Your Business Growth Playbook: Breakthrough Strategies to Scale Your Business for Business Owners Who’ve Outgrown Hustle

Are you an established business owner who's hit a growth ceiling, feeling trapped in a cycle of working harder but getting nowhere? Discover the proven playbook to break through your plateau and unlock significant increases in both revenue and profitability.

You've built a successful business, reaching multi-six or even seven figures in annual revenue, with a small team. You're a lifelong learner and an avid reader. Yet, despite your success, you're feeling stuck. You pour more time into your business but what got you here, isn’t getting you there. It's a painful rut: working harder for less profit.

What if there was a simple, tested framework used by top entrepreneurs to ignite hidden growth and dramatically increase both sales and profitability? Your Business Growth Playbook reveals the practical, tried-and-true strategies behind the three key levers every business can pull to scale effectively.

In this powerful playbook, you will discover:

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Paul Pape

From Starving Artist to Thriving Creative Entrepreneur

Paul Eric Pape is a TEDx speaker, author, and creative business strategist known as “Santa for Nerds.” With over 20 years as a successful creative entrepreneur, Paul has designed custom collectibles for Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon while building his own thriving design studio.

Paul is the creator of Gamify Business and author of “The Creative Player’s Handbook to Business” – a revolutionary approach that translates intimidating business concepts into language that creative minds actually understand. Using gaming principles and adventure mechanics, Paul helps artists, designers, and creative entrepreneurs build profitable businesses without sacrificing their artistic souls.

His mission is simple: to prove that you don’t have to be a “starving artist” to be a successful one. Paul shows creatives how to approach business as the creative adventure it truly is, helping them discover that running a business can actually be fun, engaging, and deeply fulfilling.

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Cristian Cibils Bernardes

Founder & CEO @ Autograph

I, Cristian, grew up in Paraguay in an incredibly entrepreneurial family. I watched my parents try and retry until they found success building SMS transport infrastructure for the telcos of Latin America and Africa. They are both Computer Scientists, 50% partners in the business, my mom is the CEO and my dad is the CTO. It is the only case of tech international expansion in Paraguay. I was fortunate to study Symbolic Systems at Stanford, adding a layer of psychology, linguistics and philosophy to my love for computer science. I was a software engineer at Google doing full-stack for Google Shopping, and deep retrieval for Socratic by Google, an AI education app for high schoolers that was #1 in the EDU category during the pandemic. Looking to broaden my skillset, I joined the family business as it transitioned from SMS infra to being a family office with a prominent venture arm, focused on empowering the next generation of Latin American entrepreneurs. After the pivot concluded, I had accrued enough cognitive dissonance from not feeling the earned founder spirit my parents exuded -- and decided to start something myself. Autograph is the only suitable expression I have found for the gratefulness I feel to those who came before us.

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Abstract Essay, now in its fifth season, features Tiffany Featherstone—an extraordinary artist and former realtor—who shares her inspiring journey of transformation and creativity. In this episode, we explore how her background in real estate influenced her artistic vision, the challenges she faced in pursuing her passion, and the unique perspective she brings to the world of art. Tiffany opens up about her creative process, the themes that shape her work, and the ways art can inspire personal growth and connection. Listeners will gain insight into the power of reinvention, the courage to follow one’s calling, and the beauty of expressing life through art. Perfect for art lovers, dreamers, and anyone seeking inspiration, this conversation celebrates the boundless possibilities of creativity.

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Sebastian Chedal helps growth-focused businesses transform their operations through #IntelligentAutomation, combining strategic marketing, AI systems, and data workflows into a single, validated growth engine.

As the Founder & CEO of Fountain City and a sought-after speaker on AI, automation, and digital growth, Sebastian works alongside business owners and marketing leaders to streamline operations, eliminate inefficiencies, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Every engagement begins with validation. His team rigorously forecasts ROI before implementation, ensuring that each system built directly supports business goals and drives sustainable performance.

At Fountain City, Sebastian leads a collaborative approach by acting as an extension of the client’s team and integrating closely with internal marketing and sales leaders. Whether optimizing customer journeys, automating workflows, or building private AI infrastructure, the mission is always clear: help clients grow smarter, not just busier.

For organizations overwhelmed by too many tools, disconnected data, or scattered marketing efforts, Sebastian brings clarity and cohesion, turning complexity into one intelligent, integrated growth engine.

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Pascal Mbo'A 

I’m Mbo’a Pascal, a wiring and communication strategist who helps leaders and partners turn their personality patterns into a growth engine.

