Audacity of Entrepreneurs
Audacity of Entrepreneurs is a podcast about what it actually takes to build something from scratch, and survive the process. Every episode dives deep into the journeys of founders, operators, and creators who chose to take risks when playing safe was easier. We go beyond highlight reels and vanity metrics to unpack the real mechanics behind building companies: the messy beginnings, the wrong bets, the pivots, and the breakthroughs that changed everything. This podcast focuses on: Decision-making under uncertainty - how founders think when there’s no clear path Execution over ideas - what separates builders from talkers Failure analysis - what went wrong, and what it taught them Growth systems - content, distribution, hiring, and scaling strategies Founder psychology - discipline, obsession, burnout, and resilience You’ll hear unfiltered conversations about: First customers and early traction Scaling from 0 to meaningful revenue Building teams, culture, and systems Navigating competition, doubt, and pressure The trade-offs no one warns you about If you’re an entrepreneur, creator, or operator trying to build something meaningful, this podcast gives you real-world insight, not recycled advice. No clichés. No surface-level motivation. Just honest conversations with people who’ve done the work.
Episodes
How do you turn corporate messaging into authentic human connection, build trust with high-stakes audiences, and elevate your brand through cinematic storytelling?
In this episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, Nick Uresin sits down with William Kruse, founder and creative director of Clever. William shares his perspective on documentary filmmaking, motion content strategy, long-form branded storytelling, and the irreplaceable va...
How do you turn your expertise into authority, authority into trust, and your personal story into a lasting business legacy? In this episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, Nick Uresin sits down with Greg Mischio, founder of Winbound Digital Marketing Agency. Greg shares his perspective on content, thought leadership, authority, and relationship-building. Together, they explore how entrepreneurs can turn expertise and storytelling i...
What if your customers could become one of the strongest forces helping you grow your business?
In this insightful episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, Nick Uresin sits down with Stephen Dean, COO & Co-founder of Keona Health, for a practical conversation about customer relationships, healthcare call centers, referrals, product development, resilience, and turning customers into advocates.
Stephen shares how Keona Health w...
What if one of the best ways to build stronger teams is simply to play more?
In this episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, we sit down with Meredith Martini, CEO of PlayWorks Group LLC, to explore how play can help build trust, psychological safety, stronger relationships, and more engaged teams. Learn why play is more than just having fun, how leaders can bring playful thinking into everyday work, and why team building works bes...
What if getting unstuck in business starts with understanding what you can control, measuring what truly matters, and building a clear plan for the future?
In this insightful episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, Nick Uresin sits down with Melanie Asher, MBA, CEPA, Adjunct Professor at Saint Martin’s University, Co-Founder & CEO at Validera, and Founder & Fractional Executive at Omicle, for a practical conversation ...
Jennifer shares the hard lessons behind building a successful business, from taking a 50% pay cut and leaving a $10.5 million company to creating a business on her own terms. She discusses entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience, rejection, execution, client value, and why she refuses to rely on long-term contracts. Jennifer also explains why fundamentals always matter, why she embraces doing things differently, and why she sees h...
Remote work offers flexibility, but it can also create one of the biggest challenges for distributed teams: isolation.
Jacqueline Wales discusses the realities of remote work and why staying connected matters even when employees are comfortable working from home. The conversation explores remote teams, workplace connection, hybrid work, employee engagement, and the importance of maintainin...
What does it take to become #1 in your sector and build a company buyers actually want to acquire?
Nick sits down with Mark Addison, CEO and founder of Rocket Science, to explore category creation, bold positioning, thought leadership, business growth, valuation, and successful exits. Mark shares lessons from launching 31 brands and being involved...
What does it take to walk away from a successful career and start over as an entrepreneur?
Yanni Wattenmaker shares the deeply personal story of leaving her 13-year career as the executive director of a national breast cancer nonprofit to pursue a life built around purpose, flexibility, and entrepreneurship.
Yanni discusses the six months of self-reflection that led to her resignation, the...
Scaling a business requires more than hard work—it requires the right people, strong leadership systems, and measurable accountability.
Discover how successful founders build high-performing teams by hiring the right first employees, implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), creating a culture employees want to be part of, and tracking the KPIs that matter most. Learn ...
What if fear wasn't something to avoid—but something you could use to become a stronger leader?
Nick Nurein sits down with entrepreneur and business strategist Sonya Bailor for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, leadership, faith, and building businesses through adversity.
Sonya shares...
What does it take to leave a successful corporate career and build an AI startup from the ground up?
Florian Boymond, a former Salesforce veteran who shares the realities of becoming a first-time founder. Florian discusses why he chose to bootstrap instead of raising capital, how his company evolved from simple AI "Buds" into an AI governance platform, and why positioning is the key to sur...
What does it really take to become a successful entrepreneur in the age of AI?
In this episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, host Nick welcomes David Redekop, CEO of Adam Networks and host of The Defender's Log, for an in-depth conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
David explains why AI is an incredible tool for productivity but can ne...
What separates entrepreneurs who consistently close high-value clients from those who struggle?
According to entrepreneur and leadership consultant Jeff Harnois, it starts with understanding how people buy—not how you sell.
In this episode of Audacity of Entrepreneurs, host Nick Uresin sits down with Jeff to explore the psychology behind successful selling, including the four buyer p...
Every great company begins with a simple belief: there has to be a better way.
Audacity of Entrepreneurs is where founders, CEOs, investors, and the people who help build great companies share the stories you rarely hear—the setbacks, hard decisions, near failures, and defining moments behind lasting success.
Hosted by Nick Uresin, each episode goes beyond the headlines to uncover th...
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