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Inside First
Welcome to Inside First, where greatness starts within. Hosted by Brendan Dauenhauer and Punith Upadhya, Inside First explores the real stories, choices, setbacks, and mindset shifts behind personal and professional growth. Through honest conversations with entrepreneurs, leaders, creators, and people building lives on their own terms, we go beyond the highlight reel to uncover what success really looks like behind the scenes. Because before you can build something great on the outside, you…
Episodes
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Why Healthy Habits Aren’t Enough with Mike Schmidt
Mike Schmidt was eating well, taking supplements, doing saunas and ice baths, and still burning out. His wellness routine looked good, but the stress of two…
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We Ranked the Habits That Made Us Who We Are
If you could only pick five personal development habits, which ones would make the cut? Brendan Dauenhauer and Punith Upadhya go head-to-head, drafting the…
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What’s the Point of Success If You Don’t Have Freedom? with Matthew Mitten
What would you do if you stopped following the traditional path and started building a life around what truly matters to you? Matthew Mitten left his corporate…
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Why Your Positive Attitude Isn’t Enough
Being positive around other people doesn’t always mean you’re positive with yourself. What does your attitude look like when nobody else is around? Brendan…
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Building a 50 Property Business by Age 25 with Gabe Chase
50 properties under management at 25. His secret? Obsession. Gabe Chase didn’t wait until he had all the answers. He started, learned along the way, and became…
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Building a 50 Property Business by Age 25 with Gabe Chase
50 properties under management at 25. His secret? Obsession. Gabe Chase didn’t wait until he had all the answers. He started, learned along the way, and became…
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Ranking Our Favorite Personal Development Books
What books actually have the power to change the way you think, grow, and approach life? In this episode of Inside First, Brendan Dauenhauer and Punith Upadhya…
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She Stopped Thinking Like A Designer with Courtney Petrovich
Courtney Petrovich didn’t start out thinking she would become a designer, let alone build a design firm working on hotels and high-end short-term rentals. In…
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How to Be an Effective Leader
In this episode of Inside First, Brendan and Punith talk about what it really means to be an effective leader and why leadership goes far beyond simply…
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The Real Potential of AI Is Bigger Than You Think with Will Hawkins
Most people are only scratching the surface of what AI can actually do. In this episode of Inside First, Brendan and Punith sit down with Will Hawkins, founder…
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You Have to Leave the Old Version of You Behind
In this episode, Punith and Brendan unpack the difference between simply wanting change and actually becoming the person capable of creating it. They talk…
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She Built What the Market Was Missing with Britney Wambold
Britney Wambold kept seeing the same problem in the short term rental space, so she decided to build the solution herself. In this episode, she shares how her…
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Why People Buy Into You Before They Buy What You Sell
What makes someone want to buy from you before you have even finished the pitch? In this episode, Brendan and Punith talk about why sales is about more than…
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The 30 Second Decision Rule: How to Trust Your Gut and Move Faster with Joel Weigle
Joel Weigle knows what it feels like to have everyone waiting on you for an answer. While helping lead the build of a chemical plant in his 20s, he was working…
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Working Harder Isn’t the Answer
What if the reason you’re not getting ahead has nothing to do with how hard you’re working? In this episode, Brendan and Punith break down why more effort…
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You’re Not Stuck, You’re Programmed : How to Rewire Your Mind with Adam Avenus
Adam Avenus joins Brendan and Punith for a conversation about identity, fear, intuition, and what it really takes to change your life. Adam shares his journey…
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Stop Chasing Your Goals. Start Becoming the Person Who Achieves Them.
What if the problem isn’t that you need more discipline, but that your goals aren’t actually changing you? In this episode, Brendan and Punith talk about why…
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Betting on Yourself: From MLS to a $500M Vision with Spencer Richey
What does it take to keep betting on yourself when everything seems to be working against you? Spencer Richey spent 10 years in the MLS, but the road there was…
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Education That Cost More Than College
How much would you spend to change your life? In this episode, Brendan and Punith get real about the money they’ve invested in themselves, the masterminds and…
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You're The Reason Your Business Isn't Growing with Mark Stoner
Mark Stoner shares the hard earned lessons behind 40 years of entrepreneurship, from building Ash Busters from the ground up to scaling teams, learning real…
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How to Sell Without Selling: The Power of Genuine Relationships
What if the best way to sell… is to stop selling? In this episode, Brendan and Punith break down how genuine relationships, curiosity, trust, and leading with…
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Trust Your Gut: The Power of Authentic Leadership with Dawn Cornett
What if your gut has been telling you the truth for years… and you’ve just been too afraid to listen? Dawn Cornett had built a successful career, but for…
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He Was Told He Had No Reason to Leave...So He Left | Brendan Dauenhauer
You finally get the career people dream about. Good job. Good pay. Good future. And then someone tells you, “You’ve made it.” For Brendan Dauenhauer, that…
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Why “Achievable” Goals Can Keep You Stuck | Punith Upadhya
In Episode 2 of Inside First, Punith Upadhya shares the journey that took him from engineering to entrepreneurship and the mindset shifts that changed…
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We Did Everything Right… So Why Did It Still Feel Wrong? | Inside First
What if landing your dream job isn’t the end goal you thought it would be? In Episode 1 of Inside First, Brendan Dauenhauer and Punith Upadhya unpack why the…