The Conversation Most Men Won’t Have | Sharran Srivatsaa & Chris Dufey
Release Date: 01/01/2026
The Conversation Most Men Won’t Have | Sharran Srivatsaa & Chris Dufey
Chris Dufey Podcast
Most people think money fixes everything. It doesn’t. It just exposes what you never defined in the first place. My recent conversation with Sharran Srivatsaa (Acquisition.com President) starts with a quiet tension: building something big while trying not to lose the people who matter most. Fatherhood. Money. Ambition. Guilt. All colliding at once. The truth is this: More income without a framework doesn’t buy freedom. It buys anxiety with better branding. In this episode, we go deep on what actually works: • Why freezing your lifestyle is the real cheat code • The exact definition of...
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Chris Dufey Podcast
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Chris Dufey Podcast
If you’re still stuck selling, delivering, and scrambling for the next sale, this will hit home. One client added $318,000 in recurring revenue in 30 days. No viral reels. No fancy funnels. No massive team. Just a better system. Most coaches are trapped on the high-ticket hamster wheel. Make a sale, deliver, repeat. It feels like growth, but it’s just a business built on burnout. The moment leads dry up, panic sets in. And the cycle starts all over again. I’ll show you how to break free from that trap and install the same 3-part system we use to scale coaches to $100K–$300K+ months...
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The $1M Model That Lets You Work 3 Days a Week
Chris Dufey Podcast
If you’re a coach or consultant stuck on calls, solving every problem, and still waiting for freedom, this is for you. I’ve built and sold coaching businesses, scaled new ones to $200K months in under 90 days, and helped 7–9 figure founders grow clean, profitable companies that don’t depend on them. This podcast is about building a business that gives you your life back. No "hustle" or productivity hacks, just real systems that work. -------- In this episode: 00:00 Tired of working hard with no freedom? 00:13 Who I am and what we do 00:32 Why I started this channel 00:41 Million-dollar...
info_outlineMost people think money fixes everything.
It doesn’t.
It just exposes what you never defined in the first place.
My recent conversation with Sharran Srivatsaa (Acquisition.com President) starts with a quiet tension:
building something big while trying not to lose the people who matter most.
Fatherhood.
Money.
Ambition.
Guilt.
All colliding at once.
The truth is this:
More income without a framework doesn’t buy freedom.
It buys anxiety with better branding.
In this episode, we go deep on what actually works:
• Why freezing your lifestyle is the real cheat code
• The exact definition of financial freedom (no vibes, just math)
• How to run a family P&L like a real business
• Why most entrepreneurs are chasing income instead of equity
• The parenting framework that removes guilt without quitting the mission
• How to stop “working harder” and start diagnosing what’s broken
• The difference between growth and scale (and why confusing them keeps you stuck)
Not with SMART goals.
Not with KPIs.
Not with OKRs or any of that MBA bullshit.
But with simple rules, clear scoreboards, and decisions you can actually live with.
One line hit hard:
“If you don’t know what ‘enough’ is, you’ll never feel like you’re winning.”
This isn’t theory.
It’s lived experience.
Five exits.
20+ years.
Millions made (and millions lost).
And a framework that now runs:
the business
the money
and the family (without everything bleeding into everything else).
If you’re building fast but feeling off…
If money keeps increasing but peace doesn’t…
If you’re winning on paper but questioning the cost…
This episode is for you.
Watch it slowly, and take notes.
Then decide what enough actually means for you.
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Share it with someone who’s grinding without a scoreboard.
And subscribe. More like this is coming.
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In this video:
00:00 — Building the dream while missing the moments
02:10 — Why guilt is the wrong scoreboard
04:35 — Be where your feet are
07:20 — The 4-domain parenting framework
10:45 — Why more money doesn’t create peace
13:30 — Income vs equity (the real game)
17:05 — Freezing your lifestyle is the cheat code
20:50 — Run a family P&L like a business
24:30 — Defining financial freedom (200% rule)
27:40 — What do you actually want?
31:10 — Creating safety without micromanaging
34:55 — Money in karmic balance
38:20 — Why most operators get stuck
41:35 — Maxims as decision guardrails
45:10 — Growth vs scale (stop confusing them)
49:40 — Buy vs build thinking
53:20 — The moment everything clicks
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👋🏼 If this is our first time meeting, I’m Chris Dufey, founder of The Rainmakers.
We help coaches and creators scale to $1M Profit with tiny teams and only working 2-4 hours a day.
A few years ago, I was sleeping on a couch, scrambling to build a business before my first daughter arrived.
She showed up. I wasn’t ready.
Now, I’ve got four kids, homes in Bali and Australia, and I build 7- and 8-figure businesses that don’t depend on me.
This channel is for founders who want simple, scalable businesses that buy back time.
Subscribe, drop a comment, and let’s build a business you actually enjoy running.