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What does it really mean to be successful? Is it the money you make, the businesses you build, or the relationships you have with the people who matter most?

In this episode of Becoming, I sit down with Tanner Litchfield, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and host of The Winning Balance Podcast, to talk about the challenges of building a successful business while staying present for your family. We dive into entrepreneurship, the lessons that come from failure, and why having the right priorities matters more than any financial milestone.

We also get personal about faith, marriage, fatherhood, and the importance of healing from difficult experiences. Tanner shares his perspective on ambition, the pressure to keep achieving, and what it takes to find fulfillment beyond business success.

They discuss:
- Finding the balance between entrepreneurship and family life
- Why building wealth shouldn't come at the expense of your relationships
- The importance of mentorship and meaningful connections in business
- Lessons learned from business failures and personal challenges
- Understanding the difference between guilt and shame
- How childhood experiences can influence our adult relationships
- Finding healing through faith, accountability, and self-reflection
- Why outside validation will never be enough
- Building a business with purpose instead of ego
- How faith can guide us through difficult seasons
- The importance of being intentional as a father
- Redefining success around what truly matters

About Tanner Litchfield


Tanner Litchfield is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, family man, and host of The Winning Balance Podcast. Through his podcast, Tanner explores what it takes to build a successful career while maintaining strong relationships and prioritizing family.
He's passionate about learning from successful entrepreneurs, understanding the challenges behind their journeys, and helping others pursue financial success without losing sight of what matters most.


About Bubba Page
Bubba Page is a serial entrepreneur, investor, father of eight, and host of Becoming. Having built and sold multiple businesses, Bubba is passionate about helping others grow through entrepreneurship, faith, family, and personal development.
Through Becoming, Bubba shares meaningful conversations about life's challenges, the lessons we learn along the way, and what it takes to become the best version of ourselves.


Connect with Tanner Litchfield
Instagram: @tannerlitchfield  
Podcast: The Winning Balance Podcast


Connect with Bubba Page
Website: https://bubbapage.com  
The Business Bootcamp: https://thebusinessbootcamp.co/  
Instagram: @bubbapage
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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this special episode, Bubba Page joins Greg Matsen on CWIC Show for an honest conversation about faith, masculinity, fatherhood, healing, and what it takes to stand for your beliefs when the world is pulling you in a different direction.

Bubba opens up about his unexpected appearance on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, his conversation with Taylor Frankie Paul, and why he ultimately turned down an opportunity to join The Bachelorette. But the conversation goes much deeper than reality television. Bubba shares how losing a business led him to a life-changing spiritual experience, why he's learning to let go of people-pleasing, and how his own struggles with divorce, forgiveness, and emotional healing have changed the way he approaches relationships and fatherhood. Together, Bubba and Greg explore what Christ-centered masculinity actually looks like and why becoming a better man starts with taking responsibility for yourself.

They discuss:

• How Bubba ended up on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and what really happened during his speed date with Taylor Frankie Paul
• Why he turned down an opportunity to appear on The Bachelorette
• The difference between being a people pleaser and being a genuinely kind man
• Why Bubba continues sharing his faith online, even when it costs him followers
• How closing a business led to a deeper conversion and a powerful experience after a year of weekly temple attendance
• Building your faith in Jesus Christ rather than relying entirely on other people
• Why forgiveness and emotional healing can take time, even when you're trying to move forward
• What Jesus Christ teaches us about true masculinity, strength, compassion, and leadership
• How men can become emotionally grounded without suppressing their feelings
• Recognizing unhealthy patterns, understanding attachment styles, and doing the work to heal
• Why taking accountability matters more than blaming your circumstances or the people around you
• The difference between worldly masculinity and becoming a Christ-centered man
• Why men need brotherhood, meaningful friendships, and safe spaces for honest conversations
• Raising eight children and the three principles Bubba wants them to remember: faith in God, accountability, and having fun
• Why being a present, active father matters more than simply providing for your family
• Learning to apologize to your children and lead through example
• Why being a strong man doesn't mean you can't cry or show emotion

About CWIC Show:Hosted by Greg Matsen, CWIC Show explores faith, culture, scripture, and the important issues facing members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through thoughtful conversations and different perspectives, the show encourages listeners to examine their beliefs, understand the world around them, and strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ.

