The Brad Weisman Show

We talk with Damiano Raveenthiran  about why entrepreneurs accidentally build founder dependent jobs and how to redesign an agency into a real asset. We get specific about delegation, positioning, accountability, hard lessons from fraud, and how AI is reshaping what clients should pay for. 
• Bootstrapping an agency from scratch and scaling fast
• Spotting founder dependence and the hidden cost of burnout
• Delegating with the 70% rule and tightening the playbook with systems
• Shifting from selling services to selling outcomes and strategy
• Building trust and referrals through real client follow through
• Thinking like an architect using OKRs and proactive planning
• Using a sports team model with KPIs, reviews, and performance standards
• Recognizing when the business cannot run without you
• Learning “trust but verify” after a costly embezzlement story
• Using AI to automate repetitive tasks and move up the value chain 

NEW EPISODES AND GREAT GUESTS EVERY THURSDAY AT 7PM!  LISTEN OR WATCH ANYWHERE YOU FIND YOUR FAVORITE PODCASTS!!

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Welcome to The Brad Weisman Show, where we dive into the world of real people, real life, and everything in between with your host, Brad Weisman! 🎙️ Join us for candid conversations, laughter, and a fresh take on the real world. Get ready to explore the ups and downs of life with a side of humor. From property to personality, we've got it all covered. Tune in, laugh along, and let's get real! 🏡🌟 #TheBradWeismanShow #RealPeopleRealLife 

Credits - The music for my podcast was written and performed by Jeff Miller.

My good friend and amazing Realtor, Pete Heim, is our guest this week!!
Big real estate mergers are making headlines, but the day to day experience still comes down to the agent you choose and the facts you verify. We talk through what consolidation, local inventory shifts, pricing discipline, and AI fueled scams mean for buyers and sellers right now. 
• Compass buying Anywhere and why it signals a new era of capital and consolidation 
• Why real estate stays agent driven even as brokerages scale up 
• Local inventory reality in Berks County versus national trends 
• Pricing based on sold comps rather than list prices 
• How to spot better buyer opportunities in older listings
• Forecast revisions on sales, mortgage rates, and job gains
• AI in listing photos and the line between enhancement and manipulation 
• Fraud prevention basics including ID checks and wire safety 
• A real rental scam story and why trusting instincts matters 
Getting caught up on the Real Estate Market every other month with the help of my good friend Pete Heim!!  

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Welcome to The Brad Weisman Show, where we dive into the world of real people, real life, and everything in between with your host, Brad Weisman! 🎙️ Join us for candid conversations, laughter, and a fresh take on the real world. Get ready to explore the ups and downs of life with a side of humor. From property to personality, we've got it all covered. Tune in, laugh along, and let's get real! 🏡🌟 #TheBradWeismanShow #RealPeopleRealLife 

Credits - The music for my podcast was written and performed by Jeff Miller.

This Week's Guest: Heather Younger
Chaos at work has a way of exposing what’s real. When the market shifts, a reorg lands, or anxiety spreads across a team, people don’t look for a perfect leader. They look for a steady one. That’s why I sat down with Heather Younger, a leadership and workplace culture keynote speaker, researcher, and best-selling author known for her work on caring leadership and what she calls becoming unshakable.

We get into the nuts and bolts of what “care” actually looks like on the job. Heather breaks caring leadership down into clear, visible behaviors like active listening, building trust, creating psychological safety, and setting expectations that eliminate confusion. We also challenge the common mistake of treating care as “being nice.” Kind leadership can include tough feedback, guardrails, and accountability that protects the team and helps people find the right fit, not just the comfortable path.

Then we go deeper into self-leadership and self-regulation: values, fear, progress over perfection, and the ability to pause before you react. Heather shares why selective vulnerability matters, how leaders can acknowledge hard moments without spilling stress onto their people, and why steadiness is a practice, not a personality trait. We also preview her upcoming book, The Unshakable Team, including the canoe metaphor and practical tools like a team stability scan and a steadiness index designed to help leaders navigate uncertainty.

If you lead people, build culture, or simply want more resilience at work, you’ll leave with a clearer playbook for trust, emotional intelligence, and stability when it counts. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.
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Welcome to The Brad Weisman Show, where we dive into the world of real people, real life, and everything in between with your host, Brad Weisman! 🎙️ Join us for candid conversations, laughter, and a fresh take on the real world. Get ready to explore the ups and downs of life with a side of humor. From property to personality, we've got it all covered. Tune in, laugh along, and let's get real! 🏡🌟 #TheBradWeismanShow #RealPeopleRealLife 

Credits - The music for my podcast was written and performed by Jeff Miller.

