The Hunt for Success is the premier conversation-driven podcast, delivering executive-level business insights for high-achieving entrepreneurs, founders, and executives who believe that true success must ultimately fund a life intentionally designed—a life of freedom, abundance, and purpose. Hosted by Dr. Sam McGough, the show cuts through generic business advice to provide exclusive access to the minds of top performers who are mastering both the boardroom and the backcountry.
This isn't just a business podcast; it’s an intellectual hunting ground blending business authority with lifestyle/outdoor stories, where strategy and passion intersect. Every immersive, campfire-style conversation is a deep dive into the journeys of successful operators and investors who have built wealth and aligned it with how they actually want to live.
The show is built on a clear, consistent framework designed to deliver high-impact content and actionable value every week.
We establish why the guest is worth hearing by examining their accomplishments, reputation, and the foundational principles, strategic choices, and valuable failures that led to their success. This is where listeners gain elite entrepreneurial insights, learning the repeatable success patterns and mental models that top performers use to create financial leverage without burnout. Dr. Sam McGough, as a systems-builder and healthcare executive, guides the conversation as an engaging storyteller with executive credibility, ensuring the takeaways are strategic and meticulously structured.
The Hunt for Success is dedicated to premium outdoor adventure lifestyle content and the role outdoor pursuits—such as high-end hunting, fishing, and adventure experiences—play in discipline, clarity, and leadership. Guests share their captivating stories, revealing how their passion for the outdoors reinforces their mindset, decision-making, and performance in business. The brand’s authentic storytelling comes to life, connecting elite business insights with a sophisticated, relatable lifestyle.
The podcast synthesizes how business mastery and lifestyle combine to create a "Designed Living" framework. It provides listeners with practical principles, repeatable habits, and tangible advice they can apply immediately. The goal is to move beyond the feeling of being stuck in "work mode" and provide clarity on how to build sustainable success while still living a high-quality, high-impact life.
Dr. Sam McGough is more than a host; he is an entrepreneur, executive, and operator who is actively connected to high-level founder and investor networks. His real-world business experience—as the Founder & CEO of Discovery Medical Center, a leader in national clinic platforms, and the creator of Aestus Mastermind—gives him the credibility and access to engage in natural, high-trust conversations with the most successful people. He embodies the brand's tone: a confident mentor with an adventurous spirit.
The Promise: Exclusive Access. Actionable Insights. Adventure-Driven Learning.
Hunt for Success is a high-impact content engine, designed to educate, entertain, and inspire. It is the premier media platform where elite entrepreneurs connect, share their journeys, and inspire others, ultimately serving as the connective tissue for a high-value network where excellence in business and lifestyle is the non-negotiable standard.
If you are building wealth and designing freedom, and you know that success should fund the life you want to live, then join the hunt. Success is earned. Freedom is designed. Create a life worth hunting for.
Dr. Sam McGough interviews financial advisor Chris Norton about his shift from traditional wealth management into sourcing late-stage private-company shares (e.g., SpaceX, xAI, Palantir) for high-net-worth clients through funds that buy access via investment banks, VCs on cap tables, and employee liquidity events. Norton explains how companies staying private longer moves value creation to private markets, why major banks reserve these deals for ultra-wealthy clients, and how his firm separates a traditional RIA business from the private fund operation. He outlines due diligence focused heavily on counterparty credibility, his ideal client allocating 10–20% for higher-growth opportunities, and lessons on maintaining a stable financial foundation while not market-timing. They discuss wins (SpaceX, HydroForum) and losses (Energy Vault), missed opportunities (Anthropic), and briefly connect investing and business lessons to fishing experiences and client selection.
00:00 Meet Chris Norton
01:58 Accessing Private Shares
05:19 Fund Operations Roles
07:38 Ideal Investor Profile
11:28 Wins and Losses Stories
15:02 SpaceX Long Term Thesis
19:50 Deal Flow Sectors Strategy
22:19 Investor Playbook Foundation
28:28 Fishing Life Lessons
32:40 Big Wins Investing
36:14 Firing Bad Customers
39:48 Tarpon Kayak Wakeup
42:37 Deals That Got Away
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Chris Norton is Senior Managing Director at Sutter Securities. He is also the co-founder and managing member of Strategic Growth Opportunities and Strategic Growth Ventures, where he helps identify and develop opportunities for long-term business growth.
