Going Long Podcast with Billy Keels
Are you a high-performing executive who wants to earn freedom while keeping your professional edge? Then the Going Long Podcast with Billy Keels is for you. This podcast shares the actionable insights you want to make more money, build more freedom, and maintain the career you’ve built. Whether you're building a business on the side, investing your capital, or identifying your passion project, you'll get real stories and tactical strategies from others who’ve done the same on their terms. Hosted by international advisor and founder of The Executive Edge Advisory™️ Program, Billy Keels, this is your blueprint for creating income optionality, growing with intention, and protecting the professional momentum you’ve earned. With over 550 episodes and more than five years of insights, this show delivers a mix of solo episodes and expert guest interviews.
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The Corporate Line Item Trap: Why Executives Are Afraid to Invest in Themselves
08/11/2026
The Corporate Line Item Trap: Why Executives Are Afraid to Invest in Themselves
Are you a senior corporate leader or high-performing director relying on your company's learning and development budget to dictate your personal growth and future security? In this empowering solo episode, host Billy Keels reacts to a powerful life lesson from fellow podcaster Chris Williamson: no one is coming to save you. Billy pulls back the curtain on why market-leading multinationals constantly put their money where their mouth is—investing massive financial resources into technical skills, soft skills, and elite methodologies like MEDDIC or Challenger Sales to fuel their corporate organism. Discover why you must break the habit of putting yourself last, treat your personal transition as your own business line item, and aggressively invest your own time, effort, and capital into guided frameworks that unlock a predictable pathway to optionality while you continue to excel at your 9-to-5. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: What does Chris Williamson's phrase "no one is coming to save you" mean for corporate leaders? Why do large multinational corporations invest so heavily in training their frontline executives? How do you shift your mindset from a corporate line item to creating your own personal L&D budget? What is the true opportunity cost of trying to launch a side business completely alone? How can making a significant personal financial investment dramatically accelerate your business decisions? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Solo Strategy: Moving Beyond General Corporate Concepts 01:10 - Reacting to Chris Williamson: Life Lessons in 60 Seconds 02:00 - The Loud Inner Voice: Shifting from Promotable to Optional 02:45 - The High Cost of Going It Alone on Your Side Business 03:40 - Why Market Leaders Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is 04:55 - MEDDIC, Spin, and Challenger: Analyzing Corporate L&D Investments 06:15 - Becoming the Market Leader of Your Own Personal Optionality 07:10 - Breaking the Habit of Putting Your Own Growth Last 08:35 - Billy’s First Six-Figure Investment in a Personal Coach 09:50 - Maximizing the 168: Using Guided Action to Hit Your North Star 11:00 - Reclaiming Your Worth: Shifting From Theory into Practice 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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What Does Optionality Mean If You Don't Want to Quit Your Corporate Job? - Chad Greenlee
08/06/2026
What Does Optionality Mean If You Don't Want to Quit Your Corporate Job? - Chad Greenlee
Are you a senior executive or elite corporate leader who thinks achieving true career optionality means you are forced to quit the corporate game you actually enjoy? In this highly unique guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Chad Greenlee, a partner at Creative Planning and one of the very first members to go through what is known today as the Executive Edge Advisory Program. Chad pulls back the curtain on why typical "popular opinions" regarding financial independence are flawed, sharing how a midnight flight unlock forced him to ditch cookie-cutter definitions of work-life balance and build a customized "ideal day" model. Discover how Chad utilized ghostwriting, marketing, and copywriting skills honed in his side venture to build a multi-million dollar intern pipeline for his employer, land a massive promotion to Vice President of Sales after seven previous rejections, and confidently master his career on his own timeline. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: What does career optionality actually look like for a senior leader who chooses not to quit their corporate job? How can an executive handle the emotional transition of scaling back a side business to go "all in" on a major corporate acquisition? Why is the foundational equation "Am I valuable and am I available?" the ultimate key to permanent employability[cite: 3, 5]? How can a senior professional bounce back after being turned down seven times for leadership positions to secure a VP of Sales role[cite: 3, 5]? What are the benefits of having an outside mentor regurgitate your words back to you to identify what tasks to stop doing? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Following Your Curiosity: A Track Record of Corporate Excellence 01:14 - Redefining Freedom: Why Optionality Doesn't Mean Quitting Your Job 02:28 - Sabbatical Realities: The Delayed Midnight Notes App Breakthrough 03:40 - Transitioning from Burnout to Becoming an Executive Champion 04:55 - The FIRE Movement Trap: Why the Leisure Path Lacks Purpose 05:40 - The Miyagi Moment: Using One-on-One Accountability to See the Big Picture 06:35 - Platinum Advice: Why It is More Important to Choose What You Stop Doing 07:50 - Building a Personal L&D Budget: Leveraging Smart Phones to Close Deals 08:35 - Replacing a Corporate Salary in 90 Days Through Copywriting and Ghostwriting[cite: 3, 5] 09:50 - Overcoming 7 Corporate Rejections to Secure a VP of Sales Job[cite: 3, 5] 11:00 - The 360-Appointment Engine: Leading a High-Impact Intern Team[cite: 3, 5] 12:15 - Building a Board of Advisors: Controlling the Simplest First Steps[cite: 3, 5] 13:30 - How to Execute a Personalized Invitation to Connect with Chad Greenlee Contact Chad Greenlee: Website: LinkedIn: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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Every Corporate Relationship Ends: Lessons from Pep Guardiola
08/04/2026
Every Corporate Relationship Ends: Lessons from Pep Guardiola
Even the greatest leaders in the world eventually hit the end of the road. Pep Guardiola, for the decade that he was at Manchester City, won 20 titles. But when it was time for him to walk away, it was the inner voice inside of him that told him it was that his time was up. This episode reveals exactly why every corporate relationship ends and what you can do to make sure that you don't have complacency destroy your edge. Going Long Podcast Episode 652: Every Corporate Relationship Ends: Lessons from Pep Guardiola ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 00:53] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s show. [00:53 - 09:31] Billy discusses the inevitability of corporate relationships ending, using Pep Guardiola's career as an example. emphasizing the importance of recognizing when it's time to move on and preparing for transitions. [13:10 - 14:11] Billy wraps up the show. If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Shifting the Equation: How a Near-Death Awakening Redefines Executive Freedom - Roger Simó Garcia
07/30/2026
Shifting the Equation: How a Near-Death Awakening Redefines Executive Freedom - Roger Simó Garcia
