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A group of Western executives arrived at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in Baghdad inside armored convoys, and didn't want to get out of the vehicles. Dr. Midhat Zwayen had walked there. He told them the weather was nice. Dr. Zwayen grew up in Iraq in the 1990s, under sanctions, in a country you couldn't easily leave. He worked in his father's engineering office, watched that business pivot into trading with Russian and Chinese partners, took his first trip outside the Arab world in 2006, and eventually earned a PhD in the United States. His book, Leadership Beyond Borders: A Western Executive's Guide to the Iraqi Business Mindset, came out of noticing the same gap over and over — in both directions. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Dr. Zwayen about what the news doesn't show you about Iraq, why trust works differently when the banking system doesn't, and the leadership style he argues actually survives in emerging markets. In this conversation: • Growing up under sanctions, and what it does to your sense of the outside world • Culture shock — and what's on the other side of it if you push through • What Western executives assume about Iraq before they arrive • The armored convoy, and the walk • Why media is a source of information, not a picture of a place — and what that means for anyone making decisions off it • Baghdad as a historical melting pot, and the parallel he draws to the United States • Why Iraqi business still runs on personal trust and cash, and how that changes the pace of a deal • Jeremy's counter-argument: that American business has degraded trust in the other direction • Dictatorship versus servant leadership, and which one he's seen last • The many different cultures inside Iraq — north, south, east, and the blend in the middle • Iraq as "virgin land": how much of its heritage is still unexcavated LEADERSHIP BEYOND BORDERS: Forbes Books: https://books.forbes.com/books/leadership-beyond-borders/ Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Leadership-Beyond-Borders/Midhat-Zwayen/9798887506883 👇 COMMENT BELOW: What's a place you were told to avoid, went anyway, and found was nothing like the warnings? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 02:03 Growing up in Iraq under sanctions 04:04 Why he wrote the book 06:29 Culture shock, and what's past it 07:08 What Western executives get wrong about Iraq 08:09 The armored convoys — and the man who walked 09:45 Athens was "on fire" — until you got there 13:09 Baghdad as a melting pot 17:13 Trust, speed, and why Iraq still runs on cash 18:50 The counter-argument: has American business lost trust? 21:34 Dictatorship versus servant leadership 28:24 The many different cultures inside Iraq 31:28 The one lesson he wants readers to take 34:43 Where to find Dr. Zwayen

Rich Schaus beat his own alcohol addiction, became a captain in the U.S. Army, got out — and then couldn't find a job. He was applying for 200 positions a week, including janitor at a small zoo. Then he applied to a women's shelter he'd misread the listing for, and the HR director told him they'd never hire a man. They hired him. He sat down to dinner with the residents and their kids in his first weeks, and that was that. Twenty-some years later he runs Gospel Rescue Mission in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and his central argument is this: America doesn't have a homeless problem. It has thousands of them, each with a different root cause, and we keep treating it like one. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Rich about what's actually underneath chronic homelessness, why drugs are usually a symptom rather than a cause, and the four-person model he's building in Muskogee. In this conversation: - Breaking his own addiction inside the Army — and the artillery crew that failed a drug test - Why a man who'd given up asked him to "define shower" - The straight-A student who used meth so he wouldn't get a B — and ended up on the street - How he got into this work entirely by accident - Why rebuilding someone's self-worth starts with getting curious, not with a program - Trauma as the real root cause — and the story people tell themselves afterward - The electrician whose greatest success arrived the same day as his greatest loss - The man who wanted the NFL, and the job that got him closer than he expected - "Supported by Four" — 150 homeless, 75 churches, and what happens if four people walk alongside one person until they own a home - Why food, money and material help are a temporary fix for a relationship problem If you've ever driven past someone and not known what would actually help, this is a useful 28 minutes. LEARN MORE / SUPPORT THE WORK: Gospel Rescue Mission: https://grmok.org If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, thoughts of suicide, or housing instability, help is available. In the US, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 211 for local housing and social services. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: What's one thing your town does well for people without housing — or one thing it gets completely wrong? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:04 His own addiction, and the family pattern 03:21 The artillery crew that failed a drug test 05:38 "Define shower for me" 06:20 The straight-A student who used meth to avoid a B 07:46 How he got into this work by accident 10:27 Why self-worth comes back through listening, not programs 12:59 "We don't have one homeless problem. We have thousands." 14:49 Trauma is the root cause — drugs are the symptom 15:59 The electrician, his father, and the Super Bowl 21:15 The man who wanted the NFL, and got close 23:41 Supported by Four: the model he's building 27:21 Where to find Rich and GRM

