Everything They Don't Tell You

Josh Zolin
  • 5.0 (26)
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Updated Weekly

A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs focused on the truth about business, leadership, and becoming who you're meant to be. Hosted by Josh Zolin, Everything They Don't Tell You goes beyond surface tips to the mental, emotional, and human challenges behind scaling and leading well. Featuring conversations with John Lee Dumas, Amy Morin, David Meltzer, Dr. Gay Hendricks, Blake Erickson, Dr. Robert Glover, Ken Rusk, and more. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Formerly Blue Is The New White Podcast.

  1. 6d ago

    The Fears You Don't Know Are Controlling You: Hortense le Gentile

    The fears you recognize may not be the ones controlling you. Executive leadership coach and author Hortense le Gentil joins Josh Zolin to uncover the hidden beliefs, inherited expectations, and "mind traps" quietly shaping how we lead and live.  Hortense explains why perfectionism can become a trap, how fear of failure disguises itself as ambition, and why having more success, money, or power rarely silences the internal battle. She also shares the process leaders can use to trace these beliefs back to their source, challenge the voices behind them, and begin writing their own story. In this episode: Why great leaders make space for others The hidden anxiety that comes with leadership How perfectionism becomes a mind trap Why success can disconnect leaders from themselves How to identify fears you did not know you had The difference between introspection and self-awareness Why honest feedback is essential for growth How to face fear without allowing it to take control What it means to move from a "hero leader" to a human leader   Hortense le Gentil is an executive leadership coach, speaker, and author of The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. Learn more about Hortense: https://www.hortenselegentil.com/ __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    The Fears You Don't Know Are Controlling You: Hortense le Gentile

  2. Jul 14

    Brad Leavitt: The Wake-Up Call That Changed Everything

    At 42, Brad Leavitt had a stroke that changed the way he thinks about time, pressure, family, and leadership. In this episode, he and Josh talk about the wake-up call that forced him to rebuild his life with more intention. Brad Leavitt is the founder of AFT Construction and host of The Brad Leavitt Podcast. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Brad joins Josh Zolin for a raw conversation about leadership, pressure, health, family, burnout, and what it really means to rebuild your life after a wake-up call. At 42, Brad had a severe stroke. He recovered, but the experience changed how he thinks about time, presence, health, and the way he shows up as a father, husband, business owner, and leader. Brad and Josh also talk about the realities of leading in a high-pressure business, why communication matters so much, how leaders can protect their teams from burnout, what happens when you keep the wrong people too long, and why building a business should not cost you the life you were building it for. This conversation is for founders, entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders who are carrying more than people see. __ Guest Brad Leavitt https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleavitt/ www.aftconstruction.com __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    Brad Leavitt: The Wake-Up Call That Changed Everything

  3. Jul 7

    Rachel Medina: What Grief Taught Me About Success, Money, and Building Again

    Rachel Medina built a seven-figure business after 40, after divorce, and after unimaginable loss. This conversation is about grief, faith, hustle, stewardship, and what success can never replace. Rachel Medina is an entrepreneur, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and mentor to women everywhere. In this episode, Rachel joins Josh Zolin for a raw conversation about rebuilding life and business after loss. She shares how she built a seven-figure business from less than $500, why sales mattered more than perfection, how hustle became both a tool and a trap, and how losing her son reshaped her definition of success. They also talk about faith, grief, men's mental health, stewardship, women in business, and the hard truth that the business you build has to support the life you actually want. __ Guest: Rachel Medina Rachel Unpacked Podcast rachelmedina.com __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    Rachel Medina: What Grief Taught Me About Success, Money, and Building Again

  4. Jun 30

    Dr. Eben Alexander: A Neurosurgeon's Near-Death Experience Changed Everything

    Dr. Eben Alexander was a neurosurgeon who believed the brain created consciousness. Then a seven-day coma changed everything he thought he knew about death, identity, and why we are here. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Dr. Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven, to explore one of the most profound questions we can ask: what happens when this life ends? Dr. Alexander shares the story of the sudden bacterial illness that put him into a seven-day coma, the medical uncertainty surrounding his survival, and the near-death experience that challenged his understanding of the brain, consciousness, memory, and spirituality. Josh also brings the conversation back to leadership, ambition, ego, and control. For high performers and business leaders, this episode asks a deeper question: what are you really building, and what are you allowing fear to drive? __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    Dr. Eben Alexander: A Neurosurgeon's Near-Death Experience Changed Everything

  5. Jun 23

    Blake Erickson: He Made $1M/Year at 26. Then Sold Everything.

