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The Value Creators Podcast Episode #65. The Inner Excellence Of Entrepreneurial Leaders: Performance, Presence, and Purpose with Jim Murphy

June 14, 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Performance begins on the inside. In this episode, Jim Murphy—coach to elite athletes and author of Inner Excellence—joins Hunter Hastings to explore how presence, identity, and spiritual discipline impact entrepreneurial leadership. This is a conversation about transcending ego, embracing trust, and unlocking your highest potential through inner transformation.

The Value Creators Podcast Episode #64. Customer Experience Is Everything: A Conversation with Vance Morris

June 6, 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Exceptional customer experience is not accidental—it’s engineered. Vance Morris explains how systematic design, frontline empowerment, and continuous “plussing” transform service into a competitive advantage. This episode offers strategic insight for entrepreneurs seeking to build customer-centric, resilient businesses in an age of commoditization.

The Value Creators Podcast Episode #63. Systems Thinking in Action: Building Community-Of-Passion Based Businesses with Joe Zentmyer

May 21, 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

In this episode, entrepreneur Joe Zentmyer explores how systems thinking transforms passion into scalable enterprise. Drawing from years of experience in niche retail—ranging from climbing gyms to aquarium services—he outlines the principles behind building replicable, resilient businesses rooted in community, operational clarity, and strategic design.

The Value Creators Podcast Episode #62. Choose the Handle That Holds. Stoic Leadership and Everyday Integrity: A Conversation with Becky Schmooke

May 9, 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

Entrepreneurial leadership requires clarity, adaptability, and integrity. In this episode, Becky Schmooke introduces a Stoic framework for decision-making under uncertainty, building resilient teams, and leading without relying on hierarchy or control—turning timeless philosophy into a strategic business advantage.

The Value Creators Podcast Episode #61. Democratizing Alternative Investments Through Innovation, Liquidity, and Design: A Conversation with Kim Flynn

April 28, 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

In this episode of the Value Creators Podcast, Hunter Hastings talks with Kim Flynn, President of XA Investments, about how financial markets are evolving to make alternative investments—traditionally reserved for financial elites—more accessible to everyday investors. Kim shares how her firm is innovating fund structures, focusing on customer-centric product design, and promoting investor education to open up access to private markets. Key topics include demand-driven product development, balancing liquidity with long-term investing through structures like interval and tender offer funds, and the role of creativity and empathy in financial innovation. Whether you’re an investor or a product builder, this episode offers a roadmap for democratizing high-yield investment opportunities.

Embrace The Chaos: Why Businesses Must Rethink Strategy in a Quantum World

April 23, 2025 /0 Comments/in /by

The world of physics has undergone a seismic paradigm shift. Gone is the clockwork universe of Newton, where everything moved predictably according to fixed laws. In its place, we have quantum physics and complex adaptive systems—a reality defined by uncertainty, fluidity, and sudden leaps to new possibilities. As Werner Heisenberg once said, this requires “a […]