Most people don't realize they're stuck in the chronic pain system until they're already deep in it. Dr. Ryan Cleland trained as a chemist before becoming a chiropractor. In 2017 he moved his practice into a pain management facility and saw chronic pain up close for the first time — the hardware, the surgeries, the pharmaceutical lists as long as your arm. His analogy for it is quicksand. Early on you're in it to the ankles and getting out is hard but possible. By the time most people start looking for another way, they're in to the chest with nothing to grab. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Dr. Cleland about how people end up trapped, why the alternatives rarely get mentioned, and what actually determines which treatments a patient gets offered. In this conversation: - Why he left chemistry for chiropractic — and it wasn't an inspiring story - What he saw when he moved into a pain management practice in 2017 - Why the people in the opioid statistics are "somebody's mom, somebody's dad" - The quicksand analogy — and why most people don't reach for help until they're chest-deep - Why joints degrade when you stop maintaining them - Cortisone shots, athletes, and the difference between using something and depending on it - What insurance and Medicare actually cover, and what that means for your options - PRP versus stem cells, and why your age changes the answer - How topical delivery through skin actually works - How his faith shapes the way he thinks about the body healing itself MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This conversation is for general informational purposes only and is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: Have you ever been offered exactly one option for something and only found out later there were others? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:59 From chemistry to chiropractic 05:34 What surprised him about how America treats chronic pain 07:24 "This is somebody's mom, somebody's dad" 08:35 The quicksand analogy 11:36 Cortisone shots, athletes, and dependence 12:43 Why patients never hear about the alternatives 13:53 What insurance actually covers — and doesn't 15:10 PRP, stem cells, and why age changes the answer 16:27 What nanotechnology actually does 22:27 DMSO and how it carries through skin 27:30 How his faith shapes the way he sees healing 33:49 Where to find Dr. Cleland CONNECT WITH DR. RYAN CLELAND: Infinite Wellness: https://infinitewc.com NanoXtreme: https://www.nanoxtreme.com/pages/cleland-ebook-reliefandrecovery ________________________________________________________________________ ⇩ LOOKING TO COMMAND YOUR BRAND? ⇩ BOOK A CALL: With Our Team to See How We Can Help https://commandyourbrand.com/book-a-call/ BOOK: Grab Your Copy of Our Book, Command Your Brand: Grow Your Impact, Income and Influence in the New Media Landscape, Rated the #1 PR Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Command-Your-Brand-Influence-Landscape/dp/B0CJXGKD15 ________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOAD AUDIO PODCAST & GIVE A 5 STAR RATING!: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/command-your-brand/id1570323509 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wE8jDVdlpsDCmNx8sYZTQ?si=41fd776e1a6b43be _________________________________________________________________ ⇩ SOCIAL MEDIA ⇩ ➤ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CYBmedia ➤ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/commandyourbrand ➤ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/commandyourbrand _________________________________________________________________ ➤ CONTACT: [email protected]

