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  • Building Small by Design: How to Turn Enterprise Skill into Niche Authority - Stephen Slater

    Building Small by Design: How to Turn Enterprise Skill into Niche Authority - Stephen Slater
    2026/09/23
    Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise leader sitting on specialized market knowledge, wondering how to transition your corporate reps into a lifestyle-focused firm that serves you and your family first? In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Stephen Slater—former city planner, Verizon corporate real estate manager, and founder of Blue Croix. Stephen shares his unique trajectory of walking away from a fast-track corporate career right after receiving an employer-funded MBA, relying on raw intuition, naivety, and a clear understanding of his own risk tolerance. Discover how Stephen built a high-margin, low-volume consulting firm by creating specialized cash-flow solutions for major telecommunications giants, why "it's not what you make, it's what you keep," and how to structure a business designed specifically to support your life choices rather than relentless, unnecessary headcount scale. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How do you evaluate your personal propensity for risk before stepping off the corporate fast track? What does it look like to build a high-margin, niche consulting business that services enterprise telco giants on your own terms? Why is "it's not what you make, it's what you keep" the ultimate financial mantra for independent enterprise consultants? How do you leverage your corporate network while maintaining genuine, long-term professional relationships? What is the "Protean Corporation" structure, and how does it allow you to scale fluid teams up and down per project? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Broadcast Recording Setup: Thursday, July 30, 2026, with Stephen Slater 00:30 - Public to Private Sector: Managing $7 Billion Real Estate Operations 02:45 - Walking Off the Fast Track: Risk Tolerance, Intuition, and Partner Support 07:15 - Testing the Water: Creating a Cash Flow Model on Vacation Days 11:20 - Unfiltered Networking Truths: What Happens to Corporate Relationships When the Title Changes 14:05 - Designing a Niche Business: Choosing High Margins over Mass Scale 18:10 - Lifestyle Architecture: Building a Business That Serves Your Family and Time 22:15 - Recovering Hidden Assets: How Blue Croix Solves Complex Zoning and Permitting 26:40 - Corporate Skill Transferability: What You Learn vs. What You Keep 30:10 - Fluid Team Building: Leveraging Trusted Vendor Networks Across Decades 33:20 - Working Remotely for 25 Years: Selective Project Execution 37:15 - The Power of Now: Focusing on What You Have in the Trough 40:30 - Connecting with Stephen Slater and Blue Croix 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    54 分
  • From Luxury Timepieces to Time Sovereignty: Re-Evaluating Your Corporate Success

    From Luxury Timepieces to Time Sovereignty: Re-Evaluating Your Corporate Success
    2026/09/22
    Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise executive who has accumulated the traditional markers of success—the luxury watches, the high-end gifts, the big compensation packages—yet feels a persistent pull toward owning more of your actual time? In this deeply personal solo episode, host Billy Keels reflects on his 26-year corporate trajectory, including 17 years in the enterprise software space. Billy breaks down the distinct seasons every high performer navigates: from the early phase of working relentless hours to validate success through luxury material purchases like Cartier timepieces, to the realization that physical items cannot match the value of cash-flowing assets and true schedule sovereignty. Discover why feeling like you're "being sent to the principal's office" when requesting PTO is a major signal that your priorities have evolved, and learn how to intentionally transition from acquiring things to engineering life-changing experiences and lasting memories with the people who matter most. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How do an executive's definitions of success naturally evolve across different career seasons? Why do luxury status symbols eventually lose their appeal for mature high performers? What does feeling anxious about asking for PTO reveal about your current schedule autonomy? How can corporate professionals pivot their focus from material accumulation to asset-backed experiences? What are the foundational steps to gaining control over both your time capital and income generation? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - A Conversation in Barcelona: Reflecting on Luxury Timepieces and Corporate Trajectory 01:10 - The Early Phase: Compensating for the Grind with Cartier and Tiffany Purchases 02:25 - The Mindset Shift: Realizing You Can Only Wear One Watch at a Time 03:15 - Shifting Priorities: From Buying Toys to Creating Global Family Experiences 04:30 - You Are Not Crazy: Normalizing the Transition to Time Sovereignty 05:40 - The Chesapeake Bay Story: Capturing Unforgettable Moments with Family 06:50 - The Principal's Office Paradox: Why Asking Permission for Time Away Signals a Need for Change 08:10 - Taking Intention Action: Owning Both Income Production and Time Control 09:15 - Moving From Theory to Practice Today 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    10 分
  • From $1.6B CMO to Executive Advisor with Marcus Phillips

