The David Guttman Podcast

Mortgage consultant Anthony Marinaccio, 23 years in lending and still writing his own loans, sat down with me and hit me with a claim I couldn't shake: he does the same volume of business today in under six hours a week that used to take him sixty. We got into the system behind that, from cutting 253 referral agents down to 14 to the consultant who stopped taking his money and told him he was at the wrong company. But the part that stayed with me was a man who built all of that, coming home at the end of a long day to photograph his own housework as proof, and what it finally took for him to f

Sebastian Ness, the 25-year-old CEO who built Sure Leverage Funding out of the wreckage of a competitor that went under overnight, sat down with me and hit me with a claim I couldn't shake: some of his traders have strung together 50 or 60 payouts in a row without ever breaching an account. We got into how his risk team catches "reverse hedging," where a trader bets both sides of the same trade across two different platforms, and how his wife's credit card, not his, funded every account he traded before Sure Leverage even existed. But what stayed with me was him telling me, flat out, that two

He doubled a company's revenue to $150M once. Then he got called into an office and told it was his last day. If that has ever happened to you, you already know the feeling. Chris Mader ran an $85M company to $115M as interim CEO. The board had already promised him the job in writing. Then the founder needed $4M in payroll cuts, and Chris got the call anyway. I asked him how you rebuild after doing it exactly right and still losing the seat. Chris was Player of the Year in the minors. The next year he led his team in every offensive category and still got released. He turned that into MTA Cons

I tore up my Wharton MBA on camera a couple of months ago, so I was curious what Joshua Lindsey would say about his. He was making 50 thousand dollars a week at 25, had already helped put close to 30,000 ATMs across the Western United States, and then went back and paid his own way through an Ivy League executive program at 28. He hung the paper on the wall and told me he still isn't sure it did anything for him beyond letting him tell his friends he'd done something too. We get into how he went zero to 12 million in his first year on his own, what it cost him when his partners went rogue, and

When Ruh Fahim sat across from me, every blood panel he'd ever taken came back "fine," yet he'd once had brain fog so bad he couldn't finish a sentence. We got into how the real problem wasn't in his labs but in the walls of his house, the food on his plate, and a story he'd carried since childhood. It's one of the clearest cases I've heard for why no one will ever care about your health more than you do.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS

In this episode, I talked with Frank Lipinski, who bet on himself instead of college, built real wealth in crypto by twenty, and learned that money solves far fewer problems than most young men assume. We break down the simple twenty-minute-a-day habit that can lift you into the top 5% at almost anything, the brutal math that makes college one of the worst investments around, and the dating illusions guys cling to. He also shares the loss of his father, gone just six weeks after diagnosis when Frank was nineteen, and how it changed the way he values time, money, and everything in between.

Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan,  the man who brought the Buckeyes their first national title, sat down with me and hit me with a claim I couldn't shake: hand him almost any seventh grader, and if that kid fully commits, he'll be winning 75% of the time by his senior year. We got into the system behind that, from the "marbles in a jar" principle to walking on at Iowa when Dan Gable didn't even know his name. But the part that stayed with me was how a man nothing in wrestling could break found his way through the hardest loss a parent can face, and the "chosen suffering" philosophy tha

I always thought the thing keeping people stuck was their circumstances, until I realized most of us are the wardens of our own prison, holding the keys the whole time. In this one, I sat down with Kyle and Chase to get honest about victim mentality, why 20 minutes a day can put you in the top 5% at anything, and the blind spots that quietly wreck successful people. If you've been waiting for something outside you to change, this is the conversation I wish I'd had at 30. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click

Rob Koll is one of the winningest coaches in college wrestling history, and he lived inside the Foxcatcher mansion with John du Pont before the murder that shocked the sport. In this one, he told me things I've never heard him say publicly: the gunshots in the walls, why he finally left, and how he built a dynasty at a school that gave zero scholarships. This might be the most open conversation I've ever had on the show.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://