About Bubba Page:Bubba Page is an entrepreneur, investor, content creator, and father of eight who is passionate about helping people grow in faith, business, and family life. Through his work with The Business Bootcamp, his investments in startups, and his upcoming Fatherhood Movement, Bubba hopes to help men become more intentional fathers, stronger leaders, and better versions of themselves.

Connect with Bubba:
Website: https://bubbapage.com
Instagram: @bubba_page
Business Bootcamp: https://thebusinessbootcamp.com
Investing: https://influence.vc
Fatherhood Movement: https://fatherhoodmovement.com


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with licensed therapist, speaker, and host of The Dude Therapist podcast, Eli Weinstein, for a practical, no-BS conversation about keeping your marriage strong through the chaos of the parenting years.


Eli shares why the spark fades for almost every couple once kids arrive, why that is normal, and how marriage is a skill anyone can learn rather than a talent you are born with. Together with Bubba, he walks through finding the real need beneath the frustration, repairing after conflict, and becoming secure enough to build a relationship that lasts.


They discuss:
• Why the spark fades in the parenting years, and why it is normal
• Treating marriage as a skill you can learn, not a talent you are born with
• Figuring out the real need beneath the frustration
• Leading with curiosity instead of judgment
• Three red flags to watch for: lost compassion, no benefit of the doubt, and a short fuse
• Why stress is never an excuse to attack your partner
• Two repair tools: the huddle and the rompus moment
• Guarding against contempt before it takes root
• Rebuilding trust and focusing on the smoke, not the fire
• Attachment styles and how to become more secure
• Starting over after divorce without comparing a new partner to the last


About Eli Weinstein:
Eli Weinstein, LCSW, is a licensed clinical therapist, international speaker, and host of The Dude Therapist podcast. Known for his down-to-earth, no-BS style, he helps couples and families make mental health, parenting, and relationships real and practical. He is the author of From I Do to We Do: Navigating Marriage in the Parenting Years and the founder of ELIvation, and has appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show and in Psychology Today.


Learn more about Eli:
@eliweinstein_lcsw on Instagram
https://www.eliweinsteinlcsw.com


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with former Major League Baseball pitcher Jay Jackson for an inspiring conversation about mindset, faith, fatherhood, and choosing to smile through whatever life throws at you.



Jay spent 17 years in professional baseball, grinding eight long years in the minors before his big-league debut and pitching across the United States, Japan, and Latin America. But his story runs deeper than the stat line. He opens up about the mindset his father instilled in him, his son JR's premature birth and long road home from the NICU, and how leaning on God helped him find the lesson and the positive in every trial.



They discuss:
• A 17-year pro baseball journey and eight years in the minors before the majors
• The mental game his father taught him as a student of the game
• Turning setbacks into speed bumps instead of roadblocks
• Failing forward and compounding the positive
• His son JR's premature birth and the family's NICU journey
• Leaning on God and asking what each trial is meant to teach
• How to calm your nerves and perform in the big moment
• Retiring to be more present as a father
• Mentoring the next generation on and off the field
• The SMILE philosophy: Start Making Intentional Life Efforts


About Jay Jackson:
Jay Jackson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent 17 years in professional baseball, including time with the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, and Minnesota Twins, along with years playing in Japan. Known as "Smiley J," he is the author of Nine Innings to Living Your Best Life and the founder of the Smile Zone, a book, workbook, and app platform that mentors young athletes in the mental game and in life beyond the field. SMILE stands for Start Making Intentional Life Efforts.


Learn more about Jay:
@jaxland58 on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
The Smile Zone app: smilezone.app


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with entrepreneur, men's coach, and founder of Doughboy Nation, Adam Allred, for an open and unfiltered conversation about faith, authenticity, masculinity, and what it really means to become the best version of yourself.



Adam shares how a painful divorce sent him questioning everything he had been handed about being a good man, how his relationship with God deepened and evolved through it, and why the most important relationship a man will ever have is the one he has with himself. Together with Bubba, two men on strikingly similar journeys dig into faith without pretense, attraction and polarity in marriage, and the difference between changing yourself and leveling yourself up.



