The Entreleadership Podcast

Bad bosses don’t just create bad days—they create toxic cultures people want to escape.  In this episode, John Felkins reacts to real stories about terrible leaders and unpacks the leadership mistakes that damage teams, kill trust, and drive employees away. Next Steps: ·     

Your first hires can build momentum—or create problems that slow your business down for years.  In this episode, you’ll learn who your first three hires should be, the order to hire them in, and the costly hiring mistakes most business owners make early on.   Next Steps: ·     

If your spouse feels like they’re competing with your business, something’s broken.  In this episode, marriage expert Dr. John Delony joins us to talk about how to build a successful business without sacrificing your marriage, set healthy boundaries, and handle conflict before it wrecks your relationship. Next Steps: ·     

A profitable business can still run out of cash.  In this episode, we expose the real reasons for cash-flow issues, along with the financial habits that keep businesses alive and growing. Next Steps: ·     

Building a business takes more than vision—it takes grit. In this episode, Dave Ramsey shares the setbacks, financial pressure, and practical decisions that helped turn a small idea into a $300 million company.    Next Steps:

Most business owners aren’t afraid of sales—they’re afraid of rejection.  In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop taking rejection personally, handle objections with confidence, and turn every “no” into feedback that makes you better at selling. Next Steps: ·     

Your best people aren’t quitting—they’re reacting to what you tolerate.  In this episode, discover why your best people keep leaving and how to set clear expectations, hold your team accountable, and protect what matters most. Next Steps: ·     

Your logo isn’t your business—but it still matters. In this episode, Dave takes a call from a business owner and walks through when to refresh your brand, how to avoid creating confusion for customers, and why honoring the past is the key to moving forward.    Next Steps:

Throwing money at marketing won’t fix your growth problem. In this episode, learn how to measure your marketing’s effectiveness with clear metrics, understand your return on ad spend, and stop guessing if your marketing is paying off.    Next Steps:

If you don’t plan the handoff, you’re planning to lose everything. In this episode, learn four principles to create a smooth, clear succession plan that protects your business and ensures it outlives you.    Next Steps:

The problem might not be your business—it might be the story you keep telling yourself. In this episode, discover the common lies entrepreneurs believe about control, success, and self-worth that keep them from building healthy, scalable businesses.   Next Steps:

Leadership can feel like you’re carrying everything alone. In this episode, Dr. John Delony joins us to help you break out of isolation, build real connection, and lead without losing yourself in the process.   Next Steps: ·

These employee stories are crazy, but they’re real.  In this episode, we react to real, wild workplace stories and show you how to hire better and lead in a way that keeps chaos out of your business.   Next Steps: · 

Hiring the wrong person isn’t just frustrating—it’s expensive.  In this episode, learn about a proven hiring process that helps you slow down, vet wisely, and build a team that strengthens your culture instead of draining it.   Next Steps: ·     

If social media feels like a waste of time, you’re doing it wrong.  In this episode, learn how to simplify your strategy, show up where it counts, and use everyday moments to build trust and attract the right customers.   Next Steps: ·     

If your business can’t run without you, that’s a problem. In this episode, learn how to raise up leaders, transfer responsibility, and create a succession plan that sets your business up to win without you.   Next Steps:

Growth funded by debt can backfire faster than you think. In this episode, Dave Ramsey helps a business owner make tough decisions when an expansion isn’t going as planned.    Next Steps: