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Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #777</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>“The BEING Over Doing Mindset” That Helps Entrepreneurs Win at Work and at Home with Founder of Entrepreneurs With Faith & Plant Your Flag Properties, Lucas Scharmer</span>

Episode #777

“The BEING Over Doing Mindset” That Helps Entrepreneurs Win at Work and at Home with Founder of Entrepreneurs With Faith & Plant Your Flag Properties, Lucas Scharmer

What if the thing burning you out isn’t how hard you work, but how much you’re trying to do alone? In this episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, Cary Jack sits down with his longtime friend Lucas Scharmer, founder of Entrepreneurs of Faith, land investor, former college wrestler, Peace Corps volunteer, and homeschooling dad of four in Montana. Lucas opens up about the moment he broke down in his Prius during a brutal year in medical sales, and how living in Botswana taught him the difference between a “doing” culture and a “being” culture. He shares how he stays present with his kids while running a business, the bedtime ritual that keeps his family connected, why he only writes down three meter moving tasks a day, and how becoming the “CNO of no” gave him his time back. If you’ve ever felt like you’re winning at work but losing at home, this one’s for you. You’ll walk away with simple, real tools to slow down, get intentional, and find more joy in the journey.

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“The BEING Over Doing Mindset” That Helps Entrepreneurs Win at Work and at Home with Founder of Entrepreneurs With Faith & Plant Your Flag Properties, Lucas Scharmer
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #776</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>Red Flannels & Real Love: Top 5 Takeaways from 30 Power Couples at the Montana Mastermind Epic Couples Retreat with Cary Jack</span>

Episode #776

Red Flannels & Real Love: Top 5 Takeaways from 30 Power Couples at the Montana Mastermind Epic Couples Retreat with Cary Jack

What happens when you put 30 entrepreneur couples in a room together in Big Sky, Montana? Breakthroughs. Real ones. In this solo episode, Cary Jack shares his top five takeaways from the very first Montana Mastermind couples retreat, a dream he wrote down seven years ago that finally became reality. You’ll hear why writing down your vision makes you 42% more likely to hit it, how aligned couples change in moments instead of months, and why fun isn’t the reward, it’s the fuel. Cary also gets real about protecting your circle and why intimacy and presence matter way more than most high achievers realize. If you’re building a business and a relationship at the same time, this one’s for you. It’s honest, a little vulnerable, and full of simple shifts you can start making with your partner today.

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Red Flannels & Real Love: Top 5 Takeaways from 30 Power Couples at the Montana Mastermind Epic Couples Retreat with Cary Jack
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #775</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>Success vs. Significance: The Importance of Faith & Why Money Won’t Make You Happy with Battleworn Founder Trent McMurtrey</span>

Episode #775

Success vs. Significance: The Importance of Faith & Why Money Won’t Make You Happy with Battleworn Founder Trent McMurtrey

What happens when you've got all the money, the homes, the boats, and the toys, but you're checked out at home? Trent McMurtrey, Co-founder of Battle Worn Foundation and Battle Worn Legacy, knows that story firsthand. He went from teaching in Shanghai to building a multimillion dollar business, then nearly lost his marriage along the way. Today he leads veterans, first responders, and entrepreneurs toward a life built on faith, family, and real purpose. In this conversation, Trent opens up about why he stopped saying he's busy, how he redefined success, and what happens when battle tested warriors learn to surrender in the Montana mountains. He and Cary also have an honest, respectful talk about faith, money, brotherhood, and staying authentic in the age of AI. If you've ever tied your worth to your work, this episode will challenge you to get clear on your priorities and bring the happy back into your hustle.

