Escape Corporate America: The Prairie Founders Club Podcast

Escape Corporate America: The Prairie Founders Club Podcast

Hosted by: Brian Lee

Real conversations with founders and experts building businesses outside the big-city bubble. We get practical about customers, revenue, systems, and the messy middle... so you can turn a side venture into a real...

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Podcast #5: What if You Just Bought an Existing Business Instead of Starting One? With Mike Kuzma

Show Notes: Buying vs. Starting a Business with Mike Kuzma Episode Overview: In this episode, host Brian Lee sits down with Mike Kuzma, a partner at the law firm Spencer Fane and head of their business transaction...
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Episode 4: How Clean Move Built a Micro-Moving App in Omaha with Founder Sloan Nelson

Ever wish you had “a buddy with a truck”… without actually bugging your buddy? In this episode, I sit down with Sloan Nelson, founder of Clean Move (Omaha, Nebraska) — a micro-moving + junk hauling service built...
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Episode 3: Will Denker: Think Clearer, Not Faster with AI

This class shows you how to use AI as a “Clarity Engine” to cut through overwhelm, make better decisions faster, and focus on the few actions that actually move your goals forward. Instead of using AI for random...
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Episode 2: Jared Hall: Building 3A.M. Luxury From Nebraska to Cannes

In this podcast episode, I’m out on the course with fashion designer and entrepreneur Jared Hall, founder of 3A.M Luxury. We talk entrepreneurship, building a luxury brand from the Midwest, learning manufacturing,...
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Episode 1: Ali Schwanke - Founder of SimpleStrat and HubSpot Hacks

Runtime: 44:36 Episode summary In this episode, Brian sits down with Ali Schwanke (SimpleStrat) to talk about building a real business outside the big-city bubble—using practical systems for content, marketing, and...
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