Podcasts
Every Yes You Give Away Costs You Something
Send 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 giving up? In this episode of Cut The Tie | Own Your Success, we explore how your yeses shape...
“He’s 17 and Already Raised $100K” – Eshan Patel on Building Before Graduation
Send 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 episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Eshan Patel, a high school junior,...
“He Ran 2 Years Ago” – John Teichert on What Success Looks Like After Service
Send 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, “What comes next?” In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich welcomes back John “The...
“A full time CTO is an overkill.” – Balki Kodarapu on fractional leadership that actually scales
Send us a text 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 sitting in a chair full time? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with...
“The executives never had visibility.” – Elizabeth Wu on Fixing the IT and Leadership Disconnect
Send us a text 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? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Elizabeth Wu, a lifelong...
“You can’t investigate yourself.” – Michelle Griffin on the HR Mistake That Can Kill a Company
Send us a text 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 this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Michelle Griffin, founder of...
“Success Is Loving God and Loving People” – Dan Rosenblatt on Purpose Over Performance
Send us a text 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 Helfrich sits down with Dan Rosenblatt, founder of Seventy Two Ministries, commercial insurance...
“Now I Finally Know Who I Am” – John Brink on Discovering ADHD at 62
Send us a text 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, writing books, and hosting hundreds of podcasts? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas...
“I Had to Turn Anger Into Action” – Rob Rene on Cutting the Tie to Rage and Helplessness
Send us a text 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 episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Rob Rene to talk about faith, health, and...