The But Fixer Podcast
What's stopping you from reaching your goals? Is it your big BUT?
"I want to start my own business.... But"
"My dog is the greatest dog ever... But"
"I wish I could travel more.... But"
Shane Gentry and John Van Olden are both dog behavior training business owners, who started from zero, and now have locations throughout the United States, with combined training sales of $3.5m.
It wasn't, and isn't easy, and they both had to overcome a lot of "buts" to reach this level of achievement. And they aren't finished!
Listen to how they, and others, (Other business owners, dog training clients, and other high achievers) overcame self-doubt, and adversity, and continue to overcome it. We hope to help you find inspiration and motivation to fix your own but!
Episodes
32 episodes
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 32: Elad Avigan
Elad Avigan is originally from Israel, and now lives in Porto, Portugal with his wife and two daughters.An early interest in music, and radio, led him to some interesting opportunities, announcing professional wrestling shows, and hosti...
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49:31
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 31: Patricia Pasquini
Patricia Pasquini is from Argentina, and one night, seven years ago, while drinking in her own bar, with some friends, and lamenting how she always wanted to travel. One of her friends said, "Stop talking about it, and just do it!" and gi...
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51:29
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 30 : Catherine Clarke
Published author, Catherine Clarke is from Wellington, New Zealand, and is a now, retired, medical lab scientist. She became interested in a story about a woman named Lillian Adair who was a woman who had a career in the 1800's doin...
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40:26
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 29: Cynthia Burns
Cynthia Burns is a graduate of Purdue University, and is a Registered Veterinary Technician licensed in both Indiana and North Carolina. After graduation her career included working in several veterinary facilities and with multipl...
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14:50
The But Fixer Podcast: Episode 28 - Curtis Regimbal
Curtis Regimbal is the vice President of Business Development Operations for Bank of America's Practice Solutions division. He manages the Greater Mid-Atlantic markets for Animal Health. His division provides premium ...
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8:32
The But Fixer Podcast: Allison Burrell - Episode 27
Alison Burell is a dedicated real estate broker with CARR, specializing in healthcare properties across the Triangle, Triad, and Eastern North Carolina. With a strong background in real estate and a deep understanding of the healthcare sector, ...
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9:33
The But Fixer Podcast - Denis Havalec: Episode 26
Denis Havalec is from the small country of Slovenia, and grew up with limited options and opportunities. He saw basketball as a way out, and became a professional basketball player, playing in 14 countries, including the nati...
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1:05:16
The But Fixer Podcast: Rob Kancler - Episode 25
Rob Kancler is not your average sex and relationship expert. With over 15 years of hands-on experience (no pun intended) exploring consciousness, embodiment, and mysticism, Rob has emerged as a pioneer in men's sexual empowerment and rela...
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Episode 23
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1:36:19
The But Fixer Podcast: Episode 24: Joey Fulkerson
Joey Fulkerson is Delaware music Royalty. He is a well known and respected musician, repairman and instructor with over forty years experience. In his long career, he has performed with some of the most well-known bands the...
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1:39:54
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 23: Alberto De Icaza
Alberto De Icaza is a mixing and mastering engineer based in Austin, Texas. He started his production career at the Machine Shop under legendary producer Machine and then opened his own studio in 2016. Alberto’s discography includes...
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1:10:20
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 22: Ralph Figueroa
Ralph Figueroa is a businessman in Dover, Delaware, who owns The Pool Doctor, which is a swimming pool building, and maintenance company, started by his father, and that he took over as a small, mobile business after his father passed away 18 y...
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51:29
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 21: Jeffrey Shaw
From humble beginnings, Jeffrey Shaw became one of the most preeminent portrait photographers in the United States. His on-location style and fine craftsmanship made him the go-to photographer for families of C-suite executives of Anheuser-Busc...
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1:10:59
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 20: Cory Harner
A chance meeting from a comment on Facebook, led us to meet Cory Harner from Colorado adn what a story of overcoming adversity he has, and what a journey.Cory grew up in Auroa, Colorado, and though he was identified as a "gifted" studen...
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Episode 20
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1:39:29
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 19: Moni Basu
Moni Basu is an award winning journalist who began her career in Florida with the Tallahassee Democrat and The Florida Flambeau. Basu worked for CNN for nine years, covering the Iraqi War from its inception. She wrote Chap...
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Episode 19
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1:33:08
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 18: Dave Tabler
Dave Tabler - Retirement is History!From a young age, Dave Tabler had a love of photography. After earning a degree in Photojournalism, and despite being told he needed a "Plan B" (As in, BUT...) and began working in the field, c...
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Episode 18
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54:21
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 17: JP Carter
JP Carter is one of John's trainers, and after our quick interview, during an in-person event we put on in Kansas City, I decided to call him "The Pitchman". He sold everything, then woke up one day, quit his job, and made a list of what...
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Episode 17
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25:11
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 16: Vinnie Soma
Vinnie Soma is a life long dog lover, who started training dogs professionally in 2012, after a few serious injuries derailed his hockey career. College just wasn’t for him, so he connected with his uncle, who had been ...
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Episode 16
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1:19:56
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 15: Michael Wombacher
After getting his Master’s degree and working a few unfullfiling years in the corporate world, Mike Wombacher changed gears, and has been involved with dogs for over forty years. Over thirty of them as a professional trainer. During this ...
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Episode 15
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1:21:36
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 14: Rik Maes. "From White Gold to White Beaches"
From White Gold To White Beaches: How a Wanna be Asparagus farmer ended up running a successful BNB and management company in Aruba. Meet Rik Maes, Rik was born and raised on a farm in The Netherlands that specialized in White Aspar...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:10:52
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 13: "Cackalacky Page"
Page Skelton is the co-founder of the Cackalacky® Brand – makers of Cackalacky hot sauces, barbecue sauces, snack peanuts, specialty coffees, clothing, and more. ( and our very first sponsor!). Page attended West Virginia Universit...
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Episode 13
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54:44
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 12: Corkey Miller
Corkey Miller has had one WILDLIFE! I mean wildlife like Lions and Tigers OH MY!! From animal wrangler for iconic movies like Ground Hog Day and hundreds of tv commercials, she has seen it all. To top it all off she has a new pursuit in stand u...
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Episode 12
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1:23:35
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 11: Molly Goldston
Molly Goldston is a native to Wake Forest, NC and has been working in animal sheltering throughout north Carolina since 2001. After seeing the huge need for more adoption options for both dogs at risk for euthanasia and adopters lo...
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Episode 11
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1:07:32
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 10: Mike Weingarten
Mike Weingarten, originally from Brooklyn, NY, literally got the shaft 25 years ago and has a story to tell! While working in Manhattan on evening, Mike FELL FOUR STORIES DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT! Nobody thought he...
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Episode 10
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1:08:56
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 9: Paulo Mendonça
Paulo Mendonça is a Swedish funk guitarist songwriter and composer. Shane became aware of Paulo when one of his songs came on a Spotify mix while he and John were sitting in John’s living room in Delaware one day, and...
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Episode 9
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1:24:23
The But Fixer Podcast - Episode 8 : Jacklyn Phillips
Jacklyn Phillips, RVT, is the founder of Action Vet Tech Services, LLC, which she started in 2019, and now employs 42 Registered Veterinary Technicians. She started her career as an RVT, working for over a decade in various ve...
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Episode 8
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