Cut The Tie
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The Most Expensive Word In Your Life
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Cut The Tie and Own Your Success reveals how high performers think, decide, and overcome obstacles—so you can apply one actionable idea each week.
Each short episode (<10 minutes) features one guest, the tie they cut, and a concrete step you can use now. For the full story, every episode links to the complete YouTube interview.
Insights focus on four areas where people “cut ties”: Finances, Relationships, Health, and Faith.
Guests span operators and outliers—CEOs, entrepreneurs, executives, athletes, creators, scientists, and community leaders—people who’ve cut real ties and can show you how.
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Own your success.
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Thomas Helfrich
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- The Most Expensive Word In Your Life · 7 min · Sesong 1000 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail The most expensive word in your life is - yes. Every meeting, favor, and commitment costs something. What are you buying it with—and is it worth what you’re…
- “He’s 17 and Already Raised $100K” - Eshan Patel on Building Before Graduation · 40 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Eshan Patel What does success look like when you are 17, still in high school, and already building like a seasoned founder? In this…
- “He Ran 2 Years Ago” – John Teichert on What Success Looks Like After Service · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Cut the Tie Podcast with John Teichert, Brigadier General (ret) What happens when a lifetime of structure, service, and leadership gives way to the question…
- “A full time CTO is an overkill.” – Balki Kodarapu on fractional leadership that actually scales · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Balki Kodarapu What happens when a company knows it needs technical leadership but does not need a four hundred thousand dollar CTO…
- “The executives never had visibility.” – Elizabeth Wu on Fixing the IT and Leadership Disconnect · 36 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Elizabeth Wu What happens when the people ultimately responsible for a company’s survival are the least informed about its biggest risk?…
- “You can’t investigate yourself.” – Michelle Griffin on the HR Mistake That Can Kill a Company · 36 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Michelle Griffin What happens when founders try to save money by handling HR themselves and end up risking everything they built? In…
- “Success Is Loving God and Loving People” – Dan Rosenblatt on Purpose Over Performance · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Dan Rosenblatt What happens when performance stops working and success still feels hollow? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas…
- “Now I Finally Know Who I Am” - John Brink on Discovering ADHD at 62 · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with John Brink What does success really look like when you are eighty five years old, still building companies, competing in bodybuilding…
- “I Had to Turn Anger Into Action” - Rob Rene on Cutting the Tie to Rage and Helplessness · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Rob Rene What happens when the life you planned disappears in an instant, and the system you trusted starts to look broken? In this…
- “If You Can Fire Your Banker and Sit on the Right Side of the Banker’s Desk” - Mark Willis on Taking Control of Cash Flow · 26 minSend us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing holding you back financially is not your income, your discipline, or your business, but the system you were handed without ever…
- “Shortcuts and Soundbites Don’t Work” - Dr Rosie Ward on Future Proofing Leadership in a Disruptive World · 26 minSend us Fan Mail What happens when leadership advice sounds good on paper but fails the moment real pressure shows up? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down…
- “The Power of Hands Is the Last Technology AI Can’t Replace” — Kelly Dowd on Silencing Noise and Designing a Human-Centered Life · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Kelly Dowd What happens when success stops being about metrics and starts being about meaning? In this thoughtful and deeply human…
- “We Take the Trash and Turn It Into Gas” — Brian Carmody on Greening the Data Center Boom Differently · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Brian Carmody What happens when critical infrastructure grows faster than the systems meant to support it? In this episode of Cut The…
- “It Is Harder as You Get Older to Just Pick Up and Move” - Patrice Lynn on Courage, Change, and the Next Chapter · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Patrice Lynn What happens when you have spent decades trusting yourself, building skills, and creating your own path, and then you…
- “Most People Never Had Access to These Types of Investment Opportunities” — Justin Kuyper on Opening the Doors to Hedge Fund–Level Investing · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Justin Kuyper For decades, hedge fund and private equity strategies were reserved for institutions and ultra-wealthy investors. In this…
