The Business Owner's Journey

By Nick Berry

We shorten the learning curve of business ownership by bringing on entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to share their stories, challenges, leadership practices, and winning strategies. <

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February 24, 2026 Josh Fertel: Revenue Cycle Management That Drives Private Practice Growth
Full Episode Page: Josh Fertel: Revenue Cycle Management That Drives Private Practice Growth
Josh Fertel is a healthcare revenue cycle management expert known for helping private practices grow.
In this conversation, Josh joins host Nick Berry to reveal how revenue cycle management is the engine of medical practice profitability. He breaks down common cash flow blind spots, practical billing fixes, and training that increases patient responsibility collections. Josh shares how AI with EHR can surface billable care opportunities and previews Forward EHR, positioned as a free, growth-focused tool.
You’ll Hear
-How RCM choices drive or stall private practice growth
-What reports reveal real receivables vs assumptions
-Best ways to train front desk to collect patient dues
-When AI plus EHR can flag billable care in real time
-How simple dashboards focus teams on cash flow
-Why trust-first partners reduce churn and raise profit
Links
-J3 Revenue Cycle Management
-Josh Fertel on LinkedIn
Chapters
00:00 From Career Reinvention to Revenue Cycle Management
03:00 Identifying Private Practice Growth Opportunities
05:39 Medical Billing Optimization and Cash Flow Realities
08:17 AI in Healthcare and Electronic Health Records EHR Innovation
10:54 Revenue Cycle Management Business Model Explained
13:04 Increasing Medical Practice Profitability
15:24 Communication in Healthcare Billing Services
17:49 Trust, Partnerships, and Patient Responsibility Collections
20:33 Lessons on Practice Management for Physicians
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New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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29min
February 17, 2026 Paul Austin-Menear: Building Customer Feedback Systems That Fuel Innovation
Full Episode Page: Paul Austin-Menear: Building Customer Feedback Systems That Fuel Innovation

Paul Austin-Menear is a business strategist and founder known for building customer feedback and innovation systems for purpose-driven entrepreneurs.
In this episode of The Business Owner’s Journey, host Nick Berry and Paul Austin-Menear explore how founder-led companies lose customer signal as they scale and how to build feedback systems that sustain growth. Paul introduces the Innovation Heartbeat approach to operationalizing customer listening through structured habits, rituals, and scalable feedback loops.
You'll hear
-Why feedback breaks as growth accelerates
-How to embed listening in culture and ops
-Best 30-60-90 path to launch a feedback loop
-What turns raw notes into repeatable insight
-When to systematize from PMF to early scale

Links
-Six Catalysts
-Innovation Heartbeat resources
-The Journey newsletter
-Paul on LinkedIn

Chapters
00:00 Why Customer Feedback Systems Break Down
02:42 Founder-Led Business Growth Starts With Listening
05:25 Hiring for Customer Listening Skills
08:14 Building Feedback Loops Into Company Culture
11:03 The Innovation Heartbeat Customer Feedback System
13:59 Turning Feedback Into Business Innovation Systems
16:47 Scaling Without Losing Customers
19:08 Innovation as a Business Supply Chain
21:58 Why Companies Are Getting Worse at Listening
24:07 The Innovation Heartbeat Tool and Resources
28:48 Making Customer Feedback a Repeatable Habit
Busy but not clear on what actually matters next?
Get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap to pinpoint your stage, identify the one priority that unlocks progress, and focus your next 90 days with confidence.
Get it here: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmap

New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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35min
February 10, 2026 Natasha Walstra: Personal Branding and LinkedIn Strategies Designed for Trust
Full Episode Page: Natasha Walstra: Personal Branding and LinkedIn Strategies Designed for Trust
Natasha Walstra is a LinkedIn Strategist and Business Coach who empowers entrepreneurs and executives to turn genuine visibility into steady revenue.
Host Nick Berry talks with Natasha Walstra about LinkedIn strategy for business owners, covering personal branding, profile optimization, and social selling built on trust. Natasha explains how to simplify content, highlight real credibility, avoid cold DMs, and use relationship-based selling and real stories to turn visibility into revenue.
You'll hear
-How to simplify a sustainable LinkedIn routine
-Why clarity and credibility build instant trust
-How to turn comments and DMs into conversations
-When to post stories instead of rigid calendars
-How profile upgrades lift quality leads

