The Profit Minds Podcast w/ Steven Kirch

Steven Kirch
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What Makes YOUnique? Welcome to The Profit Minds Podcast with Dr. Steven Kirch. Dr. Kirch is the creator of theProfit Minds(TM) Growth System, a unique blend of profit growth, productivity acceleration, and business process for scale. In each episode of The Profit Minds, Dr. Kirch interviews entrepreneurs and small business owners from around the world with a unique story to tell.

  1. 2d ago

    Stop Chasing Leads - This Podcast Strategy Converts 4 Out of Every 5 Clients | Tom Schwab | Ep. 148

    Most businesses talk to 1,000 people to convert 1. Tom Schwab's clients talk to 5 and convert 4. That is the difference between a sales funnel and a sales cylinder. And in 2026 - where AI is flooding the internet with generic content and cold outreach is dying - knowing how to grow your business with targeted podcast interviews is the most powerful marketing strategy available.  In this episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Tom Schwab - U.S. Naval Academy graduate, founder of Interview Valet and the engineer who brought military-grade precision to podcast guest marketing. Here is what you will discover:  ➔ The sales cylinder vs sales funnel - convert 4 out of 5 targeted prospects ➔ Nearbound marketing - the gap between inbound and outbound nobody is filling ➔ Why more is not better - better is better when it comes to podcast guesting ➔ Warren Buffett Marketing - only invest in what you understand ➔ Why AI is indexing podcasts and how to get found by your ideal clients ➔ How 70% AI-generated internet makes human podcast content more valuable ➔ The transfer of authority - how podcast guesting makes you a trusted expert instantly ➔ How to turn one interview into shorts, reels, articles and a tone of voice report ➔ Why 83% of senior executives find their next vendor through podcastsSubscribe to The Profit Minds Podcast for new episodes every week!

    Stop Chasing Leads - This Podcast Strategy Converts 4 Out of Every 5 Clients | Tom Schwab | Ep. 148

  2. Jul 22

    Most Business Owners Will Never Be Free - Here Is the $10M Secret | Justin Goodbread | Ep. 147

    Most business owners will work their entire lives and never achieve true freedom. Not because they lack talent. Not because they lack effort. Because they never built their business to sell.In this episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Justin Goodbread - nationally recognized business strategist, bestselling author and creator of the Deca Millionaire Framework. Justin started his first business at 15 on a dirt road in South Georgia. He has since built and sold 7 companies. And his message is clear: true financial freedom requires $10 million. And he has the exact 5-step framework to get you there.Here is what you will discover: ➔ Why true financial freedom requires $10 million - and the math that proves it ➔ The 5-step Deca Millionaire Framework: Foundation, Examination, Execution, Exit and Freedom ➔ Why most business owners are trapped inside a prison they built themselves ➔ It is not a knowledge problem - it is an implementation problem ➔ The merry-go-round: start removing yourself from your business 5 years before exit ➔ Why less than 2% of entrepreneurs achieve Deca Millionaire status ➔ True freedom comes when your identity becomes holistic - not just a business owner ➔ How to build a business someone will pay you for before you decide to exitSubscribe to The Profit Minds Podcast for new episodes every week!

    Most Business Owners Will Never Be Free - Here Is the $10M Secret | Justin Goodbread | Ep. 147

  3. Jul 15

    You Can't ChatGPT Your Way to a Mentor - The Truth About Managing Gen Z | Ep. 146

    A millennial employee smiled at her manager every day. Said everything was fine. Then went home and posted a Glassdoor review that destroyed the company's hiring pipeline overnight.  This is the multigenerational communication crisis hiding inside your organization right now. In this episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Porschia Parker-Griffin - CEO of Fly High Coaching and Master's degree holder in Industrial and Organizational Psychology - who has spent 13 years helping organizations turn generational conflict into business performance.Here is what you will discover:➔ Why employees post on Glassdoor instead of talking to their managers ➔ The 3 biggest multigenerational workplace challenges in 2026 ➔ Why 52% of your employees are quietly looking for the exit right now ➔ How management style differences are silently killing your retention ➔ Why younger generations don't want a boss with all the answers ➔ You can't ChatGPT your way to a mentor - why human mentorship wins ➔ The warning signs your multigenerational team is breaking down ➔ How to measure the ROI of generational training using KPIs ➔ The case study where 100% of participants learned something immediately applicable ➔ How to build trust across generations using anonymous surveysSubscribe to The Profit Minds Podcast for new episodes every week!