- “I’m Not Smart Enough to Create the Investments, But I Know Where the Money Is” — Henry Yoshida on Playing the Right Side of Money · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Henry Yoshida Most executives spend decades earning, saving, and investing money without ever truly understanding where their capital…
- “I See Patterns Really Clearly” — Chuck Hall on Autism as a Leadership Advantage · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Chuck Hall What if the way you see the world differently is exactly what makes you a better leader? In this episode of Cut The Tie…
- “Connection Is the Cheat Code” — Robert Kennedy III on Influence and Storytelling · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Robert Kennedy III Most business owners are exhausted from pitching, cold outreach, and trying to prove their value. Robert Kennedy III…
- “Construction Has Been Resistant to Change” — Erin Khan on Modernizing a Legacy Industry · 23 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Erin Khan Construction is one of the most critical industries in the world—and one of the hardest to change. Erin Khan has spent her…
- “Everyone Is Spamming Everyone, and It Doesn’t Work Anymore” — Ryan Miller on AI, Sales, and Human-Led Outreach · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Ryan Miller Ryan Miller has lived on the front lines of sales. Cold calls. Door knocking. Endless outreach. The grind most people never…
- “As Machines Become More Intelligent, Humans Must Become More Wise” — Jeff Burningham on the AI Era · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Jeff Burningham Jeff Burningham has lived on the front edge of success. Serial entrepreneur. Venture investor. Builder of billion-dollar…
- “There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Employee” — Matthew Person on Organizational Alignment · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Matthew Person What if most performance problems aren’t people problems at all? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits…
- “If I Feel Joyful, Then That’s Probably Where Success Comes From” — Tyler Riddell on Letting Go of the Perfect Plan · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Support the show https://www.youtube.com/@cutthetie
- “What Am I So Afraid Of?” — Reid Chong on Facing the Unknown · 24 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Reid Chong What happens when you finally stop long enough to ask yourself the question most people avoid? In this episode of Cut The…
- “As I Was Thrusting a Knife Toward My Heart, Everything Changed” — Dr. Ron Stotts on Conscious Leadership, Inner Work, and Lasting Impact · 36 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Dr. Ron Stotts What happens when life forces you to confront everything you believe about success, control, and identity? In this…
- “Failure Isn’t Who You Are. It’s Just Something That Happened” — Shannon Coulter on Letting Go, Starting Again, and Leading With Impact · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Shannon Coulter What happens when an idea fails before the world is ready for it? And what happens when you carry that failure for…
- “Grow Your Network Before You Need It” — Greg Roche on Leaving Corporate, Retention, and Building Leverage Before You’re Forced To · 43 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Greg Roche Most executives think about networking only after something breaks. A missed promotion. A reorg. A quiet signal that their…
- “If You Can’t Put It on Paper, You Can’t Automate It” — Adi Klevit on Process, Scale, and Building a Business That Can Run Without You · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Adi Klevit Most founders say they want scale, freedom, and leverage. Few are willing to do the unsexy work that actually makes it…
- Stop Chasing Hashtags And Start Getting Clients — Maggie Langley on Focus, Distraction, and Building a Business That Fits Your Life · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Maggie Langley What if success is not something you reach someday, but something you practice every day? In this episode of Cut The Tie…
- “Your Dream Doesn’t Go Away — It Goes to Someone Else” — Rome Madison on Confidence, Control, and Cutting the Corporate Tie · 41 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Rome Madison What happens when you’ve reached the C-suite, survived restructurings, layoffs, and corporate chaos, yet still feel pulled…
- “Normal Is Not Optimal” — Your Balls, Her Menopause, and Why Insurance Hates Both with Dr. Janette Gray · 35 minSend us Fan Mail What if the healthcare system is optimized for treating disease, not helping you feel your best? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with…
- “Successful Entrepreneurs Fear Things Just a Little Less” — Robin Waite on Breaking the Time-for-Money Trap · 35 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Robin Waite What if the real reason your business feels heavy has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with fear? In this…