Are you an overachieving general manager or country director running massive turnaround strategies, yet realizing your body is sending signals that your schedule is completely out of alignment? In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Roger Simo, a veteran corporate executive with over two decades of experience leading world-class brands across Europe and West Africa, including Molson Coors, SAB Miller, Asahi, and Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Roger shares the profound psychological impact of surviving a sudden, life-threatening appendicitis infection and medical evacuation while serving on the front lines of global enterprise expansion. Discover how to establish your own core value frameworks, transition away from the limiting belief that you are trapped by a single executive title, and leverage your high-stakes team alignment skills to handle major transition crossroads entirely by choice, not obligation. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a near-death health crisis fundamentally accelerate an executive's timeline to optionality? What does it look like to wear multiple functional hats inside smaller, high-growth multi-national business units? How can an enterprise sales leader use the discipline of elite competitive sports to build world-class corporate cultures? Why is defining your core personal values essential before making your next major corporate or independent move? What is the exact mathematical relationship between time control, cash flow, and true professional sovereignty? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Elite Enterprise DNA: Running Multi-National Consumer Goods Operations 01:50 - The Transatlantic Evacuation: Surviving a Sudden Health Crisis in Cabo Verde 04:20 - Volatile and Fragile: Developing Grounded Gratitude One Year Later 06:51 - The Outsider Mindset: Driving Resourceful Market Turnarounds Under Pressure 09:00 - Wearing Multiple Hats: The Learning Speed of Smaller Business Units 10:55 - The Genetic Itch: Balancing Enterprise Excellence with Side Asset Curiosity 13:20 - The Cost of Overwhelm: Missing the Small Print on Side Real Estate Contracts 15:37 - Defining the Ultimate Metric: The Uncompromising Pursuit of Freedom 17:00 - The Strategic Core Four: Unpacking Kindness, Respect, Freedom, and Friendship 19:27 - Carving Out Introspection: Utilizing External Executive Coaches Amidst Chaos 21:40 - Defeating Limiting Beliefs: Choosing Team Synergy Over Individual All-Star Status 25:53 - The Last Dance Effect: Building Corporate Environments on Athletic Principles 29:55 - Friday at 7 PM: The Brutal Energy Realities of High-Performing Leaders 33:45 - Listening to the Machine: When the Body Forces You to Listen to Alignment 36:06 - At the Crossroads: Managing the Psychological Friction of Having Too Many Options 38:58 - The Trough Shield: Remembering That Everything Passes and Trusting Your Guts 44:02 - Expanding Your Circle: How to Leave a Personalized Invitation for Roger Simo Find and Contact Roger Simó Garcia: LinkedIn: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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You Are Just a Number in Corporate: How to Use It to Your Advantage
07/28/2026
You Are Just a Number in Corporate: How to Use It to Your Advantage
Are you a senior corporate executive, VP, or elite account executive struggling with the cold reality that no matter how many deals you close, you are ultimately just a number to the machine? In this powerful solo episode, host Billy Keels shares an essential mindset shift from his 26-year corporate career—recalling his own login ID, I037, which he typed up to a hundred times a day in a company of 150,000 employees. Billy drops a truth bomb for high achievers: being a corporate number isn’t a bad thing if you stop resenting it and start using the exchange to your advantage. Learn how to emotionally detach your personal identity from your corporate title, deliver elite outcomes in fewer hours, and leverage your 9-to-5 corporate skills to safely construct 41 streams of income on the side so you can confidently walk into boardrooms strictly by choice, not necessity. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: What does it mean to accept that you are a number in a large multinational corporation? How can emotionally detaching from your corporate title increase your confidence at work? How can a senior director utilize corporate sales skills to build a team in their 5-to-9 side venture? What are the benefits of transitioning from working more hours to producing highly optimized outcomes? How can an executive replace their corporate paycheck with $212,000+ in annual side revenue? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - The Reality of a 26-Year Multinational Corporate Career 01:15 - Managing a $100 Million EMEA Business Across Three Organizational Layers 02:00 - Employee ID I037: The Subconscious Reminder of the Corporate Machine 03:30 - The Jocko Mindset Shift: Embracing the Reality of Being a Number 04:30 - Why You Should Stop Chasing Promotions That Disrupt Your Lifestyle Design 05:40 - Building Generational Wealth Beyond the Corporate Login Field 06:35 - Turning Your 9-to-5 Multinational DNA into 5-to-9 Real Estate Cash Flow 07:50 - Navigating the Messy Middle: Working Smarter and Reaching for Help 09:10 - Managing 41 Streams of Income While Attending President's Club in Hawaii 10:15 - Reclaiming Total Control Over Your 168 Hours and Personal Identity 11:00 - Moving From Corporate Theory into Practice Outside the Enterprise walls 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram:
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The Dual-Track Blueprint: Leveraging Corporate Acumen to Scale Side Assets - Will Holdren
07/23/2026
The Dual-Track Blueprint: Leveraging Corporate Acumen to Scale Side Assets - Will Holdren
Are you a senior corporate executive or high-performing leader sitting on immense professional capital, yet wondering how to safely translate your day-to-day corporate discipline into personal cash-flowing assets? In this dynamic guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Will Holdren—the founder of Aureate Properties LLC, host of the Will Power Podcast, and an elite professional operating within a high-net-worth family office. Will pulls back the curtain on his rapid career trajectory, sharing how he launched a podcast as a junior in high school to interview over 250 successful individuals, ultimately bypassing standard resume templates to secure a highly sophisticated corporate role. Discover how Will structures his 168 hours to cleanly isolate his 9-to-5 client execution from his 5-to-9 real estate projects, how he navigates multi-entity liability structures to decrease tax exposure, and why practicing the power of saying "no" to superficial distractions is the ultimate baseline for long-term career optionality. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a young professional utilize a podcasting engine to build an elite network and completely bypass standard job applications? What does it look like to leverage high-level corporate training in a family office to master complex business structures? How can an executive utilize a holding company model to legally offset subsidiary gains with short-term real estate depreciation losses? Why is absolute compartmentalization critical when balancing top-tier enterprise execution with an independent alternative venture? What are the 2 primary mindset struggles high performers face when scaling a side enterprise with no immediate guarantee of success? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Dual-Track Mastery: Maximizing Client Success While Building Independent Options 03:53 - The Power of the Medium: Turning High School Curiosity Into a 250-Guest Network 05:39 - Dirt Roads and Amish Neighbors: Shifting Out of Comfort Zones into Metro Atlanta 09:35 - Finding the Pattern: Managing Structural Risks by Interviewing World-Class Operators 11:31 - Overcoming the Whiteboard Traps: Navigating the Setbacks of Your First Real Estate Acquisition 13:27 - The Family Office Vault: Gaining Elite Technical Acumen on a Holistic Basis 16:05 - Entity Structuring 101: Utilizing Subsidiaries for Clean Liability Shelters and Tax Reductions 17:49 - The Corporate Advantage: Why Launching with Corporate Footing Beats Immediate Entrepreneurship 19:58 - Go Time Execution: Protecting the Boundaries of Your 9-to-5 and Your 5-to-9 22:41 - The Half-Step Edge: Designing a Rigid Morning Routine to Handle QuickBooks and Accounts 24:54 - Platinum Advice: Learning to Say No and Putting Your Personal Timeline First 28:39 - The Passive Vehicle: Choosing Real Estate for Tax Efficiency and Asset Appreciation 30:59 - Lifelong Mediums: Landing Nine-Figure Network Partners via Cold Social Media DMs 33:27 - Staying Unstuck in the Trough: Winning the Day by Returning to the Fundamentals 37:22 - Open Lines: How to Connect with Will Holdren directly via Aria Properties Connect with Will Holdren: Website: Instagram: LinkedIn: Podcast: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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The 3-Step Foundation to Make Your Corporate Role Optional
07/20/2026
The 3-Step Foundation to Make Your Corporate Role Optional
