What does 30 years as the voice of Detroit sports teach you about business? According to Matt Dery, it’s all about who you know.

As the Business Development Lead at Freedom-First Pathway, Matt has seen the 'fragmentation trap' destroy countless businesses. He explains why your advisors are failing to communicate and how to bridge the gap between your life, your wealth, and your business.

In this episode of the Dillon England Show we covered:
→ 25 years calling Pistons and Lions games
→ Being a bad teammate early in his career and what fixed it
→ Why one careless comment on air almost cost a broadcast deal
→ The interview with Golden Tate that became a national story
→ What Freedom-First Pathway actually does for business owners

Thanks Matt for making the drive out and sitting down with me for this one. Appreciate you, brother!

*Chapters*
00:00 Intro
01:00 Pistons memories and the referral relationships that shaped a career
10:32 From a Cleveland kid to a Detroit sports fixture
13:01 Syracuse, mentors, and the state of radio today
21:10 The teammate Matt used to be, and the wake up call that fixed it
25:28 Be careful what you put online. It never goes away
32:02 Relationships beat talent every time you get a job
35:44 The interview that changed how Matt listens
42:12 How relationships, not marketing, filled the room for FFP's launch
48:49 Freedom First Pathway and the fragmentation problem business owners don't see

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