The Code To Winning

In this episode, we sit down with Caden, the 15 year old CEO of Caden Teaches, who graduated high school at just 13 years old and is proving that age is not a limitation when it comes to building something meaningful. On a mission to empower and educate young minds, Caden is inspiring a new generation to take control of their financial future and pursue their dreams regardless of where they start. His message is simple and powerful: "If Caden Can, You Can Too." We dive into Caden's journey as a young entrepreneur, from finishing high school years ahead of his peers to becoming a CEO before most teens get their driver's license. He shares how his father took him along to business meetings at a young age, which sparked his passion for money, and how he went on to write books, create financial flashcards, and become a sought after speaker. Caden also opens up about handling the word no and the challenge of raising the money to bring his biggest dream to life. That dream is his Financial Learning Bus. At just 11 years old, Caden bought a school bus and, with the help of his father, transformed it into a mobile classroom on wheels that brings financial education directly to schools and communities. Inside, kids experience a mock bank, a mock grocery store, and tablet stations where they learn about earning, budgeting, saving, and investing through hands on experience. Caden has already taught around 50,000 kids, and his mission is to reach 500,000. We also break down "The Cash Code," Caden's comprehensive program designed to give middle school students real financial literacy skills, from budgeting and saving to investing, while connecting real world scenarios to math and economics. His financial learning center features a mock banking station, a mock grocery store, and a mock stock exchange, giving kids a firsthand look at deposits, withdrawals, budgeting, and stocks. Whether you are a parent looking to raise money smart kids or a young person ready to start your own journey, this episode will leave you inspired to start now. Chapters 00:00 Who is Caden Harris? 01:58 How Caden Started His Business at 11 06:30 Building the Financial Literacy Bus 10:42 Why Caden Left Traditional School 14:01 Speaking on National TV & the White House 15:58 The Role of Supportive Parents 18:44 Overcoming Rejection & Early Mistakes 26:32 Learning to Command the Stage 27:51 Caden's Financial Literacy Tools 32:55 What the School System Gets Wrong 34:44 How to Network on LinkedIn 38:57 Caden's Daily Routine & Filmmaking 41:15 Why You Can't Do It Alone 45:20 Caden's Vision for the Future 48:10 What Winning Means to Caden

In this episode, we sit down with Amber, co-founder of MOKIPOPS, to talk about how a simple homeschool project with her three children, ages 3, 5, and 7 at the time, turned into a thriving frozen fruit bar company. What started as a fun way to teach her kids about food, creativity, and hard work quickly became something much bigger when her then 7 year old son asked a question that changed everything: "How can we make more money and not be at every single event?" That one question sparked a serious commitment to building a real, sustainable business for the sake of their children and their family. We dive deep into what it really looks like to raise entrepreneurs from an early age, how Amber and her family taught their kids about business, money, and responsibility while still keeping things rooted in creativity and fun. From humble beginnings in a home kitchen in 2016 to hand molding every single popsicle themselves, MOKIPOPS grew through grit, community connection, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Amber shares how understanding her children's strengths, curiosity, and ideas played a central role in shaping the direction of the business, proving that kids are capable of far more than we often give them credit for. Today, MOKIPOPS has sold hundreds of thousands of natural frozen fruit bars and has grown from a shared facility into their own dedicated factory, now using automated machines that produce thousands of pops per hour. Along the way, the brand has caught the attention of major names like GoDaddy, the Atlanta Hawks, Entrepreneur Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, Southern Living, VOXAtl, and the Atlanta Small Business Network. This conversation is a powerful look into what it takes to build a family business from the ground up, the importance of listening to your children, and how raising young entrepreneurs can change the entire trajectory of a family's future. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:37 Amber's Background & Moving to Atlanta 06:03 Travel Aspirations & South Africa 09:37 The Origin of Moki Pops 12:58 Branding & Legitimatizing the Business 19:13 How Hurricane Irma Changed Everything 24:11 Scaling & Working with Major Brands 27:27 The Reality of Parenting Kid Founders 31:42 Why Kids Should Build the Business 37:18 How to Raise Confident, Creative Kids 41:54 Advice for B2B Distribution & Paperwork 44:26 Learning from Failure & Sharpening the Sword 46:20 The Future of Moki Pops & Getting Kids Off Devices 50:44 How Gen Z Uses Technology & AI 54:04 What Winning Means to Amber

