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He Built a Craigslist Competitor in Brazil | The Cataqui StoryWhat does it really take to build a successful startup wit...
10/06/2026

He Built a Craigslist Competitor in Brazil | The Cataqui Story

What does it really take to build a successful startup without unlimited money, a famous name, or a rich uncle?

Pars Barghandan is a five-time tech founder with two exits, and his journey is anything but overnight success.

From building multiple technology companies to launching Cataqui, a marketplace designed to help people find local gigs and side hustles, Pars shares the failures, founder conflicts, market-testing lessons, guerrilla marketing strategies, and hard-earned insights behind building startups.

In this episode of the GLOVISOR Podcast, Pars explains why so many startups fail before they ever get the chance to succeed, and why founders should focus on finding the problem before building the solution.

He also reveals how he and his co-founder entered the Brazilian market with Cataqui using unconventional guerrilla marketing, including creative QR-code campaigns, local communities, WhatsApp, subway locations, and even a push-up competition.

Cataqui is designed as a marketplace where people can find gigs when they need extra income or want to work independently. Pars describes it as a "Tinder for gigs," where users can find opportunities, connect with the person posting the job, complete the work, and get paid.

You'll discover:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Why Pars says founder conflict was behind most of his startup failures
๐Ÿ’ก Why you should solve a problem before building a product
๐Ÿš€ How to test a startup idea without spending huge amounts of money
๐ŸŽฏ Why timing can matter as much as innovation
๐Ÿ“ฃ How guerrilla marketing can create momentum with limited resources
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Why Pars chose Brazil as the first market for Cataqui
๐Ÿ“ฑ How WhatsApp became part of Cataqui's strategy
๐Ÿ“ฒ The unusual QR-code strategy that generated significant traffic
๐Ÿ–๏ธ How a push-up competition became a customer acquisition campaign
๐ŸŒ How Cataqui solved the marketplace "chicken and egg" problem
๐Ÿ’ผ What Pars learned from building five technology companies
๐Ÿ† How networking, timing, innovation, and PR contributed to two successful exits
๐Ÿ’ฐ Why you don't need a wealthy family or massive funding to start a business
โšก Why persistence may be one of the most important traits of an entrepreneur

Pars also shares what Cataqui needed next as it prepared for a broader launch, including marketing talent, developers, operations, HR, and experienced executives who understand the Latin American market.

The central message is simple:

You don't need unlimited money to start. You need to learn, test, adapt, and keep going.

Whether you're a startup founder, entrepreneur, small-business owner, or someone thinking about launching your first business, this conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at what building companies really looks like.

๐Ÿ‘ค CONNECT WITH PARS BARGHANDAN
๐ŸŒ Cataqui: https://cataqui.com
๐ŸŒ Website: https://parsbarghandan.com
๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: Search "Pars Barghandan"

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ LEVEL UP YOUR LIFE & BUSINESS WITH GLOVISOR

๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.



โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS
00:00 The "Tinder for Gigs"
00:37 Meet Pars Barghandan
01:52 Why Startups Don't Become Google Overnight
03:54 Why Most Startups Fail
05:20 How to Test a Startup Idea
06:45 The Power of Guerrilla Marketing
07:27 How Pars Built Two Successful Exits
10:05 Inside Cataqui
11:57 The Challenge of Marketplace Payments
13:45 Why Cataqui Chose Brazil
16:14 Guerrilla Marketing in Brazil
20:00 Cataqui's Early Traction
23:03 Pars' Advice for Entrepreneurs
24:21 How to Connect With Pars

How to Turn Your Story Into a Business That GrowsWhat if your story isn't just something you tellโ€”it could become the fo...
10/05/2026

How to Turn Your Story Into a Business That Grows

What if your story isn't just something you tellโ€”it could become the foundation of a business that grows?

Aleya Harris is an award-winning keynote speaker, former Google executive, and CEO of Evolution Collective. She helps speakers, entrepreneurs, and organizations use storytelling, communication, and narrative frameworks to build influence, create change, and move people toward action.

In this episode of the GLOVISOR Podcast, Aleya explains how entrepreneurs can turn their experiences, ideas, and expertise into intellectual propertyโ€”and ultimately build businesses that aren't dependent on simply trading time for money.