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Hooked on Success with Dan Beaudoin
Saison 1 · Épisode 22
jeudi 17 septembre 2026 • Durée 57:16
Dr. Sam McGough interviews Dan Beaudoin, president and CEO of DMF Bait Company, whose live bait is sold in about 12,000 U.S. stores and has been in business 49 years. Beaudoin shares how the company began when his father, uncle, and a friend—Michigan teachers seeking summer income—were drawn into a red-worm “buyback” scam, then pivoted into supplying nightcrawlers after discovering demand from bait shops, despite nightcrawlers’ difficult sourcing and inability to reproduce in captivity. Key turning points included landing Kmart in the early 1980s, surviving a 1988 drought by shipping at a loss, and later expanding into Walmart, Bass Pro, and Cabela’s while developing proprietary nationwide shipping and packaging systems. He defines success as making DMF the “Kleenex of live bait,” emphasizes humility and culture, and describes DMF’s new tackle-line expansion for convenience stores.
00:00 Meet Dan Beaudoin
01:42 Worm Scam Origins
04:03 Nightcrawler Reality Check
11:01 Dan Joins the Business
19:05 Power Outage Worm Chaos
25:01 Landing Walmart and Big Box
32:26 Catawba Worm Goldmine
33:43 Defining Real Success
41:42 Building Lasting Culture
45:20 Leadership and Morale
52:29 Where to Buy DMF
54:18 Garlic Worm Proof
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Freedom After an Exit with Brian McNally
Saison 1 · Épisode 21
jeudi 10 septembre 2026 • Durée 52:37
Dr. Sam McGough interviews Brian McNally, a Philadelphia working-class entrepreneur who exited a healthcare revenue-cycle business and is now writing a book, launching coaching, and developing a “founder operating system” focused on building a sellable asset by designing with the end in mind, setting a clear revenue target, replacing founder dependency, and keeping operations clean for an eventual buyer. McNally reflects on lessons from the exit, especially missed advanced tax strategies, and emphasizes defining personal success as freedom, health, family, and fulfillment rather than chasing societal “magic numbers.” He describes a major 2020 COVID-driven business downturn that triggered a spiral, then a disciplined turnaround using strict routines, fitness, jujitsu, and self-trust. He discusses purpose-driven entrepreneurship, charitable work with performance-based frameworks, his late-life MMA fight journey, and future plans including selective equity partnerships and digital products.
00:00 Meet Brian McNally
02:34 Rejecting The Fixed Income Life
07:36 Building A Sellable Company
12:05 Exit Regrets And Tax Moves
14:20 Defining Freedom And Enough
19:57 Post Exit Mission And Impact
27:19 Self Trust And Fix The Founder
30:36 Fitness Goals That Matter
32:00 Hunting Shape Reality Check
36:25 Family Reaction To Fighting
42:36 Performance Based Charity
45:41 Nature Hunting And Tradition
50:06 Where To Find Brian
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Trades Will Create the Next Millionaires with Ben Jordan
Saison 1 · Épisode 20
jeudi 3 septembre 2026 • Durée 36:02
On the Hunt for Success podcast, Dr. Sam McGough sits down with Ben Jordan, a plumbing and HVAC entrepreneur, coach, and lifelong hunter who believes the skilled trades are positioned to create a new generation of millionaires. Jordan shares how reaching a breaking point led him to lose 120 pounds while running a growing company, why creating content became part of his responsibility to help others, and how service businesses can grow by focusing on root problems, consistent standards, and genuinely serving customers instead of simply chasing leads. He explains why he believes tradespeople often underestimate the businesses they’ve built and how changing the perception of blue-collar work could change thousands of lives. Jordan also shares stories from growing up elk hunting in Colorado, traveling to hunt with the great-aunt who helped raise him, and creating hunting experiences with his own family. He and Sam explore the similarities between hunting and entrepreneurship, including learning to enjoy preparation, embracing the work that comes after the win, continually raising your standards, and refusing to plateau. Jordan also discusses his plans to expand his coaching business, sell his plumbing company, help create 1,000 millionaires over the next decade, and why investing in yourself and your team can produce a greater return than any financial investment.
