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Better Together
Real Talk for People Building Real Businesses. Hosted by Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold | Powered by GoldBear Media About the Podcast: Better Together cuts through the noise with authentic stories from small business owners who’ve faced challenges, found resilience, and discovered growth in unexpected places. Each episode dives into what really happens behind the highlight reel—because business isn’t built in isolation. It’s built through connection, collaboration, and the courage to keep showing…
Episodes
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How Your Beliefs Shape Your Business: Andrey Kazantsev on Leadership and Mindset
Andrey Kazantsev spent years in tech before turning to a different question: why do leaders make the decisions they make? In this episode of Better Together…
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You Can Like Your Job and Still Build Freedom: Billy Keels on Side Ventures
Billy Keels really liked his corporate job. He also knew that liking your job and building something on the side aren’t mutually exclusive. In this episode of…
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From Burnout to Clarity: Leading with Work-Life Harmony with Clara Capano
Clara Capano hit burnout hard. What got her out was clarity, and she’s since built a framework around it that’s changing how leaders think about performance…
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Lessons from 20 Years of Inventing: Adam Nelson’s Night Light Story
Adam Nelson left corporate tech with an idea for a children’s night light and no idea how hard the next 20 years would be. In this episode of Better Together…
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From Divorce to a Global Community: Building Help for Men with Ralph Brewer
Ralph Brewer didn’t set out to build a business. He was a single father starting over, looking for answers, and what he found became a global community helping…
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From Pharmacist to Diabetes Coach: How Improv Changed Everything with Cory Jenks
Cory Jenks spent years in a traditional pharmacy career, and something about it wasn’t working. Then he took an improv class. In this episode of Better…
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Planning for the Families Nobody Else Helps - Bill Walters
Bill Walters watched his mother go through dementia without a plan in place. And he made a decision that shaped everything he built after - no family he could…
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Why 95% of AI Initiatives Fail - and How to Be in the 5% with John Michael Thomas
95% of AI initiatives fail to achieve their goals. Not because the technology doesn’t work - because most businesses apply it to the wrong problems. In this…
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The Company Car Framework: Leadership Development with Pamela Fritz
Most small business owners become leaders by accident. Nobody hands you a playbook when you hire your first employee - and the gap between managing people and…
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Hire Slow, Fire Fast: The EQ Hiring Revolution with Jeff Sophiea
Most businesses hire based on experience and gut feeling. Jeff Sophiea built an entire company around proving why that's the wrong approach. In this episode of…
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From Digital Marketing to Shark Tank: Doug Bard's Wave Tape Story
Everyone has lost five minutes of their life trying to find the end of a packing tape roll. Doug Bard decided to fix it. In this episode of Better Together…
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Making Athlete Wealth Last for Generations - Zac O'Brien
Most people assume professional athletes are set for life. The reality is far more complicated - and far more costly when nobody's paying attention. In this…
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From Backpacking Africa to Building a Global Business - Valerie Bowden
Valerie Bowden backpacked across Africa, fell in love with Ethiopia, stayed for eight years - and built a thriving outsourcing company that's changing how the…
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The Last Book Written by a Human - Jeff Burningham
Jeff Burningham sold his first tech company at 26. Ran for governor. Built and exited multiple businesses. And then hit a wall that no amount of external…
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Fractional Leadership with Fred Garlington
Most small businesses don't need a full-time COO. They need the right person, at the right time, for exactly as long as it takes to fix what's broken and build…
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Behave Like a Business Owner: Chris Papin's Blueprint for Small Business Success
Chris Papin is both a CPA and a licensed attorney - and he built that dual expertise specifically to serve small business owners who need someone who can see…
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Turning Layoffs into Launchpads: David McKee's Mindset Mastery
David McKee got laid off and instead of letting it break him, he let it build him. In this episode he shares the mindset tools, neuroscience-backed routines…
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From IT to Change Management: John Deel's 42-Year Journey
Most people spend a career building expertise. Very few spend 42 years doing it accumulating over 32,000 hours of client work and coming out the other side…
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From Corporate Success to Authentic Storytelling: A Conversation with Emily Chapman
There's a moment a lot of high-achievers reach where the career that looks perfect on paper starts to feel completely wrong on the inside. Emily Chapman hit…
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From Bethel, Alaska to London: Building Cultures by Design with Emily Berliner
Most people's path to building a consulting business doesn't start in remote Alaska. Emily Berliner's did. In this episode of Better Together, Emily founder of…
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The Hidden Voice Holding Entrepreneurs Back: A Conversation with James Black
There's a voice most entrepreneurs know well but rarely talk about. The one that shows up right before the big decision. The one that whispers you're not…
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From Corporate to Creator: Building Culture, Systems, and Scale with Beau Groover
Leaving a stable corporate career to build something from scratch takes more than ambition. It takes clarity, systems, and an unwavering belief that the market…
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From Bottleneck to Founder-Optional: A Conversation with Scott Raven
Most business owners start with a vision. Freedom, impact, something built on their own terms. But somewhere between the early hustle and the day-to-day grind…
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Mastering Leadership Communication: Insights from Dimitrios Loukakis
Most leaders are never taught how to truly communicate. They're taught what to say but rarely how to say it in a way that actually moves people. In this…
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Mastering Delegation: Building Systems That Scale with Jamie Jay
Building a successful business isn’t about doing everything yourself. It’s about knowing when to let go, building systems that work, and creating the kind of…
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The Power of Storytelling in Business with Rich Bornstein
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Rich Bornstein, a seasoned media professional with experience at major…
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How to Scale Without Chaos with Grant Wasch and PJ Sawchuk
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Grant Wasch and PJ Sawchuk of Epic Solution Partners to explore what it…
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Building Businesses That Last with Caleb Zimmerman and Katie Sandquist
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Caleb Zimmerman and Katie Sandquist to explore what it really takes to…
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What Most Businesses Get Wrong About Sales with David Lusk
