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- How to Keep Your Word with Eric Oberembt
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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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Travis Harvego has lived through more pain than most could imagine. Shot by his own father. Abandoned by his mom. Blindsided when his wife came out. But he didn’t fold. He built a multimillion-dollar company and found a way to forgive the people who broke him. This one isn’t about business. It’s about survival, healing, and the kind of truth you can’t unhear.
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He’s one of the most polarizing voices in the roofing industry — depending on who you ask, he’s either the watchdog this business desperately needs or a drama magnet who won’t shut up. But love him or hate him, Dmitry Lipinskiy has made damn sure nobody ignores him.
From building and selling his own roofing company to launching Roofing Insights and Directorii, Dmitry’s mission has been clear: expose the fakes, hold people accountable, and clean up an industry that’s gotten too comfortable looking the other way.
In this conversation, Eric and Dmitry get raw about calling out corruption, dealing with haters, what really drives him, and why doing the right thing sometimes looks like starting a fight. They also hit on ego, coaches, CrossFit, and what it means to be truly authentic when the whole world’s watching.
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What happens when a woman who once counseled the dying decides to spend her life making people laugh? Colleen Quinn’s story is raw, wild, and unforgettable. From losing her fiancé just weeks before their wedding, to building the Omaha Funny Bone into one of the Midwest’s most iconic comedy clubs, Colleen has lived at the intersection of grief and joy for over 30 years.
In this conversation, Eric and Colleen dive into death, reinvention, addiction in comedy, raising kids in the club world, and what it really takes to survive in an industry built on laughter. You’ll hear the untold stories of legends, the comics who never made it, and the one star she swears will never set foot in her club again.
This is comedy history with a backbone and Colleen Quinn proves that sometimes the funniest people are forged in fire.
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What happens when you hit every benchmark of success… but still feel like something’s missing?
In this raw and powerful episode, Daniel Ferguson joins Eric to unpack what it means to stop living on autopilot and start showing up with intention. From fatherhood guilt and broken priorities to setting rock-solid boundaries, Daniel shares how writing Life Recalibrated helped him shift from being “the guy crushing it at work” to a man fully present for his family—and himself.
The conversation hits deep on building real connection with your kids, saying no without guilt, and the hard truth that your ego won’t tuck your kids in at night. Eric and Daniel open up about the lessons they’ve learned, the ones they’re still working on, and why legacy has nothing to do with your bank account.
This isn’t a fluffy self-help convo. It’s two dudes being brutally honest about how easy it is to drift—and how damn important it is to recalibrate before it’s too late.
If you’ve ever felt stuck between doing what’s expected and doing what matters… this one’s going to hit hard.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Golf, Books, and Real Talk
02:00 – The Fear of Reading a Friend’s Book (and Loving It Anyway)
04:00 – Imposter Syndrome & Vulnerability in Writing
06:30 – The Parenting Chapter That Hit Hard
09:00 – Conversation Cards & Shutting Off the Radio
13:00 – The Portal Story: Last Day of Vacation Mindset Shift
18:00 – Being Present Is a Skill Most People Lost
21:00 – Boundaries at Work, at Home, and Even on the Golf Course
26:00 – Solo Golf, Yoga, and Finding Your Personal Reset
30:00 – When to Say No… and When You Need to Start Saying Yes
37:00 – After the Round: Why That Extra 30 Minutes Matters
44:00 – Why Daniel Really Wrote the Book
49:00 – Legacy Isn’t Money—It’s What They Remember
52:00 – Sharing the Message While You’re Still HereListen 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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