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Success vs. Significance: The Importance of Faith & Why Money Won’t Make You Happy with Battleworn Founder Trent McMurtrey
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #774</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>Hike & Pod! How to Build a Business You Love Without Burning Out with Founder of Slashdev.io, Michael Ballard</span>

Episode #774

Hike & Pod! How to Build a Business You Love Without Burning Out with Founder of Slashdev.io, Michael Ballard

What if building a successful business didn’t require grinding yourself into the ground? In this special Montana Mastermind hike and pod episode of The Happy Hustle Podcast, Cary Jack sits down with entrepreneur Michael Ballard for a real conversation about business, health, money, spirituality, family, and creating a life you actually enjoy. Michael is a software development business owner originally from Sequim, Washington, who has lived in Stockholm, Sweden for the past eight years. His business works across mobile apps, websites, and AI implementations. He shares practical lessons on doing work you love, improving your nutrition, saving and investing for financial security, unplugging from devices, and using business as a foundation for more freedom, not more burnout. If you’re an entrepreneur who spends most of your time caught in the tactics, this episode is a reminder to zoom out. Success isn’t just about how much you build. It’s also about having the freedom to be with the people you love, spend time in nature, experience epic adventures, and enjoy the life you’re working so hard to create.

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Hike & Pod! How to Build a Business You Love Without Burning Out with Founder of Slashdev.io, Michael Ballard
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #773</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>4 Crucial Investments Everyone Under 50 NEEDS To Make and How to Build Real Wealth while Enjoying the Journey with Dustin Bezalel President and Founder of Creative Financial Network</span>

Episode #773

4 Crucial Investments Everyone Under 50 NEEDS To Make and How to Build Real Wealth while Enjoying the Journey with Dustin Bezalel President and Founder of Creative Financial Network

What's your real retirement plan? If it's "sell the business someday," this episode might be the wake up call you need. Cary Jack sits down with Dustin Bezalel, president and founder of Creative Financial Network, to talk about the money mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to fix them before it's too late. Dustin shares why procrastination is the biggest threat to your financial future, and why about 85% of business owners can't retire if they don't sell their business. He breaks down how to diversify across risk, tax, and liquidity, how much to keep in your emergency fund, and the four financial protectors you need at every stage of life. From life insurance to long term care, it's clear, practical, and easy to act on. But this isn't just a money talk. Dustin opens up about growing up watching his mom struggle financially, trading a culinary career for financial freedom, and how he "waters every plant" in his life, from family to faith to fitness. If you want to build wealth without losing yourself in the grind, this one's for you.

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4 Crucial Investments Everyone Under 50 NEEDS To Make and How to Build Real Wealth while Enjoying the Journey with Dustin Bezalel President and Founder of Creative Financial Network
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #772</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>5 Proven Hacks to Optimize Your Body, Energy, and Longevity + The Medellin’ Mastermind Rundown with Cary Jack</span>

Episode #772

5 Proven Hacks to Optimize Your Body, Energy, and Longevity + The Medellin’ Mastermind Rundown with Cary Jack

In this solo episode, Cary Jack breaks down five simple ways you can start optimizing your body, your energy, and your mind, not just your business. If you've been grinding hard on growth but ignoring your sleep, your nutrition, and your recovery, this one's for you. Cary gets honest about running on fumes with a six month old and a toddler in the house, and why he still refuses to let his health take a back seat. You'll learn why energy equals performance, why tracking your own biomarkers matters just as much as tracking your sales numbers, and why health span, not just lifespan, should be the real goal. He also shares why the environment you put yourself in can make or break your growth, and gives you a peek into the Optimized Life Mastermind happening in Medellin this November. If you're ready to treat your health like the business asset it actually is, hit play.

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5 Proven Hacks to Optimize Your Body, Energy, and Longevity + The Medellin’ Mastermind Rundown with Cary Jack
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #771</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>Get Good With MONEY, Build Wealth, and Live in Alignment with Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche</span>

Episode #771

Get Good With MONEY, Build Wealth, and Live in Alignment with Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche

Tiffany The Budgetnista has helped nearly 200,000 people get their finances together, built an eight figure business with zero investors and zero debt, and written a New York Times bestselling book that sold 400,000 copies. But the most powerful thing she shares in this episode isn't a money strategy. It's the mindset shift that changed everything after losing her husband suddenly at forty one. In this conversation, Tiffany breaks down exactly how she built a community of over two million people, the credit score tactics most people never learn, and why she believes money is a team sport you were never meant to play alone. She gets real about scaling past $10 million a year, burning out, and choosing a simpler, more aligned life on the other side of grief. It's honest, practical, and genuinely moving. If you want better credit, a stronger community, and a healthier relationship with money and ambition, this episode is for you. Tiffany doesn't just teach finance. She teaches you how to build a life worth funding.

