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According to 8-figure agency co-founder Sam Sherman, if you are not following the Profit First method, then you're robbing your business without even realizing it. In this brutally honest interview, Sam explains why treating your companys revenue like a personal bank account is the fastest way to kill growth. You will also learn the other way founders rob their business: by refusing to let go of the technical work and failing to become a true leader. Check out the company: https://sociummedia.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - The Hardest Thing to Balance is Your Family03:32 - My Grandfathers Legacy: Reinvesting in Your People07:04 - The Two Kinds of Businesses: Lifestyle vs Growth10:43 - How We Built an 8-Figure Agency on 95% Referrals18:03 - The Constant Battle for an Agency to Stay Relevant28:15 - Are You Robbing Your Business by Doing The Technical Work?31:30 - Youre Robbing Your Business (The Profit First Method)35:15 - The Pressure of Answering to Investors39:26 - Acknowledging My Own Failures and Growth40:12 - The Lonely Island of Entrepreneurship: You Cant Do It Alone📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the hidden fees in franchising that can destroy your profits? In this essential interview, Tom Rutledge, co-owner of the hospitality group RDMS Group, reveals the contractual traps that many new franchisees fall into. He explains how you can be locked into expensive, closed-circuit purchasing contracts and how your marketing dollars can be spent on campaigns that will never benefit your location. This is a masterclass on the importance of due diligence and why, for many, buying a franchise is just buying a very demanding job. Check out the company: https://rdmsgroup.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - From Big Finance to The Trenches of Small Business03:26 - The #1 Reason People Buy a Franchise (And Why It's a Myth)06:57 - The #1 Reason Most Founders Fail10:11 - Why You Must Learn to Speak Accounting13:36 - The Contractual Traps That Will Drain Your Profits16:57 - The Hidden Fees That Make Your Franchise Unprofitable23:29 - The Misconception That Franchises Are Passive Income26:40 - How We Use Our Accounting Firm to Grow Our Other Businesses30:00 - The Secret to Building Real Relationships33:08 - Why Being "Busy" Is Not the Same as Being Successful36:06 - The Most Important Thing I've Ever Learned📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your safe corporate job actually a dead end? In this eye-opening interview, Kyle Kuderewski, Operations Manager of Web Street, reveals a powerful alternative to the traditional career path. He breaks down a new model of fractional investing that allows you to passively own a piece of cash-flowing online businesses—like eCommerce, SaaS, and content sites—without having to run them yourself. This is a masterclass for anyone who feels trapped in their career and is looking for their only way out. Check out the company: https://webstreet.coBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - Why Your Corporate Job Isnt as Safe as You Think03:20 - Fractional Investing: The New Way to Own a Business06:58 - How Our Investors Get Paid Without Doing Any Work10:25 - The "Fund in a Box": How We Protect Your Investment13:47 - Digital Real Estate: The Most Overlooked Asset Class17:04 - The Four Types of Online Businesses We Buy23:55 - Who is This For? The Mindset of Our Investors27:08 - Why You Dont Want to Run a Business Yourself30:26 - Our Strategy for a Profitable Exit33:25 - How to Do Due Diligence (Without Analysis Paralysis)36:21 - The Worst-Case Scenario Is Never as Bad as You Think📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a world facing climate change, AI disruption, and economic uncertainty, you have to ask: why does your hard work doesnt actually matter? In this deep and philosophical interview, Yasir Drabu, the founder and CEO of Tazaa, Inc., confronts this dystopian reality as a "cautious optimist." He shares how becoming a father completely transformed his worldview, shifting his focus from personal success to a mission of leaving the world better than he found it. This is a masterclass in finding purpose, developing resilience, and understanding how your children can become your greatest teachers in honesty and integrity. Check out the company: https://taazaa.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - The Nihilist's Dilemma: Does Anything Truly Matter?03:39 - The Selfish Reason You Feel Good Helping Others07:26 - The Self-Perpetuating Loop of Making Things Better11:05 - A Story That Stuck With Me More Than The Money18:07 - The Core Message of All Religions is The Same21:55 - Are Your Children Destined for a Dystopian Future?25:55 - A Cautious Optimist's View on Climate Change & AI29:42 - Why Your Hard Work Doesnt Matter (If You Are Selfish)33:34 - How Parenthood Forces You to Change Your Worldview37:22 - The Constant Battle Between Work and Family41:16 - How My Son Taught Me to Be Brutally Honest📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For CEO Vikram Saxena, the brutal reality of an Indian boarding school was a survival for the fittest environment where he once woke up with his entire bed in the middle of a bathroom. In this deeply personal interview, Vikram reveals how the hardships of his childhood gave him the profound observational skills and empathy he uses to lead his 100-person company today. You will learn his father's powerful advice to find his true nature instead of just a career, and why he believes in putting his employees on a higher pedestal than his customers. Check out the company: https://bettercommerce.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - Why I Only Have a Small Circle of Friends03:32 - The Flaw in Work-Life Balance07:11 - How I Traveled to 50 Countries on a 30 Pound Salary10:57 - I Woke Up in a Bathroom: My Boarding School Trauma14:24 - Why I Put My Employees Before My Customers17:42 - The Conditions Under Which I Would Sell My Company20:55 - Why We Have No Middle Management24:20 - My Fathers Advice: Dont Find a Career, Find Your True Nature27:47 - Why the CEO is Always The Bad Guy31:09 - The Empathy I Learned From Hardship34:32 - The Mental Torment is Worse Than The Physical38:01 - How Golf Became My Meditation📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Glenn Akramoff discusses working with his son in their business, highlighting the challenges and rewards of the father-son dynamic. They explore resistance to change in the workplace and the benefits of transitioning to electronic submissions for business efficiency. The duo shares insights on embracing digital transformation and automating workflows to streamline operations.

