The Ground Game Podcast
Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast, where land investing meets real talk! Join your hosts, Justin and Clay, both 7-figure land investors and seasoned entrepreneurs, as they dive deep into the world of land investing, team building, and personal growth.
Episodes
66 episodes
Episode 66: How to separate yourself from the competition in land Flipping
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, co-hosts Clayton Hepler and Justin Piche explore the essential strategies for building a competitive moat in the land investing business. Join them as they share their insi...
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Episode 66
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Episode 65: The 3 Stages of a Land CEO: Doer, Decider, Designer
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, co-hosts Clayton Hepler and Justin Piche tackle the pivotal role of a CEO in the land investing business, focusing on the journey from doer to designer. Join them as they share t...
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Episode 65
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Episode 64: Scaling a Land Flipping Business Without Burning Out Your Team (or Yourself)
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode of The Ground Game Podcast, co-hosts Justin Piche and Clayton Hepler dive into the fresh start of 2026, exploring the unique challenges and opportunities that come with the ...
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Episode 64
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Episode 63: Annual Planning, Bottlenecks, and Taxes: How Real Land CEOs Think at Year-End
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode of The Ground Game Podcast, co-hosts Clayton Hepler and Justin Piche tackle the unique challenges and opportunities that arise during the busy year-end period for land inves...
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Episode 63
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Episode 62: Day One of Annual Planning: Analyzing Your Constraints & How to Solve Them
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️ In this episode of the Ground Game Podcast, co-hosts Clayton Hepler and Justin Piche dive deep into the intricacies of annual planning for real estate businesses. Join them as they sh...
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Episode 62
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Episode 61: The 7 biggest mistakes Land investors mande in 2025
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join Clay and Justin in this special Thanksgiving episode, where the aroma of turkey and the buzz of family festivities set the stage for a crucial conversation about the biggest blunders l...
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Episode 61
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Episode 60: What would we do if we were starting a business in 2026
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche in this episode as they dive deep into the real state of the land business as we head into 2026. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, they’re un...
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Episode 60
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Episode 59: You’re One Relationship Away From Changing Your Business
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché in this episode as they uncover a vital truth in land investing: you’re always just one relationship away from transforming your business.In this ...
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Episode 59
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Espiode 58: Fewer Mistakes = Bigger Profits: The Real Key to Winning in Land
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché in this exciting episode of The Ground Game Podcast, your ultimate guide to mastering the art of land investing, team building, and land dev...
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Episode 58
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Episode 57: The Perfect Land Business: Profit Without Prison (Part 1)
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche in this exciting episode of The Ground Game Podcast, your ultimate guide to mastering the art of land investing, team building, and land development. If...
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Episode 57
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Episode 56: Due diligence For Land flipping
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche in this exciting episode of The Ground Game Podcast, your ultimate guide to mastering the art of land investing, team building, and land development....
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Episode 56
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Episode 55: Adapt or Die: Building the Optimal Land Business in a Changing Market
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche in this exciting episode of The Ground Game Podcast, your ultimate guide to mastering the art of land investing, team building, and land development....
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Episode 55
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Episode 54: Land Investing Stories: When Real Deals Get Messy (and Profitable)
🎙️ Welcome to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️Join hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche in this exciting episode of The Ground Game Podcast, your ultimate guide to mastering the art of land investing, team building, and land development...
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Episode 54
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Episode 53: How to Build Credibility in a Skeptical Market
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché tackle the pressing issues facing land investors today, including the impact of inexperienced investors on the industry’s reputa...
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Episode 53
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Episode 52: Lessons from Year One – Land Deals, Business Growth & Market Moves
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché take you behind the scenes of the Land Scaling Summit in Dallas, where they reflect on their journey over the past year and discuss ...
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Episode 52
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Episode 51: Evolve or Die: Adapting to a Shifting Land Market
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché dive into the theme of “Evolve or Die,” discussing the critical shifts happening in the land investing business. They share their ex...
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Episode 51
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Episode 50: Gurus, Gimmicks, and the Truth About Building a Real Land Flipping Business
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche engage in a candid conversation about the realities of land investing and the importance of avoiding the pitfalls of flashy gurus. They...
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Episode 50
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Episode 49: Why Net Profit Is the Only Metric That Matters in Land Flipping
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche engage in a candid conversation about building wealth beyond land flipping. They share personal updates, insights on the challenges of ...
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Episode 49
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Episode 48: How We’re Building Cashflow Outside our Land Businesses
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piche engage in a candid conversation about building wealth beyond land flipping. They share personal updates, insights on the challenges...
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Episode 48
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Episode 47: No Rainbows, No Butterflies: The Realities of Scaling a Land Business
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clayton Hepler and Justin Piché engage in a candid conversation about the realities of running a land investing business. They share personal updates, insights o...
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Episode 47
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Episode 46: The Death Zone; Scaling from $1M to $3M Without Losing Your Mind (or Margin)
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché explore the nuances of time management and the entrepreneurial journey in real estate investing. They share personal insights on bal...
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Episode 46
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Episode 45: Funding Stacks, Missed Deadlines & Transaction Coordination.
🎙️Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché dive into the critical yet often overlooked aspect of real estate investing: transaction coordination. They share hard-earned lessons on man...
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Episode 45
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Episode 44: The Death Zone, Scaling from $1M to $3M Without Losing Your Mind
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché dive into what they jokingly (but seriously) call “The Death Zone”—the chaotic and critical phase of scaling a land business from $1M to $3...
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Episode 44
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Episode 43: The 0 to 500K Bottleneck, Why Land Investors Stall… and How to Break Through
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché share their insights from the recent 5280 Mastermind event, focusing on the evolving landscape of land investing and the strategies needed ...
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Episode 43
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Episode 42: Lessons from 5280 MASTERMIND, KPI Clarity & Scaling With A-Players
🎙️ Welcome Back to The Ground Game Podcast! 🎙️In this episode, hosts Clay Hepler and Justin Piché share their insights from the recent 5280 Mastermind event in Denver, Colorado, focusing on the evolving landscape of land investing and th...
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Episode 42
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