Process is Freedom: How EOS Helps Entrepreneurs Build Better Businesses and Better Lives with Mike Paton
Release Date: 10/17/2025
From Exhaustion to Empowerment: How Rebecca Green Built a Business She Can Retire From
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Rebecca discuss: Rebecca shares how she built her first real estate team while raising two babies under two—and what she learned about letting go of control. She reveals the turning point when she stopped chasing volume and started prioritizing profitability and peace of mind. Learn the mindset and systems that helped her step off the hamster wheel and finally build a business she could retire from. Rebecca opens up about walking away...
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Joy as Strategy: Amy Wilkinson on Soul-Led Success, Future-Self Guidance & the “Vacation Energy” Advantage
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Amy discuss: Why “feeling good” can be a legitimate business strategy—and how Amy built multi-location success by following what resonated rather than what was “supposed to” work. Masculine vs. feminine operating modes: getting out of the head (constant doing/figuring out) and back into the body, heart, and receiving. The future-self practice: “Have tea with the you who already made it” and act from that state today. ...
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The Joy Frequency: Tuning Into Abundance with Cathy Heller
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Cathy discuss: how shifting from striving to receiving opens the flow of abundance Cathy’s journey from record deals to spiritual mentorship — and why “God is my CFO.” share why joy, not hustle, is the magnet for prosperity and purpose practical ways to “tune” yourself daily to your soul’s radio station of love and possibility a heart-centered reminder that synchronicity, not strategy, is often the true source of success … and much more. ...
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From Corporate to Real Estate Success: Authentic Growth with Gaby Proctor
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Gaby discuss: Gaby’s transition from 15 years in corporate media to becoming a top-producing real estate agent in Austin. How she and her husband navigated working together in business and marriage — learning to balance strengths, delegate, and grow as a team. The role of honesty and authenticity in marketing — why showing up as yourself (accents, ballcaps, lake life, and all) attracts the right clients. The...
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Designing Wealth and Business in Alignment with Your Energy with Katrina van Oudheusden
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Katrina discuss: Katrina (“Chef Katrina”) shares her journey from Disney chef to digital marketing entrepreneur and coach. She reveals how women’s natural infradian rhythm impacts productivity, creativity, and sales — and how syncing business tasks with cycles can reduce burnout. Why traditional male-based productivity systems (like 5AM routines) don’t always work for women — and what to do instead. The “Create Her Money...
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Process is Freedom: How EOS Helps Entrepreneurs Build Better Businesses and Better Lives with Mike Paton
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Mike discuss how: EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) provides simple, practical tools to help entrepreneurs run better businesses and live better lives. “Process is Freedom”: Having systems in place doesn’t limit you—it frees you to focus on what only you can do. Growth always brings new ceilings; what got you here won’t get you there. Reinventing yourself and your business is key. Investing in systems and support...
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Betting on Yourself: How Shae Spitz Built a 70-Transaction Real Estate Business While Raising 3 Kids
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Shae discuss: How Shae and her husband went from $25K salaries to investing $25K on credit cards to launch their real estate journey Shae’s leap into real estate in 2018 and how she closed 14 transactions in just her first 6 months The simple, systemized follow-up strategies she still uses today to keep past clients engaged Why leveraging a VA and delegating tasks freed her to focus on income-producing activities Her “R.E.A.L. Moms” podcast — a platform for honest...
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From Special Forces to Glamping Resorts: Building a $35M Lifestyle of Freedom with Zander Kempf
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin and Zander discuss: How Zander went from military service in Iraq to building a $35 million real estate portfolio Why he pivoted from multifamily housing to the untapped niche of RV and glamping resorts The creative financing strategies he uses to secure unique deals How his team markets glamping resorts for maximum occupancy using travel sites, SEO, and influencer partnerships How passive investors can earn monthly distributions (not just quarterly) while also...
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The Proven Method to Grow Your Real Estate/Mortgage Business with Ease
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin shares how: Freedom isn’t a destination — it’s a decision powered by daily energy and enthusiasm; your joy is the compass for business decisions. “Do less to do more” becomes real when you build systems and scale instead of muscling through feast-or-famine cycles. If your 20-year-old self couldn’t imagine your current capacity, you’re still standing on the leading edge of expansion — act like your next-level self now. Replacing “shoulds” and...
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Reigniting Your Spark: Turning Energy Into Consistency and Growth with Erin Bradley
Pursuing Freedom: Helping Realtors & Mortgage Lenders Build Profitable, Scalable Businesses and Lives They Love — No Hustle, No Burnout
Listen in as Erin shares: Why September can be the true “New Year” for your business — and how to harness the harvest season for momentum. How your energy is your magnet: protect it, invest in it, and watch the right clients flow toward you. How the Pursuing Freedom Collective is evolving with more expert-led calls, creating a buffet of value and support. The critical shift from operator to leader: doing less, delegating more, and building systems that scale. How investing in...
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Listen in as Erin and Mike discuss how:
- EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) provides simple, practical tools to help entrepreneurs run better businesses and live better lives.
- “Process is Freedom”: Having systems in place doesn’t limit you—it frees you to focus on what only you can do.
- Growth always brings new ceilings; what got you here won’t get you there. Reinventing yourself and your business is key.
- Investing in systems and support is not a cost—it’s a return on energy, sanity, and profitability.
- Knowing your role—visionary, integrator, or technician—helps you lead in alignment with your strengths
- … and much more!
About
Mike Paton is an EOS Implementer, best-selling author, and sought-after keynote speaker who’s spent the last 18 years helping thousands of business owners and leaders around the globe run better businesses and live better lives.
The product of an entrepreneurial household, Paton began his career in banking before embarking on his own entrepreneurial journey. He ran (or helped run) four entrepreneurial companies before discovering EOS in 2007.
Since then, Paton has conducted nearly 2,000 talks, workshops and session days. Gino Wickman’s successor as EOS Worldwide’s Visionary, Paton trained several hundred professional EOS Implementers, co-wrote two books in the Traction Library (which have been translated into a dozen languages), and hosted the top-rated EOS Leader Podcast.
Today he's grateful to be living his ideal life - helping people achieve their vision by mastering the timeless disciplines and practical tools of the Entrepreneurial Operating System.
How to Connect With Mike
- Website: mikepaton.com
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/MikePaton
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mikepaton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mp8on
Recommended Resources
- Get A Grip and Process! are available to order on Amazon
- Visit EOSWorldwide.com to download free tools & take the Organizational Check-up