My journey began years ago in Dubai when I noticed repeating patterns between myself, my father, and my grandfather in how we handled money, people, and situations. That discovery pushed me to zoom out and study society more broadly—where I began to recognize behavioral patterns that cut across cultures and races.

For the past 8 years, I’ve coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, executives, and high performers worldwide to master their triggers, translate their communication, and bounce back faster from emotional challenges.

What I bring to podcasts is a mix of science-backed tools, bold insights, and real-life stories that connect with any audience. Whether it’s leadership, relationships, or personal growth, I simplify the science of wiring and behavior so listeners leave with frameworks they can apply the same day.

If your audience wants to learn how to scale results without burning out—or build healthier relationships by design, not accident—I’d be honored to join your show.

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Marissa Heisel

Dr. Marissa - a passionate advocate for transformational wellness

With over 25 years of expertise, Dr. Marissa embodies her motto, “You are your own best medicine,” guiding women—and anyone seeking renewal—on a journey of self-discovery and consciousness.

Her unique blend of chiropractic care, midwifery, and child development experience fuels a practice rooted in natural healing modalities like bioenergetic healing, essential oils, nutrition, herbalism, and integrative health. She’s passionate about helping listeners explore their soul truths, fostering deep healing and personal sovereignty—topics that resonate with audiences interested in wellness, personal growth, or alternative health.

Dr. Marissa’s insights could spark engaging discussions on overcoming modern stress, embracing natural wellness, or empowering women’s health, making her a must-have for your listeners.

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The Art of Lies: Dilemma, Betrayal, and Vietnamese Art Forgeries. What if the Biggest Fraud was Your Family Legacy?

What happens when an ambitious museum employee from Vietnam discovers art crime that affects her family and country? Thuy, a proud 39-year-old aspiring museum curator in Hanoi, Vietnam, loses a long-sought-after job but then gets the chance to mount a major visiting exhibit at her museum, which could boost her career. The exhibit will showcase paintings “returning home” to Vietnam. A collector in France has offered to loan Vietnamese artists’ paintings that have been outside the country for years. Several paintings are by her famous great-uncle, whose reputation has been critical for the family legacy for decades. But, right before the exhibit opens, she’s faced with the possibility that some of the paintings are fake. She must find out if they are, why they are, and who’s behind the scam.

Her father insists she tell no one, not even the museum’s director and curator. She fears that opening with forged paintings could ruin her reputation, along with the artists’, the museum, and the country. She approaches the collector, who claims he had no idea and insists she open the exhibit.

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Alyssa Sharp

Future Self Coach

I spent years climbing the corporate ladder as a six-figure project manager, checking all the boxes of “success” — but behind the promotions and full calendar, I was exhausted, unfulfilled, and questioning if this was really all there was.

That’s when I discovered Future Self Psychology and used it to completely shift my identity, my choices, and ultimately, my life. I left corporate, built a freedom-based business, and now coach other ambitious women who want to break out of burnout and design a business and lifestyle that actually feels aligned.

On your show, I can share both the raw side of leaving behind a “safe” career and the practical strategies of stepping into your future self now — including clarity exercises, mindset shifts, and the exact path I teach clients to replace their 9–5 income.

Your listeners will walk away with a blend of inspiration and actionable steps to see themselves differently, believe bigger, and move toward their own version of freedom.

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Matthew Strunk

Built and sold companies, yet still felt lost after doing everything “right.” Now I guide people to The Hidden Path™, freedom and purpose on their own terms.

I’ve built and sold multiple companies, including a digital marketing agency and a SaaS platform, but what I discovered after those exits is what makes my story valuable for your audience: success alone doesn’t guarantee fulfillment.

Like so many entrepreneurs and professionals, I did everything “right.” I built the businesses, hit the milestones, made the money: only to realize I felt stuck, bored, and disconnected. That experience taught me the dirty secret most people don’t talk about: the game of success, as the world defines it, can actually trap you.

Today, I’m the founder of illumiShift, where I guide people through The Hidden Path™, a structured system to help them detox from noise, uncover their truth, and realign life on their own terms. Along the way, I share signature concepts like The Purpose Paradox (why chasing success without purpose leads to emptiness) and Fear as Fuel (how to transform fear into momentum).

For your audience, this conversation isn’t just about my story, it’s about their story:

- Why “having it all” often still feels empty.

- How to recognize if they’re chasing society’s version of success instead of their own.

- Practical tools for cutting through the noise and getting clarity on what actually matters.

- How to break free from burnout, boredom, and finally start getting real traction in life.

If your listeners have ever thought, “I’ve done everything right, but I still feel stuck,” I can help them see they’re not broken, they’re just ready for a new path.

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