Burning The Ships
Business & Finance
About
Burning the Ships is more than just a podcast—it’s a battle cry for those who refuse to settle. Brought to you by 608B Capital hosted by Jason Seward , we dive deep into the journeys of relentless entrepreneurs, high-performers, and risk-takers who have gone all in—leaving behind safety nets, doubts, and excuses to forge their own path. Each episode unpacks the mindset, strategies, and raw determination it takes to break free from the ordinary and build something extraordinary. Whether it’s leaving a comfortable career, pushing physical and mental limits, or overcoming impossible odds, our guests prove that greatness comes to those who commit fully . If you’re ready to burn the ships and bet on yourself, you’re in the right place. Let’s get after it.
Episodes
- Jason Seward: The Difference Between the Ones Who Break Through & the Ones Who Don't
In this episode, Jason Seward explains the "Pike Effect," a concept illustrating how individuals can give up right before achieving a breakthrough. He applies this to real-life situations in business, parenting, and personal ambition, shar…
- Kati Seward: What a Supportive Spouse Actually Looks and Sounds Like in Real Life
In this anniversary episode of Burning the Ships, Kati Seward shares her perspective on supporting her husband's entrepreneurial journey, her own career as a teacher, and her experiences with anxiety. She details their blind date, her educ…
- Jason Seward: Ten Rules for Life That Apply to Every Age and Every Room
In this episode of Burning the Ships, host Jason Seward presents ten fundamental life rules that originated from a career day presentation adapted for both high school and fourth-grade students. These rules, covering aspects like reputatio…
- Jason Seward: The 3 Reasons You’re Not Taking Action in Life & Business
In this solo episode, Jason Seward explores why comfort and a lack of urgency or consequences, rather than fear, prevent people from taking action. He shares personal experiences and discusses how clarity and understanding the true consequ…
- Tom Dunkel: Building Your Life Plan Before You Build Your Business Plan
Tom Dunkel discusses his career path, including being fired from a corporate job and transitioning into entrepreneurship. He highlights building businesses in distressed mortgages and self-storage, stressing the importance of a life plan o…
- Julian Rivera: Likability Is a The Most Underrated Superpower in Business
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Julian Rivera shares his journey, highlighting how likability, consistency, and a proactive approach opened doors in various industries. Rivera transitioned from DJing and managing comedy tours to a su…
- Jason Seward: Ten Traits That Separate the People Who Build From the People Who Stay Stuck
In this episode, host Jason Seward identifies ten core character traits essential for success in life, relationships, and business. He shares personal anecdotes and reflections on traits like discipline, resilience, curiosity, and consiste…
- Martine Richardson: How a $35,000 House Quietly Became a $240,000 Asset
Martine Richardson shares her decade-long journey in real estate, beginning after being fired from her job. She details her experiences with wholesaling, seller financing for her first rental, and her commitment to buy-and-hold strategies,…
- Carrie Copenhaver : Building Real Wealth Without Losing Your Mind or Yourself
Carrie Copenhaver shares her experience building a real estate portfolio over two decades, transitioning from a career in forensic chemistry. She details her unconventional path, including gym ownership and extensive study, focusing on cre…
- Brian Hall: Why Scaling Down Your Business Might Be the Right Move
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Brian Hall discusses his real estate career, including significant financial losses and rebuilding his business. He shares insights on burnout from rapid growth, the decision to downsize his business,…
- Lisa Ferris: Funding Real Estate Without Your Own Cash
This episode features Lisa Ferris, a real estate investor and author, who discusses her journey of funding deals without personal cash or credit. Key topics include overcoming imposter syndrome, the importance of asking for money, and buil…
- Sharon Lechter: The Mindset That Built a Global Financial Literacy Empire
Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, discusses her career in financial literacy, her path from accounting to entrepreneurship, and her philosophy on legacy and lifelong growth. She covers her professional journey, overcoming per…
- Chris Lloyd: Why Agents Who Work With Investors Win Faster
Chris Lloyd discusses how real estate agents can achieve faster success by working with investors, detailing his own journey from selling sunglasses to building a high-volume brokerage. He emphasizes the importance of consistent action, re…
- Ray Burkhalter: Building a Lending Business That Survives Crashes, COVID, and Life
This episode features Ray Burkhalter, founder of RBI Funding Partners, who shares his nearly two-decade journey in private lending. He discusses building a scalable business, navigating market crashes and personal growth, and emphasizes le…
- David Richter: Why More Deals Don’t Mean More Freedom (And What Actually Does)
This episode of Burning the Ships features David Richter, who discusses the common entrepreneurial struggle of high revenue but low profit. Richter shares insights on achieving financial clarity and freedom in real estate, emphasizing that…
