The Business Owner's Journey
We shorten the learning curve of business ownership by bringing on entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to share their stories, challenges, leadership practices, and winning strategies. Welcome to ‘The Business Owner’s Journey', the podcast that’s here to help you navigate your way in the world of business ownership. Hosted by 20+ year entrepreneur Nick Berry. Nick interviews entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators to share their personal stories, challenges, leadership, and strategies from their own business owner’s journey. Guests like: Anne McGinty, Nick Nanton, Chase Murdock, Jessica Rhodes, Matt Diggity, John DiJulius, John Jantsch, Roland Gurney, Brett Bartholomew, Kiri Masters, Matt Goebel, Austin Mullins, Dr. Haley Perlus, Kelly Berry, Dana Farber, Steve McFarland, Sara Nay, Scott Fay, Daniel Wakefield, Jessica Yarmey, Shireen Hilal, Vivien Hudson, Anthony Milia, Romi Wallach and Nicole Mastrangelo. It’s crowdsourced business mentorship in highly concentrated doses. We’ll cover: - Strategy - Leadership - Ideas & Opportunities - Best practices - Tools and resources - All of the Lessons and experience from our guests This podcast for the business owners who are driven to grow and improve, + Who want realistic and actionable insights. + Who understand the immeasurable value in lessons learned from others. + And that they’re just one lightbulb moment away from a big breakthrough. The goal is to shorten your learning curve so you can get out in front of challenges and be prepared for opportunities. The journey for a business owner is hard. It’s complex, it’s stressful, and can be lonely. But it can also be exciting, rewarding, and fulfilling, and you don’t have to do it alone. Take advantage of insights and experiences of other business owners and how they’re navigating their own Business Owner’s Journeys, so you don't have to figure it all out on your own. Learn from businesses like Diggity Marketing, Duct Tape Marketing, Bobsled Marketing Agency, Treacle Marketing Agency, Moonstone Marketing, Vistage, EOS, John Maxwell Team, Life Intended, Top Tier Headshots, Milia Marketing, The Daily Drip #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneur #BusinessGrowth #SmallBiz #Startup #BusinessTips #BusinessLessons #BusinessOwner #OnlineBusiness #SmallBusinessOwner #BusinessMentor #BusinessCoach # BusinessMastermind #GrowthHacking #BusinessSuccess #BusinessLeadership #BusinessStrategy #MarketingStrategy
Episodes
Full Episode Page: Bridget Hom: Unlocking Business Growth with Mindset and Alignment
Host Nick Berry digs into how Bridget Hom turned a side hustle into six-figure success and now helps leaders master mindset, emotional intelligence, and alignment for rapid business growth. She breaks down hiring and firing your “mental team,” setting success criteria that protect your zone of genius, and using organic market research to validate ev...
Full Episode Page: Lindsey Anderson — How Social Media Can Actually Drive Revenue
Lindsey Anderson is a social media sales expert and CEO of Build & Monetize Agency.
Host Nick Berry unpacks Lindsey’s four-part Social Media Sales Machine: create targeted content, spend 30 daily minutes in meaningful engagement, give followers a crystal-clear next step, then amplify what converts. She reveals lessons from unexpected Netflix fame, e...
Full Episode Page: Joe Daniels: Using the Point of View Canvas for Business Positioning
Joe flips the script by workshopping Nick Berry’s own coaching practice live. Using his four-pillar Point of View Canvas, he reveals why clarity outranks hustle, how a sharper stance attracts ideal clients and where most service founders misread the growth game. You’ll hear candid back-and-forth, quick pivots and the exact questions that expose ...
Full Episode Page: Arielle Lechner: Executive Coaching, Identity Shifts, and the Quest for Success
Is success a straight line or a winding quest? Host Nick Berry invites Arielle Lechner to map the inner terrain that shapes every outward result. They explore why founders who outgrow the hustle path lean on executive coaching to translate failure into data, reframe limiting beliefs, and shift identity from scrappy builder to strategic...
Full Episode Page: Daniel Wakefield: The Accelerate Equation for Creative Entrepreneurs
From a sixty‑dollar first month to a six‑figure creative business inside a year, Daniel unpacks the frameworks that fueled his meteoric rise. Host Nick Berry digs into the Accelerate Equation, the Hype Tornado, and the mindset shifts that turn followers into superfans. Whether you sell pixels, products, or professional services, you’ll leave wit...
Full Episode Page: How to Build a Transferable Business That Runs Without You
Austin Peterson is a Comprehensive Financial Planner and Co-Founder of Backbone Planning Partners.
In this episode, he shows owners how to build a truly transferable business that can outlive you, fund your lifestyle, and still fetch a premium price when you’re ready to step back. Expect straight talk on exit timelines, Profit First cash‑flow discipline, an...
Full Episode Page: Nick Nanton: Learning to do Business to Earn the Right to Be Creative
Nick Nanton is an entrepreneur and a 22-time Emmy Award-winning director and producer known for telling powerful human stories across entertainment, business, and personal development.
