EP #327 | Stop Being a Victim, Start Taking Responsibility — Jerry Brazie & Steve Floyd

EP #327 | Stop Being a Victim, Start Taking Responsibility — Jerry Brazie & Steve Floyd

This conversation is not for the faint of heart. And it's not supposed to be. In Episode 327, Jerry Brazie and Steve Floyd go deep on what's actually broken with men today — and more importantly, what you can do about it right now. Jerry opens with a story that started in a sauna — a 35-year-old guy who told a complete stranger he got fat because he was depressed. Not because he was sick. Not because something catastrophically wrong happened to him. Because he was depressed. And Jerry's response? That conversation became this episode. What follows is one of the most direct conversations the Kronos Group Podcast has ever had about men, masculinity, victimhood, and what real agency looks like in practice. Topics covered: * Why the victimhood identity paralyzes men more than it helps them * The "if not for" mindset — and how it keeps men stuck for decades * Jerry's personal journey from the streets at 17, legally blind, broken back, heart condition, opioid addiction — to 100 lbs lost at 52 while building multiple companies * Why physical health is not a vanity project — it's your operational foundation * The trap men are in when they're told masculinity is toxic — and what happens when they buy it * What Sun Tzu's warrior in a garden means for every man building something today * Why the Kronos Forge exists and what Jerry wants its legacy to be This is about responsibility. And responsibility is the way out. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. If you run a business that is doing $1M or more a year, then you can't afford not to join a Kronos Peer Cohort. This group gives you monthly access to real operators (other business owners at your level) working through real situations (not generic advice). https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/ [https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/] If you're ready to get started and know that you need to join the room, book a discovery call with Jerry today: https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation [https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation] Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup [https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup] If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their life and network, join us inside The Kronos Group community (it's free): https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about [https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about] Connect with Jerry Brazie on socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie [https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie] X (Twitter): https://x.com/thekronosgroup [https://x.com/thekronosgroup] Substack: https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie [https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup [https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup] New episodes weekly. This show is built for business owners who know growth is better when you're not doing it alone.

He Lost 100 Pounds, Led $20M Sales Teams, and Says Belief Is the Only Thing That Actually Changes Men | Drew Norton - Ep. 326

Drew Norton lost 100 pounds and led $20M sales teams. Now he co-founds the Abundant Man Project [https://my.theabundantmanproject.com/amp-awakening] to help men build strength in faith, family, fitness, and finance. In this episode, Drew and Jerry Brazie get into why belief is the one word blocking most men, what actually happens when you lead yourself first, and how the Belong-Believe-Become framework creates real identity change. Plus: the story of the day Drew's wife saved their baby's life and what it woke up in him. Raw, direct, and worth every minute. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. If you run a business that is doing $1M or more a year, then you can't afford not to join a Kronos Peer Cohort. This group gives you monthly access to real operators (other business owners at your level) working through real situations (not generic advice). https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/ [https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/] If you're ready to get started and know that you need to join the room, book a discovery call with Jerry today: https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation [https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation] Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup [https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup] If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their life and network, join us inside The Kronos Group community (it's free): https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about [https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about] Connect with Jerry Brazie on socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie [https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie] X (Twitter): https://x.com/thekronosgroup [https://x.com/thekronosgroup] Substack: https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie [https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup [https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup] New episodes weekly. This show is built for business owners who know growth is better when you're not doing it alone.

Cash Flow, Cold Calls & the Real Definition of Winning in Business and Life | Sanjai Mehta

Sanjai Mehta spent 30 years in sales. He started cold calling from the Yellow Pages. He ended up selling to Fortune 500-caliber institutions. Along the way, he ran a failed partnership, rebuilt with a new company, hit £10M in revenue, and shifted into coaching others to find the same clarity. In this episode with Jerry Brazie, they get into what sales actually is at its core, what success means after the money stops feeling like enough, and why mentorship is the highest-ROI decision you'll ever make. This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. If you run a business that is doing $1M or more a year, then you can't afford not to join a Kronos Peer Cohort. This group gives you monthly access to real operators (other business owners at your level) working through real situations (not generic advice). https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/ [https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/] If you're ready to get started and know that you need to join the room, book a discovery call with Jerry today: https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation [https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation] Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup [https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup] If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their life and network, join us inside The Kronos Group community (it's free): https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about [https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about] Connect with Jerry Brazie on socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie [https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie] X (Twitter): https://x.com/thekronosgroup [https://x.com/thekronosgroup] Substack: https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie [https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup [https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup] New episodes weekly. This show is built for business owners who know growth is better when you're not doing it alone.