00:00 The Next Millionaires
00:34 Hunt For Success
01:11 Losing 120 Pounds
03:03 Content That Changes Lives
04:21 Opportunity In The Trades
07:20 Service Versus Fixing Problems
10:16 Finding The Root Cause
11:26 Systems Standards And Consistency
12:38 Growing Up Hunting
14:13 Hunting Dreams Become Reality
Hunting and Fitness After 40 with Ken Wall
Saison 1 · Épisode 19
jeudi 27 août 2026 • Durée 01:03:23
On the Hunt for Success podcast, Dr. Sam McGough interviews Ken Wall, a 30-year fitness industry veteran, coach, author, and lifelong hunter from Pennsylvania who focuses on helping men and women over 40 regain fitness with less pain and lower risk. Wall explains how early injuries led him to study exercise science, how the industry shifted from looking good to “being good,” and why recovery depends on sleep, nutrition, stress management, and adjusting training to minimize risk. He discusses mobility as a major limiter for men, strength deficits in women, and his own routine of daily mobility and three weekly strength sessions. Wall shares lessons about maintaining health before it’s lost, parallels between business and fitness, and redefining success around peace of mind, family time, and relationships, especially after COVID and exiting a company. He also describes his book Hunting Beyond Limits, blending practical hunter-focused fitness with hunting stories, and how hunting offers spiritual reset and time in the tree.
00:00 Season Never Ends
02:19 Ken Wall Background
03:24 Fitness After 40
07:25 Recovery And Risk
09:25 Hunting Beyond Limits
11:58 Hunter Fitness Basics
13:52 Comfort Versus Capability
15:36 Cold Weather Gear
17:56 Ken Training Routine
19:02 Mobility And Nolan Ryan
28:16 Business And Relationships
34:05 Redefining Success
40:40 Weathering Business Storms
43:36 One Lesson For Life
45:56 All Or Nothing Trap
48:40 Wiring Kids For Hard Things
50:56 Phones Changed Childhood
Seven Stages of Business Success with Carl Gould
Saison 1 · Épisode 18
jeudi 20 août 2026 • Durée 57:11
Dr. Sam McGough interviews business growth expert Carl Gould of Seven Stage Advisors about his entrepreneurial path from starting and selling landscaping and construction/development businesses to coaching since 1990 and building Seven Stage Advisors in 2002. Gould explains how he developed a framework linking an owner’s behavioral style to business strengths and blind spots across strategy, business development, operations, and finance, and says he can drive 10%–30% revenue growth by addressing those blind spots. He highlights common constraints including poor pricing, trying to be everything to everyone, lack of strategic planning, and feast-or-famine business development, emphasizing consistent funnel activity and building scalable systems. Gould discusses hypergrowth (20%+ annual growth), “seasons” of society and buying behavior, the value of focusing on ideal client avatars, and creating an “obnoxious offer” that is premium in value and targeted to a core audience.
