podcast host Sean Weisbrot and V7 Labs CEO Alberto Rizzoli discuss how businesses can build defensible competitive moats through internal AI experimentation rather than expensive consulting.…
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31m He Named His Agents and Gave One a Team of Five
Prospect Desk CEO Jim Weldon joins host Sean Weisbrot to discuss how autonomous digital agent squads are transforming B2B sales development by automating repetitive outreach and empowering h…
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31m She Managed $6B Across 220 Countries - Then Knocked on Old Bosses' Doors
In this interview, Savvy Marketers founder Alexandra Gonzalez shares actionable strategies for replacing reactive hustle with structured business planning, go-to-market playbooks, and proact…
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29m Manufacture Where You Sell: Why It Took Him 5 Years to Listen
Entrepreneur Samuel Fish discusses the operational hardships, financial realities, and strategic advantages of reshoring his high-end security door manufacturing from Eastern Europe to North…
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52m Why Every Checkout Will Have This in 5 Years
Order Editing co-founder Hamish McKay and host Sean Weisbrot discuss the hidden operational complexities of post-purchase e-commerce, AI-accelerated software engineering, and the broader soc…
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29m People Learn What They Think When They Hear Themselves Speak
In this in-depth discussion, communication expert Jeff Weatherhold and host Sean Weisbrot explore how Motivational Interviewing transforms personal and organizational change from an adversar…
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30m He Called Deal Making a Lie - Then Fell in Love With It
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews Oss Ventures founder Renan de Villiers on the future of industrial manufacturing, exploring software-driven worker leverage, the geopolitical necessity of resho…
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37m 30% IRR From Plumbers and Dry Cleaners? Here Is How
Entrepreneur and private equity investor Travis Jamison joins Sean Weisbrot to explain why acquiring AI-insulated, cash-flowing small businesses yields superior risk-adjusted returns compare…
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27m 29,000 Zoning Codes - Brian's AI Agent Will Know All of Them
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews DesignBlend CEO Brian Corkadillo on how advanced 3D modeling, spatial computing, and autonomous AI agents are revolutionizing architectural design and construct…
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29m Empty Calorie Revenue Is Silently Eating Your Profit
In this episode, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Brandon Wolf, co-founder of Jordan Partners, on modern private equity strategies for bootstrapped businesses, emphasizing the importance of ope…
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17m This AI Flirts, Fights, and Freaks You Out (Grok AI)
Host Sean Weisbrot tests xAI's Grok in its combative argumentative mode, sparking intense debates on Elon Musk, commercial AI adoption, anthropomorphism, and the risks of over-trusting artif…
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25m She Uses BITES Monthly and Her Clients Never Fear a Bad Quarter
Financial strategist Monica Dugal joins host Sean Weisbrot to break down her 'Financial BITES' framework—Budget, Investing, Taxes, Exit strategy, and Systems—offering founders actionable str…
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29m Licensing Revenue Dropped Tenfold in 15 Years. Now What?
Host Sean Weisbrot and SuperStock CEO Stuart Cohen examine the evolving legal and economic landscape of digital rights, addressing the collapse of traditional stock licensing revenue, the th…
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33m Stanford Found More Brand Notes Made the Content Perform Worse
In this in-depth podcast interview, host Sean Weisbrot and agency co-founder Ryan Davis explore how niche creators can secure lucrative B2B brand partnerships through authentic storytelling,…
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29m AI Already Has Memory Better Than Most Humans - Now What?
Sean Weisbrot and Daniel Nikic examine the critical need for AI auditing, exploring how human bias, persistent model memory, companion psychology, and autonomous frontier behaviors impact so…
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27m He Walked Into a Wall in the Dark and Rethought Everything
Host Sean Weisbrot speaks with conversion rate optimization specialist Matthew Stafford about leveraging AI and radical simplicity to boost e-commerce profitability, while drawing profound b…
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23m Self-Confidence Is a Terrible Substitution for Self-Awareness
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews entrepreneur and author Derek Girard about steering a growing enterprise through three simultaneous multi-million dollar lawsuits, the complexities of managing …
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22m This AI Had an Existential Crisis During Our Interview
Host Sean Weisbrot conducts an in-depth conversational interview with Sesame's advanced AI companion, Maya, exploring the boundaries of digital consciousness, long-term memory, and the philo…
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29m One Turns the Lights On. The Other Walks You Toward Them.