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold are joined by David Lusk, Managing Partner of Evergreen Sales Group, to unpack what really…
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How to Build a Business That Scales with Jay Breeden
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Jay Breeden, systems architect and business growth strategist, to…
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What High-Performing CEOs Do Differently with Jim Schleckser
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Jim Schleckser, founder of the CEO Project, to unpack what separates…
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Scaling a Business Without Niching with Max Lowy
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Max Lowy, co founder of Attention Trading, to explore what it really…
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Leadership and Culture That Actually Works with Andrea Hawkins
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Andrea Hawkins, a leadership expert focused on helping organizations…
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The Mindset of High-Performing Leaders with Kiley Romero
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Kiley Romero, co-founder of Smooth Mortgage Company, to explore what it…
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Creating Healthier Workplaces with Tiffany Castagno
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Tiffany Castagno, an HR and people culture consultant, to explore what…
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From HR to Entrepreneurship with Tiffany Deans
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Tiffany Deans, founder of Grounding Work LLC, to explore what it really looks like…
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The Reality of Entrepreneurship and Leadership with Jeff Leach
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Jeff Leach, co-founder of Adaptivity Group, to explore the realities of…
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From Wall Street to Building Change with Tina Larsson
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Tina Larsson, co-founder of The Folson Group and author of Living the High Life, to…
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Why Prospecting Still Wins in Sales with Matt Nettleton
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Matt Nettleton, a sales trainer and entrepreneur, to talk about what actually…
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Do Happy Work: A New Approach to Leadership with Olivier Egli
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Olivier Egli, founder of Be Like an Apple Tree and creator of the Do Happy Work…
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Why Collaboration Drives Business Growth with Eric Keosky-Smith
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Eric Keosky-Smith, a conscious entrepreneur and fractional executive, to explore…
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The Truth About Leadership and Performance with Keith Meyerson
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Keith Meyerson, a learning and talent strategist, to explore what it really takes…
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Building Systems That Scale Your Business with Adi Klevit
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Adi Klevit, founder of Business Success Consulting Group, to explore one of the…
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From Overlooked to In-Demand: Rethinking Your Career Strategy with Kristi Cline
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Kristi Cline a three-time certified resume writer and job search strategist to…
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From Burnout to Boldness: Rethinking Leadership and Purpose
In today’s Better Together Podcast, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold are joined by Cory Dunham, an executive leadership coach, to explore what it truly takes to move…
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Entrepreneurship as a Couple: Scaling Businesses, Leadership, and Long-Term Success
What does it really take to build not just one business, but multiple businesses, with your spouse by your side? In this episode, Anton Rudziuk and Monica…
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Transforming Leadership Through Strategic Hiring with Jason Crawford
In this episode of Better Together, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold sit down with Jason Crawford, founder of HireOptions, to discuss how the right support can…
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Navigating Chaos to Achieve Clarity in Business with Maartje Van Krieken
In this episode of Better Together, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Maartje Van Krieken, founder of Chaos Games Consulting and host of the Business…
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The Financial Mistake That’s Slowing Your Growth | Cheryl Muccia
In this episode of Better Together, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Cheryl Muccia, founder and CEO of CFO Your Way, to unpack one of the most…
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From Founder to CEO: Breaking the “Do-It-All” Trap with Carol Schultz
In this episode of Better Together, Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold sit down with Carol Schultz, founder and CEO of Vertical Elevation, to discuss one of the biggest…
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Redefining Executive Support: Insights from Ethan Bull
In this episode of Better Together, hosts Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold welcome Ethan Bull, co-founder of Pro Assisting, to discuss the evolution of executive…
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Empowering Businesses with AI Solutions with Nicole Christian
In this episode of Better Together, hosts Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold engage with Nicole Christian, founder of Verdant AI Solutions, who shares her journey from…
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Scaling Without Burnout with Rachel Minion
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, hosts Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold interview Rachel Minion, founder of Rockstar Moon. Rachel shares her journey of…
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Navigating the Startup Landscape with KubiKai
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, hosts Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold welcome Kent Kubie and Bryan Eckert, co-founders of KubiKai, a consultancy…
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Navigating the Insurance Landscape with Chad Ramberg
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, Kelly and Sean Sundsvold interview Chad Ramberg, founder of BoxPro Insurance, who specializes in providing…
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From NFL to Entrepreneur: Marcus Ogden's Journey
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, host Shawn Sundsvold and co-host Kelly Sundsvold welcome Marcus Ogden, a former NFL player turned entrepreneur…
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From Bike Courier to Automation Expert with Alex Ward
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, hosts Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold welcome Alex Ward, founder of Automate My Co., to discuss his journey from…
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The Power of Vulnerability in Business with Kirsten Ludwig
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, hosts Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold welcome Kirsten Ludwig, founder of InGoodCo, a brand consultancy that focuses…
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Bridging Generational Gaps in the Workplace with Ellen Rain
In this episode of the Better Together Podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold welcome Ellen Raim, a career advisor and founder of People Matter. Ellen shares her…
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An Unexpected Path to Purpose with Denise Ellis
In this episode of the Better Together podcast, Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold welcome Denise Ellis, founder of Crown Consulting, who shares her unexpected journey…