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Thriving Entrepreneur
Hosted by Steve Kidd · EN
Best Selling Author Success Stories. Entrepreneur journeys. Inspiring Life and Business insight. 30 year veteran coach Steve Kidd and his guests of successful entrepreneurs, Best Selling Authors and World Changer share how they did it and how you can too!
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Built From the Inside: The Foundation Most People Skip
Mar 1001:00:01Tap to summarizeThere’s a reason some businesses grow…and some crumble under their own weight. It’s not luck.It’s not noise.It’s foundation.In this episode, we sit down with leaders who understand that real success isn’t built from the outside inIt’s built from the inside out.You’ll hear conversations about:🔥 The discipline behind sustainable growth🔥 Why leadership begins with self-awareness🔥 The systems that support scale — instead of strangling it🔥 And how clarity creates momentum that actually lastsThis isn’t about chasing visibility for attention.It’s about building credibility that compounds. Because when the foundation is strong, expansion feels natural.When it’s weak, even success feels heavy.If you’re building something meaningful — a company, a mission, a legacy — this episode will remind you that the work no one sees is what makes everything else possible.🎧 Press play if you’re ready to build from the inside… and do it right.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Eternal Love: What Remains When Everything Else Falls Away
Mar 301:00:01Tap to summarizeSome conversations don’t just inform you.They stay with you.This episode is one of those.Willie and Vernell take us into a space most people avoidLove, loss, legacy, and what truly endures when circumstances shift and seasons change.This isn’t about romance in the shallow sense.It’s about covenant. Commitment. The kind of love that chooses to remain when it would be easier to walk away.You’ll hear about:💛 What eternal love really looks like in real life💛 The strength required to stand when emotions waver💛 How faith and forgiveness shape lasting relationships💛 And why love isn’t a feeling — it’s a decision lived out daily In a culture that replaces instead of repairs, this conversation feels different. Steadier. Deeper.Because eternal love isn’t loud.It’s consistent.🎧 Press play if you’ve ever wondered what makes love last — and what it takes to build something that doesn’t disappear when life gets hard.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →The Long Game: Building What Outlives the Moment
Feb 2301:01:05Tap to summarizeThere’s fast success.And then there’s lasting impact.This episode brings together leaders who understand the difference.In a world obsessed with quick wins and viral moments, this conversation goes deeper — into what it really takes to build something that holds. Something that serves. Something that still matters five, ten, twenty years from now.You’ll hear about:🔥 Playing the long game instead of chasing the spike🔥 Why character compounds faster than hype🔥 The discipline behind sustainable growth🔥 And how clarity today determines legacy tomorrowThese aren’t surface-level strategies.They’re foundational principles.Because anything built on noise eventually fades.But what’s built on integrity, consistency, and real value? That multiplies.If you’re not just building a businessBut building a legacyThis episode will speak directly to you.🎧 Press play if you’re ready to think beyond the moment… and build something that lasts.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Here’s the Part They Don’t Tell You: Growth, Faith & Becoming Who You’re Meant to Be
Feb 1601:00:01Tap to summarizeThere’s always a moment in every journey that doesn’t make the highlight reel.The doubt.The delay.The stretch that feels longer than it should.In this episode, Willie and I go into that spaceThe part most people skip over when they talk about success.Not the polished version. The real one.We talk about what it takes to grow when you can’t yet see the outcome.What faith actually looks like in motion.And why becoming who you’re meant to be is often uncomfortable before it’s undeniable. This isn’t a performance.It’s a conversation about identity, discipline, belief, and the quiet decisions that shape a life.Because the breakthrough rarely happens in the spotlight.It happens in the private work.🎧 Press play if you’re in a season of building — even if no one else sees it yet. You’re closer than you think.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Authority Isn’t Loud: Building Influence That Actually Lasts
Feb 901:00:01Tap to summarizeThere’s a lot of noise in business right now.Big claims. Bigger promises. Endless tactics. But real authority?It’s quieter. Stronger. Built on substance.In this episode, four seasoned voices pull back the curtain on what it really takes to build influence that lastsNot just attention that spikes.You’ll hear about:🔥 The difference between visibility and credibility🔥 Why strategy without character eventually collapses🔥 How clarity creates confidence — and confidence creates momentum🔥 What it means to build a reputation that speaks for you, even when you’re not in the roomThis isn’t a conversation about shortcuts.It’s about foundation.Because influence that’s manufactured fades.Influence that’s earned compounds.If you’re building something real; a business, a message, a movementThis episode will remind you that authority isn’t about being louder than everyone else. It’s about being solid enough that people trust you when it matters.🎧 Press play if you’re ready to build influence the right way — from the inside out.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Built to Lead: Ownership, Resilience & The Courage to Show Up
Feb 201:00:01Tap to summarizeThere’s a difference between having success…and being built for it.This episode brings together four leaders who’ve learned that growth isn’t about hypeIt’s about ownership. About taking responsibility for your results, your recovery, your leadership, and your future.You’ll hear stories of resilience that aren’t polished.Lessons about business that aren’t theoretical.And conversations about leadership that go deeper than titles and tactics.Because here’s the truth:Real leadership begins the moment you stop pointing outward and start owning what’s yours. In this conversation, we explore:🔥 What it actually means to take responsibility for your life and business🔥 How resilience is forged — not gifted🔥 Why clarity beats charisma🔥 And how showing up consistently changes everythingThis isn’t about becoming louder.It’s about becoming stronger. Clearer. More aligned.If you’ve been building something — a company, a legacy, a new version of yourself — this episode will meet you in that space.🎧 Press play if you’re ready to lead from the front… and live like it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Without You: The Cost of Silence and the Power of Showing Up - With Willie J.