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot and Brain Supreme founder Adam Shell delve into the neurobiology, personal breakthroughs, and practical protocols of psilocybin microd…
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28m Why Founders Stopped Being the Human in the Loop
Symfony founder Arpan Nanavati joins podcast host Sean Weisbrot to discuss how multi-agent AI architectures and an inverted human-in-the-loop model are disrupting traditional billable-hour l…
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29m Count On Other People Being Lazier Than You
In this episode of We Live To Build, tech entrepreneur Zee Wang shares his journey from early business failures to pioneering enterprise mobile software, exploring the psychology of startup …
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29m He Let a Filipino Team Run His 7-Figure Agency for 2.5 Years
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Matthew Yaes, CEO of Extend Your Reach, discussing how he scaled a remote offshore staffing agency, overcame past entrepren…
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39m Trust Is the Most Valuable Intangible Currency in Business
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews serial entrepreneur David Miller to dissect the operational systems, psychological resilience, and trust frameworks required to scale companies past ten million…
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28m Your Agent Buys From My Agent and We Never Speak
Host Sean Weisbrot interviews AI Champ CEO Vol Goleshuk to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming sales recruitment through automated screening and dynamic interviews, while exa…
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30m ChatGPT Found His Hidden Negative Loops. It Shook Him for 2 Days
In this episode of 'We Live to Build,' host Sean Weisbrot interviews AI consultant Joshua Hale to explore how modern generative AI tools empower solopreneurs to rapidly prototype products, b…
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25m 80% Growth During COVID Came From the Brands Everyone Else Ignored
Mason Interactive CEO Brooke Shepherd joins host Sean Weisbrot to explore sustainable e-commerce growth strategies, the dangers of over-optimizing marketing efficiency, and how businesses ca…
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27m Picking the Hardest Business Model on Earth Has a Backdoor Exit
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot interviews Sell Abroad CEO Saleem Renoui on how e-commerce brands can overcome Western tariff pressures by strategically expanding int…
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23m He Called It a 10-Year Project Before They Even Had a Prototype
In this episode of the We Live To Build podcast, veteran advisor Russell Brand joins host Sean Weisbrot to dissect why early-stage startups fail, emphasizing deep customer listening, sustain…
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34m AI Can Write Code, But It Can't Do Architecture
In this episode of We Live To Build, Red Hawk Technologies CEO Matt Struppelhoff explains why artificial intelligence can generate code but cannot replace human system architecture. He also …
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26m 75% of Sales Is Framework, 25% Is Human, and AI Knows It
RevHeat CEO Ken Lundin joins Sean Weisbrot to explore why transitioning beyond founder-led sales requires documented, scientific frameworks and how artificial intelligence is transforming re…
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30m It Was Printing Money But Every Buyer Walked Away
M&A advisor Cameron Bishop joins host Sean Weisbrot on the We Live to Build podcast to reveal why profitable businesses fail to sell, the operational flaws that kill transactions, and how fo…
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50m Rich People Are the Best Evangelists in the World - Here Is Why
In episode 224 of the We Live to Build podcast, host Sean Weisbrot and startups.com Chief Strategy Officer Ed King analyze the critical operational, financial, and marketing realities of sca…
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33m He Took Founders Trekking Before Writing a Single Check
In this episode of 'We Lift a World', host Sean Weisbrot and executive coach Sahil Mehta explore the psychological and practical dynamics of angel investing, detailing how unconventional due…
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30m Cash Business vs. Wealth Business: Most Founders Mix Them Up
Entrepreneur and angel investor Jeff Sauer joins host Sean Weisbrot to break down the power-law math of angel investing, distinguish between cash and wealth businesses, and demonstrate how f…
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28m Why the Cash Flow Oracle Calls Himself Chief Flushing Officer
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews SaaS Gurus founder Anthony Nitzos on the strategic role of fractional CFOs in early-stage startups. Nitzos de…
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22m Founder Market Fit Got Them $4.2M Before a Product Existed
In this interview, Thesis co-founder Rabbi Guha joins host Sean Weisbrot to reveal how deep domain expertise enabled his team to raise a $4.2 million pre-product seed round, while detailing …
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23m Garbage In, Garbage Out: Why Clean Data Is Your Real AI Strategy
In this episode of the 'We Live to Build' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews John Golden, CSMO of Pipeliner CRM, about foundational B2B sales strategies, conversational AI interfaces, an…
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21m Why Your Third or Fourth Startup Is the One That Actually Works
In this episode of the 'We Live The World' podcast, host Sean Weisbrot interviews angel syndicate co-founder Almaz Adilbaev about pitch deck evaluation strategies, the operational mechanics …
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25m 98% of Founders Miss the Lever That Gets Them First Checks
In this episode of We Live to Build, host Sean Weisbrot speaks with The Fourth Effect founder Breen Sullivan about how early-stage startups can leverage structured advisory boards, KPI-drive…
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