Brad (and Hugo) sit down with Mary Kelly from Omnia Integrative Health and Med Spa to separate signal from noise, by starting with a simple summer problem most of us get wrong: when to apply sunscreen and why sweating changes everything. From there, we get into what Mary actually does day-to-day as a registered nurse, aesthetic injector, and certified nurse health coach and why not so accurate social media marketing creates confusion around skincare, supplements, and quick-fix promises.

We go deep on aesthetic medicine with a safety-first lens: what Botox really does, how “preventative Botox” works by reducing repetitive facial movement, and why filler is a totally different category with higher stakes. Mary breaks down collagen stimulation, modern filler techniques that aim for natural movement, and the importance of anatomy training, including her most recent cadaver lab work. We also talk red flags to watch for when choosing an injector (obviously use Mary to get the best results), what can go wrong, and how good practices include explaining risks and inviting you back for quick tweaks if something looks off.

Then we pivot to the wellness side, including GLP-1 medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide, why they’ve been around longer than people think, and why the best outcomes require medical supervision, body composition tracking, protein, and resistance training to protect muscle and reduce the “GLP-1 face” look. Mary also shares the lab work many patients never get through standard insurance panels, including fasting insulin for insulin resistance and ApoB for cardiovascular disease risk, plus how vitamin D and B vitamins fit into a smarter preventive medicine plan. We close with longevity topics like perimenopause, menopause, and safer hormone replacement therapy options that prioritize metabolic health first.

If you got value from this, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s overwhelmed by health advice, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What topic should we bring Mary back to tackle next?
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Welcome to The Brad Weisman Show, where we dive into the world of real people, real life, and everything in between with your host, Brad Weisman! 🎙️ Join us for candid conversations, laughter, and a fresh take on the real world. Get ready to explore the ups and downs of life with a side of humor. From property to personality, we've got it all covered. Tune in, laugh along, and let's get real! 🏡🌟 #TheBradWeismanShow #RealPeopleRealLife 

Credits - The music for my podcast was written and performed by Jeff Miller.

You can tell when a book is written by a real person, because it sounds like a real person. After four months of calls, drafts, and “ghost doctoring,” my ghostwriter Matt Harms, founder of Pen For Hire,  finally joins me in the studio to talk about what it actually takes to turn messy notes and life stories into a finished manuscript, and why the best ghostwriting never feels like someone else taking over your voice.

We dig into the nuts and bolts of ghostwriting: how Matt keeps projects moving when clients are busy, how he pulls the right stories out of you with the kind of questions that feel suspiciously therapeutic, and what “good collaboration” looks like when you’re building trust fast. We also talk about the reality that most books do not earn back their cost in direct sales, and why that is not the point. A great nonfiction book can still be your most powerful credibility tool, your clearest philosophy statement, and a way to help one reader at the exact right moment.

AI shows up in a big way too. Matt shares a genuinely exciting use case: AI-assisted illustration for children’s books that can turn families into consistent characters and speed up production. Then we flip to the downside, why AI writing often reads polished but empty, and why “garbage in, garbage out” still rules. If you’re thinking about writing a book and wondering whether to hire a ghostwriter, choose a publisher package, or try author coaching, this conversation will help you pick the path that matches your budget, timeline, and goals.

Subscribe for more conversations like this, share this with someone sitting on a book idea, and leave a review if it helps. What would you want your book to do for the people who read it?
Proud to say my book is set to be out by the end of 2026, The title is: The Human Advantage - Genuine Curiosity, Deep Connection and Being Fully Authentic in an AI World.  BIG thanks to Matthew Harms from Pen For Hire!! 
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Welcome to The Brad Weisman Show, where we dive into the world of real people, real life, and everything in between with your host, Brad Weisman! 🎙️ Join us for candid conversations, laughter, and a fresh take on the real world. Get ready to explore the ups and downs of life with a side of humor. From property to personality, we've got it all covered. Tune in, laugh along, and let's get real! 🏡🌟 #TheBradWeismanShow #RealPeopleRealLife 

Credits - The music for my podcast was written and performed by Jeff Miller.