
Bluntly Bares
The Bluntly Bares Podcast is an exploration of the journeys that people take to succeed in their different jobs, careers, or business ventures. We uncover what they do, how they got there, and how you can get there too!
Episodes
14 episodes
How Getting Engaged Changed His Life | Serge Zhelnovakov
In this episode, we sit down with Serge Zhelnovakov to discuss his growth over the past year and the influence that his relationship, faith, and work had on shaping him as a person. Serge currently works as a superintendent at a local developme...
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1:15:03

The Dark Truth Behind the Photography Business | Abel Jones
In this week's video, we catch up with Abel Jones who runs a photography business in the PNW area. We talk about his journey getting started with photography, and the growth it's seen in the past couple of years. We focus on his gigs in the wed...
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1:20:06

How Replacing Locks Almost Got Them Killed | Locksmith | Tim Medvedev & Max Gannotskiy
In this week's episode, we sit down with 2 co-owners of East Portland Locksmith to talk about their journey over the last few years of business ownership. They purchased the business when it was in decline and had their work cut out for them in...
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2:28:44

The Ugly Truth Behind Being a Full Time YouTuber | Mikhaxl
In this week's episode, we catch up again with Mikhail Tribunskiy (Mikhaxl) about his recent ventures since taking a step back from full time YouTube to pick up a job in accounting during tax season. We discuss some of his progression in his ot...
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47:25

From Selling Candy Bars to Selling Freight | Nick Stolyaroff
In this week's episode, we sit down with Nick to discuss his journey getting started in the Freight/Logistics field. We talk about his current work as a Freight Dispatcher and it's challenges, what he's done before to lead him here, and his ent...
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1:36:35

How Growing Too Fast Almost Put Him Out of Business | Electrician | Yuriy Murashko
In this week's episode, we sit down with Yuriy Murashko, Founder and Owner of Mountain Coast Electric in Salem, Oregon. Yuriy opens up about his journey in getting started in electrical work and some of his early challenges. We touch on his jou...
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1:43:02

The 10 Year Journey to Becoming a Firefighter | Alex Ovchinnikov
In this week's episode, we sit down with Alex to discuss his journey in becoming a firefighter. Alex talks about the dedication it took, the decisions he had to take as a teenager that impacted his ability to become a firefighter in his 20s, an...
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1:51:05

How Working Retail Helped Him Succeed in Nursing | Vova Tsymbal
In this week's episode, we sit down with Vova Tsymbal and talk about his journey going from working as a cashier, to getting into nursing school, and working as a CNA. We talk about how his experience in customer service helped prepare him for ...
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1:38:14

Getting Started in Construction | David Gederevich
In this weeks episode, we catch up with David about his journey in the construction space. David currently works in window installation, but has worked a number of other jobs in his journey there. We talk about some of his experiences here, and...
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1:06:56

Work Hard Now Instead of Later | Account Executive | Brad Metz
In this episode we talk to Brad Metz about his journey in entering tech and sales, and what it took to progress from an entry level SDR (Sales Development Representative) role into an AE (Account Executive) role closing new business. We talk ab...
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1:08:26

Can You Make a Living Flipping Cars? | Daniel Trachuk
On this week's episode, we sit down with Daniel Trachuk to uncover some of his entrepreneurial journey. We talk about his start in buying and selling cars, his experience working a 9 to 5 job, and why that ultimately led him to realize that he ...
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1:09:48

Why Success is Uncomfortable | Account Manager | Roman Fedorenko
In this week's episode, we explore the story of Roman Fedorenko and his journey of climbing the corporate ladder to become an Account Manager. We cover his start in retail, his ventures into real estate, and how that helped him eventually land ...
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2:14:05

From Retail to Residential Electrician - Daniel Bespaly
In this week's episode, we cover the story of Daniel Bespaly, and his journey through multiple college majors, career fields, and the lessons he's learned in finding the most fitting work. He covers his most recent experience as an electrician ...
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1:00:29

Why He Left His Accounting Job to Pursue YouTube - Mikhail Tribunskiy
In this week's podcast, we cover the story of Mikhail Tribunskiy, and his journey to becoming an accountant, taking the CPA exam, and what led him to quit and become a YouTube creator and side-hustle enthusiast full time in 2021.Check o...
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