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Dr. Alicia Newsome – The Hidden Cost of Hustle- How You Can Win at Work Without Losing at Home
What if the very thing driving your success… is quietly burning you out?In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, Dr. Alicia Newsome…
Van Carlson – Risk, Wealth, the Entrepreneur’s Edge: Protecting What You Build
Most entrepreneurs spend their time thinking about growth.Very few spend enough time thinking about risk.But the truth is—one unexpected event can threaten everything you’ve…
Dave Perry – Faith, Grit, and Passion: Building Perry Cattle Company
What does it really take to build a cattle company from the ground up?In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, we sit…
Adam Fink – Marine Corps to Building a Business – Our most honest interview yet!
This might be the most raw and honest conversation we’ve ever had on From The Ground Up Show.In this episode, Erick sits down with…
Green Ridge Solar – Turning Electrical Skill Into a Renewable Energy Company
What happens when two entrepreneurs with construction grit, electrical expertise, and a shared obsession with doing things the right way decide to bet on…
Bob Zimmerschied – Built the Hard Way: Work Ethic, Faith: Making an Entrepreneur
In this episode of From the Ground Up Show, Erick sits down with serial entrepreneur Bob Zimmercheid for a powerful, down-to-earth conversation about grit,…
Sam Clikeman – From Fireline to Founder: Building a Global Mead Empire
What happens when a wildland firefighter walks away from the fireline… and decides to build something that lasts?In this episode of From The Ground…
Dima Sobovoy – Eight Kids, Business, Kingdom Mission- from Welfare to Leadership
In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, host Erick Loden sits down with entrepreneur, father of eight, and founder of Contractor SEO…
Greg McAfee – Why Execution Matters More Than Ideas
What does real leadership look like when growth, culture, and execution all matter at the same time?In this episode of From the Ground Up,…
Ken Dickson – Building What Lasts: Leadership Lessons from Construction
What does it really take to build something that lasts?In this episode of From the Ground Up, Erick sits down with construction leader Ken…
Merv Zook – The Last Man Standing Faith, Family, and finding God’s path in Trades
What does it really take to earn your place—and keep it?In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, we explore leadership, responsibility, and…
Brian Gottlieb – $3000 start-up to $1 Billion in Sales– scaling the right way
What does it actually take to scale a business to $1,000,000,000 in sales in just 12 years—and sustain it?In this episode of From the…