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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Dec 2, 2021 • 58min
052: Developing a Successful Mindset ft. Rebecca Satori
Today’s guest is Rebecca Satori, an intuitive business coach, published author, and accomplished speaker whose purpose is to help entrepreneurs and business owners grow wealth and to make a huge impact through their companies. Using her four signature pillars to success: systems and structures, team, sales, and integrity, Rebecca coaches numerous businesses to evolve into high-impact business strategies that cultivate a Healthy Business Eco-system™. With 3-decades of expertise in psychology and intuition, she helps eliminate subconscious beliefs and patterns that bottleneck the business owner and company's success and is directly involved in the behind-the-scenes of many 5 million dollar + revenue-generating businesses, alongside running her own successful coaching company and apprenticeships. Watch now and learn some secrets to maintaining the correct operating system for your team, and how you should approach the idea of success. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 29, 2021 • 50min
051: The Second Best Time Is Now ft. Mike Michalowicz
As Mike Michalowicz is one of the most successful entrepreneurs on the show, he is no stranger to adversity and recognizes the importance of failure. After becoming a small business angel investor, Mike proceeded to lose his entire fortune and was forced to start all over again. So what did he decide to do? Mike knew he could utilize his existing knowledge of the industry to help struggling entrepreneurs around the world. This led him to become the author of Get Different, Fix This Next, Clockwork, Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Today, on top of being a bestseller author, Mike leads two new multi-million-dollar ventures, and is currently a popular main stage keynote speaker on innovative entrepreneurial topics. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2021 • 53min
050: Someone Else is Making the Money You’re Not ft. Dr. Glenn Toby
Today’s guest, Dr. Glenn (Sweety G) Toby, is quite different from others on the show. From being a Hip Hop pioneer to teaching others about philosophy and entrepreneurialism, Dr. Glenn Toby wears many hats and does it all from his unique perspective. Facing adversity and poverty as a child, Glenn knows the struggles of homelessness and has made the film ‘Solutions To Overcoming Poverty’ as well as traveling the world in search of a cure to end the disease of poverty. Glenn’s epic story is told from a perspective that speaks directly to its audience, coming from a place of sincerity and truth. From the eyes of a homeless child, to the mind of a man who has committed his heart and soul to improving global conditions. It is Dr. Toby's relentless mission to make a positive impact in the lives of the men, women and children who live amongst us, yet are struggling daily to overcome the heartbreaking and debilitating downward spiral of poverty. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2021 • 1h
049: Optimize and Overcome ft. Spencer Hilligoss
Today’s guest is Spencer Hilligoss, the CEO & Co-Founder of Madison Investing, a real estate investment firm specializing in real estate syndications. As a passive investor and active syndicator, he understands the unique challenges that busy professionals face when starting out on their REI Journey. Prior to pivoting to real estate, he held several executive roles in the financial technology industry, building high-performing teams across numerous companies valued at over $1B. Throughout his career, one thing has remained consistent: his ability to keenly focus on professional development-helping teams and individuals reach their full potential. His mission now is to arm investors with the know-how they need to make confident investment decisions tailored to their individual life goals. He is a member of the 2021 Forbes Real Estate Council and has been featured in publications such as Business Insider. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2021 • 58min
048: Develop the Skills of a Leader ft. Andy McDowell
Today’s guest is Andy McDowell, an entrepreneur and engineer by trade and a creative by nature. He has a Bachelor's Degree from Georgia Tech in Electrical Engineering and a Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State. After spending 22 years with the Boeing Company, in 2002, he began his journey into entrepreneurship within a Corporation when he was asked to develop an Airspace Design Consulting business from scratch that would serve the global government market. Naturally, his aviation work took him around the world and enabled him to work on high-profile projects -such as preparing the Beijing and Sochi Airports for their respective Olympic Games. With this experience, Andy has learned a myriad of advice. Watch now and learn how you can use his strategic skills to Generate Your Value in your personal and professional life.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2021 • 1h 14min
047: Every Plan Affects Your Vision ft. Dan Vega
