Freedom is not a feeling. It is a system built after you stop blaming everyone else and decide to own your life. Tim Holloway sits down with Steve Baumgartner for a raw conversation about surviving foster care, addiction, prison, suicide, and the long road from trauma to true leadership.

Steve opens up about the childhood chaos that shaped him, the moment he woke up with a gun in his mouth, and the supernatural turning point that changed everything. From there, he traces the harder work most people never talk about - learning how to rebuild character, marriage, fatherhood, and identity after the crisis passes.

You’ll hear how Steve went from manufacturing meth and facing 36 years in prison to leading 47 plants, becoming a COO for a global men's organization, and eventually building his own framework for men and businesses. He shares the exact thinking behind his "Extreme Ownership" mindset, his four-stage business process, and the Forged system he uses to help men create work-life integration, accountability, and momentum.

We also break down:

This episode goes deeper than success stories and surface-level inspiration. It’s for men who feel stuck, leaders who know they’re leaking potential, and anyone trying to turn pain into purpose without pretending the pain never happened.

Tim, Steve, Shane, and Jess also get into faith, father wounds, leadership, personal responsibility, and the difference between talking about values and actually living them. If you need a reminder that your past does not get the final word, this conversation will hit hard.

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Unlock the secret power of your mind and transform your life — even if you’re a successful professional who still feels burnt out and stuck. Dentist turned mindset coach Dat shares how understanding and reprogramming your subconscious beliefs can unlock infinite possibilities—doubling your income, boosting health, and creating genuine personal freedom. 

This episode reveals the breakthrough mindset shifts that dreamers, entrepreneurs, and high-achievers desperately need. Dat's inspiring journey from Vietnam war refugee to top laser dentist and dedicated mentor demonstrates what’s possible when you harness the hidden power within your mind. He explains how limiting beliefs rooted in childhood and cultural conditioning often sabotage even the most successful professionals. Discover how to identify and rewrite these unconscious narratives, so you can live with purpose, passion, and unshakable confidence.You’ll learn:

This episode matters because ignoring the inner game keeps countless high-achievers trapped in burnout, dissatisfaction, and limited results. Those who master their mindset can radically accelerate their progress, create multiple streams of income, and experience vibrant health and genuine fulfillment—way beyond traditional success metrics.

Perfect for dentists, entrepreneurs, and professionals seeking a deeper sense of purpose and freedom. If you’re ready to create a life that excites you every day, tune in now.

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Tim Holloway is the founder of 10X Podcasting, a done-for-you podcast production and growth company that helps business owners, coaches, consultants, and industry experts build authority, expand their relationships, create consistent content, and generate new business through podcasting. Through strategic podcast development, guest sourcing, professional production, distribution, YouTube optimization, short-form content, and audience-growth strategies, 10X Podcasting helps clients turn their podcasts into powerful platforms for trust, visibility, referral partnerships, and revenue. Learn more at https://10xpods.com/podcasting

Most people are strangers to their own subconscious, unknowingly driven by unseen forces that sabotage relationships, careers, and peace. Dr. CC unpacks how trauma, past patterns, and hidden beliefs shape our behaviors—especially when dealing with narcissism, both ours and others’. If you’ve ever wondered why you react a certain way or why conflict keeps repeating in your life, this episode offers a transformative blueprint rooted in depth psychology and faith.

You’ll discover:

This isn’t just theory—it’s a call to action. If you’re tired of feeling disoriented, stuck in cycles, or lost in the fog of unresolved trauma, this episode will give you hope and practical tools. For anyone committed to healing, understanding, and stepping into their true self, The Fog of War offers a roadmap for reclaiming your sovereignty and illuminating the subconscious forces at play.

Dr. CC, a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 25 years of experience and author of The Fog of War, blends clinical depth with faith-based insight to help you unmask narcissism, heal generational wounds, and live with clarity and purpose. If you’re ready to confront the hidden shadows holding you back, this episode is your starting line.

Join us on this journey toward self-awareness, healing, and spiritual freedom. Your breakthrough awaits.

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Tim Holloway is the founder of 10X Podcasting, a done-for-you podcast production and growth company that helps business owners, coaches, consultants, and industry experts build authority, expand their relationships, create consistent content, and generate new business through podcasting. Through strategic podcast development, guest sourcing, professional production, distribution, YouTube optimization, short-form content, and audience-growth strategies, 10X Podcasting helps clients turn their podcasts into powerful platforms for trust, visibility, referral partnerships, and revenue. Learn more at https://10xpods.com/podcasting