Before You Get Sued: The Legal Foundation Every Small Business Needs

Jerry Brazie doesn't talk to a lot of attorneys. After 30 years in business and a dozen companies, he gets enough of that in the real world. But Matthew Fornaro earned his seat at the table. South Florida business law attorney. 11 years on his own after leaving the big firms. Two decades of watching entrepreneurs make the same legal mistakes that quietly destroy what they've built. This conversation covers the contracts, lawsuits, partnerships, LLCs, and legal realities that every entrepreneur needs to understand and most don't until it's too late. Find Matthew at https://fornarolegal.com/ [https://fornarolegal.com/] This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. If you run a business that is doing $1M or more a year, then you can't afford not to join a Kronos Peer Cohort. This group gives you monthly access to real operators (other business owners at your level) working through real situations (not generic advice). https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/ [https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/] If you're ready to get started and know that you need to join the room, book a discovery call with Jerry today: https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation [https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation] Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup [https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup] If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their life and network, join us inside The Kronos Group community (it's free): https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about [https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about] Connect with Jerry Brazie on socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie [https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie] X (Twitter): https://x.com/thekronosgroup [https://x.com/thekronosgroup] Substack: https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie [https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup [https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup] New episodes weekly. This show is built for business owners who know growth is better when you're not doing it alone.

Your Brain Is Not Your Enemy, But It Is the Problem | Dr. Maureen Gibbons on Health for High Achievers

In this episode of The Kronos Group Podcast, Jerry Brazie sits down with Dr. Maureen Gibbons, physician, Ironman triathlete, and founder of AMS Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Mo is the author of Freedom to Shift, and this conversation earns every word of that title. Jerry opens up about one of the rawest chapters of his life: being hospitalized 71 times, carrying 110 extra pounds, living on 19 medications, quitting 200mg of oxymorphone cold turkey after a 25-year addiction, and the moment in November 2021 when he was down four pints of blood and chose not to die. Dr. Mo responds with her own truth: a childhood spent on diets, competing in Ironmans at 160 pounds, hiding a GLP-1 prescription from her husband, and the moment eight hours after her first dose when her brain finally went quiet. What this conversation is really about is identity. What happens when the version of you that got you here is not the version that gets you to the next level. What it costs a high achiever to keep pushing without addressing the foundation. And what becomes possible on the other side when you stop treating your health like a willpower contest. Dr. Mo breaks down her SHIFT framework — Success Happens In Focused Transitions — and why health freedom, time freedom, and income freedom are all connected. They also cover: the most overrated health advice, the one habit high performers refuse to let go of, GLP-1 medications without the media noise, and the single fastest action you can take right now to start getting your energy back. Find Dr. Mo at amslifestylemedicine.com [https://amslifestylemedicine.com/] This episode is part of The Kronos Group Podcast, where experienced operators and founders share real-world lessons on building, scaling, and protecting their businesses. If you run a business that is doing $1M or more a year, then you can't afford not to join a Kronos Peer Cohort. This group gives you monthly access to real operators (other business owners at your level) working through real situations (not generic advice). https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/ [https://thekronosgroup.org/why-kronos/] If you're ready to get started and know that you need to join the room, book a discovery call with Jerry today: https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation [https://calendly.com/thekronosgroup/the-kronos-group-consultation] Have an idea for a podcast, but don't know where or how to even start one? PodMatch is your one-stop shop. Use our affiliate link here to start your podcasting journey today - https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup [https://www.joinpodmatch.com/thekronosgroup] If you're an entrepreneur, founder, or someone wanting to make a change in their life and network, join us inside The Kronos Group community (it's free): https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about [https://www.skool.com/the-kronos-group/about] Connect with Jerry Brazie on socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie [https://www.instagram.com/jerrybrazie] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrybrazie] X (Twitter): https://x.com/thekronosgroup [https://x.com/thekronosgroup] Substack: https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie [https://substack.com/@jerrybrazie] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup [https://www.youtube.com/@thekronosgroup] New episodes weekly. This show is built for business owners who know growth is better when you're not doing it alone.