I sat down with Adriana Martin, who landed in the U.S. at 21 with nothing but five jobs and a $6-an-hour gig babysitting two windup toys at a mall door. What blew me away was how she taught herself to sell anything for free, studying QVC hosts at three in the morning, and turned that one skill into a career on TV. We get into the wedding-tip trick that changed her whole approach to money, the moment she realized she was an entrepreneur, and why her dad's prediction that she'd "be back in three months" is exactly what kept her going. If you've ever felt stuck trading hours for a paycheck, this

You might think self-sabotage is a discipline problem. That if you just wanted it badly enough, you'd stop repeating the pattern. But the truth is the opposite: your brain is sabotaging you on purpose, because it's doing exactly the job it evolved to do. In this conversation, coach Michael Mahoney breaks down what he calls "the game of the mind", the constant hum of worry, fear, anxiety, and doubt that most people mistake for reality. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized post

I used to think the people who turn their lives around are the ones with the most willpower, but Johnny Parsons convinced me it's the opposite. When I sat down with the voice behind Discipline & Legacy, I wanted to unpack one of the most stubborn lies we tell ourselves: that we are whatever we've always been. Johnny spent his twenties and early thirties cycling through addiction, jail, lost custody of his son, and a family that had every reason to give up on him, but what got me was that his turning point wasn't a program or a slogan. It was a single idea: who you were yesterday has no veto ov

My guest today sold the same company four times and built over a billion dollars in exits doing it, in pest control, of all industries. David Royce walks me through how he kept his "golden goose" (the sales force and executive team) every time he sold, rolled the cash into the next venture, and rebuilt without ever giving up equity. We get into how that took him from zero to 500 million in eight years, why fast growth nearly bankrupted him first, and the 5 am text that pulled his father out of hospice.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today

Is your fear of instability actually keeping you trapped? In this episode, I sat with entrepreneur Jeremy Montoya who explored the illusion of security and how this might be the very thing holding you back from true fulfilment and sustainable success. He also shares his time working at Apple and his transition to entrepreneurship. His humility shines through as he credits his achievements to standing on the shoulders of giants, constantly seeking knowledge from mentors and experiences. What perceived safety nets are you clinging to that might be preventing your growth? Let’s chat in the commen

Brad Hart made over a million dollars in a single month, then walked away. Now he's giving small business owners a hard deadline: adopt AI before 2030, or you won't have a business left to run. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Brad Hart Get Books by Brad Hart: https://bit.ly/4v7DYxC Connect with Brad Hart Website:https://bit.ly/4aKPiaH YouTube: https://bit.ly/4v7E5Jy Instagram: https://bit.ly/4v7KioN Facebook: https:

Mike Koenigs has exited five companies, written 19 bestselling books, and built entire businesses in a single week using AI, and in this episode, he explains exactly how a book you give away for free can make a million dollars in a day. Now you know the system behind building faster, partnering smarter, and using AI before everyone else figures out it’s already too late. I’ll see you in the next video! Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Ge

At 13, Maddie Thompson cold-messaged 150 fashion brands, got one reply, flew to Calgary with her mom, and spent three years having her designs manufactured and sold in stores before she could drive. That same willingness to do the obvious thing everyone else overthinks is exactly how she scaled Mad Social Agency to 30 people and 120 clients in six years with no degree, no investors, and no roadmap. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connec

Anthropic reportedly ran kill-switch tests on its own AI and in over 70% of cases, the AI rewrote its own code to stay alive. I sat down with David Avrin to unpack what that means for your career, your kids, and the legacy you're leaving behind. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with David Avrin: Get David Avrin books: https://bit.ly/3RqeVXO Listen to David Avrin on all your favorite platforms! YouTube: https://bit.ly/4tXIttn

Alan Hidalgo built four businesses across rideshare, marketing, e-commerce, and online education before turning 28 and got screwed over enough times along the way to build a brutal screening system for who he'll ever partner with again. In this conversation, he hands me the entire playbook. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Alan Hidalgo Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alanhid/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanh

You think rescuing your kids is love? Trystan Trenberth spent years thinking the same thing, until a therapist friend's single question forced him to see that his daughters didn't want him to solve their problems. They wanted to be heard. Trystan unpacks why failure isn't off the road to success but is the road, and how that same contrast principle reshaped his approach to fatherhood, fitness, and the overfunded whole life insurance strategy he uses to build wealth today. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Clic

