Acquiring Meaning

Acquiring Meaning is for ambitious builders who want access to the room where real decisions happen. Host Austin Hartley pulls from his background in M&A, real estate, and capital markets to bring you the raw perspectives, hard lessons, and real protocols behind scaling, purchasing, and exiting a business. From the founders who built it, the operators who scaled it, and the investors who funded it, this is the conversation most people never get to hear. Business, health, faith, and what it all means. Welcome to Acquiring Meaning.

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  He Trained The Rock, Stallone, and Zac Efron: His Warning for Every Entrepreneur Chasing “Making It” | Ep 3

  Aug 22, 20261h 8mS0

  <p>Aaron Williamson carried fellow Marines to their graves, went bankrupt and slept in his car, then built a career training Hollywood's biggest names before walking away from all of it to chase something real. He is a Marine Corps veteran, celebrity personal trainer, and functional fitness coach who has worked with names like Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson, and every part of that story shapes how he now thinks about building a life that actually lasts.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of Acquiring Meaning, Austin Hartley sits down with Aaron to talk about the identity crisis...

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  Lockheed Martin Engineer Turned Founder: The Rules and Mindset Behind Everything He's Built | Ep 2

  Aug 12, 20261h 7mS0

  <p>Justin Cross is a Navy veteran, former Lockheed Martin lead flight test engineer on classified F-22 and F-35 programs, and an entrepreneur who walked away from one of the most elite aerospace careers in the world because the ceiling they put in front of him was not his. He builds businesses the same way he approached fighter jets, with real data, zero ego, and a clear understanding of what the machine actually needs to perform.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Justin and Austin get into the Lockheed ceiling moment that changed everything, why treating your body...

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  He's Exited 12 Companies: Here's His Advice to Every Entrepreneur | Ep 1

  Aug 5, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>What happens when you build, sell, and exit 12 companies and still feel like something is missing? This episode unpacks the real cost of chasing external success without internal alignment, and why the founders who cling hardest to the outcome are the ones who feel emptiest when they get there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Aaron Bare is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, serial entrepreneur with 12 exits, and former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Arizona State University and Singularity University at NASA. In this episode, Austin and Aaron dig into why most founders sabotage their own success, the Zero Principle framework for...

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  Acquiring Meaning

  Don't Miss Out On This Generational Opportunity

  Jul 30, 20262 minS0

  <p>Austin Hartley, whose background spans mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and capital markets, introduces Acquiring Meaning, launching August 4th. He breaks down why the boomer business transition is a generational opportunity, why most people never get access to the real perspective behind successful deals, and why protocols for health, faith, and relationships matter just as much as business strategy. This one is for ambitious builders who want the full picture.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to stay up to date with the latest conversations</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austin...

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