    From $1.6B CMO to Executive Advisor with Marcus Phillips
    2026/09/17
    Are you a high-performing corporate executive, VP, or C-suite officer who has achieved massive success, yet feels a quiet, steady pull toward building something you completely own? In this powerful guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Marcus Phillips, executive advisor, keynote speaker, author, and creator of The Zone Shift. Marcus pulls back the curtain on his 18-year corporate trajectory, culminating as the Chief Marketing Officer of a $1.6B global business unit spanning five continents. He candidly breaks down what happens when you step away from enterprise prestige, revealing why the hardest part of leaving corporate life isn't the financial loss, but overcoming "identity lag" the gap between who you have become and the role you're still performing as. Discover how to leverage core corporate skills like empathy and resilience, navigate AI-driven enterprise changes, and build alternative ventures on a solid foundation without unnecessarily burning the boats. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How does an 18-year corporate executive handle the transition out of a $1.6B global CMO role? Why is the morning-after "title removal" far more challenging than walking away from a corporate paycheck? What is "identity lag" and how does it quietly create a artificial ceiling for high-performing corporate leaders? How can executives navigate the 3 core pillars of enterprise AI: Adoption, Efficiency, and Governance? Why is treating side-business missteps as "tuition" essential for building sustainable long-term options? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Recording Track Setup: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, with Marcus Phillips 01:50 - The Before and After Moment: Stepping Down as CMO of a $1.6B Enterprise 03:10 - The Quiet Pull: How a Long-Standing Vision Resurfaced After 18 Years 04:55 - Gratitude First: Why Enterprise Leadership Is the Ultimate Foundation 05:55 - Transferable Assets: Empathy, Resilience, and Leading Teams Through NICU Realities 10:02 - The Money Fallacy: Why Identity, Not Cash Flow, Is the True Transition Friction 13:23 - Who Reaches Out When the Title Is Gone? Auditing Your Real Executive Network 15:30 - Elated vs. Deflated: The Physical Relief of Leaving the Enterprise Email Triage 19:15 - Demystifying Corporate AI: Adoption, Efficiency, and Low-Hanging Fruit 23:39 - The $40K Logistics Tuition: Learning How to Build Options Without Burning Boats 28:02 - The Genesis of Zone Shift Enterprises: Waking Up at 4 AM to Write the Book 31:26 - Unlocking the Network: Landing Keynote Stages Through Past Corporate Relationships 36:01 - Trough Principles: Overcoming the Identity Lag and Choosing to "Keep Going" 41:26 - Connecting with Marcus Phillips and Exploring The Zone Shift Connect with Marcus: The Identity-Lag Diagnostic - a short diagnostic based on the Identity-Lag concept.. Five questions, free, no signup required to see results. — https://thezoneshift.com/diagnostic Website: https://thezoneshift.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusgphillips/ Email: marcus@thezoneshift.com 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    43 分
  • How Executives Navigate New Life Seasons and Build Optionality

    How Executives Navigate New Life Seasons and Build Optionality
    2026/09/15

    Are you an overachieving director, VP, or senior corporate leader experiencing a shift in your personal or professional life, feeling the persistent itch to build an asset you completely own?

