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ROI Podcast™ — the #1 Entrepreneurial Business meets Comedy podcast hosted by Law Smith + Eric Readinger

ROI Podcast™ — the #1 Entrepreneurial Business meets Comedy podcast hosted by Law Smith + Eric Readinger

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 ROI Podcast™ — the podcast formerly known as Sweat Equity - THE #1 BUSINESS / ENTREPRENEURSHIP + COMEDY PODCAST ON EARFF. Hosted by Producer, Head of Media & Mr. Manager, Eric Readinger, and President at Tocobaga**, Fractional CMO, Stand Up Comedian Law Smith... a robot wrote our description below. ROI Podcast™ — the podcast formerly known as Sweat Equity - is your go-to audio guide for realistic advice and actionable strategies to launch, grow, and scale your small business or startup. Join hosts Law Smith, a seasoned entrepreneur and fractional CMO with a background in stand-up comedy, and Eric Readinger, a marketing veteran and data-driven strategist, as they dissect the latest trends, interview successful founders, and unpack the hard-won lessons that fuel real business success. What You'll Get: - No fluff, just actionable insights: Ditch the empty platitudes and get practical advice you can implement right away. - Authentic conversations with real entrepreneurs: Hear unfiltered stories, failures, and triumphs from the people who've been in the trenches. - Humor meets strategy: Laugh while you learn, with Law's witty banter and Eric's data-backed insights. - Wide range of topics: From marketing and sales to leadership and funding, girthy podcast® - the podcast formerly known as Sweat Equity - covers it all. - Inspiring community: Join a network of like-minded entrepreneurs and learn from each other's experiences. **Tocobaga - B2B, B2C SMB Strategic Advisory & Omnichannel, Integrated Marketing AgencyROI Podcast™ Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • How To Reclaim Neo‑Masculinity | John Krotec' | ROI Podcast™ ep. 503 | Law Smith @LawSmithWorks + Eric Readinger -

    How To Reclaim Neo‑Masculinity | John Krotec' | ROI Podcast™ ep. 503 | Law Smith @LawSmithWorks + Eric Readinger -
    Feb 12 2026

    John Krotec is a U.S. Army veteran, visionary entrepreneur and founder of NeoMasculinity Solutions—a movement that helps men and women reclaim purpose, live through truth and lead with clarity. After surviving a traumatic brain injury and confronting long‑buried trauma, he transformed adversity into a mission by founding The Brainary and writing The Sentinel Handbook, a practical tool for self‑leadership. He delivers riveting keynotes and workshops on leadership, critical thinking, emotional resilience and self‑agency. With over 40 years in business, his journey spans high‑altitude expeditions in the Andes, building a pre‑internet multi‑million‑dollar retail company, and hosting conversations with leaders like General Flynn and Ron DeSantis. Today he leads a global push to reignite human intuition and critical thinking, empowering families to discern truth from fiction and resist the relentless onslaught of misinformation.

    John Krotec is here to blow up toxic masculinity, trash lazy thinking and maybe tell you about the time he smoked DMT and met aliens. This Army vet turned entrepreneur isn't your typical motivational guru; he's a warrior‑poet who built a multimillion‑dollar company before the internet existed, survived a traumatic brain injury, and came back swinging with NeoMasculinity Solutions, a movement hell‑bent on rescuing men and women from the dumpster fire of modern misinformation. You'll hear him talk about protecting your family from six types of unreliable information, why vintage gender roles still matter, and how plant medicine saved his marriage. Co‑hosts Law Smith and Eric Readinger pepper him with lightning‑round questions—"Is a hot dog a sandwich?" "Have you ever seen a UFO?"—before diving into heavy stuff like leadership, human vibrational states, and why so many men are stuck in perpetual adolescence. Expect profanity, real talk and gut‑punch honesty. Smash that subscribe button, share with a friend, and get ready to laugh, cringe and maybe rethink your whole damn life and NeoMasculinity, John Krotec, toxic masculinity, vintage gender roles, leadership podcast, critical thinking skills, human intuition, plant medicine, DMT experience, traumatic brain injury, self‑leadership, family protection, misinformation, disinformation, emotional resilience, entrepreneur journey, spirit molecule, Andes expeditions, truth‑based media, and veteran entrepreneur.

