TALENTS with Cody Williams

He Stopped Waiting for Open Doors and Built a Multi Million Dollar Company

In this powerful conversation, entrepreneur Eric Knopf shares the mindset, faith, and strategy behind building a company valued in the nine figures. From growing up with parents who never crushed his dreams, to surviving COVID wiping out revenue overnight, Eric unpacks what it truly takes to build something lasting. He challenges the idea of waiting for open doors, arguing instead that every breakthrough in his life came from pounding on closed ones. Eric dives into the relationship between faith and entrepreneurship, why peace should be the reward of bold action rather than the prerequisite, and how separating identity from outcomes unlocks the freedom to take real risks. He also shares how Web Connects turned a crisis into record-breaking growth by finding an untapped market no one else saw. Whether you are just starting out or scaling a team, this conversation is packed with honest insight on fear, culture, calling, and what it means to build a business that genuinely transforms people's lives. #Talents Follow Cody Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/ [https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/] YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams [https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams] Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/codynow [https://www.facebook.com/codynow] Free Resources What’s Your Budget Style? Take the Free assessment → https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz] Join the Waitlist: Good Money Moves Community → https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity [https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity] Bring Good Money Moves program to your church → www.goodmoneymoves.com [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com] A new playbook for getting clarity around money, meaning and momentum.

The Untold Story of How Chris and Jasmine McClarney Risked Everything for Something Greater

What happens when a worship leader sells his entire song catalog and a cleaning business owner turns a viral Facebook post into a nonprofit movement? You get Chris and Jasmine McClarney and one of the most honest conversations about faith, risk, money and marriage we've ever had. In this episode Chris opens up about selling his catalog to Capitol, buying a studio in Franklin, and building Real Fun Records — a label designed to actually pay artists fairly. Jasmine shares how one house clean turned into a multi business operation, a mobile laundry nonprofit for the homeless, and a decade of leading with her heart over her bottom line. This is not a highlight reel. This is the real cost of saying yes to something bigger than yourself. Topics covered: How Jasmine built 3 businesses from one Facebook post Why Chris sold his catalog for $1M and what he did next The broken music industry model and how Real Fun Records is changing it Running a nonprofit alongside a growing business Faith, marriage and money under pressure Why waiting on God might just be fear in disguise #talents [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/talents] Jasmine's Company →  https://www.greenroomcleaners.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHhuNW9FSmVubERVTFlBRHlBOV8yZ0VSNmhOZ3xBQ3Jtc0trYy1fbExfS0N4X0dnR095b1hPRm5sYUtwNk1Ta0hSNFpsMDlxaDI3SmhwVWNtV08xZzE1cHVsOHVlY2ZYVDkwUHo0dGFaSmlzVTlnbXpxWjZYbDUtWnhrNW84LTlrRGNjZUVLbUh5SDllWGpPaGtTMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenroomcleaners.com%2F&v=ox_jL4tIB-4] Chris's Record Company →  https://www.realfunrecords.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEctWEFwUVhWVVBGQlBaRU5PQndhbGpxbFlQQXxBQ3Jtc0tsQWNyVmtuUFFqcV9PRnBnamlxdE1QRTZ2NXEzZ2ZVNEJrOUdrSDE4X3NEM2tybkhNOWphLUtYVWxVdV9jWTR0VEhqelVKNnZMNzFRc1ZuOFY1WHRyU29KS2t5Rjd4RjBqV0d3d0lVajZXaWtSM3RObw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realfunrecords.com%2F&v=ox_jL4tIB-4] Follow Cody Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/ [https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/] YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams [https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams] Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/codynow [https://www.facebook.com/codynow] Free Resources What’s Your Budget Style? Take the Free assessment → https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz] Join the Waitlist: Good Money Moves Community → https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity [https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity] Bring Good Money Moves program to your church → www.goodmoneymoves.com [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com] A new playbook for getting clarity around money, meaning and momentum.

What a Near-Death Experience Taught a Grammy-Nominated Songwriter About Success

Joshua Silverberg has written songs for Spider-Man, Ocean's Eight, and the Emoji Movie. Grammy and Emmy nominations. Billboard charts. Platinum status. By every measure, he had made it. Then COVID nearly killed him. What he brought back from that experience rewrote everything! How he sees his gifts, his time, his family, and what it actually means to steward what God gave you. #Talents [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/talents] Follow Joshua Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/joshuasilverberg/ [https://www.instagram.com/joshuasilverberg/] Follow Cody Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/ [https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/] YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams [https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams] Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/codynow [https://www.facebook.com/codynow] Free Resources What’s Your Budget Style? Take the Free assessment → https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz] Join the Waitlist: Good Money Moves Community → https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity [https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity] Bring Good Money Moves program to your church → www.goodmoneymoves.com [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com] A new playbook for getting clarity around money, meaning and momentum.

Why I HAD to Build This

Cody shares the personal story behind TALEN†S from early life experiences, to working out of necessity, to realizing that success on paper still didn’t bring fulfillment. This is a conversation about the disconnect so many people feel between their work, their money, and their purpose. Why do some people make money and still feel lost? Why does success sometimes feel hollow? Why do so many people feel disconnected from their gifts, calling, and clarity? This episode explores the deeper reason TALEN†S started: to bring clarity to money, work, purpose, and stewardship for this generation. If you’ve ever felt stuck, unfulfilled, confused about money, or unsure how your gifts connect to your future, this episode is for you. #Talents [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/talents] Follow Cody Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/ [https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/] YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams [https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams] Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/codynow [https://www.facebook.com/codynow] Free Resources What’s Your Budget Style? Take the Free assessment → https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz] Join the Waitlist: Good Money Moves Community → https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity [https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity] Bring Good Money Moves program to your church → www.goodmoneymoves.com [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com] A new playbook for getting clarity around money, meaning and momentum.

How This Man Escaped The Corporate Ladder

The Parable of the Talents is one of the most famous stories ever told. Brandon Johnson decided to live it. He had a corporate career, a pension, and a clear path forward in a traditional 9 to 5 job, but chose a purpose-driven life instead. He walked away from all of it not because it was easy, but because staying felt like burying everything he was actually built for, choosing purpose over paycheck and a true career change. In this episode of Talents, Brandon opens up about the real cost of leaving security behind, quitting a stable job, escaping the corporate ladder, and what nobody tells you about that transition. He shares the reality of a career pivot, the risks of leaving a secure job, and the mindset required to build a creative career and find fulfillment over money. This one will challenge how you think about talent, risk, and what it actually means to invest in your calling, especially if you feel stuck living for the weekend, searching for your purpose, or trying to break out of the 9 to 5 and build a life aligned with your calling. #Talents [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/talents] Follow Cody Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/ [https://www.instagram.com/cody.d.williams/] YouTube →https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams [https://www.youtube.com/@CodyDWilliams] Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/codynow [https://www.facebook.com/codynow] Free Resources What’s Your Budget Style? Take the Free assessment → https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com/pages/budget-style-quiz] Join the Waitlist: Good Money Moves Community → https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity [https://3rwfmczbsvy.typeform.com/GMMcommunity] Bring Good Money Moves program to your church → www.goodmoneymoves.com [https://www.goodmoneymoves.com] A new playbook for getting clarity around money, meaning and momentum.