What if the reason your team doesn't respect you is because you are too kind? In this provocative interview, 20-year CEO Christy Pretzinger explores the fine line between kindness and weakness. She explains how a well-intentioned culture of kindness can slip into codependency, leading to a lack of accountability and respect. You will learn her powerful mantra, Dont mistake my kindness for weakness, and hear the story of how she fired a major client for being unkind to an employee, proving that true leadership requires fierce boundaries. Check out the company: https://writergirl.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - The Fine Line Between Kindness and Weakness03:55 - How My Mother Taught Me That Criticism Was Love07:39 - The Real Reason You Attract Critical Partners11:16 - Your Kindness Is Why Your Team Doesnt Respect You14:50 - The Danger of a Codependent Team Culture18:27 - Dont Mistake My Kindness for Weakness22:28 - You Must Fire a Client to Protect Your Team26:58 - The Cultural Balance Sheet: A Better Metric Than Profit30:48 - Is Your Tech Stack Destroying Your Teams Joy?34:30 - How We Start Every Team Meeting With Meditation38:04 - Using The Enneagram to Create Radical Empathy41:55 - The Most Important Thing I Have Ever Learned📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the real reason why Gen Z is broke? According to 8-figure entrepreneur Joe Rare, it is because they are completely unrealistic about what it takes to achieve anything. In this brutally honest interview, he argues that the younger generation lacks the skills, discipline, and willingness to move to a place with a lower cost of living . Joe also shares his own story of going to zero after the 2008 crash, and reveals the number one secret of the ultra-wealthy: they never sell their assets. Check out the company: https://level9virtual.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - Why Gen Z is Unrealistic About Money04:25 - If You Are Broke, Pick Up and Move08:22 - Passive Income Requires an Obnoxious Amount of Work12:39 - How I Had 14 Properties and Went to Zero16:49 - The #1 Secret of Billionaires: Never Sell Your Assets21:14 - My Responsibility to Create Generational Wealth25:42 - The Real Solution to Your Money Problems29:49 - The Market Determines the Price, Not Your Feelings33:29 - The Secrets of Trusts for the Uber-Wealthy37:25 - An Economic Crisis is Happening Right Now41:48 - How to Buy a Boring Business from a Baby Boomer45:58 - Failure is The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After overcoming his own addictions, CEO Greg Sobiech discovered the SHOCKING truth about mental health for entrepreneurs: your habits are just symptoms of a deeper, limiting belief system . In this brutally honest interview, the founder of a 140-person company shares how he realized his five-cup-a-day coffee habit was a symbol of a manic mindset that was driving his team crazy and preventing his company from scaling . This is a masterclass on the psychological evolution a founder must undergo to grow, and why the mindset that gets you started is the same one that will eventually hold you back.Check out the company: https://www.delvedeeper.comBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - My 5 Cups of Coffee a Day Addiction03:35 - My Manic Mindset Was Driving My Team Crazy07:05 - The SHOCKING Truth About Mental Health10:39 - Addiction is What Stops You From Unpacking Your Potential14:30 - What Got You Here Will Not Get You There18:04 - The Psychological Shift from Founder to CEO21:23 - The Terrifying Leap to Achieving Goals Through Others24:43 - The Entrepreneur's Paradox: Confident But Full of Self-Doubt28:30 - Why It's So Painful to Let Go of Control32:03 - You Must Stay in Your Lane to Scale35:40 - Finding Your True Area of Greatness39:06 - It Is Okay to Be a Work in Progress📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you stuck in the mental prison of being right? According to measurement expert Chris Mercer, the moment you decide you are absolutely correct, you lock yourself in and lose the ability to see other solutions . In this deep conversation about the psychology of failure, Chris reveals why the most powerful phrase a leader can say is, I could be wrong. You will learn his unique method for solving problems by fixing the previous problem first, and his philosophy on adopting a useful belief, even if it is not objectively true, to stay empowered and break through mental log jams. Check out the company: https://www.measurementmarketing.ioBook a 1-on-1 advisory session with me to apply these principles to your business: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory👀 CONNECT WITH SEANSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@seanweisbrotLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrotInquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com🕒 CHAPTERS00:00 - A Counter-Intuitive Way to Handle Failure04:37 - Are You Trapped in a Mental Prison?09:16 - A Belief Only Needs to Be Useful, Not True13:08 - My Podcast Is Failing. What Should I Do?17:24 - Your Network is The Key to Getting Unstuck21:16 - You Must Redefine the Rules of Your Own Game25:33 - The Starfish Story: It Mattered to That One30:00 - Why AI Failed to Replace My Human Editor34:49 - A Strategy to Connect Your Podcast to Your Business43:19 - How to Help the Market Find Your Solution47:41 - The Most Powerful Phrase a Leader Can Say📈 WORK WITH ME▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://calendly.com/wltb/advisory▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/collaborate▶ My AI/Automation Agency: https://optimai.aiLeave a Review (it truly helps us grow): https://welivetobuild.com/review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.