00:00 When It Gets Easy
00:25 Podcast Intro
01:00 Meet Carl Gould
02:12 From Injury To Business
03:27 Becoming A Coach
05:28 Business Mirrors Owner
09:34 Pricing Mistakes Early
11:25 Choose Your Audience
15:12 Brand Rules Examples
17:02 Hypergrowth Seasons
25:21 Know Your Avatar
28:45 Selling Multiple Avatars
30:05 Biz Dev Blind Spots
30:36 Escape Feast Famine
35:18 Growth vs Scaling Systems
36:50 Bigger Truck Infrastructure
40:39 Fishing Lessons for Business
46:09 Hunting Trips and Reset
The Hustle Mindset: Scaling Enterprise Leadership with Matt Fourie
Saison 1 · Épisode 17
jeudi 13 août 2026 • Durée 42:30
On the Hunt for Success podcast, Sam interviews Matt Fourie, a senior enterprise leader at Siemens Digital Industries Software who leads the General Motors business. Matt describes growing up in South Africa with early exposure to hunting through his father, later moving away from hunting due to lifestyle and restrictive gun culture, and rediscovering hunting after moving to the U.S. around age 30. He connects South Africa’s “hustle” environment to resilience, work ethic, and restarting at the bottom in America without a degree or network. Matt discusses traits of high performers—grit, faith in Christ, mentorship, humility, authenticity, and “over deliver”—and shares a major career setback running an electroplating company that taught him not to chase money unprepared. The conversation ties hunting lessons—pursuit, patience, preparation, and saying no—to leadership, integrity, and sales ethics, alongside talk of rifles, cartridges, SCI convention impressions, and defining success as faith, family legacy, excellence, and time wealth.
00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
01:21 Growing Up South African
01:57 Early Hunting Roots
03:54 Hustle Mindset and Work Ethic
06:12 Starting Over in America
07:56 High Performers and Mentors
10:14 When Business Goes Sideways
12:02 Hard Lessons and Faith
15:32 Gear Talk and Gunworks Rifles
18:30 South Africa Hunt Stories
20:35 Hunting Mindset for Business
23:49 Outlasting the Game
24:10 Hunting Decisions and Saying No
24:48 Dangerous Game Preparation
26:11 Sales Integrity and Risk
27:59 Four-Part Decision Filter
Building Careers and Community with Tucker Green
Saison 1 · Épisode 16
jeudi 6 août 2026 • Durée 44:10
In this episode of the Hunt for Success podcast, Dr. Sam McGough sits down with Tucker Green, business owner, public servant, lobbyist, and advocate for the skilled trades industry.
The conversation explores leadership, public policy, persistence, and advocacy, shaped by Tucker’s experience serving as the youngest school board member in Georgia, building a successful governmental affairs firm, and representing contractors across the state through association management and legislative engagement.
Throughout the discussion, Tucker breaks down the realities of lobbying, the importance of staying connected to the people you represent, and how persistence often determines success in both politics and business. He also shares hunting lessons that mirror professional growth, including patience, preparation, resilience, and earning results through consistent effort over time.
Key Takeaways
[Persistence Creates Results]: Meaningful wins often come after repeated setbacks, challenges, and long-term commitment.
[Advocacy Protects Businesses]: Effective representation can save contractors significant time, money, and regulatory burdens.
[Stay Connected to Your People]: Leaders make better decisions when they remain closely connected to those they serve.
[Your Reputation Matters]: Integrity, accountability, and honoring your word create opportunities that last a lifetime.
00:00 – Pay It Forward Mindset
00:59 – Podcast Intro and Guest Introduction
02:22 – Early Life and Interest in Politics
From School Board to Lobbying Career
Crafting a Life of Purpose with Hugh Hornsby
Saison 1 · Épisode 15
jeudi 30 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:35:13
In this episode of the Hunt for Success podcast, Dr. Sam McGough sits down with Hugh Hornsby, trades industry leader, business builder, speaker, and author of the upcoming book Blue Collar Smart.
The conversation explores resilience, leadership, business growth, and personal responsibility, shaped by Hugh’s journey through childhood epilepsy, major business setbacks, a stage four cancer diagnosis, and decades of helping companies and individuals unlock their potential.
Throughout the discussion, Hugh breaks down how focusing on people, sales systems, mentorship, and personal accountability helped him build and transform businesses. He also shares lessons learned from hunting, family traditions, networking, and surrounding yourself with the right people, while emphasizing the importance of becoming valuable to others and creating opportunities through service and relationships.
Key Takeaways
[Adversity Builds Strength]: Personal challenges can become the foundation for resilience, perspective, and long-term success.