Aleya's message is especially relevant for entrepreneurs, speakers, coaches, consultants, and business leaders:

Don't just have something valuable to say. Build a structure that helps people understand it, remember it, and act on it.

And if your business depends entirely on your personal time, Aleya challenges you to think about how you can codify your expertise into frameworks, intellectual property, and ideas that can create value beyond you.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Aleya Harris
๐ŸŒ Speakers & speaking services: https://aleyaharris.com
๐ŸŒ Enterprise communication design: https://evolutioncollective.com

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.



โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS
00:00 Why Your Story Matters in Business
00:47 Meet Aleya Harris
00:58 The Communication Problem She Solves
03:55 How Entrepreneurship Chose Her
05:51 How Speaking Became a Business Growth Engine
08:23 Turning Ideas Into a Thought-Leadership Business
11:43 How to Get More Speaking Opportunities
15:35 The Future of AI + Human Communication
18:28 Storytelling Frameworks for Organizations
25:20 Helping Leaders Move Strategy Forward
28:05 A $5M Business Becomes a $51M Deal
31:41 The Business Lesson Every Entrepreneur Should Remember

She Built an AI Version of Herself to Help People Heal 24/7What if you could talk to your life coach at 2 AMโ€”in your own...
10/02/2026

She Built an AI Version of Herself to Help People Heal 24/7

What if you could talk to your life coach at 2 AMโ€”in your own languageโ€”and get support immediately?

Coach Riana Milne has spent more than 40 years helping people transform their lives, including more than 27 years as a licensed mental health counselor. Now she's taking her work into the future by creating Riana AI, an AI coaching avatar designed to look and sound like her and provide coaching support 24/7 in 175 languages.

But the technology is only part of her story.

Riana's journey began with personal tragedy. After losing two people close to her, she turned her pain into purpose and dedicated her career to helping people overcome trauma, rebuild self-worth, break unhealthy patterns, and create healthier relationships.

Riana's message is powerful:
โ€œNow is the time to create the life you desire and have the love you deserve.โ€

This conversation explores relationships, self-worth, personal development, coaching, entrepreneurship, technology, AI, and what happens when decades of human experience are combined with emerging technology.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Coach Riana Milne - Life, Love & Relationship Coach:
๐ŸŒ Riana Milne: https://RianaMilne.com
๐Ÿค– Riana AI โ€” Wellness & Life Transitions: https://RianaAI.com
โค๏ธ Love Coach Online: https://LoveCoachOnline.com
๐Ÿ“ง Email: [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ฑ Instagram: Riana Milne
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Lessons in Life and Love Podcast

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.



โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS
00:00 She Built an AI Version of Herself
00:56 Meet Coach Riana Milne
01:06 Who Riana Helpsโ€”and the Problems She Solves
02:59 Riana AI: 24/7 Coaching in 175 Languages
03:54 How Personal Tragedy Became Purpose
06:45 The Role of Spirituality in Healing
10:35 Counseling vs. Coaching
14:35 Why Dating and Marriage Are Changing
15:10 Why Riana Embraced AI
18:34 What Can You Ask Riana AI?
21:33 Can AI and Human Coaching Work Together?
27:14 Riana's Message: Create the Life You Desire

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ? ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ What if working harder is actually keeping you from buil...
10/01/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ? ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ 

What if working harder is actually keeping you from building the business and life you really want?

Virginia Scheuer is the founder of the Lightness Method and Soulpreneurs Association, where she helps coaches, consultants, and intuitively driven entrepreneurs approach growth from the inside out.

After years of teaching, acting, nonprofit work, massage therapy, health coaching, and entrepreneurship, Virginia reached a point where stress was taking a serious toll. That experience led her to question the traditional โ€œgo harder, work moreโ€ approach to entrepreneurshipโ€”and discover what she calls the Soulpreneur path.

If you're an entrepreneur, coach, consultant, or business leader who feels like you're constantly pushing, this conversation offers a different perspective on success, clarity, personal development, and how you show up in your business.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Virginia Scheuer:
๐ŸŒ Website: https://Virginia.vision
๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram: Virginia.vision
๐Ÿ“˜ Facebook: Virginia.vision
โœจ Lightness Method / Lightness Coach School / Soulpreneurs Association: https://Virginia.vision

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out, and we'd be happy to connect you.
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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.