Jan 2601:00:01Tap to summarizeThere’s a version of the world that exists with your voice in it.And there’s the version we’re left with when you stay quiet.This episode is a real conversation about what happens when purpose goes unspokenAnd what becomes possible the moment someone chooses to show up anyway.Willie J doesn’t just talk about music, message, or mission.He speaks to the space between who you are and who you’ve been afraid to become.You’ll hear about:✨ What it actually costs the world when you hold your voice back✨ Why your story isn’t extra — it’s necessary✨ The quiet ways people disappear long before they’re gone✨ And how choosing to be seen can change more than just your life This isn’t a hype conversation.It’s an honest one. Because the truth is…The world is different without you in it.🎧 Press play if you’ve ever wondered whether your voice really matters.It does.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Spotlight The Art of Expansion Speakers
Jan 1201:00:01Tap to summarizeMost people think expansion means more effort.More visibility. More strategy. More pressure.But what if expansion actually begins with alignment? This episode brings together four voices who don’t teach growth as hustleThey live it as truth. Not as performanceBut as presence.✨ Erin Anderson reveals how boundaries aren’t walls — they’re the shape of the life you’re choosing to live. Expansion begins the moment you stop abandoning yourself.✨ Keely Stawicki shares how mission-driven entrepreneurs can grow their reach without losing their heart — using strategy that serves the message instead of replacing it.✨ Jana Niksa reframes sales as an honest exchange — where clarity, elegance, and integrity create results without pressure or pretending.✨ Lark Dean Galley brings it back to the core — helping you understand who you are at the design level so your life and business finally fit you. This conversation isn’t about scaling for applause.It’s about expanding in a way that feels clean in your body, clear in your spirit, and true to who you are becoming. Because growth that costs you your truth isn’t growth at all.It’s just noise.🎧 If you’re done chasing someone else’s version of success and ready to expand in alignment with you — this episode will meet you right where you are.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Born Into Media: 59 Years of Visibility, Legacy, and Light
Jan 101:00:01Tap to summarizeSome people stumble into their purpose.I was born into mine. From the moment the press showed up to photograph my birth, my life has been a living case study in visibility Not the shallow kind that shouts for attention, but the sacred kind that creates connection. In this special birthday episode, I’m not teaching a formula. I’m telling the truth.What 59 years in media, sales, and storytelling have revealed about why visibility really worksAnd why most people still feel unseen, unheard, and underpaid even after doing “everything right.”You’ll hear about:✨ The day I realized visibility isn’t about being louder — it’s about being where the people are.✨ How clarity, consistency, and connection became the backbone of everything that works in marketing — and life.✨ Why AI can’t replace you — because only you can connect human to human, heart to heart.✨ The real meaning of radical generosity, and why giving isn’t about losing yourself — it’s about leading with love.This episode isn’t just a celebration of 59 years.It’s a conversation about legacy, leadership, and living visiblyNot just online, but in truth.Because visibility isn’t coming.It’s already here.You just have to stop hiding from it.🎧 Listen to “Born Into Media” — a celebration of purpose, presence, and the lifelong art of being seen for who you really are.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
Transcribe →Knowing what a real win looks like - and how to live it
Dec 2201:00:01Tap to summarizeMost people are chasing wins that don’t actually feel like winning.Success. Status. Scale.But somewhere along the way…Peace, purpose, and health fall through the cracks.This episode brings together four powerhouse voices who’ve each learned how to redefine the word win — and build a life that actually works. Michael J. Silverman helps high-level executives stop sacrificing their lives for their leadership roles — showing how true success starts when you finally stop trading your values for validation. Santiago Cueto brings the global perspective, guiding entrepreneurs to expand internationally without losing their integrity or identity in the process. Timothy Rexius bridges business and biology — teaching why a thriving company means nothing if the body running it is burned out. Ben Mohr flips the script on traditional investing, revealing unconventional strategies for building wealth that creates freedom instead of fear.This conversation isn’t about working harder. It’s about working truer.It’s about defining your own version of winning — one that includes your health, peace, and purpose right alongside your profit. Because once you know what a real win looks like…You’ll never settle for less again.🎧 Tune in and start living like your success actually matters — because it does.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thriving-entrepreneur--6467102/support.
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