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- How to Stop Being the Problem
Most business owners are looking everywhere except the mirror. Cody Kline breaks down why your team, your market, and your systems are not the real issue. You are. From a failed private equity deal to building Commercial Roofer and scaling Rainforest Partners, this conversation dives into ownership, standards, service agreements, and the discipline it takes to actually grow. If you want a better business, start by fixing the person running it.
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Victoria Aron didn’t just get sober, she built a career walking straight into chaos and pulling people out of it. From addiction at 19 to becoming a high-level interventionist, she breaks down what it really takes to help someone at rock bottom, and why most people never make it out.
This conversation hits hard on identity, authenticity, and the brutal truth about recovery: nobody saves you — you make the choice. If you’ve ever struggled with who you are, what you’re worth, or how to turn your past into something powerful... this one doesn’t let you look away.
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What happens when the Best Damn Roofer returns to the show with no script, no agenda, and no filters?
Josh Bigger is back — and this conversation goes everywhere.
From building a massive following in the roofing industry using outrageous content... to turning that attention into real businesses, marketing agencies, and brand partnerships — Josh breaks down the strategy behind the chaos.
But beneath the persona is a deeper story: fatherhood, business pivots, starting over after a divorce, standing up for personal beliefs, and the reality of building a brand that millions of people watch.
In this episode Eric and Josh talk about:
- How controversial content can explode your brand
- The marketing strategy behind viral roofing videos
- Turning social media attention into real business revenue
- The difference between the online persona and the real person
- Why roofing companies need better education and training
- The future of roofing brands, marketing, and influence
- Building businesses that support your family — not destroy it
This episode is raw, funny, uncomfortable at times, and completely authentic.
Exactly how we like it.Listen to this episode on other podcast platforms:
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Aaron Parkinson (CEO of Seven Mile Media) sits down with Eric Oberembt in Grand Cayman to talk leadership, scaling, marketing that actually works, and the hard truth about clients, entitlement, and making money.
This episode goes straight at the fake guru economy, why Aaron fired 80% of his clients in one day, and the simple “manufacturing fame” strategy that puts you top-of-mind in your market for $1/day.
If you’re in roofing, trades, or any service business, this is your playbook.Sponsor: SMA Support Services
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Most people don’t fail because they lack talent, opportunity, or ambition, they fail because they don’t do what they say they’re going to do.
In this solo Unloaded episode, Eric goes straight at the uncomfortable truth: if you didn’t follow through, it wasn’t important to you. Period. From accountability groups and business standards to parenting, leadership, and family boundaries, Eric breaks down why keeping your word is the fastest way to stand out in a world full of excuses.
This episode is a mirror check. No motivation. No hype. Just standards, ownership, and the kind of truth you can’t un-hear.
If you want better results, better relationships, and a reputation that actually means something, this one’s for you.Listen to this episode on other podcast platforms:
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You do not need a perfect plan. You need to stop bullsh*tting yourself.
Trevor Baxter, owner of CrossFit Elkhorn, sits down with Eric to talk about what actually gets people healthy again. Not hype. Not hacks. Just the truth. Starting is the hardest part, and most people never start because they keep hiding behind “I don’t have time.”
They get into why community matters, why coaching matters, and why some gyms feel like a family while others kick you out the second class ends. Trevor also opens up about losing his mom to ALS, the workout they do every year in her honor, and why showing up is the whole point even when life is heavy.
If you want results, stop trying to do it alone. Find people who will hold you to what you said you wanted.
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This episode wasn’t recorded in a studio, it was recorded in the mountains of the Philippines after a sketchy journey, no sleep, and zero room for panic.
Eric sits down with Adam Patterson from SMA Support Services during a live, in-person crossover with F&S Words to talk about stress. Not the motivational poster kind, but the kind that leaks into your team, poisons culture, and quietly wrecks performance.
They break down why stress is contagious, how leaders unknowingly spread it, and why calm, stoic leadership is the real competitive advantage.
If you lead people and think your stress doesn’t affect them. This episode will prove you wrong.
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Tony Gentile went from a Houston Gulf Coast kid who loved cooking and fishing to the chef behind Blue Sushi and Flagship Restaurant Group’s 48‐restaurant machine. He and I break down how he engineered stupid‐level consistency across the country, why prime cost and supply chain are life or death, and how systems can either free your team or choke the soul out of your business. We get into culture, vulnerability, owning your screw‐ups, the Tony Gentile System for Success, and how marriage and kids forced him to stop working himself into the ground and start leading like a grown man. If you’re trying to scale anything — not just restaurants — this is the kind of truth you can’t un-hear.
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This episode is a gut-punch for every contractor who swears they’re “too busy” but still burns half their week on bullshit tasks that should’ve been offloaded years ago. Chris Diroll breaks down how he sold $4M in roofs without paid ads, why Facebook/Nextdoor groups are a goldmine, and how owners sabotage their own businesses by making sales reps do everything except sell. We dig into efficiency, leadership, VA leverage, five-star review systems, and the ugly truth about why most roofers stay small. Real talk, real systems, and the kind of perspective that makes you uncomfortable in all the right ways.
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Chuck Thokey’s story doesn’t start in success — it starts in a freezer at $10 an hour, lying just to get the job.
He went from “learning disabled” classes to aerospace engineering, lost everything after 9/11, and rebuilt his life one sale at a time.
This episode isn’t about scripts or systems — it’s about hunger, humility, and the kind of pain that makes you dangerous.Listen to this episode on other podcast platforms:
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About Be Authentic or GTFO!
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Hey everybody, I'm Eric Oberembt. I want to thank you all for following and tuning into Be Authentic or GET THE F*CK OUT! If you know me, you know that I value keeping it real and leading with authenticity. That’s what this podcast is all about. 👊🏼 The only requirement to be a guest is that you are being authentic to who you are. If you're not, I'll shut it down and ask you to leave.
"When you show up authentic, you create a space for others to do the same. Walk in your truth!"
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