The Daily Mastermind

George Wright III
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The Daily Mastermind is a Daily Podcast for Entrepreneurs. It provides a Daily Dose of Inspiration, Motivation and Education to help you Create Your Ultimate Destiny and Unleash Your Potential. Mastermind with George Wright III, the go-to expert behind some of the biggest global brands in the world. Level up your game as he shares insights and wisdom from 30 years of working with thought leaders, celebrities, and experts. 

  1. Jul 9

    Mastering Investments in Fragmented Markets

    George Wright III hosts Anthony Perera on The Daily Mastermind to discuss Perera's operator-first approach to building and investing in companies through his family office, Exuma Capital Partners. Perera shares his background scaling Air Pros USA from one HVAC truck to a $200M+ nationwide business and explains Exuma's thesis of acquiring founder-led companies typically earning $2–10M EBITDA, installing infrastructure (KPIs, CRM/ERP, leadership teams), driving organic growth and M&A, and positioning them for private equity acquisition. He emphasizes real-time visibility into leading indicators over month-end lagging reports, looks for fragmented, AI-resistant service industries, and describes operational upgrades like implementing CRMs and modern marketing. Perera highlights AI's ability to automate or augment nearly every business process and recounts pivoting inspected.com multiple times before scaling and exiting. Timestamps: 02:03 — From Operator To Investor 03:21 — Exuma Private Equity Starter Kit 04:49 — Visibility And KPI Tracking 06:17 — Fragmented Industries Thesis 09:31 — Why Operators Win 11:33 — Grooming COOs Into CEOs 12:57 — Fast Operational Wins 15:15 — AI For Service Businesses 18:19 — Inspected Pivot Story 21:27 — EOS And Portfolio Support 22:23 — Exuma Priorities And Wrap Up Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE. Guest Bio: Anthony Perera is the Managing Partner of Exuma Capital Partners, a serial entrepreneur turned private equity investor. He has scaled multiple companies before launching Exuma Capital Partners, a family office focused on the lower middle market. Anthony brings the rare perspective of someone who has built, operated, and now acquires companies. His insights are especially relevant to operational private equity, AI disruption, and consolidation strategies. He emphasizes founder-led investing, operational scaling, and the opportunities in fragmented industries for value creation and roll-up strategies. He also discusses how AI will reshape middle-market businesses and why operator-led private equity is increasingly successful. Links: Website: https://www.exumacapital.com/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anthonyperera Additional links: https://www.exumacapital.com/ | https://linkedin.com/in/anthonyperera

    Mastering Investments in Fragmented Markets

  2. Jul 7

    Pelvic Health and Empowerment with BreeAnn Allred

    Host George Wright III interviews pelvic floor therapist Bree Allred, founder of Aylara Pelvic Health and one of Utah’s earliest pelvic floor therapists, about why “common” pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause symptoms should not be accepted as “normal.” Allred explains how her experience treating pregnant and postpartum low back pain and her own twin pregnancy led her to specialize in pelvic health. She discusses misconceptions and treatable issues such as urinary leakage, tailbone pain, constipation, fertility support, painful intimacy, pelvic pain with periods, and prolapse-related pressure. Allred outlines Ilara’s prevention-focused, whole-body approach, describes the pelvic floor’s role in bowel/bladder, sexual function, pressure management, and force transfer, and shares a seasons-of-healing framework. She emphasizes education, starting conversations to reduce stigma, simple habits like hydration and not holding breath. Episode Timestamps: 00:34 Meet Bree Allred02:04 Why Pelvic Health03:37 Symptoms You Can Fix05:24 Prevention First Approach06:48 What Pelvic Floor Does08:17 Surprising Case Studies10:38 Moon Season Framework14:23 Education And New Podcast16:05 Warning Signs To Watch18:24 Breaking The Stigma21:21 Simple Daily Habits22:26 Trust Yourself And Next Steps23:27 Screening Quiz And Resources Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE. Guest Bio: BreeAnn Allred is a pelvic floor physical therapist with over 20 years of experience helping people overcome pelvic health conditions that are often misunderstood, ignored, or considered "normal." She is one of the earliest pelvic floor specialists in Utah and the founder of Aylara Pelvic Health, a boutique, cash-based physical therapy clinic focused on individualized, whole-person care. Through education, treatment, and advocacy, Bree is working to normalize conversations around pelvic health while empowering patients to regain confidence, comfort, and control of their bodies.1 Links: Website: http://www.aylarapelvichealth.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breeann-allred-218750293/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aylarapelvichealth/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089627372678 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AylaraPelvicHealth

