Builders & Doers

They told him he was just a kid who saw puzzles in everything. Now, the government is paying for his education, IBM is pushing him into their highest partner tiers, and researchers with PhDs are calling him "Doctor."What happened in between?A 90-day system. A radical obsession with patterns. A decision to treat his life like a series of focused, high-stakes experiments.In this episode, Dr. Malcolm Adams shares the unorthodox playbook he used to achieve post-doctoral expertise in five industries, from aerospace to AI, without a traditional path. He didn’t just read the books by Buffett and Hill; he lived them in 90-day sprints.Discover:🟢 The 90-Day Learning System.🟢 How to win contracts by building your business around their requirements🟢 The critical difference between being qualified and being eligible🟢 Why treating your personal brand like a business is crucial for successConnect with Malcolm:https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolmadams/Connect with your PERFECT coach at coachfinder.ai🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro02:31 - The 90-Day Experiment That Changed Everything04:02 - Using Warren Buffett's Playbook to Build My Empire05:21 - How I Became a "Doctor" to PhDs Without a Degree07:31 - The Government Is Paying Me to Go to School09:35 - From Quietly Working to a U.S. Senate Commendation12:08 - Using AI to Solve America's Food Crisis14:52 - My Unfair Advantage: Co-Developing Products with IBM20:18 - Why Society is Addicted to Escapism & Failure22:08 - Politicians Aren't Running Simulations, And It's Costing You26:24 - The Simple Heuristic That Exposes Incompetence30:49 - How to Build a Future-Proof Career from Nothing36:23 - A Moonshot Idea to End Food Insecurity41:19 - The Tool I Can't Live Without42:41 - The Book That Saved My Life#CareerHacking #SkillStacking #Polymath #Entrepreneurship #AI #FutureOfWork #SustainableAgriculture #MalcolmAdams #SystemsThinking #PersonalDevelopment #Innovation #Tech #DigitalTransformation #EconomicEmpowerment #LifeDesign #TheBDPodcast

Betsy Pepine dismantled every box they tried to put her in: the family pressure to become a doctor, the soul-crushing corporate job she wasn't passionate about, and the infuriating "slap in the face" of being judged by her gender instead of her grit. What happens when you trade a safe path for one you're passionate about? What does it take to find power in failure and embrace discomfort as a growth strategy?Discover:🟣 The Visionary vs. The Operator: Why you need both to scale any business🟣 The daily habit Betsy does to ensure profound change in her life🟣 How to instantly spot if someone truly has a growth mindsetConnect with Betsy:https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsypepine/https://www.betsypepine.com/https://www.tiktok.com/@gainesvillerealtorConnect with your PERFECT coach at coachfinder.ai🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro1:12 - "I Wasn't Passionate": The Truth About Her Pharma Career 2:22 - The Visionary vs. The Operator: Why Most Businesses Fail 4:30 - Lessons from an Icon: How Sara Blakely's Father Engineered Her Success 6:32 - I'm Most Comfortable Being Uncomfortable9:36 - Is Change For Change's Sake a Bad Thing? 11:15 - Rejecting The "No": Barbara Corcoran's Shark Tank Story 14:00 - Hiring for Growth: The One Interview Question That Reveals Everything 17:05 - Breaking Family Chains: The Pressure to Be a Physician 20:15 - It's a Slap in the Face: Being the "Token Female" 23:10 - Underdog or Not: A Hard Truth 29:43 - A Hand Up, Not a Handout: A Better Model? 31:20 - Why is Affordable Housing an Unsolvable Puzzle? 38:23 - The Case for Multi-Generational Living 40:04 - How a House Changes a Family's Entire Future 42:40 - Rapid Fire: Life-Changing Books, Mantras & Investments 44:34 - Redefining Success: Then vs. Now 45:04 - Breaking Your Own Boxes: The Next Step#CareerChange #FindYourPassion #PassionOverPaycheck #PurposeDriven #JobSatisfaction #CareerAdvice #DreamJob #Fulfillment #EntrepreneurMindset #RiskTaker #QuitYourJob #Motivational #Inspiration #DoWhatYouLove #SuccessMindset #TheBDPodcast

