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  • How a 5-Minute Elevator Conversation Led to a Career at Mercedes-Benz | Amy Wang

    How a 5-Minute Elevator Conversation Led to a Career at Mercedes-Benz | Amy Wang
    Feb 27 2026
    Amy Wang spent over 20 years building a career she never planned.

    She started premed at Michigan State University simply because she liked school — until she realized she couldn’t handle blood. Needing to graduate on time without extra loans, she switched to industrial-organizational psychology, not fully knowing what it was, just that it fit.

    That uncertainty became a pattern. Not in a reckless way. In a way where the right things kept showing up when she stopped forcing them.

    Eventually a friend told her Mercedes-Benz was hiring. She didn't have an HR title at the time. But she had the background, the instinct for building teams, and years of standing up shared services in IT and healthcare. She got the role. Then her boss left. And Amy became Head of HR for Mercedes-Benz North America, overseeing shared services across five countries.

    We talked about:
    → How Amy went from premed to Head of HR at Mercedes-Benz through a series of unplanned turns
    → Why her best career moves were the ones that found her, not the ones she chased
    → What business owners get wrong about employee culture and why people need to feel like they're on the team

    Sitting with Amy reminded me that the most interesting careers rarely follow a straight line. Sometimes the best thing you can do is stop gripping the wheel so hard and let the next thing come to you.

    Amy, thank you for being so open about a career that didn't follow the script. The way you talked about helping people find their strengths and grow into what they're capable of, that energy came through the whole conversation. I'm excited to see what finds you next.

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    1:03 Blood Draws, Plasma, and Why Amy Left Premed
    4:08 Switching to Industrial Organizational Psychology
    5:32 The Full Career Journey: From Insurance to Oldsmobile
    7:01 Getting Stuck in an Elevator That Changed Everything
    8:07 The Wrong Email That Led to Project Management
    10:48 Building a Hospital as Employee Number Nine
    12:30 How Mercedes-Benz Found Her
    16:17 From Shared Services to Head of HR
    18:25 Lessons for Entrepreneurs Building Their First Team
    24:00 How to Find Someone's Superpower
    28:21 Knowing When to Stop and Cut Your Losses
    35:36 The One Thing Business Owners Need to Get Right About Culture
    39:33 What's Next for Amy and Where to Find Her

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    42 m
  • He Sold His Company for Millions and It Nearly Broke Him | Wesley Mathews

    He Sold His Company for Millions and It Nearly Broke Him | Wesley Mathews
    Feb 20 2026
    Wes Mathews got his first job washing dishes at 12 years old. He built High Level Marketing from nothing into a company doing over $22 million in revenue. And then he sold it.

    Three years later, Wes started Stealth Consulting with his original partner again—same trust, just a lot more wisdom. This time, he knew exactly who he wanted to work with and wasn't chasing revenue just to chase it. And he says he’s honestly happier than he’s ever been.

    We talked about:
    → Why selling a company can be one of the loneliest things an entrepreneur goes through
    → How to actually plan for life after an exit (not just the financial side)
    → The pricing mistakes young business owners make and how to fix them
    → The one question every entrepreneur needs to answer before they start

    Most people only talk about the win—he talked about the emptiness after. That’s the part more founders need to hear. Thankful for Wes, for driving out in one-degree weather to share the parts of his story most people keep to themselves. The way he opened up about those post-sale years took real courage — and I know it’s going to help more people than he realize.

    Connect with Wes
    Web: https://stealthconsulting.com/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleymathews/

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    58 m
  • Zero to $500K in Five Weeks With Just Phone Calls | Patrick Gomez

    Zero to $500K in Five Weeks With Just Phone Calls | Patrick Gomez
    Feb 9 2026
    Patrick Gomez quit his job as a CMO, filed an LLC for a hundred bucks, and sat at his desk thinking clients would just show up.

    They didn't.

    He panicked and DM'd 3,000 people on LinkedIn over two days straight. Got five clients. Lost all five almost immediately. That was the beginning.

    Patrick is a serial entrepreneur who built SiteLyft, a subscription website business, from those early failures. Then he co-founded AntiAgency, a podcast-based lead generation company. And most recently he launched TurboClaim, an AI-powered claims management platform that raised half a million dollars from its own beta users in the first week.

    He shares:
    ➤ Why your first clients should never pay you a dollar
    ➤ How he went from zero to $500K in recurring revenue in five weeks with just cold calls
    ➤ The case for building a side business before quitting your job

    Share in the comments below: what's one business idea you've been sitting on that you keep talking yourself out of?

