9-to-Wealth

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The 9-to-Wealth podcast is the essential guide for professionals who want to stop viewing their careers as a cage and start using them as a launchpad. Rejecting the binary choice between corporate climbing and risky entrepreneurship, the show teaches listeners how to treat their steady paycheck as venture capital for their future. It focuses on the mechanics of career optimization, showing high-performers how to turn technical mastery and workplace efficiency into a scalable engine for long-term financial independence.

  1. 5h ago

    Food, Water and Words: Reading the Bible as Metaphor W / Dror Ben Ami

    What if every meal in the Bible is really about knowledge? Literary scholar and author Dror Ben Ami joins Dave to share a fresh way of reading biblical stories. His approach draws on the work of Maurice Nicole. In this episode: Why food, from bread and milk to fruit and meat, works as a metaphor for knowledgeA new reading of Mary and Martha in the kitchenWhy water stands for explanations of the law, and what that means for the story of Moses and the rockWho the Samaritans were, and what the woman at the well may really be aboutThe Hebrew meaning of "Bethlehem" (house of bread), and why "daily bread" may not be about breadA practical tip: read with your Bible in one hand and an AI assistant in the other, and ask for the Hebrew meaning and any double meaning of unfamiliar wordsDror is the author of The Vineyard and The Final Jubilee. You can find his articles and videos for free at finaljubilee.online.

  2. 3d ago

    Why AI Search Can’t Find Top Executives and How to Fix It W / Amie Thompson

    Amie Thompson is an entrepreneur and business strategist who helps small business owners and early-stage founders build visibility, sell with confidence, and put AI to work. She’s a former CEO with more than 25 years of leadership experience. She consults as Director of Marketing and Client Success with ExecBrand Authority (EBA), an executive branding firm that transforms executive expertise into market authority.Many accomplished leaders are experts in their field, yet invisible when a prospect searches online or asks an AI tool for a recommendation. Amie calls this the authority gap.In this episode, David and Amie discuss:▪️What executive brand audits reveal that leaders don’t know about themselves▪️How to decide what you want to be known for▪️Why quality and a sustainable pace matter more than posting every day▪️How to talk about your expertise without feeling like you’re bragging▪️Why people do business with people they know, like, and trust▪️What determines whether AI tools like ChatGPT recommend you▪️How closing the authority gap connects to revenueLinks:Free resources on visibility and thought leadership: execbrandauthority.com/resourcesExecBrand Authority: execbrandauthority.comAmie’s website: amiethompson.comAmie on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amie-thompson/

  3. Oct 26

    Asking Better Questions W / Houston Pierce

    In this episode of Night to Wealth, Dave talks with Houston Pierce, film critic and host of the 1000 Crazy Questions Podcast. They cover what thousands of off-the-wall questions reveal about people, how a string of different jobs shaped Houston, and how faith shows up in his work. They also get into AI and why science fiction deserves to be taken seriously. Houston ends with a simple tip for starting deeper conversations: ask the question next to the one you really want answered.

  4. Oct 24

    Overthinking W / Flint Mitchell

    Your productivity problem may not be a lack of discipline. For ambitious, analytical people, thinking through every possible plan can feel like progress - right up until the day disappears and nothing gets done. Host Dave talks with Flint Mitchell, electrical engineer, former research scientist, and founder of iAlign, about why smart people get trapped in overthinking and how to turn insight into action. Flint calls one common pattern “validation by analysis”: planning brings enough relief to quiet the discomfort, so you never take the step that would actually move you forward. You’ll discover why productivity apps often fail when they don’t address the emotional resistance underneath, how shame-based accountability can feed avoidance, and why compassionate accountability starts with asking what happened instead of attacking yourself. Flint also shares a practical first move for an overwhelmed mind: get your “open loops” out of your head, filter the noise, and identify the commitments that truly matter.After leaving his research career to live on the road, Flint began shaping a values-based approach to personal development. He explains how core values can guide your direction, while real-world action gives you the information to refine it.If you’re stuck planning, scrolling, or beating yourself up for not following through, this conversation offers a more sustainable way forward: understand the resistance, clear the mental clutter, and take the next aligned step. Find Flint at ialign.app.

