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Builders of Authority is the go-to podcast for entrepreneurs looking to level up their game in all facets. With a focus on personal branding and growing your business, host Adam McChesney, brings on high level entrepreneurs who have experience growing companies through branding. You will learn tactics and strategies, not theories, from guests on the podcast while understanding what you need to do in order to reach new levels of success.
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I started my first official business when I was 27. It was a side hustle in the digital marketing space. I went full-time at 28 back in 2020. I always wonder what life and business would have been like if I started earlier. Today’s guest is someone that’s done just that. He’s someone who I highly respect for his hustle and work ethic at such a youn…
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Are you stuck in firefighter mode instead of scaling like a CEO? In this episode of Operator Revolution, Jason Carvalho (Founder, HUMANUS.VC) and Clint Overton (Founder, Boardroom Bullpen) unpack the tactical frameworks fractional operators use to turn chaos into clarity. Whether you're a founder overwhelmed by recurring bottlenecks or a fractional…
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In this episode of Operator Revolution, Jason Carvalho and Clint Overton break down the real-world playbook for successful outsourcing. Whether you're a startup founder trying to extend runway or a PE-backed COO scaling fast, this episode offers a comprehensive and tactical guide to building powerful distributed teams. Outsourcing is no longer just…
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🎙️ Operator Revolution Season 2, Episode 14 Title: AI Readiness Isn’t Optional: A Strategic Wake-Up Call for Operators Episode Summary: In this episode of Operator Revolution, co-hosts Jason Carvalho and Clint Overton unpack what it really means to be AI-ready in 2025. With tools like ChatGPT, Intercom, and Gemini being rapidly rolled into tech sta…
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In this no-fluff episode of Operator Revolution, Jason Carvalho and Clint Overton tackle one of the most critical—and most mishandled—disciplines in modern business: change management. 🚨 With 75% of companies in a permanent state of transformation but only 34% seeing success, most teams are burning time, budget, and trust. Why? Because they skip th…
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Today I’m joined by fellow AU member, Zach Fagas. Zach and I actually went to grade school together. I was a year older. We have been connected online probably since Facebook was even a thing. It wasn’t until a few years ago that we started interacting and having conversations. About a year ago I was actually on his podcast (also hosted here at AU)…
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I’ll start by saying that I strongly dislike financials, accounting, taxes, etc. Today’s guest is truly an authority and subject matter expert in this space. He and I connected online over a year ago. Then he came to our 2nd BOA event last June. Since then we have had the opportunity to get to know each other even better, and we are in the process …
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One of my favorite FB groups is Blue Collar Millionaire. If you’re a home services company or contractor and you’re not in the group, go join it right now. I’ve been in the group for almost 2 years now, and met some incredible people along the way. Today I’ll be interviewing one of those individuals. While this will actually be the first time talki…
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Being a member up here at Adventure Unknown has given me the opportunity to meet some incredible people. If you’re here in St. Louis and haven’t come up to visit, let’s get you up here ASAP. Today’s guest is someone I met here a few months ago. Over the last few months we have gotten the opportunity to chat a lot about business and life. A lot of p…
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Description: I’ve been investing in masterminds and self development since 2020. Along the way I’ve met some amazing people. It’s even better when you meet those people and they are local to you. Today I’m joined by Dr. Danny Roach of Cornerstone Chiropractic of Warrenton. A few years ago we got connected through the Arete Syndicate, and ended up g…
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We are live here from Adventure Unknown in Fenton, MO thanks to the amazing folks at Punchline Productions. Today I’m joined by someone I met through being a member here at AU. We had been meaning to meet up for awhile after I joined in August, and the timing never worked. At the AU Christmas Party, we got the chance to connect, sing some karaoke a…
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Welcome back, everyone! Due to a guest cancellation, I’ve decided to role with a solo episode. The timing is great, because we just ended an incredible Q1. I’m making a YouTube video about the quarter itself right now. But today, I want to dive into what I’ve learned over the last 6 months since re-launching my digital marketing agency. 6 Lessons i…
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Today’s episode is with someone who is a client of our digital marketing agency, and has been since October. And the way that it all came about was the perfect storm of personal branding gone right. Nearly a year prior I added him on Facebook, and I didn’t cold DM or pitch him ever. I simply said if he ever needed help with digital marketing to let…
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Today I’m joined by someone that I met over 3 years ago. We connected on LinkedIn and ended up grabbing coffee a few different times. He & I talked a lot about life and business and realized we knew a lot of the same people. St. Louis is a small town at the core where everyone knows everyone. One of the times we met, he had been telling me about a …
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Back in 2011, I took my first business class in college. I had heard about this professor who had a really innovative way of teaching inside of the business school at Columbia After taking that class, I ended up having quite a few classes with him and he ended up becoming my Advisor for a little while. It was in 2012 during my junior where I took m…
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Today’s episode is with a guest who I’ve known for about 4 years now. We met in a digital marketing mastermind that I was a part of previously. He’s someone that I highly respect because of his track record in the digital marketing agency and SEO, and his results and expertise speak for themselves. I now have a pretty good detector as to who is rea…