INTENNSE Tennis: Inside the League with Marcelo Ferreira and Oliver BellIn this interview, I sit down with two leaders behind INTENNSE, the fast-growing professional tennis league redefining how the sport is played and watched.Marcelo Ferreira is the Head Coach of Team Atlanta and the Director of the High-Performance Tennis Academy at Windy Hill Athletic Club.Oliver Bell is the Chief Financial Officer of INTENNSE, overseeing the league's finance, legal, HR and operations.What is INTENNSE?INTENNSE is a co-ed, team-based pro tennis league built for speed. Matches are played in 10-minute "BOLTs" with a running clock, simple point-based scoring, and live substitutions. A full team matchup (an "ARC") combines men's, women's and mixed singles and doubles.In this interview, we cover:• How INTENNSE started and the vision behind it• Where the league stands today• The direction it's heading and what's next• Why Atlanta's tennis community made it the ideal home for the league• How the player draft works• How the game is played, including the format and rulesChapters00:00 The Problem with Professional Tennis02:19 How Intense Tennis Started08:36 The Fast-Paced Match Format10:53 Expanding Beyond Atlanta13:26 The Business of a 90-Minute Match16:11 Vetting Players for Personality19:07 Player Salaries and Contracts26:13 Building a Grassroots Movement29:57 The Revenue Model and Sponsors33:40 Equal Pay Across Genders39:19 Choosing New Cities for Expansion44:40 Recruiting and NCAA Rules48:54 The Role of Pulse Partners51:25 What Could Kill the League?57:17 What Winning Means to Us

In this episode, we sit down with Donald Luxama, one of the biggest names in the vending machine industry, with over 700,000 followers and more than 1 billion views across social media teaching people how to start and scale a real vending business. What began as a simple side hustle, buying used vending machines for around $500 that generate over $1,000 in profit a month, has grown into a full-fledged movement inspiring thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs to take control of their financial future.Donald breaks down the exact blueprint he used to get started, from finding locations to sourcing machines. He explains that the first step is going around your local town and asking family, friends, and local businesses if you can place a vending machine in their establishment, often pitching it as a free vending machine for their location. From there, he shows how to search Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, and Craigslist to find machines typically ranging from $300 to $700, and the importance of testing every machine before buying it to make sure it is fully functional.We also dig into the numbers behind the business, because vending is as much about margins as it is about hustle. Donald shares real examples of how he prices his products for maximum profit, revealing gains that range from over 100 percent to as high as 700 percent on certain snacks. Beyond the numbers, Donald opens up about his world tour, where he traveled to meet some of the top vending machine operators across the globe, learning firsthand how different markets, cultures, and business models are pushing the industry forward in ways most people never see.The conversation also dives into where vending is headed next, including Donald's move into Pokemon and trading card vending machines, a fast growing niche built for collectors that operates on cashless, remotely managed technology, as well as the rise of AI powered vending machines that are changing how operators track inventory, manage restocks, and maximize profit with far less manual work. Whether you are just getting started with your first machine or looking to scale into new verticals, this episode is packed with real, actionable insight into building and future proofing a vending machine empireChapters00:00 Vending Machine Idea03:09 First Vending Machine09:48 Pitching to Owners16:11 Bad Location Strategy23:06 Pokemon Machine30:15 AI in Vending33:31 Permits & Licenses40:48 Lowest Performer47:24 School for Vending Pros53:31 Product Sourcing

Simi Arora is a personal brand strategist, mindset and growth mentor, and the host of True Power with Simi. As the founder of Brand Scale, she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals build premium personal brands that command attention, trust, and revenue.An immigrant who built her platform from the ground up in New York City, Simi has grown a LinkedIn following of over 115,000 people and become a go to voice for those looking to turn their expertise into influence and income. Her work sits at the intersection of branding, mindset, and business strategy, teaching people not just how to grow an audience, but how to build something that lasts.In this episode, Simi breaks down exactly how to make $10,000 a month using LinkedIn, sharing the strategies, mindset shifts, and content systems that took her from just starting out to building a thriving personal brand and business.Chapters00:00 LinkedIn Importance03:07 Immigrant Story Begin06:41 Corporate Ladder Climb09:47 Immigrant Experience12:39 Cultural Nuances ️15:46 LinkedIn Authenticity18:52 LinkedIn Game Changer22:56 LinkedIn Algorithm26:21 Identity Activation29:21 Identity Activation 5-Step32:46 Destroying Trust35:42 Authenticity Trends38:51 Client Success Story42:51 Consistency Challenge45:56 Podcast Intention49:37 Podcast Agency52:54 Connect with Simi