Build Horizons

Jeff & Katy Schiesser
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  • Self-Improvement

Build Horizons is the show about doing the hard thing before you feel ready, becoming someone new in the process. If you're done waiting for permission and ready to build a life of your choosing, this one's for you.

  1. 1d ago

    014 - Why Motivation Fades, Sleep Habits, AI in Business, and Daily Routines

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Intro and Fall Weather 2:44 Solo Parenting Week Ahead 5:33 Stepping Back and Returning 8:51 Bravely Website Upgrade 9:50 Why Motivation Spikes Fade 13:12 Sleep as the First Habit 21:08 Accountability for Evening Workouts 24:53 AI Implementation or Own Tools 31:28 Clear Briefs and Useful Metrics 38:05 Honest Feedback Loops 42:44 Building a Daily Routine 52:32 Routines We Want to Add

  2. Sep 29

    013 - Building a Business While Working Full Time, Delayed Gratification and Reading

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:01 Welcome to Build Horizons 1:00 First Quarter Check-In 3:24 Katy's Career Identity Shift 9:10 Seven Months of Bravely 12:29 How the Challenges Changed 17:12 Analytics and Scry's Comeback 20:28 Balancing Day Jobs and Business 29:21 Finding the Next Gear 32:39 Building Our Own Tools 41:44 Perspective Comes With Time 45:34 Lessons From The Lean Startup 55:51 Fiction vs Nonfiction and Outro

  3. Sep 22

    012 - How to Say No, When to Start a Business, and Does Running Ever Get Easier

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Rushed Morning, Short Episode 2:01 Katy's Bike Crash 5:23 Moving the Office Upstairs 10:04 Recliner Over the Gate 16:04 Reduce Friction for Hard Work 17:59 How to Stop People Pleasing 24:11 You Only Get One Life 28:49 When to Start Your Business 31:48 Risk Aversion and Money 39:02 Does Running Get Easier 45:57 Building Vai Video Editor 52:02 Sign Off

  4. Sep 15

    011 - Self Improvement When You're Drained, Keeping Promises to Yourself, Career Moves

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Welcome and Episode Preview 0:56 Apple's Foldable iPhone 5:08 Foldables as App Developers 7:27 Post-Marathon Burnout 10:46 Rebuilding Fitness After Marathons 15:27 Self-Improvement When Work Drains You 25:10 Keeping Promises to Yourself 33:11 Identity Shifts and Quitting Alcohol 35:31 Leaving a Small Town 41:08 Pivoting Into Software Engineering 52:57 Write Down the Trade-Offs 57:59 Wrap-Up and Questions

  5. Sep 8

    010 - Running the Sydney Marathon: Our Australia Trip, Travel Chaos, and Career Q&A

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Intro and Marathon Medal 2:31 Missed Flight in LA 8:17 First Morning in Sydney 10:20 Barracks History Walk 14:04 Restaurant Check Confusion 17:53 Running Tourism 21:38 Opera House Show 25:30 Race Start Logistics 29:47 Hills and Katy's Best Race 33:24 Cramps at Mile 22 40:34 Jet Lag Coming Home 44:48 Listener Career Questions

  6. Sep 1

    009 - Procrastination, Networking, a Bleak Worldview, and Keeping Goals in Focus

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Welcome and Intro 1:03 Personal Training With Their Son 5:46 Vegas Trip and Time Zones 9:35 Sydney Nails Plan 11:34 Q1: Networking and Making Friends 25:31 A Bleak Worldview, Reframed 31:18 Q2: Procrastination and Phone Habits 36:39 Figuring Out What You Want 40:55 Q3: Capturing Thoughts and Course Corrections 46:07 Supporting a Visionary Partner 56:12 Sydney Marathon Training Block 1:00:00 Housekeeping and Sign-off

  7. Aug 25

    008 - Career Change Q&A: Bored at Work, Marketing Skills, and Beauty School Doubts

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Welcome and Episode Preview 1:00 Sydney Trip and Marathon Prep 2:47 Back to School Week 5:06 Katy's New Training Plan 8:27 Bored and Unfulfilled at 29 16:00 Making Your Own Opportunities 20:39 Jeff's Analytics Origin Story 23:54 Engineer Considering Marketing 31:34 The Five-Year Question 41:53 Beauty School Second Thoughts 47:12 Hidden Jobs in Beauty 51:31 Networking Your Way In

  8. Aug 18

    007 - How to Build Discipline From Zero: Habits, ADHD, and Marathon Training

    If you've got a question or a topic you want us to cover, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Welcome and Episode Preview 1:38 Sydney Marathon Trip 6:52 Looking Back Four Years 10:11 Habits During a Crisis 15:07 The Reading Habit 20:50 ADHD and Dopamine Cycles 28:18 Building Discipline From Zero 35:02 Morning Person or Night Owl 39:26 Sleep as Highest Leverage 50:19 Auditing Your Weekly Hours 52:39 Complimenting Weight Loss 56:27 Learning Advertising the Hard Way

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Build Horizons is the show about doing the hard thing before you feel ready, becoming someone new in the process. If you're done waiting for permission and ready to build a life of your choosing, this one's for you.

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  • Creator
    Jeff & Katy Schiesser
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Bravely Studios LLC
  • Show Website
    Build Horizons

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