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From Stuck To Successful is a podcast where we tell stories of business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs who show up every day - overcoming barriers, building what matters, and doing the works it takes to grow.

08/14/2026

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.

Troy White's story sits at the center of Season 1, Episode 10 of From Stuck to Successful.

Dave Scott talks with Troy about the journey behind Upstream and the work he now does through emotional intelligence, empowerment, and cognitive behavioral training.

His work addresses the places where people often become trapped:

→ Negative thinking
→ Low self-esteem
→ Self-defeating behavior
→ Unhealthy coping patterns
→ Emotional reactions that quietly shape decisions

Business leaders like to separate personal struggle from professional performance.

Real life does not work that way.

Unexamined beliefs affect communication. Uncontrolled emotion affects judgment. Unresolved pain can shape culture, relationships, and leadership.

Troy's message is not that difficult experiences disappear. It is that people can develop the awareness and skills to respond differently.

That is where getting unstuck begins.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 10 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/13/2026

𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁.

Building the discipline to use it correctly is where the value appears.

In Season 1, Episode 9, Dave Scott talks with Adam Bielanski, founder of Sierra Pacific Consulting, about helping IT companies become more efficient and profitable through better implementation of ConnectWise CRM and PSA software.

Adam also shares lessons from the successes and failures of business ownership.

The success lesson applies far beyond one platform:

→ A CRM is only as reliable as the habits behind it.
→ Automation cannot repair an unclear process.
→ Reporting is useless when the data is inconsistent.
→ A tool does not create accountability. Leadership does.

Companies often blame the platform when the real problem is adoption, ownership, or process design.

Better technology can create leverage, but only after the team agrees on how work should move through the business.

Whether a company has five employees or five hundred, the principle is the same.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 9 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/12/2026

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆.

In Season 1, Episode 8, Dave Scott talks with Heather DeSantis, founder of Publicity For Good.

Heather built her work around purpose-driven brands and later created Press Demand PR, a SaaS platform designed to make PR more accessible to entrepreneurs, organizations, agencies, and charities.

The turning point in this approach is the shift from “How do we get attention?” to “How do we help the right story reach the right audience?”

That changes the work:

→ The brand needs a real point of view.
→ The story needs to matter beyond the company.
→ The spokesperson needs to be prepared.
→ The process needs to make media relationships easier, not noisier.

Visibility without substance disappears quickly.

Purpose without communication remains invisible.

Effective PR connects the two.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 8 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/11/2026

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

That is where many marketing teams stay stuck.

They publish because the calendar says to publish. They talk about themselves. They fill channels. Then they wonder why buyers do not respond.

In Season 1, Episode 7, Dave Scott talks with George B. Thomas, a motivational speaker and experienced inbound sales and marketing leader.

George is known for turning complicated inbound marketing ideas into practical guidance people can actually use.

That distinction matters.

Strong inbound marketing should help buyers:

→ Understand a problem
→ Make a better decision
→ Reduce uncertainty
→ Move forward with confidence

Content is not successful because it exists. It succeeds when it earns attention by being relevant and useful.

Before publishing the next article, video, or post, ask:

“What will the buyer understand or do better after consuming this?”

If there is no clear answer, the content is probably noise.

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 7 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/10/2026

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗽.

They remember the person who made the lesson clear, useful, and human.

In Season 1, Episode 6, Dave Scott talks with Gina Schreck, CEO of SocialKNX, about helping companies navigate digital marketing and social media.

Gina also built a platform around telling the stories of entrepreneurs and their career journeys while leading a largely remote team.

Her success lesson is straightforward: expertise becomes more powerful when people can connect with it.

That requires more than publishing often.

It requires:

→ Useful examples
→ Relevant information
→ An engaging point of view
→ Humility and a willingness to help

Too much business content sounds like it was written to impress competitors rather than serve customers.

Gina's approach reminds leaders that personality is not the enemy of professionalism. A clear voice, an honest story, and practical guidance can build trust faster than polished corporate language.