Are you an overachieving corporate director, VP, or senior AE who is completely exhausted from burning the candle at both ends trying to launch a side business? In this empowering solo episode, host Billy Keels speaks directly to high-performing multinational professionals who feel stuck and overwhelmed by the sheer friction of balancing key performance indicators (KPIs) with their entrepreneurial dreams. Billy unpacks the common trap of building a side venture on a shaky, "sandy foundation" and introduces the exact three-step optionality equation required to transition from corporate dependence to true path control. Learn how to gain quantifiable clarity over your goals, integrate your career to deliver high-quality outcomes in fewer hours, and safely scale independent, predictable streams of income so you can walk into the office entirely by choice, not out of necessity. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: Why do high performers get completely stuck and overwhelmed when launching a side business? What does it mean to build a side business on a "sandy foundation"? How can a senior corporate leader optimize their corporate outcomes while reducing their working hours? What are the 3 foundational steps to calculating your unique path to optionality? How can an executive build 41 streams of income over an 8-year period while working a demanding day job? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Overcoming Overthink and Burnout as a High Performer 01:15 - Redefining Financial Freedom: Time Control vs. Keeping Money 02:30 - The Toll of Burning the Candle at Both Ends 03:40 - Understanding the Real Mindset of a Corporate Independent 04:30 - The Sandy Foundation: Why Your Side Venture is Causing Overwhelm 05:15 - Step 1: Getting Crystal Clear and Quantifiably Focused on Your Why 06:05 - Step 2: Optimizing Career Outcomes to Create Free Time 07:00 - Step 3: Reclaiming Control Over Your Time and Income Generation 08:15 - Navigating the Discomfort of Shifting Your Corporate Identity 09:10 - The 8-Year Blueprint: Building 41 Streams of Income on the Side 10:15 - The Power of Guided Action: Moving From Theory to Practice 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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From Academic VP to Global Venture Founder with Chris Gray
07/16/2026
From Academic VP to Global Venture Founder with Chris Gray
Are you a senior executive or high-performing corporate director who cracks your quarterly metrics, but wants to create more personal autonomy over your schedule? In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Chris Gray—a former campus academic vice president who successfully translated his corporate leadership capital into multiple thriving independent ventures, including Red Palm Solutions, Bald Buck, and the Earn Core community of over 4,000 global business owners. Chris pulls back the curtain on his professional evolution, sharing how an honest look out his office window on a random Tuesday afternoon catalyzed his journey toward true lifestyle sovereignty. Discover how to lean into challenging personal seasons, stop letting distractions delay your execution, and use external advisors to unlock the radical self-awareness required to run your career completely by choice, not obligation. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: What does it look like to maintain executive excellence while actively developing independent professional options? How can a senior leader audit their weekly 168 hours to prioritize high-impact execution over standard entertainment? Why is aligning with a mentor who is further along the path essential for an enterprise professional? How do you successfully transition corporate team-building and accountability reps into your own ventures? Why is letting go of the illusion of absolute personal control the ultimate key to expanding your financial choices? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Maximizing Executive Performance: Moving From VP to Serial Venture Owner 01:37 - Shifting the Focus: Understanding Career Alignment in Higher Education Leadership 03:40 - The Tuesday Window: Analyzing Strategic Timelines and Lifestyle Design 05:20 - Reclaiming Your 168: Making Deliberate Short-Term Sacrifices for Long-Term Autonomy 06:32 - Navigating Tough Personal Seasons: Finding Grit in Jiu-Jitsu and Fatherhood 10:26 - Shifting Mindsets: Moving Past External Validation Toward Self-Approval 14:58 - Upgrading Your Network: Partnering with Advisors Who Are Steps Ahead 20:32 - Defeating Imposter Syndrome: Building a High Tolerance for Higher-Level Rooms 23:15 - Transferable Assets: Shifting Corporate Accountability Reps Outside the Walls 26:42 - Platinum Advice: Why You Cannot React Poorly If You Want the True Data 28:14 - Red Palm Solutions: Maximizing Local Business Models Using Smart AI 31:52 - Earn Core Community: Creating the Private No-Hide Mastermind Engine 36:22 - Letting Go of the Illusion of Absolute Personal Control to Accelerate Growth 40:19 - Reclaiming Your Freedom and Connecting with Chris Gray How best to find and connect with Chris: Website: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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The Corporate Organism: Why Multi-Million Dollar Top Producers Are Still at Risk
07/14/2026
The Corporate Organism: Why Multi-Million Dollar Top Producers Are Still at Risk
Are you a senior executive or elite enterprise tech leader counting on corporate salary and fluctuating stock options for your ultimate long-term security? In this highly authentic and controversial solo episode, host Billy Keels drops an unpopular opinion about the realities of massive corporate workforce reductions at giants like Meta and Oracle. Drawing from 26 years of personal experience in enterprise hardware and software sales leadership, Billy unpacks why every multinational corporation is simply an organism wired to do whatever it takes to preserve its own life—including shedding thousands of jobs when it carries too much weight. Discover the exact 3-step pathway to optionality that allows you to continue excelling as a top performer while systematically building transferable skills, taking control of your time, and engineering predictable income streams that ensure you are completely prepared when your corporate relationship inevitably ends. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: Why are large tech companies like Meta and Oracle continuously reducing their workforces? What does it mean to treat a multinational corporate employer as a living organism? How can a high-performing director excel at their day job while simultaneously building an independent dream? What are the 3 core steps required to transition a single corporate paycheck into true career optionality? How do you successfully decouple your personal financial security from unpredictable company stock performance? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - The Triggering Reality of Today's Corporate Environment 01:10 - Deconstructing the Meta and Oracle Layoffs in Enterprise Software 02:15 - Rethinking Career Security After 26 Years in Enterprise Tech 03:30 - The Identity Trap: Is Your Life Entirely Wrapped Up in Your Role 04:25 - The Unpopular Truth: Every Corporate Relationship Ends 05:15 - Understanding the Corporate Organism and Its Survival Instincts 06:30 - What Side of the Equation Are You On? 07:25 - The 3 Steps to Optionality: Clarity, Integration, and Total Control 08:45 - Reclaiming Overachieving Metrics Without Sacrificing Your Time 09:50 - Building Highly Transferable Skill Sets Outside the Corporate Walls 11:00 - Moving From Corporate Survival Theory to Guided Practice 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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From Chief of Staff to Professional Sports Investing with Fred Sharp
07/10/2026
From Chief of Staff to Professional Sports Investing with Fred Sharp