They discuss:
• Why authenticity and vulnerability are a man's superpower
• Deepening a personal relationship with God beyond inherited frameworks
• Loving people across differences of faith and belief
• How being the nice guy and pedestalizing your spouse kills attraction
• The difference between love and attraction in marriage
• Becoming your most powerful self as the truest way to follow God
• Criticism versus celebration, and how you shape your partner
• The lost boy, the adolescent male, and the comprehensive man
• Why external validation never fills the void
• Gratitude as the antidote to ego and negativity



About Adam Allred:
Adam Allred is an entrepreneur, speaker, and men's coach, and the founder of Doughboy Nation, a brotherhood built to help men grow through connection and accountability. After rebuilding his life following divorce, he began sharing his journey online and quickly reached a large audience of men and women hungry for a more authentic, grounded approach to masculinity, faith, and relationships.



Learn more about Adam:
@adamallredofficial on all platforms
Doughboy Nation



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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with serial entrepreneur Trevin Peterson, founder of the software Viral Vue, for a motivating conversation about side hustles, failing forward, and building something of your own while providing for your family.


Trevin shares his journey from cleaning up poop and mowing lawns as a kid to trying nearly every online business under the sun, failing at most of them, and finally breaking through with Amazon FBA and the Amazon Influencer Program before building his own software. Together with Bubba, he breaks down how anyone can start, why most people quit too early, and where he turns when things get hard.


They discuss:


• Trevin's path through 20 failed ventures before finding what worked
• Why service-based businesses are ideal for first-time entrepreneurs
• The Amazon Influencer Program as a low-risk way to start
• How much you can realistically make, and what it takes to scale
• Why most people don't start, and the lazy brain we all fight
• Planning your day the night before and blocking the time
• Failing forward and stacking small wins to build confidence
• Taking full accountability instead of blaming the vehicle
• Why your spouse's support can make or break the journey
• Leaning on God and faith through the hardest seasons


About Trevin Peterson:
Trevin Peterson is a serial entrepreneur, Amazon FBA seller, and Amazon Influencer who has generated millions in online sales. After years of trying nearly every online business model, he found success with the Amazon Influencer Program and went on to found Viral Vue, a software company that helps creators scale their review-video businesses. He is a husband and father who is passionate about helping everyday people build income on their own terms.


Learn more about Trevin:
@trevinpeterson on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with entrepreneur and investor Rob Nelson, founder and CEO of Grow, for a wide-ranging conversation about building companies, keeping your marriage strong, leading through hard seasons, and being intentional with your family.
Rob shares the lessons behind more than two decades of entrepreneurship, why a supportive spouse and a trusted peer group have mattered more than anything, and how faith carried him through the hardest moments of building and leading. Together with Bubba, he digs into what it really takes to grow something meaningful without losing what matters most.


They discuss:
• Why a supportive spouse is the number one factor in success
• How much to share with your spouse versus a trusted peer group
• Why every founder needs a tight-knit circle for the highs and the lows
• The business of doing business, common sense and adding value
• Learning to sell and actually talking to your customers
• Finding the 10% of what you do that customers truly value
• Delaying gratification and grinding through the early years
• Keeping the faith through failure and being humbled
• A simple framework for making a hard decision as a leader
• Building family values and creating a family crest
• Being intentional enough to change your whole environment for your family
• Why your plan will look different than you imagined, and why that's okay


About Rob Nelson:
Rob Nelson is a serial entrepreneur and investor, the founder and CEO of Grow, a business intelligence and analytics platform for small and mid-sized companies. A Utah native who now spends much of the year in Puerto Rico with his family, he has built and sold multiple companies, invested in many more, and served as a seminary teacher and church leader. He is a husband and father of five who says his greatest happiness comes from his family.


Learn more about Rob:
@rwnelson on Instagram
Rob Nelson on LinkedIn


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with serial entrepreneur, investor, and pilot Cameron Bawden for a real conversation about building companies, raising kids, and making sure success doesn't cost you the things that matter most.


