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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Apr 26, 2021 • 49min
008: The Process to Success: Working Towards a Goal with Derek Godwin
Texas-born and Tennessee-raised, Derek Godwin has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to change the world. Derek graduated college at the top of his class. Fast forward years later, he now owns and operates many businesses that range from real estate to engineering and even technology that bring in over $40 million annually in revenue. Today, Derek sits down with Jason Duncan over some cigar to talk about the process he’s taken to reach success. He also opens up about his definition of success which is working together towards a goal. Learn from Derek’s process and discover how you, too, can be successful.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 26, 2021 • 51min
007: Helping Entrepreneurs Find Their Zone of Genius and Achieve Mindset Mastery with Mike Zeller
As a business owner, wearing all hats in your business is not only optional, but absolutely detrimental to achieving your goals. You need to find your zone of genius and operate within it so that you can focus on doing what drives the most value to your business. One of the world’s preeminent life coaches and motivational speakers, Mike Zeller, specializes in helping entrepreneurs in this regard. On his way to becoming one of America’s top entrepreneur mentors, Mike is easily the most famous entrepreneur you’ve never heard of. Listen to his conversation with Jason Duncan to learn more about his two-pronged program that sets entrepreneurs up for the success they’ve always strived after. Plus, see if Jason’s five principles of success hold up to Mike’s teachings as well!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 1min
006: Finding the Right Niche Market and Rising to the Top with Jason Ridgel
Jason Ridgel is a self-proclaimed "serial collaborator", entrepreneur, community activist and... a whiskey distiller. He's managed to combine his talent in all these fields to partner with a host of brands and create his own. One of his newest ventures is Guidance Whiskey, a passion project aimed to diversify spirits and raise the platform for Black-owned businesses. Without compromising on quality and flavor, and by partnering with the best, he's cemented his brand's place in the spirits field. Join us today as we sip on some whiskey and have some cigars while Jason takes us through the highs and lows of his career. He talks about his commitment to entrepreneurship, working three jobs to get where he is today, and about his multiple projects, which include community health initiative "Hydrate the Hood". Listen in.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2021 • 49min
005: Make The Best Decision Today: Lessons From The Journey Of A Hippie-Raised Entrepreneur With Jason Weiss
“What is the best decision today?” All throughout his journey, Jason Weiss asks himself his question every day. Raised in a family of San Francisco hippies, Jason was used to living in the moment and not worrying too far ahead. In fact, the concept of success as defined in the dictionary is quite strange to him as he is constantly on the move. Jason Duncan follows his journey from backwoods California, to baseball, to bookselling, to being a lawyer involved in politics, to practicing in a firm that exclusively deals with a single famous person’s estate matters, and to being his own boss as the CEO of a company that provides wealth and estate advice to high net worth individuals. Listen in and see how Jason D’s five P’s hold up to Jason W’s colorful entrepreneurial journey. Spoiler alert: the fifth P fits perfectly to Jason W’s story. Listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 6min
004: Ideas And Execution: What Separates Entrepreneurs From Wantrepreneurs With Neil Amrhein
There is no shortage of brilliant ideas, but what separates the real entrepreneurs from the wantrepreneurs is the execution. It is the reason why we always see incredible stories of unlikely people bootstrapping themselves to success in business. A lot of times, you don’t even need to have a groundbreaking product or process to disrupt the market; you just need to make improvements and applications that nobody has thought of before. Neil Amrhein, the founder of All About Care and My Goat, certainly embodies that successful entrepreneur vibe, having moved from room service to politics to home health and now to lawn care. To Neil, there is no one way to run a company – indeed, he uses two very different methodologies to grow his home health business and his lawn care operation. Despite the difference in the two business models, what ties them together is Neil’s readiness to execute instead of getting caught up in the idea stage. Listen in to learn if Jason Duncan’s five P’s hold up to this quirky outlier in the entrepreneurial universe.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2021 • 46min
003: From Finance to Real Estate: The Indisputable Keys to Success with Meg Epstein
Many think that success is individual gameplay, but when you take a closer look, you'll find some common things that intersect among most, if not all, successful companies. Jason Duncan has the theory to back that, which underscores the five indisputable keys to success: passion, place, people, preparation, and plan. In this episode, he discusses this with Meg Epstein, a real estate developer with over a decade of experience creating innovative and smartly designed homes and neighborhoods and the founder of the development firm, CA South. Beginning with her success story, Meg shares how she walked away from a perfect career in finance and moved to Nashville to start her development company. She also gives her thoughts about what she thinks success is, what role money plays in it, and how you extend it by helping others. Plus, Meg then dives deep into her passion, the people that helped her along the way, and her plans and strategies for even more growth.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2021 • 51min
002: Helping Entrepreneurs Exit Gracefully and Get What They Want out of Life ft. Andrew Kilpatrick
What can you accomplish with a Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics and Religious Studies? Apparently, quite a lot. Before founding his own private equity firm, Markham Capital Partners, Andrew Kilpatrick has been in the trenches for a while doing things that had nothing to do with that degree. But his forays from one thing to the other eventually led him to a space where he can make a difference in helping entrepreneurs get what they want out of life by providing them with generous exit solutions. Joining The Real Jason Duncan in this episode, Andrew tells us how passion, place, people, preparedness and plan all played into his huge levels of success in all the roles life has placed upon him to play. Listen in and pick up a thing or two that can guide you on your own path to success.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2021 • 47min
001: An Intro to The Root Of All Success
Today’s episode is quite different from the rest. Instead of interviewing a guest, Jason Duncan will share his own incredible story of becoming an ‘accidental entrepreneur’, starting the Root Of All Success podcast, and the trials and tribulations he faced on his journey to success. Jason also shares some stories from past guests, lessons, and how he created the five keys to success and exit without exiting strategy. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://therealjasonduncan.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