10X Your Business Starts With You | The Gene Early 10X ModelWhat if exponential business growth starts with changing the...
09/30/2026

10X Your Business Starts With You | The Gene Early 10X Model

What if exponential business growth starts with changing the leaderโ€”not the business?

Dr. Gene Early has spent more than four decades working with leaders and organizations on transformational growth. A PhD in leadership and organizational development, strategic advisor, executive coach, and co-founder of Genomic Health, Gene believes leadership begins on the inside.

His 10X Model focuses on the connection between your internal world and your external results.

In this episode of the GLOVISOR Podcast, Gene shares:
๐Ÿš€ Why 10X growth starts with the leader
๐Ÿง  How your internal world can influence your external results
๐Ÿ“ˆ The difference between incremental growth and exponential growth
๐Ÿ’ก The five components of a 10X mindset
๐ŸŽฏ How to identify patterns behind your greatest successes
๐Ÿ” Why โ€œstructure determines outcomeโ€
๐Ÿข How a CEO's leadership can become reflected throughout an organization
๐Ÿค Why relationships can create unexpected opportunities
โšก How your presence and energy influence the environment around you
๐Ÿชœ Why your 10X outcome eventually becomes your new 1X
๐Ÿ’ญ How to discover potential you may not consciously know you have
๐ŸŒฑ Why removing self-imposed constraints can unlock new growth

Gene also shares a powerful client story involving a cybersecurity company that had stalled after COVID. The CEO believed he was part of the problemโ€”and through coaching, discovered that his greatest strength was being a โ€œpeople whispererโ€ or โ€œsoul catcher.โ€ The resulting leadership transition helped move the company from $23 million to $69 million in revenue over 10 months, according to Gene.

Gene's quick-start exercise for finding your own 10X potential:

Look back at your life and identify 3โ€“5 times you exceeded your own expectations. Then ask: What pattern made those outcomes possible?

This conversation is about leadership, entrepreneurship, personal development, organizational growth, self-awareness, and discovering the potential already within you.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Dr. Gene Early:

๐Ÿ“ง Email: [email protected]
๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: Gene Early
๐Ÿ“˜ 10X Model and leadership coaching

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.



โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS
00:00 What Does It Take to Build an Industry-Changing Company?
00:39 Meet Dr. Gene Early
01:25 The Leaders Gene Helps Transform
03:05 The Defining Moment That Changed His Life
05:33 From $23M to $69M in 10 Months
07:29 How Gene Starts Working With Leaders
11:11 Why Gene's Coaching Sessions Are Two Hours
14:08 How Co-Founding Changed His Coaching
15:52 The 10X Model: Growth Starts Within
17:47 Gene's 10X Exercise You Can Do Today
19:31 The Five Components of a 10X Mindset
20:48 Why Structure Determines Outcome
22:56 How to Find the Potential You Don't See
24:14 Why Your Presence Changes the Room
26:35 The Untapped Potential Within You

Your Team Isn't Ready for Pressureโ€”Unless You Rehearse ItWhat if your team isn't prepared for pressure because you've ne...
09/29/2026

Your Team Isn't Ready for Pressureโ€”Unless You Rehearse It

What if your team isn't prepared for pressure because you've never actually practiced under pressure?

Stephen Balzac, president of Seven Steps Ahead, consultant, author, speaker, and organizational development expert, has developed a fascinating approach to leadership and team development using story, ritual, simulation, and live-action roleplay.

His latest book, The LARP Effect, explores how immersive experiences can create stronger teams, better decision-making, deeper connections, and more resilient organizational cultures.

