From EMS to Entrepreneurship: Mental Health, AI, and Business Growth Strategies

Kyle Goodknight and Zach Loescher dive into the challenges faced in EMS, focusing on mental health and transitioning out of the field. Zach shares his personal journey, including his entrepreneurial endeavors and battle with alcoholism. The conversation explores mental health treatment approaches like hypnotherapy and highlights Zach's business ventures in lead automation and AI engagement. They discuss the evolution of the Elevate podcast, emphasizing learning from failures. Listeners gain insights into lead generation, the Facebook algorithm, and automation strategies for LinkedIn and video messaging. The episode normalizes mental health conversations, promotes Zach's podcast, and encourages entrepreneurial paths for first responders. (0:00) Introduction and Welcome to Elevate (2:00) Kyle and Zach's initial conversation and background (4:08) Challenges in EMS, mental health, and transition out of EMS (8:31) Zach's entrepreneurial journey and struggle with alcoholism (14:42) Mental health treatment approaches and hypnotherapy (15:22) Sponsor: Daniel Packard's Funky 5 System (18:11) Business insights: Zach's lead automation business and AI engagement (25:52) The evolution of the Elevate podcast and learning from failures (28:10) In-depth on lead generation software and Facebook algorithm (34:22) AI's role in business growth and transitioning to sales (36:41) Automation strategies for LinkedIn and video messaging (40:52) Effective engagement strategies and podcasting as a lead generator (42:49) Normalizing mental health conversations and promoting Zach's podcast (45:09) Encouragement for entrepreneurial first responders and closing remarks