Links
Get Natasha's newsletter
Natasha's custom "LinkedIn Profile Glow Up" GPT
NearPoint Strategies
Natasha on LinkedIn
What’s Working on LinkedIn Today workshop
Chapters
00:00 Why LinkedIn strategy feels harder than it should
04:35 From coaching to agency work and real LinkedIn execution
08:19 Content creation barriers and simplifying LinkedIn content
11:50 Building authentic connections on LinkedIn
15:58 Social selling on LinkedIn without pitching or awkward DMs
20:37 Long-term relationship-based selling
30:24 Imposter syndrome, visibility, and personal branding
39:46 Reframing LinkedIn for authentic engagement and revenue
Busy but not clear on what actually matters next?
Get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap to pinpoint your stage, identify the one priority that unlocks progress, and focus your next 90 days with confidence.
Get it here: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmap

New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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45min
February 03, 2026 Jason Barnard: Brand Representation in AI for Founders, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs
Full Episode Page: Jason Barnard: Brand Representation in AI for Founders, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs
Jason Barnard is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, innovator, and CEO and founder at Kalicube.
Host Nick Berry explains how brand representation in AI impacts digital due diligence, trust, and deal flow. Jason covers entity strategy, why inconsistent facts hurt referrals, and how digital brand intelligence trains Google and AI on your narrative. Learn to build an entity home, disambiguate namesakes, and turn offline credibility into algorithmic trust. He also shares Kalicube’s data-driven prioritization to focus on what drives impact.
You'll hear
-How brand representation in AI shapes trust before the first call
-Why digital brand intelligence changes Google and AI due diligence
-How inconsistent AI search representation kills deal flow
-How precision brand intelligence builds authority in Google and AI
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Links
-Jason Barnard: Personal Website
-Kalicube: Premium Digital Branding Consultancy
-Jason on LinkedIn
-Jason on YouTube
Chapters
00:00 Brand Representation in AI and Due Diligence
02:11 The Cost of Inaction in AI Search Representation
04:16 Personal Brand Authority in Google and AI
06:56 Teaching AI Your Brand Narrative
09:38 Precision Brand Intelligence Explained
21:52 Proactive vs Reactive Brand Credibility
25:46 Claiming Your Digital Brand Real Estate
28:30 Building Niche Authority for AI Trust
33:23 Consistency and Algorithmic Brand Trust
36:16 Turning Offline Credibility into AI Signals
Busy but not clear on what actually matters next?
Get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap to pinpoint your stage, identify the one priority that unlocks progress, and focus your next 90 days with confidence.
Get it here: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmap

New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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44min
January 27, 2026Jason Feifer: Building Adaptability in Business, Intentions Over Goals
Full Episode Page: Jason Feifer: Building Adaptability in Business, Intentions Over Goals
Jason Feifer is editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and best-selling author of Build for Tomorrow.
Jason Feifer joins host Nick Berry to explain how business owners can build adaptability through intentions instead of rigid goals. They explore leadership flexibility, defining identity beyond job titles, transferable skills, and how to use the right kind of fear to drive growth. Jason also shares his yearly theme framework and strategies for building a personal brand that scales with your career.
What You’ll Learn
How yearly themes drive clarity without rigid goals
Why control beats outcome fixation in strategy
Define identity by transferable value, not title
Use core skills to pivot across roles and industries
Adopt the right fear to move fast on new opportunities
Build a personal brand that evolves as you grow
Links
Jason Feifer's Personal Website
Build for Tomorrow (Book)
One Thing Better Newsletter
Jason Feifer on LinkedIn
Jason Feifer on Instagram
Chapters
00:00 Intentional Leadership and Setting Themes for Adaptability in Business
04:08 Identity and Leadership Beyond Job Titles
07:19 Why Adaptability in Business Is the Most Important Skill
15:20 Personal Brand Strategy and Transferable Skills in Business
23:20 Growth Mindset, Fear, and Future Opportunities
Busy but not clear on what actually matters next?
Get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap to pinpoint your stage, identify the one priority that unlocks progress, and focus your next 90 days with confidence.
Get it here: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmap

New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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29min
January 20, 2026Dr. Benjamin Hardy: The Science of Scaling and Why 10x Changes Leadership
Full Episode Page: Dr. Benjamin Hardy: The Science of Scaling and Why 10x Changes Leadership
Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist who leads business scaling programs for entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing teams.
In this conversation, Dr. Hardy joins host Nick Berry to unpack the science of scaling and the 10x growth mindset. They explore how scale reframes strategy, exposes the founder bottleneck, and requires raising the floor through hard tradeoffs. Hardy explains why leaders must simplify their roles, build A-player teams, and use goals and time as filters.
What You’ll Learn
How 10x reframes strategy beyond linear growth
Why founders become bottlenecks
When raising the floor creates leverage
How impossible goals attract A players
How goals and time filter decisions
Links
Official Website (Personal)
Scaling.com
Dr. Benjamin Hardy on LinkedIn
Dr. Benjamin Hardy on FB
The Science of Scaling™ (Free audiobook)
Chapters
00:00 Science of Scaling overview
04:37 Founder bottleneck and self-deception
07:18 10x growth mindset explained
09:22 Scale vs growth in business strategy
14:50 Identity shifts for scaling a business
20:18 Building elite teams for leverage
22:49 Raising the floor and letting go
26:55 Simplifying leadership roles
28:22 Scaling without sacrificing family
32:11 Hiring A-players and leadership leverage
36:58 Scaling.com
Busy but not clear on what actually matters next?
Get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap to pinpoint your stage, identify the one priority that unlocks progress, and focus your next 90 days with confidence.
Get it here: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmap

New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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43min
January 13, 2026 Anthony Trucks: Identity Shift, Dark Work, and Leadership Growth
Full Episode Page: Anthony Trucks: Identity Shift, Dark Work, and Leadership Growth
Anthony Trucks is a former NFL athlete and entrepreneur known for his work on identity shift and personal transformation.
In this episode, Anthony joins host Nick Berry to explore why identity sets the ceiling on your goals. They break down why motivation fades, why mindset alone does not create lasting change, and how leadership identity determines which habits actually stick. Anthony explains how Dark Work creates proof through action and how to recognize when it is time for an identity shift in business and life.
You’ll hear:
- How identity limits or expands your goals
- Whether mindset or identity drives long term change
- Why leadership identity makes habits stick
- How action builds belief over time
- When it is time to make an identity shift
Links:
- Dark Work
- Dark Work Identity Type Assessment
- Anthony Trucks website
- Anthony on LinkedIn
- Anthony on Instagram
- Anthony on FB
Chapters
00:00 Identity sets the ceiling on your goals
04:30 Why most people never become the person their goals require
08:04 Mindset, identity, and building belief through action
11:09 The four identity types
14:12 Designing Dark Work and committing to a plan
17:46 Rewiring identity through effort and repetition
22:35 Losing identity after success
26:43 The Dark Work Experience
31:32 Knowing when it is time for an identity shift
39:18 Building impact beyond yourself
Busy but not clear on what actually matters next?
Get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap to pinpoint your stage, identify the one priority that unlocks progress, and focus your next 90 days with confidence.
Get it here: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmap

New here? Meet Nick Berry: https://www.nickberry.info/about
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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43min
January 09, 2026Season 3 Trailer for The Business Owner's Journey: The Producer to Leader Shift
Full Episode Page: Season 3 Trailer: The Producer to Leader Shift

Nick Berry is an American entrepreneur, business advisor, and host of The Business Owner’s Journey.
In this Season 3 trailer, Nick explains why this season goes deeper than ever before into how successful business owners think.
The focus is the business owner mindset and the shift from producer to leader. Nick shares why leadership is the growth ceiling, how identity and standards shape results, and why scaling a business requires becoming the leader your business needs next. If your business has traction but feels heavier than it should, this season is designed to help you think differently, decide better, and remove yourself as the founder bottleneck.
You’ll Hear:
How the best business owners think when shifting from producer to leader
Why leadership is the growth ceiling in scaling a business
What business owner identity has to do with real transformation
How raising personal standards unlocks leadership growth
When becoming the leader your business needs becomes the real work
Links:
About Nick Berry
Redesigned.Business
The Business Alignment System™
Get the Free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap
The 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey
Nick Berry on LinkedIn
Nick Berry on X
Nick Berry on YouTube