Your biggest business mistake is trying to look perfect.We’re taught to hide our failures and present a polished brand story. But your audience doesn't connect with perfection; they connect with real human experience. Your flaws, your mistakes, and your complex journey are your most valuable assets.In this conversation, entrepreneur Mona Bavar explains how to build a brand that people trust by embracing imperfection.Discover:🟢 Why "mistakes" are just data that can guide your strategy🟢 How to tell a brand story rooted in your real childhood, not a marketing plan🟢 A method to use AI as a creative tool without erasing your unique, flawed voice🟢 How vulnerability builds a level of trust and connection that polished marketing can't touchConnect with Mona:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bavar/https://www.blueapples.ai/https://dlish.us/Connect with your PERFECT coach at coachfinder.ai🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro02:21 - The 1000-Piece Puzzle of an Immigrant's Life 04:29 - The Iran You Never Saw in the News 08:00 - Your Brand Story is an Echo of Your Childhood 12:55 - The Single Most Powerful Heuristic: Leading with Curiosity 15:50 - Unlearning My MBA: Why "Mistakes" Are Just Experiences 18:19 - The #1 Mistake Everyone Makes with AI (Using It as a Crutch) 22:19 - The Morocco Experiment: Triggering Lost Memories with a Single Scent 27:33 - The One Lesson That Never Stops Being True 32:03 - I Hated Technology. This Is Why I Embraced AI. 37:44 - The Paradox of Choice: Why We Forget We Have Power 39:52 - The Brands That Will Survive the AI Apocalypse 44:13 - Why We Chose a Name for Something That Doesn't Exist 44:50 - Quick-Fire: AI Tools, Go-To Gifts, and Daily Stillness #AI #Branding #Storytelling #Entrepreneurship #ArtificialIntelligence #Marketing #BrandStory #HumanConnection #DigitalMarketing #Creativity #Tech #BusinessPodcast #Leadership #MonaBavar #PersonalDevelopment #TheBDPodcast

In this episode, Alan Lazaros, a computer engineer turned high-performance coach, shares his counterintuitive and logical approach to building a successful life. He explains why the conventional path to "fulfillment" can be a trap and offers a different framework for achievement.Drawing from his engineering background and the profound lessons learned from personal tragedy, Alan presents success as a system. He provides a practical, no-BS look at the mechanics of achievement, challenging the idea that you can have it all at once without strategic sacrifice.Discover:🟣 The paradox of going "all in" on one thing to achieve everything else. 🟣 Why success and fulfillment rarely go hand-in-hand. 🟣 The "self-driving car" model for personal achievement. 🟣 How high goals and high standards can lead to more frustration. 🟣 The dangers of scaling a business too fast, even with 119% growth. 🟣 Why taking more responsibility is the key to a brighter future.Connect with Alan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/https://www.youtube.com/@NextLevelUniversityhttps://www.nextleveluniverse.com/alan@nextleveluniverse.com Connect with Becky on CoachFinder:https://coachfinder.ai/coaches/becky-hayman🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro01:06 - The Car Crash That Forced Me to Re-Engineer My Entire Life03:24 - The Dot-Com Bubble: My Childhood of "Boats and BS"04:23 - From a Yacht to Free School Lunch Overnight05:02 - The Trauma Response That Secretly Fueled My Success08:00 - The Great Lie: Why You're Either Successful OR Fulfilled, Not Both10:38 - The Unsexy Truth About "Following Your Passion"13:27 - Joe Rogan Was Right: Success is Never "Easy"14:24 - The Terrifying Formula That Links High Goals to a Frustrating Life16:37 - The 1-in-a-Million Equation for Health, Wealth & Love17:57 - The 3-Goal Rule: My Exact Framework for Balanced Achievement19:24 - The Paradox: How Going All-In On ONE Thing Unlocks Everything24:01 - How We Grew 119% and Almost Lost Everything30:12 - The McDonald's Principle That Saved Our Business from Collapse31:50 - Why Tesla Shouldn't Sell Energy Drinks (A Warning for All Founders)40:05 - Your Life is a Self-Driving Car Headed for a Cliff... Here's Why42:23 - It Wasn't My Fault My Dad Died, But This Is My Responsibility44:24 - The Woman With No Arms & No Legs Who Annihilated My Excuses48:28 - The ONLY People Who Should Ever Contact Me#SuccessMindset #Entrepreneurship #PersonalDevelopment #MindsetShift #HighPerformance #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #TheGrind #Motivation #StartupLife #Productivity #AlanLazaros #Success #SelfImprovement #NoBS #TheBDPodcast