Chris Kubecka has spent her career inside real cyberattacks, including the 2012 attack on Saudi Aramco, where she led the response after malware wiped the company's network. Her assessment of where AI sits right now: it favors the attacker, and some systems are already running without meaningful human control. She describes AI swarms that coordinate across websites, message boards and chat systems, sharing information, passing instructions, naming the next target, with logic you can read and intent that isn't always friendly. And she says the AI companies themselves have started telling everyone to raise their defenses. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Chris about what cyber warfare actually looks like, why critical infrastructure is so hard to defend, and why she thinks the window on AI oversight may already have closed. In this conversation: • Why AI currently favors attackers over defenders • AI swarms operating without human control, and how they coordinate with each other • Why she thinks "we don't fully understand how it works" is partly a liability shield • Where AI-driven attacks still fall short of a skilled human team • The Drake Equation, and the condition she added in 2014: civilizations have to survive AI, not just reach it • What a real cyberattack looks like versus the movie version • Why power grids, hospitals and water systems run on equipment that can't be secured • The unresolved question of when a cyberattack legally becomes an act of war • Inside Saudi Aramco in 2012, restoring systems while still under attack • How attackers got the CEO's brand-new password and posted it online • The password that got her into the U.S. Department of Justice as a kid Chris is the CEO of HypaSec and the author of multiple books on cyberwarfare, drones, and AI. Note: the views, assessments and claims in this conversation are the guest's own, based on her professional experience and opinion. Several relate to fast-moving events and have not been independently verified by Command Your Brand. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: Do you think anyone is actually in control of this right now? Genuine question. CHAPTERS: 00:00 "They're already operating out of control" 01:15 Intro 03:56 The password was 0000, and eight years without a computer 06:02 What cyber war actually looks like 07:35 Malicious code sitting and waiting in Europe 08:27 Why critical infrastructure is so hard to secure 13:06 When does a cyberattack become an act of war? 19:44 Saudi Aramco 2012: walking into the chaos 21:30 Getting hacked again mid-restoration 26:14 Does AI favor the attacker or the defender? 30:04 AI swarms operating without human control 34:22 The Drake Equation and surviving AI 39:44 Where to find Chris CONNECT WITH CHRIS KUBECKA: Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B079QM1C8C LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chris-kubecka Substack: https://secevangelism.substack.com

Mark Ryski spent years unable to get retail executives on the phone. He hated cold calling and was bad at it. So he wrote a book — and started sending it to CEOs of retail chains. They started taking his calls. That was three books and 23 years ago. Today HeadCount does traffic and conversion analytics for retailers in more than 20 countries, with a largest client running 1,600 stores. But the road there ran through two complete failures: a 1990s version built out of $300 of RadioShack parts that nobody wanted, and a 2003 relaunch that also went nowhere. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Mark about using authorship as a door-opener, knowing when NOT to pivot, and what actually separates real thought leadership from the performative kind. In this conversation: - Watching customers walk out of a store without buying — the problem that started everything - Why his boss wouldn't spend $2,500 on a traffic counter, and what he built instead - Two failed versions of the same company, ten years apart - Eight years at Intuit running QuickBooks for Canada - "The credibility of authorship" — how a self-published book replaced cold calling - Why a little success can misdirect an entrepreneur worse than failure does - When holding your course beats pivoting, and how to tell the difference - Losing 40% of revenue when COVID closed retail — and what came after - The Jeff Bezos question he's never stopped thinking about: what WON'T change? - Three honest tests for whether someone is actually a thought leader If you're building authority in a field where nobody knows your name yet, this one's worth your time. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: Have you ever held your course when everyone told you to pivot — and was it the right call? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:20 The computer store, early 1990s 03:09 The $2,500 counter his boss wouldn't buy 03:54 Building one for $300 in RadioShack parts 04:37 Version one fails — nobody wanted the data 04:59 Eight years at Intuit running QuickBooks Canada 05:50 Version two launches in 2003, and also fails 06:27 The book that got CEOs to take his calls 08:37 When not to pivot: don't chase rainbows 13:49 COVID wipes out 40% of revenue 16:50 The Bezos question: what won't change? 18:21 Real thought leadership vs. performative 21:20 Where to find Mark CONNECT WITH MARK RYSKI & HEADCOUNT: HeadCount: https://headcount.com Store Traffic Is a Gift: The Retailer's Guide to Converting Visits into Sales (2025): https://www.amazon.com/Store-Traffic-Gift-Retailers-Converting/dp/B0F1XG8QC5 Conversion: The Last Great Retail Metric: https://www.amazon.com/Conversion-Last-Great-Retail-Metric/dp/1463414226 When Retail Customers Count: https://www.amazon.com/When-Retail-Customers-Count-Ryski/dp/1420824759 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Stu Heinecke, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone: The Untapped Selling Power of Contact Marketing — the cartoonist Jeremy references at 07:13: https://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Meeting-Anyone-Marketing/dp/1946885134