    Timestamps & chapters:

    03:35 – Advice to your 13‑year‑old self: slow down, it's not your fault.

    04:17 – Who the hell is John Krotec? Army vet, entrepreneur and crusader.

    06:43 – DMT & demons: plant medicine, insomnia and saving a marriage.

    09:55 – Inside the spirit molecule: aliens, metal bangs and dimension travel.

    12:57 – Backpacking in Guatemala: CIA spooks, effigies and travel truths.

    23:19 – Neo‑masculinity explained: vintage gender roles and fighting misinformation.

    27:16 – Working moms & family balance: unrealistic expectations and social pressure.

    30:35 – Calling out the modern man‑child: courage, therapy and intellectual laziness.

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    34 mins
  • How To Build A Green Business 👉 Sell Out 👉 Buy It Back And How To Avoid Skincare Chemicals with Jodi Scott, CEO of Green Goo | ROI Podcast™ ep. 502 | Law Smith @LawSmithWorks + Eric Readinger

    How To Build A Green Business 👉 Sell Out 👉 Buy It Back And How To Avoid Skincare Chemicals with Jodi Scott, CEO of Green Goo | ROI Podcast™ ep. 502 | Law Smith @LawSmithWorks + Eric Readinger
    Jan 28 2026
    Jodi Scott is the CEO and co‑founder of Green Goo by Spry Life, a plant‑based first aid company that started the way a lot of real businesses do: out of necessity, frustration, and a kitchen that slowly turned into a production facility. What began with homemade remedies and mason jars eventually grew into a nationally distributed brand, but not without detours, hard lessons, and a few moments where the easy path would have cost the company its soul. Jodi's story is not a clean, linear founder arc. She built Green Goo from the ground up, sold the company, and then made the rare and uncomfortable decision to buy it back. That experience reshaped how she thinks about success, control, and what it actually means to build something that lasts. She's lived both sides of the exit fantasy and is candid about what people don't talk about once the deal closes: identity loss, cultural drift, and the realization that money doesn't automatically equal alignment. At her core, Jodi is deeply skeptical of performative purpose. She believes mission‑driven branding only works when the mission shows up in operations, hiring decisions, ingredient sourcing, and the way leadership behaves when no one's watching. Her opinions about marketing are sharp, practical, and often uncomfortable for founders who want growth without accountability. In her view, attention is easy to buy; trust is not. Green Goo reflects that philosophy. The brand is farm‑based, plant‑forward, and built around first aid products that do what they claim without relying on synthetic shortcuts. But Jodi is quick to point out that values alone don't move product. Execution does. Systems do. Saying no does. She's spent years learning how to scale a values‑led business without turning it into a hollow lifestyle brand or a corporate costume. Family plays a real role in the story, not as a sanitized origin myth, but as a source of both tension and strength. Jodi credits a "functional dysfunction" for sharpening her instincts, forcing hard conversations, and teaching her how to lead without pretending conflict doesn't exist. Those lessons show up in how she builds culture and how she handles growth moments that pressure companies to compromise. Today, Jodi spends her time running Green Goo, advising other founders, and pushing back on the idea that bigger is always better. She's an advocate for intentional growth, honest leadership, and businesses that can look themselves in the mirror after scaling. Fueled by kombucha, pure cocoa, and a stubborn commitment to doing things the hard but right way, Jodi Scott represents a version of entrepreneurship that's less about hype and more about durability. On the ROI Podcast episode 502 How To Build A Green Business 👉 Sell Out 👉 Buy It Back And How To Avoid Skincare Chemicals with Jodi Scott, CEO of Green Goo | Law Smith ‪@LawSmithWorks‬ and Eric Readinger, she brings firsthand experience from the messy middle of building, selling, losing, reclaiming, and rebuilding a brand, with insights that resonate far beyond the natural products aisle, ROI Podcast, Jodi Scott, Green Goo, plant-based first aid, natural first aid, clean skincare, clean beauty, CPG entrepreneurship, consumer packaged goods, founder interview, business podcast, brand building, product development, retail distribution, ecommerce strategy, sustainable business growth, buy back a company, selling a company, portfolio company, acquisition story, leadership lessons, customer proof points, differentiation strategy, marketing strategy, deodorant ingredients, adaptogens in skincare, sexual wellness products, Southern Butter, and direct to consumer brand. Episode sponsored... 💦 by ZUPYAK - The first search optimized AI writer. https://www.Zupyak.com → promo code → SWEAT 💦 Flodesk email marketing - you get 50% off by hitting this link https://flodesk.com/c/AL83FF 💦 Incogni remove you personal data from public websites 50% off https://get.incogni.io/SH3ve 💦 by SQUARESPACE website builder → https://squarespacecircleus.pxf.io/sw... 💦 by CALL RAIL call tracking → https://bit.ly/sweatequitycallrail 💦 by LINKEDIN PREMIUM - 2 months free! → https://bit.ly/sweatequity-linkedin-p... 💦 by OTTER.ai → https://otter.ai/referrals/AVPIT85N Hosts' Eric Readinger & Law Smith 🔗s https://www.LawSmithWorks.comhttps://www.Tocoba.ga 06:20 — How does a pre-med and health psychology background translate into product development decisions? 09:40 — How do you start a CPG product company without massive infrastructure or funding? 21:30 — How can a product be "anti-capitalistic" in usage (the more you use it, the less you need it) while still building a strong business? 24:10 — How do you justify buying back a company? 25:10 — How do you shift from high-velocity distribution growth to a long-game, sustainable P&L strategy? 26:40 — How do you expand into adjacent categories (sexual wellness) without losing the ...
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    28 mins
  • How To Joy Success Cycle | Kevin Surace | ROI Podcast™ ep. 501 | Law Smith & Eric Readinger

