The Answer is Yes

Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate, where innovation meets inspiration.

Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors who’ve walked the walk in coaching, employee retention, retail, wholesale, fundraising, and creating thriving workplace cultures. Jim and Rod bring a refreshingly authentic style to every conversation, using their own successes and failures to teach strategies that work. This podcast is your go-to resource for growth, leadership, and real-world insights. They’ll show you how to optimize operations, embrace failure, and disrupt your industry, all while keeping success grounded in humility and paying it forward. Looking for strategies, connection, and a little inspiration? You’ve found your home. Let’s dream big, act boldly, and thrive together.

 Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz!
Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

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Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate, where innovation meets inspiration.

Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors who’ve walked the walk in coaching, employee retention, retail, wholesale, fundraising, and creating thriving workplace cultures. Jim and Rod bring a refreshingly authentic style to every conversation, using their own successes and failures to teach strategies that work. This podcast is your go-to resource for growth, leadership, and real-world insights. They’ll show you how to optimize operations, embrace failure, and disrupt your industry, all while keeping success grounded in humility and paying it forward. Looking for strategies, connection, and a little inspiration? You’ve found your home. Let’s dream big, act boldly, and thrive together.

Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz!
Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-answer-is-yes--2903418/support.

Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate, the ultimate podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs and business leaders ready to innovate, lead, and grow. Hosted by Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz—two seasoned pros with real-world success in coaching, consulting, employee training, and workplace culture—this show is your gateway to actionable strategies and empowering insights. Whether you’re navigating start-ups, scaling retail or wholesale operations, fundraising, or optimizing for profitability, Jim and Rod bring their authentic, humble approach to every episode. They’ll inspire you by embracing failure as a stepping stone and paying success forward. Together, they’ll guide you with mindset shifts, leadership strategies, and the tools you need to disrupt your industry and build your future. Let’s turn challenges into opportunities and dreams into achievements. Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate, where the future of business is built. Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

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Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate—the podcast where innovation meets inspiration, and every episode feels like a fun, engaging chat with friends. Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are not just seasoned entrepreneurs; they’re expert storytellers with real-world experience in coaching, consulting, start-ups, fundraising, and crafting vibrant workplace cultures. Jim and Rod keep it real, sharing lessons learned from the trenches with humility, humor, and a focus on paying success forward. Every episode is packed with relatable stories, actionable advice, and a good dose of fun that’ll make you feel like you’re right there in the room. Whether you’re scaling your business, optimizing for profitability, or navigating failure, Jim and Rod have your back. So, if you’re ready to learn, laugh, and level up, you’ve found your tribe. Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz—where you’re not just listening, you’re part of the conversation! Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

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Bio form Mr Thank You:
Long before I became Mr. Thank You, my lessons in sales and influence began in my teens as a semi-professional skateboarder pitching myself to companies for sponsorship. Competition was fierce! So how did I wind up working with some of the biggest brands in the industry when there were so many kids just as good or better than me? I became more “relevant” to the companies’ success than my competition.I stopped talking about my goals, and started asking about the brands’ goals. Instead of just wearing a t-shirt with a logo, I built relationships for my brands and actively fought for them to get shelf space at local skate shops. That wasn’t in my “job description,” but putting them first made me their go-to choice.



As my skating career ended and my business career began, those lessons of human connection and relevance became the cornerstones of my sales success. In a few short years I became the #6 rep out of 10,000 sales associates across the country. When the housing crisis of the 2000’s hit, and many businesses were devastated, relationships I had built and nurtured stayed with me and supported our companies’ success.Looking back on those relationships and the human compassion and connection that carried us through that crisis is what inspired my year of thank you cards, which made national news and catapulted my philosophies into the public eye. After that, I started up Mr. Thank You as a speaking, coaching, and consulting business, and the rest is history.I’ve now been featured on ABC News, Fox News, Good Morning America, and helped global brands like Square, ReMax, and Fairway Mortgage, among many others, and my message is simple:We don’t need to optimize analytics more—we need human connection in our day-to-day business. Since founding Mr. Thank You, I’ve spoken to thousands of audience members, consulted corporations, and coached sales leaders nationwide on the importance and principles of customer experience, sales culture, and leadership.I want to show you how easy it is to create real results by investing in re-humanizing your workplace and marketplace.





