The Doer Paradox

Jason Horne
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The Doer Paradox is where dreamers become doers. Every cemetery is full of billion-dollar ideas that never left the page. Doers are the ones who realize that taking the first step, no matter how messy, always beats a million perfect plans. Hosted by Jason Horne, this show explores the real stories behind builders, creators and entrepreneurs who stopped waiting for perfect timing and started anyways.

Episodes

  1. APR 9

    Down, Not Out - He Built Again l Derek Fitzgerald's Story of Starting Over

    Most people would stop after losing everything.He didn't. After surviving cancer, undergoing a heart transplant, and rebuilding multiple 7-figure businesses from scratch, Derek Fitzgerald proves what it really means to be a doer. In this episode of The Doer Paradox, we dive into what it takes to rebuild when life forces you to start over—not once, but multiple times. This isn’t about motivation. It’s about identity, resilience, and what you actually do when everything falls apart.

    1h 11m

  2. APR 9

    From Viral Races to Viral Content l Dave Feinman

    Some businesses start with a plan. Others start with an experiment. Before building a seven-figure media company, Dave Feinman was creating experiences in his community. From organizing a local half marathon in high school, to launching The Zombie Run, one of the first nationwide obstacle races built around a post-apocalyptic chase. Those early experiments revealed something important: Dave had a knack for creating ideas that people wanted to share. Today, Dave is the co-founder of Viral Ideas, a media marketing company that helps brands transform raw footage into high-performing content using a global team of editors and AI-enhanced workflows. In this episode of The Doer Paradox, Jason sits down with Dave to talk about building businesses around ideas that spread, how kid with a passion for film and storytelling lead to this opportunity, and how success has evolved across the journey.

    46 min

  3. APR 9

    Why don't you start a business? l Jacob Kleinman Phillips

    Sometimes the biggest shifts in life don't start with a plan. They start with a simple question. In this episode of The Doer Paradox, Jason sits down with brand strategist and founder of Touchpoint Design, Jacob Kleinman Phillips. We talk about the moment that changed his trajectory, Jacob was already doing the work, designing, freelancing, building creative projects, but it took someone asking a simple question to reframe everything: "Why don't you start a business?"What followed was the realization that the path he was already walking could become something bigger. Jason and Jacob talk about creative childhoods, an education leading to industrial design degrees, and the moments where a small shift in perspective opens the door to building something real.

    57 min

  4. APR 9

    Start Anyway: The Story Behind The Doer Paradox l Jason Horne

    Most people think the hardest part of building something is the work. It's not.The hardest part is starting before you feel ready. For years, I had ideas about things I wanted to build-businesses, creative projects, and the podcast. Like a lot of people, I spent more time thinking about them than actually doing them. In this first episode of The Doer Paradox, I talk about why I finally decided to start, the tension between planning and action. And the journey through my life up to this point. The Doer Paradox is about the moment where dreaming stops and doing begins.

    12 min
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The Doer Paradox is where dreamers become doers. Every cemetery is full of billion-dollar ideas that never left the page. Doers are the ones who realize that taking the first step, no matter how messy, always beats a million perfect plans. Hosted by Jason Horne, this show explores the real stories behind builders, creators and entrepreneurs who stopped waiting for perfect timing and started anyways.

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  • Creator
    Jason Horne
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jason Horne
  • Show Website
    The Doer Paradox