The Root of All Success with The Real Jason Duncan
The Real Jason Duncan
Welcome to The Root of All Success with The Real Jason Duncan—a podcast where I uncover the real stories behind today's most successful entrepreneurs, creatives, athletes, artists, and leaders. In every episode, I dive deep into honest, unfiltered conversations that reveal how these trailblazers define success, overcome challenges, and craft transformative strategies to excel in their industries. I'm not just your host—I'm an entrepreneur behind 12 thriving ventures and the founder of The Exiter Club, a mastermind community dedicated to living #TheExitLifestyle. I built XOS™ (The Exiter Operating System) to empower business owners to transition from the daily grind to becoming strategic owner-investors, creating a life that blends professional achievement with personal fulfillment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, my journey—from an 8th-grade history teacher to a serial entrepreneur—has been fueled by a passion for authentic success. Outside of my business interests, you'll find me enjoying motorcycle rides, RV adventures, and cherishing everyday moments with my high school sweetheart of 30 years and our two grown children. My life, both personal and professional, is guided by unwavering faith in Jesus. Tune in on all major podcast platforms and YouTube for actionable insights, fresh perspectives, and inspirational stories that can spark your own journey toward balanced success. And if you’re feeling overwhelmed or burnt out in your business, visit businessburnouttest.com to take our Business Burnout Test and get personalized recommendations to reignite your passion and transform your life.
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Aug 2, 2022 • 45min
092: Rhythm vs. Routine with Ryan Cote
Today’s guest, Ryan Cote is the Founder of Morning Upgrade, a business dedicated to raising the awareness of personal development and morning routines. He is also co-owner in Ballantine, his family's marketing agency and roofing company. And at the same time, he's also a professional real estate investor. Ryan lives in New Jersey with his wife and 3 daughters. Watch now and learn how setting up a simple routine can drastically change your outlook. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 26, 2022 • 50min
091: Find Success by Helping Others Succeed ft. Marco Torres
Today’s guest has been an entrepreneur since age 9 when he started his first business as a paperboy having the biggest paper route in San Juan Puerto Rico by age 12. Marco then went on to open an after-hours nightclub, in San Juan, by the age of 23. He later moved to Florida to bring up his young family and ended up in the travel industry running telesales and marketing for a big private corporation. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Marco brought in nearly a Billion dollars over 8 years for this company before branching out with some new partnerships and creating the fastest growing travel company in North America from 2010 to 2020 with Bookvip.com. This turned out to be hugely successful and before long they were leveraging tens of thousands of video testimonials on their website and reaching sales of 250 million, with over 1 million travelers to date. He and his partners have revolutionized the incentive industry by making complimentary hotel stay certificates from 3 to 7 nights in over 125 worldwide destinations, plus hotel savings cards, and restaurant vouchers incredibly affordable, allowing small businesses to stand out from the crowd and compete with the big boys. Watch now and learn how Marco was able to turn one of his passions into a profitable and lasting business. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2022 • 47min
090: Buying Time with Money ft. Chandler Walker
Today’s guest started his entrepreneurial journey after graduating from the University of Nevada Reno with a degree in Biochemistry and forgoing a medical pathway to pursue a brick-and-mortar wellness facility. He then pivoted to an online health practice a year before the COVID lockdowns. After scaling both businesses to the 7 figure level and doing 3000-4000 sales consultations, Chandler was frustrated with the way sales were taught. He was tired of the old-school objection handling, aggressive tactics, and salesy attitude taught by most sales trainers. So he looked back at what he was doing, combed through his notes, and created Compassion Conversations. A therapeutic-driven, psychological-based sales system centered around compassion and care. Chandler has taught over 3000 people his system of compassion Conversations and has the goal to change and redefine the landscape of sales altogether. Chandler also invests regularly in the crypto markets and bought Ethereum when it was $15, obtaining a 20,000% increase and turning $250 into 50k.Watch now and learn what it takes to take that first step into entrepreneurism. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 12, 2022 • 57min
089: Using Your Knowledge for Profit ft. Graham Cochrane
Today’s guest is the author of “How To Get Paid for What You Know” and is a business coach to over 3,000 premium customers worldwide. He founded The Recording Revolution, a 7-figure online music business, in 2009. He now hosts over 80,000+ monthly followers on his podcast, YouTube, and blog, talking about business, mindset, productivity, and psychology. Graham has been featured in Business Insider, CNBC, Yahoo!, and The Huffington Post. Watch now and learn how you can create profits without sacrificing hours just by using your existing knowledge. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 5, 2022 • 1h 11min
088: Investing in Your Relationships ft. Brian Adams
