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Jay Sargeant – Seven Reinventions, No Resume, and Proof There Are No Small Moments (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Builders Podcast, Matt Levenhagen sits down with Jay Sargeant, a self-described serial reinventor whose path has taken him from community organizing and professional tennis to franchise development, NLP training, entrepreneurship, coaching, and writing. Jay’s story is filled with the kinds of moments that seem small until you realize they changed everything: walking into an interview with no resume, buying a blue suit and a briefcase he never opened, attending a dinner par
Bryan Blackmon – You Are Worth It: Sobriety, Belief, and the Rise of Crab Crew (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Builders Podcast , Matt Levenhagen sits down with Bryan Blackmon , founder of Crab Crew Life, for a story about rebuilding from a place most people would have trouble imagining. Bryan’s journey moves through addiction, heroin and methamphetamine use, jail, prison, homelessness, and years of living what he describes as a life of constant chaos. But the turning point wasn’t another punishment, rehab program, or person telling him he needed to change. After eventually finding
Matt Levenhagen – How Building a Better Week Gave Me My Sundays Back (opens the original)
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For years, Matt Levenhagen had a habit that probably feels familiar to a lot of entrepreneurs: when the workweek ran out of room, the work simply spilled into the weekend. Podcast editing could happen on Sunday. Weekly planning could happen Sunday night. A little strategy or content work didn’t really feel like “work” anyway...so what was the harm? Then Matt started moving those responsibilities back into the week. Podcast production moved to Thursday. Weekly planning moved to Friday. Daily plan
T. Christian Helms – Building a Brand That Isn’t Trying to Be for Everybody (opens the original)
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What happens when a difficult season forces you to rebuild not only your life, but the way you lead? In Part 2 of our conversation with T. Christian Helms , we pick up with Christian’s recovery from Lyme disease and the unexpected effect it had on his business. Before getting sick, Christian admits he was trying to do too much himself and micromanaging the people around him. Recovery forced him to accept help, trust capable people, and eventually build a team he describes less like a family and
Rachel Lee – Owning Your Weird and Building a Brand That Attracts the Right People (opens the original)
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What happens when the version of yourself you think looks "professional" isn't really you? In this episode of The Builders Podcast , Matt Levenhagen sits down again with Rachel Lee, co-founder of Neo Genesis, to explore what it means to build a brand around the person you actually are. Rachel shares how trying to fit into a traditional, polished version of entrepreneurship eventually became exhausting... and how embracing the energy, personality, and "weird" she had been hiding became one of the
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