At 20, Chloe Kosco was just making things for herself in the corner of her college apartment. Then her first drop sold out in seconds, and everything changed. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Chloe Kosco Website: https://bit.ly/4dmXsrC Instagram: https://bit.ly/4d8ConD Facebook:https://bit.ly/4thQ4mj TikTok: https://bit.ly/42MUOoW LinkedIn:https://bit.ly/42KSbE5 Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Growing up around he

There’s a moment Vince Ricci describes where time froze: a gun in his back outside his own home, his wife and newborn daughter inside, and two armed strangers waiting for him to open the door. Untrained and outnumbered, he made a choice that went viral hundreds of millions of times over. But the real story isn’t the shootout; it’s what he learned about getting “civilized,” the Rocky-esque warning about what comfort does to a fighter, and why he believes every man has an obligation to stay dangerous for the people he loves. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up fo

There’s a moment in most people’s lives when something so raw and undeniable happens that they can no longer pretend the old version of themselves is working. For Roger da Silva, that moment came at two in the morning in one of Rio’s most dangerous neighborhoods, high and staring at a man running toward him screaming “Lucifer.” In this deeply personal conversation, Roger walks me through a spiritual journey that began with a baptism at 14, detoured through addiction and near-death, and ultimately arrived at a life built on faith, family, and purpose. Learn what Wharton Business School will

Before you play a single hand of poker, before you take a single golf swing, Jaymes Rosenthal already knows who you are. In this episode, we explore how elite-level pattern recognition, developed through years of live poker and trading, becomes a lens for navigating every area of life. We go deep on humility, momentum, servant leadership, equity structures, and why the soft skills nobody talks about are the ones that actually compound. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized pos

Tanner Chidester spent over $3 million on coaches, masterminds, and mentors, and he has zero regrets. In this episode, he shares how he used to evaluate which investments in himself were worth making, why he fired coaches after 30 days if results weren’t materializing, and how a chance lunch with a family friend changed the entire direction of his life. What’s the one investment in yourself you’ve been putting off that could change everything?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/46vct60⁠⁠ Click here to

Most people spend their entire lives waiting for others' approval, never stopping to ask what they actually want. Travis Chappell grew up inside a fundamentalist Baptist world so insular that he graduated kindergarten through college on the same 140-acre campus, committed to full-time ministry at age 12. In this episode, Travis and I unpack how radical self-awareness isn’t something you’re born with, but it’s something pressure forces out of you. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your perso

There’s no dress rehearsal for the moments that define you, and David Temko has lived that truth more than once. In this episode, I’m with the founder and CEO of C2 Financial to unpack a life shaped by entrepreneurial parents, a starter marriage, his father’s passing, and the unexpected clarity that comes when everything converges at once. David shares how traveling through 20 countries, cutting his teeth in commercial real estate, and eventually building his own commercial lending division prepared him for a leadership role he never asked for but was always being built toward. Learn what W

Growing up in the shadow of a celebrated father isn’t a head start, it’s a gauntlet. Frank Ioppolo built his legal career largely to prove something to himself, channeling that chip on his shoulder into becoming the youngest partner at Greenberg Traurig and eventually running his own firm, with his father in the office right beside him. The three years they spent working desk-to-desk taught Frank more than his previous two decades of practice combined, and the two are still collaborating today.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https:

Six hundred rejections in six weeks sounds like failure, but Seve Ortale called it his education. In this episode, Seve shares the unexpected journey from philosophy major and volunteer firefighter to founding a payment processing company, and what wrestling, fire scenes, and door-to-door sales all have in common when it comes to building real character. What does it actually mean to stay coachable when you’re already winning? Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: htt

Most people use AI to write emails, Josh Aven is using it to build entire financial models, generate 90-day marketing plans, and reshape how companies operate from the inside out. As the founder of Curio, a marketing agency that’s managed and advised on roughly $2 billion in ad spend over the past decade, Josh has a front-row seat to why AI hallucinations are a real danger and why the smartest entrepreneurs are treating AI like a calculator. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personaliz