[People Drive Performance]: Great businesses are built by identifying potential, developing talent, and creating opportunities for others to succeed.
[Focus Creates Growth]: Applying the 80/20 principle and narrowing your attention to high-impact activities accelerates results.
[Relationships Open Doors]: Becoming important to the right people through value, service, and trust creates opportunities that money cannot buy.
00:00 – Podcast Intro and Guest Introduction
01:50 – Childhood Epilepsy and Early Challenges
Entering the Trades Industry
Gregory DePriest: Pastor to Amazon Logistics Leader
Saison 1 · Épisode 14
jeudi 23 juillet 2026 • Durée 53:11
In this episode of the Hunt for Success podcast, Dr. Sam McGough sits down with Gregory DePriest, entrepreneur, Amazon logistics operator, former pastor, and leadership strategist.
The conversation explores personal reinvention, leadership, business growth, and the mindset required to continually evolve, shaped by Gregory’s journey from banking and finance to ministry leadership and eventually building a successful Amazon logistics company employing more than 200 people.
Throughout the discussion, Gregory breaks down the importance of knowing when to pivot, creating structure and accountability within organizations, and building success through relationships, strategy, and personal growth. He also shares how hunting, fishing, and outdoor pursuits mirror business by rewarding preparation, patience, discipline, and the pursuit itself rather than just the outcome.
Key Takeaways
[Reinvention Creates Opportunity]: Recognizing when it is time for a new chapter allows leaders to continue growing and expanding their impact.
[Strategy Gives Faith Direction]: Vision alone is not enough, successful outcomes require systems, planning, and execution.
[Culture Drives Performance]: Strong teams thrive when expectations, accountability, and rewards are clearly aligned.
[Choose Your Circle Carefully]: Growth accelerates when surrounded by people who provide trust, encouragement, and honest feedback.
00:00 – The Impossible to Fail Mindset
01:20 – Gregory’s Early Life and Career Journey
02:19 – From Banking to Pastoral Leadership
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Dan Beaudoin is the owner and operator of DMF Bait, a family business founded in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1977. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its live-bait distribution across 49 states while continuing to innovate in packaging, shipping and product development. Dan is passionate about building a strong company culture, creating local employment and sustaining the sport of fishing for future generations. His goal is to make DMF Bait the most recognized name in live bait nationwide.
"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Discover conversations with founders, operators, and builders who have earned success and intentionally designed the freedom to enjoy it. Access real stories, practical lessons, and authentic perspectives on leadership, discipline, business growth, systems, and life by design.
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Discover conversations with founders, operators, and builders who have earned success and intentionally designed the freedom to enjoy it. Access real stories, practical lessons, and authentic perspectives on leadership, discipline, business growth, systems, and life by design.
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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30 year fitness industry professional. I just exited a 10 year fitness training business serving mostly 40 and up professionals. I'm in the planning stages of another fitness training business and have written a couple books. Most recently, Hunting Beyond Limits, it was a project that meshes my two passions, helping people do what they love to do with more confidence and hunting. I'm a country boy at heart and grew up hunting and fishing.
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Discover conversations with founders, operators, and builders who have earned success and intentionally designed the freedom to enjoy it. Access real stories, practical lessons, and authentic perspectives on leadership, discipline, business growth, systems, and life by design.
Join a community of entrepreneurs and leaders committed to building businesses that create opportunity without sacrificing the life they're working for.
Carl Gould is a serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and one of the world's leading business growth advisors. By the age of 40, he had built three multi-million-dollar companies before dedicating his career to helping other entrepreneurs achieve lasting success. As the founder of 7 Stage Advisors, Carl has developed coaching and consulting methodologies now used in more than 75 countries, training, certifying, and accrediting over 7,000 business coaches and mentors worldwide. His clients have gone on to become award-winning companies, with many earning recognition on prestigious lists such as the Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000. Known for combining practical business strategy with a passion for mentoring others, Carl continues to help leaders build scalable, profitable businesses while creating meaningful impact in their communities.
