Beyond Life Insurance with Ray Caucci
The insurance industry is pretty confusing for most of us. We send our money into what feels like a black box and things magically happen…or don’t. Our guest for this episode, Ray Caucci, is here to demystify the insurance business to paint a broader picture of its stability, the impact on the health of our…
Read MoreHeart on Your Sleeve with Lauren Thomas
Women entrepreneurs are faced with particular challenges. You are often raising families, and can sometimes feel a certain stigma for wanting something beyond that. But if you’ve got God-given talents and interests, why not use them? Our guest for this episode, Lauren Thomas, was just looking for something fulfilling to do as her kids grew…
Read MoreHow Small Businesses Can Make the Most of Their Cash Reserves with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst
Business is all about managing risk and finding opportunity. Finding that opportunity can mean that your business has excess cash on hand, more than is needed for daily operating expenses. It seems like a great problem to have: business is going well and you have built up solid cash reserves. The idea is to maintain…
Read MoreThe Business of Giving Back with Jody Steinhauer
We talk a lot about loving what you do—finding your passion and building a life around it. Our guest on this episode embodies that philosophy in so many ways. Jody Steinhauer is a business owner who has built charitable giving right into her business model, and is helping other companies do the same. This is…
Read MoreFinding Your Yellow Tux- the Uncommon Path of Jesse Cole
Logistics are important, but logistics can kill dreams. Focus on the dream and figure out the logistics as you go. One thing we have learned over the years, there is no one road map to leading an Uncommon Life. But if you stay on the sidelines, dreams will never come true. In this episode, we’re…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad, and the Pretty Cool on 529s with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst
We hate, (and we can’t stress this enough: hate!) college debt. We want to help you and your kids avoid it. But college is expensive. One avenue for college savings is through a 529. And while we don’t love an instrument that ties up your money so you can’t use it until sometime in the…
Read MoreBuilding a Business Where Predictability = Efficiency = Profit with Josh Dunwoody
Strategic planning and putting systems together isn’t the most exciting part of running a business for most of us. But these components are essential to building a thriving and profitable business. It’s got to be done, and when it’s done right, the rewards are huge, in time and emotional energy saved and in wealth built.…
Read MoreThe Hard Work of “Immediate Success” with Carisah Lee
What do you call a business that got up and running in four days and is still killing it after a year in business? Most people would call that an instant success! But it’s not as instant as it seems. In our latest podcast, we talk with an entrepreneur who has grown up finding creative…
Read MoreUnderstanding Valuation When Buying and Selling a Business with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst
Working for someone else, you might ask the question: Is my hard work paying off? The Uncommon Path often involves business ownership in one form or another. We see it over and over again that when you own a business, your hard work is rewarded. There will be ups and downs for sure, but the…
Read MoreBuilding a Scholarship System with Jocelyn Pearson
Getting through college without crushing debt may seem like an insurmountable task. But it does not have to be. What if you encouraged your child to spend their time applying for scholarships instead of mowing lawns, working at a fast-food joint, or babysitting? The payoff could be 10 fold or even more. But how would…
Read MoreThe Failure/Success Equation to Grow Your Business with Adrian Brambila
Entrepreneurship is about learning what works—and managing risk. If you can manage and mitigate the risk of failure and keep forging ahead, that can become a real recipe for success. The challenge is to learn and not give up too soon. When it comes to building an audience and making money on the internet, too…
Read MoreTake Your Passion from Liability to Asset with Phillip Ramsey and Bryan Dewhurst
When you bring a new mindset to something you’ve commonly done, you get uncommon results. Encouraging people to follow their dreams is not new. But how do you put a plan into place to gain traction so you can follow your passion? That’s what we are exploring in this episode. There is a story about…
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