- Daniil Kleyman: Why Experience Matters More Than Capital in Real Estate
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Daniil Kleyman shares his journey from scarcity in the Soviet Union to building a significant real estate portfolio in the U.S. The discussion covers resilience, overcoming adversity, ethical capital r…
- Jason Seward: Why Introverts Win at Networking (If They Ask One Question)
This episode of Burning the Ships features a solo discussion by Jason Seward on the power of networking, particularly for introverts. Seward explains how a simple question can ease social anxiety at events and emphasizes building genuine r…
- Bryce Matheson: Building Systems That Scale in Private Lending
This episode features Bryce Matheson, founder of Lender, a software platform for private and hard money lenders. Matheson shares his entrepreneurial journey, including experiences in real estate, flipping, and the challenges that led him t…
- Jason Seward: Raising Kids Through Action, Not Words
In this solo episode of Burning the Ships, host Jason Seward discusses the importance of modeling behavior for children. He emphasizes that actions speak louder than words in demonstrating love, gratitude, kindness, health, work ethic, ind…
- Jason Seward: Beating 99% of Podcasts by Simply Not Quitting
This solo episode of Burning the Ships celebrates 200 episodes by focusing on consistency as the key skill. The host discusses why they avoid obsessing over podcast metrics, the importance of authenticity, and how consistency compounds ove…
- Joe Jones: Roomba Inventor on Passion, Patience, and Building What Actually Works
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Roomba inventor Joe Jones discusses his engineering journey, the challenges of creating consumer robotics, and his philosophy on building meaningful work. He explores why product feasibility and price…
- Bill Phillips: Creating Partnerships That Thrive Under Pressure
This episode features a candid conversation with business partner Bill Phillips, detailing the operational journey of 608B Capital Funding. They discuss the transition from corporate life, managing rapid growth, the pressures of partnershi…
- Solo Episode Raising $20 Million: The Pipeline Strategy That Built 608B Capital
In this solo episode, the host details the strategy used to raise $20 million for 608B Capital in under two and a half years. The discussion covers building a capital pipeline through consistency, fundamentals, and genuine passion, rather…
- Mary Hart: Why Legacy Isn't About Only Leaving Money & Things
In this episode of Burning the Ships, guest Mary Hart, a retired attorney and real estate investor, shares insights on private lending, wealth building, and legacy. The discussion covers collaboration, financial freedom, and an empathetic…
- Chuck Glover: Leveraging Other People's Money to Build Wealth in Real Estate
This episode features Chuck Glover, who rebuilt his finances after a late-life crisis using mindset, connection, and wrap lending strategies. He shares his experience of starting over in real estate in his late 60s and achieving financial…
- Nathan Janocka: Scaling a Business Doing 80 Flips Per Year Without Burning Out
Nathan Janocka discusses his journey from near failure in construction to flipping over 80 properties annually. He shares insights on scaling a real estate business using discipline and systems, focusing on sustainable growth and avoiding…
- Lisa Englehart: Why She'll Never Retire From What She Does in Real Estate Investing
This episode features real estate investor Lisa Englehart, discussing her path from banking to development, including navigating the 2008 crash, finding off-market deals, and building communities. She emphasizes perseverance, mentorship, a…
- Weekly Ramble: Does The BRRRR Strategy Still Work?
This solo episode of Burning the Ships explores the BRRRR real estate investing strategy, detailing how to Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat to build a rental portfolio and achieve financial freedom. The host shares personal experien…
- Leah Coleman: How to Build Capacity for Perseverance to Move Forward
This episode features Leah Coleman, a realtor and investor, discussing her journey of building wealth and resilience. She shares lessons on grit, recalibration, and faith through market shifts, personal challenges, and balancing entreprene…
- Kyle Doriety: The Faith it Takes to Bet On Yourself & Go All In on Business
Kyle Doriety discusses his journey from a corporate job to entrepreneurship, highlighting the role of faith, persistence, and spousal support in building a real estate portfolio and various businesses, including ice vending and delivery se…
- Antonio Edwards: Developing Automation in Your Real Estate Investing Business
Antonio Edwards discusses his journey in real estate investing, starting with wholesaling and evolving to creative financing strategies like "slow flips." He introduces Deal Closure Pro, an AI software designed to automate tasks for real e…
- Weekly Ramble: How to Manage Rehabs Without Losing Your Mind (and Your Profit)
This solo episode of Burning the Ships focuses on managing the rehab process for real estate investments. It covers essential steps like pre-closing planning, contractor vetting, budget tracking, and communication strategies, emphasizing t…
- Sandra Arnold: Raising Resilient Kids While Building Wealth
