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The Transparent Podcast

The Transparent Podcast

Written by: Nick Ford
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Welcome to the Transparent Podcast! This podcast focuses on Small Business Startups, Entrepreneurship, and being Transparent in life and in business. If you want to learn about starting your own company, this is the podcast for you! Each week we have a guest joining Nick Ford, Owner of Transparent Staffing, on the podcast to discuss small businesses. The challenges, the wins, the losses, and how being transparent with everyone we come in contact with creates better business for everyone!© 2026 The Transparent Podcast Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • Jermaine Ee - Building A Legacy Through Estate Planning
    Feb 17 2026

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    Want the courage to leap into entrepreneurship and a practical way to protect your family’s future? We sit down with Jermaine—an entrepreneur shaped by immigrant grit and cross‑cultural identity—who’s building HeirLight, a modern estate planning app that uses AI to make wills and trusts accessible, private, and easy to start. The conversation moves beyond hustle culture to the deeper question: who are you as a builder, and what pressures do you actually want?

    Enjoyed the conversation? Follow, share with a founder friend, and leave a quick review—tell us which funding path you’d pick and why.

    Interested in checking out HeirLight? Click the link below for 50% off!

    http://www.heirlight.com/en/podcast

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    52 mins
  • Ryan Hare - All In On Entrepreneurship
    Feb 10 2026

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    Ready to stop clinging to the pool railing and actually swim? We sit down with serial entrepreneur Ryan Hare, owner of John Franklin Landscapes in North Georgia, to strip away the myths around business ownership and show what it really takes to build something that lasts. From kitchen-table roofing estimates with his grandfather to design-build projects that turn blank yards into outdoor sanctuaries, Ryan shares why jumping all in beats playing it safe—and how “job security” can be a mirage when you’re not in control.

    If this fired you up, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs the push, and leave a quick review so more builders can find us.

    And if you’re local and want to talk shop or start a project, visit JohnFranklinlandscapes.com - he'd love to help.

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    33 mins
  • Kevin Fedor - Transparent Lessons on Entrepreneurship
    Feb 3 2026

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    Ready to stop daydreaming and start building? Kevin Fedor, Founder & Digital Marketing Strategist at Follow Spike, and I dig into the real tradeoffs behind side hustles, full-time leaps, and why validation on nights and weekends rarely scales unless you design for it. With marketing operator and agency leader Kevin Fedor, we unpack how to test offers fast, keep costs low, and decide when traction justifies quitting your job. If you’ve been hiding behind plans and perfection, this conversation gives you a practical path to your first paying customer.

    If you’re on the fence, start small and public: pitch a pilot, frame your first dollar, and learn in the market. Subscribe for more candid playbooks on small business growth, share this with a friend who needs the push, and leave a review to tell us what you’ll test this week.

    Also, learn more about Kevin and his work at Follow Spike at http://followspike.com/

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    44 mins
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