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The Pursuit Podcast

The Pursuit Podcast

Hosted by Skylor Holm, Brady Hiney, Max Shagaev, Zach Wise

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Episodes

99

Latest episode

Nov 2025

Language

EN

About the show

The Pursuit is an unfiltered, unedited, weekly conversation between 5 business owners who share their thoughts on business, mindset, and more.

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November 27, 20252 min

Ep 99 | Until Next Time

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October 20, 20251 hr 17 min

Ep 98 | Fancy Fails, Simple Scales

In this episode, Brady and Max unpack how over complication kills progress in business, leadership, and life. They talk about learning to coach people, understanding personalities, and the humility it takes to communicate effectively. The conversation flows into the value of taking your business seriously, mastering the boring fundamentals, and ignoring social media distractions. They close on how small wins, patience, and focus compound into long-term success, proving that simple truly scales.

October 6, 20251 hr 16 min

Ep 97 | Direction Over Details

In this episode, we discuss focusing intently on your tasks, and how it benefits not only what you are doing, but the autonomy and responsibility of those in your business. We discuss talking to your future self, and how it helps open your eyes into the decisions you make today and the impacts they have. We end on a discussion of your path, and how to continue going in the right direction without getting caught up in the minute details.

September 22, 20251 hr 13 min

Ep 96 | Culture That Sticks

In this episode, we dug into what it really takes to get your team to buy into your vision and actually be excited to show up every day. We compared business to sports teams and how athletes are always training toward a clear goal, and how that same mindset applies in business when everyone knows the mission and their role in it. We talked about how culture isn’t built by accident; it’s built through passion, communication, and creating experiences your team actually wants to be a part of. From team events and recognition to just showing genuine excitement for what you’re building, we explored how to create a workplace that people don’t just work at, but truly want to stay in.

September 8, 202555 min

Ep 95 | Maybe That’s The Beauty of it All

In this episode, Zach & Skylor dive into reflections from the year of business ownership, and what they learned along the way. They discuss the highs, lows, anxiety, depression, excitement, and many other emotions that you feel while running a business. They come to the realization that maybe that's the whole point, and maybe that is the beauty of it all. They also talk about engaging with your team, and how giving them a reputation to live up to is a powerful tool to learn more about them, and give them a larger role of what you do on a daily basis.

August 25, 20251 hr 4 min

Ep 94 | What Actually Moves The Needle?

In this episode, we discuss Zach's anxiety surrounding makind difficult business decisions, and how it links to a fear of being disliked. We also dive into a recent discovery of Brady's, that more work does not equal more result. Living a more balanced, sustainable lifestyle allows you to be more intentional with the things that you do, and get more enjoyment out of your daily activities.

August 11, 20251 hr 22 min

Ep 93 | Slow Cooking

In this episode, we discuss the idea of laying put the foundations of your business before scaling, and how focusing on the client experience can help scale. Going faster is not always better long term.

June 27, 20251 hr 42 min

Ep 92 | 5 Years of Lessons

In this episode, Brady shares current growing pains around scheduling inefficiencies, quality control, and crew training—and how they're beginning to tackle them by delegating tasks and implementing better systems. We explore topics like payment collection, painter accountability, equipment logistics, and the balance between specialization and flexibility in crews. Daniel also shares business lessons he's gathered over the last five years, sparking deeper discussion about passion, discipline, and sustainable success.

May 5, 20251 hr 15 min

Ep 91 | The Authentic Self

In this episode, we discuss the idea of being your authentic self. Do you speak up when you disagree? Are you being the best version of yourself for those around you? How would your life change if you started to behave this way?

April 28, 20251 hr 28 min

Ep 90 | Sales Satisfaction w/ Jordan Kipnes

In this Episode, Jordan Kipnes joins us to discuss sales, and the first call process. We discuss the importance of decision making, and how to help clients understand why it is important for them. We then talk about objections, how do you handle clients wanting a lower priced service?

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