Stop blaming “low engagement.” It’s a symptom, not the disease.The disease is a Trust Deficit, and it’s quietly draining your company’s lifeblood. The data is undeniable: a 50% drop in productivity and a 76% loss in engagement are directly linked to this single issue.The myth that trust is just a “soft skill” is over. Trust is a hard-wired physiological event, a measurable reaction that you are either creating or destroying with every decision you make.Leadership expert Tracy LaLonde dissects the mechanics of trust and reveals the unintentional ways leaders sabotage their own teams.Discover:🟢 How seemingly harmless habits are devastating to your team's confidence🟢 The neurochemical secret (Oxytocin) that fuels high-performing teams and how to trigger it on command🟢 Why the common mantra “trust must be earned” is a recipe for micromanagement and failure🟢 A step-by-step framework for rebuilding trust after it’s been broken—and why the responsibility is also on you, even if you’re the one who was let downConnect with Tracy:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylalonde/https://www.joychiever.com/Connect with Becky on CoachFinder:https://coachfinder.ai/coaches/becky-hayman🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro02:36 - Confession: How I Conquered the Fear of Public Speaking05:52 - The Post-COVID Trigger That Exposed a Global Trust Crisis07:26 - The Great Debate: Is Trust a Skill You Learn or a Virtue You Have? 08:29 - The 2 Ways You Inadvertently DESTROY Trust Every Single Day 11:50 - Why the "Trust Must Be Earned" Mindset Is a Micromanager's Trap 12:32 - The Oxytocin Loop: Hacking Your Team's Brain for Higher Performance 14:58 - The Deadly Sin of the "Delegation Dump" 16:07 - The Shocking Data: Low Trust KILLS 50% of Productivity 19:12 - A Practical Guide to MEASURING This "Soft Skill" 24:39 - The 5 Pillars for Rebuilding a Broken Culture 28:14 - When Trust Is Broken, It's YOUR Job to Help Fix It 32:24 - Deadlines vs. Communication: What REALLY Matters to Your Team?38:02 - A Script for Employees: How to Push Back on Deadlines Without Fear42:01 - Final Verdict: Stop Leaving Trust to Chance. Make It Your Strategy.#LeadershipDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #Trust #TeamManagement #Productivity #EmployeeEngagement #BusinessPodcast #PerformanceManagement #SoftSkills #CorporateCulture #Micromanagement #PsychologicalSafety #TracyLaLonde #HighPerformingTeams #ManagementSkills #TheBDPodcast

You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, building the “perfect” sales funnel. But the high-ticket clients you want still aren’t showing up. What if the problem isn’t your funnel, but the strategy itself?What if there's a more direct path to landing premium clients?Ann Carden, an entrepreneur who has built and sold seven companies, argues that the marketing systems needed to attract high-end clients are fundamentally different from conventional funnels. Her method is about building influence and creating undeniable value, not just another automated sequence.Discover:🟣 How to build a business that can grow without you (so you can actually sell it)🟣 Why you can't see your own value and are likely undercharging for your services🟣 How to find high-value opportunities with existing clients instead of chasing new leads🟣 The mindset shift that gives you control over your business, regardless of the economyConnect with Ann:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncarden-business-consultant-coach/https://www.youtube.com/anncardenhttps://annlcarden.com/Connect with Becky on CoachFinder:https://coachfinder.ai/coaches/becky-hayman🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro1:00 - From Corporate Career to $15 and a Dream 1:49 - How She Built a Global Business Before Google Existed 2:57 - The Secret to Building Businesses You Can Actually Sell 4:42 - The “McDonald’s Method” for Scaling Your Team 6:15 - “Charge What You’re Worth” Is Bad Advice. Do This Instead. 7:30 - The 2008 Recession Hit. I Risked Everything on This “Crazy” Idea. 11:10 - While They Shut Down, I Found My Unfair Advantage 12:18 - The #1 Skill for Thriving in a Bad Economy: Innovation 15:29 - The $4k Machine I Turned Into a $25k Offer (& a Million-Dollar Business) 18:21 - Your Message Is Wrong: How to Sell the ROI, Not the Features 22:25 - This Is My Primary Revenue Driver (And It’s Not What You Think) 24:50 - A Belief About Business That Kept Me Small 28:08 - How to Find Hidden Gaps in the Market Right Now 30:04 - Selling to a Desire vs. Selling to a Problem 33:47 - The Easiest Money Is Hiding Here (And It’s Not New Clients) 36:18 - Where to Find Ann Carden#Entrepreneurship #BusinessStrategy #RecessionProof #StartupStory #ScalingBusiness #HighTicketSales #MarketingMindset #PricingStrategy #FemaleEntrepreneur #BusinessGrowth #SalesSuccess #SmallBusiness #EconomicCrisis #SuccessMindset #AnnCarden #TheBDPodcast

