David Befort Show

Most podcasts give you the highlight reel. This one goes deeper. The David Befort Show is a weekly conversation with entrepreneurs, leaders, and high-performers who have built something real — and are willing to tell the truth about what it actually took. The victories, the failures, the moments nobody talks about on stage. Every episode is built around three things: finance, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Not the textbook versions. The kind forged in combat zones and corporate collapses, in businesses that almost broke before they figured it out, and in the quiet decisions that most people never see. Guests include a man who co-founded a $20 billion investment firm and then spent a decade going undercover to rescue children from trafficking. A Swiss entrepreneur who turned down a banking career at 22, built a seven-figure fitness business with no backup plan, and now coaches CEOs to perform at the level their businesses demand. A Top Gun graduate and Naval Admiral whose 36-year career taught him that the most powerful leadership tool he ever had was learning people's names. A fighter squadron commander whose approach to leadership is so repeatable he wrote a book about it — and his former wingman is the one who made him come on and explain it. These are people who have done something. And David Befort has the credibility to ask them the questions nobody else thinks to ask. New episodes every Monday.

David Befort Show is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts David Befort Show, a general show with 6 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  The Swiss Banker Who Quit to Optimize Bodies - Mauro Stara #006

  Aug 17, 20261h 15mS0

  <p>Former Swiss banker Mauro Stara left a lucrative finance career and applied a risk manager's lens to the human body, building a seven-figure health coaching business with 82% of clients coming from referrals and retention north of 90%.</p><p>In this episode of The David Befort Show, Mauro and host David Befort break down how to "protect the downside so you can focus on the upside," how Mauro reframed fear using the "what if vs. what is" mindset, and how breaking a goal down into simple numbers (one new client every 14 days) made leaving banking feel inevitable.</p><p>They...

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  Doing Your Own Books Is Costing You: Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs CPA #004

  Aug 16, 202646 minS0

  <p>Should you do your own bookkeeping? Accountant "Coach Christina" Conover-Merrill explains the difference between a bookkeeper, an accountant, and a CPA, why cash in the bank isn't profit, how much to set aside for taxes, and when a business owner should stop doing their own books.<br /><br />A bookkeeper records your transactions, an accountant analyzes what those numbers mean, and a CPA is licensed to protect the public — and, contrary to what most owners assume, a CPA does not automatically know more than a good accountant. Christina explains why money in the bank is not the same as pr...

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  Episode #5

  The Leadership System Fighter Pilots Use — And Most Companies Don't #005

  Aug 10, 202658 minS0

  <p>A-10 squadron commander Derek "Woody" Oaks on the three things almost every leader gets wrong.</p><p></p><p>Retired A-10 fighter squadron commander Derek "Woody" Oaks joins host David Befort to break down the leadership system he used to lead combat pilots in the 75th Fighter Squadron — and why it works just as well in a boardroom as it does at 20,000 feet. </p>Timestamps<br />(0:01:24) - Why fighter squadron commander was the most rewarding role<br />(0:06:28) - assuming someone else in the room is smarter<br />(0:09:53) - What Derek learned from his father’s leadership<br />(0:11:57) - The good...

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  Episode #3

  Doing Your Own Books Is Costing You: Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs CPA #004

  Aug 3, 202646 minS0

  <p>Should you do your own bookkeeping? Accountant "Coach Christina" Conover-Merrill explains the difference between a bookkeeper, an accountant, and a CPA, why cash in the bank isn't profit, how much to set aside for taxes, and when a business owner should stop doing their own books. <br /><br />A bookkeeper records your transactions, an accountant analyzes what those numbers mean, and a CPA is licensed to protect the public — and, contrary to what most owners assume, a CPA does not automatically know more than a good accountant. Christina explains why money in the bank is not the same as pr...

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  Episode #3

  From Top Gun to Navy Admiral - The ONE Leadership Secret He Used to Lead 5000 With Mike Manazir #003

  Jul 27, 20261h 17mS0

  <p>What separates an average leader from a great one? After 36 years in the Navy, Mike Manazir says it comes down to two things — and both are simpler than most people expect.</p><p></p><p>Retired Rear Admiral Mike "Nasty" Manazir is a TOPGUN graduate and F-14 Tomcat pilot who commanded the USS Nimitz, served as executive officer of the USS Carl Vinson, and spent years as a Landing Signal Officer recovering aircraft onto carrier decks at night. He went on to eight years at Boeing and now works at Hadrian Automation, building AI-powered factories for aerospace and defense.</p>...

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