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Today we have a virtual episode coming to you via Zoom. This guest and I had the opportunity to meet back in June of last year at The Thing in Nashville. We shared the stage speaking at that event, and then also The Thing in Orlando back in November. She is someone that always lights up the room and leaves the stage impacting the audience by provid…
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Today’s episode is with a guest whom I met at The Thing in Orlando back in November. There’s been a lot of recent guests who I met at that event and they’ve all been amazing episodes, and I know today will be just the same. I will probably not do this guest justice by introducing her and her practice and how it helps business owners, so I will let …
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I don’t know how it took us this long to schedule this episodes, but I’m grateful we are doing this today. About a year and a half ago, I got connected to this individual. Since then, he has joined our BOA Mastermind, became a digital marketing client, and one of my biggest supporters. He’s a friend, someone I can go to and get advice from, and som…
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Today is going to be a great episode. I have known this individual for over 5 years now. He and I met in a group where we were learning digital marketing way back in the day. Since then, we have been active in Apex together, and now he is a 1-1 coaching client of mine and a member of our BOA Mastermind. My guest today is Lewis Vandervalk. He is the…
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It’s been a minute since we had an in person episode. And today’s episode has an interesting back story, that I’m really excited to dive into. On New Years Eve I was scrolling social media and saw this individual posting about his daily life in college. I like following trends and seeing what’s working, and it was clear that this was. Then I realiz…
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In an interview on The Great Business Stories of St. Louis with Dr. Mike Smith, Jeff Minor, Co-Founder & CEO, and Rachel Minor, Co-Founder & COO of ReveelData, share their journey of building a company that is transforming how businesses harness data. They discuss the inspiration behind ReveelData, their mission to simplify data analytics, and how …
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Today is going to be a great episode. I recently met today’s guest at the end of last year through a mutual connection. We had the opportunity to hop on a zoom call and get to know each other and learn more about what we were up to in business. We both quickly realized that we knew a lot of the same people, and had both done some pretty incredible …
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In an interview on The Great Business Stories of St. Louis with Dr. Mike Smith, David Berger, founder and CEO of Envision by Design, shared his journey in building a full-service marketing agency that bridges the gap between print and digital marketing. He discussed the early challenges of establishing the company, from securing clients to adapting…
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Today I’m excited about the opportunity to interview someone I had the chance to meet back in June of last year while speaking at event with him. Since then we have spoken at multiple events together, and I’ve just really enjoyed having this person in my support system. He may not know it, but I’m a huge of fan of his, constantly learning from him,…
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Today is going to be a great episode. I’m interviewing someone I’ve only briefly talked back and forth over messenger with, but I know that she’s going to be an incredible guest. She and I are alumni of the Coach to Coaches program with Ben Newman, and when I saw her bio and started consuming some of her content, I knew she would be a perfect fit f…
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In an interview on the Great Business Stories of St. Louis with Dr. Mike Smith, Greg Hoffman, one of the founding members and original creators of RYZE Adventure Park in Maryland Heights, shared insights into the park's growth and unique offerings. Located at the bustling I-270 and I-70 interchange, RYZE Adventure Park draws attention from over 93 …
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Today is an episode that I’ve been looking forward to for quite some time now. I’ve been following this person since I went full-time with my agency back in 2020. We have been connected online for a few years and I’ve consumed so much of his content, but it wasn’t until April 2024 that I got to meet him in person when we shared the stage at SEO Spr…
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Today I’m joined by someone that I got the opportunity to share the stage with back in November at The Thing in Orlando. And let’s just say I’m really glad I went before her, because she is an absolutely phenomenal speaker who brings the energy. It would have been tough to have followed her. I’m excited to interview her here today and learn more ab…
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In an interview on "Great Business Stories of St. Louis" with Dr. Mike Smith, Luke Schuette, the founder of Renuteq, discussed his journey in building the only U.S. company certified for structurally engineered bamboo. He has partnered with global leaders such as Amazon and BMW. Despite facing challenges, including the pandemic, Schuette's passion …
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Season 2, Episode 11: "Mastering Meetings: Alignment & Accountability in Action" Join Jason Carvalho, founder of OperatingAcademy.com (📍Toronto), and Clint Overton, founder of Boardroom Bullpen (📍St. Louis, MO), as they dive into one of the most debated topics in operations: meetings. Love them or hate them, meetings—when executed with precision—ca…
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Today I’m joined remotely by someone I just met online a few months ago. Last month I had the chance to be on his podcast, and since then have continued to learn more about him and his company. He and his company are working on some really exciting things with AI, and I’m excited to dive into that even further today. My guest today is Spencer Harma…
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Today’s guest is someone who I’ve been following for awhile online, and had the opportunity to meet in person last month and share a stage with at The Thing in Orlando. He has millions of followers across all the various social media platforms, and is hands down the most influential from a metric standpoint of any guest we have had on the podcast (…