Nick shares how mastering business leadership allowed him to build a creative career on his own terms. He dives into the critical lessons he learned about design...
Full Episode Page: Bradley Hamner: How to Go From Rainmaker to Architect of Your Business
What if the business operating system you're building is the very thing holding you back? In this episode of The Business Owner’s Journey, Nick Berry is joined by Bradley Hamner, founder of BlueprintOS and host of the Above the Business podcast. Bradley works with business owners doing $300K to $3M in annual revenue and helps them make th...
Full Episode Page: Nick Berry: Multiple Exits and Using Equity-for-Advisory Partnerships to Build a HoldCo
In a unique role-reversal, Interview Connections founder Jessica Rhodes steps in as guest host to interview Nick Berry—entrepreneur, advisor, and founder of Redesigned.Business—about his own business owner’s journey. Nick opens up about building and exiting multiple companies, the difference between creating a scalable asset ve...
Link to Full Episode: Jessica Rhodes: How and Why Businesses Should Be Leveraging Podcasts to Cut Through the Noise
In this episode of The Business Owner’s Journey, Nick Berry speaks with Jessica Rhodes, founder of Interview Connections, the world’s first podcast booking agency. Jessica has booked over 30,000 podcast interviews, helping entrepreneurs turn conversations into clients.
She reveals why podcast guesting is a game-changi...
Full Episode Page: Chase Murdock: Growing a HoldCo and Attracting and Retaining Great Leaders
Nick Berry interviews Chase Murdock, CEO of Decada Group, on building a diversified holding company. Chase shares his approach to acquisitions, how he makes three bets on every deal, and the challenge of identifying great operators. He also discusses Durable, his new venture supporting small business owners.
Takeaways:
🔹 Make 3 key bets—ind...
Full Episode Page: Anne McGinty: Entrepreneurship, Financial Freedom, and How to Grow My Small Business Podcast
Summary: How do you grow a business, achieve financial freedom, and still follow your passion? Anne McGinty, host of How I Built My Small Business, shares her journey from launching multiple businesses - including two successful exits - to building a top 1% global podcast.
Anne opens up about the creative process behind her...
Full episode page: Season 2 of The Business Owner's Journey: The Need for Speed
Episode Summary:
Nick Berry kicks off Season 2 of The Business Owner’s Journey with a preview episode with a short lesson on business growth and the power of speed in entrepreneurship. Nick previews this season’s lineup of top-tier guests - entrepreneurs, experts, and business strategists - who will share game-changing lessons to help you move faster...
Full Episode Page: Season 1: Reflection and What's Ahead
Episode Summary: In this special episode wrapping up Season 1 of The Business Owner’s Journey, host Nick Berry reflects on the lessons learned and what’s to come in Season 2. Nick explores the mental aspects of business, how podcasting can accelerate personal and professional growth, and his strategies for creating value for guests and listeners alike. With a focus on res...
The '12 Days of Business' Mini-Series
Day 12: Dana Farber: How to Use Customer Insight Mapping to Reveal Misconceptions Sabotaging Your Marketing
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Episode Summary:
As part of our special "12 Days of Business" mini-series, Nick Berry shares a segment with Dana Farber, Founder of Moonstone Marketing, to explore the power of customer insight mapping. Dana...
The '12 Days of Business' Mini-Series
Day 11: Romi Wallach & Nicole Mastrangelo: Empathy, Understanding, and Truly Connecting with Your Customers
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Episode Summary: As part of the 12 Days of Business mini-series wrapping up Season 1 of The Business Owner’s Journey, host Nick Berry is joined by Romi Wallach and Nicole Mastrangelo, co-founders of Daily D...
The '12 Days of Business' Mini-Series
Day 10: Anthony Milia’s Business Journey: 5 Inflection Points That Shaped His Leadership
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Episode Summary: Nick Berry interviews Anthony Milia, founder of Milia Marketing, speaker, and author. Anthony reflects on five pivotal moments that shaped his leadership journey and helped him scale his award-winning marketing ag...
The '12 Days of Business' Mini-Series
Day 9: Vivien Hudson: Tips for Business Owners to Prioritize Health and Manage Stress in 2025
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Episode Summary:
As part of our 12 Days of Business mini-series, Nick Berry is joined by Vivien Hudson, Stress and Performance Coach and Founder of Brain, Body, and Business. Known as the 'Anti-Pharmacist,' Vivi...
The '12 Days of Business' Mini-Series
Day 8: Shireen Hilal's Top 3 Trends in Business for 2025 and How to Take Advantage of Them
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Episode Summary: As part of the special 12 Days of Business mini-series, Nick Berry welcomes Shireen Hilal, founder and CEO of Maior Strategic Consulting, back to the podcast. Shireen shares her expertise on the top three trends in b...
The '12 Days of Business' Mini-Series
Day 7: Brett Bartholomew: Building Trust, Resolving Conflict, and Communicating Better in Your Business
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Episode Summary: Nick Berry sits down with Brett Bartholomew, a performance coach, best-selling author, and founder of Art of Coaching. Brett brings his expertise in leadership, communication, and power dynamics to share acti...
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