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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Oct 25, 2021 • 56min
042: Growing with Humility ft. Dr. Garry Vermaas
With more than twenty-five years of experience in structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design and construction, today's guest, Dr. Garry Vermaas, founded BASE4 and Stonepile Construction College. As a CEO with a Ph.D. and a Master's in Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University, he focuses his extensive knowledge and influence on offering executive coaching and leadership development to team members and is also licensed as a Professional Engineer in 48 states. Dr. Garry Vermaas has authored numerous publications, provided expert testimony in his field, and currently leads BASE4 and Stonepile Construction College as Chief Executive Officer. Watch now to hear the fascinating story of the life and journey of the highly successful entrepreneur, Dr. Garry Vermaas. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2021 • 1h 4min
041: Planning Your Exit Like a Pro ft. Joe Valley
Today’s guest is Joe Valley, who after building, buying, or selling half a dozen of his own companies, helped build one of the leading online-focused M&A Advisory firms in the world. Now, after facilitating nearly 1/2 billion in exits, he has written the bestselling book The EXITpreneur's Playbook - which shares real-life stories of successful and failed exits, and teaches readers how to reverse engineer a pathway to their own eventual exit. Over the last nine years, he has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs whose goal is to achieve their own eventual exit. Joe is also a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional, Bestselling Author, Guest Speaker, Podcaster, EXITpreneur, Advisor, and Partner at Quiet Light Brokerage. Watch now and learn how Joe was able navigate through the pitfalls of an entrepreneur while also perfecting the art of being an EXITpreneur. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2021 • 1h 13min
040: Unlocking the Secrets of Financial Literacy ft. Matt Bodnar
Today's guest Matt Bodnar, is a great example of how far you can go with the right amount of entrepreneurial spirit. Matt, who was named "Forbes 30 Under 30" and partner in multiple "Inc Fastest Growing Companies," is an expert deal maker and strategy specialist who scales businesses across multiple industries. He is the Chairman of Fresh Technology, Cofounder & Managing Partner of Fresh Capital and Fresh Holdings. He has more than a decade of experience in investing with his family office Bodnar Investment Group, and is even the Creator and Host of The Science of Success Podcast with more than 5mm downloads. Matt had also previously worked as a consultant in Nanjing, China and spent several years at Goldman Sachs. Watch now and learn how he was able to accomplish a myriad of goals in so little time, and how you can make the most out of your time and money. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 6min
039: Create Your Perfect Future ft. Dr. Rubin Cockrell
Today's guest is Dr. Rubin Cockrell, an Award-Winning International Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur and Professor who also serves as CEO of Positive Images & Associates LLC, a global consulting firm specializing in educational leadership. From being on the verge of getting locked up for 20 years at the age of 20 to having four degrees, Dean of a University and starting a global consulting company by the age of 26. Dr. Cockrell has built everything he has by hand from the ground up, and prides himself in the ability to work with any type of person and provide positive results. Dr. Cockrell’s book, “The Hidden Curriculum” Life Lessons You Won’t Learn in a Classroom is currently represented in businesses, government, the Armed Forces and educational sectors. Watch now and learn how Dr. Rubin got to where he is now by learning important lessons in life from people, business, and finance.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2021 • 1h 3min
038: The Fastest Way to Learn ft. Stephen Scoggins
Today's guest is Stephen Scoggins, a highly successful, multi-million-dollar serial entrepreneur who is not only a best-selling author, but also the creator of Transform U, a proprietary Life Mastery System dedicated to coaching Fortune 500 leaders, professional athletes, entertainers, hardworking individuals, and everyone in between. In order to help each of his clients accelerate their progress, Stephen uses his three decades of setbacks, failures, breakdowns, losses, successes, and comebacks he has faced in his journey to help those in need. His leadership has been featured nationally in EO Fire, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, Grit Daily, New York Wire, PR News Wire, Haughty Living, NBC, ABC, Evan Carmichael's Top 10, and many more. Watch now and learn how Stephen works to create success and what variety of tools he uses, including social outreach, national media, and transformational live events. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 7, 2021 • 59min
037: The Strategy to Outsell Your Competition ft. Lucas Robinson