In this episode of the GLOVISOR Podcast, Stephen explains:

๐ŸŽฏ Why people make better decisions when there's no pressureโ€”but can struggle when the stakes become real
๐ŸŽญ How live-action roleplay can simulate the tension of real-world situations
๐Ÿง  Why putting people into a story can reveal behaviors that traditional meetings don't
๐Ÿค How shared experiences create stronger connections and organizational culture
๐Ÿ’ก Why roleplay gives people permission to experiment, fail, and try again
๐Ÿšจ How Stephen used an immersive pandemic simulation to uncover gaps in preparedness and communication
๐Ÿ‘ฅ What happens when different groups experience the same scenario from different perspectives
๐Ÿ“– How his experience with LARP evolved into doctoral research and organizational consulting
๐Ÿข Why culture becomes stronger when teams develop shared stories and experiences
๐Ÿซฑ Why building allies before you need them can be critical to leadership
๐Ÿ”„ Why organizations don't rise to the level of their strategyโ€”but fall to the level of their rehearsal

Stephen's central message is powerful:

โ€œOrganizations don't rise to the level of their strategy, they fall to the level of their rehearsal.โ€

If you're a leader, entrepreneur, executive, or team member responsible for making decisions under pressure, this conversation offers a different way to think about leadership development, team building, communication, and preparation.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Stephen Balzac:
๐ŸŒ Seven Steps Ahead: https://www.sevenstepsahead.com
๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn: Stephen Balzac
๐Ÿ“ Blog: Thinking at Seven Steps Ahead
๐Ÿ“š Author of The LARP Effect

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.



โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS
00:00 Why Teams Fail Under Pressure
00:49 Meet Stephen Balzac
00:59 Learning to Perform Under Pressure
02:54 Who Can Benefit From LARP?
03:53 From MIT Games to Business Consulting
06:30 Why Roleplay Works for Non-Gamers
08:37 The Pandemic Simulation That Changed Everything
13:40 Creating Shared Experiences Across Teams
16:01 The LARP Effect Explained
17:27 Building Stronger Organizational Culture
18:19 Why Allies Matter in Leadership
21:14 Strategy vs. Rehearsal: The Ultimate Takeaway

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€โ€”๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ?What if you can have success on the outsideโ€”and stil...
09/28/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€โ€”๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ?

What if you can have success on the outsideโ€”and still feel completely empty on the inside?

Bracha Goetz is a Harvard graduate, prolific author, and positive mindset expert who has written 47 children's books along with her candid adult memoir. But behind her academic success was a deeply personal struggle with food addiction, emptiness, and questioning the meaning of life.

Her breakthrough came through studying ancient wisdom and practicing gratitudeโ€”and what she discovered became the foundation of the work she now shares with children, parents, and adults.

Bracha's message is remarkably simple:

Any moment you spend being grateful is a moment you're not spending being miserable

This conversation explores gratitude, happiness, personal growth, habits, meaning, creativity, parenting, and the possibility of creating more joy in everyday life.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Bracha Goetz

๐Ÿ“š Growing Impact Publications โ€” Bracha's family publishing business
๐Ÿ“– Books by Bracha Goetz: https://www.growingimpactpublications.com

๐ŸŽ The Pleasure Ladder โ€” Bracha offers this resource through a private link shared with podcast listeners: https://www.growingimpactpublications.com/pages/the-pleasure-ladder-free-download

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.

VALUE UP, RISK DOWN: The Simple Formula for Growing Any Business What if the key to growing your business isn't working ...
09/25/2026

VALUE UP, RISK DOWN: The Simple Formula for Growing Any Business

What if the key to growing your business isn't working harder, but making your offer impossible to ignore?

Dave Cozzens, founder of Train With Dave, built a multi-location personal training company by turning a passion for fitness into a highly systematized business. Now he helps gym owners understand the numbers, systems, marketing, and positioning needed to scale without becoming trapped working in their own business.

In this episode of the GLOVISOR Podcast, Dave breaks down why so many gyms struggle, and why the lessons apply far beyond the fitness industry.

Dave shares:
๐Ÿ’ฐ The โ€œValue Up, Risk Downโ€ formula he believes works across virtually any business
๐Ÿ‹๏ธ Why so many gyms struggle to become truly profitable
๐ŸŽฏ The biggest mistake gym owners make: following the herd
๐Ÿ“ Why opening a business in a saturated market can be a major problem
๐Ÿ“Š The numbers every business owner should know, including CAC and LTV
๐Ÿ“ˆ Why customer acquisition costs have changed dramatically
โš™๏ธ How systemizing a business can free owners from endless busy work
๐Ÿš€ How COVID forced Dave out of training and into the business operations side
๐Ÿ’ก How he went from training clients himself to building a multi-location company
๐Ÿ“‹ Why knowing your numbers should come before trying to scale
๐Ÿค A real client case study of a gym that doubled its business and dramatically reduced the owners' workload
๐ŸŒŽ Why the same principles can apply to service businesses and products around the world

Dave's core message is simple:

VALUE UP. RISK DOWN.

