The Nomad CEO Podcast

Some founders break under pressure. Others rebuild into something far stronger. Wes Towers chose the second path.

In this episode, Roman L. Binder unpacks how Wes transformed a divorce, a collapsing business, and the fear of AI disruption into the most profitable year of his career.

You will learn how to:

• Turn personal chaos into strategic clarity
• Niche down in a way that multiplies demand
• Use AI as an amplifier instead of a threat
• Win higher value clients with sharper positioning
• Rebuild confidence when everything feels unstable

By the end, you will see why reinvention is not about starting over. It is about choosing who you want to become next.

Guest: Wes Towers, founder of Omnific Design
Host: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEO

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Most people stay on autopilot until something shatters the routine. For David Capablanca, it was a five centimeter brain tumor and a two week prognosis. Surviving it rewired how he saw time, money, and risk.

In this episode, Roman L. Binder breaks down the blueprint David used to rebuild his life so you can:

• Start trading safely with a two thousand dollar account
• Follow a real path to mastery without online noise
• Protect yourself from beginner level losses
• Use AI to speed up research with smarter judgment
• Apply near death clarity to accelerate your growth

By the end, you will see why this conversation is not about trading. It is about changing your life before life forces you to.

Guest: David Capablanca, host of The Friendly Bear Podcast
Host: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEO

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Most people let adversity define them. James W. Keyes used it as fuel.

Born into extreme poverty with no safety net, he worked his way from nothing to the corner office, ultimately leading 7-Eleven and Blockbuster while becoming a pilot, author, and builder of one of the most unconventional careers in modern business.

In this episode, Roman L. Binder unpacks the principles that powered James’ rise so you can:

• Turn hardship into strategic advantage
• Build confidence that holds up under pressure
• Use knowledge as leverage in any environment
• Strengthen faith so fear loses its grip
• Reinvent yourself even when the world feels unstable

By the end, you will have a clear blueprint for mobility, resilience, and long-term growth.

Guest: James W. Keyes, former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, author of Education Is Freedom
Host: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEO

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Most men never expect the moment when everything they built begins to crumble. Jake Thompson hit that moment hard, the kind of collapse that forces you to question who you are without the title, the success, or the momentum you once carried with ease.

What he did next is the reason his story matters.

In this episode, Roman L. Binder takes you inside the reset that rebuilt Jake from the ground up. It is raw, practical, and filled with the exact moves that can pull a man out of the fog and back into his life. You will learn how to:

• Rebuild confidence when doubt takes over
• Find purpose when your old identity no longer fits
• Create direction instead of waiting for motivation to return
• Turn setbacks into structured progress
• Compete with the version of yourself you are tired of being

This is not feel good theory. It is a blueprint for any man who has ever felt lost, stuck, or uncertain about the future.

Guest: Jake Thompson, performance coach and founder of Compete Every Day
Host: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEO

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Rock bottom can break you or rebuild you. For former NFL player Marques Ogden, the breaking point came on a curb, covered in spoiled meat, bankrupt, jobless, and stripped of the identity he spent his life building.

What happened after that moment became the foundation of the man he is today.

In this episode, Roman L. Binder unpacks the mindset and tools that helped Marques rise faster than most people recover in a lifetime. You will learn how to:

• Break out of overwhelm and reclaim direction
• Rebuild confidence when identity collapses
• Replace anxiety with structure, clarity, and purpose
• Recover from financial failure without shame
• Create momentum even when you feel like you have nothing left

By the end, you will understand the difference between staying stuck and rising stronger.

Guest: Marques Ogden, former NFL athlete, keynote speaker, and performance coach
Host: Roman L. Binder, The Nomad CEO

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You’re leaving money on the table—not because your product sucks, but because you never learned how to ask.

Referrals are the highest-converting leads in business, yet most founders rely on luck. Brandon Barnum turned asking into a science. His three-step system transformed broke single-dad survival mode into a $200K income and later, a 5-million-user platform.

In this episode, Roman L. Binder breaks down Brandon’s referral playbook so you can:

• Turn happy clients into active promoters

• Automate referral follow-ups without sounding pushy

• Build a business that scales through trust, not ads

By the end, you’ll know exactly how to make your clients sell for you.

Guest: Brandon Barnum — CEO of HOA.com, author of Raving Referrals, and founder of Refer.com

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Success isn’t always about grinding harder. For Jordan Tait, it meant doing less—but doing it with intention.

After years of chasing clients and flights across North America, burnout forced him to stop and redesign everything. What started with two numbers scribbled on a napkin became the blueprint for a business built on freedom, profit, and purpose.

In this episode of The Nomad CEO, Jordan shares how to build a business that serves your life, not the other way around—and what real success looks like when hustle takes a back seat to alignment.

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He was told debt was dangerous. But when Payden Squires learned to use it the right way, it became the key to his freedom.

From growing up broke to building a thriving tax firm out of his living room, Payden discovered how mindset, leverage, and discipline can turn scarcity into opportunity.

In this episode of The Nomad CEO, he reveals the lessons that shaped his journey and the strategies every founder can use to build real wealth and freedom.

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At seventeen, Brian Adamson’s life could have ended before it even started. What followed was a journey from felony charges to financial freedom, from rock bottom to building a life anchored in faith, systems, and purpose.

In this episode of The Nomad CEO, Brian shares how he turned adversity into advantage and created a business that transforms lives. A story of redemption, resilience, and the power of alignment.

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One lonely birthday. One divorce. Everything he built suddenly meant nothing.