Most companies that hire someone in another state have no idea they've just taken on a compliance obligation in that state. Nellie Akalp has been forming businesses since 1997. She founded MyCorporation.com, sold it to Intuit in 2005, and started CorpNet in 2009 — where she now runs a 100+ person company that keeps businesses compliant across all 50 states. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Nellie about what actually happens when you expand across state lines — and about building the same kind of company twice. (Full disclosure: Command Your Brand is a CorpNet customer. We found them through Gusto and used them to register in Georgia. This isn't a sponsored episode.) In this conversation: - What foreign qualification actually means, and why hiring in a state triggers it - Payroll tax registration, workers' comp, and the obligations most remote companies miss - Why she left law school money on the table to start an internet company in 1997 - Selling MyCorporation to Intuit — and starting over from zero - Eight hard years at CorpNet before anything worked - How COVID told them which product to build the company around - Scaling 12 people to 100+ — what actually had to change - Why they promote from within and refuse to hire leadership from outside - The one non-negotiable: they don't sell customer data - Where AI helps, and where they keep a human in the loop on purpose If you're hiring remotely, expanding into a new state, or just not sure whether you're actually compliant where you operate — start here. This conversation is for general educational purposes and is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Rules vary by state and change often. Consult a qualified professional about your specific situation. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: How many states are you operating in right now — and are you registered in all of them? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:50 How she got into entrepreneurship 03:00 Launching MyCorporation.com in 1997 05:06 Our own multi-state hiring problem 07:09 Selling to Intuit, then starting CorpNet from zero 08:15 The product that turned 12 people into 100+ 09:11 What multi-state compliance actually requires 13:38 Why AI won't replace the human in the loop 16:24 Scaling from 12 to 100 19:52 "We're all alpha dogs": the culture 21:21 The one non-negotiable 28:16 Where to find CorpNet CONNECT WITH NELLIE AKALP & CORPNET: Website: https://www.corpnet.com Leadership team: https://www.corpnet.com/about/leadership-team/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellieakalp/