Are you an overachieving director, VP, or high-performing corporate leader crushing your quarterly targets, yet secretly looking for a predictable pathway to expand your professional options outside the enterprise? In this dynamic guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Fred Sharp, the managing partner of Clubhouse Ventures and former NCAA Division One walk-on athlete. Fred pulls back the curtain on his rapid corporate rise, detailing what it was like to be hand-selected at age 30 to serve as the Chief of Staff for the Chief Revenue Officer of a $4 Billion global tech line of business. Discover how Fred intentionally structured his 168 hours to quietly build a premium sports tech venture fund while managing massive global corporate operations, and learn why understanding the unvarnished reality that corporations move forward with or without you is the ultimate mental key to unlocking professional freedom. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: Why is shifting your paradigm from "who you know" to "who knows you" critical for high-end alternative investing? What does it look like to step into a global Chief of Staff role for a $4B business unit at just 30 years old? How can a top-performing software executive transition enterprise operational skills into sports tech venture capital? Why is it essential for corporate professionals to diversify their investments outside of traditional equity and RSU portfolios? How do you navigate the corporate visibility stigma while building your own venture quietly on the side? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Cracking the Code: Moving From Who You Know to Who Knows You 03:36 - The Walk-On Mindset: Rigor, Athletics, and Structure in Metro Detroit 05:00 - Wet Behind the Ears: Running Global Operations for a $4 Billion Tech Business 07:04 - Trick Yourself Until You're Ready: Stepping Between the Executive Lines 09:54 - Intentional Career Design vs. The Myth of Flying by Night 12:01 - Beyond RSUs: Diversifying Assets Into Sports Tech and Women’s Pro Volleyball 14:44 - Leaving on Good Terms: Why Your Corporate Relationship Needs a Clean Ending 19:11 - Cutting Through Red Tape: Managing Egos and Outcomes in the C-Suite 22:34 - Building Career Capital: Shifting Preparation and Respect Outside Corporate Walls 25:57 - The Non-Negotiable Rule: Executing Side Passions Without Sacrificing 9-to-5 Performance 35:45 - The Harsh Truth: Why Large Corporations Will Always Move Forward Without You 37:27 - Legacy Engineering: Surviving the Valley by Remembering Your First 12 Months 40:48 - Expanding Your Circle: How to Connect with Fred Sharp on LinkedIn Connect With Fred Sharp: LinkedIn: Email: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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The Time Telescope: The Executive Blueprint to Reclaim 8 Hours Every Week
07/07/2026
The Time Telescope: The Executive Blueprint to Reclaim 8 Hours Every Week
How do you break free from the constant exhaustion of 65 to 80-hour work weeks while continuing to perform at the top of your corporate stack ranking? In this powerful solo episode, host Billy Keels addresses the severe burnout plague hitting senior corporate leaders and elite enterprise sales executives. Billy shares an eye-opening lesson from his time leading teams in the UK, where he discovered a top-producing account executive pulling in seven-figure bonuses who remained completely fresh by focusing strictly on high-quality outcomes rather than endless hours. Learn how to implement Billy’s exact "Time Telescope" exercise—auditing your schedule in 15-minute snapshots to pinpoint hidden time leaks, systematically reduce your work week by 10%, and reclaim up to eight hours every single week to spend with loved ones, restore your mental presence, or launch a profitable side business. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: Why do large multinational companies continuously produce more work no matter how many hours you log? How can a senior leader maintain a number one stack ranking while working fewer hours? What is the "Time Telescope" exercise, and how do you execute it in 15-minute chunks? How can reclaiming 10% of your work week provide the fuel to launch a side business or franchise? What is the core difference between measuring your professional value by hours worked versus outcomes produced? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - The Reality of the 80-Hour Corporate Work Week 01:15 - Finding the Next Edge: Turning Off a Brain Constantly on Fire 02:00 - The Multi-National Organism: Why the Work Never Stops 02:45 - The 7-Figure UK Top Producer Who Never Looked Exhausted 03:40 - Learning a Different Way to Walk, Talk, and Live in Enterprise Software 04:30 - Introducing the Time Telescope: Measuring to Control Your 168 Hours 05:40 - How to Execute 15-Minute Snapshots to Stop Time Leak 06:35 - Reclaiming 10%: What Saving 8 Hours a Week Does for Your Life 07:50 - Reclaiming Your Weekends to Be Fully Present with Loved One 08:50 - Going From Number 5 to Number 2 in Less Time 10:00 - Moving From Time Management Theory into Guarded Action 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Shifting from Rigid Structure to Personal Choice - Rebecca Knoerr
07/01/2026
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Shifting from Rigid Structure to Personal Choice - Rebecca Knoerr
Are you an overachieving corporate leader or elite sales executive who loves performing at the top of your game, but wants to create more personal autonomy over your schedule? In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Rebecca Knörr, an illustrious former enterprise hardware and software sales leader who successfully expanded her professional world by founding Silver Dog Recruitment and Art by Rebecca Knörr. Rebecca shares the raw reality of moving past a rigid corporate mindset to design a fluid lifestyle harmony across five different countries. Discover how to embrace imperfect action by "flying the plane while building it," leverage the elite communication skills you’ve already mastered inside corporate walls, and build a bespoke passion enterprise that enhances your career fulfillment so you can walk into every professional room completely on your own terms. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a top-performing corporate leader expand their career options into boutique recruitment and business ownership? What does it look like to maintain professional momentum while navigating major international transitions? How can a recovering perfectionist overcome the paralyzing fear of waiting for a perfect business model? What is the difference between chasing an unrealistic "work-life balance" versus accepting a dynamic lifestyle harmony? How can you successfully turn a creative passion into a scalable, global e-commerce stream? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Operating in Expert Mode: Embracing Personal Choice in a Chaotic World 04:54 - The Backstory: Excelling at the Top of Enterprise Hardware and Software Sales 05:55 - Expanding the Playing Field: Focusing on the Human Element of Recruitment 07:25 - Ground Zero: Packaging an Inner Creative Passion into an Independent Asset 12:01 - Defining Your True Value: Why High Earners Look for Greater Schedule Flexibility 12:38 - The Reality of Transitions: Navigating Major Relocations and New Seasons 16:17 - The Venn Diagram Mindset: Moving from Forced Balance to Pure Schedule Harmony 21:39 - Bespoke Client Relationships: Applying Corporate Interviewing Skills to High-End Commissions 29:25 - Flying the Plane While Building It: Overcoming the Fallacy of Immediate Perfection 33:35 - Overperforming by Choice: Merging Leadership, People Skills, and Artistry 36:26 - Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Taking Bold, Unapologetic Action to Serve Others Find and connect with Rebecca at these links! :- Instagram: LinkedIn: Website : 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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The Last Dance in Corporate: Everything Goes Back to the Machine
06/29/2026
The Last Dance in Corporate: Everything Goes Back to the Machine
