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Aug. 22, 2024

The only thing you leave military service with is...

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Aug. 22, 2024

How creativity is like nuclear fission

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Aug. 21, 2024

Why does the military have formations?

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Aug. 21, 2024

Why 20 Years in the Service Wasn't for Me

There comes a point when you recognize in yourself that you could be successful doing anything you set your mind to. The question then becomes how do you spend your limited time on this earth. If you don't admire the position those ahead of you are in, then change it.…

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Aug. 21, 2024

Lessons from Tom Monaghan and Focusing on What You Have Power to Change with Rob Wynkoop

In this episode, Brock speaks with Rob Wynkoop. After his time in the Marines, Rob went on to start the first franchise of Gyrene Burger, a delivery focused specialty burger chain started by Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza. Rob shares what he learned from Tom and the economics…

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Aug. 19, 2024

How to keep employees happy

Give employees autonomy to make decisions, confidence to complete the work, and the ability to impact or influence change.

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Aug. 19, 2024

Building a Vertically Integrated Property Management Company with Josh Kristoff

In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Kristoff. Josh is a former surface warfare officer and is now the managing partner at Nomad Capital Ventures and Kristoff Real Estate Investments. In this discussion, Josh talks about the stark differences he saw leading a manufacturing company compared to working inside of…

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Aug. 18, 2024

Serving in the military is not an excuse to let off the gas

Getting out of the military doesn't mean its time to coast. You're qualified and highly able to accomplish big things. Don't rest on past accomplishments.

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Aug. 18, 2024

Diversity just for the sake of diversity

Equality doesn't mean we have 25% of this race and 25% of this all adding up to 100%. Equality is about opportunity and not including people to meet arbitrary guidelines and standards.

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Aug. 17, 2024

Why would I need factoring?

The better you understand your payment terms, the better you can mange your working capital.

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Aug. 17, 2024

The translatable skills from military to business

Veterans are able to succeed at the level of accountability they're willing to hold themselves to. Whether its starting a business or taking a traditional W2, applying yourself and the skills you've learned will set you apart immediately.

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Aug. 16, 2024

Bad Days Happen to the Best of Us

Just because you aren't happy doesn't mean something is wrong. Happiness is a spectrum and how you manage that day to day is driven by your actions.

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Aug. 16, 2024

Defining and Executing Business Strategy with Susan Maly

In this episode, Brock speaks with Susan Maly. Susan is former Air Force and Booz Allen now working as a fractional Chief Strategy Officer for small technology companies. From this conversation, expect to learn how to structure your writing and how to speak more eloquently. Susan was a speechwriter during…

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Aug. 16, 2024

How Fair Trade Impacts Global Coffee Prices

Matt Bishop, CEO of Iron Mule coffee out of Boise Idaho, has built his own coffee supply chain to bring in coffee directly from the growers.

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Aug. 15, 2024

A run in with David Goggins in the barracks

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Aug. 15, 2024

The Great Power Competition

The GWOT may be behind us, but the future is full of new and scary challenges.

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Aug. 14, 2024

BRRRR - Buy Rent Rehab Repeat Repeat Repeat

The strategy that gets a lot of people into real estate. Extremely interest rate dependent.

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Aug. 14, 2024

Diagnosing the Issues in Military and Civilian Medical Practices with Josh Thompson

In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Thompson. Josh is a former Army medevac pilot and now a fractional CFO. In this conversation, we talk about the family dynamics of the military, and how to live for your legacy and not your resume. We hear about Josh's experience in command…

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Aug. 12, 2024

Ins and Outs of the Metal Fabrication Business with Josh Smith

In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Smith. Josh is former EOD tech and now the owner of a large welding and fabrication business. We talk about how his business is looking to adopt e commerce strategies and the pros and cons of customization versus mass adoption. He walks us…

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Aug. 10, 2024

The 6 Components of EOS (from book Traction)

EOS, entrepreneurial operating system, is one of the most popular ways business systematize their business. Mike is an EOS implementer and gets into the knitty gritty of each component and how it moves your business forward.

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Aug. 10, 2024

Define Your ICP

"Everyone" is not a market. Your product or service should be aimed a very specific buyer persona or ICP. From where you find them to how you communicate and deliver the product to them - these are all pieces that can be custom tailored to how that specific ICP prefers…

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Aug. 9, 2024

Working Backwards: Amazon's Key Tools for Success

In this episode of the Scuttlebutt Podcast, host Brock Briggs delves into the fundamental principles that propelled Amazon from their first sale in the 1990s to a staggering $575 billion in revenue by 2023. Drawing from the book 'Working Backwards' by former Amazon employees Colin Breyer and Bill Carr, Brock…

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Aug. 7, 2024

Building a Sales System

All the components of making a sale broken down.

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Aug. 7, 2024

What’s the ROI? If you’re going to chase shiny objects, there better be a pot of gold waiting.

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