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This isn't your typical "rise and grind" story. Shawn David Nelson, founder of Lovesac, didn't build a furniture empire overnight — he spent 27 years doing the hard, often ugly work while most entrepreneurs quit.

Connect with Shawn Nelson:

• Website: https://www.lovesac.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnoflovesac/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawndnelson/
• Let Me Save You 25 Years: Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story: https://amzn.to/3JKhmAO

From sewing giant beanbags in college to surviving a $30 million tariff hit, Shawn's story is raw, relentless, and radically honest.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why "just doing something" beats perfect planning every time
• How emotional intelligence separates the winners from the quitters
• The underrated power of mental toughness — cold plunges and dirt bikes included
• Why sustainability isn't a buzzword, but a business moat in a disposable world
• How tariffs forced a pivot that actually made the company stronger

This is about presence — showing up fully even when it sucks. Energy — harnessing discomfort to grow. Awareness — mastering your emotions when everything's on the line. Kalibration — fine-tuning your business and mindset for the long haul.

Want a shortcut to 25 years of business lessons? Shawn's book and podcast are your no-fluff mentors.

Hit subscribe, turn on notifications, and let's get your hustle calibrated for real, lasting success.

This is the way.

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Connect with Anton Krecic:

• Website: https://sevenweekscoffee.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sevenweekscoffee/

This episode dives deep into the intersection of faith, business, and culture—exploring the pro-life stance, Christian courage in the marketplace, and how to fight evil with transparency and grit.

If you believe in doing more than just talk—if you're ready to back your convictions with action—this episode is for you.

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In this episode of Finding Peak, Ryan Hanley sits down with Mita Mallick, USA Today bestselling author of The Devil Emails at Midnight, to expose the leadership crisis driving the Great Resignation.

The conversation cuts through the corporate BS to reveal why employees aren't just leaving for better pay—they're fleeing leaders who demand sacrifice while hoarding wealth and refusing to show basic human decency.

Connect with Mita Millick

• The Devil Emails at Midnight: https://amzn.to/3Wjk2bw
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mita-mallick-2b165822/
• Website: https://www.mitamallick.com/

• The compensation hypocrisy is killing companies. CEOs making $50-70 million are laying off thousands of employees instead of taking reasonable pay cuts. Mallick and Hanley dissect how this wealth gap destroys trust and drives top talent out the door. When leaders won't sacrifice anything but expect employees to sacrifice everything, loyalty evaporates.

• Bad bosses are manufactured by broken systems. Mallick reveals the three moments that create toxic leaders: environmental stress (tariffs, economic uncertainty), leadership emulation (new managers copying bad behavior because it's all they know), and personal crises (grief, divorce, illness) that leaders try to compartmentalize but can't. The system creates these monsters, then acts surprised when employees quit.

• "Healthy vulnerability" vs. "toxic vulnerability" is the line between trust and manipulation. Leaders who admit they don't have all the answers build loyalty. Leaders who weaponize their personal problems to justify abusive behavior destroy teams. Mallick explains how to spot the difference and what to do when your boss crosses that line.

• Flexibility isn't charity—it's competitive advantage. Hanley shares how he built a powerhouse team by hiring talented mothers other companies threw away because they couldn't punch a time card from 8:30 to 4:30. These women outperformed everyone because they were given autonomy and trust. Meanwhile, rigid leaders are bleeding talent and wondering why.

• The Great Resignation is a leadership referendum. Employees aren't leaving jobs—they're leaving leaders who treat them like disposable resources while enriching themselves. The data is clear: people will tolerate a lot, but they won't tolerate hypocrisy and disrespect forever.

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Get the exact 5-step script that turned a broken sales process into an 80%+ conversion rate in under 90 days: https://game.findingpeak.com/masterclose/

How do you launch one product every week without burning out? In this episode, Alex Mehr walks through the Idea Machine practice (10 ideas/day → 70/week) and why shipping weekly creates the feedback loops that actually build winners.

We also get tactical on using AI to go from idea → market‑ready first iteration (landing page, benefit stack, objections, CTA) in about a coffee break—so you can learn by doing.

Connect with Alex Mehr

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmehr/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctoralex/

• The Idea Machine: build the habit (10 ideas/day) and ship one per week to “let the market teach you.” (around 39:20)
• Action → Information: Brian Armstrong’s maxim and how to design fast feedback loops (40:33–42:33).
• Market‑ready in ~12 minutes: use AI to draft landing pages, benefit stacks, objection handling, and mock data so ideas look/feel “real” before you code (47:08–50:57).
• Execution > opinion: how Alex filters noise, thinks from history/data, and avoids building for problems that don’t exist (00:00–02:31).

• Capture “divine” ideas: low‑friction tools & rituals so inspiration becomes tasks you actually ship (56:31–end).

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Today’s guest is Karl Sherrill, Chief Revenue Officer at Highstreet Insurance Partners (HSIP). He shares the personal story and practical framework behind his mantra, “Be the One.”

If you lead a team—or a family—this episode hands you simple tools to handle hard days without losing the plot.

Nice isn’t kind; choose good over agreeable.

Connect with Karl Sherrill

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlsherrill/

What we cover:

• The turning point: aligning calendar with values (and writing them down).
• The OWN framework — Own yourself, Nurture others, Expand your influence.
• A resilience model leaders understand: boxing, getting hit, and resetting fast.
• Building culture: stop grading people on your definition of “A.” Aim for their A.
• Good vs. Nice: confronting negativity to protect the team.
• A coach’s blunt advice that changed Karl’s path—real “Be the One” in action.

Why Karl? He leads growth at HSIP and speaks widely on leadership that works at home and the office. If you run events and want a keynote that hits both head and heart, call him.

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The Influence Paradox: https://youtu.be/qhyRtcfw2zE

While everyone else is drowning in the noise, I'm cutting through it like a laser. In this video, I'll show you the exact FIRE framework that ignites influence and the SIGNAL template that turns strategy into execution.

🔥 THE FIRE FRAMEWORK:

F - Focus Over Frequency

I - Intensity Over Information

R - Repetition Over Reach

E - Exclusion Over Inclusion

THE SIGNAL TEMPLATE:

S - Stop (hook that stops scrolling)

I - Intrigue (curiosity gap with stakes)

G - Give (one actionable insight)

N - Navigate (challenge to choose path)

A - Anchor (unique signature)

L - Link (connect to next content)

This isn't just theory - it's backed by science. I'll share the research from Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve, the Magna + Roku study, and the Rule of 7 that proves why repetition builds influence.

If you're tired of being invisible and ready to build a movement (not just a following), this framework will change everything.

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