Cracking the Success Vault Podcast with Spectre Financial
Cracking the Success Vault with Spectre Financial dives deep into the stories of Canada's most inspiring entrepreneurs, professionals, and changemakers. Each week, your hosts Sean Penhale and Jason Primeau crack open the vault to uncover the hard-won lessons, pivotal moments, and personal definitions of success from people who’ve made it—on their own terms.
No fluff. No rehearsed scripts. Just raw, unfiltered insights from the front lines of life and business.
Whether you're building your empire or simply looking to level up, this podcast delivers the strategies, mindsets, and financial wisdom you need to thrive in today’s world.
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Cracking the Success Vault Podcast with Spectre Financial
Episode 6 - Chris Hanna | Cracking the Success Vault Podcast
In this episode of Cracking the Success Vault, Sean Penhale sits down with Chris Hanna, founder of All In Content, to unpack his journey from small-town beginnings to building a thriving content studio — with a few unexpected poker winnings along the way.
From growing up in rural Ontario to making over $150,000 playing poker in 2022, Chris shares how risk-taking, persistence, and betting on himself shaped both his entrepreneurial journey and his approach to helping businesses today.
🔑 In this episode
• Growing up in Monto, Ontario and early entrepreneurial hustle (paper routes, babysitting, garage sales)
• Why poker became both a passion and a serious side income — earning six figures in 2022
• Lessons from corporate life at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, managing people older than him, and leading top-performing teams
• Why leaving corporate during the pandemic pushed him to fully bet on himself
• The origins of Hire for Me and how it evolved into All In Content
• How investing in personal development and training fueled both poker and business success
• Why he’s passionate about helping entrepreneurs get comfortable on camera and create content that connects
• Chris’s definition of success: fulfillment, impact, and creating opportunities for others
⏱️ Timestamps
00:01 – Serendipity & poker winnings
00:28 – Growing up in Monto, Ontario
01:48 – University & corporate beginnings
02:52 – Clashing with corporate & betting on himself
05:23 – Early entrepreneurial drive & independence
09:19 – Family roots & first to run a business
11:46 – Leadership lessons that shaped him
14:17 – Professional gambling & poker mindset
23:36 – Climbing leadership ranks at Enterprise
31:54 – Building Hire for Me & All In Content
43:30 – Loving the journey & making an impact
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