The David Guttman Podcast

Most people spend their entire lives waiting for others' approval, never stopping to ask what they actually want. Travis Chappell grew up inside a fundamentalist Baptist world so insular that he graduated kindergarten through college on the same 140-acre campus, committed to full-time ministry at age 12. In this episode, Travis and I unpack how radical self-awareness isn’t something you’re born with, but it’s something pressure forces out of you.

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Timestamps

00:00 ​Intro of Show

01:31 Travis Chappell’s Back Story

09:28 Growing Fundamentalist Baptist Church Community

14:21 Going the Unconventional Route: Leaving the Church

28:26 Accepting Truth Wherever You Find It

32:00 Identifying Blind Spots

35:45 Launching Guestio

38:32 Podcasting = The Best Networking

43:38 Leaving the Church with His Wife

52:52 Having an Objective View of Reality

55:16 Travis and David’s Political Views

59:40 What’s Next for Travis?

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There’s no dress rehearsal for the moments that define you, and David Temko has lived that truth more than once. In this episode, I’m with the founder and CEO of C2 Financial to unpack a life shaped by entrepreneurial parents, a starter marriage, his father’s passing, and the unexpected clarity that comes when everything converges at once. David shares how traveling through 20 countries, cutting his teeth in commercial real estate, and eventually building his own commercial lending division prepared him for a leadership role he never asked for but was always being built toward.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro of Show

01:19 David Temko’s Back Story

04:06 David’s Entrepreneurial Journey

08:54 His Father as His Mentor

17:36 Transitioning to Mortgage Brokerage

21:15 David’s Leadership Style

23:17 Retaining and Motivating Talents

26:55 David Guttman’s Cancer Misdiagnosis

35:58 Personal and Family Goals

43:21 Teaching Resilience to Children

49:52 Benefits of Mentorship

54:52 Lessons from Past Marriage

58:47 Connect with David Temko

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Growing up in the shadow of a celebrated father isn’t a head start, it’s a gauntlet. Frank Ioppolo built his legal career largely to prove something to himself, channeling that chip on his shoulder into becoming the youngest partner at Greenberg Traurig and eventually running his own firm, with his father in the office right beside him. The three years they spent working desk-to-desk taught Frank more than his previous two decades of practice combined, and the two are still collaborating today. 

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro of Show

01:55 Reconnection of Frank and David

05:50 Frank Ioppolo’s Back Story

13:10 Lessons from His Mentors 

20:06 Managing Romantic Relationships

28:38 Advice to His Children

33:26 Leadership Perspectives

37:48 Stance on Charlie Kirk

44:58 Marriage Journey

49:54 What’s Next for Frank?

55:32 Message to His Children

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Six hundred rejections in six weeks sounds like failure, but Seve Ortale called it his education. In this episode, Seve shares the unexpected journey from philosophy major and volunteer firefighter to founding a payment processing company, and what wrestling, fire scenes, and door-to-door sales all have in common when it comes to building real character. What does it actually mean to stay coachable when you’re already winning?

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro of Show

01:27 Seve Ortale’s Back Story

06:47 Volunteering in the Fire Department

10:05 Lessons Learned from Volunteerism

13:03 Entering the Payment Processing Industry

19:36 Early Sales Struggles and Rejection

21:23 Seve’s Biggest Learning Curve

22:57 Perspective on Residual Income

24:32 Building and Scaling the Business

28:44 What’s Next for Payments University?

30:00 Working with His Partner

35:43 Seve’s Faith and Values

41:26 AI & Cryptocurrency in the Financial Industry

45:14 Crypto Startups vs Giant Companies

50:14 Ego, Curiosity, and Humility

56:47 People That Keep Seve Grounded

58:32 Long Term Plans

1:00:06 Connect with Seve

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Most people use AI to write emails, Josh Aven is using it to build entire financial models, generate 90-day marketing plans, and reshape how companies operate from the inside out. As the founder of Curio, a marketing agency that’s managed and advised on roughly $2 billion in ad spend over the past decade, Josh has a front-row seat to why AI hallucinations are a real danger and why the smartest entrepreneurs are treating AI like a calculator.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro of Show

01:33 Josh Aven’s Back Story

07:51 Learning from His Coaches

09:36 Building His Stock Investment Portfolio at 16

14:06 Josh’s Entrepreneurial Journey

17:30 Family Mentor

19:08 Parenting Style and Instilling Values

25:45 Dealing with Confrontational Situations

33:56 Managing Romantic Relationships

40:20 Josh’s Faith

43:15 What’s Next for Josh?

55:26 Connect with Josh

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