Head Heart & Boots

Ep 225 - "Building Champions, with Clinton Tierney"

If you’ve ever wondered what makes a great consultant actually great, spend an hour with Clinton Tierney. Clinton has been in restoration for 21 years, worked literally e

Ep 224 - "I Am the Voice, with Jared Thayer"

Chris's friend Jared Thayer joined us this week, and this conversation covers more ground than almost any episode we've recorded. Jared is the owner of Thayer Design Buil

Ep 223 - "Always On, Never Satisfied"

I walked into this recording annoyed about studio cables, and somehow it turned into one of the most honest conversations Brandon and I have had on this show. We talk abo

Ep 222 - "Show Up, Work Hard, Don't Be an Ass: JR Litehiser's Story"

Some guests walk in with a good story. JR Litehiser walked in with one of the most unbelievable stories we've ever heard on this show, and he made us laugh through the en

Ep 221 - "Building Recurring Revenue and Enterprise Value, with Jim Emerich"

This month's money talk with Jim Emerich turned into one of the most useful conversations we've had on the show, so let's get right into it. Jim breaks down what he calls

Ep 220 - "Building Wolf, with Freddie Bosquez"

First live in-studio guest in the new space, and it had to be Freddie Bosquez. Freddie worked for me back in the ServPro days, starting around 2013, and watching who he's

Ep 219 - "The Gateway Drug of Discipline"

No guest this week, and I came in hot on a topic that's been rearranging my brain all summer: discipline. Here's the setup. This is my fourth year chasing elk with my bow

Ep 218 - "It Gets Better, Not Easier"

No guest this week. Just a conversation Chris and I probably should have recorded years ago. We spend our days coaching business owners: diagnosing problems, building fra

Ep 217 - "Why More Revenue Won't Fix Your Cash Flow, With Jim Emerich"

We say it all the time on this show: sales first. But sales without financial controls is a mess waiting to happen, and that's exactly why we're launching our monthly mon

Ep 216 - "Alignment Is Leverage"

Dude. No guest this week. Just Chris and me going somewhere we've honestly been afraid to go on this show. Chris opens up about something deeply personal: his experience

Ep 215 - "Time As A Tool"

What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't strategy, talent, or money... but the timeline you've accepted? In this episode, Brandon and I unpack one of t

Ep 214 - "Fast and Flat: Leadership Lessons from a Ranger"

Some guests just drop bombs for an hour straight, and Griffin Brand is one of them. Griffin is a former 75th Ranger Regiment special operator who, at 26, found himself as

Ep 213 - "Bring Your Own Pencil"

Every once in a while you record an episode and you know, before you even hit stop, that it's a top-tenner. This is that one. Chris and I sat down with Dan Casey and Grif

Ep 212 - "The Family Business Playbook: Growth, Exit, and Legacy"

Family businesses come with incredible opportunities, but they also come with unique challenges. In this episode, I sit down with Keri Jones, whose family built Utah Disa

Ep 211 - "You Can't Coach What You Can't See"

Mentorship gets talked about a lot in business, but what does it actually look like in practice? In this episode, Brandon and I unpack the difference between teaching, co

Ep 210 - "The Gas Pedal, the Brakes, & the Transmission"

In this episode, I sit down with former NCAA champion and Olympian Les Gutches for one of the most fascinating conversations we’ve had on the show. What started as a conv

Ep 209 - "The Intelligence We Miss"

In this episode of Head, Heart and Boots, Brandon and I sat down with J. Brad Britton for one of the most meaningful conversations we’ve had on the podcast. J. Brad spent

Ep 208 - "Sales Is a Contact Sport"

In this episode of Head, Heart, and Boots, Brandon and I sit down with our teammate Clinton Tierney to talk sales, leadership, and the mindset it takes to win in today’s

Ep 207 - "Your Company Feels Like Nothing - That's the Problem"

In this episode of Head, Heart and Boots, Brandon and I sit down with Nick D’Urbano again- this time not to talk AI, but to dig into branding. And honestly, this one hit

Ep 206 - "Build It So You Don't Have to Be There"

In this episode of Head, Heart, and Boots, Brandon and I sit down with Rocky Hensley to break down his latest exit and what actually drove the valuation behind the deal.