Michelle Mazzara's first business was an online dating site for foodies. She was first to market. Six months in, she shut it down. Twelve years later, Luvafoodie is a clean-eating spice brand sold through regional grocery — and about to make the jump to national. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate talks with Michelle about what it actually takes to kill a good idea fast, build a consumer brand from nothing, and get a product onto a grocery shelf and keep it there. In this conversation: - Why she walked away from a first-to-market idea after six months - How selling caramels in local Minnesota stores became the test that proved the brand - Why short shelf life killed the chocolate line — and led to spices - A heart disease misdiagnosis, and the salt-free product line that came out of it - The spice blend she developed for her dog Lucy, who lived to 17 and a half - Why packaging aesthetics are "the communication that happens before communication" - The scary move she's making right now: spice tins to shaker jars, and a new co-packer - Be a big fish in a small pond first — the local-to-regional-to-national path - Exactly how she got from single stores into a grocery chain's distribution center - What she won't co-brand with, and why - Being a solo woman founder: total freedom, and nobody to check you If you're building a physical product, or you're sitting on a first idea you suspect isn't working, this one is worth your time. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: What's the thing you should have quit six months sooner? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Where the brand came from 00:39 It started as a dating site for foodies 01:32 How do you know it's the right pivot? 02:00 Testing the brand with caramels in local stores 03:01 Why chocolate didn't work — and spices did 03:36 A heart disease misdiagnosis and the salt-free line 04:30 Why she couldn't compete with Match.com 05:51 Was the pivot hard mentally? 06:41 25 years in consumer packaged goods — Target and Walmart 08:02 The salt-free niche nobody was serving 08:52 Food dyes and the clean-eating shift 10:07 Spices for dogs and cats 10:57 Lucy: seizures, a wrong diagnosis, and 17 and a half years 12:20 The science of the retail display 13:00 Why aesthetics sell food 13:49 The scary move: spice tins to shaker jars 15:59 "The communication that happens before communication" 18:02 How she got the message out for 12 years 19:35 Be a big fish in a small pond first 19:57 From single stores to a distribution center 21:08 What's in the line now 23:01 What she won't co-brand with 23:52 Solo founder: freedom and its cost 24:51 How do you command your brand? 25:50 Where to find Michelle 26:59 The Puglia culinary tour CONNECT WITH MICHELLE MAZZARA: Luvafoodie: https://luvafoodie.com The Making of a Luvafoodie Brand (memoir/cookbook): https://www.amazon.com/Making-Luvafoodie%C2%AE-Brand-Clean-Eating-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0DLH84YB8 Luvafoodie Spice Blends Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Luvafoodie-Blends-Cookbook-Michelle-Mazzara/dp/1708273026 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-mazzara-83853b7/

After 1,100 podcast interviews, Leigh Martinuzzi noticed something he didn't expect: the happiest people he spoke to weren't the most famous or the most successful. They were the most aligned. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with Leigh — host of The Hidden Why podcast and a real estate agent on Australia's Sunshine Coast — to unpack what a decade and 1,100 conversations taught him about goals, purpose, and why so many people hit their targets and still feel flat. In this conversation: - Why misaligned goals are the reason achievement stops feeling good - The Life Compass — values, needs, strengths, passions — and how to identify yours - Whether most people know what they want, or have just been told what to want - How to bring your values into a job you don't love - Why Jeremy thinks "burn the boats" is bad advice for a passion project - Where ambition actually comes from (Leigh doesn't think purpose is innate) - The reward you should set at the same moment you set the goal - Why responsibility and agency are the foundation of fulfillment - Leigh's current goal: going from solo operator to building a team Whether you're chasing the next milestone or you've hit the milestones and wondered why it didn't land, this one's worth your time. 👇 COMMENT BELOW: When you hit a goal, do you actually stop and mark it — or do you just start the next one? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Who Leigh Martinuzzi is 01:55 The goal-setting trap most people fall into 02:14 What 1,100 interviews revealed about who's actually happy 02:54 The Life Compass: values, needs, strengths, passions 03:57 How to find your non-negotiables 05:48 Do you know what you want — or were you told? 07:04 Chasing a passion when you still have bills to pay 08:51 The scroll nobody sets a boundary on 10:28 Why "burn the boats" is bad advice 11:20 Side project or all in? 12:33 Where ambition actually comes from 15:02 Can you be comfortable and still be hungry? 17:28 The thing we're both terrible at: celebrating wins 19:24 Responsibility, agency, and why blame kills joy 20:39 Leigh's biggest goal right now 21:54 Where to find Leigh and The Hidden Why CONNECT WITH LEIGH MARTINUZZI: The Hidden Why: https://www.thehiddenwhy.com The Hidden Why Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-hidden-why-podcast/id1073237660 Martinuzzi Property Group: https://martinuzzi.com.au