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Matt Fourie is a Senior Enterprise Leader at Siemens Digital Industries Software, where he leads the strategic partnership and business operations for General Motors—Siemens' largest automotive customer.
Originally from South Africa, he grew up in the "bushveld" environment where his father was a professional hunter and game farm manager. This background instilled in him a unique "hustle" mentality and a focus on radical responsibility, which he later applied to his corporate career in the United States.
07:30 – Rising Star Recognition in Georgia Politics
08:34 – The Reality of Legislative Advocacy
11:20 – Winning Permit Fee Reform for Contractors
15:57 – Staying Connected to Members Across Georgia
20:14 – Hunting Roots and Outdoor Traditions
22:32 – Bird Hunting and Camp Experiences
24:15 – Iowa Hunting Trips and Family Traditions
25:22 – Bucket List Hunts and Future Adventures
27:33 – Preferred Hunting Equipment and Setup
31:41 – Hunting Lessons Applied to Business
36:38 – Handling Failure and Professional Setbacks
39:32 – Advice for Young Professionals
42:43 – Where to Connect with Tucker
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Tucker Green is a government affairs professional, business owner, lobbyist, and advocate for skilled trades businesses throughout Georgia.
They are recognized for their legislative leadership, association management expertise, and successful advocacy efforts on behalf of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors.
Their background includes public service, political strategy, governmental affairs, and representing industry organizations at the state level.
05:31 – Learning from Failure and Taking Ownership
10:46 – Building a Fraternity Through Inclusion
16:51 – People-First Leadership Principles
18:22 – Mentorship from the Napoleon Hill Foundation
20:06 – Hunting, Fishing, and Family Traditions
30:22 – Turning Around Struggling Companies
32:02 – The Power of Niche Focus and Be, Do, Have
38:36 – Hunting Bonds and Parenting Lessons
40:19 – Comedy, Cancer, and Healing Through Vulnerability
47:02 – AI, Private Equity, and Industry Changes
52:27 – Why Everything Is Sales
56:38 – Networking and Finding the Right Rooms
01:12:00 – Exit Planning for Trades Businesses
01:17:20 – Sales Systems and Scaling Lessons
01:31:17 – Wealth, Freedom, and Gratitude
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
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Hugh Hornsby is a trades industry leader, business strategist, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on helping companies grow through leadership, sales systems, and people development.
They are the author of the upcoming book Blue Collar Smart, which focuses on practical business wisdom, personal responsibility, and creating success through discipline, relationships, and execution.
03:39 – Fundraising Success and Amazon Logistics Launch
05:54 – Why Reinvention Matters
10:26 – Moving to Austin and Starting Over
14:59 – Dreaming Bigger Than Fear
18:09 – Ignoring Opinions and Building Confidence
21:29 – Performance-Based Leadership
27:01 – Business Lessons Learned Through Hunting
30:28 – Creating Exceptional Experiences
33:44 – Customer Service Lessons from Luxury Brands
37:32 – Building the Right Tribe
40:39 – Trust, Relationships, and Safe Circles
45:50 – Favorite Hunts and Fishing Adventures
49:53 – Bucket List Experiences and Future Plans
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"Success should fund a life you actually want, not a self-created prison."
CONNECT with Dr. Sam McGough & Explore Hunt for Success
Discover conversations with founders, operators, and builders who have earned success and intentionally designed the freedom to enjoy it. Access real stories, practical lessons, and authentic perspectives on leadership, discipline, business growth, systems, and life by design.
Join a community of entrepreneurs and leaders committed to building businesses that create opportunity without sacrificing the life they're working for.
Gregory DePriest is an entrepreneur, Amazon logistics operator, leadership mentor, and former pastor with decades of experience leading organizations and teams.
They are recognized for successfully transitioning across multiple industries, including banking, ministry, fundraising, and logistics, while building high-performing teams and scalable operations.
Their background includes financial services, church leadership, nonprofit fundraising, and last-mile logistics management.
They are passionate about helping people embrace growth, develop strong leadership skills, and pursue opportunities without being limited by fear or the opinions of others.