That task you keep putting off? It’s not your fault.Procrastination isn't a character flaw but a subconscious program running your life, designed to make you run from discomfort. But what if you could override that program in under 60 seconds?Former Daimler Truck employee Bogdan Cristian Neag was trapped by these same cycles of procrastination and self-doubt. He discovered that the secret to taking action isn't motivation; it's a physiological switch.He walks us through the exact 8-breath exercise he uses to shut down the inner critic, detach from the fear of failure, and enter a state of instant focus. Discover:🟢 The hidden programming running your life🟢 Healing cancer with energetic methods🟢 Why most people are breathing wrong🟢 Breaking generational curses through conscious breath🟢 The real reason you're procrastinating (and how to stop)Connect with Bogdan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdanneag/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaMpaEdtMFkdEQKu5uiUQMA/videoshttps://x.com/neagbogdancConnect with your PERFECT coach at coachfinder.ai🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro01:18 - The Journey from Corporate to Breathwork Coach04:19 - Personal Growth and Healing Through Breathwork07:15 - The Power of Breathwork in Stress Management09:20 - Practical Breathing Exercises for Focus and Calm13:32 - Lessons from Influential Mentors in Personal Development17:27 - The Legacy of Ancestors and Personal Growth17:58 - The Role of Coaching in Personal Development21:22 - Understanding Stress and Its Misconceptions23:54 - Transforming High Pressure into High Performance27:17 - Procrastination vs. Perfectionism30:14 - Embracing Uncertainty and Gratitude33:44 - Unconventional Healing Methods37:56 - Living Intentionally: Breathe and Live40:37 - Practical Advice for Everyday Life#Breathwork #Mindset #WimHof #StressManagement #Healing #SubconsciousMind #PeakPerformance #Meditation #AnxietyRelief #Biohacking #PersonalGrowth #QuantumHealing #Mindvalley #RobinSharma #Procrastination #TheBDPodcast

The clock was ticking. 72 hours. $2,000. Or her mother wouldn’t make it.For nine months, Prima Jope had followed all the rules of building an online brand and had made nothing. She was just another aspiring entrepreneur posting into the void, feeling like the world's best-kept secret. Then, crisis hit.In three days, with everything on the line, she threw the guru's rulebook out the window and discovered a brutal truth about selling that no one talks about.It’s a secret that turned her panic into $2,000 cash , and eventually, a multiple six-figure business. Discover:🟣 The "House on Fire" method — the art of finding the one single problem your customer will pay anything to solve RIGHT NOW🟣 Why your "nice-to-have" offers are being ignored🟣 How to become the only person they're willing to trust with their money, even if they've never heard of youConnect with Prima:https://www.skool.com/theworldsbestkeptsecretorbit/abouthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/prima-jope-22a2271b2/Connect with Becky on CoachFinder:https://coachfinder.ai/coaches/becky-hayman🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro01:28 - The "Success Code" My Dad Gave Me; I Rejected It05:20 - 72 Hours to Find $2,000... Or My Mom Dies 08:50 - The Practical Steps I Took When I Froze in Panic 10:40 - How I Found My First $2K Client in a 100-Person Facebook Group 14:04 - The 4 Words That Accidentally Launched My Coaching Career15:34 - The "House on Fire" Secret: Stop Selling Vitamins to Your Clients 19:56 - A "House on Fire" Can Be a Good Thing26:21 - The Man Who Paid $6,000 To Get Into My World (And Then Became My Husband) 30:50 - Finding Your Audience's "House on Fire" 33:52 - How My Family Reacted When I Quit My "Good Job" for Facebook 38:57 - The Real Reason I Finally Quit My Corporate Job 45:28 - Can Anyone Be An Entrepreneur? 52:54 - The Brand Inside Me is Bigger Than Oprah's#Entrepreneurship #PersonalBranding #SalesStrategy #DigitalMarketing #CoachingBusiness #StartupStory #MarketingTips #BusinessGrowth #HighTicketSales #ClientAcquisition #OnlineBusiness #Storytelling #SalesFunnel #UrgencyMarketing #BusinessAdvice #TheBDPodcast

