Season 4, Episode #23: Deb Coviello
Deb Coviello, widely known as the Drop-In CEO, is a leadership consultant, author, and podcast host who helps executives and founders navigate chaos with clarity and purpose. As the founder of Illumination Partners, Deb brings together deep operational rigor and human-centric leadership to elevate businesses and the people inside them.
Season 4, Episode #22: Adam Goldman
Adam Goldman is the founder of FranchiseCoach.net and a seasoned entrepreneur who has built, scaled, and exited multiple businesses across IT, real estate, and franchising. In this episode of Clicks & Bricks, Adam shares why franchising—when done intentionally—can be a powerful path to business ownership, lifestyle design, and long-term financial freedom
Season 4, Episode #21: Tanya Akimenko
Tanya Akimenko is the founder of Golden Apple Agency Inc., a multi-entity accounting and tax firm built for entrepreneurs at every stage of growth. With more than 20 years of hands-on experience, Tanya helps business owners translate financial complexity into clear, actionable strategies that protect profit and peace of mind.
Season 4, Episode #11: Justin Kuyper
Justin Kuyper is the co-founder of OpenVest.co, a fiduciary, actively-managed investing platform built to tear down the velvet rope around private-equity and hedge-fund-style strategies. After an MBA at Columbia and years inside New York’s finance world, he set out to democratize access—so everyday investors can start with as little as $300 and benefit from compounding, curation, and low, flat pricing.
Season 4, Episode #10: Steve Frazier
Steve Frazier is the author of Release the Coffee Cuffs and a self-sabotage coach who helps entrepreneurs and everyday high-performers renegotiate their relationship with caffeine. After decades as a restaurant owner and a chronic caffeine user, Steve turned deep research and real-world experience into a practical framework for cutting back (or quitting) without crashing your life or your business.
Season 4, Episode #9: Jason VanDevere
Jason VanDevere walked away from a fourth-generation family car dealership in Akron, Ohio to build Goal Crazy—an e-commerce brand creating paper planners that turn dreams into daily action. He’s also the author of Dream Driven, a #1 new release on Amazon, and a real-estate investor with 34 apartments. Jason matters because he shows what it looks like to trade a “golden ticket” for a purpose-built life—and then systematize that journey so others can do it, too.
Season 4, Episode #8: Scott Gilbert
Scott Gilbert is the founder of Aesthetic Flight, a growth partner dedicated to helping med spas scale sustainably. With a decade in medical sales, a successful med spa exit, and deep exposure to plastic surgery through his wife’s practice, Scott’s perspective blends clinical insight with hard-nosed business discipline. In this episode, he shows brick-and-mortar owners how to stop selling “treatments” and start delivering outcomes—so cash flow, not debt, drives growth.
Season 4, Episode #7: Mike Swenson
Mike Swenson, founder of CrisisTrack.com, brings decades of experience in journalism, public relations, and government communications to the forefront of crisis management. From his early career as a broadcast journalist to becoming a PR leader, Mike has developed a proven framework for helping businesses prepare for and navigate unexpected challenges. His insights show entrepreneurs how preparation and strategic communication can safeguard reputations and unlock resilience in times of crisis.
Season 4, Episode #6: James Hilovsky – The Fran Dream
Who he is: James Hilovsky is the founder of The Fran Dream, a franchise matchmaker who’s helped launch and scale brands—from taking a restaurant concept from 1 to 100 locations in 3.5 years to partnering with NFL players on multi-unit plays.
Season 4, Episode #4: Bridget Brick – Get Brick Capital
Bridget Brick is the founder of Get Brick Capital, a brokerage specializing in DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) loans for real estate investors. A former tech COO-turned-mortgage pro, Bridget is on a mission to help everyday Americans—especially single mothers—escape the “matrix” of paycheck-to-paycheck living by acquiring cash-flowing assets and building durable freedom.
Bridget matters because she blends hard-won financing expertise with a builder’s mindset: transparent terms, multiple capital partners, and solution-first deal structuring. In this episode, she breaks down market cycles, shows how DSCR lending actually works, and shares practical playbooks for turning limited liquidity into sustainable income.