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Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate—the podcast where innovation meets inspiration, and every episode feels like a fun, engaging chat with friends.

Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are not just seasoned entrepreneurs; they’re expert storytellers with real-world experience in coaching, consulting, start-ups, fundraising, and crafting vibrant workplace cultures. Jim and Rod keep it real, sharing lessons learned from the trenches with humility, humor, and a focus on paying success forward. Every episode is packed with relatable stories, actionable advice, and a good dose of fun that’ll make you feel like you’re right there in the room. Whether you’re scaling your business, optimizing for profitability, or navigating failure, Jim and Rod have your back. So, if you’re ready to learn, laugh, and level up, you’ve found your tribe. Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz—where you’re not just listening, you’re part of the conversation!

Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-answer-is-yes--2903418/support.

Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate—the podcast where innovation meets inspiration, and every episode feels like a fun, engaging chat with friends.

Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are not just seasoned entrepreneurs; they’re expert storytellers with real-world experience in coaching, consulting, start-ups, fundraising, and crafting vibrant workplace cultures. Jim and Rod keep it real, sharing lessons learned from the trenches with humility, humor, and a focus on paying success forward. Every episode is packed with relatable stories, actionable advice, and a good dose of fun that’ll make you feel like you’re right there in the room. Whether you’re scaling your business, optimizing for profitability, or navigating failure, Jim and Rod have your back. So, if you’re ready to learn, laugh, and level up, you’ve found your tribe. Welcome to
Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz—where you’re not just listening, you’re part of the conversation!

Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-answer-is-yes--2903418/support.

Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate, where innovation meets inspiration.

Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors who’ve walked the walk in coaching, employee retention, retail, wholesale, fundraising, and creating thriving workplace cultures. Jim and Rod bring a refreshingly authentic style to every conversation, using their own successes and failures to teach strategies that work. This podcast is your go-to resource for growth, leadership, and real-world insights. They’ll show you how to optimize operations, embrace failure, and disrupt your industry, all while keeping success grounded in humility and paying it forward. Looking for strategies, connection, and a little inspiration? You’ve found your home.

Let’s dream big, act boldly, and thrive together. Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz!
Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

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In this episode, we sit down with Dallas Alexander, who grew up in a tiny town in Canada, spending his childhood outdoors and dreaming of hockey. As his junior hockey career came to a close, a chance encounter in the oil fields introduced him to the JTF 2 Special Operations Force. Intrigued by this elite unit, Dallas embarked on a journey within the Canadian military with the goal of joining their ranks.

After successfully completing the rigorous selection process, he found himself integrated into JTF 2, where he was drawn to the sniper unit and quickly became a tier 1 sniper. Dallas and his team gained international recognition for achieving the world’s furthest sniper kill shot during a mission in Afghanistan. 

After serving in the military, Dallas discovered a new passion for music. The energy of live performance captivated him, and he is now channeling the same focus and determination he applied in his military career into songwriting and performing. We’re excited to share he has released his first album, along with his debut single “Adios Amigo,” which features a music video that commemorates his remarkable experience as a sniper. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that spans from the battlefield to the stage!

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Welcome to the Young Entrepreneur Syndicate, where innovation meets inspiration.

Your hosts, Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz, are seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors who’ve walked the walk in coaching, employee retention, retail, wholesale, fundraising, and creating thriving workplace cultures. Jim and Rod bring a refreshingly authentic style to every conversation, using their own successes and failures to teach strategies that work. This podcast is your go-to resource for growth, leadership, and real-world insights. They’ll show you how to optimize operations, embrace failure, and disrupt your industry, all while keeping success grounded in humility and paying it forward. Looking for strategies, connection, and a little inspiration? You’ve found your home. Let’s dream big, act boldly, and thrive together.

Welcome to Young Entrepreneur Syndicate with Jim Riley and Rod Kuntz!

Find out more at: https://www.youngentrepreneursyndicate.com/ 

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-answer-is-yes--2903418/support.