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Inside the Conversations

Season 1 is currently in production. Watch selected short-form highlights from our first guest conversations.

Guest Highlights

Inside the Conversations

Season 1 is currently in production. Watch selected short-form highlights from our first guest conversations.

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Latest Clip · Episode 6 Ben Kalkman

Growth Didn’t Come From Doing More, It Came From Choosing What Not To Do

Ben explains how specialization, client caps, and better systems helped Rocket Media grow by focusing on fewer things with more depth.

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Ben Kalkman grew Rocket Media past the $3 million mark by rejecting the usual agency growth model. Instead of chasing every client and service, he specialized deeply, protected his team from overload, and built systems that made the work repeatable.

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Episode 5 Jessica Martin

The Front Office Walked Out, Then the Practice Had Its Best Month Ever

Jessica shares how a practice rebuilt its front office systems from scratch after a sudden team walkout and ended up having its most productive month ever.

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Jessica Martin helps healthcare practices improve growth by creating better systems, stronger patient experiences, and more trust between teams and patients.

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Episode 4 Michael Griego

If It’s Not About Revenue, Why Are We Talking?

Michael cuts through vanity metrics and explains why every part of the sales system needs to stay connected to revenue.

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Michael Griego helps high-growth companies turn founder-led selling into a repeatable sales system. In this episode, he explains why charisma can get a company to its first few million, but process, messaging, hiring, and accountability are what allow sales to scale.

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Episode 3 Thales Teixeira

Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Didn’t Start With Digital Marketing

Thales breaks down how three iconic companies found their first customers in the real world before scaling through larger acquisition channels.

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Thales Teixeira, former Harvard Business School professor and co-founder of Decomposer.ai, explores how companies outgrow the strategies that first made them successful. This episode is about customer acquisition, digital disruption, and knowing when to move into the next phase before the old playbook fails.

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Episode 2 Shawn Khorrami

If You Could Only Pick One Skill?

Shawn answers the founder question directly: if he could keep only one skill while building a business, which one would it be.

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Shawn Khorrami brings experience from building multiple eight- and nine-figure businesses. His conversation focuses on the decisions that compound.

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Episode 1 Lance Tanaka

I Stopped Networking, Revenue Dropped 50%

Lance explains how pulling back from daily networking cut revenue in half, and what that taught him about consistency.

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Lance Tanaka built a global executive coaching business through disciplined daily networking, then learned the hard way what happens when it stops.

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