Nobody who built something real ever had a business plan that went according to plan. Rick Niemi stumbled into entrepreneurship through a casual comment to a business broker, bought his first pharmacy at 24 with no industry experience, and became an Inc. 5,000 CEO. We break down why overthinking is the silent killer of entrepreneurial momentum, why "plan a little, work a lot" actually gets results, and how most people lose not to bad decisions but to no decision at all. If you're sitting on an idea waiting for perfect conditions, this is the conversation that might finally move you. Learn w

At 15, Sergio Mendez was offered $11,000 a week and said “no” because of his upbringing. This 19-year-old Peruvian-American entrepreneur founded Influx. Media at 14, now manages a team of 12, and built his journey from cutting grass to running a social media marketing agency, all without finishing high school. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Sergio Mendez Instagram: https://bit.ly/3Orajir Facebook: https://bit.ly/3MzJOGX

Every entrepreneur faces the same brutal question: how much capital should I raise, and at what valuation? Rick Sanchez, fractional CFO and transformation specialist, breaks down the capital raising process with refreshing honesty about financial narratives, investor psychology, and the critical difference between strategic and financial buyers. This isn’t theoretical finance; it’s battle-tested wisdom on turning messy financials into compelling stories that close deals and build businesses worth buying. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA toda

What if the chaos you survived as a child was actually preparing you for entrepreneurial success? Reef Colman was smuggled into the US at age three, grew up in hardship, and discovered that his brain had created a “chemical screenshot” that made chaos feel like home. In this raw conversation, he reveals how recognizing this pattern transformed his relationships and business approach, and he shares the pivotal moment when both a toxic relationship and a business betrayal collided, forcing him to ask the hardest question: what choices did I make that got me here? This isn’t just another success

What if the biggest barrier to creative success isn’t talent, it’s business literacy? Spencer Handley spent two years hitting a plateau as a professional guitarist before discovering that mastery in any field follows identical principles, whether music, coding, or company building. Now leading Sonora, which has graduated 5,000 students including Grammy winners, he’s revolutionizing music education by teaching the uncomfortable truth: every creative person is an entrepreneur, whether they accept it or not. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA tod

The most dangerous belief isn’t that you’re bad at selling, it’s that your words don’t matter. In this conversation, Eli Wilde shares his personal journey from scarcity to abundance, how meaning is created through intention, and why real persuasion comes from alignment, self-awareness, and belief-shifting experiences rather than pressure or manipulation. As you listen, notice where your intent is coming from in your own conversations, and decide whether you’re ready to create trust instead of resistance.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA tod

If ratings don’t determine who keeps their job in mainstream media, then what does? Veteran journalist Rick Sanchez pulls back the curtain on his experiences at CNN, Fox News, and MS Now, revealing how pharmaceutical companies and defense contractors don’t just buy advertising, but actually sit on network boards. After being canceled before “cancellation” was even a term, he explains the mathematical impossibility of networks with shrinking audiences maintaining massive budgets without outside influence shaping their narratives.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sig

He had $300, no tech experience, and a mother willing to take out a loan on faith. Within months, Joey Seeman was generating five figures and building an AI company that enterprise veterans couldn’t have imagined at his age. In this episode, I’m with the 17-year-old CEO and Founder who shared his entrepreneurial journey from affiliate marketing hurdles to founding Nova Echo AI, revealing how relentless iteration, pattern recognition, and the willingness to look foolish accelerate success faster than any credential ever could. What’s really stopping you from starting? Learn what Wharton Busi

I sat down with Khurran Bukhari to discuss his incredible journey from a childhood of poverty and addiction to surviving a life-altering stroke at age 35. We explore how he broke the cycle of his upbringing to build a thriving business with his wife and how he used the "Batman rises" moment in his recovery to transform from a victim into a resilient leader. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Khurram Bukhari Website: https://b