Cameron shares what his big exits actually cost behind the scenes, how he stays a present father while running multiple businesses, and the mindset that carried him through failure and millions in debt. Together with Bubba, he digs into delayed gratification, intentional planning, faith, and the legacy he most wants to leave his children.


They discuss:


• What success actually costs that nobody sees on Instagram
• Being a present father while building companies
• Getting aligned with your spouse before you chase big goals
• Time-blocking sacred family hours with the phone away
• Teaching kids to work hard and get 1% better
• Choosing your hard, in marriage, health, and business
• Bouncing back from failure and millions in debt
• Delaying gratification to build lasting freedom
• Planning your day, week, and year with intention
• Faith, tithing, and trusting that everything works out
• Being your word, and the legacy he hopes to leave his kids


About Cameron Bawden:
Cameron Bawden is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and pilot from Arizona who built Green Mango Pest Control into one of the state's largest pest control companies before a major exit. He is the founder of the holding company Hype Pharm and the 1% Club, a membership community that helps service entrepreneurs scale and sell their businesses, and the author of Home Service Empire. Above all, he is a husband and father who cares most about being his word.


Learn more about Cameron:
@cbawden on Instagram


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with actress, writer, and podcast host Lisa Valentine Clark for a tender, funny, and deeply honest conversation about grief, single parenting, faith, and learning to move forward without leaving the past behind.


Lisa shares what she has learned as a widow raising five children after losing her husband to ALS, why grief has no timeline, and how she has held onto joy and laughter through it all. Together with Bubba, she talks about showing up for people who are hurting, staying true to yourself, and the freeing idea that we are co-creating our lives with God.


They discuss:


• Why grief has no timeline, and the image of the ball in the box
• The shock of becoming a single parent, no matter how it happens
• How to actually support someone who is grieving, without saying "let me know if you need anything"
• What real strength looks like when you are heartbroken and exhausted
• Choosing a few trusted confidants instead of the whole internet
• Being gentle with yourself and simplifying what you think you need to do
• Why joy is only found in the present
• Looking for the humor, because you find what you are looking for
• Seeing people the way Jesus would, and leading with charity
• Co-creating a new life with God when the old plan is gone


About Lisa Valentine Clark:
Lisa Valentine Clark is an actress, writer, and host of The Lisa Show and the Council of Moms podcast. Known for films like Once I Was a Beehive and for bringing humor and heart to everything she does, she is also the mother of five and a widow who speaks openly about grief, faith, and finding joy in the present.


Learn more about Lisa:
@yourfunnyvalentine on Instagram
The Lisa Show and Council of Moms podcasts


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.

In this episode of Becoming, Bubba Page sits down with internationally recognized performance coach Mitch Whiting for a deep conversation about presence, fulfillment, and what it really means to become who you already are.


Mitch shares the wake-up call that redirected his life, why true success is the ability to be deeply present rather than to achieve more, and how we can strip away the suffering that keeps us from our natural state. Bubba even steps into a live coaching moment on the podcast, so you can see the work in real time.


They discuss:


• Why true success is being deeply present, not achieving more
• The idea that you can't become better, only more of who you really are
• Michelangelo's David and what Jesus meant by becoming as a little child
• The two emotional states we live in: suffering and power
• How circumstances are neutral, and the meaning we assign creates our emotion
• Why the problem is never the problem
• Taking back responsibility as your ability to respond
• Moving out of the victim mindset
• Rewiring the brain for lasting change
• Faith, family, and returning to who you really are


About Mitch Whiting:
Mitch Whiting is an internationally recognized performance coach who helps family-centered leaders live with passion, deepen their relationships, and find genuine fulfillment. After leaving a high-pressure corporate career, he spent more than two decades studying personal growth, neuroscience, and faith, and now guides high performers out of stress and suffering into a powerful, present state. He teaches that you cannot become a better version of yourself, only more of who you really are.


Learn more about Mitch:
Mitch Whiting on LinkedIn
https://www.mitchwhiting.com


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Bubba helps faith-driven parents, entrepreneurs, and leaders create more peace, clarity, and structure using the same family systems he uses to raise his 8 kids and build successful businesses.