What happens to your personal identity and financial security when you finally have to hand your corporate equipment back to the machine? In this deeply authentic solo episode, Billy Keels takes you back to December 2021—his last dance in corporate after 26 years of excellence—to describe a single, powerful moment of crystallization sitting in his flat in Barcelona, Spain. Laying out his corporate checklist, laptop, iPhone, and American Express card on a square brown table, Billy realized that while the corporate machine demands its physical tools back, it can never claw back the elite skill set, massive professional networks, and ecosystem mastery you developed along the way. Learn how to shift from a single source of income, survive the painful wake-up calls of missing family milestones, and successfully construct an independent lifestyle backed by a predictable corporate exit strategy. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: What is the reality of the corporate checklist when an executive relationship ends? How can a high-performing director manage a $100M business while simultaneously building a six-figure side business? What does it mean to treat your corporate career and premium perks as a "lease option"? How do you integrate your career and side business to give the corporate machine outcomes instead of just more hours? How can a corporate employee predictably build 41 additional streams of income while working a day job? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - The Day the Corporate Relationship Ends 02:30 - December 2021: The Last Dance in Corporate 03:15 - The Square Brown Table: The Machine Asks for its Stuff Back 04:00 - Managing a $100 Million Business Across Europe, Middle East, and Africa 04:45 - What Stays with the Machine vs. What Stays with You 05:45 - The Painful Wake-Up Call: Missing My Son's 3rd Birthday Party 06:30 - The Pathway to Optionality: Clarity, Integration, and Control 07:20 - Giving the Machine Outcomes, Not Just Hours 08:15 - Building 41 Streams of Income and Generating $212,000+ on the Side 09:30 - Embracing the Fair Exchange: How Your Company Wins and You Win 10:45 - Moving From Financial Theory to Practice Outside the Enterprise 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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Unfiltered with Carsten Uncut - Carsten Nitschke
06/25/2026
Unfiltered with Carsten Uncut - Carsten Nitschke
Are you a senior tech leader, VP, or enterprise software director completely exhausted by the over-moderated, polished corporate environment that actively dilutes your authentic voice ? In this transparent and highly provocative guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Carsten Nitschke, a veteran general manager overseeing operations across Germany, Austria, and Southern Europe for a legacy three-letter enterprise software titan. Carsten shares the exact moment he realized his greatest career asset was refusing to brutally force himself to "fit in" to traditional mainstream expectations. Discover how to completely eliminate corporate text script dependencies, use unfiltered honesty to command voluntary influence instead of rigid organizational control, and build a elite, high-performing culture where you successfully shelter your frontline team while executing massive business outcomes. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a senior enterprise software leader utilize radical honesty to command influence without corporate fluff? What does it mean to shift your executive leadership paradigm from "command and control" to creating true voluntary followership? How can a multinational general manager use multi-cultural maps to bridge the gap between Latin and Germanic business styles? Why is receiving harsh, unvarnished executive feedback often the single greatest accelerator of your career progression? How can an executive effectively structure their schedule to fertilize both their day-to-day corporate outcomes and an outside movement? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Defying Mainstream Patterns in Enterprise Sales and AI Leadership 02:39 - Analyzing Nike's "Dream Crazy": Are Your Goals Radical Enough? 04:30 - The Pain of Forcing Compatibility: Learning Why It's Good to Be Different 05:56 - Decoding the Cultural Map: Disrupted Expectations in European Business 09:18 - Shifting From Command and Control to Organic Corporate Followership 10:45 - Turning Life-Changing Loss into a Catalyst for Unfiltered Personal Content 13:40 - Overcoming Internal Constraints: Framing ADHD as a Strategic Superpower 15:30 - The Antidote to Fluff: Why the Real Business World Craves Honesty 17:57 - Having Your Back Covered: Navigating Under Polish vs. Raw Leadership 20:00 - The Navy Seals of Sales: Taking the First Bullet for Your Frontend Team 24:22 - What Did You Want to Be? Rejecting the Complacent Mount Everest Trap 29:01 - The Uncut Formula: Mastering Your Pitches Without PowerPoint Guideline Crutches 34:17 - Cross-Fertilization: Speaking From the Heart to Erase Corporate Fear 39:26 - Reclaiming Your Energy: Why the Sun Will Always Rise Tomorrow 47:21 - Creating Movement and Connecting with Carsten Nitschke Connect with Carsten at these links: LinkedIn: YouTube: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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6 Year Anniversary: Listen to Your Gut and Build a Global Network
06/23/2026
6 Year Anniversary: Listen to Your Gut and Build a Global Network
How do you overcome a perfectionist mindset and successfully build an elite, global network while managing a high-stakes corporate career? In this special 6th anniversary solo episode of The Going Long Podcast, host Billy Keels looks back at six years of broadcasting to share the raw, unvarnished truth of transitioning from an overwhelmed corporate executive to a global independent. From sitting down at the microphone for the first time with sweating armpits to scaling a show into the top 1.5% of podcasts globally across 90 countries, Billy breaks down how he ignored the loudest critics, invested six figures in personal coaching, and structured his 168 hours to manage a $100M multinational business while building a thriving side venture. Discover the exact steps needed to leverage your high-earning corporate role to capture attention, master transferable skills, and build professional optionality. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a recovering perfectionist overcome the fear of starting a thought leadership platform? What does it look like to manage a $100M European business while launching a global podcast on the side? How do you handle pushback from those closest to you when deciding to build an independent brand? Why should senior leaders focus heavily on corporate outcomes rather than just putting in more hours? How can you turn an enterprise skill set into highly transferable assets outside corporate walls? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Intro. 01:15 - Six Years of the Going Long Podcast: A Recovering Perfectionist's Journey 02:30 - Managing a $100 Million EMEA Business While Building a Platform 03:20 - Transferring Corporate Skills and Networks Beyond the Corporate Walls 04:35 - Investing Six Figures in Coaching and Overcoming the Perfectionist Trap 05:55 - Episode Number One: Taking the First Step and Getting Out of Your Own Way 06:45 - Silencing the Doubters: Listening to Your Gut Over External Disruption 08:00 - Living Room Memories: Balancing Fatherhood with Building a Dream on the Side 09:10 - The Relaunch: Sitting on the Other Side of the Microphone 10:00 - Ranking in the Top 1.5% Globally Across 90 Countries 11:25 - Leveraging Your Platform to Drive Business Outcomes for Senior Leaders 12:20 - Moving From Theory to Action: The Next Six Years 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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From Motivation to Design: 368+ Days of The Daily Grit - Mike Dowling - Ep. 639
06/18/2026
From Motivation to Design: 368+ Days of The Daily Grit - Mike Dowling - Ep. 639
How do you break free from corporate anxiety and build an authentic personal brand on LinkedIn without compromising your senior corporate role? In this dynamic interview, host Billy Keels sits down with Mike Dowling, a veteran with over 25 years of sales leadership in the enterprise software space who currently leads partner development at AWS. Mike shares the raw truth behind launching "The Daily Grit"—a content streak he maintained for over 368 consecutive days by trading unreliable willpower for bulletproof structural systems and public accountability. Discover how to disarm your primitive lizard brain's fear of perception, utilize radical clarity as the ultimate antidote to professional anxiety, and structure your 168 hours so you can conquer monumental goals both inside and outside the enterprise walls. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can a senior corporate leader build a daily content execution plan without burning out? What is the core psychological difference between design-driven habits and motivation-driven willpower? Why is seeking radical clarity considered the absolute antidote to professional anxiety and worry? How do high performers leverage public accountability to force their own long-term consistency? How can you successfully push past the internal "lizard brain resistance" and negative external perceptions? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - The Power of Daily Habits and Reclaiming Personal Authority 02:42 - Deciding to Start: The Anatomy of a 368-Day Content Streak 04:17 - Do Hard Things: Finding Deep Meaning Through Difficult Challenges 06:15 - Shifting Over-40 Fitness Lessons Directly Into Your Corporate Career 08:28 - Networking vs. Noise: Why LinkedIn is the Ultimate Professional Playground 09:35 - The 21-Day Manager Experiment: Rewiring the Brain for Daily Gratitude 12:22 - Public Accountability: Using Social Structures to Force Execution 14:51 - Clarity is the Antidote to Worry: Overcoming Corporate Anxiety 20:10 - System Over Motivation: Building Time Blocks in 15 Minutes a Day 26:13 - Fighting the "They": Conquering the Lizard Brain and the Amygdala 30:18 - "Don't Try, Do It" – The Power of Having People in Your Corner 34:12 - Gratitude is a Competitive Advantage, Not Soft Corporate Bravado 36:16 - "Did You Think It Would Be Easy?" – The Evolution From Day 1 to Day 368 47:56 - Reclaiming Your Freedom and Connecting with Mike Dowling 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: YouTube: LinkedIn: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter/X:
