Episodes

Travis and producer Eric dive into the controversy surrounding Robert Kiyosaki’s reported $1.2 billion in debt and why a single headline rarely tells the full story. They break down leverage, real estate debt, cash flow, asset values, and the difference between personal debt and debt tied to businesses or investment entities. The conversation also explores the psychology of carrying massive amounts of debt, the concept of being “too big to fail,” and why assumptions about someone’s financial sit...

Angelo Poli is the founder of MetPro, a concierge nutrition and fitness coaching company that uses metabolic science and personalized coaching to help clients transform their health and bodies. With more than 20 years of experience, Angelo has coached Olympic athletes, NFL MVPs, business leaders, and thousands of other clients. A TEDx speaker featured in major media outlets, Angelo built MetPro around the idea that sustainable health comes from individualized strategies, measurable data, account...

Travis and producer Eric explore why leaving your hometown and familiar environment can be such a powerful catalyst for growth. Using a discussion about Logan Paul’s experience leaving Ohio as a jumping-off point, they unpack the difference between being genuinely content with where you are and staying somewhere simply because change feels uncomfortable. They also share stories from their own travels and discuss how experiencing new places, cultures, languages, and challenges can expand your per...

Evan Schlossman is a principal at Neostellar, where he focuses on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, particularly the infrastructure powering AI systems, including compute platforms, data infrastructure, and enabling technologies. Before joining Neostellar, Evan worked in business intelligence at the Lifetime Value Company and as a consultant at Deloitte. With an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a background in economics from Cornell, Evan bring...

Travis and producer Eric take a humorous look at the growing culture of optimization and the pressure to turn every part of life into a carefully engineered routine. They discuss the difference between habits that genuinely improve your life and routines that become so complicated they get in the way of actually living it. From morning routines and journaling to fitness, sleep, family, and the occasional margarita, this episode explores why sustainable progress often comes from doing a few simpl...

Zvi Band is a founder, software developer, author, and longtime advocate for the power of relationships. He founded Contactually, a personal CRM that he sold in 2019, and is now working on Relatable, an AI-powered relationship management tool designed to help people build and maintain meaningful connections. Zvi and Travis have been connected since the early days of Travis’s podcast, making this conversation a reunion focused on relationships, AI, technology, and what it means to stay human in a...

In this episode, Travis Chappell explores the power of long-term thinking, meaningful relationships, and consistency in business. In this snippet from his appearance on the Profit Podcast, Travis explains why fear of regret can be a stronger motivator than fear of failure, how his podcast became a powerful networking tool, and why nurturing relationships over time can create opportunities that are impossible to predict in the short term. He also shares how listening to his audience helped him de...

Jeffrey Cole is one of the world’s leading voices on media, technology, and the digital future. He founded the World Internet Project, the longest-running global study of online behavior, and has spent more than three decades studying how major technological shifts reshape society and business. He also directs the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School and has taught more than 35,000 students. In this episode, Jeffrey shares his perspective on why AI could be the most disrupti...

In this episode, Travis Chappell shares a powerful reminder for aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone stuck overthinking their next move: take action. In this snippet from his appearance on the Successful Spiritual Entrepreneur podcast, Travis explains why clarity rarely comes from endless planning and reflection—it comes from getting started, learning from the results, and adjusting along the way. He also discusses finding opportunities in local businesses, balancing financial stability with pursui...

Jessica Ann Pressler is a Columbia University-trained psychotherapist, hospice grief counselor, author, and mental health advocate with more than four decades of experience helping people navigate trauma, grief, narcissistic abuse, and destructive relationship patterns. She created the Traitor Within framework, host of the Your Traitor Within podcast, and author of The Traitor Within, a fiction novel that uses storytelling to explore the psychological patterns keeping people stuck in unhealthy r...

In this snippet from Travis Chappell’s appearance on the How’d They Do That? podcast, Travis breaks down how investing in himself, seeking mentorship, and starting a podcast transformed his network and business. He shares how he went from knowing virtually no high-level entrepreneurs to building relationships with people like John Maxwell, Tilman Fertitta, and Shaquille O’Neal. Travis also explains why podcasting can be a powerful networking tool, how he used cold outreach and persistence to lan...

Beth Mazza and Victoria Sivrais are serial entrepreneurs, business partners, and the co-founders of Female Mavericks. Together, they have built and exited two successful professional services firms that advised S&P 500 leaders through high-stakes decisions. Now, as mothers of nine collectively, they're using everything they've learned to help more women build and scale seven-figure businesses. In this episode, they share how their partnership began, how they identified opportunities in underserv...