    In this reflective solo episode, host Billy Keels shares a powerful story from a family celebration along the Hudson Bay looking over the New York City skyline—a true "balcony moment" that crystallized why career designs must continuously adapt to life's changing seasons. Whether you're navigating new promotions, international moves, college-bound children, aging parents, or shifting compensation plans, your priorities naturally evolve. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of Heraclitus—the only constant in life is change—Billy breaks down why you do not need 100% of the answers or complete readiness to start building a side venture. Discover how to turn passive contemplation into intentional action, leverage your executive experience, and create a lifestyle where you show up to your career entirely by choice.

    🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm

    📌 Questions Answered in This Episode:

    • What is an executive "balcony moment" and how does it help you audit your current career season?

    • How do shifting family milestones—from newborns to college-bound kids—redefine professional goals?

    • Why is waiting to feel 100% ready the number one trap holding leaders back from starting an independent business?

    • How does the principle "the only constant in life is change" apply to modern enterprise sales and strategy?

    • What does it take to move from theoretical side-business ideas into concrete execution?

    ⏱️ Episode Chapters:

    • 00:00 - Reflection on a Family Milestone: A Summer on the Hudson Bay

    • 01:10 - The Evolving Phases of Life: Kids, College, Aging Parents, and Promotions

    • 02:05 - The Balcony Moment: Looking Over NYC and Auditing the New Chapter

    • 02:45 - Heraclitus and Constant Change: Aligning Your Career with Life Shifts

    • 03:30 - Why You Don't Need to Be 100% Ready to Start Building Independent Assets

    • 04:15 - Leaning In with Intention: Taking Action in Your Current Season

    • 05:00 - Moving From Theory to Practice: Taking the Next Move Today

    📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality

    If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets.

    With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day.

    This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today!

    • Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm

    • How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI

    Be sure to connect with Billy:

    • Website: https://www.billykeels.com

    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels

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

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage

    • Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    9 分
  • Shifting from Hours to Outcomes: How Tech Dads Trade Overwhelm for Presence - Derek Schutz

    Shifting from Hours to Outcomes: How Tech Dads Trade Overwhelm for Presence - Derek Schutz
    2026/09/09
    Are you a senior corporate leader, director, or enterprise tech VP who has climbed to a high-paying salary, yet you find yourself completely exhausted from putting 60 to 70 hours a week into the machine? In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Derek Schutz—a senior director leading a massive services team and a multimillion-dollar account portfolio at a market-leading enterprise software brand. Derek pulls back the curtain on his own profound personal wake-up call, sharing how the compounding physical and psychological stress of corporate "busyness" led him to completely audit his calendar capital. Discover how to utilize corporate execution principles—like tracking lead measures instead of lag measures—to compress your working schedule down to a high-impact 40 hours. Learn how to have direct, proactive conversations with your management team to establish unbreakable professional boundaries, and see how to parlay your enterprise leadership capital into an independent, highly rewarding side project completely by choice, not obligation. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a senior tech director utilize corporate execution strategies to compress an exhausting 70-hour work week down to 40 hours? What are the most effective ways to manage up and set strict availability boundaries with your corporate management? How do you shift your day-to-day focus from historical "lag measures" to predictive "lead measures" to guarantee professional and personal success? Why is an environmental and digital reset critical for corporate leaders looking to eliminate unproductive distraction and screen time? How does a high-performing professional overcome the internal friction and fear of publishing content publicly on LinkedIn? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Corporate Execution: Maximizing Multimillion-Dollar Portfolios While Building Options 02:21 - The Big Tech Tipping Point: Navigating Constant Layoffs and Artificial Intelligence 03:51 - The Legacy Routine Trap: Shifting From Safe Corporate Paths into Family Legacies 04:30 - Salesforce Advantages: Appreciating Enterprise Perks While Spotting Quota Limits 05:58 - The Steel Reserve Wake-Up Call: Battling the Accumulated Dad-Bod Effect 08:23 - Quality vs. Quantity: Making a Powerful Visual and Behavioral Shift for Your Kids 08:45 - Shaving It Down: Reclaiming the 5-to-8 PM Window for Radical Family Presence 09:58 - Managing Up: Having the Platinum Dialogue with Your Boss About Priorities 11:25 - The 20-Goal Fallacy: Stripping Your Corporate Calendar Down to What Management Truly Cares About 12:20 - 4DX Frameworks: Tracking Predictive Lead Measures Instead of Reactionary Lag Measures 13:50 - Friction Reduction: Designing Environment Resets for Your Gym Wardrobe and Kitchen Pantry 14:51 - Digital Cleaning: Auditing Who You Follow to Eliminate Mindless Screen Scrolling 16:32 - Hitting Fears Head-On: Overcoming the Discomfort of Your First LinkedIn Post 18:00 - Output Over Hours: Why Enterprise Software Cares About Results, Not Grinding 18:50 - The Trough Mantra: "This Will Be the Story You Will One Day Tell" 21:45 - Reclaiming Your Freedom and Connecting with Derek Schutz Connect with Derek Schutz: Website: https://levelupfordads.com/ 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    43 分
  • Move 37: How to Shatter Corporate Limiting Beliefs with a Beginner's Mind