- “We Waste Time in Ways We’d Never Waste Money” — Why Rebecca Shaddix Teaches People to Use Their Hidden Minutes Well · 37 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Rebecca Shaddix What happens when your life, career, and identity have all been shaped by productivity, performance, and the constant…
- “I Had to Stop Building Someone Else’s Empire” — Rande Vick on Reclaiming Creativity and Control · 23 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Rande Vick What happens when your dream job becomes the thing that drains the joy out of you? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas…
- “Success Is Doing What You Want, When You Want, With Whom You Want”—Carlos Ponce on Building a Business That Serves Your Life · 29 minSend us Fan Mail What if success isn’t about the grind, the title, or the next promotion — but about waking up each morning and owning your time, energy, and relationships? In…
- “I Want to Spend Time Where I Want, With Who I Want”—Pablo Gonzalez on Redefining His Path After the Military · 34 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Pablo Gonzalez For many veterans and corporate professionals, the transition into a new chapter of life comes with a difficult…
- “People Are Searching for You, They Just Don’t Know Your Name” Nate Woodbury on YouTube That Generates Referral-Quality Leads · 39 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Nate Woodbury What happens when you stop chasing vanity metrics and start answering the exact questions your future clients type into…
- “AI Isn’t Taking Our Jobs, It’s Creating New Ones”—Nathan Strum on Building a Human-First Future · 21 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Nathan Strum What if artificial intelligence didn’t replace people—but helped them grow? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich…
- “If It’s Not a Hell Yes, It’s a No”—Krystal Popov on Raising the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs · 40 minSend us Fan Mail What if kids could launch their first business before high school? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Krystal Popov, entrepreneur…
- “Your Brand is the Customer-Facing Side of Your Business Strategy”—Jason Vana on What Branding Really Means · 51 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Jason Vana Most business owners think branding is about colors, fonts, and logos—but that’s only the surface. In this episode of Cut The…
- “The Steady Paycheck Is an Illusion”—Karl Maier on Freedom, Risk, and the Reality of Fractional Leadership · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Karl Maier What happens when you realize your “stable” career is actually the biggest risk of all? In this episode of Cut The Tie, host…
- “Patience Is the Hardest Skill to Learn”—Steven Schneider on Building Real Success in the Age of AI · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Steven Schneider How do you build something real in a world obsessed with quick wins and overnight success? In this episode of Cut The…
- “You Can’t Lead Others Until You Lead Yourself”—Evan Mestman on Fueling Leadership Through Health · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Evan Mestman What if the very drive that made you successful is the same thing destroying your health? In this powerful episode of Cut…
- “Retirement Is a Death Sentence”—Michael J. Frank on Staying Sharp, Giving Back, and Building Again · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Michael J. Frank What happens after the big exit—when the money’s in the bank but the meaning’s gone? In this candid episode of Cut The…
- “Every Day I Wondered, Am I Really Doing This?”—Erica Tuggle on Facing the Fear of Entrepreneurship · 40 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Erica Tuggle What happens when you walk away from the corporate track to build something that truly matters? In this episode of Cut The…
- “The Goal Isn’t One Franchise—It’s an Empire”—George Knauf on Multi-Generational Wealth Through Franchising · 22 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with George Knauf What if your path to financial freedom and legacy isn’t in a corporate office—but in franchising? In this episode of Cut…
- “Freedom Isn’t 50/50—It’s What You Design It To Be”—Wilson Zehr on Balance, Entrepreneurship, and Reinventing Direct Mail · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Wilson Zehr What does real balance look like for an entrepreneur—and how do you design a business that supports it? In this episode of…
- “I’m Unapologetically Multi-Passionate”—Anika Jackson on Owning Who You Are in Business · 24 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Anika Jackson What happens when you realize you don’t fit into a box—and you’re not supposed to? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas…
- “It Took Cutting the 80% That Was Draining Me”—Masi Willis on Leadership, Transformation, and Thriving Cultures · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Masi Willis What happens when your career is non-linear, your calling won’t leave you alone, and the pandemic forces you to face the…
- “If It’s Killing You, Kill It First”—Moe Choice on Shedding Old Identities · 26 minSend us Fan Mail Cut The Tie Podcast with Moe Choice What does it take to completely reinvent yourself—and actually mean it? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Cut The Tie…
