Forget the highlight reel. This is a podcast for those who know the grind, hate the fluff, and want to build something both profitable and aligned with their deeper purpose — without losing their mind, relationships, or mission along the way.
No Suits Allowed is the unfiltered voice of real entrepreneurship — hosted by Connor Rodich, a results-driven executive consultant and founder of Executive Partners, who’s helped contractors and service business owners scale to 7-figure profits without burning out or selling out.
Each episode digs into what it really takes to win in business and life — from thought leadership to cashflow strategies to operational precision and the isolation that often comes with being at the top. These aren’t interviews — they’re real stories, raw conversations, and hard-earned breakthroughs from executives who’ve been through the fire and came out built, not broken.
What You’ll Get:
- Real conversations with business owners and executives in the trenches
- Truths that drive sustainable profits year over year
- Systems to scale that align with your values and vision
- Lessons on intentional leadership and lifestyle design
- Honest talk on mental health, family, and the art of releasing control
This is the boardroom, stripped bare.
No ego. No corporate jargon. Just real people building real businesses — refusing to lose themselves in the process.
If you're sick of business advice wrapped in buzzwords and B.S., and want the raw truth from people who’ve actually lived it — pull up a chair and tune in.
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Forget the highlight reel. This is a podcast for those who know the grind, hate the fluff, and want to build something both profitable and aligned with their deeper purpose — without losing their mind, relationships, or mission along the way.
No Suits Allowed is the unfiltered voice of real entrepreneurship — hosted by Connor Rodich, a results-driven executive consultant and founder of Executive Partners, who’s helped contractors and service business owners scale to 7-figure profits without burning out or selling out.
Each episode digs into what it really takes to win in business and life — from thought leadership to cashflow strategies to operational precision and the isolation that often comes with being at the top. These aren’t interviews — they’re real stories, raw conversations, and hard-earned breakthroughs from executives who’ve been through the fire and came out built, not broken.
What You’ll Get:
- Real conversations with business owners and executives in the trenches
- Truths that drive sustainable profits year over year
- Systems to scale that align with your values and vision
- Lessons on intentional leadership and lifestyle design
- Honest talk on mental health, family, and the art of releasing control
This is the boardroom, stripped bare.
No ego. No corporate jargon. Just real people building real businesses — refusing to lose themselves in the process.
If you're sick of business advice wrapped in buzzwords and B.S., and want the raw truth from people who’ve actually lived it — pull up a chair and tune in.
Building Purpose & Profit: A Conversation with Ben Hodson, CEO of JobNimbus
No Suits Allowed: Real Talk with Real Executives
54 minutes 41 seconds
3 weeks ago
Building Purpose & Profit: A Conversation with Ben Hodson, CEO of JobNimbus
In this episode of No Suits Allowed, Connor speaks with Ben Hodson, founder and CEO of JobNimbus, from right inside the company’s Salt Lake City headquarters. Ben takes us on a journey through a roller-coaster entrepreneurial career, ten startups in all, with hard-won lessons learned from early wins, devastating investor fraud that froze the bank accounts of his last venture, and a pivot into home-exterior software that he funded with every dollar he had. Along the way, Ben doubled JobNimbus’s revenue in 2020, raised a $53 million Series A that same year, and then closed a record-setting $330 million Series B in 2024, the largest Series B ever in Utah history.
Together, Connor and Ben dig into the habits and mindsets that have carried him from survival mode to scale mode: daily meditation with intention-setting, embracing sacrifice without losing sight of family, and the single-minded focus on impact over income. They also pull back the curtain on private-equity partnerships, why you should raise capital when you’re thriving, how to cast your own vision rather than being “one-and-done,” and why you should always ask potential investors what returns they’re promising to their own backers.
By the end of this conversation, you’ll walk away with a playbook for building resilience, balancing growth with fulfillment, and finding true meaning in your work. Whether you’re plotting your first startup, weighing a PE deal, or simply looking for some real talk about what it takes to lead a purpose-driven business, Ben’s stories and insights deliver the kind of no-nonsense guidance you need. Don’t miss it, subscribe, share, and get ready to turn every challenge into your next big win.
Timestamps
Entrepreneurial Beginnings & Past Exits – 00:03:12
Surviving Investor Fraud & Early JobNimbus Struggles – 00:08:45
Scaling JobNimbus and Raising Series A & B Rounds – 00:16:30
Time Management, Mental Health & Productivity Rituals – 00:27:05
Private Equity Partnerships & Vision for Contracting’s Future – 00:37:50
Connect With Ben
Website: https://www.jobnimbus.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlanehodson/
Connect With Connor
Website: https://exec.partners/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connor.rodich/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-rodich/
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No Suits Allowed: Real Talk with Real Executives
Forget the highlight reel. This is a podcast for those who know the grind, hate the fluff, and want to build something both profitable and aligned with their deeper purpose — without losing their mind, relationships, or mission along the way.
No Suits Allowed is the unfiltered voice of real entrepreneurship — hosted by Connor Rodich, a results-driven executive consultant and founder of Executive Partners, who’s helped contractors and service business owners scale to 7-figure profits without burning out or selling out.
Each episode digs into what it really takes to win in business and life — from thought leadership to cashflow strategies to operational precision and the isolation that often comes with being at the top. These aren’t interviews — they’re real stories, raw conversations, and hard-earned breakthroughs from executives who’ve been through the fire and came out built, not broken.
What You’ll Get:
- Real conversations with business owners and executives in the trenches
- Truths that drive sustainable profits year over year
- Systems to scale that align with your values and vision
- Lessons on intentional leadership and lifestyle design
- Honest talk on mental health, family, and the art of releasing control
This is the boardroom, stripped bare.
No ego. No corporate jargon. Just real people building real businesses — refusing to lose themselves in the process.
If you're sick of business advice wrapped in buzzwords and B.S., and want the raw truth from people who’ve actually lived it — pull up a chair and tune in.