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Get Good With MONEY, Build Wealth, and Live in Alignment with Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #770</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>Hike & Pod! 23 years of Building a Business using this 1 Concept with Founder/CEO of M&M Quality Solutions, Brian McMaster</span>

Episode #770

Hike & Pod! 23 years of Building a Business using this 1 Concept with Founder/CEO of M&M Quality Solutions, Brian McMaster

I sat down with Brian McMasters, founder of M&M Quality Solutions, on one of our favorite hiking pods out in Montana. Brian's been running his logistics company for 23 years and has been part of our Happy Hustle community for three of them, and this conversation is packed with real talk on what it actually takes to stay in business that long. We get into persistence, why entrepreneurship gets lonely without the right people around you, and the exact moment Brian realized he'd been chasing money instead of what actually mattered. He opens up about shifting his company toward health and wellness, leading with real people instead of bots, and the one regret he'd change if he could go back. His advice on relationships and business alike comes down to one simple idea: give first, and it comes back tenfold. If you've ever felt like the hustle was costing you more than it was giving back, this episode is going to hit home. Brian's story is proof that the businesses and lives built on people, not just profit, are the ones that last.

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Hike & Pod! 23 years of Building a Business using this 1 Concept with Founder/CEO of M&M Quality Solutions, Brian McMaster
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #769</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>CASH FLOW KING: The D.E.S.I.G.N Framework for Cash Flow Every Entrepreneur Needs with The Cash Flow Architect Matt Love</span>

Episode #769

CASH FLOW KING: The D.E.S.I.G.N Framework for Cash Flow Every Entrepreneur Needs with The Cash Flow Architect Matt Love

Money advice is everywhere, but most of it wasn't built for entrepreneurs. In this episode, Cary sits down with Matt Love, husband, father of three, cash flow coach, and author of The Entrepreneur's Asset, to talk about why traditional financial planning fails business owners and what to do instead. Matt breaks down his six step Design framework for architecting cash flow in ways the IRS actually rewards. He gets into why real estate can beat a retirement account, how disability insurance protects your biggest asset, and how life insurance can quietly fund your next investment without ever touching your tax return. This isn't theory. It's a system Matt uses with his own clients every day. If you've ever felt like your money is working for someone else's benefit instead of yours, this episode will change how you think about saving, investing, and what it really means to build a life you never want to retire from.

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CASH FLOW KING: The D.E.S.I.G.N Framework for Cash Flow Every Entrepreneur Needs with The Cash Flow Architect Matt Love
Read more about the article <span class='cary-secondary'>Episode #768</span> <br><br><span class='cary-primary'>Hike & Pod! The 2027 Real Estate Market Prediction and Business Wisdom with Founder of Chris Ball Properties Chris Ball</span>

Episode #768

Hike & Pod! The 2027 Real Estate Market Prediction and Business Wisdom with Founder of Chris Ball Properties Chris Ball

Chris Ball has spent eight years building a real estate career in an industry where most people quit before year three. In this episode, he sits down with Cary Jack on a Happy Hustle hiking pod to talk about what actually keeps someone in the game that long, and it's not luck. Chris opens up about burnout, loneliness, and the mentors who kept him grounded along the way. He also breaks down his simple three part morning routine and gives an honest read on where the real estate market stands right now for buyers and sellers. If you've ever wondered what it takes to stick with something long enough to actually get good at it, this one gives you a real look at the mindset behind it. Expect practical advice, a few laughs, and one solid piece of wisdom to carry into your own hustle: do less, better.

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Hike & Pod! The 2027 Real Estate Market Prediction and Business Wisdom with Founder of Chris Ball Properties Chris Ball