Real Business Owners

Obviously, no one wants to lose integral key players of the day-to-day operations of your business.   One of the most common ways to avoid this is to pay them well and offer additional value compensation, but there are always risks in doing so.   In this episode Kale and Trevor examine the potential drawbacks of the proverbial golden handcuffs that we as entrepreneurs put on ourselves when we rely too heavily on just a few key players. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

Time is precious, and decision fatigue can overwhelm you. Learn to design your life by minimizing options and making purposeful choices. Discover the power of daily discipline and routine in fostering personal growth and strong relationships. Emphasizing intentional living, strategies like setting personal days can lead to a more balanced life. Explore how mindset and habits can transform your financial and emotional well-being, guiding you toward your aspirations and a more fulfilling existence.

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. But while people can be insanely good at one thing and terrible at another, they also have the time and resources to to improve themselves on both accounts.   In this episode of Real Business Owners, Trevor and Kale discuss the popular idea of spending your time and energy on your personal strengths instead of your own weaknesses. They discuss the merits of favoring either your strengths or weaknesses and ultimately at what point you should prioritize investing time over one or the other. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

At 19 years old, Shane Brinkerhoff started his first company which would eventually lead him into becoming one of the founders of the digital marketing online revolution that was just beginning in 1995. This was before Facebook, Twitter or even Google. Shane is an entrepreneur that has managed to come out ahead through nearly almost 30 years of being an online business owner. He has learned through trial and error, through partnerships, mentorship and dot com bubble bursts, reasons and just about everything else. In this episode Trevor and Kale talk to Shane and learn how he has created his own luck through preparation and by keeping an eye out for opportunities. He shares with us why he keeps working and building businesses despite retiring nearly 18 years ago. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

It is no secret that the world is steadily going down the proverbial toilet. The theories for why it is like this are countless, but at the end of the day it boils down to a simple fact: people today do not have any standards or values. In this week’s episode, Trevor and Kale talk about standards and values and their value in the modern world. From covering their own personal experiences before and after implementing their own standards and values, to the positive effects it can have on your professional and personal life, Trevor and Kale will get down to the nitty gritty and highlight exactly why standards and values should matter to you. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

A business partnership is just like any other relationship. You get out of it what you put into it.    You won't always agree, but you have to agree to always communicate in order to be successful.   In this episode, Kale and Trevor have a very honest and real conversation about where their perspectives have been and what they have been working on to overcome those challenges.   They talk about how they have managed to realign both of their vision of their businesses for their clients, their employees and the other partners all the while preserving their friendship. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

Discover the four essential disciplines for a fulfilling life: faith, family, fitness, and finances. Explore how neglecting any of these pillars can lead to imbalance. Learn how personal faith enriches family relationships and the value of consistency in daily routines. Delve into the significance of predictability in cultivating mental energy for life's challenges. Plus, uncover the interconnectedness of these areas and the importance of using money as a tool for meaningful investments.

Nowadays it seems like people are trying new things just because someone told them to do it. People see hyper successful individuals toting their own finely tuned routines and then they try to replicate it. But more often than not people never ask a very simple question: is this routine right for me?   On this solo episode, Trevor will discuss routines and the best way to make one tailored to you. From implementing new things into your schedule, to establishing consistency, to deciding what things you should prioritize your valuable time on, we will ultimately teach you how to create and adjust your routine while also keeping "what is right for you" in mind. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

In this episode, Trevor and Kale talk about the skill sets and demands required for a start up business vs the skill sets and demands that are required to run a business at $15 million.  They open up about the pains and lessons they have learned on their growth into a multi million dollar operation and they discuss what will be required of them and the staff to move into their next phases of growth. Trevor and Kale discuss their strategy to replace themselves from the daily executive responsibilities of the companies. They are on the hunt to hire a high level executive that has experience leading companies in the 50+ million dollar range and share their perspective on what to look for. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com

Steve Pedrosa, owner and President of Triton Consulting Group, a Southern California commercial construction company that oversees K-12 school district facilities.   In this episode we learn what it takes to come from being known as a scrappy scrappy street fighter and custodian to work and grind to become the director of facilities for one of the largest school districts in SoCal.   Most people wouldn't walk away from a secure future and comfortable six figure income to start a business during the pandemic, but that's what makes Steve a certified Bad A$$. If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.com