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In this interview with Dr. Mike Smith, Mike Martin, founder of Mike Martin Media, reflects on his 16-year journey building a successful video production company based in the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis. Specializing in professional storytelling, brand-consistent video production, and long-term client partnerships, the company has worked…
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Today we have a solo episode coming to you, that’s going to help you prepare for 2025. This episode is being recorded in December, but will air on 1/2. If you haven’t planned for 2025 yet, you are behind the ball, but it’s not too late. You have a chance to still do it. -Take an inventory of where you were at in 2024 -Reverse Engineer where you wan…
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Today we have another special episode lined up for you. I met today’s guest earlier this year online, and then we have now spoke at some of the same events together. I was a guest on his podcast earlier this year, and we are going to be doing some training and education stuff coming up in the new year. He’s one of the most down to earth people you …
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We have an in person episode at a new venue today, Adventure Unknown. AU is here in Fenton, MO and a business & travel club that I joined back in August. What an incredible place and community this is. Today is going to be a cool episode. We have a former NHL player, and St. Louis Blues. Someone who I remember watching growing up play for the Blues…
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In this interview with Dr. Mike Smith, Clint Overton, Managing Partner of Boardroom Bullpen, shares the story behind his premium fractional executive services firm, which he co-founded to support growth-stage companies with experienced C-suite talent. With a commitment to transparency, Boardroom Bullpen offers month-to-month engagements, allowing c…
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In an interview with Dr. Mike Smith, John Boll, the owner of The Credit Care Company, shared his 15-year journey in the credit repair industry, highlighting the importance of listening, problem-solving, and personalized service. He detailed strategies for improving credit scores, including maintaining a diverse credit mix, keeping credit card usage…
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We have an in person episode at a new venue today, Adventure Unknown. AU is here in Fenton, MO and a business & travel club that I joined back in August. What an incredible place and community this is. Today I’m joined by someone who I’ve had the opportunity to meet by being a member at AU. That is truly the power of the network here. We have been …
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In an interview with Dr. Mike Smith, Sheila Buswell, the founder of Bustle Biomedical, discussed her groundbreaking device called "Upward Mobility," designed to assist patients in rehabilitation hospitals with essential daily tasks like toileting. This innovative solution helps patients regain independence while reducing the physical strain on heal…
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In this interview, Dr. Mike Smith from Action Coach St. Louis West talks with Dr. Maureen Hughes, founder of Total Harmony Integrated Wellness, about her 10-year journey in health and wellness, specializing in Thai Massage. Dr. Hughes explains how her practice blends ancient hands-on therapy techniques with modern wellness principles, helping clien…
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In an interview with Dr. Mike Smith, Wayne Coleman, Managing Director at Armanino and founder of a royalty compliance organization, shared his journey from auditing for Johnny Cash to building a niche business that ensures artists, companies, and licensees receive proper royalty payments. In 1971, Coleman leveraged his CPA skills to design audit pr…
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In an interview with Dr. Mike Smith, David Phillips, owner of Amicus IT Solutions, shared his 30-year journey in the IT industry, emphasizing the importance of persistence, adaptability, and a people-first approach. Inspired by entrepreneurial parents, Phillips started his business to help small and midsize companies navigate technological challeng…
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In an interview with Dr. Mike Smith, Dave Chronister, founder of Parameter Security, discusses his journey since launching the cybersecurity firm in 2007. His company specializes in security assessments, PCI certifications, digital forensics, and managed services. Despite initial challenges—such as starting the business right before the 2008 financ…
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Today’s guest is someone that I’ve known for over 3 years now. He became a client around that time, and since then we have done business together almost the entire time (minus a few months). He also became a client of WinRate Consulting this year so I’ve had the opportunity to meet him in person and build the relationship even further. He is someon…
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We have another in person episode today at Half Coast Studios. Today’s guest and I have been connected for a few months after being members at Adventure Unknown. He is someone that values hard work, consistency, and taking action. I’ve only just got the opportunity to get to know him even better, and I’m looking forward to diving into this episode …
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Today’s guest and I have been connected online for a bit, but haven’t talked much. One of my recent guests and friends Scott Snofke, did a text introduction between us a few months back and he recommend that I have this guest on the show. I had heard a lot about him from Scott, and seen him online, and got excited about this episode. Connect with B…
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I’m pretty excited about today’s in person episode. This guest and I have been connected for 8+ years after playing softball together. Unfortunately our team has folded because many of us are old, but nonetheless he and I have built a relationship over the last couple of years. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to be a guest on his show, and …
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Today we have a solo episode. ❗️Life & Business Update ❗️ I hinted at this the other day. I’ve been excited to finally share this news with everyone today. Some of you may know this, but I know that many don’t. I haven’t been at Hite Digital since February of this year. I spent almost 3 years at Hite as both a franchisee and partner of the company.…
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