  5. Oct 24

    Stop Guessing What's in Your Fridge: Real-Time Food Recall Alerts W / Jordan Robinson

    A food recall can sit in your kitchen for weeks before it reaches the news. In this episode of Night Wealth, Dave talks with Jordan Robinson, a cybersecurity and app-development veteran. Jordan is the solo founder of Anzin, an app that scans your grocery receipts, tracks your fridge, pantry and medications, and alerts you when something you bought is recalled. In this episode: Why Jordan built "antivirus software for humans" after becoming a parentThe "transmission gap" between a recall being issued and you finding outHow receipt scanning matches your groceries against recalls from 13 sourcesUsing restaurant health inspection results to decide where to eatAvoiding whole product categories versus checking whether your item is actually affectedGoing from developer to founder, and why marketing was the hardest partTo see today's recalls, visit peaceofmind.fyi/recalls.

  6. Oct 22

    Faith, Money, and Stepping Into the Unknown W / Paul Granger

    What does it look like to trust God over a paycheck? Dave sits down with Paul Granger, a full-time volunteer minister, author of over two dozen books and host of the podcast Where Did You See God? Paul hasn't had a traditional paycheck since 2018. He shares the story of the house his family never planned to buy and what it taught him about trusting God when the math doesn't work.Together they talk about redefining success beyond status, numbers and job titles. They also talk about the shepherding gift: why the journey matters more than the destination, and why we need people alongside us. You'll hear: What it means to live as though God is your provider on Monday, not just SundayWhy we measure success by outputs and rarely ask about the inputsWhy connection, not isolation, is the path to contentmentFind Paul's free resources, including the workshop "God Won't Provide," at wheredidyouseegod.com.

  7. Oct 21

    From Stuck to Strategy W / Jaclyn Strominger

    The habits that got you to success may be the very things keeping you stuck. If you’re a high achiever, entrepreneur, or leader facing a plateau, Jaclyn Strominger shares how to find your next direction and turn clarity into decisive action. Success can feel strangely flat when you reach a goal and haven’t chosen what comes next. Dave and Jaclyn get practical about moving forward: rebuild your vision, break it into small, measurable steps, and stop waiting for opportunities to find you. Whether you’re aiming for a leadership role, paid speaking work, or stronger sales, the next level starts with focused action. You’ll discover why business momentum often begins with a list of the right people to contact, and how Jaclyn’s Two Steps to Yes framework helps you follow up without feeling like you’re bothering anyone. She also explains why meaningful relationship capital beats collecting business cards, how a clear company mission can help employees feel ownership, and what authentic leadership means in an AI-shaped world.Jaclyn Strominger is a success strategist, founder of Leap to Your Success, co-creator of the Authenticity Leadership Series, and author of Chatting Through Notes. Drawing on more than two decades in corporate leadership, she helps entrepreneurs, CEOs, and growth-minded professionals align their mission, relationships, and next steps. If you’re ready to stop second-guessing yourself and start building toward what’s next, this conversation offers a grounded way to get moving.

  8. Oct 17

    The Power of Letting Go: Leadership Lessons in Trust and Teamwork W / Renee Hastings

    What’s keeping your business from growing may not be revenue—it may be you.Dave sits down with Renee Hastings, President and CEO of Executive Help Now, to unpack how founders can get out of the operational weeds, stop becoming the bottleneck, and build teams that take real ownership. They cover smarter delegation, documenting the work that lives in your head, avoiding micromanagement, and the small systems changes that create more time, clarity, and capacity.If you’re overwhelmed by emails, meetings, and never-ending decisions, this conversation offers a practical first step: identify one responsibility you can finally hand off.

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The 9-to-Wealth podcast is the essential guide for professionals who want to stop viewing their careers as a cage and start using them as a launchpad. Rejecting the binary choice between corporate climbing and risky entrepreneurship, the show teaches listeners how to treat their steady paycheck as venture capital for their future. It focuses on the mechanics of career optimization, showing high-performers how to turn technical mastery and workplace efficiency into a scalable engine for long-term financial independence.

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  • Creator
    Dave
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dave
  • Show Website
    9-to-Wealth