Full Episode Page: Nick Nanton: Learning to do Business to Earn the Right to Be Creative

Nick Nanton is an entrepreneur and a 22-time Emmy Award-winning director and producer known for telling powerful human stories across entertainment, business, and personal development.

Nick shares how mastering business leadership allowed him to build a creative career on his own terms. He dives into the critical lessons he learned about designing businesses that scale, finding the right mentors, and operating inside your unique ability. You will hear stories from Nick’s work with icons like Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, and Dolly Parton, along with practical advice on overcoming the early traps that keep businesses small. Whether you are scaling a business, dreaming bigger, or simply trying to figure out the next level of your leadership, Nick’s insights will challenge and inspire you to think differently about growth and impact.

Expect to find out:

• How to recognize the difference between self-awareness and self-consciousness
• Why finding a mentor early changes the speed of your success
• How EOS and Strategic Coach can unlock real business transformation
• Why building the best team possible is the foundation for scaling
• When to be the quarterback, the coach, or the owner of your business journey

Where to Find Nick:

• Nick Nanton’s Official Website
• Astonish Entertainment
• Nick on LinkedIn
• Nick on Facebook
• The QuestionABLE Podcast

Chapters

03:00 Nick Nanton's Entrepreneurial Journey
10:45 Mentorship in Business
16:37 The Importance of EOS and Strategic Coach
23:56 The Tensions of Entrepreneurship
26:44 Navigating Self-Awareness and ADHD
31:43 The Power of Collaboration in Creativity
36:17 Strategic Planning and Future Vision
42:47 Balancing Achievement and Relationships
48:01 Quarterback, Coach, or Owner

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The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to share their personal stories, challenges, leadership, and strategies from their own journeys as business owners.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info
🟢 tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry and produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
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Full Episode Page: Bradley Hamner: How to Go From Rainmaker to Architect of Your Business

Episode Summary:
What if the business operating system you're building is the very thing holding you back? In this episode of The Business Owner’s Journey, Nick Berry is joined by Bradley Hamner, founder of BlueprintOS and host of the Above the Business podcast. Bradley works with business owners doing $300K to $3M in annual revenue and helps them make the critical shift from being the overworked Rainmaker to becoming the Architect of a business that runs on systems instead of stress.

Bradley shares how a health scare at age 34 pushed him to reimagine everything—leading to the creation of the BlueprintOS and a powerful new identity as a designer, not just a doer. This episode is packed with insight for entrepreneurs who feel stuck in operator mode and are ready to take real control of their growth trajectory.

Takeaways

• Know your business stage to unlock the right tools and strategy
• EOS isn't built for early-stage entrepreneurs—here’s what to use instead
• Identity shapes behavior—redefine who you are as a business owner
• Build by design, not by default, for lasting business clarity
• Systematize routine tasks and let people shine where it counts

Links

• Bradley on LinkedIn
• BlueprintOS on LinkedIn
• BlueprintOS on Facebook

Chapters

00:00 From Startup to Growth
07:07 Building a Team to go from Doer to Leader
13:06 Business as a Lego Set
18:50 Lessons from a Cardiologist Visit
29:15 Identity Shift From Operator to Owner
38:49 Creating a Playbook
43:58 Intentionality in Business
52:05 The Business Owner's Roadmap to Success

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The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to share their personal stories, challenges, leadership, and strategies from their own journeys as business owners.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info
🟢 tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry and produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Series Sponsors: SEOContentSurge, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge

➕ Interested in sponsoring, appearing on tBOJ, or having Nick as a guest on your podcast?

Full Episode Page: Nick Berry: Multiple Exits and Using Equity-for-Advisory Partnerships to Build a HoldCo

Summary: In a unique role-reversal, Interview Connections founder Jessica Rhodes steps in as guest host to interview Nick Berry—entrepreneur, advisor, and founder of Redesigned.Business—about his own business owner’s journey. Nick opens up about building and exiting multiple companies, the difference between creating a scalable asset versus owning a glorified job, and how business design can position your company for long-term success, even if you never plan to sell. He shares how bespoke partnerships shaped his best exits, what green and red flags he looks for in operating partners, and how to build with purpose and structure. If you want to shift from founder chaos to clarity, this episode delivers actionable insight, real-world experience, and those rare “aha” moments.

Takeaways

• Know the difference between exiting well and just getting out
• Avoid building a business that traps you as the operator
• Design your business like it will one day be sold
• Create triggering events to guide equity decisions
• Look for clarity, conviction, and coachability in partners

Links

• Redesigned.Business
• Nick Berry on LinkedIn
• Nick on YouTube
• Nick on Instagram

Chapters

00:00 Nick Berry's Business Owner's Journey
05:40 Defining Successful vs. Unsuccessful Exits
08:33 Navigating Business Exits
11:04 Profit Planning
13:58 Stories of Successful Exits
16:37 The Timing of Selling a Business
19:40 Triggering Events in Business Sales
29:47 Closure in Business Decisions
31:12 Green and Red Flags in Operating Partners
33:03 Commitment and Earnestness
34:45 Run Your Business With an Investor's Mindset
36:16 Qualities of Effective Leaders
37:30 Diagnosing Business Problems
39:56 Implementing Effective Operating Cadences
42:20 Business Valuations
46:39 Coaching and Business Design Services

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The Business Owner's Journey podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to share their personal stories, challenges, leadership, and strategies from their own journeys as business owners.

🟢 Official: NickBerry.info
🟢 tBOJ is hosted by Nick Berry and produced by Nick Berry, Kelly Berry & FCG.
🟢 Series Sponsors: SEOContentSurge, FR, Entrepreneur's Edge

➕ Interested in sponsoring, appearing on tBOJ, or having Nick as a guest on your podcast?