Are you paying more in taxes than you legally need to? Dr. Veronica Everett Boyce believes one of the biggest financial mistakes entrepreneurs and everyday Americans make is relying entirely on other people to understand the tax code for them. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with Dr. V, founder of Dr. V's Tree of Life, to discuss tax education, wealth, responsibility, service, and why understanding how the tax system actually works can change the way you think about your money. Dr. V shares her own experience facing more than $180,000 in IRS debt and explains why that experience pushed her to spend years studying tax law. She argues that understanding the rules isn't about illegally evading taxes—it's about becoming educated enough to ask better questions and make informed decisions. In this conversation, you'll discover: • Why so many people never learn how taxes actually work • The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion • Why business owners shouldn't completely outsource financial knowledge • How tax planning connects to wealth and legacy • Why Dr. V believes financial education starts with personal responsibility • The role tax-exempt structures can play in certain circumstances • Why keeping more money isn't the end goal—it's what you do with it • How entrepreneurs can think differently about service and purpose If you're an entrepreneur, CEO, founder, or business owner who wants to better understand money, taxes, and wealth creation, this conversation will challenge the way you think. IMPORTANT: This conversation is for educational purposes only and should not be considered individualized tax, legal, or financial advice. Consult qualified professionals regarding your specific circumstances. 🚀 Want to build your authority and get your message in front of the right audiences through podcast guesting? Apply to work with Command Your Brand: www.commandyourbrand.com 👇 COMMENT BELOW: What's one thing you wish you had been taught about taxes before starting a business? CHAPTERS: 00:00 Why Americans Overpay in Taxes 01:27 Why We're Never Taught the Tax Code 03:16 Understanding Tax Laws and Your Money 06:16 Why Schools Don't Teach Taxes 08:11 Teaching Your Children About Wealth 10:23 How Dr. V Started Studying Tax Law 13:01 Why You Can't Outsource Financial Knowledge 15:21 Using Tax Planning to Build a Legacy 18:03 The Tree of Life Tax Framework 20:59 Understanding Tax-Exempt Structures 23:33 Tax Avoidance vs. Tax Evasion 24:30 Building Generational Wealth 26:17 Keeping More Money to Serve More 26:49 How to Learn More From Dr. V #TaxStrategies #TaxPlanning #Entrepreneurship #WealthBuilding #BusinessOwners ________________________________________________________________________ ⇩ LOOKING TO COMMAND YOUR BRAND? ⇩ BOOK A CALL: With Our Team to See How We Can Help https://commandyourbrand.com/book-a-call/ BOOK: Grab Your Copy of Our Book, Command Your Brand: Grow Your Impact, Income and Influence in the New Media Landscape, Rated the # PR Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Command-Your-Brand-Influence-Landscape/dp/B0CJXGKD15 ________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOAD AUDIO PODCAST & GIVE A 5 STAR RATING!: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/command-your-brand/id1570323509 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wE8jDVdlpsDCmNx8sYZTQ?si=41fd776e1a6b43be (also available Google Podcasts & wherever else podcasts are streamed _________________________________________________________________ ⇩ OTHER VIDEO PLATFORMS ⇩ ➤ RUMBLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rInZbdlLiU _________________________________________________________________ ⇩ SOCIAL MEDIA ⇩ ➤ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CYBmedia ➤ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/commandyourbrand ➤ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/commandyourbrand _________________________________________________________________ ➤ CONTACT: [email protected]

Most entrepreneurs think writing a book is about becoming a bestselling author. They're wrong. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with New York Times bestselling author Anna David, founder of Legacy Launch Pad Publishing, to discuss why most business books fail—and how the right book can become your most powerful authority-building asset. You'll learn: ✅ Should you even write a book? ✅ Traditional publishing vs. self-publishing vs. hybrid publishing ✅ Why bestselling status isn't the real goal ✅ The biggest mistakes first-time authors make ✅ How books generate clients instead of just book sales ✅ Why every CEO needs an authority strategy ✅ Using books and podcasting together to grow your business Whether you're a CEO, founder, consultant, coach, or entrepreneur, this conversation will change how you think about writing a book. Connect with Anna: https://annadavid.com/

