Diluted focus gets diluted results. In this episode of The Persistent Entrepreneur Podcast, host David Hill sits down with AJ Vaden, CEO and Co-Founder of Brand Builders Group, to uncover why personal branding is the key to long-term success.

AJ shares her journey of losing a multi–8-figure business overnight, rebuilding from scratch, and discovering that the one thing no one can take away from you is your reputation. From working with top thought leaders like Lewis Howes to helping entrepreneurs define their “who” and break through obscurity, AJ explains why clarity, intentionality, and focus are the foundation of building wealth and influence.

If you’ve ever felt stretched too thin or unsure how to stand out, this conversation will help you reframe your approach and get laser-focused on the one thing that truly moves the needle.

• Why multiple streams of income might be killing your momentum.

• The difference between a reputation and a personal brand (hint: intentionality).

• How AJ and her husband rebuilt from zero after losing their first business.

• The Sheehan’s Wall framework for breaking through obscurity.

• Why focusing on who you serve is the #1 step in building a personal brand.

• 3 actionable strategies to start building your personal brand today.

AJ Vaden is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brand Builders Group, a personal brand strategy firm dedicated to helping mission-driven messengers become wealthy and well-known. She is also the host of The Influential Personal Brand Podcast, a keynote speaker, and author of the upcoming book Wealthy and Well-Known: Build Your Personal Brand and Turn Your Reputation into Revenue.

AJ has worked with clients ranging from New York Times bestselling authors to 8-figure entrepreneurs, teaching them how to clarify their message, stand out, and monetize their reputation.

📲 Follow AJ on Instagram: @aj_vaden 🌐 Learn more: https://brandbuildersgroup.com

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In this powerful episode of the Path to Mastery Podcast, David Hill sits down with Grant Cardone, CEO of Cardone Capital and leader of the 10X movement, to uncover the truth about fear, success, and scaling beyond limits. Grant shares how he overcame fear even at the height of success, why he doesn’t chase happiness, and how he focuses instead on obligations, growth, and building an empire.

You’ll also hear Grant’s insights on the broken education system, raising kids to succeed outside outdated models, and the importance of thinking bigger to create lasting impact. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, leader, or striving for the next level in life, this episode delivers practical and unapologetic truths you can use now.

What You’ll Learn

• How fear can persist even with success and how to eliminate it

• Why chasing happiness is overrated and how to focus on bigger goals

• The mindset shift from motivation to obligation

• What it takes to 10X your business and lifestyle

• Insights into building legacy, raising kids, and fixing education through entrepreneurship

• Why success is about scaling impact, not just closing sales

Guest: Grant Cardone Grant Cardone is the CEO of Cardone Capital, overseeing $5 billion in assets under management. He is the author of 8 business books, creator of 13 best-selling business programs, and CEO of 7 privately held companies generating $750M annually. Forbes recognized him as one of the top social media business influencers in the world. Grant is known for his 10X philosophy, global impact, and relentless drive to push beyond limits.

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In this episode of The Persistent Entrepreneur Podcast, host David Hill sits down with Tony Palow — the Marriage Warrior himself — to explore the principles that can strengthen marriages and transform family legacies.

Tony reveals why many couples don’t truly have a “communication” problem but rather a comprehension problem, how to transform stubbornness into steadfastness, and why treating marriage as a covenant instead of a contract is the foundation for lasting love.

If you want to divorce-proof your marriage, strengthen your family, and create a legacy that lasts, this episode is packed with wisdom you can apply today.

• The difference between a contract vs. covenant mindset in marriage

• Why communication issues are really comprehension issues

• How to redeem stubbornness into steadfastness

• The role of vision statements in marriage, business, and life

• How to divorce-proof your relationship through principles, not preferences

• The importance of forgiveness and how men and women process it differently

• Practical strategies for building marriages that thrive for generations

Tony and Susan are passionate international marriage coaches with over 20 years of experience helping couples build stronger, healthier relationships. Through retreats, conferences, and one-on-one coaching, they teach kingdom principles that transform how couples relate to one another.

Tony, a certified life coach with a Master’s in Clinical Pastoral Counseling, and Susan, a skilled nurse, combine their expertise to offer real solutions to real issues. Married for 33 years, with five children and four grandchildren, they live out the principles they teach with authenticity and energy.

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David Hill is a two-time author, business coach, world-class sales trainer, top real estate broker, Ironman, and 23 years sober. His mantra is “I exist to persist,” and through The Persistent Entrepreneur Podcast, he brings inspiring conversations with relentless entrepreneurs and leaders who’ve mastered perseverance.

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In this powerful episode of The Persistent Entrepreneur Podcast, host David Hill sits down with mindset strategist, speaker, and author Jim Huntzicker to explore the deep connection between neuroscience, quantum physics, and breaking free from self-sabotage.

Jim shares his personal story of walking away from multiple successful businesses and how subconscious limiting beliefs—formed before the age of eight—were silently directing his life. If you're an entrepreneur, high-achiever, or someone who's "successful on paper" but struggling with fulfillment, this episode is your wake-up call.

Discover how to:

• Recognize and break core limiting beliefs

• Rewire lifelong emotional patterns

• Understand the science behind thoughts, energy, and frequency

• Apply powerful tools for mindset transformation and personal freedom

• Use quantum physics and neuroscience to create aligned success

Jim also dives into stories from his own journey, including burning down seven profitable ventures and how he found clarity through deep internal work. Plus, he shares actionable frameworks to shift from a reactive state to a creative one and explains why gratitude, reframing, and thought labeling are the real keys to lasting change.