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Sandra Arnold discusses her journey from Sweden, overcoming childhood adversity, and building a real estate portfolio. She shares insights on resilience, mentorship, private lending, short-term rentals…
- Caleb Pearson: Active vs. Passive Income & Why You Can’t Skip Steps in Real Estate Investing
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Caleb Pearson discusses his real estate investment journey, including brokerage, flipping, multifamily properties, and hard money lending. He emphasizes the importance of mentorship, building effective…
- Weekly Ramble: How to Fund Real Estate Investing Deals
This solo episode of Burning the Ships explores various methods for funding real estate investments, such as cash, self-directed retirement accounts, HELOCs, unsecured lines of credit, private money, hard money loans, and seller financing.…
- Brandon Lindsey: Why Your Construction Business is Failing (How to Fix it)
This episode features Brandon Lindsey, founder of The Rehabber’s Playbook, discussing his transition from baseball to real estate investing. The conversation covers learning construction, building a national community for investors, and ov…
- Weekly Ramble: How to Tactically Set Goals to Move Your Business Forward
This episode of Burning the Ships details the process of tactical goal setting for business growth. It covers the journey from early-stage capital raising to surpassing $20 million in loans, emphasizing the importance of setting challengin…
- Davian McKnight: Building Legacy with Land Investing
This episode features Davian McKnight, a veteran, farmer, and real estate investor. He discusses his journey into land stewardship, regenerative agriculture, and building generational wealth through land ownership, highlighting the importa…
- Weekly Ramble: 5 Proven Ways to Find Real Estate Deals (Even with a Full-Time Job)
Host Jason Seward shares five strategies for finding real estate deals, even while working full-time. Topics include relationship building with agents, using wholesalers, direct mail, networking, and driving for dollars. The episode emphas…
- Brad Ritter: Forging Character & Grit in Adversity
Author Brad Ritter joins Burning the Ships to discuss how purposeful adversity, including completing SEALFIT's Kokoro Camp, forged his character. He shares lessons on resilience, faith, fitness, and instilling grit in children.
- Weekly Ramble: Step-by-Step Guide to Underwriting Profitable Fix and Flips in Any Market
This episode of Burning The Ships provides a tactical deep dive into underwriting single-family fix and flip deals. It covers defining goals, calculating After Repair Value (ARV), determining the Maximum Allowable Offer (MAO), and accounti…
- Sam Hopkins: How to Create a Legacy & Impact Beyond Money
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Sam Hopkins, a 26-year-old real estate investor, shares his rapid success story, detailing how he scaled to over 180 transactions yearly. The discussion covers his early career, transition to flips and…
- Weekly Ramble: The Importance of Pivoting in Business & Life
The host explains the decision to pivot the Burning the Ships podcast from a mix of topics to more structured, tactical solo episodes and guest expert interviews. This change is driven by business growth and a desire for higher quality con…
- Wendy Coles: Convicted, Homeless, and a Mom of 4 Making The Realest Comeback You’ll Ever Hear
Wendy Coles discusses her resilience and redemption on Burning The Ships, recounting her experiences with legal trouble, homelessness, and single motherhood. She highlights how real estate investing provided stability and how her work with…
- Weekly Ramble: What the Savannah Bananas Taught Me About Running My Business
This episode of Burning The Ships explores the "Fans First" principle, inspired by the Savannah Bananas and Jesse Cole's book. It details how this philosophy, focused on enhancing customer experience, can be applied to any business to fost…
- Tim Blodgett: The Power of People, Process, and Perseverance
In this episode of Burning the Ships, Tim Blodgett shares insights on scaling businesses by focusing on people and process. He emphasizes leadership through listening, the role of faith and perseverance in overcoming challenges, and buildi…
- Weekly Ramble: Why “Reset” Doesn’t Mean Disconnecting Completely
The host shares a personal realization about the meaning of "reset," moving from a complete shutdown during vacations to a more balanced approach of staying lightly connected to his business. He emphasizes the importance of presence and cr…
- The Truth About My Positivity, Leadership Style & Weaknesses
In this solo episode of Burning the Ships, the host answers listener questions about his positivity, leadership style, marriage, and fatherhood. He discusses his strengths and weaknesses, sharing lessons learned about tone, focus, and orga…
- Weekly Ramble: Why Slow & Steady Actually Does Win the Race
This episode emphasizes patience as a key entrepreneurial trait, sharing personal stories and business case studies from Amazon, Tesla, and Spotify to illustrate its importance. The host discusses how cultivating patience leads to lasting…
- Fadi G. Boumitri: Building Momentum in Business with Consistency & The Right People in Your Corner
This episode features Fadi G. Boumitri, co-founder and CEO of Revolution Media Group, discussing his business journey, discipline, faith, and leadership. The conversation covers his upbringing, immigrating to the US, the importance of cons…