    Pelvic Health and Empowerment with BreeAnn Allred

  3. Jul 6

    Declare Your Independence: The Freedom You Build Every Day

    George Wright III uses the Independence Day weekend to challenge entrepreneurs and high achievers to examine whether they are personally free—mentally, emotionally, and financially—rather than just legally or politically. He argues many build businesses that own them, becoming trapped by stress, comparison, fear, and endless to-do lists, and says true independence is deeper than money or time: it’s the ability to choose your response, maintain clarity in chaos, and pursue goals with peace. Freedom begins in the mind, requiring a shift away from fear, comparison, and past limitations. He emphasizes that every kind of freedom has a price—discipline, delayed gratification, systems, forgiveness—and invites listeners to write a personal declaration of independence by identifying what to become free from and starting a daily discipline today, while also directing them to dailymastermind.com for resources, a newsletter, and AI automation protocols. 00:00 Are You Really Free 01:11 Entrepreneurship and Freedom 01:49 True Independence Within 02:26 Mindset Builds Freedom 03:23 The Price of Freedom 04:16 Declare Independence From 05:17 Declare Independence For 06:08 Write Your Declaration Daily Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE.

    Declare Your Independence: The Freedom You Build Every Day

  4. Jun 30

    Stop Negotiating With Yourself

    George Wright III explains that many people compromise their vision by constantly “negotiating” with themselves—hitting snooze, skipping workouts, postponing calls, and delaying hard conversations—and that each small, justified compromise makes the future “pay the price.” He argues success is determined not by promises made when motivated but by promises kept when motivation is gone, because repeated broken commitments condition the mind to see one’s word as negotiable, weakening self-trust, confidence, discipline, and momentum. High performers rely on identity rather than mood, asking “What did I commit to?” instead of “Do I feel like it?” He challenges listeners to identify one promise they’ve been bargaining on and keep it today and tomorrow, building identity through consistency, and invites them to share the episode and join the community at dailymastermind.com. 00:00 Stop Negotiating Yourself 01:44 Promises vs Motivation 02:31 Small Compromises Add Up 03:56 Broken Promises Kill Trust 05:39 Commitments Over Feelings 06:58 One Promise Challenge 08:06 Greatness Built Quietly 08:53 Final Motivation and Share Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE.

    Stop Negotiating With Yourself

  5. Jun 30

    Turning "Someday" into Today

    Today George is going to talk about how “Someday” is a costly, dangerous word because it gives permission to delay while today slips away. He challenges the misconception that extraordinary lives are built on big breakthrough moments, explaining they are created through thousands of ordinary days filled with discipline, habits, and small actions taken when nobody is watching. He urges listeners to stop asking what extraordinary thing to do and instead choose one ordinary action today—like working out, making an avoided call, reading instead of scrolling, or having an important conversation—that a future self will appreciate. He proposes evaluating whether repeating today for five years would produce the desired life and, if not, changing the day now. He invites listeners to join the Daily Mastermind community at dailymastermind.com. 00:16 Someday Costs You 01:02 Ordinary Days Build Greatness 02:49 Later Becomes Never 03:47 One Small Action Today 04:46 The Five Year Test 05:37 Stop Waiting Start Building 07:03 Stay Focused and Disciplined Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE.