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The Freedom Formula: How to Calculate Your Corporate Optionality Number - Ep. 638
06/17/2026
The Freedom Formula: How to Calculate Your Corporate Optionality Number - Ep. 638
Are you a senior corporate executive or elite high-ticket sales leader chasing the all-elusive concept of financial freedom without knowing your exact numbers? In this powerful solo episode, Billy Keels reveals the critical knowledge gap that keeps high-earning directors, VPs, and senior AEs trapped on the corporate clock despite putting in hundreds of thousands of hours over two decades. Discover the single, foundational question you must answer with absolute specificity to calculate your unique freedom formula, decouple your future from an unpredictable stock market casino, and establish a clear North Star that transforms your multinational corporate DNA into predictable side-business cash flow. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How do you define a customized "freedom formula" instead of using a cookie-cutter financial plan? Why is riding the stock market unable to produce predictable monthly cash flow for corporate professionals? What specific question must a senior leader answer to establish a rock-solid foundation for career optionality? How can a senior account executive or director safely leverage their corporate skills to start a side business? Why does having an outside-in perspective help you reach your professional North Star faster? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 01:10 - The Illusions of Financial Freedom for Corporate Leaders 02:30 - The Knowledge Gap Holding Back Senior Account Executives and VPs 03:45 - Why Relying on the Stock Market Casino is Not a Cash Flow Strategy 04:55 - The Predictable Cash Flow Shift: Side Businesses, Real Estate, and Franchises 06:15 - The One Foundational Question: How Much Does Your Current Life Cost? 07:10 - Calculating Your Optionality Number Down to the Decimal Point 08:35 - Leveraging Your Multinational Corporate DNA Outside the Enterprise 09:50 - Moving From Zero to One: Achieving Guarded, Guided Action 11:00 - Locking onto Your North Star and Readjusting Along the Way 12:10 - Action Item: Moving From Financial Theory to Tangible Practice 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/billykeels
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How to Walk Away From a C-Suite Role and Become a Digital Independent - Glen Hicks - EP 637
06/11/2026
How to Walk Away From a C-Suite Role and Become a Digital Independent - Glen Hicks - EP 637
Are you letting the golden handcuffs of a corporate salary destroy your health and rob you of true time freedom? In this powerful interview, Billy Keels sits down with Glenn Hicks, a former telecom CIO who walked away from the corporate C-suite at 48 years old after a life-altering health crisis to design life on his own terms. Discover how to completely rewrite your leadership philosophy, trade a soul-crushing productivity race for radical presence, and build a sustainable "digital independent" lifestyle that allows your business assets to fund your ideal lifestyle. 🚀 Want to make your corporate role optional? Grab your FREE copy of Billy's 3-Step Process eBook here: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm 📌 Questions Answered in This Episode: How can corporate executives transition out of the C-suite and become a successful "digital independent"? What are the physical danger signs and psychological costs of severe corporate chronic stress? Why is shifting from "delegating tasks" to "negotiating commitment" the ultimate key to executive stress reduction? How do you successfully decouple your personal identity and self-worth from a prestigious corporate title? What does it look like to design and successfully fund a "Thrive lifestyle" entirely without a day job? ⏱️ Episode Chapters: 00:00 - From Telecom CIO to Digital Independent 02:17 - The Golden Handcuffs: Fighting Corporate Guilt, Anxiety, and Extreme Overwork 04:30 - The Life-Altering Hospital Wake-Up Call 05:35 - Changing the Mindset, Staying in the C-Suite: Doing Things Differently 06:38 - Shifting from Management 101 Delegation to Negotiating Commitments 09:40 - Overcoming the Sunday Scaries and Disarming Your Lizard Brain 12:00 - Moving Beyond Status Symbols: Rejecting the McMansion and Jeep Cherokee Trap 14:27 - Decoupling Your Professional Identity from Your Corporate Business Card 17:22 - Architectural Design for Life: Defining a Financial Sustainable Thrive Lifestyle 19:13 - The Genesis of Priority Pilot and Portfolio Management Solutions 24:27 - Staying Healthy, Staying Present: The Ultimate Strategy for High Achievers 27:10 - How to Break the Corporate Mold and Connect with Glenn Hicks Find Glen through links at his website: Glen's LinkedIn: 📘 About Billy Keels & Corporate Optionality If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, learn how to achieve true control over your career and turn your corporate skills into personal assets. With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, Billy Keels achieved true optionality through multiple income streams. Today, he has helped dozens of executives build a predictable path to take control of their time and start living their ideal day. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and starting to live your IDEAL day - today! Get the Free eBook: https://www.makeitoptional.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p2olm How to Leave a Review for The Going Long Podcast: https://youtu.be/qfRqLVcf8UI Be sure to connect with Billy: Website: https://www.billykeels.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billykeels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billykeels Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billykeels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyKeelsFanPage Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/billykeels
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The Powerful Little Hidden Secret I Learned from Baking Chickpeas - Episode 636
06/09/2026
The Powerful Little Hidden Secret I Learned from Baking Chickpeas - Episode 636
Going Long Podcast Episode 636: The Powerful Little Hidden Secret I Learned from Baking Chickpeas ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 00:53] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s show. [00:53 - 09:31] Billy shares a personal story about a cooking experience he had which brought some hidden analogical insights! [09:31 - 11:15] Billy wraps up the show. If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Leading into Dealcraft Advisory - Tom Kindermans - Episode 635
06/04/2026
Leading into Dealcraft Advisory - Tom Kindermans - Episode 635