Today’s guest is Dan Vega, an entrepreneur, investor, speaker, business coach, talk show host and producer. Starting his first business at 19, he has written and spoken in the field of business for over 25 years, achieving extreme success in several careers including sales, marketing, management, corporate restructuring and consulting. He understands the business world from top to bottom and has helped many companies to become profitable, multi-million dollar enterprises. He now holds ownership in several successful companies and is personally invested in several spaces in the market. He started his television journey a few years ago as the producer and host of Tuesdays With Dan, a late night business talk show which featured weekly guests, including entrepreneurs and top celebrities. Dan has coached everyone from celebrities to some of the top companies found in Forbes Magazine. He specializes in helping existing companies maximize their profits while reducing their costs and overhead. Although Dan is recognized as one of the top motivational speakers today, he believes that motivation alone will not achieve financial success. Watch now and learn what Dan Vega considers essential for success. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2021 • 1h 6min
046: Defeating the 3 Factors of Fear ft. Patch Baker
Today’s guest is Patch Baker, a serial entrepreneur, expert marketer, investor, and speaker, who specializes in creating extraordinary results and growth for businesses. Patch spent nearly 15 years serving our country and is a Service Disabled Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Patch has acquired a unique set of skills through multiple acquisitions and business exits while connecting Veteran and non-Veteran owned businesses, and individual Patriots, with brands and businesses which support our Nation's Warfighters. His consulting clients range from Fortune 500 clients to Veteran-owned start-ups. Patch realized that high quality video content needs to be paired with the right advertising and market research in order to be entirely effective, leading him to start a media marketing company. Watch now and learn what it means to be perfect in the workplace, and what key factors contribute to fear. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 8, 2021 • 1h 7min
045: Creating the Path to Personal Fulfillment ft. Janet Hogan
Today's guest is Janet Hogan, an entrepreneur who wears many hats. Starting as a punk rock model, then a movie actress by 21, later becoming a soap star, restaurant owner and Australia's youngest ever writer to win a Lion at the Cannes Advertising Awards. After starting and running an ad agency with her partner, Janet also had a multi million dollar real estate development company, setting up 6 businesses in total. However, with all the success she encountered, there was a lingering question on her mind; “Is that all there is?”. Then soon after, the 2008 global financial crisis took everything away. Starting from scratch, Janet reached the breakthrough she needed to get back up, and start helping others through her new program, The 5th Door. Today Janet dedicates her life to working as a Breakthrough Coach and Facilitator for business owners and entrepreneurs, guiding them to finding what it is that is keeping them stuck so they can replace that inner emptiness with a sense of real fulfillment. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 1, 2021 • 1h 16min
044: Activating Yourself to Lead Others ft. Virgil Herring
Today's guest is Virgil Herring, who after winning TN Section PGA Teacher of the Year in 2003 and 2015, and Middle TN Chapter Teacher of the Year 6 times, is now the Director of Golf at Ensworth High School. As a former Charter Member of Golf Channel Academy, Virgil is also the golf analyst for CBS WSMV-TV Newschannel 5 here in Nashville, TN. Since 1997 Virgil has helped 198 junior golfers earn a golf scholarship, taught 2 PGA Tour winners, 2 Korn Ferry Tour winners, 3 players to become #1 in the NCAA, and was TSSAA Golf Coach of the Year in 2019. He is a 3-time Best Selling author (The Golf Journal, Elevated, Excavated) and hosts two podcasts, On The Virg and Elevated with Drew Maddux after hosting a radio show on the #1 sports radio station in the country, 1045 thezone, for 17 years. Watch now and learn life tips from not only a golf coach, but a teacher of life. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2021 • 1h 5min
043: Action Over Ideas: Take Your First Step ft. Tyler Cauble
Today's guest is Tyler Cauble, a young but highly successful entrepreneur who sold over $12,000,000 in commercial real estate while working for Vastland Realty Group from the age of 21. As a millennial working in an industry with an older average age, Tyler realized he could innovate and disrupt the industry by incorporating new technologies and practices, leading him to create The Cauble Group. He then launched his Amazon best-selling book ‘Open For Business: The Insider's Guide to Leasing Commercial Real Estate’, then three and a half years later, the company sold over $68,000,000 in real estate. Tyler has also started multiple companies since, including Parasol Property Management, and Hamilton Development, which owns $25,000,000 in real estate with another $47 million in projects underway. The Cauble Group is growing rapidly as it specializes in keeping East Nashville weird and fun. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
