S1:E22 The First Year of Our Business: What Worked and What Didn’t with Andrew Crapuchettes
Release Date: 08/17/2022
S1:E28 The Employee Bill of Rights with Laura The Labor Lawyer
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What are your rights when your employer still requires you to wear a mask? What are your rights when your employer expects you to participate in pride month, tells you not to say ‘Merry Christmas,’ or expects you to act against your conscience? In the final episode of Season 1, Andrew talks with Laura The Labor Lawyer about all these issues, and more. As the author of RedBalloon’s Employee Bill of Rights, Laura draws from her Harvard Law degree, her love of freedom, and her extensive knowledge of labor law to address issues that conservative employees are facing in their work...
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S1:E27 Speak Truth Without Fear with Jordan Sarmo
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Jordan Sarmo was a career musician who kept his political views to himself when he started to see cancel culture in the entertainment industry. That all changed when he went to Washington on January 6, 2021, and witnessed the corporate media’s lies and distortions about the events of that day. He was inspired to start speaking the truth without fear, and is now helping his fellow Americans do the same. Jordan shares insights from the entertainment industry, talks about how education and entertainment are shaping the political views of America’s next generation, and discusses the...
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S1:E26 Parler's Courageous Comeback with CPO Mike Hebert
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After a career in tech that took him to places like Wayfair.com, Monster.com, and edX, Mike Hebert joined the pro-free-speech platform Parler. Within hours of starting his new job as COO of Parler, Mike Hebert and the rest of the company were shocked to discover that Amazon, Google, and Apple had launched a coordinated attack to make the #1 app disappear from the internet. Mike talks about Parler’s courageous comeback, the Indie Tech Council – of which Parler and RedBalloon are founding members – and how people in woke jobs can start taking action today to get closer to pro-freedom...
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S1:E25 The State of Liberty in Canada with Andrew DeBartolo
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This week Andrew Crapuchettes talks to Andrew DeBartolo, a Canadian pastor representing Liberty Coalition Canada, a group of clergy, politicians, and business leaders that formed during Trudeau’s oppressive Covid-19 response. Originally meeting in secret with cellphones banned, Liberty Coalition Canada has exploded into a national movement that courageously stands for freedom by engaging in political advocacy, mobilizing pro-freedom Canadians, and providing legal aid for those who have been discriminated against through lawless mandates. Andrew DeBartolo shares stories from the...
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S1:E24 A New Conservative Age is Rising with Dr. Steve Turley
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If you are a conservative, there is a lot to be excited about, even in these tumultuous times. That's what internationally recognized scholar, speaker, and author Dr. Steve Turley says. He joins Andrew to share how the modernist myth has lost its hold, and why secularism is failing across the world, giving way to a new, conservative age. From Russia to Europe to the U.S., citizens are rising up and reasserting their religion, culture, and nation as mechanisms of resistance against the dehumanizing tendencies of secularism and globalism. If you sometimes feel like fighting for freedom is...
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S1:E23 Having Courage as a Jewish Business Leader with Joel Wolh
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Joel Wolh shares how he went from being a ‘boring plastics salesman’ to a successful serial entrepreneur. Joel recently sold a top-performing Amazon Ads company and co-founded Bizfluence – an alternative to LinkedIn that focuses on work, productivity, and avoiding censorship and cancel culture. Joel talks to Andrew about the personal change that transformed his career, his preference for Big Government over Big Tech, the need for moral grounding in times like these, and the tactics that the Jewish community has used to respond to government overreach. ...
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S1:E22 The First Year of Our Business: What Worked and What Didn’t with Andrew Crapuchettes
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Andrew Crapuchettes started RedBalloon in the summer of 2021, as a side hustle to help his local community. It exploded onto the job board scene a few months later, as concern over the vaccine mandate swept the country. Over a million Americans have visited RedBalloon.work to escape wokeness in the workplace, find like-minded employers, and maintain their medical freedom and privacy. Founder and CEO Andrew Crapuchettes sits down with team member Aaron Youngren to discuss the challenges of RedBalloon’s first year – from the technical difficulties that came with their wild growth, to...
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S1:E21 Patriot Purge of the US Military with Michael Berry
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Michael Berry spent eight years fighting for freedom as a Marine. Now he fights for freedom in high-stakes, high-profile First Amendment cases at First Liberty Institute – the nation’s largest organization dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans. Michael talks about our fundamental right to follow our conscience and live according to our beliefs, and shares about the “identity crisis” in the US Military that has resulted in the military’s attack on religious freedom, the devastating consequences for thousands of service members, and the...
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S1:E20 Losing Everything to Government Persecution with The Patriot Barbie
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Lindsey Graham became The Patriot Barbie after saying “No” to Oregon’s statewide COVID-19 lockdowns, and opening her salon in defiance of government mandates. Lindsey tells Andrew about the extreme intimidation and harassment that she experienced immediately after her bold move – from threats of $50,000/day in fines, to Child Protective Services coming after her kids. Lindsey shares how she lost nearly everything by taking a stand against government tyranny, and how she found a far greater purpose through her act of courage. Lindsey’s stand has turned her into...
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S1:E19 Saving America – One Small Business at a Time with Grace Speese
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Grace Speese became the Director of the Farmer’s Branch Chamber of Commerce just months before the American economy was suddenly shut down in 2020. She not only stood up to local government for small business freedom, but used her creativity and grit to support her business community when her funding was subsequently cut. Grace shares the ways she is solving local workforce problems, supporting young people, bringing the community together, and celebrating traditional values. Her story of courage as a Chamber of Commerce Director, a woman of faith, and a proud American will inspire...
info_outlineAndrew Crapuchettes started RedBalloon in the summer of 2021, as a side hustle to help his local community. It exploded onto the job board scene a few months later, as concern over the vaccine mandate swept the country. Over a million Americans have visited RedBalloon.work to escape wokeness in the workplace, find like-minded employers, and maintain their medical freedom and privacy.
Founder and CEO Andrew Crapuchettes sits down with team member Aaron Youngren to discuss the challenges of RedBalloon’s first year – from the technical difficulties that came with their wild growth, to the mindset shifts that Andrew needed to make in order for RedBalloon to truly provide first-rate value to its customers.
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