The Real Pressure Facing Entrepreneurs in 2026 | The Kronos Group Podcast #295
Release Date: 01/29/2026
Stop Playing Small: Alan Lazaros on Grit, Identity, and the Real Price of Untapped Potential
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Alan Lazaros was on paper doing everything right at 26. Global top earner, debt paid off, money invested. A head-on crash changed all of it — and forced him to ask the question he had been avoiding: was he actually living at his potential, or just performing for an audience that did not matter? In this episode of The Kronos Group Podcast, Jerry Brazie and Alan Lazaros go deep on grit, identity, the compound effect, and why the most successful people rarely look like it online. No filters, no fluff. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and...
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Baby boomers are retiring at a rate of 10,000 per day and roughly half of all privately owned businesses in the U.S. are owned by boomers with no succession plan. That is the setup for what Jerry Brazie, Matt Floyd, and Steve Floyd call the silver tsunami — one of the greatest business acquisition opportunities in history. In this episode, Jerry breaks down how to find these deals, what to actually look for in an acquisition, how to structure a deal without traditional financing, and why the motivated entrepreneur will always beat private equity in a one-to-one sale. They also break down the...
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Why You Are Broke Even When Business Is Good | Rocky Lalvani
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Rocky Lalvani grew up watching immigrants build the American dream from scratch and decided early that he wanted to be on the right side of that equation. After years in corporate and a lifetime of studying how money actually works, he now serves as a Chief Profitability Officer helping business owners who look successful from the outside figure out why they feel financially stuck on the inside. In this episode, Rocky and Jerry Brazie break down the three financial drivers behind every business, why most owners only track one of them, what your bookkeeper and CPA are not telling you about your...
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Artemis, Age, and the Math That Makes Winners | Kronos Group Podcast
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You are not tired because you are getting older. You are tired because of the weight you are carrying, and that is a problem with a solution. Jerry Brazie and Steve Floyd bring the real numbers: every extra pound you carry adds up to four pounds of force on your knees with every single step. Over 10,000 steps a day, that adds up to tens of millions of pounds of extra punishment over the course of a year. This episode is a health reality check wrapped in real conversation, and it ends with a breakdown of the Artemis launch that will make you appreciate what humans are capable of when they do...
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The Hard Truth About Leadership | Dr. Andy Neillie
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Peer Groups: The Fastest Growth Hack Nobody Uses (Kurt Uhlir)
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Jerry Brazie sits down with Kurt Uhlir to break down real-world scaling: hiring for outcomes, preventing service creep, protecting margin, and building accountability without burnout. Guest: Kurt Uhlir Website: This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - If you're an entrepreneur, founder,...
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If you’ve felt stuck, drifting, or “soft,” this episode will hit. It’s a direct conversation on fatherhood, purpose, and why comfort culture is killing drive. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their...
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The Rule of One: Marketing That Converts ft. Roberto Martinez
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If you’re tired of posting random content and hoping it works, this conversation will clean up your whole approach. Rule of One. Systems. Execution. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their life and...
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Why Most People Stay Stuck - The Power of Better Rooms
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Jerry Brazie, Matt Floyd, and Steve Floyd unpack a raw conversation on health, sauna, mindset, discipline, victim mentality, and why better rooms create better outcomes in life and business. This episode is about more than fitness — it’s about who you surround yourself with and what that environment is pulling out of you. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your...
info_outlineIn this episode of The Kronos Group Podcast, Jerry Brazie is joined by Matt Floyd and Steve Floyd for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, economic pressure, culture shifts, and what business owners are actually dealing with in 2026.
From global events like Davos and government spending, to the real impact of debt, inflation, and avoided conversations, this episode breaks down how external pressure exposes internal leadership gaps — especially for entrepreneurs running businesses between $1M–$25M in annual revenue.
This isn’t political commentary for clicks.
It’s an operator-level discussion about responsibility, decision-making, and the cost of inaction.
In this episode, we cover:
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Why rising debt and inflation amplify leadership mistakes
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How avoided conversations quietly turn into six-figure problems
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What global economic shifts signal for small and mid-sized businesses
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The pressure business owners carry that no one talks about
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Why peer advisory groups matter more in uncertain markets
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Leadership, accountability, and the human cost of ownership
If you’re a business owner feeling squeezed from every direction, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.
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This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses.
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