Cut The Tie | Own Your Success
Cut The Tie | Own Your Success reveals how high performers think, decide, and overcome obstacles—so you can apply one actionable idea each week.
Each short episode (<10 minutes) features one guest, the tie they cut, and a concrete step you can use now. For the full story, every episode links to the complete YouTube interview.
Insights focus on four areas where people “cut ties”: Finances, Relationships, Health, and Faith.
Guests span operators and outliers—CEOs, entrepreneurs, executives, athletes, creators, scientists, and community leaders—people who’ve cut real ties and can show you how.
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Thomas Helfrich
Host & Founder
Episodes
378 episodes
“A full time CTO is an overkill.” – Balki Kodarapu on fractional leadership that actually scales
Cut The Tie Podcast with Balki KodarapuWhat 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...
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“The executives never had visibility.” – Elizabeth Wu on Fixing the IT and Leadership Disconnect
Cut The Tie Podcast with Elizabeth WuWhat 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 ...
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“You can’t investigate yourself.” – Michelle Griffin on the HR Mistake That Can Kill a Company
Cut The Tie Podcast with Michelle GriffinWhat 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 Michell...
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“Success Is Loving God and Loving People” – Dan Rosenblatt on Purpose Over Performance
Cut The Tie Podcast with Dan RosenblattWhat 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 Ministr...
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“Now I Finally Know Who I Am” - John Brink on Discovering ADHD at 62
Cut The Tie Podcast with John BrinkWhat 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 ...
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“I Had to Turn Anger Into Action” - Rob Rene on Cutting the Tie to Rage and Helplessness
Cut The Tie Podcast with Rob ReneWhat 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 ab...
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29:49
“If You Can Fire Your Banker and Sit on the Right Side of the Banker’s Desk” - Mark Willis on Taking Control of Cash Flow
What if the biggest thing holding you back financially is not your income, your discipline, or your business, but the system you were handed without ever questioning it?In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Mark ...
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26:06
“Shortcuts and Soundbites Don’t Work” - Dr Rosie Ward on Future Proofing Leadership in a Disruptive World
What happens when leadership advice sounds good on paper but fails the moment real pressure shows up? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Dr Rosie Ward to unpack why quick fixes, check-the-box training, and surface-le...
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26:12
“The Power of Hands Is the Last Technology AI Can’t Replace” — Kelly Dowd on Silencing Noise and Designing a Human-Centered Life
Cut The Tie Podcast with Kelly DowdWhat happens when success stops being about metrics and starts being about meaning?In this thoughtful and deeply human episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Kelly...
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25:32
“We Take the Trash and Turn It Into Gas” — Brian Carmody on Greening the Data Center Boom Differently
Cut The Tie Podcast with Brian CarmodyWhat happens when critical infrastructure grows faster than the systems meant to support it? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Brian Carmody to explore th...
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24:48
“It Is Harder as You Get Older to Just Pick Up and Move” - Patrice Lynn on Courage, Change, and the Next Chapter
Cut The Tie Podcast with Patrice LynnWhat happens when you have spent decades trusting yourself, building skills, and creating your own path, and then you realize it is time to walk away again, even without a clear plan?In thi...
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28:31
“Most People Never Had Access to These Types of Investment Opportunities” — Justin Kuyper on Opening the Doors to Hedge Fund–Level Investing
Cut The Tie Podcast with Justin KuyperFor decades, hedge fund and private equity strategies were reserved for institutions and ultra-wealthy investors. In this episode of Cut The Tie, host Thomas Helfrich sits down with...
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31:58
“I’m Not Smart Enough to Create the Investments, But I Know Where the Money Is” — Henry Yoshida on Playing the Right Side of Money
Cut The Tie Podcast with Henry YoshidaMost executives spend decades earning, saving, and investing money without ever truly understanding where their capital sits or how much control they actually have over it.In this epi...
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27:22
“I See Patterns Really Clearly” — Chuck Hall on Autism as a Leadership Advantage
Cut The Tie Podcast with Chuck HallWhat if the way you see the world differently is exactly what makes you a better leader?In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Chuck Hall, a business coa...
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28:43
“Connection Is the Cheat Code” — Robert Kennedy III on Influence and Storytelling
Cut The Tie Podcast with Robert Kennedy IIIMost business owners are exhausted from pitching, cold outreach, and trying to prove their value. Robert Kennedy III believes the real problem is not effort. It is communication....
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26:22
“Construction Has Been Resistant to Change” — Erin Khan on Modernizing a Legacy Industry
Cut The Tie Podcast with Erin KhanConstruction is one of the most critical industries in the world—and one of the hardest to change. Erin Khan has spent her career working directly inside that tension.In this episode of <...
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22:46
“Everyone Is Spamming Everyone, and It Doesn’t Work Anymore” — Ryan Miller on AI, Sales, and Human-Led Outreach
Cut The Tie Podcast with Ryan MillerRyan Miller has lived on the front lines of sales. Cold calls. Door knocking. Endless outreach. The grind most people never see but everyone feels.Then the game changed.In this e...
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26:23
“As Machines Become More Intelligent, Humans Must Become More Wise” — Jeff Burningham on the AI Era
Cut The Tie Podcast with Jeff BurninghamJeff Burningham has lived on the front edge of success. Serial entrepreneur. Venture investor. Builder of billion-dollar businesses. A candidate for governor. A life defined by scale, mome...
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27:57
“There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Employee” — Matthew Person on Organizational Alignment
Cut The Tie Podcast with Matthew PersonWhat if most performance problems aren’t people problems at all?In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Matthew Person, founder of Town Square Advisor...
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26:37
“If I Feel Joyful, Then That’s Probably Where Success Comes From” — Tyler Riddell on Letting Go of the Perfect Plan
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26:15
“What Am I So Afraid Of?” — Reid Chong on Facing the Unknown
Cut The Tie Podcast with Reid ChongWhat happens when you finally stop long enough to ask yourself the question most people avoid?In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Reid Chong to unpack...
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23:38
“As I Was Thrusting a Knife Toward My Heart, Everything Changed” — Dr. Ron Stotts on Conscious Leadership, Inner Work, and Lasting Impact
Cut The Tie Podcast with Dr. Ron StottsWhat happens when life forces you to confront everything you believe about success, control, and identity? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Dr. Ron St...
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36:28
“Failure Isn’t Who You Are. It’s Just Something That Happened” — Shannon Coulter on Letting Go, Starting Again, and Leading With Impact
Cut The Tie Podcast with Shannon CoulterWhat happens when an idea fails before the world is ready for it? And what happens when you carry that failure for years? In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Sha...
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27:50
“Grow Your Network Before You Need It” — Greg Roche on Leaving Corporate, Retention, and Building Leverage Before You’re Forced To
Cut The Tie Podcast with Greg RocheMost executives think about networking only after something breaks. A missed promotion. A reorg. A quiet signal that their seat is no longer secure. In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfr...
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42:42
“If You Can’t Put It on Paper, You Can’t Automate It” — Adi Klevit on Process, Scale, and Building a Business That Can Run Without You
Cut The Tie Podcast with Adi KlevitMost founders say they want scale, freedom, and leverage. Few are willing to do the unsexy work that actually makes it possible. In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Adi Kl...
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