In this clip from Travis Chappell’s appearance on the Optimal Self Conversations podcast, Travis breaks down how entrepreneurs can become more productive by focusing their time on the things they do disproportionately well. He shares how his competitive nature shaped his approach to business, why he believes success comes from constantly improving rather than simply being “talented,” and how mentorship helped him accelerate his learning. Travis also explains how setting boundaries, delegating ef...

Kyle Vowinkel is a decorated former FBI senior executive, West Point graduate, keynote speaker, and author of the forthcoming book Shaping Chaos. During more than 24 years with the FBI, Kyle served on both the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and Crisis Negotiation Unit, making him one of only five agents to serve on both. He has negotiated with kidnappers, pirates, and terrorists and deployed alongside U.S. Special Operations Forces. Today, he helps leaders assess risk, make better decisions under uncer...

In this clip from Travis Chappell’s appearance on the Truth About Addiction Podcast, Travis explores how changing your identity can create lasting changes in your habits, health, and life. He shares his own journey from identifying as someone who hated reading to becoming a consistent reader, and from thinking of himself as an athlete to adopting the broader identity of someone who prioritizes a healthy lifestyle. The conversation also dives into nutrition, sustainable weight loss, calorie track...

David Frankel is an inventor, entrepreneur, business owner, networking host, and podcaster who has built a career around sales, innovation, and solving problems. From starting as a teenage dishwasher to becoming a top-performing sales leader, opening his own offices, and eventually inventing the Perky Collar, David has continually reinvented himself throughout his career. His Perky Collar product has sold more than 35,000 units, reached over 366 stores, and generated $1.8 million in lifetime sal...

In this episode of Travis Makes Money, we’re sharing a powerful clip from Travis Chappell’s appearance on the Modern Warrior podcast with Gavin Minin. Travis opens up about how facing a cancer diagnosis forced him to step back and reconsider his perspective on struggle, purpose, work, family, and relationships. He explains why a problem-free life isn’t necessarily the goal, how hardship can create a fresh perspective, and why finding meaning in your work can be just as important as finding meani...

Cornelia Choe is an international leadership expert, global keynote speaker, and Thinkers50 Radar honoree who has advised hundreds of CEOs and senior leaders across five continents. A Georgetown University and Harvard Kennedy School graduate, Cornelia has worked in private equity at Morgan Stanley and other institutions, supporting leadership teams across Asia, Europe, and North America. Fluent in three languages and having lived in 11 different places, she brings a uniquely global perspective t...

In this episode of Travis Makes Money, we’re sharing a clip from Travis Chappell’s appearance on the Vegas Voices podcast, where he breaks down how he has landed interviews with high-profile guests like Shaquille O’Neal, John Maxwell, Michael Hyatt, Grant Cardone, and Rob Dyrdek—even before his podcast had a massive audience. Travis explains why consistent outreach, starting with attainable guests, and building credibility within a specific industry can open doors to people you never thought wou...

Bradley Jacobs is the founder and CEO of MyLance, an AI-powered LinkedIn content platform helping B2B founders, fractional executives, and independent consultants win customers through authentic content. Before founding MyLance, Bradley spent four years as an early operator at Uber, working across Rides, Eats, and Freight and helping launch Uber Eats in Miami and Milan. After Uber, he built a $25K-per-month part-time fractional COO practice while experimenting with multiple business ideas. Along...

In this special episode of Travis Makes Money, producer Eric shares a snippet from Travis Chappell’s appearance on the Digital Social Hour podcast. Travis opens up about growing up in an extremely insular, fundamentalist religious environment and what it was like to leave the only community he had ever known. He explains how he navigated the difficult process of discovering his own identity, building a new network from scratch, and finding his path through door-to-door sales and entrepreneurship...

Christina Wing is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, where she teaches and researches leadership and family enterprise. She created the popular MBA course Demystifying the Family Enterprise and chairs the executive education program Families in Business. She is also the founder of Wingspan Legacy Partners and author of Unspeakable: The Taboo Topics We Avoid and How to Talk About Them. In this episode, Christina shares why relationships and trust can be more valuable than knowledge alo...

Travis Chappell joins DeAndre Woodson on the Double Down podcast for a conversation about reinventing yourself, taking calculated risks, and staying consistent long enough to see your efforts compound. Travis shares how he went from door-to-door sales to podcasting, navigated failed businesses and major pivots, and eventually decided to go all-in on podcast sponsorships. He also explains how he decides when it’s time to move on from something, why freedom and autonomy are worth more to him than ...

Matt Fraser is America’s top psychic medium, a New York Times bestselling author, and star of the hit television series Meet the Frasiers. In this episode, Matt shares how he went from working as an EMT to building a career around his ability to connect with people and help them through loss. He explains why fear and self-doubt are often the biggest obstacles to making more money, how to identify your natural talents, and why taking small steps toward the things that fulfill you can open doors y...