Going Long Podcast Episode 635: Leading into Dealcraft Advisory - Tom Kindermans ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) Billy welcomes Tom Kindermans to the show to talk about the transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, while sharing advice that comes from an expert in all relevant fields! Tom has recently founded Dealcraft Advisory : a consultancy firm specializing in go-to-market strategies, deal crafting, and negotiations. Alongside his advisory practice, Tom delivers training programs centered on negotiation excellence in a corporate environment. He is also actively involved with several startups and scale-ups, serving as investor, mentor, advisor, and board member. Prior to founding Dealcraft Advisory, Tom held a series of senior executive roles at SAP across Asia Pacific and EMEA. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of SAP Central & Eastern Europe, overseeing operations across 26 countries stretching from Austria in the West to Kazakhstan in the East. In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 02:27] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Tom Kindermans [02:27 - 07:09] Billy asks Tom to share insights into how he came to be exploring opportunities for greater optionality in his life and what that looks like presently. [07:09 - 09:25] Tom describes how discipline is part of how he got to where he is today. [09:25 - 12:30] Billy asks Tom to explain how to navigate the day to day experiential changes of leaving corporate life behind. [12:30 - 18:57] Tom explains how he has been able to lead and share his point of view in a way that is widely accepted. [18:57 - 21:17] Billy asks Tom to explain the links and differences between ethics and compliance in entrepreneurship. [21:17 - 27:30] Tom describes the various impacts that living abroad has had for him. [27:30 - 26:28] Tom explains what he has been able to leverage from the wealth of experience he has as a senior corporate leader to help others today. [26:28 - 35:44] Billy asks Tom to share some advice for those who are still in corporate who are looking to make their first moves and take their first actions towards moving on. [35:44 - 44:10] Tom tells us all about what he does at his company, Dealcraft Advisory, and how they are serving people today. [44:10 - 46:47] Tom shares the message that she would like to hear from himself three years from now. [46:47 - 48:50] Billy sums up all we’ve learned from Tom today and asks him to share the best ways we can get in contact and find him online. [48:50 - 49:37] Billy wraps up the show. How best to get in touch with and find out more about Tom Kindermans: LinkedIn: If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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The Nightmare Business Scenario No Informed Executive Should Make - Episode 634
06/02/2026
The Nightmare Business Scenario No Informed Executive Should Make - Episode 634
Going Long Podcast Episode 634: The Nightmare Business Scenario No Informed Executive Should Make ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 00:51] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s show. [00:51 - 13:30] Billy shares a story that highlights some terrible advice that you should never take, and he describes the true best way to deal with a specific business scenario. [13:30 - 15:10] Billy wraps up the show. Today’s mentioned Going Long Podcast Episode: GLP Episode 630: How To Make Your Career Capital Your Biggest Competitive Advantage: If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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The Leader’s Heart - Augusto Abbarchi - Episode 633
05/28/2026
The Leader’s Heart - Augusto Abbarchi - Episode 633
Going Long Podcast Episode 633: The Leader’s Heart - Augusto Abbarchi "We now know with certainty the power of the cardiac brain in terms of intuition, courage, and connection. What does this mean for a leader?" - an excerpt from book 'The Leader's Heart' by Augusto Abbarchi, of which the author is today's special guest! Billy welcomes Augusto to the show, who with 30 years experience has held senior positions in leading multinational companies in the Information Technology sector throughout his career. His experience includes prestigious roles at SAP as CEO Italy, Chief Operating Officer EMEA, and Global Head of Maintenance. at Software AG as SVP Global Support Services and Global Head of Renewals. Augusto now helps leaders in line with his philosophy found in his book, 'The Leader's Heart'. ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 02:20] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Augusto Abbarchi [02:20 - 05:29] Billy asks Augusto to explain why he is now helping others while living and working under his own terms rather than as part of a corporate construct. [05:29 - 08:44] Augusto shares insights into how leadership is a factor in the disengagement crisis affecting the corporate world currently. [08:44 - 14:54] Billy asks Augusto to explain the connection to sport of the story that led to the development of his key working philosophy involving heart. [14:54 - 17:34] Augusto explains how to balance the world of numbers and their importance in business and being the best version of yourself. [17:34 - 20:40] Billy asks Augusto what drove her to focus on a space that nobody else currently was. [20:40 - 24:30] Augusto explains how she identifies and predicts problems that start ups will find and how she works out solutions for them. [24:30 - 26:28] Augusto shares advice for those who want to lean into trying something new when certain kinds of leverage aren’t immediately available. [26:28 - 34:03] Billy asks Augusto to describe how people can learn to trust their heart-brain. [34:03 - 39:09] Augusto talks more about the importance of fundamental connections and how it all works. [39:09 - 42:02] Billy asks Augusto to share more about his book and how he is helping people today. [42:02 - 44:16] Augusto shares the message that she would like to hear from himself three years from now. [44:16 - 46:44] Billy sums up all we’ve learned from Augusto today and asks him to share the best ways we can get in contact and find him online. [46:44 - 48:24] Billy wraps up the show. How best to get in touch with and find out more about Augusto Abbarchi: LinkedIn: Website: “The Leader’s Heart” - book: If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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This Is What Actually Happens When Authentic Appreciation Hurts - Episode 632
05/26/2026
This Is What Actually Happens When Authentic Appreciation Hurts - Episode 632
Going Long Podcast Episode 632: This Is What Actually Happens When Authentic Appreciation Hurts ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 01:00] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s show. [01:00 - 13:25] Billy takes a look at how your anchor to appreciation can actually be holding you back, and what you can do to see past it, move past it, and find yourself where you always really wanted to be. [13:25 - 14:44] Billy wraps up the show. Catch-Up Episodes Metnioed in Today's Show : GLP Episode 622 - WARNING: The Powerful Loop That's Silently Stealing Your Future : GLP Episode 630 - How To Make Your Career Capital Your Biggest Competitive Advantage : If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Advising EMEA Startups to Scale Up - Marie Campagne - Episode 631
05/22/2026
Advising EMEA Startups to Scale Up - Marie Campagne - Episode 631
Going Long Podcast Episode 631: Advising EMEA Startups to Scale Up - Marie Campagne ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) Today Billy welcomes Marie Campagne to the show! Marie is a proud mother of two, a corporate-to-startup bridge builder, entrepreneur and trailblazer with close to 20 years driving growth across EMEA. With a newly founded Neuro-cosmetics business called Hanaë, Marie is also Partner Member at HERVEST CLUB — a women-led investor collective. Marie believes in leadership with "bienveillance" — the conviction that kindness, intercultural richness, and diverse perspectives are not soft values but the sharpest competitive advantages a team can have. And today she is in conversation with Billy, sharing platinum insights from her life and journey, and advice to help you on your own paths to maximizing optionality! In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 02:20] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Marie Campagne [02:20 - 06:48] Billy asks Marie what the end of her corporate relationship was like, why she ended it, and where she is focused today. [06:48 - 11:11] Marie shares insights from her views on taking risks, how she takes calculated risks, and what kinds of risks there are beyond financial. [11:11 - 13:11] Billy asks Marie to describe pressures she experiences, where they come from and how she deals with them. [13:11 - 17:34] Marie explains what led her to end up living and working in so many countries and what impacts and fruits this led to. [17:34 - 21:32] Billy asks Marie what drove her to focus on a space that nobody else currently was. [21:32 - 24:30] Marie explains how she identifies and predicts problems that start ups will find and how she works out solutions for them. [24:30 - 27:47] Marie explains what it takes to back yourself and the ways that she has shown up for herself to get where she is today. [27:47 - 33:34] Billy asks Billy to share details about her current projects and entrepreneurial vocations. [33:34 - 36:21] Marie shares the message that she would like to hear from herself three years from now. [36:21 - 39:15] Billy sums up all we’ve learned from Marie today and asks her to share the best ways we can get in contact and find her online. [39:15 - 40:04] Billy wraps up the show. How best to get in touch with and find out more about Marie Campagne: LinkedIn: Websites: If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Episode 630: How To Make Your Career Capital Your Biggest Competitive Advantage