Today’s guest is the President and Founder of Excelsior Capital, where he spearheads the investor relations and capital markets arms of the firm. He has 10 years of experience in real estate private equity and has advanced knowledge in best practices for strategic real estate investing. He has also served on the Board of Sirrom Partners, LP, a single-family office investing across private and public asset classes since May of 2008. And since May of 2017, he has served on the Investment Committee for Solidus LP, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investment opportunities in Healthcare and Technology. Brian Adams has also served on the Advisory Committee for the Southeastern Family Office Forum since December of 2016. Brian is a former practicing attorney, earning his J.D. from Suffolk University and his B.A. from Wesleyan University with Honors. Watch now and learn how you can summon your superpower and how to use it to your advantage.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 28, 2022 • 1h 7min
087: Moving Up with Experience ft. Clark Vitulli
Today’s guest is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Tennessee company, MUSIC CITY CHIEF EXECUTIVES, Clark Vitulli. Clark chairs four groups totaling 70+ CEOs, Business Owners, Key Executives and Emerging Leaders, totaling $3.1 B in revenues under contract in the Nashville area, on behalf of VISTAGE Worldwide. Over the course of his career, Clark has had the privilege to help lead many business units and executive leaders, and now partners with VISTAGE to continue his three business passions: - helping companies and leaders grow - helping plan their successful exits - and "giving back." Clark is a four-time winner of the VISTAGE Chair Excellence Award and also Rookie of the Year Award. He is also a Senior Executive with hands-on leadership experience with large OEM corporations ($5.5B in sales), over 10,000 retail dealerships, turn-arounds, brand building, manufacturing, product launches and successful start-ups that bring vast breadth and depth of executive leadership experience and qualifications with many businesses. Watch now and learn how you can start planning for your next biggest success story.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2022 • 1h 16min
086: How to Use Life Insurance to Get Permanent Compounding Interest on Your Money ft. Jason Weiss
This is a special bonus episode of The Root Of All Success from a recent episode of The Entrepreneur Masters Series. in which Jason hosted Jason Weiss as the guest expert and they talked about how properly structured whole life insurance is a way to grow and protect your wealth. If you have ever heard of "bank on yourself", the "infinite banking concept" or "becoming your own banker" then you know exactly what we're talking about. Never heard of any of those things? Then this episode is gonna blow your mind. Check out the full video of the episode at https://youtu.be/SNhYtuszsgc.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2022 • 1h 4min
085: Make Money Doing What You Love ft. Craig Handley
Today’s guest is an entrepreneur, speaker, musician, and philanthropist. He believes in “living life like an extreme sport.” He is an expert in Hispanic Marketing, Direct Response Marketing, and Sales and Brand expansion, Handley is the CEO and founder of the hugely successful “Listen Up Espanol,” which was named #1 in Business Products and Service (#27 overall) on Inc Magazine’s 500/5000 list. Handley’s businesses employ over 1,000 employees and have cumulatively done over 500 million in sales within the last five years. He started his professional career as a paperboy, winning a contest to go to Disney for most new subscribers at the age of 13, he followed up with 3 years of door-to-door insurance sales, where he again won the companies highest award 8 times. Watch now and learn how passion and tenacity can lead you to great success just like Craig.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 14, 2022 • 59min
084: Change Your Money Story with Dr. Amanda Barrientez
Today’s guest, Dr. Amanda Barrientez, known as "The Money Healer," is an NFA - No Fucking Around - Business Consultant who helps coaches and online entrepreneurs heal their relationship to money so they can work less, make more and have fun on their business building journey! After going from food stamps to building a 6-figure business fast, she's been on a quest to teach entrepreneurs how to make more money doing exactly what they love to do. Watch now and learn how you can start making the changes needed to become better at what you do.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 7, 2022 • 56min
083: All or Nothing with Ryan Blair
Today’s guest, Ryan Blair is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur and the founder of his latest company, AlterCall. At just 21 years old, Blair founded his first company, 24/7 Tech. His biggest endeavor yet has been the overhaul of ViSalus, the company behind the Body by ViTM 90-Day Challenge, a weight and fitness transformation platform. In 2008, he invested his last million dollars on a new business model that would later revolutionize the 118 billion dollar direct selling industry. In 2012 Blair sold the company in a $792.4-million-dollar transaction. Blair wrote his first book, 'Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain.' in 2011 and it became a #1 New York Times Best seller.' In March 2013, Blair released his paperback version of his #1 New York Times Best Seller, Nothing To Lose, Everything To Gain: How I Went From Gang Member To Multi Millionaire Entrepreneur. Watch now and learn what it takes to grow up in the face of adversity.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