    Turning "Someday" into Today

  6. Jun 26

    Turning Setbacks into Success

    George Wright III interviews Hugh Hornsby, founder of Blue Collar Smart, about his journey in the skilled trades and his people-first philosophy. Hornsby recounts being diagnosed with epilepsy at age 10, being discouraged in school, and his mother’s “yellow pad” approach to move from setbacks to action, shaping his “underdog advantage.” He describes starting in the warehouse at Ferguson during the 1981 recession, later scaling organizations and mentoring hundreds by helping them reconnect with the “dream they left behind,” invest in themselves, join something bigger, and give back. Hornsby shares examples of building culture by believing in overlooked hires, discusses resilience through niche focus and alignment, and explains AI as a support tool that frees people to do what they do best without losing human connection. He also shares how stage four prostate cancer prompted journaling and launching his Blue Collar Smart podcast and book chapter giveaway. 00:00 Yellow Pad Turning Point 00:48 Meet Hugh Hornsby 02:04 Breaking Into Trades 03:48 Underdog Advantage Origins 09:12 Special Needs Setback 11:19 People Build Business 15:30 Belief Based Hiring 17:31 Niches And Innovation 19:08 Alignment And Relationships 21:07 Culture And Workforce 23:30 AI With Human Touch 26:01 Cancer And New Mission 32:34 Trades Future And Opportunity 35:02 Free Book Chapter Offer 36:31 Self Talk And Closing Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE. About Hugh Hornsby Hugh B. Hornsby is the founder of Blue Collar Smart and a leading advocate for the future of the skilled trades. With more than 40 years of experience across plumbing, HVAC, wholesale distribution, and industrial markets, he has built a reputation for helping companies grow by developing people, strengthening leadership, and creating cultures that drive long-term success. Throughout his career, Hugh has helped scale organizations from $65 million to more than $155 million in revenue while serving in executive leadership roles and advising distributors, contractors, manufacturers, associations, and private equity groups. His contributions to the industry earned him recognition as Person of the Year in wholesale distribution. Known as the "Voice of the Trades," Hugh teaches a people-first approach to business growth, built on the belief that people build businesses, not the other way around. Through his leadership framework, "Top of the Shop on Down," he helps organizations align executives, managers, and frontline teams around a shared vision that produces stronger performance, better relationships, and sustainable growth. Today, Hugh speaks, coaches, and advises leaders across the trades, helping underdog companies compete and win through leadership, relationships, talent development, and strategic execution. His mission is simple: elevate the trades by building better people, stronger businesses, and a brighter future for the industry. Links Website https://hornsbybc.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-hornsby-51986b10/

    Turning Setbacks into Success

  7. Jun 24

    Business Growth with Systems and AI

    George Wright III interviews Colton Page, managing partner at PlatPay, about how entrepreneurs lose money daily through overlooked payment infrastructure, hidden fees, fraud, and risk. Page explains that payment processing is more than “hooking up Stripe,” requiring proper architecture across gateways, CRMs, plugins, and banking relationships, including true redundancy across different banks rather than multiple processors tied to the same bank. They discuss trends like friendly fraud and chargebacks at scale, owner-operator versus enterprise roles, and growth leakage from unnoticed fees, downgrades, and declines, with examples of businesses overpaying by tens of thousands per month. Page outlines PlatPay’s ability to interpret large, antiquated Visa data files to surface actionable insights, then layer secure AI in a dashboard to help owners make faster decisions. They preview Page’s new podcast, Above the Edge, aimed at learning-focused founder operators through real, vulnerable conversations, and note challenges like Visa VAMP compliance and delayed visibility into penalties. 00:00 AI vs Real Edge 01:03 Welcome and Money Leaks 02:37 Payments Misconceptions 03:54 Fraud and Chargebacks 04:44 Enterprise Operator Mindset 06:09 Payment Infrastructure Strategy 08:08 Why Start a Podcast 10:04 Meaning of Above the Edge 11:16 Ideal Listener and Vulnerability 14:12 Hidden Costs of Scaling 17:44 Downgrades Explained 19:05 Data Files and AI Layer 22:56 VAMP Compliance Risks 27:25 Founder Mistakes and Audits 30:06 Wrap Up and Next Steps Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE. Guest Bio: Colton Page is the Managing Partner of PLATPAY, an AI-powered financial company built on the belief that traditional financial systems are inefficient, opaque, and costly. Through PLATPAY, he helps enterprise merchants recover lost revenue using advanced AI tools for fraud detection, chargeback automation, compliance protection, and financial reconciliation. His work focuses on rebuilding financial infrastructure from the ground up with AI—helping businesses protect their revenue while enabling investors to grow their wealth more effectively. Links: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coltenpage/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/colten-page-1b32093a/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/colten.page.1