    Move 37: How to Shatter Corporate Limiting Beliefs with a Beginner's Mind
    2026/09/08
    Are you an overachieving sales leader, director, or enterprise tech executive feeling trapped by the assumption that your only choices are grinding up the rigid corporate ladder or risking everything by walking away? In this thought-provoking solo episode, host Billy Keels explores the profound lessons hidden inside Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being, drawing a direct parallel between modern career design and the legendary board game Go, a game played for over 3,000 years. Billy breaks down the famous "Move 37" executed by DeepMind's AlphaGo artificial intelligence, a move so unprecedented that it shocked the world's greatest master because it completely ignored 30 centuries of human limiting beliefs. Discover how adopting a true beginner's mind (innocent ignorance) allows you to strip away standard corporate conditioning, break free from conventional linear promotion steps, and execute your own "Move C," allowing you to continuously overperform in your corporate role while simultaneously building a high-impact, independent side venture that puts you in complete control of your time and income. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: What is the story of "Move 37" in the game of Go, and why does it matter to corporate leaders? How do subtle, unexamined limiting beliefs quietly cap an executive's professional potential? What does it mean to adopt a "beginner's mind" to solve complex corporate and business challenges? Why is assuming you must choose between corporate performance or business ownership a false binary? How can you combine past enterprise experience with current curiosity to engineer your own "Move C"? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Human Beings vs. Human Doings: Insights from Rick Rubin's The Creative Act 00:45 - The 3,000-Year-Old Game: Introduction to Go and AlphaGo 01:30 - The Inner Game: Why the Real Battle Is Always You vs. You 02:10 - The Legend of Move 37: How AI Broke 30 Centuries of Human Logic 03:20 - The Dejected Master: Why Unprecedented Moves Cause Disruption 04:10 - The Beginner's Mind: Removing Knowledge Blockers and Conditioning 05:05 - The Corporate Ladder Trap: SDR to AE to Director vs. Your Own Path 05:50 - Overcoming the Binary Myth: Overperforming in Corporate AND Building Assets 06:40 - Executing Your Move C: Combining Past Experience with Modern Curiosity 07:25 - Taking Action: Moving from Theory to Practice Today 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    11 分
  • Leveraging Corporate Communication Habits to Build Global Career Options - Derek Smith