Whether you’re scaling a business or scaling your inner growth, this conversation is packed with insights that will leave you rethinking your relationship with success.

Guest: Jim Huntzicker

• Website: www.JimHuntzicker.com

• Instagram: @jimhuntzicker

• LinkedIn: Jim Huntzicker

Guest Bio: Jim Huntzicker is a mindset strategist, speaker, and author of Mindset Breakthrough. He helps high-performing entrepreneurs and achievers destroy internal resistance, rewire lifelong patterns, and finally create success that’s not just visible—but unshakably aligned. His methods combine NLP, neuroscience, emotional reprogramming, and real-life experience. Jim speaks on topics like core belief systems, resistance layers, mindset myths, and how to build identity-driven success.

Host: David Hill

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Full Name: Gary Engels

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: +17158923839

Gary is a seasoned entrepreneur, leadership architect, and tactical strategist with a powerful track record of building businesses that drive both income and impact. As the CEO of MyGig, a professional affiliate platform designed to empower business professionals to earn recurring income by connecting companies with real-world solutions—like tax credits, IT services, payroll support, and CRM automation, Gary leads operations across customer success, marketing, finance, and technology, helping scale MyGig’s vision into a national movement.

 With over two decades of entrepreneurial and leadership experience, Gary has built and consulted businesses across industries—from youth leadership education and affiliate sales to tactical training and strategic growth consulting. He brings a rare mix of precision, passion, and performance, shaped by his background as a highly trained Jiu-Jitsu black belt and lifelong martial artist of 35+ years and a law enforcement-certified self-defense and firearms instructor. His work spans coaching high-performing entrepreneurs, training kids, parents, and entrepreneurs in leadership through LEGACY-Missions.com that fuse business, mindset, and discipline. He's a family man that runs Leadership Academy together with his wife Nikki and 3 children.

 Gary is known for his ability to turn chaos into clarity, helping professionals build systems that generate income, impact, and freedom—without burning out or selling out. Whether he’s closing a deal, coaching a team, or hosting a tactical retreat, Gary shows up with one mission: empower others to lead with confidence and build a legacy that lasts.

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Full Name: Gavin Topp

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: +61414356404

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https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076350442592 Gavin Lance Topp is a former professional boxer who began his journey with 19 amateur fights, drawn to the sport for its physical and mental challenges. He went on to win and defend the Australian Junior Middleweight Title, and after a comeback in 2005, fought five international opponents before earning a World Title Eliminator bout in Germany. At his peak, he was ranked 12th in the world

Then in 2000, he founded the Fight Like a Pro Rite of Passage Program—a transformational experience designed to help men rise into their full potential as husbands, fathers, and leaders.

After leading over 3,000 men through the program, Gavin authored A Rite of Passage, which has sold thousands of copies worldwide. Then in 2019, he was inducted into Queensland boxing Hall of Fame

This journey led to the creation of the Man Alive Experience, an online mentorship platform connecting with men across the globe.

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Full Name: Sam Trimble

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: +19152697634 Sam helps companies grow. As Vice President of Strategic Growth and Development with Fidelity National Financial, Sam has worked with hundreds of title companies, law firms, and lenders and thousands of real estate agents across the United States, helping them navigate the constantly shifting sectors of marketing, sales, and technology. One size does not fit all, and Sam brings simple, executable, and attainable steps that can help any real estate industry-related business grow its client base and create raving fans of its current customers, regardless of market conditions.

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Full Name: Michael Bernoff

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: +16239101631

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About Michael Bernoff

As founder of the Human Communications Institute, a leader in the personal and professional development industry, Michael has impacted hundreds of thousands of people across the world with his programs, book, audios, videos and seminars. Michael has an unmatched natural-born talent to understand the psychology of individuals, which he will pass on to you.

This innate and highly-tuned awareness allows him to quickly perceive what makes people make the decisions they make and what makes them do what they do. Rather than breaking down walls, Michael is skilled at getting people to rapidly lower resistance in themselves and others, allowing room for progress.

Michael is the developer of Human Interaction Technology™(HIT), a powerful technology that allows people to understand unknown psychological triggers and powerful communication strategies so they can increase their charisma and influence, leaving their average life behind.

The author of “Average Sucks” Why You Don’t Get What You Want and What to Do About It”, Michael shows you how to raise your average and create the life you want... resulting in greater financial wealth, physical health and lasting confidence in all aspects of life.

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Todd Schuchart is a certified goofball and an expert in life insurance sales and lead generation, leading Razor Ridge Leads. With a deep understanding of the industry, he focuses on developing innovative solutions for agents, including conversational sales training and AI-driven CRM tools, to help life insurance professionals streamline their processes, improve client connections, and boost conversions. Todd is known for his commitment to simplifying the sales process, the levity he brings to everyday situations, and his agent-first approach, creating high-quality resources that empower agents to succeed in a competitive market.

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For over 27 years, Matt Raad has been helping people escape the 9-to-5 by turning digital assets into real-world freedom. Alongside his wife Liz, he pioneered the strategy of buying, renovating, and selling websites for cash flow — long before the term “digital real estate” became mainstream. 

Starting from scratch, Matt and Liz applied their background in business acquisitions to build a high cash flow portfolio of online businesses. Today, through their nationally recognised eBusiness Institute, they train career professionals, side hustlers, and families how to create time-leveraged income streams online — without needing to be tech experts.

Matt is especially passionate about helping people rethink traditional career paths. Whether speaking to mid-career professionals seeking flexibility or young entrepreneurs hungry for financial independence, he brings a practical, proven approach to creating income that supports your lifestyle—not the other way around.

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