Choose Your Hard

Travis Jansen
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Choose Your Hard is the podcast that dives deep into the grit, resilience, and raw strength it takes to build a business. Hosted by Travis Jansen, each episode brings you inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who’ve faced the crossroads of challenge and choice—and emerged stronger. From the blood, sweat, and tears of startup life to the breakthroughs that redefine success, we’re here to show you that every path is hard, but you get to choose your hard. Tune in weekly to ignite your entrepreneurial fire with real-world insights, unfiltered conversations, and actionable lessons to fuel your journey. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling your empire, this is your roadmap to thriving in the face of adversity. The question is: which hard will you choose?

Episodes

  1. Business Insurance Every Owner Needs to Understand

    JAN 15

    Business Insurance Every Owner Needs to Understand

    Send a text Most business owners don’t think about insurance until something goes wrong. By then, it’s already costing them money, momentum, and peace of mind. In this episode of Choose Your Hard, Travis Jansen sits down with Jacky Voigt-Briceño, Senior Account Executive at Combined Insurance, a Chubb Company, to break down the kind of insurance most entrepreneurs don’t understand but absolutely should. This conversation isn’t about fear or fine print. It’s about supplemental insurance that pays cash directly to YOU or your employees when life happens. Not to hospitals. Not to systems. To real people who still have rent, groceries, and families to support. Jacky explains how business owners can offer powerful benefits at little or no cost, why employees recover faster when financial stress is reduced, and how preparation is one of the most overlooked leadership skills in business. If you own a business, manage a team, or want to protect what you’ve built, this episode will change how you think about insurance. Because hoping nothing happens isn’t a strategy.  Preparation is. Jacky Voigt-Briceño is a Senior Account Executive with Combined Insurance of America, a Chubb Company, serving individuals, families, and business owners across Florida since 2014. Recognized as a Top Agent in the USA in 2018, Jacky is known for her integrity, straight talk, and relentless commitment to doing what’s right for her clients. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and specializes in helping business owners and employers secure the right coverage—coverage that actually works when life throws a curveball, not just coverage that looks good on paper. Jacky believes preparation is leadership and that protecting people is one of the most underrated competitive advantages in business. 📞 Connect with Jacky 📱 Phone: 941 416 5102  📧 Email: Jackeline.Voigt@Combined.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackelinevoigt 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacky.voigtbriceno/

    14 min
  2. Senior Dogs, Community, and Legacy with Chelle of Silver Snout Dog Rescue

    12/23/2025

    Senior Dogs, Community, and Legacy with Chelle of Silver Snout Dog Rescue

    Send a text In Episode 10 of Choose Your Hard, Travis Jansen sits down with Chelle, founder of Silver Snout Dog Rescue in Venice, Florida, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing senior dogs the ones most often overlooked, surrendered, or forgotten. In a world obsessed with what’s new, fast, and convenient, Chelle chose a different path. She chose to fight for dogs in the later chapters of their lives dogs who still have love to give but need patience, medical care, and a soft place to land. This conversation goes beyond rescue work. It explores what responsibility looks like in modern society, why caring for elder animals reflects our values as a community, and how local businesses can play a powerful role in giving back as technology and busy lives pull us further apart. This episode is about choosing the harder road not for recognition, but for impact. Because how we treat the vulnerable says everything about who we are. 🐶 Connect with Silver Snout Senior Dog Rescue🌐 Website: silversnoutrescue.com 📍 Address: 3214 Elliott St., Venice, FL 📱 Instagram: @silversnoutrescue 💛 Volunteer / Donate: silversnoutrescue.com | Venmo: @silverdogrescue  Facebook (Saving Senior Dogs in Southwest Florida): https://www.facebook.com/p/Saving-Senior-Dogs-in-Southwest-Florida-61572563693773/

    17 min
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About

Choose Your Hard is the podcast that dives deep into the grit, resilience, and raw strength it takes to build a business. Hosted by Travis Jansen, each episode brings you inspiring stories of entrepreneurs who’ve faced the crossroads of challenge and choice—and emerged stronger. From the blood, sweat, and tears of startup life to the breakthroughs that redefine success, we’re here to show you that every path is hard, but you get to choose your hard. Tune in weekly to ignite your entrepreneurial fire with real-world insights, unfiltered conversations, and actionable lessons to fuel your journey. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling your empire, this is your roadmap to thriving in the face of adversity. The question is: which hard will you choose?

Information

  • Creator
    Travis Jansen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Choose Your Hard