    0:00 - Introduction
    0:56 - Meeting Patrick and the Miami Event
    2:03 - The Reality of Being "Broke" as an Entrepreneur
    3:57 - From Professor Dreams to Marketing Career
    5:43 - Quitting His Job and Starting an LLC With No Plan
    6:39 - DM'ing 3,000 People and Landing First Clients
    7:37 - Losing All Five Clients and Starting Over
    8:53 - Building SiteLyft as a Subscription Website Business
    10:02 - Scaling With Ads and Running Into Growth Problems
    10:38 - Starting AntiAgency: Podcasts as Sales Conversations
    13:45 - Discovering the Insurance Industry's Paperwork Problem
    15:15 - Building TurboClaim With AI and Raising $500K From Beta Users
    18:01 - Working With Family: How Avery Became His Sales Lead
    19:04 - Zero to One Thinking and Knowing When to Hand Off
    20:13 - Shower Epiphany: Insurance for Creators
    24:39 - Where AI Is Headed: From Chatbots to Robots in the Home
    30:11 - Advice for Young Entrepreneurs
    33:16 - Finding Your Niche, Sub-Niche, and the One Problem You Solve
    36:32 - Where to Find Patrick and Final Thoughts

    *Connect with Patrick*
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gomez-7a4305220/

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    *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW*
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    38 m
  • Stop Treating Networking Events Like Sales Calls | Greg Peters

    Stop Treating Networking Events Like Sales Calls | Greg Peters
    Jan 30 2026
    Greg Peters spent 15 years as a computer programmer before realizing something was missing...

    He started his own web development business in '94 but hit a wall; he lacked social skills and couldn't bring himself to cold call.

    Greg saw the problem and began taking networking classes. And it changed everything.

    Now Greg teaches professionals, entrepreneurs, and credit unions how to build networks that actually produce referrals; the kind where people text you opportunities without being asked.

    Here's what we cover:
    → Why most people waste their time at networking events (and the simple goal that makes them worth it)
    → The "Top 50" strategy for staying connected without being needy
    → Why "just checking in" makes people screen your calls

    Let me know below:
    What's the biggest networking mistake you've ever made?

    *Connect with Greg*
    Web: https://thereluctantnetworker.com/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thereluctantnetworker/

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    *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW*
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    58 m
  • Nick Freitas: Leaving Politics, Charlie Kirk, Real Parenting, & Why Men Feel Betrayed

    Nick Freitas: Leaving Politics, Charlie Kirk, Real Parenting, & Why Men Feel Betrayed
    Jan 23 2026
    Nick Freitas spent 10 years in the Virginia State Legislature representing James Madison's district. He was a Green Beret. He's built a following of millions.

    And he's personally been a long time dream guest of mine.

    In our conversation, Nick talks about what his wife once told him... she didn't need him to be weak; she needed him to be tender. What follows is one of the most honest discussions about masculinity, marriage, and fatherhood I've heard.

    He lays out:
    → Why your relationship with your teenage daughter begins to be built when she's two.
    → How specifically you father and teach your sons differently than your daughters.
    → Why flirting with your spouse in front of your kids actually matters.
    → And why chasing that political legacy might cost you the family pictures that hang in your home.

    We get into why there's so much in-fighting within the right and the moment Charlie Kirk's death changed how he saw the country.

    I'm so thankful for Nick joining me this episode and allowing me to record in his studio.

    Connect with Nick
    https://www.youtube.com/@UCPFzA28Hw9tYDxXAeidDk6w
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-freitas-51666a26/

    Connect with Dillon
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    ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW
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    1 h y 28 m
  • The Quiet Cost of Taking Your Foot Off the Gas | Dante Brunelli | TDES

    The Quiet Cost of Taking Your Foot Off the Gas | Dante Brunelli | TDES
    Dec 19 2025
    Dante Brunelli, founder of LaunchOS, believes one thing matters most in business: if you can’t grow, you won’t last.


    Comfort doesn’t build anything... He learned that through thousands of sales calls which shaped his confidence and pushed him forward.


    We talk about earning trust, adding value before asking for anything, and why showing up every day matters more than talent.


    My big takeaway: we learn by doing, and that staying humble and trusting that the work will pay off is the only way to grow.


    *Connect with Dante*
    https://launchos.ai/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantebrunelli/


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    *ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW*
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    50 m
  • How 10 Minutes Can Change Your Mental Health | Jim Steffen | TDES

    How 10 Minutes Can Change Your Mental Health | Jim Steffen | TDES
    Dec 12 2025
    Jim Steffen has done things most people only dream about. Serial entrepreneur, former American Ninja Warrior contestant, and known as “America’s Fun Fitness Coach,” he’s spent a lifetime proving that exercise is the best medicine we’re not taking.

    We get into why gyms don’t work for most people, the surprising connection between movement and mental health, and the philosophy behind Jim’s homemade kettlebells. He proves consistency over perfection is best and why he believes we’re all recovering from something.

    *Connect with Jim*
    Web: https://xtfit.us/

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    53 m
  • What Happens When Traders Stop Lying to Themselves | Vance Cast | TDES

    What Happens When Traders Stop Lying to Themselves | Vance Cast | TDES
    Dec 8 2025
    Dr. Vance Cast started out helping a few friends navigate who to trust online in the world of trading. When he discovered there wasn’t anyone worth trusting, he built the system himself.

    What began as a simple promise grew into a community of traders who trade together, argue together, laugh together, and change each other’s lives.

    Vance talks about the moments that made him see this was bigger than day trading:
    • A woman earning enough to buy her husband a jacket for the first time.
    • A pizzeria owner learning that the change he needed was new habits, not new employees.
    • People who discover that the hardest work is unlearning everything they thought they knew.
    Through all of it, Vance keeps coming back to one truth: people don’t fail because the market is too hard but because they never learned how to tell themselves truth.

    *Connect with Vance*
    Web: https://cvancecast.com/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-clifford-vance-cast/

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    1 h y 14 m