Most travelers dream of seamless, personalized adventures — but the travel industry often leaves them stressed, disconnected, and missing the true essence of destination. Shane Mahoney, a seasoned luxury travel entrepreneur, reveals how he's revolutionizing vacation planning by solving these painful franchise points — automating personalized proposals, eliminating hours of research, and taking the stress out of travel.Imagine booking a bespoke 11-day trip in just minutes, with proposals tailored perfectly to your preferences — no more phone calls, endless emails, or chasing ghost hotels. Shane’s flagship system transforms how affluent clients experience luxury travel, addressing core pain points like unpredictable schedules, hidden costs, and cultural disconnects. His approach breaks down real-world solutions for travelers craving authentic experiences without the hassle, letting them savor memories instead of planning stress.You'll discover:

In a modern world where time is the rarest luxury, Shane’s insights reveal why the most valuable travel experiences come from removing friction—focusing on memories rather than logistics. Perfect for entrepreneurs, travel pros, and high-net-worth clients eager to elevate their adventures and redefine luxury. If you're tired of the tired travel advice or want to know how to create an industry-changing system, listen now — this episode will inspire you to work smarter, not harder, and craft unforgettable journeys with ease.Shane Mahoney is a luxury travel entrepreneur, founder of Shane Mahoney360.com, and a pioneer in personalized, stress-free vacations. His innovative approach has redefined the industry, making dream trips accessible in minutes, not weeks.Unlock the future of travel—one stress-free itinerary at a time. Hit play now to learn how technology and intent can create extraordinary client experiences, all while building a scalable business in the luxury market.

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What would happen if you stopped spending all your time chasing individual leads and started building relationships that could open hundreds—or even thousands—of doors?

In this episode of Roundtable Live, sales strategist and Gain the Edge founder Jim reveals how entrepreneurs, consultants, coaches, sales leaders, and service-based business owners can create a more predictable sales process through strategic partnerships, referral systems, buyer-focused messaging, and outcome-based offers. Instead of relying on founder hustle, random referrals, or a calendar filled with cold prospects, you will discover how to design an environment where sales opportunities happen more naturally.

Jim also explains why selling your product is often the wrong approach, how to understand the second- and third-order consequences of your buyer’s problem, and why your offer should lead with a powerful promise rather than a list of deliverables. The conversation explores AI’s impact on sales, collaboration networks, sales metrics, SEO visibility, personal significance, business legacy, and the “sell the mountaintop” strategy. This episode is for anyone who wants better leads, stronger partnerships, higher sales conversions, and a business that can grow without depending entirely on the founder.

Build a partnership-powered lead system: Learn how to divide your revenue-generating time between finding clients and developing strategic partners who can introduce you to larger audiences.

Sell outcomes instead of products: Discover how to position your service around the transformation, experience, or promise your buyer wants—not the mechanism used to deliver it.

Create a buyer-focused sales journey: Identify your customer’s real problem, the consequences of leaving it unsolved, and the exact metrics needed to improve your sales process.

Sell the mountaintop: Learn how to communicate the biggest credible result you can help a client achieve while guiding them toward the appropriate first step.

00:00 Welcome to Roundtable Live
01:08 Building a Fractional Sales Division
03:51 From a Difficult Childhood to Entrepreneurship
07:01 Will AI Replace Salespeople?
08:00 How to Design a World Where Sales Happen
10:27 Become the Connection Between Problems and Solutions
11:32 Why Partners Can Be More Valuable Than Leads
13:00 The 50/50 Lead and Partnership Strategy
16:22 Build Your Sales Process Through the Buyer’s Eyes
19:55 Sell the Outcome, Not the Product
24:30 SEO, Visibility, and Becoming the Best-Known Option
28:30 Why Buyers Want Significance and Recognition
31:31 Fame, Fortune, and Building a Legacy
34:45 How to Turn Networking Conversations Into Partnerships
38:32 Should You Offer an Entry-Level Product?
39:46 The Sell-the-Mountaintop Strategy
44:20 How to Make a Bold but Credible Promise
48:32 Applying Business Principles to Personal Development
52:24 Resources and How to Connect With Jim
54:36 Final Takeaways

#SalesStrategy #LeadGeneration #BusinessGrowth #StrategicPartnerships #Entrepreneurship

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What do you do when doctors tell you your body may never be the same again? In this powerful live round table conversation, Trish Lowe Clark shares her story of blood clots, mobility loss, breast implant illness, faith, red light therapy, and building a health clinic from the ground up when everything in her life pointed toward giving up.

Trish opens up about being told she could end up in a wheelchair, planning her funeral during a terrifying health crisis, and hearing God redirect her into a new purpose. What started as her own search for healing became Aspire Contour Body Sculpting, a red light therapy and body sculpting clinic in Bluffton, South Carolina. This episode is for entrepreneurs, health and wellness professionals, faith-driven business owners, and anyone who has ever felt like their pain might be the end of their story. You’ll hear how surrender, persistence, ethical sales, client care, and listening to your body helped Trish turn survival into service.

You’ll learn how Trish discovered red light therapy after serious health challenges and why she believes education and trust matter before any sale.