What if the truth could be crowdsourced? In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with Ryan Dalton, former attorney, federal investigator, and co-founder of Closed Horizon, a platform designed to help people uncover information by rewarding those with direct knowledge. The conversation explores: ✅ The concept of a "marketplace for truth" ✅ How government reward programs inspired Closed Horizon ✅ The Jeffrey Epstein case and unanswered questions ✅ Intelligence operations and information gathering ✅ Why transparency matters in the digital age ✅ Crowdsourcing investigations and whistleblower incentives ✅ The future of decentralized truth-seeking Whether you agree or disagree with the conclusions discussed, this episode challenges listeners to think critically about information, evidence, and how truth is discovered. https://closedhorizon.com/

Most business owners are paying far more in taxes than they legally need to.In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with Tyler McBroom, CPA, tax strategist, entrepreneur, and one of Tony Robbins’ trusted accounting advisors, to reveal the biggest tax mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to legally keep more of what they earn.Tyler shares:✅ The tax planning strategies most accountants never discuss✅ Why LLCs are often misunderstood✅ How S-Corps can save thousands in taxes✅ The truth about tax write-offs✅ Common tax myths hurting business owners✅ Scaling a business while staying compliant✅ Building an award-winning company culture✅ How personal branding helped grow a multi-million-dollar firmWhether you're a founder, CEO, entrepreneur, consultant, coach, or small business owner, this conversation could save you thousands and help you build a stronger business.

Most people think getting a mortgage is just about interest rates. They’re wrong. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with Denise “The Mortgage Nerd” to break down the financial mistakes keeping families trapped financially — and the smarter mortgage strategies that can completely change your future. Denise shares: - How losing her childhood home shaped her obsession with finance - Why most people make emotional home-buying decisions - The hidden math behind renting vs owning - How bad financial advice costs families thousands - Why AI and ChatGPT can actually mislead buyers - The psychology behind wealth building - The habits top performers use to dominate their industries - Why overthinking destroys success This episode is packed with practical advice for: 🏡 First-time homebuyers 💰 Entrepreneurs 📈 Loan officers 🧠 Personal finance fans 🚀 Anyone trying to build wealth intelligently If you want to make smarter money decisions and avoid the financial traps most families fall into, this episode is essential viewing.

Water may become the most important investment opportunity of the next decade. In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Jeremy Ryan Slate sits down with entrepreneur and water infrastructure innovator Ken Berenger to discuss why the global water crisis is accelerating — and how decentralized water systems could completely reshape the future of infrastructure, investing, health, and industry. Ken breaks down: - Why America’s water infrastructure is failing - How contaminated water impacts long-term health - Why AI data centers are creating massive energy and water demand - The rise of decentralized “micro utility” systems - How water is becoming a new asset class - Why investors are pouring capital into water infrastructure - The hidden economic opportunity most people completely miss This conversation covers the intersection of: 💧 Water ⚡ Energy 🤖 AI infrastructure 💰 Investing 🏭 Manufacturing reshoring 🏛️ Public vs private infrastructure If you want to understand where the world is heading next, this episode is essential viewing.

Most businesses don’t fail because they have a bad product.They fail because nobody remembers them.In this episode of the Command Your Brand Show, Alex Latronico sits down with entrepreneur and business strategist Andy Neary to break down what actually drives business growth in today’s attention economy.From professional baseball to building authority in the insurance industry, Andy explains why modern business success comes down to one thing: creating a clear message that makes people say, “Tell me more.”In this conversation:Why most marketing messages failThe difference between virality and credibilityHow to create exponential business awarenessWhy authority beats advertisingThe sales messaging framework that drives organic growthHow CEOs can position themselves as industry expertsIf you’re a founder, entrepreneur, CEO, or creator trying to grow your authority and attract more business, this episode gives you the blueprint.🎙️ Subscribe for more conversations with elite entrepreneurs, founders, and business strategists.