05/19/2026
Episode 630: How To Make Your Career Capital Your Biggest Competitive Advantage
Going Long Podcast Episode 630: How To Make Your Career Capital Your Biggest Competitive Advantage ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 01:04] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s show. [01:04 - 14:11] Billy helps you understand how your accumulated career experience can be leveraged as a unique form of ‘capital’ to bring you a true and solid competitive advantage. [14:11 - 15:39] Billy wraps up the show. If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Episode 629: Innovating in Bogota & Barcelona with Dental Spas - Jean-François Heno
05/14/2026
Episode 629: Innovating in Bogota & Barcelona with Dental Spas - Jean-François Heno
Going Long Podcast Episode 629: Innovating in Bogota & Barcelona with Dental Spas - Jean-François Heno ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 02:02] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Jean-François Heno. [02:02 - 08:35] Billy asks Jean-François what the end of his corporate relationship meant and what it brought him. [08:35 - 11:56] Jean-François describes why it is important to him to have a story to tell. [11:56 - 14:43] Billy asks Jean-François to describe where his ability to innovate and thrive in diverse and changing environments comes from. [14:43 - 19:30] Jean-François shares some of the differences in starting his own business vs corporate employment. [19:30 - 24:00] Billy asks Jean-François what the single biggest thing is that he learned or gained in corporate that he is able to use and leverage today in his entrepreneurial work. [24:00 - 28:47] Jean-François explains all about his dental spas and his company ‘1485 Dental Spas’, what the mission is and how they are serving people today. [28:47 - 32:49] Jean-François tells us the message she would like to hear from herself three years from today. [32:49 - 36:20] Billy sums up all we’ve learned from Jean-François today and asks him to share the best ways we can get in contact and find him online. [36:20 - 38:34] Billy wraps up the show. How best to get in touch with and find out more about Jean-François Heno: LinkedIn: Website: Instagram: If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Episode 628: The Truth About Having The Right Person In Your Corner
05/13/2026
Episode 628: The Truth About Having The Right Person In Your Corner
Going Long Podcast Episode 628: The Truth About Having The Right Person In Your Corner ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 01:00] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s show. [01:00 - 13:17] Billy shares a story that perfectly illustrates the ways that having good people in your corner will truly affect your life. [13:17 - 14:29] Billy wraps up the show. If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Episode 627: From Corporate Burnout to Breathwork - Sylvia Keijzer
05/07/2026
Episode 627: From Corporate Burnout to Breathwork - Sylvia Keijzer
Going Long Podcast Episode 627: From Corporate Burnout to Breathwork - Sylvia Keijzer ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) Billy welcomes Sylvia Keijzer to the show, who brings 25 years of pharmaceutical leadership across brand strategy, global operations, and organizational transformation. She has worked and lived across multiple continents, and today she works with pharma executives and emerging leaders, helping them stay sharp, strong, and clear when it matters most. Currently calling Barcelona her home, there's more than one thing Sylvia has in common with Billy, as they cover topics that will help all those looking to mazimise their optionality! In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 02:28] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Sylvia Keijzer. [02:28 - 06:01] Billy asks Sylvia to share how the end of her corporate relationship helped to open up a world that she hadn’t been thinking about at the time. [06:01 - 08:04] Sylvia describes her experiences of first being in different countries and cultures. [08:04 - 12:04] Billy asks Sylvia to share insights into some of the transferable skills and experiences she has been able to take forward from corporate. [12:04 - 13:40] Sylvia shares some of the more taxing elements of being in a totally new environment and country. [13:40 - 18:39] Billy asks Sylvia to describe how she came to realise that she wanted to help other people in stressful corporate roles by starting her own new service. [18:39 - 22:37] Sylvia describes the different ways people reacted to the news that she was moving away from corporate to start her own entrepreneurial project. [22:37 - 27:57] Sylvia shares how mentors can help you on your entrepreneurial path. [27:57 - 33:22] Billy asks Sylvia to share details about the specific services she provides, and also to explain all about her own podcast. [33:22 - 36:14] Sylvia tells us the message she would like to hear from herself three years from today. [36:14 - 39:09] Billy sums up all we’ve learned from Sylvia today and asks her to share the best ways we can get in contact and find her online. [39:09 - 39:51] Billy wraps up the show. How best to get in touch with and find out more about Sylvia Keijzer LinkedIn: Website: Instagram: If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Episode 626: How Really Proven Leaders Secretly Destroy Their Expertise
05/05/2026
Episode 626: How Really Proven Leaders Secretly Destroy Their Expertise
Going Long Podcast Episode 626: How Really Proven Leaders Secretly Destroy Their Expertise ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 00:47] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s shows. [00:47 - 11:42] Billy shares a story of one of his clients and how he helped him to recognise, maintain and leverage leadership expertise. [11:42 - 13:07] Billy wraps up the show If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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Episode 625: Why the Best Leaders Choose To Be Held Accountable
04/30/2026
Episode 625: Why the Best Leaders Choose To Be Held Accountable
Going Long Podcast Episode 625: Why the Best Leaders Choose To Be Held Accountable ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just ) In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following: [00:24 - 00:53] Billy welcomes us to and introduces today’s shows. [00:53 - 09:49] Billy takes a look at the reasons strong and successful leaders actively seek to be held accountable rather than look to evade any aspects of commitment, and explains exactly how this makes people better leaders and achievers. [09:49 - 10:39] Billy wraps up the show If you're a corporate executive who wants to make your role optional, then grab your FREE ebook with Billy's proven 3 step process at: What you can expect to get out of this ebook: Learn how to achieve corporate optionality Gain true control over your career Turn corporate skills into personal assets With 26 years of experience in corporate sales leadership, achieved optionality through multiple income streams, Billy has helped dozens of executives build their paths to take control of their time. This free ebook gives you everything you need to identify, plan, and take control of your career while building financial optionality, leveraging your skills, and start living your IDEAL day - today! Go to: Click the above link or just copy and paste the following directly into your browser to sign up and get your free ebook: To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just How to leave a review for The Going Long Podcast: Be sure to connect with Billy! He’s made it easy for you to do…Just go to any of these sites: Website: Youtube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: LinkedIn:
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