You’ll hear how she faced 13 business loan rejections, kept praying, and launched her health clinic with limited resources and a clear mission.

You’ll discover why her client consultation process is built around listening, hope, and human connection instead of treating people like numbers.

You’ll get practical business lessons on marketing, pricing, follow-up, client retention, and standing out in a crowded health and wellness market.

00:00 Intro
00:21 Welcome to the Round Table
00:38 Guest introductions
02:37 Mike shares his background in speaking and publishing
03:05 Rod shares his recovery and entrepreneurship story
06:00 Introducing Trish Lowe Clark
06:55 Trish’s blood clots, mobility loss, and health battle
08:27 Discovering red light therapy
09:20 Breast implant illness and a life-changing surgery opening
10:54 Launching a red light therapy health clinic
12:00 Facing fear, faith, and her mother’s words
14:00 Starting the business from scratch
15:41 13 loan rejections and a breakthrough
18:03 First clients, early marketing, and paying off debt
20:28 Lessons from health struggles and listening to your body
22:25 Who Trish’s future book could help
25:40 What makes red light therapy powerful
28:34 Why education separates her clinic from competitors
30:56 Questions from the Round Table
33:09 Standing out in a niche wellness market
35:15 Marketing lessons for entrepreneurs
37:43 Using AI, follow-up, and real human connection
40:12 Being your own first customer
41:05 Where to find Trish
42:36 Closing thoughts

#RedLightTherapy
#HealthTransformation
#FaithAndBusiness
#EntrepreneurStory
#BodySculpting

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Most business owners think starting a podcast means creating more content, posting more episodes, chasing downloads, and adding one more task to an already full calendar. But a business podcast should not be just another content project. It should be an authority platform, a networking tool, a referral engine, and a client acquisition strategy that supports real business growth.

In this episode, Tim Holloway explains why your podcast strategy needs to start with business outcomes, not microphones, cover art, episode topics, or publishing schedules. You will learn how to use a podcast to build authority, create strategic relationships, generate referrals, nurture leads, support your customer journey, and position yourself as the trusted expert in your market. This is for coaches, consultants, service providers, local business owners, creators, and entrepreneurs who want their podcast to do more than collect vanity metrics. If you want a podcast that builds trust, creates opportunities, and helps your business make money, this episode will change how you think about podcasting.

You’ll learn why downloads are not the main measure of podcast success and how to connect every episode to a real business objective like referrals, trust, partnerships, or client acquisition.

Tim breaks down how to choose your authority lane so your podcast is positioned clearly for the audience, the guest, and the business instead of becoming a random show with no strategy.

You’ll discover how podcast interviews create a natural reason to reach out to high-value people, build relationships, and start referral partnerships without cold selling or awkward networking.

This episode also explains why you should design the platform before choosing episode topics, so your podcast supports your sales journey, customer journey, content marketing, and long-term business growth.

00:00 Intro: Your podcast is not just content
02:08 People buy outcomes, not your method
04:31 Why jargon creates marketing resistance
06:11 You need a platform, not another task
09:11 Podcasts create strategic conversations
11:31 Your podcast as the center hub of business growth
13:50 Why most podcasters quit
15:47 Track outcomes beyond downloads
17:31 Using podcasts for networking and referrals
19:13 Stop starting with production questions
21:23 Why business objectives matter more than downloads
23:25 Build a network, not just an audience
25:06 Define the business outcome first
29:52 Choose your authority lane
31:00 Serve the audience, guest, and business
34:00 Use your podcast as a reason to reach out
36:03 Design the platform before the episodes
37:53 Build around the people who move your business forward
39:00 Final reframe: podcasting as a business growth platform

#PodcastStrategy
#BusinessPodcast
#AuthorityMarketing
#ClientAcquisition
#BusinessGrowth

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A former Marine and police officer survived being shot in the line of duty, but the bullet was not the hardest battle he faced. In this powerful Roundtable Live conversation, Dave Tallant shares the raw truth about fatherhood, faith, anger, forgiveness, vulnerability, police trauma, and what it takes for a man to rebuild trust with his family.

This episode is for fathers, Christian men, veterans, law enforcement officers, coaches, and anyone who has ever wondered whether their past mistakes can be redeemed. Dave opens up about taking a bullet during a gunfight, the mindset that helped him survive, the emotional aftermath of trauma, and the deeper wake-up call that came when his sons wrote him a brutally honest letter called The Great, Good, Bad, and Ugly of Dad.

You’ll hear how faith, personal development, servant leadership, and emotional honesty helped Dave move from anger and survival mode into clarity, resilience, and connection. This is a conversation about becoming the kind of father, man, and leader your family can trust.

Dave explains what really happened the night he was shot as a police officer and how training, mindset, and first thoughts helped him stay in the fight.

He shares how his sons’ honest feedback forced him to face the version of himself that showed up at home, on the field, and in his marriage.

The conversation explores how vulnerability, forgiveness, faith in Christ, and personal responsibility helped him rebuild connection with his children.

You’ll also hear why Dave believes fathers, families, and servant leaders play a critical role in healing relationships, communities, and the country.

00:00 Intro to Roundtable Live
00:20 Meet Dave Tallant
01:05 Business, podcast, and coaching fathers
04:30 Advice for starting a business later in life
07:57 Dave’s backstory as a Marine, officer, and father
09:30 Becoming the angry version of himself
11:20 The letter from his sons
14:16 How vulnerability rebuilt connection
16:38 The night Dave took a bullet
19:02 Responding to shots fired
23:47 Running toward danger
25:00 Getting hit and staying in the fight
28:30 Backup arrives and the scene ends
30:52 Choosing forgiveness after the shooting
33:14 Faith, humility, and asking for help
37:00 Trauma, pain, and the question of purpose
38:00 The darkest moment and choosing to keep going
40:19 Becoming a better father for his daughter
43:10 Hearing God and stepping into uncomfortable truth
47:10 Final thoughts and invitation

#Fatherhood
#FaithAndFamily
#PoliceOfficerStory
#ChristianMen
#ServantLeadership

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Most contractors, builders, and local business owners are great at what they do — but that does not always mean people can find them, trust them, or choose them online. In this conversation, Tim Holloway talks with Deanna Lucas about what it really takes to grow a business beyond word-of-mouth, bad leads, and the daily grind of doing everything yourself.

Deanna grew up in the housing industry, came from a family of builders, and experienced firsthand how the housing market crash changed everything for contractors, realtors, homeowners, and local communities. After years in interior decorating, construction, and design, she transitioned into digital marketing to help contractors, ministries, and local businesses build stronger systems, improve lead quality, use social media, and create an online presence that actually works.

This episode is for contractors, builders, tradespeople, church leaders, ministry owners, podcast hosts, and small business owners who want to grow their authority, improve marketing, get better leads, use automation, and build a business that supports their family, faith, and future.

You’ll hear how Deanna went from growing up on job sites to helping contractors and local businesses master the business side of building through digital marketing, automation, social media scheduling, and lead management.

Tim and Deanna talk about why every lead is not a good lead, how poor lead quality wastes time, and why business owners need more than names and phone numbers if they want real growth.

You’ll also learn why podcasting can build authority, create powerful networking opportunities, and open doors to partnerships, referrals, and business growth.

This conversation also goes deeper into faith, family, answered prayer, raising children, surrendering hard situations to God, and trusting that grace is secure through what Jesus has already done.

00:00 Intro and Deanna Lucas joins the conversation
01:00 Growing up in a family of builders
02:20 How the housing market crash affected contractors and realtors
03:30 Transitioning into digital marketing
04:45 Why churches and local businesses need to show up online
06:00 What people look for before visiting a church
07:10 The impact of the housing crisis on communities
08:50 Moving from physical work to online business systems
09:45 Helping contractors master the business side of building
11:40 Getting off the tool and growing beyond owner-operator
13:10 Why every lead is not a quality lead
15:40 Deanna’s podcast and the power of networking
18:10 Why podcasting builds authority
20:30 Lessons from interviewing family on a podcast
22:00 Building consistency with a weekly podcast
23:00 Networking, partnerships, and business opportunities
26:40 Faith, family, and putting God first
28:00 Praising God for answered prayers
30:00 Parenting, struggle, and surrender
32:00 What God has been putting on Deanna’s heart
33:15 Grace, salvation, and secure attachment to God
35:00 Where to connect with Deanna
35:40 Social media scheduling offer for businesses

#ContractorMarketing
#LocalBusinessMarketing
#ChristianBusiness
#PodcastingTips
#DigitalMarketing

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In this insightful interview, Jason Kerby shares his entrepreneurial journey, including overcoming setbacks, mindset shifts, and the importance of identity in business success and recovery. Discover practical lessons on resilience, growth, and the power of gratitude from a seasoned business owner who has navigated the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.

Key topics

Entrepreneurial resilience

Mindset shifts after failure

Business exit strategies

Identity and self-perception in business

The role of gratitude in overcoming adversity

Chapters

00:00 The Journey Begins: From Contractor to Entrepreneur

02:50 Navigating Challenges: The 2008 Crash and Its Aftermath

06:11 The Shift in Mindset: Embracing Coaching and Growth

08:58 Identity Crisis: Life After Selling the Business

11:48 Finding Purpose: Transitioning to Coaching and Helping Others

23:31 Facing Darkness: A Personal Struggle

30:07 Identity Shift: Building a New Life

32:30 The Power of Gratitude and Resilience

39:14 Navigating Change: Lessons Learned

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