    Blake Erickson made serious money young. He experienced retirement at 26. Then he realized something most entrepreneurs never want to admit: Success can feel empty when you're playing the wrong game. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Blake Erickson, New York Times bestselling author and founder of scaling.com, for a raw conversation about focus, ego, purpose, leadership, and what it actually takes to scale a business without losing yourself in the process. Blake breaks down the core ideas behind The Science of Scaling, including frame, floor, and focus, why impossible goals force better thinking, why most founders become the bottleneck, and why scaling is often more about subtraction than addition. This episode gets into the tactics of building a better business, but it also goes deeper into the identity work behind leadership. Because growth is not just about revenue. It's about becoming the person capable of carrying what you say you want. In this episode: Why Blake sold everything and went all in on one mission How diluted focus creates diluted results Why ego is often the real founder bottleneck The difference between tactics and principles Why impossible goals can create better strategy How your floor becomes your culture Why success without purpose can feel like failure How to attract better people, even in a labor shortage Why scaling requires subtraction, not more complexity Guest: Blake Erickson Connect: blakeerickson.com __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    Blake Erickson: He Made $1M/Year at 26. Then Sold Everything.

  6. Jun 16

    Charles Gaudet: How to Scale Without Becoming the Bottleneck

    What if the biggest thing holding your business back is you? In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Charles Gaudet to talk about the founder trap, predictable growth, leverage, systems, and what it really takes to build a business that can run without you. Charles breaks down why hard work alone is not enough, why word of mouth and referrals eventually hit a ceiling, and how founders can start moving from chaos to consistency. They also get into recurring revenue, team ownership, leadership identity, and the uncomfortable truth that many founders are not always the best long-term CEO for the company they created. This is a conversation for business owners who want growth, but do not want to lose themselves in the process. Guest: Charles Gaudet Connect with Charles: https://charlesgaudet.com/ __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    Charles Gaudet: How to Scale Without Becoming the Bottleneck

  7. Jun 9

    Morgan Haynes: The Leadership Style Most CEOs Are Afraid To Use

    Morgan Haynes is the CEO of Tribal Health, a national healthcare organization focused on bringing advanced care models to underserved rural and Indigenous communities. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Morgan joins Josh Zolin for a raw conversation about leadership, identity, alignment, and what feminine leadership really means. This is not a conversation about gender. It is about the traits leaders are often taught to suppress: empathy, intuition, vulnerability, softness, and emotional honesty. Morgan breaks down why those traits can become powerful tools when paired with candor, accountability, and mission-driven execution. Josh and Morgan also talk about the exhaustion of misalignment, why burnout is not always about hours worked, how leaders hide behind kindness, and why the most compassionate thing you can do is often the most direct. If you are a founder, CEO, manager, or leader trying to scale without losing yourself, this is for you. In this episode: What feminine leadership really means Why softness is not weakness The balance between empathy and candor Why misalignment creates exhaustion How intuition shows up in business decisions Why mission-driven companies must protect their people The difference between kindness and politeness What Morgan refuses to give up as Tribal Health grows Guest: Morgan Haynes Company: Tribal Health (https://tribalhealth.com/) Subscribe for more episodes!

    Morgan Haynes: The Leadership Style Most CEOs Are Afraid To Use

  8. Jun 2

    Claudio Gambin: Most Business Owners Don't Own a Business. They Own a Job.

    Most business owners think they have a money problem. Claudio Gambin says the real problem is usually structure, strategy, and the owner becoming the bottleneck. In this episode of Everything They Don't Tell You, Josh Zolin sits down with Claudio Gambin of GFG Solutions to talk about the truth behind money, taxes, growth, risk, and legacy for business owners. Claudio breaks down why so much financial advice misses the mark for entrepreneurs, how business owners can think differently about reinvesting in themselves, and why tax strategy should be tied directly to growth and freedom. They also get into the six-month vacation test, building a business to sell even if you never plan to sell it, the difference between being rich and being wealthy, and why everything compounds: money, time, relationships, decisions, and mistakes. This episode is for entrepreneurs, founders, operators, and blue-collar business owners who want more than revenue. They want time, clarity, freedom, and a business that can survive without them being the center of everything.   Disclaimer: This conversation is for educational purposes only and is not financial, tax, or legal advice. Talk with your own CPA, attorney, or financial professional before making decisions. __ ► Download Your 90 Day ROI Playbook — A value packed free guide created by Josh Zolin that teaches you how to Multiply Your Profits with the Skills No One Trains  https://bitnw.academy/roiplaybook

    Claudio Gambin: Most Business Owners Don't Own a Business. They Own a Job.
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A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs focused on the truth about business, leadership, and becoming who you're meant to be. Hosted by Josh Zolin, Everything They Don't Tell You goes beyond surface tips to the mental, emotional, and human challenges behind scaling and leading well. Featuring conversations with John Lee Dumas, Amy Morin, David Meltzer, Dr. Gay Hendricks, Blake Erickson, Dr. Robert Glover, Ken Rusk, and more. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Formerly Blue Is The New White Podcast.

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