    Leveraging Corporate Communication Habits to Build Global Career Options - Derek Smith
    2026/09/02
    Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise leader who wants to take the high-level communication habits you mastered in the corporate world and turn them into a sovereign, global career? In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Derek Smith—a public speaking coach and veteran MC of over 5,000 events who used his corporate foundation to engineer an international lifestyle spanning 54 houses across three continents. Derek reveals how winning Samsung's content creator competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics served as a turning point, why over 70% of communication is non-verbal when navigating global boundaries, and how asking one life-changing question shifted his entire trajectory. Discover how to leverage corporate team dynamics, overcome the fear of starting late, focus on "Who, Not How," and build a business in your personal zone of genius entirely on your own terms. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How do you transition from an enterprise corporate foundation to a sovereign, global MC career? Why is non-verbal communication critical when expanding your footprint across international markets? How do you handle holding a room's energy as a professional Master of Ceremonies (MC)? What single, life-changing question shifts your career trajectory and overcomes the fear of starting late? How do you apply the "Who, Not How" framework to stop doing everything alone and scale your impact? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction to Derek Smith and the Transition from Corporate to Global MC 03:53 - The 2010 Winter Olympics Turning Point: Samsung Content Creator Competition 05:39 - The Critical Corporate Lesson: Leveraging Team Dynamics in Business 09:35 - Embracing the Nomadic Lifestyle: 54 Houses and Three Continents 16:05 - Unlocking Global Opportunities Through Non-Verbal Communication 22:41 - What It Actually Means to Be an MC and Hold a Room's Energy 28:39 - The Life-Changing Question That Shifted Derek's Career Overnight 33:27 - Overcoming the Fear of Starting Late & Finding Your Zone of Genius 37:22 - Schedule Sovereignty: Applying "Who Not How" to Own Your Time 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    38 分
  • Finding the Right Side Business Model for Your Corporate Skill Set

    Finding the Right Side Business Model for Your Corporate Skill Set
    2026/09/01
    Are you an overachieving director, VP, or senior AE burning the candle at both ends because you're forcing a cookie-cutter side business that doesn't fit your background? In this highly strategic solo episode, host Billy Keels breaks down why choosing the wrong side venture model leads to intense overwhelm, wasted energy, and a loss of your most critical asset—your time. Drawing from his 26-year corporate career managing $100M EMEA operations for a legacy German enterprise software titan, Billy shares how he built a side asset engine generating $212,000+ per year in additional revenue. Discover how to analyze your current resources using the high-level "invest or build" framework, calculate your exact optionality number down to the decimal place, and trade the limiting fear of failure for a powerful mindset shift: What if it actually works? 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a senior corporate leader find the fastest side business model to generate quick wins? What is the hidden relationship between your available capital, required control, and the business path you choose? Why is knowing your career optionality number down to the exact decimal point critical to stopping the endless work loop? How does answering the question "What if it does work?" shift an executive's transition confidence? What does it feel like to spend the last 4 years of a corporate career completely independent of a company paycheck? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Creating Professional Optionality Aligned with Your Values 01:10 - Reclaiming the Global Strategy: An Overview of 26 Years in Corporate 02:30 - The Illusion of the President's Club and the Reality of Paycheck Dependency 03:40 - Burning the Candle at Both Ends: Reaching a Year-and-a-Half Breakthrough 04:55 - 5 Years Outside the Enterprise: Why the Corporate Game Stays the Same 05:40 - The Strategic Fork in the Road: Evaluating the Invest vs. Build Model 06:35 - Tracking Your Escape Route: Why You Need an Exact Decimal Number 07:50 - Navigating Unfamiliar Spaces and Embracing the Discomfort of the Unknown 08:35 - Shifting the Focus: Olivier Jadoul and asking "What If It Does Work?" 09:50 - The 41 Streams of Income Engine: Managing 400+ LP Units 11:00 - Walking into Boardrooms by Choice: Shifting From Theory to Skill Mastery Featured/Mentioned Previous Epsiodes: Episode 623: https://www.billykeels.com/podcasts/turning-ambitions-into-real-world-actions---olivier-jadoul Episode 615: https://www.billykeels.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-when-to-build-or-invest Episode 457: www.billykeels.com/podcasts/how-to-easily-identify-the-number-to-make-your-job-optional 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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    14 分