“I need help.” Sean Gagnon, CEO of The Abs Company, shares a powerful leadership lesson from the pandemic, a time he describes as a war for survival. Revenue uncertainty. Team anxiety. No clear playbook. In that moment, he learned something critical: The mission comes first. But it’s always about people.…
It won because it sold a story. “You want great abs… but you’ve been doing it wrong.” That message hit home for millions of people who felt stuck, frustrated, and tired of not seeing results. The product offered something different: a bottom-up movement that felt new, intuitive, and effective. But…
Sean Gagnon’s answer is simple. The market decides. Not your friends. Not your team. Not your opinion. Sales. In this clip, Sean explains why entrepreneurs get this wrong all the time. They confuse compliments with demand. Feedback with traction. But in his 20-year career building fitness products, the signal was…
Sean Gagnon believes it’s something deeper. “People want to do well.” They don’t wake up hoping to fail. They have goals. Dreams. Places they want to go in life. Sean shares the biggest leadership shift of his career: His real job isn’t to push performance. It’s to connect the dots…
$250 Million, 59 Patents, & Why Patents Are Almost Worthless — The Fitness CEO Who Out-Hustled Every Copycat Tells All I’m thrilled to share some great insights and stories from my latest Capitalist Culture® podcast episode. This week, we dive into the world of entrepreneurship, fitness innovation, leadership, and building…
Let that sink in. Eight out of ten people are physically present… but mentally and emotionally checked out. Dr. Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. calls this what it is: a culture crisis. Toxicity and disengagement cost the global economy trillions. In the U.S. alone, nearly a trillion dollars a year. But here’s…
When Dr. Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. first heard a CEO say that, he thought he misheard him. Celebrate failures? But the leader explained something powerful: If you want innovation, you must create psychological safety. If you want creativity, you must allow mistakes. Not the same mistake twice. Not chaos. But intelligent…
At 42, Dr. Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. heard something that shook him to his core. “If you don’t make this change… you won’t see 50.” He had a thriving clinical psychology practice. Young kids at home. Stability. Reputation. But that moment forced a decision. Stay comfortable. Or answer the calling. He…
Dr. Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. calls them gratitude walks. No phone. No podcasts. No distractions. Just intentional time noticing the sky, the air, the beauty around you, and choosing gratitude. He says when he comes back from those walks, no matter what the day throws at him, he’s already ahead. In…
I’m thrilled to share powerful insights and stories from my latest Capitalist Culture® episode. This week, we dive deep into the science of happiness, resilient leadership, and what it truly takes to build thriving cultures with Dr. Elia Gourgouris, known globally as America’s Happiness Doctor. Here are the highlights you…
For a Wall Street veteran and family office strategist, Jay Rogers has a surprisingly simple definition of impact. It starts at home. In this clip, Jay reflects on raising his kids, watching them grow from “young pups” into adults with their own convictions, careers, and unexpected wisdom. He shares a…
In this clip, Jay Rogers breaks down the concept of Opportunity Zones — a market-based approach designed to channel private capital into blighted areas through targeted tax incentives. The idea is simple: Instead of forcing capital out, attract it in. Encourage development. Create jobs. Lift neighborhoods. Jay argues that when…
Jobs. Opportunity. Upward mobility. In this clip, Jay breaks down a perspective most people overlook: when wealthy families fund new businesses, they are not just growing their own balance sheets. They are creating entry-level roles, management positions, supply chains, vendors, and entire ecosystems of employment. Capital doesn’t just sit. It…
In this clip, Jay Rogers, Wall Street veteran turned family office strategist, shares a provocative take on Elon Musk. Maybe he’s not known for writing massive checks to foundations. But what if his greatest contribution is something else entirely? His brain. His innovation. His willingness to push technology forward. Jay…
The Confidential World of Billionaire Families: Jay Rogers Reveals What the Ultra-Wealthy Know (That You Don’t) I’m excited to share powerful insights from my latest Capitalist Culture® episode with Jay, a seasoned Wall Street veteran turned family office strategist. This conversation goes deep into wealth, power, responsibility, and the systems…
What if the future of medicine isn’t replacing parts of the body… but helping the body repair itself? In this clip, Seth Berge breaks down regenerative therapy at a high level: Stem cells sourced from umbilical cord tissue are introduced into areas of degeneration, like damaged cartilage. Those cells don’t…
At a high level, that’s the idea. Seth Berge, founder of Precision Biologics and Regenerative Revival, explains regenerative medicine in simple terms: stem cells are what allow the body to repair itself. Age. Injury. Degeneration. Inflammation. Instead of masking symptoms, these therapies aim to support the body’s natural healing process.…
Seth Berge saw a gap in the market: patients being told invasive procedures were their only path forward. No alternatives. No root-cause solutions. That’s where regenerative medicine comes in. In this clip, Seth breaks down: • Why stem cell therapy doesn’t require flying overseas • How treatments in the U.S.…
🎙️ New Episode on Capitalist Culture®: Seth Berge A 62-year-old woman walked into Seth Berge’s seminar using a walker. She and her husband had moved to Tennessee to hike the Smokies. Instead, she’d become homebound as her health declined. Months after committing to regenerative therapy, Seth got a call. Her…
I am excited to share powerful insights from the latest episode of Capitalist Culture. This time, I sat down with Seth, founder of Precision Biologics and Regenerative Revival, to explore the rapidly expanding world of regenerative medicine, entrepreneurship, and leadership. His perspective on innovation, compliance, patient outcomes, and business execution…
But Seth Cogswell, Founder and Managing Partner of Running Oak Capital, says they’re missing the real threat; drawdowns. You can average 10% a year on paper, but if you hit a 30% drop right before retirement or a major expense, your financial plan can collapse overnight. 💡 “It’s not just…
But Seth Cogswell, Founder and Managing Partner of Running Oak Capital, offers a deeper take. Most people are trading years of their lives, sacrificing time and energy, to squirrel away small pieces of their dreams. And when they finally find a sense of financial confidence, everything changes — their mood,…
In a market where everyone’s chasing momentum, Seth Cogswell, Founder and Managing Partner of Running Oak Capital, reminds us that common sense isn’t outdated, it’s a competitive advantage. He breaks down why most investing mistakes come from human behavior, not bad math, and how discipline around value separates great investors…
Most people define themselves by their success. Seth Cogswell defines himself by his failures. As Managing Partner and Founder of Running Oak Capital, Seth has built a career managing risk, reading markets, and leading through volatility. But in this clip, he opens up about something far more personal: why failure…