    You Can't ChatGPT Your Way to a Mentor - The Truth About Managing Gen Z | Ep. 146

  4. Jul 8

    The Leadership Playbook You Learned Is Already Obsolete | Chris March | Ep. 145

    The leadership playbook most executives have relied on for decades is becoming obsolete. And most leaders have no idea it is happening to them right now. In this episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Chris March - former COO who spent 17 years in senior operational roles across three continents before becoming an executive coach and advisor to 6, 7, 8 and 9-figure founders.  Chris shares the most critical leadership shifts happening right now - including the return of human-centered leadership, the dangerous AI echo chamber, and why slowing down is the fastest way to speed up. Here is what you will discover:  ➔ Why the leadership playbook you learned is no longer relevant in 2026 ➔ The return of human-centered leadership and why it is your biggest competitive edge ➔ Why listening is the most underrated skill a leader can have ➔ The dangerous AI echo chamber - why AI validates feelings instead of challenging them ➔ The one thing strategy - why 2 or 3 priorities means you effectively have none ➔ Slow down to speed up - the counterintuitive principle great leaders live by ➔ The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has happened ➔ How to set your North Star and build quarterly sprints that move the needle ➔ Why adaptive leadership is the most critical skill in the age of AI Subscribe to The Profit Minds Podcast for new episodes every week!

    The Leadership Playbook You Learned Is Already Obsolete | Chris March | Ep. 145

  5. Jul 1

    How She Bootstrapped a 7-Figure Brand After Getting Laid Off at 27 | Elina Pantalayeva | Ep. 144

    In 2023, Elina Pantalayeva was laid off from her AI tech job making $175,000 a year. She had 2 weeks of severance and no plan. So she cashed out her 401K, read 12 Months to 1 Million - and bootstrapped a 7-figure ecommerce brand for doodle dog owners with no team, no investors and no prior experience. In this episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Elina reveals the exact community-first blueprint she used to go from zero to 7 figures - and how you can do the same from your 9-to-5 right now. Here is what you will discover: ➔ Why she talked to 15 strangers in Facebook groups before creating any product➔ How to nail product market fit before you spend a single dollar➔ How she built a community before she had anything to sell➔ Why documenting your journey is the most powerful free marketing strategy➔ Your job is your first investor - why you should NOT quit your 9-5 to start➔ Why niching down is how small brands beat big brands every time➔ Why 90% of the first year is mindset - not tactics➔ How to reverse-engineer a winning product from your audience's pain points➔ The passive income ecommerce model that makes money while you sleepSubscribe to The Profit Minds Podcast for new episodes every week!

    How She Bootstrapped a 7-Figure Brand After Getting Laid Off at 27 | Elina Pantalayeva | Ep. 144

  6. Jun 24

    80% of Podcasters Quit Before Episode 20 - Here's How to Be the 20% That Wins | Ep. 143

    Most podcasters quit before episode 20. It is called pod fade. And it happens because nobody tells you the truth about what podcasting actually takes. In this episode of The Profit Minds Podcast, Dr. Steven Kirch sits down with Nathan Gwilliam - serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of PodUp, and the man who built digital platforms reaching 280 million monthly unique visitors. Nathan invested $6 million over 6 years to build PodUp - the Shopify of podcasting. And he is sharing the exact blueprint to create, grow and monetize a next-level podcast in 2026.Here is what you will discover:➔ Why 96% of people do not trust ads — and why podcasting is the antidote➔ The exact step-by-step process to launch your podcast from scratch➔ Why you do NOT need an expensive studio to start➔ How to repurpose one episode into 15-20 pieces of content➔ Why ads are NOT the best monetization strategy — and the 24 better options➔ How a gardening podcaster made $1 million with one affiliate promotion➔ Why getting on other shows is the number one growth strategy that works➔ The podcast website strategy that builds your list on land YOU own There are 672 million monthly podcast listeners worldwide in 2026. The opportunity is massive. This episode shows you exactly how to capture it.Subscribe to The Profit Minds Podcast for new episodes every week!

