Most leaders think “serious” is the price of credibility.Sam Nebel, co-founder of goodwipes, built the opposite operating system — and it’s not a slogan. It’s a leadership discipline:Have...

We ran a 90-second “Quick Pulse” live — and it exposed the truth most high performers miss: burnout isn’t a discipline problem. It’s a misalignment problem. In this episode, Michael...

LinkedIn is loud. AI made it louder. So how do you cut through without becoming another copy-paste bot?In this episode, Troy Hipolito (aka “The Not-So-Boring LinkedIn Guy”) breaks down how he...

If you’ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking “that didn’t sound like me”…you’re not broken — you’re untrained.This is a special off-schedule Friday drop with Dr. Laura Sicola (TEDx...

Your customers are telling you what they want, but most leaders ignore them…then wonder why growth stalls.In this episode, Brooke Sellas (B Squared Media) joins me for a reality-first breakdown of...

They say “books don’t sell.” Jeremy Jones says that’s the wrong goal because the real job of a business book isn’t copies…it’s credibility.In Ep. 61 of Is Anything Real?, Jeremy Jones...

Brian Koffler (D.I.G.S. Marketing) has a blunt take: paid ads don’t “fail” because of creative...they fail because leaders track the wrong scoreboard.In this episode, we break down:Why ad teams...

Most founders don’t fail because the product is bad — they fail because they’re marketing to people who aren’t hungry.In this episode, Gabriel Moldovan (Co-Founder, Peak Growth) breaks down...

🎁 Bonus dropTwo Boston College-connected founders. Two Shark Tank episodes. Back-to-back weeks. And the lesson isn’t “how to go viral.” It’s how relationships compound.In this episode, I...

Most deals don’t die because your offer sucks.They die because the follow-up system is vibes, not structure.In this episode, Steven Werley (Founder, Closable.ai) breaks down why revenue leaks after...

Representation isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s a growth strategy.And if your systems ignore who’s missing, AI doesn’t fix that — it scales it.In this episode of Is Anything Real?, Adam W....

Hip hop isn’t just music...it’s community infrastructure.In this episode of Is Anything Real?, Adam W. Barney sits down with Jeffrey Roe (Beats, Rhymes y Comunidad) to talk about the difference...

📘 Book launch day: Outrageous Startup Growth by Colin Hodge (Wiley) —out today (4/13).The startup world is basically a myth factory…and founders inhale it like oxygen. Colin Hodge is here to...

Daniel Perumal and Nick Alter (ThriveSide/Founders Best Friend) explain why paid ads don’t work like they used to...and what founders should do when they can’t “buy growth” anymore.  We...

Jim Matuga (proud resident of West Virginia and Founder of Inner Action Media) has built a 14+ year agency, a statewide storytelling platform, and a leadership philosophy that flips the script: real...

Penny Hill (Three Threads Consulting) brings a reality-first leadership take on one of the most worshiped myths in B2B marketing: that paid ads drive direct revenue.In 25 years, Penny says she’s...

Episode 50 is a milestone - but it’s also a pivot report.After 50 conversations across growth, leadership, culture, equity, energy, and truth-telling, the same pattern kept showing up: most advice...

If your “conversions” are just page views, you’re not reporting performance.You’re committing fraud with better fonts.  In this episode, Dana DiTomaso (Principal & Founder, Kick Point...

SURPRISE DROP - Podcasthon Week (supporting the ACLU).Donate to the ACLU: https://action.aclu.org/give/nowPodcasthon: https://podcasthon.org/Trader Joe’s has become a mythology factory - and when...

Most marketing teams are still trapped in a fake war: brand vs. performance. Jesse Resnick and Walter Shock (Co-Founders of Ei Digital) argue that’s the wrong fight, and that attribution is...