Chapters
00:00 Season Three Trailer and the Business Owner’s Journey
02:10 The Producer to Leader Shift in Business Growth
04:23 Leadership Identity, Standards, and Growth
05:56 Learning How the Best Business Owners Think
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is an entrepreneur and business advisor, known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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November 12, 2025Sports Insights with Mat Henry: Expert Sports Advisor Talks Strategy
Host Nick Berry sits down with Mat Henry to reveal how to see momentum, blend stats with intuition, and prepare smarter so every game becomes a richer experience. Mat is a professional sports event advisor whose track record helping teams and brands craft engaging game day strategies turns this into a masterclass in practical sports insight and predictive analysis.
Find Out

How to read momentum shifts and turning points in real time

Why combining numbers with instincts yields better calls

His pregame workflow for scenario planning that sticks

The cues in body language that flag confidence or fatigue

Smarter ways to approach fantasy picks under pressure

What to watch besides the scoreboard to forecast outcomes

How to turn any matchup into a compelling narrative fans follow

Links
Links

Episode page

Guest profile Mat Henry

Reddit

Chapters

00:00 Welcome and why sports are an engagement journey

02:15 Reading momentum beyond the scoreboard

05:10 Film study and pattern recognition

08:42 Numbers versus instincts in live decisions

12:30 Timeout swings and possession leverage

16:05 Player psychology and body language tells

19:48 Preparing what if scenarios for any game state

23:20 Weather travel and context in predictions

26:55 Building a narrative that hooks audiences

30:18 Fantasy sports picks under pressure

34:07 Common analysis mistakes to avoid

38:40 Mat Henrys toolkit and final takeaways

Too many priorities, not enough clarity? In ~6 minutes, get a free 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap: your stage snapshot, the single constraint to fix now, your top 3 moves, and a week-by-week plan you can start Monday. Grab yours: https://www.nickberry.info/roadmapNew here? Meet entrepreneur and business advisor Nick Berry.
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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November 12, 2025 Sports Insights with Mat Henry: Expert Sports Advisor Talks Strategy
Sports Insights with Mat Henry: Expert Sports Advisor Talks Strategy How Sports Insight with Mat Henry Enhances Every Game Experience
Host Nick Berry sits down with Mat Henry to reveal how to unlock the true engagement potential in every game. From reading momentum swings to blending statistics with intuition, this conversation gives fans, analysts, and advisors a way to see sports as an engaging journey full of strategy, timing, and human performance.
Experience the Power of Sports Insights with Mat Henry and Nick Berry
Nick explores Mat Henry’s process as a professional sports event advisor. You will learn how to connect with the game on a deeper level by tracking subtle shifts in play, interpreting player behavior, and preparing for unpredictable moments. The result is a more confident and compelling way to watch, analyze, and advise on any matchup.
What You Can Learn from Mat Henry
Sports are more than scores and stats. Mat shows how to treat every game like a narrative that unfolds with momentum, adjustments, and decision making. You will hear how to fuse data with lived expertise, how to prepare multiple scenarios before kickoff, and how pressure moments reveal who will truly excel.
How to Utilize Sports as an Engaging Journey
Great analysis starts with great attention. Mat explains how to focus on tempo changes, coaching choices, matchups, and emotional cues. When you connect those elements, you turn a schedule of games into memorable stories that draw audiences in and keep them engaged.
Momentum Shifts and Their Impact on Outcomes
One turnover or timeout can redefine a game. Mat breaks down how to spot these inflection points, how to judge whether a swing will stick, and how to adjust predictions in real time rather than after the scoreboard has already confirmed the change.
Blending Stats and Intuition to Predict Results
Numbers inform decisions while intuition guides timing. Mat shares how fi
The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators join entrepreneur Nick Berry to share stories, challenges, and strategies from their journeys as business owners.

Nick Berry is known for creating the Business Alignment System™ and 5 Stages of the Business Owner’s Journey. He offers a (free) personalized 90-Day Business Growth Roadmap telling you exactly where you are today and what specific steps to take next.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info. tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry, produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Sponsors: Redesigned.Business, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge
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FAQs about The Business Owner's Journey:

How many episodes does The Business Owner's Journey have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.