Lucas Robinson is a great example of how far you can go with enough endurance, passion, and perseverance. His entrepreneurial spirit was first discovered in 1997, when he opened his first shaved ice cart at the age of 16. The week after graduating high school, Lucas spoke with the store manager of a local Lowe’s and offered to sell shaved ice out front. Then one year later, he went to Walmart's headquarters and offered the same deal. By 2004, Lucas decided to expand his location and traveled to Puerto Rico, only to learn within an hour of arriving that street vendors were selling shaved ice for $3.75 less. By 2005, Lucas came up with a concept for selling mailboxes door to door, which only took one day to plan. He would begin to print out mailboxes from Lowe’s online catalogue and offer businesses to sell and install them. The first day, a customer said yes and netted him a $100 profit on a $200 sale, which ultimately led to him continuing his mailbox business. He and his wife worked day and night due to the non-stop work, sometimes not even leaving their condo for weeks at a time. As a result of the financial collapse, in 2008, the mailbox business was slowing down. Watch now and learn how Lucas and his wife were able to pivot out of the mailbox industry and reach high levels of success.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 4, 2021 • 1h 5min
036: Taking Advantage of Your Unique Perspective ft. Blake McCall
Blake C. McCall started his career in sales by working in the business machines, software, and telecommunications industry. Since working with big companies like Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Pizza Hut, Granite Construction, and Volunteers of America, Blake utilized his knowledge and became self-employed for 4 years before deciding to do something completely different. In 2017, he received an offer to take over the nationally recognized salon and spa, Joseph Cozza Salon. Which has since been recognized by “Leading Salons of the World”, being the second salon in San Francisco to be awarded. It was also featured in Kerastase’s “Top 100 Salons” in the world for 3 consecutive years, along with being recognized as the “Best Place to Work” in San Francisco. Two years later, Blake took over a salon in Granite Bay, CA. and by 2020, successfully rebranded his stores to Blake Charles Salon. Watch now and discover how Blake was able to make the transition from sales to salons without ever losing money or hope.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2021 • 53min
035: Practicing Consistency to Achieve Perfection ft. The Biz Bros
Our first two-person guest is here to talk about their incredible story of how they became successful media growth specialists. While preparing for the opportunity to become professional soccer players, they realized a job would be needed to help fund their journey, as well as make a large impact in the world. Since a typical job was not an option, the Bros made numerous business attempts such as stickers, t-shirts, ebooks library, social media marketing, and videography. It wasn’t until they noticed an interest in books, podcasts, and events, leading them to the discovery of content. With the lessons they learned from helping successful entrepreneurs build content, the Biz Bros have built their own "Content Machine" to guide others in creating value-packed assets to increase their audience and achieve success. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2021 • 56min
034: Doing What It Takes to Live a Successful Life ft. Erik Peterson
Erik Peterson is one of those entrepreneurs whose determination and spirit is almost contagious. Erik has been active in the real estate business for the last 18 years, with a majority of those years having been with Sequoia Equities, a multifamily real estate investment firm with over $4.2B of assets under management. Erik has acquired approximately $2.5B in assets and over 9000 units, while also working as principal of Equity Consultants Real Estate, an investment firm which invests in retail, land, mobile home parks, multifamily, office, and other financial products. Erik Peterson is a founding partner of Granite Oak Capital, which is a firm focused on mid-stage private equity investments, and is also currently a licensed real estate broker in the State of California, Oregon, and Washington. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 4min
033: You're So Close to Being Your Best Self ft. David Wood
David Wood is an interesting and experienced entrepreneur who worked as Consulting Actuary for major Fortune 100 companies including Sony Music, Chanel, and Exxon. David left 20 years ago to build the world's largest coaching business, and has since then become #1 on Google for "life coaching", serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. After having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, and managing his severe anxiety and depression, David has learned what it takes to survive, and live a full intentional life. He is the author of "Get Paid For Who You Are," with foreword by Jack Canfield. He was nominated to the Transformational Leadership Council alongside such thought leaders as Don Miguel Ruiz, John Gray, and Marianne Williamson. Watch now and learn how you can live to your full potential, and what it truly means to live without regret. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