The marketing lesson that helped build two food empires wasn’t about viral campaigns or celebrity endorsements, it was about getting products into people’s hands and letting transformation do the selling. Bruce Cardenas shares the inside story of Quest Nutrition’s rise and Legendary Foods’ leading growth nationwide. What legacy are you building with the work that you’re doing?  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Get Bruce Cardenas’s book,

What separates the entrepreneurs who build lasting success from those who flame out chasing quick wins? Riley Garcia went from selling bookmarks at six years old to co-founding an eight-figure health products empire on TikTok Shop by 24, not through traditional education, but by mastering a skill the business establishments couldn’t teach him. His journey challenges everything we’ve been told about the path to business success.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: h

The most successful people in the world share one thing in common, they’re awake before the competition even opens their eyes. Jarvis Leverson built a successful and authentic brand, rekindled the love of his life, and achieved the best physical shape he’d ever been in, all by mastering one simple formula he calls, “W. I. N.,” Wake up early, set your Intentions, and commit to No days off. It’s time to shatter all of your excuses and win in life! Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your person

What if the path to ownership wasn’t buying more shares, but strategically eliminating everyone else’s? Starting with just 5% equity in a struggling photography company, Henry Coy-Burt proposed using the company’s own profits to buy out disinterested family shareholders at a locked $10 million valuation, dissolving those shares and watching his stake multiply as the company grew. This single financial maneuver set the stage for a $57 million exit that nobody saw coming except him. Entrepreneurs and investors looking for creative acquisition strategies won’t want to miss this masterclass in str

What does a special education student who refused to work for anyone and a 19-year-old facing three lawsuits on his first real estate deal have in common? They both understood early on that traditional paths weren’t built for them. Brian Goldstein’s defiant moment in freshman English, standing up to a teacher who told special education students they’d have to work for others, mirrors Makan Mostafavi’s baptism by fire when his first property investment immediately imploded with seller litigation, a fallen tree, and insurance battles. If you’ve ever felt like the conventional path doesn’t fit, t

What separates world champions from everyone else isn’t just physical talent, it’s the ability to rise after every fall and never surrender to self-doubt. Former Muay Thai World Champion Mike Lemaire reveals how he maintained an 80-0 amateur record and a 29-5 professional career by mastering the mental game that most fighters never learn. If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to push beyond your perceived limits and rebuild after devastating setbacks, this conversation will shift how you approach challenges.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the A

What happens when you refuse to let someone else write your story? John Gafford transformed himself from a bar manager trapped in hospitality’s golden handcuffs into a real estate powerhouse leading Vegas’ second largest brokerage. His journey reveals a fundamental truth most entrepreneurs miss: genuine value creation makes success inevitable. His upcoming book, “Escaping the Drift,” distills hard-won wisdom that will inspire anyone tired of drifting through someone else’s vision of their life.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https:

Why do some vets treat pets like widgets while others create genuine excitement? Dr. Ori Eizenberg Weinger reveals how building trust, not maximizing revenue, transformed his practice. By refusing unnecessary tests, investing time in each appointment, and choosing honest communication over profit, he’s created something rare: a veterinary clinic where both pets and people actually want to be.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect wit

While everyone obsesses over AI and crypto, a $600 billion market shift is happening right under their noses on TikTok, and Andrew Schaberg positioned himself at the center of it before most people even understood what live shopping was. As CEO of one of the first live shopping companies in the US, Andrew has built the infrastructure that could make his business the perfect acquisition target for any major multimedia company looking to compete in social commerce.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here t

Ever wonder what it takes to go from working three high school jobs to becoming the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history? Dan Fleyshman didn’t follow the traditional path; he skipped college, bet everything on a clothing convention, and turned local print shop t-shirts into a $9.5 million licensing deal before most people finished their degree. If you’re tired of surface-level success stories, Dan’s journey will recalibrate your entire understanding of what’s possible when you fully commit to the work.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up fo

Brandon Bowsky breaks down his unconventional path through the info product and online marketing space, from selling RuneScape guides as a teenager to scaling multiple companies past eight and nine figures in revenue. Despite the success he has achieved throughout his businesses, he now prioritises fulfilment over revenue.  Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Brandon Bowsky: Website: https://bit.ly/48YfoHd Discord: discord.gg