    80% of Podcasters Quit Before Episode 20 - Here's How to Be the 20% That Wins | Ep. 143

  7. Jun 19

    You Won't Be Replaced by AI — But Someone Who Uses It Might Replace You | Ep. 142

    Most people are using AI completely wrong. They are using it to write emails and social media posts. That is like owning a Ferrari and using it to charge your phone. Michael Housman - PhD economist, founder of AI Celerator and author of Future Proof: Transform Your Business with AI or Get Left Behind - has spent 15 years building AI systems before ChatGPT even existed. And he is here to show you what AI is actually capable of when you use it the right way.Michael reveals that 60-70% of employees are spending their time on grunt work that AI could eliminate today. He shares how PetLab 4X'd their content output and grew 50% year over year using off-the-shelf AI tools. And he exposes a dangerous bias inside ChatGPT that most people have never heard of - one that could lead your business in completely the wrong direction.This is the most practical and eye-opening AI business episode we have ever recorded.💡 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: Why 60-70% of your team is spending time on work AI could eliminate right nowThe Ferrari analogy - why most people are using ChatGPT completely wrongHow to use AI as a thought partner, co-CEO and board member - not just a toolThe #1 AI adoption barrier is NOT technology - it is your peopleWhy entire offices walked off the job when AI arrived - and how to prevent itHow PetLab 4X'd output and grew 50% YoY using simple off-the-shelf AI toolsThe sycophancy bias - why ChatGPT told someone drone-delivered avocados was brilliantWhy you won't be replaced by AI - but someone who uses it might replace youHow to prompt AI to be your harshest critic instead of your biggest cheerleaderThe Blackberry, Nokia and Blockbuster lesson every business owner must hearWhy the company that runs the most experiments wins every single time

    You Won't Be Replaced by AI — But Someone Who Uses It Might Replace You | Ep. 142

  8. Jun 12

    Your AI Content Has No Copyright Protection — A Lawyer Explains Why | Ep. 141

    ⚠️ 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥: This episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Please consult a qualified attorney for guidance specific to your situation.🎙️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟒𝟏 Every day millions of creators, entrepreneurs and business owners use AI to generate content. And almost none of them know this — what AI creates for you cannot be copyrighted. Not one word. Not one image. Not one idea. And that is just the beginning of what entertainment lawyer Nadia Davari needs every creator to hear right now.Nadia is a USC Law School graduate who works at the intersection of technology and entertainment law in Los Angeles. She has seen firsthand what happens when creators trust AI without understanding the legal consequences — and she is here to make sure it does not happen to you. From the shocking monkey selfie copyright case to the Stanford AI bias study to the terrifying reality of deepfakes — this episode is the legal wake-up call every creator, entrepreneur and business owner desperately needs.💡 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: Why AI-generated content has ZERO copyright protectionEverything you type into free AI tools becomes public training data — your secrets exposedThe monkey selfie case — and exactly why it applies to everything AI creates for youThe client who called excited about his AI-generated TV series and what Nadia told himHow to legally use AI as a thought partner without losing your copyrightWhy a photo at your family dinner could turn you into a deepfake without your knowledgeThe Stanford study that proved AI is biased against women and older workersWhy lawyers using AI in courtroom briefs are getting into serious troubleThe hybrid copyright rule — exactly what you must declare to the copyright officeWhy the information used to train most public AI tools has not been properly licensedWhat the NYT vs OpenAI lawsuit means for every business using AI content today

    Your AI Content Has No Copyright Protection — A Lawyer Explains Why | Ep. 141
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What Makes YOUnique? Welcome to The Profit Minds Podcast with Dr. Steven Kirch. Dr. Kirch is the creator of theProfit Minds(TM) Growth System, a unique blend of profit growth, productivity acceleration, and business process for scale. In each episode of The Profit Minds, Dr. Kirch interviews entrepreneurs and small business owners from around the world with a unique story to tell.

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