Everyone wants to receive credit for the things they do, the hard work they put in, the amazing accomplishments that they have pulled off. People want to feel that their time and effort was worth it and that their work gets noticed. Unfortunately, getting acknowledged for a lot of your hard work is eclipsed nowadays by criticism of the few times you messed up. 

In this week's solo episode, Kale discusses acknowledgement. From acknowledging your employees for their work, to acknowledging your own friends and family, Kale will explain why giving credit to others is a good idea and how you can implement it to improve your company and your personal life.

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Meet Nick Rastopchin: early gym-goer, real estate owner, entrepreneur, and Russian born. Having moved to the United States when he was only a child, Nick has an unique perspective compared to the average American.   

In this week’s episode, Trevor, Kale, and Nick discuss complacency and how it is an antithesis to your goals for success. They will cover the different forms that complacency can come in; from people who stop when they are ahead to people who do not strive to improve their own condition. Trevor, Kale, and Nick will draw upon their own experiences experiencing complacency and see how exactly said experiences drive each of them to strive for a better future.

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Are you a good friend? Are you a good family member? Are you a good coworker? Many people would likely answer yes to all of these questions. The true answer, however, may surprise you. Everyone has good intentions, but not many people are willing to put their intentions into action.   

In this solo episode, Trevor lays down the hard truth behind what makes someone a good person. By drawing on his experience on being a bad friend and bad family member, Trevor will talk about sacrifice, dedication, and how living up to everything you can possibly be will not only make your life better, but also the lives of those within your ecosystem.

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There are two kinds of people when it comes to businesses. There are starters: the people who are good at pulling an idea from nothing and making that idea happen. Then there are the finishers: the people who can take this idea and take it to the finish line. The starters and the finishes are both excellent at what they do in their own right, but the magic can only happen when you put the two together.

On this episode, Trevor and Kale discuss starters and finishers and why exactly they are important to a business’ success. From drawing on their own experience as starters running their business to providing several examples of starters and finishers in action, they will dive into the struggles they have experienced as business owners and the 3 month hunt that they have gone on to find the finisher that can take their business to the finish line.

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Kale and Trevor talk to Garrett Larson, son of a hard working blue collar entrepreneur who taught Garrett the value of hard work.

Garrett is the owner of Larson Waste from Snowflake Arizona and shares wisdom he has gained from putting in the hours hauling trash and building a business and making sacrifices.

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The economy whispers to the business owner, "You can not withstand the storm." 

The business owner whispers back, "I am the storm."  

In this episode the guys talk about the elephant in the room. There are some things you can only learn in a recession, but it's a lot harder to learn when you're barely treading water and aren't prepared.   Trevor and Kale discuss how business owners have been through recessions before and some business owners came out on tope and what we can learn from them.

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Everyone reaches a point in their life where they run into obstacles and setbacks. The difference though is how we choose to respond and overcome these obstacles.

In this episode of Real Business Owners Podcast Kale and Trevor sit down with Guest Amanda Catarzi and discuss some of the obstacles presented in her life. From growing up in an oppressive cult community to being sex and work trafficked, Amanda will talk about the obstacles she has faced and what she has done to overcome them.

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Leaders are not defined by their title. They’re defined by what they do for the people who work for them. Your employees will succeed or fail on your watch.

One of the best characteristics a leader can have is humility. Most business owners feel they have to have all the answers, but best business owners know they only need to know where to find the answers and sometimes that means firing yourself.

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Most entrepreneurs start their business so they can have time and money freedom.

The reality is that most business owners just end up becoming an employee to their own business.

In this episode Kale Goodman shares the business and investment strategies that he uses to gain time and money freedom. 

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Obviously, no one wants to lose integral key players of the day-to-day operations of your business.  

One of the most common ways to avoid this is to pay them well and offer additional value compensation, but there are always risks in doing so.  

In this episode Kale and Trevor examine the potential drawbacks of the proverbial golden handcuffs that we as entrepreneurs put on ourselves when we rely too heavily on just a few key players.

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