    Business Growth with Systems and AI

  8. Jun 23

    Revolutionizing Social Media with Venn Social

    George Wright III interviews Braeden and Madison Furgeson, husband-and-wife founders of Venn Social, a bootstrapped, self-funded social platform designed around connection instead of attention. The idea began as an infertility support app after Madison struggled through years of infertility and miscarriages and found meaningful help only when matched with someone in the same stage, highlighting that topic-based groups lump very different situations together. They broadened the concept into a community platform for anyone seeking real connection. Venn Social features “circles” that use filtering questions to place users into sub-circles with people who answered similarly, a discover feed that prioritizes followed accounts and circles, and a transparent algorithm users can view. Culture is enforced through the Venn Code and an Aura score system that rewards good behavior and restricts trolls. They share a vision to replace toxic social media and help address loneliness. 00:00 From Infertility to Connection 00:51 Meet the Founders 02:26 The Infertility Struggle 05:36 Why Topic Groups Fail 08:03 Bootstrapping Mission First 10:10 Marriage as Co-Founders 13:33 What Social Media Broke 19:04 Defining Venn Social 20:15 Circles and Filtering 21:14 Circle Matching Topics 22:02 Life Phases Mentors 23:01 Discover Feed Explained 24:59 Transparent Algorithm Rules 26:11 Venn Code Culture 27:52 Aura Score Moderation 30:22 Creators Connection Focus 35:03 Vision Replace Social 37:53 Find Ven Download 38:31 Closing Share Episode Thanks for listening, and Please Share this Episode with someone. It would really help us to grow our show and share these valuable tips and strategies with others. Have a great day. George Wright III “It’s Never Too Late to Start Living the Life You Were Meant to Live” FREE Daily Mastermind Resources: CONNECT with George & Access Tons of Resources Get access to Proven Strategies and Time-Test Principles for Success. Plus, download and access tons of FREE resources and online events by joining our Exclusive Community of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and High Achievers like YOU. Join FREE at DailyMastermind.com Follow me on social media Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | TikTok | Youtube Grow Your Authority and Personal Brand with a FREE Interview in a Top Global Magazine HERE. Guest Bio Braeden and Madison Furgeson are the co-founders of Venn, a new social platform they built together to create a more meaningful way for people to connect online. Designed as the first troll-free, connection-based social network with a transparent algorithm, Venn helps users build authentic relationships by matching them into small communities of people experiencing similar life situations. Their mission is to serve those who are tired of traditional social media platforms that capture attention but often provide little value and leave users feeling more isolated. Entirely self-funded and built without outside investors, Braeden and Madison have personally invested everything into bringing Venn to life, driven by a belief that social media should strengthen human connection rather than diminish it. Links Website: http://findmyvenn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/braeden-furgeson/

    Revolutionizing Social Media with Venn Social
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The Daily Mastermind is a Daily Podcast for Entrepreneurs. It provides a Daily Dose of Inspiration, Motivation and Education to help you Create Your Ultimate Destiny and Unleash Your Potential. Mastermind with George Wright III, the go-to expert behind some of the biggest global brands in the world. Level up your game as he shares insights and wisdom from 30 years of working with thought leaders, celebrities, and experts. 

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  • Creator
    George Wright III
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.3K
  • Rating
    Clean
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