𝗕𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹. 𝗕𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 6 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/07/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗘𝗢 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺.

It starts with understanding what people need to know.

In Season 1, Episode 5, Dave Scott talks with Patrick Garmoe, whose career moved from journalism into SEO, digital web strategy, and social media.

At Nebraska Medicine, Patrick's work centered on helping educate and communicate with patients through search and digital content.

That shift from journalism to digital strategy reveals an important principle:

→ Find the real question.
→ Give people a useful answer.
→ Make the information easy to discover.
→ Earn attention through relevance, not tricks.

Companies often get stuck chasing rankings without asking whether the content actually helps the person behind the search.

Patrick's background shows why strong digital marketing requires editorial judgment. Keywords matter, but so do accuracy, context, clarity, and empathy.

The turning point comes when search stops being treated as a technical contest and starts being treated as a service to the audience.

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹. 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 5 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/06/2026

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵-𝘁𝗼-𝟱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.

It changes the kind of pressure you carry.

In Season 1, Episode 4, Dave Scott talks with Alison Maloni, CEO of Alison May Public Relations, about leaving traditional employment, building a company, serving clients, and using public relations and communication strategy to grow.

The part founders often underestimate is the space between deciding to leave and building something stable.

That space can include:

→ Uncertainty about where the next opportunity will come from
→ The pressure to earn trust before the brand is established
→ Balancing client demands with family and personal priorities
→ Learning that visibility depends on real relationships

Alison's work is grounded in communication professionals and trusted media relationships. That matters because a strong story alone is not enough. It has to reach the right people through credible channels.

The lesson for entrepreneurs is not simply to hustle harder.

It is to communicate clearly, build trust consistently, and keep the important parts of life in view while the company grows.

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 4 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/05/2026

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿.

It means staying committed to the goal while remaining willing to change the route.

In Season 1, Episode 3, Dave Scott talks with George Bardissi, the entrepreneur behind Bardissi Enterprises and BVoIP.

George's success was tied to several traits that every founder eventually needs:

→ The willingness to adapt as the industry changes
→ The courage to innovate products and services
→ The drive to prove the doubters wrong
→ The discipline to combine digital marketing with real relationships

Businesses get stuck when yesterday's winning formula becomes today's unquestioned habit.

The market changes. Buyers change. Technology changes. The leader has to keep learning too.

George's story shows that resilience is not passive endurance. It is active adjustment.

Keep the mission.

Rework the offer.

Improve the message.

Build the relationships.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 3 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹.

It is usually the moment a company finally aligns the people, process, and message behind the technology.

In Season 1, Episode 2, Dave Scott talks with Jack Kosakowski about marketing automation, entrepreneurship, sales, leadership, and the danger of allowing technology to complicate the business instead of improving it.

Jack's central point still lands today: sales and marketing alignment is critical to a successful campaign.

A new platform cannot fix:

→ A message buyers do not understand
→ Leads that sales does not trust
→ Follow-up nobody owns
→ Teams working toward different definitions of success

The shift happens when technology stops driving the strategy and starts supporting it.

Before adding another tool, leaders should ask three questions:

1. What problem are we solving?
2. Who owns the outcome?
3. How will sales and marketing work together?

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 2 of From Stuck to Successful.

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08/03/2026

𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀.

That is one of the earliest problems explored on From Stuck to Successful.

In the first episode, Dave Scott talks with Stuart Bryan, CEO and Founder of I-M Technology, about starting his technology firm and using digital marketing, email marketing, and inbound marketing to grow sales.

The hard truth is simple:

→ Technical expertise does not automatically create demand.
→ Excellent service does not explain itself.
→ Referrals alone do not always produce predictable growth.

Many IT owners stay stuck because they keep improving delivery while avoiding the harder work of communicating why the business matters.

Buyers need to understand the problem you solve, the people you serve, and why your company deserves their trust.

Stuart's story is a reminder that marketing is not decoration around the business. It is how the right customers discover the value already inside it.

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

🎙️ Listen to Season 1, Episode 1 of From Stuck to Successful.

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