The Daily Mastermind
The Guests

Conversations with the operators, founders, and storytellers worth your time.

Every guest on The Daily Mastermind has built something real — a business, a body of work, an audience, a body of evidence. We sit down for a long-form conversation, then publish the takeaways here so you can keep learning long after the episode ends.

Nicea DeGering
Nicea DeGering
Emmy-Winning TV Anchor, Good Things Utah
Emmy-winning Utah broadcaster on why connection — not polish — is what builds lasting authority.
Jed Morley
Jed Morley
CEO of PlatPay, Co-Founder of Payment Cowboy
FinTech operator on why execution and relationship capital outperform every shiny object in the market.
Ben Kjar
Ben Kjar
NCAA D1 All-American Wrestler, International Speaker
Born with Crouzon Syndrome — turned the bullying into a D1 wrestling career and a global speaking platform.
Terry Rich
Terry Rich
CEO, Keynote Speaker & Fraud-Busting Innovator
The executive who cracked the largest lottery fraud in U.S. history — on why failure is the path to an epic life, not the price of one.
Spencer Howard
Spencer Howard
Founder of Straight to the Points; Travel Rewards Expert
The points expert who turned six months of obsessive research into business-class travel for everyone — without spending a dollar more than you already do.
Anmol Singh
Anmol Singh
Founder of Live Traders; Trading Coach & Author
The trader who started in a college dorm — on why curiosity, integrity, and emotional control separate consistent winners from the rest.
Bronson Kaufusi
Bronson Kaufusi
Former NFL Tight End, Real Estate Investor & Mindset Coach
Former NFL tight end on why the mental work you do before adversity strikes is what determines whether you survive it.
Dan Gomer
Dan Gomer
Real Estate Team Leader, Author & Burnout Coach
The former science teacher who burned out at the top of real estate — on why misalignment, not overwork, is the real culprit.
Donny Case
Donny Case
Founder & CEO of Air Scientist Solutions; HVAC Innovator
The Navy veteran and environmental scientist out to obsolete the thermostat — with a Wi-Fi smart unit that polices a billion-dollar HVAC industry.
Douglas E. Noll
Douglas E. Noll
Attorney-Turned-Peacemaker, Mediator & Author
The trial lawyer turned peacemaker on the neuroscience-backed skill that calms any angry person in 90 seconds — no matter the language or culture.
Dr. Eric Holsapple
Dr. Eric Holsapple
Real Estate Developer, Author & Founder of Living in the Gap
The real estate developer with a PhD in economics on why presence — not more hours — is what actually moves the needle on profit.
Dr. Noah St John
Dr. Noah St John
Father of Afformations, CEO of SuccessClinic.com
The mindset mentor who replaced affirmations with questions — and showed entrepreneurs why the inner game runs the whole business.
Heather Valeri
Heather Valeri
Founder & CEO of Meridian Business Advisors, Award-Winning Business Broker
Award-winning business broker on why the inner game of the owner — not the strategy — decides who actually builds, scales, and sells.
Jay Conner
Jay Conner
Real Estate Investor, Private Money Authority & Author
The investor who lost his bank line overnight — and raised $2M in private money in 90 days by never asking anyone for a dime.
Jim Matuga
Jim Matuga
Founder of InnerAction Media; Author of "Humble Influence"
Media veteran who flips the leadership obsession on its head — arguing the real power in any organization is humble, intentional followership from the middle.
Kasey Anton
Kasey Anton
Founder of Spark Business Consulting, Author of Profit First for Restaurants
Former Boston restaurateur turned consultant on why the balance sheet — not passion — decides whether a restaurant survives.
Mike Jesowshek
Mike Jesowshek
CPA, Founder & Host of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast
The CPA-turned-entrepreneur on turning the spending you already do into legal, pre-tax deductions — and why planning beats prep every time.
Rob Kalwarowsky
Rob Kalwarowsky
Executive Leadership Coach, TEDx Speaker & Author
The MIT engineer turned executive coach on why your emotions aren't problems to manage — they're signals pointing straight at the beliefs running your life.
Simon Severino
Simon Severino
CEO of Strategy Sprints, Author & Sales Strategist
The strategist behind $2B in client sales on why the best closers talk less than a third of the time — and listen for the rest.
Wayne Mullins
Wayne Mullins
Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, Author of Full Circle Marketing
The "guru's guru" on why marketing's real job is to make the sale unnecessary — and how to turn customers into evangelists.