Beyond the Leap

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Beyond the Leap

Brenda Jones

8 episodes

3 months ago

Send us a text In this episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones catches up with Justin Andresen—serial entrepreneur, operational opportunist, and founder across sectors from legal marketing to energy to recruiting. What started with high school DJ gigs has evolved into a multi-pronged portfolio with 350+ employees, vertically integrated ecosystems, and a blueprint for scaling the unsexy (and wildly profitable) “boring businesses” most founders overlook. Justin opens up about his transiti...

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Episodes (8/8)

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Scaling Fast, Failing Smarter: Justin Andresen’s Playbook for Multi-Venture Momentum

3 months ago

48 minutes

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Code, Capital & Community: Stella Han’s Bold Build from First Deal to Fractional CEO

Send us a text In this episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones sits down with Stella Han, CEO of Fractional, to unpack her remarkable evolution from software engineer to real estate investor to VC-backed tech founder. Stella shares how childhood weekends spent painting Bay Area flips with her parents unknowingly laid the foundation for a platform that’s now helping thousands co-own property—and increasingly, businesses. From losing her first deal and EMD to raising $15M from investors l...

4 months ago

51 minutes

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Raw and Relentless: Bo DePaoli’s Leap from Burnout Gym Buyout to Multi-Business Empire

Send us a text In this episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones talks with Bo DePaoli, CEO of D3 Enterprises and host of the Raw and Relentless podcast. A third-generation entrepreneur with companies spanning fitness, real estate, and industrial construction, Bo reveals how buying a bankrupt gym—and discovering the books were cooked—forced him to rebuild everything with grit, speed, and systems. Together, Brenda and Bo unpack: Grit Over Glamour – surviving a near-bankruptcy gym acquisiti...

4 months ago

29 minutes

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Trust But Verify: Darrin Yee’s Leap from Pet-Sitting Startup to Private-Equity Deal Maker

In this episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones talks with Darrin Yee, Chief Investment Officer at EverBridge Capital and co-founder of the Orange County JV real-estate community. Darrin traces his path from “Dudes & Dogs” college dog-sitting to buying, scaling, and exiting physical-therapy clinics—before pivoting into funding Main-Street acquisitions. He explains why trust, but verify guides every loan he underwrites and how the coming “silver tsunami” of retiring baby-boomer owner...

4 months ago

46 minutes

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The Power of OPE: Bethany LaFlam’s Leap from Litigation Grind to Capital-Raising Guide

In this episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones sits down with Bethany LaFlam—CEO & Securities Attorney at Premier Law Group, founder of the Conscious Capital Community (C³), and author of The Power of OPE. Bethany reveals how walking away from 2,200 billable hours and an L.A. commute led her to champion Other People’s Everything as the sanest path to scalable wealth. Together, Brenda and Bethany unpack: Billable-Hour Breakout – quitting a “dream” big-law job (with zero backup plan)...

4 months ago

36 minutes

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Screw It, Let’s Try: Beau Basinger’s Pivot from Road-Warrior Marketing to Purpose-Driven Content

In this episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones welcomes photographer-turned-content-strategist Beau Basinger, whose mantra “screw it, let’s try” carried him from sleeping in a pickup after a real-estate crash to running Beaudacious Media and crafting viral reels for growth-minded founders. Together, Brenda and Beau unpack: Shutdown to Startup – how COVID wiped out Beau’s six-figure experiential-marketing career and pushed him to monetize photography overnight.Mentorship ≠ Expense, It’s...

4 months ago

48 minutes

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Doing It Scared: Marina St. Cyr’s Leap from Hyper-Independence to Power Partnerships

In this premiere episode of Beyond the Leap, host Brenda Jones sits down with serial entrepreneur, real-estate investor, author and Access Partners Senior VP of Operations Marina St. Cyr—a leader who swears that “everything I’ve ever wanted was on the other side of fear.” Marina traces her path from lone-wolf property manager to deal-making powerhouse overseeing multiple ventures, M&A transactions, and a diverse real-estate portfolio spanning offices, warehouses, multifamily, and RV parks...

5 months ago

37 minutes

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Introducing Beyond the Leap with Brenda Jones

Beyond the Leap is the business-growth podcast that uncovers what happens after entrepreneurs and executives make their boldest moves. Host / investor / sales strategist Brenda Jones sits down with founders, C-suite leaders, and visionary investors to break down the hard-won lessons, leadership shifts, and breakthrough strategies that followed their biggest leaps. In this preview episode Brenda shares why she created the show, what “bold moves, breakthroughs, and beyond” really means, a...

5 months ago

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