They told her she was running marketing. He told her she was failing.In one meeting, a single, brutal question from a Motorola executive forced Laura Patterson to confront the devastating truth: everything she thought was marketing was a lie. Her work was being thrown in the trash. Sound familiar? You’re busy. You’re chasing shiny objects, playing pinball with your budget, and creating AI content you think is helping. But what if it’s all just doing more damage, faster? Discover:🟣 The hardware store analogy that reveals the fatal flaw in your AI strategy🟣 Why your company is selling products to the wrong people🟣 The simple question that unlocks true customer loyaltyConnect with Laura:https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurapattersonvem/laurap@visionedgemarketing.com🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro03:02 - Austin's Gold Rush: When You Could Get a Job By Spelling "Marketing"04:31 - 9/11 & The Dot-Com Bust: Forging a Business in Fire09:37 - My Boss Ignored Me. It Changed My Career Forever.15:52 - The Wallet Fallacy: Why You're Selling to the Wrong Person17:51 - A Simple Framework to Read Your Customer's Mind19:36 - The "Circle of Traction" a Customer Begged Her to Write24:01 - The Grit Crisis: Why Today's Smartest Minds Quit When It Gets Hard25:44 - Drowning in Data? You're Asking the Wrong Question.29:43 - The AI Bandsaw: Doing More Damage, Faster35:54 - Will AI Take Your Job? The Uncomfortable Truth.38:00 - Rapid Fire: MQLs Must Die, Triathlons & The Best Advice I Ever Got39:05 - Connect with Laura#MarketingStrategy #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #CustomerCentricity #AImarketing #SmallBusiness #StartupAdvice #Leadership #BrandStrategy #DigitalMarketing #SMB #B2Bmarketing #BusinessPodcast #MarketingTips #LauraPatterson #TheBDPodcast

They told you to biohack your way to health. They sold you on supplements, wearable tech, and quick fixes.Here's the truth: the secret to unlocking peak performance, boundless energy, and true longevity isn't in a pill or a machine, but in the one organ that everyone, including your doctor, is ignoring? Meet Nurse Doza and Baldo, the renegade entrepreneurs who went from a broom closet to treating superstars like Shaq by shattering every rule in the book. They built an empire on one "terrible" business decision: giving away their most valuable services for free. In this episode, they expose the fatal flaw in the modern wellness industry and reveal the shocking truth about your liver—the body's master controller for your brain, hormones, metabolism, and energy. You'll discover why you can't outrun the need for fundamental sleep and sunlight , why elite athletes swear by their controversial methods , and the simple, at-home changes that can regenerate your body's most vital engine. Start with Nurse Doza’s FREE 14-Day Liver Reset course mentioned in the episode.Discover:🟣 The fatal flaw in the modern wellness industry🟣 Facts about the body's master controller for your brain, hormones, metabolism, and energy🟣 Why you can't outrun the need for fundamental sleep and sunlight🟣 Why elite athletes swear by their controversial methods 🟣 Simple, at-home changes that can regenerate your body's most vital engineConnect with Nurse Doza and Baldo:https://www.nursedoza.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebaldogarza/🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps:00:00 - Intro01:18 - The "We Made It" Moment (ft. Shaq)02:35 - The "Free B12 Shots" Gamble That Broke All The Rules04:39 - IV Drips vs. Pills: The Brutal Truth About Absorption05:41 - Why Men with Tattoos Are Terrified of Needles08:27 - Designing a Clinic That Feels Like a House Music Bar10:14 - The #1 Myth About Holistic Health11:51 - The Performance Secret of Pro Athletes & Celebs13:46 - Side Effects? "You'll Have More Energy & Better Sleep."15:11 - Biohacking: Are We Really Going to Live to 120?19:29 - The Organ You're Ignoring22:43 - How to Survive 70-Hour Work Weeks Without Burning Out24:23 - A 6-Step Morning Routine For An Unstoppable Day26:56 - Your Body's Regenerating Super-Organ30:51 - Is It Too Late? Can a Damaged Liver ACTUALLY Heal?34:25 - How to REALLY Track Your Liver Health (The Fart Test)37:51 - The Future of Wellness is NOT What You Think40:49 - The Coming Dopamine Crisis We Aren't Ready For43:24 - What We Learned from the CEO of Whole Foods45:50 - The Health Festival That Sparked Million-Dollar Deals51:30 - Your 3-Step Quick-Win Health Checklist51:56 - Where to Find the "Netflix of Health & Wellness"#LiverHealth #Biohacking #HolisticHealth #IVTherapy #FunctionalMedicine #WellnessPodcast #HealthSecrets #FattyLiver #Entrepreneurship #Austin #MentalWellness #Dopamine #Longevity #Nutrition #TheBDPodcast