    How To Joy Success Cycle | Kevin Surace | ROI Podcast™ ep. 501 | Law Smith & Eric Readinger
    Jan 9 2026
    ROI Podcast™ — the No. 1 business‑comedy podcast on Earth — welcomes Kevin Surace, Silicon‑Valley innovator, futurist and author of The Joy Success Cycle, for an energizing conversation about AI, joy and success. Surace, a technology innovator with 93 patents and the CTO of Appvance, is best known as the father of the virtual assistant. He helped develop the first large‑scale voice interface at General Magic and led the team that created the OnStar Virtual Advisor. Inc. Magazine named him Entrepreneur of the Year (2009), and he invented QuietRock soundproof drywall. Surace explains the difference between real AI and simple automation, shares stories of building the first virtual assistant, and demonstrates how large language models can transform business operations and even compose music. But this episode isn't just about technology. Surace introduces his Joy Success Cycle philosophy and shows how joy fuels sustainable success. He explains why reframing daily tasks with joy leads to better outcomes, how to move the success marker to avoid the hedonistic treadmill, and how to find a sense of purpose by limiting complaints and focusing on meaningful goals. He also offers practical advice on removing toxic influences, getting out of ruts and not worrying about AI "taking over". Join Law Smith, Eric Readinger and our guest for an upbeat, hilarious and actionable discussion that blends comedy with deep insight. Subscribe to ROI Podcast on YouTube, leave a comment (good or bad — we'll read it on air), and check out the links below for sponsor deals and to get Kevin Surace's book. Ready to unlock joy and success? Hit play to hear about Kevin Surace, ROI Podcast, Joy Success Cycle, AI podcast, artificial intelligence, generative AI, virtual assistant, machine learning, patents, business comedy, motivation, productivity, sense of purpose, overcoming ruts, keynote speaker, music and AI, large language models, entrepreneurship, innovation, QuietRock and more! #AI #entrepreneurship #ecommercebusiness #productbasedbusiness #brandbuilding #businesspodcast #startupstories #scalingbusiness #directtoconsumer #manufacturingbusiness #corporategifting #smallbusinessgrowth #founderjourney #roi
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    39 mins
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