The Driven Entrepreneur with Matt Brauning

The Driven Entrepreneur with Matt Brauning

At The Driven Entrepreneur, we sit down with business visionaries, leadership trailblazers, and successful entrepreneurs every single week. You get their origin stories, plus life and leadership lessons that shaped them in life. Each and every Friday an Interview with a new guest drops just for you!

Episodes

February 13, 2023 30 mins

EP #313 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Julie Miller Davis, productivity trainer, coach, and entrepreneur as we discuss More Productivity Without The Burnout!

She is a productivity trainer and driven entrepreneur who serves others by helping them reach their own levels of excellence. She works with business owners and leaders to get them laser-focused and efficient at conducting their daily business and working through the...

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EP #312 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Joy Cooper, Keynote Speaker, Resiliency Expert, Lone Plane Crash Survivor as we discuss Resilience Lessons From A Lone Plane Crash Survivor - Don't Miss This One!

She is a number one best-selling author, operations manager for United Airlines with a master’s in aeronautics, and a pilot. Her story was featured on CBS TV, and she has been interviewed on top rated podcasts.

Joy shares h...

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EP #311 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Jay Davis, Owner at stairslide, Founder/CEO at Pillow Cube, and Founder of Creatably as we discuss Finding Your Entrepreneur Sweet Spot!

Jay Davis was born at a very young age in Utah. When he was 3 years old, his family made the decision to move to Chicago, then eventually found his way to Highlands Ranch, Colorado. After some more growing up, Jay graduated from BYU with a BS in Bus...

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EP #310 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Kari Anderson, a CrossFit trainer, Spanish teacher, real estate agent as we discuss Nothing Can Stop Your Dreams!

She has lived through, first-hand the ravages of anxiety and depression in two of her four children and is passionate about helping others navigate these difficult spaces. She has trained organizations such as Marriott, Ritz Carlton and Keller Williams.

She is now a recog...

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September 2, 2022 35 mins

EP #309 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Laleh Talebian, a cancer research scientist, nutrition specialist, podcaster, author, and professional bodybuilder as we discuss Prioritizing YOU!

You may have caught her on TV or seen her featured in Health Watch Magazine. As a research scientist with more than two decades of experience, she earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology of Cancer from Dartmouth Medical School in 2005. H...

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EP #308 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Katrina Nguyen, an award-winning, board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist, founder of a nonprofit to fight childhood obesity, and author of Live to Give as we discuss How Generosity Reduces Stress!

She was just 14 months old when her family escaped by boat from communist Vietnam in April 1975 after the Fall of Saigon. She nearly died twice during her journey to freedom and t...

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EP #307 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Pat Miller, Founder of the Idea Collective Small Business Incubator as we discuss Building Community In Your Business!

After over 20 years in broadcast radio, Pat left the industry to launch a business consulting small business Owners. While helping clients better understand their ideal customer, branding and positioning, Pat realized small business owners were underserved.

In the pa...

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EP #306 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Nancy Abramson, Success Coach and Speaker as we discuss Falling In Love With Your Business Budget!

Nancy Abramson is on a mission to help overwhelmed service-based business owners who once struggled with not being able to take any time off to increase their revenue, add employees, and become business owners who don’t have to do it all or wait to start enjoying their lives. 

After dec...

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EP #305 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Rich Greene, 7-time Ironman Triathlete, performance expert, and business coach as we discuss How to Never Give Up on Your Goals.

His IronMind Code Sales Success Formula has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. His client list includes Microsoft, Whole Foods, Target, JP Morgan Chase, CVS, Coors, The Mayo Clinic and Coca-Cola among many, many others.  

He has more than 30 years of e...

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EP #304 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Brandon Lyons, Team USA Paralympic Athlete, Fortune 100 Assistant Director, Speaker and iFit Trainer as we discuss His Journey From Paralysis to the Paralympics.

On May 24, 2014, Lyons dove into shallow water breaking his T5/T6 vertebrae and leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Lyons quickly took on this new challenge and returned to work at EY just four months after his accide...

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EP #303 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Andie Monet, A Business Strategist, Speaker, and Consultant to organizations like NASA as we discuss My Mom Abandoned me at 16 so I Started a Business.

She is a Business Solutions Doctor with over 30 years of experience, helps small businesses diagnose systemic challenges in operations and finances, and customizes a treatment plan, so owners can move from fear and confusion to clarit...

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EP #302 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Michelle Mehta, a best-selling author, Tedx Speaker, and teen confidence expert as we discuss Driven To Courage on Helping Your Teen Win.

You may have seen her on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, or interviewing people like Dr. Deepak Chopra and Vincente Fox, the former President of Mexico. ABC television said of Michelle, “She has overcome unthinkable obstacles and is one of the most...

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EP #301 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Melissa Hughes, A TikTok Influencer, International Speaker, and Best Selling Author as we discuss When Life Turns Upside Down and You Go TIK TOK Viral.

She has been booked twice on The Kelly Clarkson Show and featured for the New York Times Best Seller “Primal Scream” on NBC. She has nearly a quarter million followers on TikTok, over 9 Million “Likes”, and well over 20 million views.

...

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EP #300 - Well, here we are! 300 hundred strong, but no "digital abs" here, all the real stuff ;-) This week as we celebrate the milestone of 300 episodes on the podcast, I bring in a very special guest who has never appeared even once: my wife Lola Brauning! 

We talk all things relationships in business, should your spouse work with you, and we talk about our greatest conflicts of personality. Hear stories from when I was first st...

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EP #299 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Maggi Mayfield, an Actor, guitar, and parody comedian based in Austin, TX as we discuss Picking Up New Dreams.

She tours nationally for festivals like "The Sno Jam Comedy Festival," "Ventura Comedy Festival," "Laugh Riot Grrrl" and "Plano Comedy Festival."

She has opened for David Spade, David Koechner and hosted Craig Robinson. Her new single "Stop Saying Sorry" is an original tune ...

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EP #298 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Linda Shively, a best-selling author, award-winning speaker, and neuroscience and mindset expert as we discuss Driven To Courage Author Linda Shively on Reclaiming Joy.

Linda Shively has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, is a best-selling author, award-winning speaker, and neuroscience and mindset expert. She has presented across the country at places like the Harvard Club of...

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EP #297 -This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Jennifer Jost, an award winning Wealth Advisor & Money Coach for professional women as we discuss Rebuilding a Life When You Lose Everything, and Everyone.

She has been awarded Associate Advisor of The Year, Presidents Club & Inner Circle, which qualified her for the Million Dollar Round Table. She is a Certified Money Coach, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Certified Grief Couns...

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EP #296 - This week on the podcast we have a Big Announcement on my New Book! How to Deal with the Unexpected and Come Out Stronger!

Whether you are new to 'The Driven Entrepreneur' podcast or a recurring fan, please help out by subscribing to the show on Apple, Spotify, or Google, and by please leave us that 5-Star love and a quick review over at Apple Podcasts! Your support and your reviews mean a lot to me, and really help the s...

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EP #295 - This week on the podcast we are answering your questions! Yes, that’s right, real entrepreneurs like you are asking Matt real questions about life and business, and he is answering them on the air!

The show format for this season is “Monday’s With Matt” and a new show will drop each and every Monday with a new relevant question being discussed, coached on, and answered.

This week, our question comes from Katrina Nguyen. T...

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EP #294 - This week on the podcast we are answering your questions! Yes, that’s right, real entrepreneurs like you are asking Matt real questions about life and business, and he is answering them on the air!

The show format for this season is “Monday’s With Matt” and a new show will drop each and every Monday with a new relevant question being discussed, coached on, and answered.

This week, our question comes from Mike Raber. This ...

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