dylan’s Podcast explores entrepreneurship through the lenses of finance, faith, and the future. Drawing on real-world experience, he blends economic insight, personal stories, and quiet spiritual themes to challenge how we think about work and wealth. With a thoughtful, sometimes contrarian tone, each episode offers clarity and reflection—less about hustle, more about what’s worth building and why.
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
For almost two decades I have seen many different types of financial challenges for businesses including my own. One of the scariest moments of my life was the financial crisis of 2008/2009 as I had never witnessed or had to manage a business through a market correction. It was high speed learning and years later the lessons are still relevant not just for myself but in seeing and helping businesses manage their way through a tough spot. What do you do when your business is in a tough spot? Listen and find out.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tbH1H1Bb1QY
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Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
I have been paying attention to some of the news and the interviews surrounding the upcoming Snap (Snapchat) IPO and found one with Jason Calacanis particularly interesting (click here to watch). He mentioned that the story of Snap is akin to the story of the artist and the thief placing Snap as the artist and Facebook as the thief. Snap creates and innovates great products and features while Facebook steals them and incorporates them into their own products and features. I was interested in the comment for other reasons. I think its important to know if your business is an artist or a thief because I believe it impacts the financial results and expectations for your company. Is your business an artist or thief? Listen now to find out.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/50cH617rY94
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Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
A few months back our family bought a piano from a local piano refurbisher and after making several phone calls to book an appointment to have it tuned with no response, I decided to stop by the business to see if I could speak with the owner personally. I had met him when we purchased the piano and learned that he had been in business for more than 20 years. On this particular morning when I drove up to the front door it became obvious that the business had shut its doors as the space was empty except for the sign still displayed on the front of the building. What happened with this business? Listen now to find out.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-gxSgN3qYI4
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Friday Feb 24, 2017
Friday Feb 24, 2017
I was listening to a podcast by Gary Vaynerchuk this morning as he was giving a keynote speech and he mentioned the term "fake math" to define a concept related to marketing and advertising but it stuck me as being completely appropriate for entrepreneurs and business owners. #fakemath tends to be a real problem for businesses that generate less than $25,000,000 in gross revenue. What I mean by #fakemath is the difference between what a business expects to make or achieve and what they are actually making and achieving. Listen now to see if your business is a victim of #fakemath.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RgeQCfOyYwc
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
There are times when a decision or an idea seems to be right. Technically right that is. As life goes on and the decision or idea plays out you can be caught off guard when the results are not what you expected because there were some practical problems that you didn't consider. Learn from my experience by listening now.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FTIvaW_6wio
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Friday Feb 17, 2017
Friday Feb 17, 2017
Two meetings. Two businesses. Two different situations. One is about to go over a cliff after 9 years of business and another can't wait to get started? Which one did I enjoy more? Listen to find out.
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k10p3voxoLA
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Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
Being different is a good thing - in fact as entrepreneurs being different can really pay. In this episode Dylan talks about how Donald Trump and Just Chill are examples of how your business can profit by taking unconventional approaches and getting unconventional results.
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
In this episode Dylan talks about an entrepreneur that had security guards show up at his company to monitor the business activity on behalf of a receiver and what you can learn from this experience. The on demand economy is here to stay and Dylan shares some thoughts about the business model using Cargomatic as an example of a company taking advantage of the opportunity available in the trucking market. If you are an entrepreneur that needs to grow but has reservations about the potential high cost of borrowing, Dylan has some thoughts that might give you a different way to consider your cost of capital.
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
How did a rural entrepreneur get her product into the Academy Awards gift bag? Why did Google decide to shut down its comparison websites? Dylan answers these questions and more in this week's episode. Trying to figure out where to invest your money - you might find this unconventional answer interesting (and helpful).
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2016
Tuesday Feb 16, 2016
This week's episode has Dylan talking about how to better use the people in your business (a carry forward from last week) as well as how to position your business based on what is happening in the economy (think "monopoly") . Dylan also discusses the merits of IP protection including trademarks and patents.
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