The Brad Weisman Show

Send us Fan Mail Franchising sounds simple until you look under the hood. If you have ever wondered whether franchise ownership is a smart wealth-building move or an expensive trap, this conversation gives you a real framework instead of hype. We sit down with Alex Smereczniak, founder of Franzy, to talk about how normal people evaluate franchise opportunities, what they should ask before signing anything, and why “rich people only” is one of the biggest misconceptions in business. We get i...

Send us Fan Mail A table saw accident is scary in the abstract. Hearing what it sounds like, how fast it happens, and what it costs to survive it is something else entirely. Chad Stock joins us to tell the true story behind the “The Marion Miracle,” a catastrophic injury in a remote Montana cabin that left him bleeding out with his phone and keys out of reach, no cell service, and no guarantee anyone was coming. We get into the exact chain of events, including the safety detail most people o...

Send us Fan Mail One distracted glance at a cell phone. One red light. One impact that should have been a fatality. Our guest Cody Byrns remembers driving, then nothing, and then waking up to learn he spent more than three weeks in a coma after a refrigerator box truck slammed into his SUV and ignited it in flames. From the certified burn unit to infections, surgeries, and relearning how to walk and use his hands, Cody shares what the recovery process actually demanded and why the mental batt...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Jackson fans love the hits, but the real chills come from the moments you were never supposed to hear: the studio talk, the rough takes, the melodies before the lyrics, the heartbeat inside the demos. After I stumbled onto Australian Radio Host Jermaine D'Vauz on Instagram, I had to bring him on to play rare Michael Jackson recordings and tell the stories around them. What starts as pure music nostalgia turns into a surprisingly human conversation about craft, pressur...

Send us Fan Mail You can do everything “right” and still feel wrong inside. That’s the tension we explore with Saahil Mehta, Dubai-based speaker, coach, and author of Break Free, after he realized he had chased an inherited version of success and paid for it with his health, his peace, and his authenticity. If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “Why am I not more grateful?” this conversation puts language to that feeling and shows a way forward that is both ambitious and human. We...