Be The CEO

Welcome to the Atomic Business Coaching Podcast! Join your hosts, Adam T. Hurd (Business Advisor) and Tom Marino (Life Coach), as they delve into the world of small business owners and their unique challenges. With a perfect blend of personal growth and business leadership insights, Adam and Tom sha...

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June 10, 2026

You’re the Best Employee in Your Own Business—Here’s Why That’s a Founder Trap Problem

Are you the hardest-working employee in your own business? In this episode of the Atomic Business Coaching Podcast, Tom Marino and Adam Hurd dive deep into The Founder’s Trap —the challenge that keeps many successful business...

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June 3, 2026

The #1 Mistake Business Owners Make: Trying to Do It Alone

Are you a business owner, entrepreneur, or CEO who feels like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? You're not alone. In this episode, Tom Marino and Adam Hurd explore one of the most common yet least dis...

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May 26, 2026

Why Success Still Feels Empty | Redefining Success for Entrepreneurs

Why do so many entrepreneurs achieve success… yet still feel dissatisfied? In this powerful episode, Tom Marino and Adam dive deep into the psychology of success, happiness, dissatisfaction, and personal evolution as a busine...

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May 13, 2026

Escaping the Founder Trap | How Entrepreneurs Become True CEOs

Are you building a business… Or did you accidentally build yourself a job? In this episode of the Atomic Business Coaching Podcast, Tom Marino and Adam Hurd dive deep into The Founder’s Trap — the stage where entrepreneurs be...

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May 6, 2026

The Truth About Building a Content Business | Steve DeAngelis on Storytelling & Growth

Steve DeAngelis didn’t set out to become a CEO—he set out to create. What started as a simple Instagram DM turned into years of collaboration, storytelling, and building alongside others. From producing music festivals and in...

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April 29, 2026

“If They Can Do It, Why Can’t I?” – Brandon Havrilla on Becoming a CEO

Brandon Havrilla’s story is one of natural entrepreneurship evolving into intentional leadership. Now the CEO of Redmax Life, a creative ecosystem that produces large-scale experiential builds for major brands, Brandon didn’t...

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April 22, 2026

Why Land Investing is the Best Kept Secret in Real Estate: A Conversation with Mike Deaton

Mike Deaton’s journey begins on a familiar path—college, career, and climbing the corporate ladder. Without a clear long-term vision early on, he found his footing in big tech, building a career with companies like Motorola, ...

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April 15, 2026

Everyone is Afraid of AI... This Tech Optimist Isn’t with Steve Ghiassi

Stevie Ghiassi is not your typical tech entrepreneur. Based in Australia and operating on a global scale, he’s spent over a decade at the forefront of innovation—building and scaling technologies across major internet protoco...

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April 8, 2026

Why You DON’T Need a Brand to Start a Business with Ryan Musselman

In this episode of The Atomic CEO Podcast, Tom and Adam sit down with Ryan Musselman—former Google leader and VP of Content at Cinemark turned entrepreneur—to explore what it really takes to step out of the corporate world an...

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