Business Burnout, Passive Income, and the New Meaning of Wealth with Ian Noble
Business, Finance & Soul
In this episode, Shaun Enders sits down with Ian Noble, founder of RunSteady Investments, to discuss his journey from growing a family dry-cleaning business to building a life centered around passive income, time freedom, and intentional living. Ian shares lessons from entrepreneurship, burnout, selling a business, investing through different market cycles, and how wealth becomes more meaningful when measured by freedom rather than dollars alone. ⏱️ Time Stamps 00:00 – Welcome to the Show Shaun introduces Ian Noble and sets the stage for a conversation around entrepreneurship,...
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Why Growth Can Destroy Your Business | Nick Jain on Unit Economics, AI, and Smarter Decision Making
Business, Finance & Soul
In this episode of Business, Finance, and Soul, Shaun sits down with Nick Jain, Founder and CEO of Eagle Rock CFO, to unpack what it really means to run a business with clarity—not just confidence. Nick’s journey from studying math and physics to working in private equity at Bain Capital shaped a mindset rooted in analytical thinking, experimentation, and understanding how businesses truly operate as interconnected systems. But as he shares, the real learning didn’t happen in theory—it happened in the messy, unpredictable reality of execution. Together, Shaun and Nick explore the gap...
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We Are One Generation From Forgetting
Business, Finance & Soul
In this solo episode of Business, Finance & Soul, Shaun reflects on the role traditions play in shaping cultures, communities, and personal values. After relocating from the West Coast to Massachusetts—where towns date back to the 1600s—Shaun began noticing something powerful: traditions create continuity between generations. They pass down not just rituals and holidays, but ways of thinking, problem solving, and understanding the world. But there’s a fragile truth about traditions: We are only one generation away from forgetting them entirely. When traditions disappear, societies...
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The Parallel Reality Engineering Framework
Business, Finance & Soul
The Parallel Reality Engineering Framework Shaun walks through the practical steps he uses when intentionally designing future outcomes. 1. Run the Simulation Imagine a future reality in detail: A new home A promotion A relocation A different financial lifestyle Go beyond the surface and imagine the full experience: Daily routines Responsibilities Trade-offs Emotional impact Ask yourself: Does this future actually light me up? 2. Write It Down Writing forces clarity. Turn imagination into strategy by identifying: What it looks like What it costs What it requires ...
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How to Build a Side Hustle Without Building Another Job with Bart Merrell
Business, Finance & Soul
Side hustles aren’t just extra cash—they can be a path to freedom, flexibility, and real financial security… if you design them right. In this episode, Shaun Enders sits down with lifelong entrepreneur Bart Merrell to break down what separates a true side hustle from a part-time job, why most people pick the wrong hustle, and how to spot opportunities hiding in plain sight. Bart shares stories from building multiple income streams (including dog training, AI consulting, and more), plus the mindset shifts that help people move past fear, imposter syndrome, and overthinking. You’ll also...
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The Chief Emotional Officer: How Moms Shape the Family’s Energy with Genia Enders
Business, Finance & Soul
Episode Summary What happens when outward success masks inner survival? In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Shaun sits down with Genia Enders, conscious coach and founder of Journey With G, to explore what so many ambitious mothers experience quietly: pressure, over-functioning, emotional overwhelm, and the feeling of holding everything together while slowly losing themselves inside. Genia shares her journey from building a multi-million-dollar business to realizing that motherhood didn’t create her stress — it illuminated what was already beneath the surface. Together, they...
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Storytelling as a Leadership Requirement with Dr. Danny Brassell
Business, Finance & Soul
If you’ve ever wondered why some leaders instantly connect and inspire while others struggle to be heard, this episode breaks it down. Dr. Danny Brassell shares how storytelling becomes a leadership requirement and a growth engine that converts audiences into clients. Danny’s path includes pivots from journalism to teaching to speaking, a painful financial loss that reshaped his worldview, and a repeatable framework for building talks that drive real results. You’ll also hear why vulnerability builds trust, why reading is a competitive advantage in a distracted world, and how to...
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AI Isn’t the End of Humanity It Might Be the Beginning (with Pete Sacco)
Business, Finance & Soul
In this episode of Business, Finance & Soul, Shaun Enders sits down with Pete Sacco—entrepreneur, data center builder, and self-described modern-day mystic—to talk about what happens when high performance meets inner work. Pete shares the turning point that changed his life, the framework he calls Commit, Learn, Do, and why his book Living in Bliss is ultimately about building a life rooted in presence, purpose, and prosperity (for yourself—and for others). From there, the conversation expands into the frontier: AI as “electricity,” decentralization, the future of identity,...
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Why Healthcare is Broken with Donovan Pyle
Business, Finance & Soul
Healthcare premiums keep rising, but plan quality often stays the same (or gets worse). In this conversation, Shaun Enders sits down with Donovan Pyle—CEO of Health Compass and author of Fixing Healthcare—to unpack why the employer-sponsored healthcare market functions the way it does. Donovan explains the “hidden supply chain” behind your healthcare spend, why broker incentives often conflict with employer outcomes, and how CEOs can start reclaiming wasted dollars by getting unbiased, fiduciary-aligned guidance and improving visibility into unit pricing. Key Topics Covered Why...
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The Long Game of Delayed Gratification
Business, Finance & Soul
In this solo episode of Business, Finance & Soul, Shaun Enders breaks down why meaningful success in life, business, money, health, and relationships almost always unfolds over years, not weeks or months. Drawing from personal experience in entrepreneurship, investing, parenting, and athletics, Shaun explains how discipline compounds, why modern life is engineered against patience, and how learning to sit comfortably in the delay can change your future. If you’re building something that matters and wondering why it feels slower than expected this episode will help you reframe timelines,...
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In this episode, Shaun talks with Kira Shishkin, Founder & CEO of informed.now, a text-based news concierge that keeps you informed without draining your energy. They dig into what’s broken in our current news ecosystem, how bias is often intentional, and why going straight to primary sources changes everything. Kira also shares his framework for evaluating ideas, teams, and timing, what founders get wrong when pitching investors, and how to protect your attention like a superpower in an age of noise and AI hype.
In this episode you’ll learn:
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Why our “information diet” is broken and how informed.now works
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How primary sources help cut through bias and sensationalism
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Kira’s process for testing ideas before building a business
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What most founders get wrong in investor pitches
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Simple questions to decide what’s actually worth your time and attention
Timestamps (Key Moments):
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00:01 – Welcome & why Shaun invited Kira
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02:50 – Growing up in Ukraine & Israel and seeing information wars up close
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07:35 – How informed.now stays neutral and focuses on primary sources
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27:58 – Kira’s framework for evaluating ideas, teams & timing
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50:12 – AI: what’s overhyped and what we’re underestimating
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58:40 – A pivotal setback that shaped Kira’s resilience
Connect with Kira:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirashishkin/
Informed.now
Connect with Shaun: