Each week, I sit down with the operators, founders, and investors building companies and moving capital to unpack the thinking, decisions, and conviction behind how they win. Across four pillars, Money, Operations, Capital, and Influence, Keep It Brief breaks down how wealth is built, companies are run, capital moves, and power works. Decades of hard-won business lessons, distilled into every episode.
Latest episodes
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51 min
The Hiring Mistake That Costs Founders Hundreds of Thousands | Carly Kremer
Build a business that can grow without depending on you. Learn more about Elite Edge: http://nataliedawson.com/eventCarly Kremer, founder of 'The Beekeepers Naturals', ran out of r…
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16 min
Why the Way You Dress Changes Who You Become
What you wear does more than change how other people see you. It can change how you think, perform, and see yourself.In this bonus solo episode of Keep It Brief, Natalie Dawson sha…
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51 min
"I Almost Lost My Business In 9 Months Because Of This" | Rebecca Minkoff
Rebecca Minkoff bootstrapped her handbag brand for seven years to a $100M Brand. Then two hires she trusted almost sank it in nine months.The fashion designer and founder shares wh…
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1 h 01
Great Customer Service Is Simple & Almost Nobody Does It | Drybar Founder
If you own a salon or know someone who does, DM “SALON” to @nataliedawson on Instagram and I’ll send you the details on what we’re building and how to get involved.Drybar grew from…
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1 h 12
Viral Brand Expert: Going Viral Won't Grow Your Business (Doing This Will) | Camille Moore
Camille Moore's first viral video hit a million views in a weekend. It brought in just three leads. She says that gap between attention and actual business is exactly what most fou…
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43 min
Why You Should Never Start a Business You’re Passionate About
Most people want to build a business around what they love. I believe that can be one of the fastest ways to fail.Recorded during the first live edition of Keep It Brief, this audi…
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59 min
50 Years of Leadership Knowledge in 59 Minutes | Bestselling Author John Maxwell
John Maxwell has written more than 90 books, sold 38 million copies, and spoken onover 14,000 stages. After 50 years teaching leadership, he says the hardest lessonis still learnin…
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1 h 29
Grant Cardone Built an $5B Empire & Still Feels Like He's Failing
Grant Cardone does not believe success makes life easier. It gives you bigger problems, higher stakes, and fewer people you can trust to make the decision for you.In this episode,…
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1 h 11
Elena Cardone: The Mindset That Turned Our 2 Worst Years Into $5B
Join the "Clear Club" for free and get the book: clearbuilders.com/ElenaDianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health: https://www.amazon.com/Dianetics-Modern-Science-Mental-Engli…
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50 min
How A Simple Google Doc for Friends Built an 8-Figure Brand | Dianna Cohen
Most founders hold onto the CEO title for as long as they can. Dianna Cohen gave hers up after five years, and she did it after turning a Google Doc she wrote for her girlfriends i…
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55 min
86% Of People Are Using AI Wrong, Here's How To Get Ahead | Chris Workman
89% of small businesses say they use AI. Only 14% have actually built it into how they operate. Chris Workman explains the gap and why the businesses that close it in the next five…
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29 min
$30T Will Move Into the Hands of Women, Watch This Now
$30 trillion is shifting into women's hands and most people are getting the story wrong. This isn't just about women building wealth. It's about women outliving their partners and…
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56 min
$700M Lawyer: The Workers’ Comp Lie Nobody Talks About | Tina Odjaghian
Most business owners think workers comp is handled because they pay the premium. Tina Odjaghian says the hardest cases are the ones nobody can see, and she has recovered more than…
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54 min
$15M CEO: The Owner Trap that Keeps Your Business Small | Terra Harvell
Terra Harvell reveals why most salon owners have built an expensive job, not a valuable asset. The founder of Harper Ellis Hair Co. and Strata Salon Systems explains how better pri…
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1 h 00
Ex-SVB COO Explains the True Story No One Reported - Phil Cox
Most executives run from a company that's about to collapse. Phil Cox ran toward it. He was the COO of Silicon Valley Bank the day $42 billion left in a single afternoon, and the b…
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57 min
9x Founder Was Fired & Broke But Never Quit - Kim Perell
Most founders think they need investors to build something big. Kim Perell says it's really about betting on yourself first, a lesson she learned by turning a $10,000 loan from her…
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1 h 09
Inside the Strategy We Used to Scale Cardone Ventures (with Brandon Dawson)
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with my husband and Cardone Ventures co-founder Brandon Dawson to break down how he sold his last company, Audigy, for 77 times earning…
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1 h 09
$9B COO: People Pay Premium For ONLY One Thing - Jeff Zwiefel
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Jeff Zwiefel, former President and COO of Life Time Fitness, to break down how he helped grow the company from $139M to $2.3B in r…
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46 min
Ex Wall Street: The Lie Keeping Women Out of Finance - Tiger Sisters, Cherie Brooke Luo & Jean Luo
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Jean Luo and Cherie Brooke Luo, your Wall Street and Silicon Valley big sisters. Harvard MBA, Ex Goldman Sachs, Stanford MBA, Ex L…
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1 h 09
Self-Made Millionaire: The Funding Trap Nobody Mentions - Allison McNamara
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Allison McNamara, founder of Mara, about the moment a celebrity accidentally made her product sell out globally. We unpack why boo…