The Grant Owen Podcast

He grew up with no internet, a father removed by police, and welfare in rural Ohio. By 24, he'd built close to 8 figures. I asked him how and what it cost him.

In this episode, Closer Cartel founder breaks down the real path from nothing to eight figures — the sales skills that started it, the info business that scaled it, and the identity crisis that nearly ended it. We're covering the full arc: what it actually takes to close at the highest level, why the info industry rewards the wrong behavior, how a panic attack in a Miami shower changed everything, and what he's building now with Kendo — an AI sales platform he believes will eventually replace human sales reps entirely.

You'll hear about closing a $15K deal while being cussed out at 20 years old, why hitting $100K a month felt emptier than expected, the moment he realized he'd built a business he was ashamed of, a spiritual experience so strange he almost didn't tell it, and why he walked away from everything in 2024 to start over. This is an honest conversation about money, identity, faith, and what it actually means to build something you're proud of.

Try out Kendo for yourself: https://www.kendo.ai/?via=grant

Chapters:

0:00 - Close to 8 Figures: Where It Started
4:39 - Growing Up With No Internet in Rural Ohio
7:21 - Leaving Home to Save His Family
9:13 - Dropping Out With $500 and a Laptop
21:18 - Shutting Down the Agency and Learning to Sell
27:08 - Moving to Miami and Launching Closer Cartel
31:01 - The Character He Had to Play (And Started to Hate)
47:15 - Burnout, Depression, and Losing Passion for the Money
53:28 - Why Info Rewards the Wrong Behavior
56:02 - The Shower Moment: Spiritual Warfare in Miami
1:04:29 - Living in Alignment: Faith in Practice
1:12:18 - Why He Walked Away and Built Kendo
1:27:21 - How Kendo Works: AI Sales Training and Management
1:36:09 - Genetics, Potential, and the Real Red Pill
1:39:53 - Vision at 30: $100M, a Wife, and a Life Worth Living

This is the Jaden Young Content Strategy approach. Anyone that wants to make money from social media needs to think this way.

Check out his full content system here: http://contentscalegameplan.com

Chapter Breakdown:

0:00 - The 5 Content Styles That Require Zero Editing
4:45 - Level 1: Too Scared to Start (And How to Fix It)
7:12 - Why Going Viral Won't Make You Money
11:09 - Stop Copying — Steal Principles Instead
15:16 - The Pre-Post Checklist: Hooks, Stories & the 24-Hour Rule
21:17 - Ugly Videos Make More Money Than Pretty Ones
24:50 - Level 2: Stuck at 10K and Burning Out
27:08 - The Chart Method: 90 Content Ideas in 30 Minutes
33:16 - The Metrics That Actually Matter (Shares Beat Likes)
37:14 - How to Build a Content Series That Compounds
42:49 - Level 3: The Internal Database & The New Floor
50:03 - The Follow Game: What Actually Gets You Followers

This is the Jeremy Haynes mindset. Anyone that wants to make money needs to think this way.

Chapter Breakdown:

00:00:00 - Introduction: The $100K Trap
00:07:45 - Why Most People Stay Broke
00:15:30 - Identity as the Foundation of Wealth
00:23:15 - The Propaganda You Feed Your Brain
00:31:00 - Pain as Your Greatest Teacher
00:38:45 - From $12K to $550K: The First Year
00:46:30 - Breaking Through Self-Imposed Limits
00:54:15 - Speed, Execution, and Low Tolerance
01:02:00 - The God Factor: Faith and Transformation
01:09:45 - Leading Your Family Through Expansion
01:17:30 - Shoot the Gap: Death and Urgency
01:25:15 - Final Thoughts: Becoming the Example

This is Dylan Jahraus. And she went from making $14 an hour at Zappos to building a 7-figure Etsy empire while raising kids and moving across the country as a military spouse. She proved that you can scale a business to multiple 6-figures even when your husband is deployed on a submarine and you're working 16-hour days in pajamas. If you want to learn how to turn side hustles into a real income stream and build a business that gives you time, location, and financial freedom, this Dylan Jahraus podcast is for you.

Dylan Jahraus shares her full story of success, from getting rejected by corporate jobs (even Crate & Barrel wouldn't hire her as a cashier) to hitting $140,000 in her first year on Etsy. She breaks down how to scale from $10,000 a month to selling your brand for 7-figures, why working for yourself is always better than climbing the corporate ladder, and the real truth about what it takes to build a business as a mom. This is the unfiltered blueprint for going from dog walker to 7-figure entrepreneur and why exceptional employees make exceptional business owners.

00:00 - intro
01:23 - I moved cities to find my husband
03:13 - when your identity is wrapped up in your career
04:07 - our date nights were promoting my dog walking business
06:13 - I made $10k/month on Etsy in 4 months
09:44 - why I worked 16-hour days when he deployed
13:04 - Covid blew up e-commerce & I took advantage
18:06 - our tolerance for pain is our biggest strength
28:15 - how to scale past $100k on Etsy
45:05 - 60% of moms want to start a business right now
49:07 - why bad partnerships hold women back
53:33 - what to do when you're paralyzed by fear

Sam Parr has built multiple 8 figure companies. I asked him how.

In this episode, Sam Parr breaks down the real path from $0 to $100M—no guru BS, just the lessons he learned building and selling The Hustle. We're covering the 5 levels of business building: what actually matters at each stage, the mistakes that trap you, and why most of what you think about growth is wrong.

You'll hear about the decisions Sam made (and regrets) scaling from writing emails to an 8-figure exit, why hiring the wrong people can turn your business into a prison, how to know when it's time to sell, and the one philosophy that saved him: most business decisions are reversible. This is about building a business you actually want to own.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Level 1: $10k
17:29 - Level 2: $100k
37:47 - Level 3: $1m
59:49 - Level 4: $10m
1:19:42 - Level 5: $100m