Create more perceived value, reduce the customer's risk, differentiate yourself from the competition, and make it easier for people to choose you.

Whether you're a gym owner, entrepreneur, coach, or service-business owner, this conversation offers practical lessons on differentiation, pricing, customer acquisition, systems, and scaling.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Dave Cozzens:
๐Ÿ“ง Business inquiries: [email protected]
๐Ÿ‹๏ธ Train With Dave

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿš€ Level Up Your Life & Business with Glovisor
๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

Subscribe to the Glovisor Podcast for conversations with founders, leaders, and experts who share the strategies, systems, and mindsets that drive business growth.



โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS
00:00 Value Up, Risk Down
00:37 Meet Dave Cozzens
00:49 Why Most Gyms Struggle
01:43 The Biggest Mistake Gym Owners Make
02:23 How to Create More Customer Value
03:24 The Future of the Budget Gym Model
04:43 Why Saturated Markets Are Dangerous
05:38 How Dave Became an Entrepreneur
07:06 How COVID Changed His Business
08:22 The Numbers Every Business Owner Should Know
10:17 Why Customer Acquisition Costs Are Rising
12:14 The Formula for Growing Any Business
15:31 How One Gym Doubled Its Business

The Stories You Tell Yourself Are Keeping You StuckWhat if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your circumstances, ...
09/24/2026

The Stories You Tell Yourself Are Keeping You Stuck

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your circumstances, but the story you're telling yourself about them?

Marc Hildebrand spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, became a sergeant, and at one point was 100 pounds overweight. Then a deeply personal family experience forced him to confront the stories, excuses, and beliefs that were keeping him from showing up as the person he wanted to be.

That transformation changed much more than his health.

In this episode of the GLOVISOR Podcast, Marc explains how losing 100 pounds became the beginning of a much bigger journey into self-leadership, coaching, relationships, career, and personal growth.

Marc shares:
๐Ÿง  Why the stories we tell ourselves can keep us trapped
๐Ÿ’ก How he learned to recognize the beliefs driving his behavior
๐Ÿ‹๏ธ How he overcame the mental barriers that kept him from exercising
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Why becoming a father changed the way he viewed his health
๐ŸŽฏ The difference between mentoring someone and coaching them
๐Ÿชž Why great coaches act like a mirror instead of simply giving advice
๐Ÿ”ฅ How intrinsic motivation can be more powerful than external motivation
๐Ÿš€ Why your personal transformation can create a ripple effect across your entire life
๐Ÿค How coaches can help people discover answers they already have within themselves
๐Ÿ“ˆ Why doing what you're naturally great at can change the direction of your business
๐ŸŽ“ What it takes to become a coach through Marc's seven-month certification
๐ŸŒฑ The โ€œthree levels of reachโ€ that can help you continue growing

Marc also shares a powerful client story about a coach who had become stuck following a path that didn't energize herโ€”and how asking the right questions helped her rediscover what she was actually passionate about.

His central message is simple:

Don't believe every story your brain tells you. There may be another storyโ€”and another version of youโ€”waiting to be discovered.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, leader, coach, parent, or someone trying to make a change in your own life, this conversation explores what it really means to lead yourself before trying to lead others.

๐Ÿ‘ค Connect with Marc Hildebrand: https://modernleadership.us

Mention Glovisor when reaching out ๐Ÿค If you'd like a personal introduction or have questions about working with them, feel free to reach out to us, and we'd be happy to connect you.

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๐Ÿ‘‰ Start here: https://Glovisor.com
๐Ÿ“˜ Learn through our books: https://store.glovisor.com
๐ŸŽ“ Master the system with our guided online course
๐Ÿค Go deeper with personalized 1-on-1 coaching

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