Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen

The Grit Mindset is where the people who already broke tell the real version. CEOs whose playbooks died. Green Berets and pro athletes who lost the identity they built everything on. Founders and fund managers who watched the money disappear. Not the LinkedIn version — the specific day it ended, the unglamorous middle, and what the rebuild actually cost. Hosted by Matt Rosen — CEO of Allata and national media commentator on AI and leadership — every episode follows the story through four acts: who they were before, the break, the rebuild, and the bill. If you're leading through the next five years, these are the people to learn from. Stay gritty.

Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 79 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81.

Unknown Host hosts Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen, a business show with 79 episodes published.

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  Episode #80

  He Watched His Family Business Collapse Then Built His Own (Ep. 19 Re-Release)

  Sep 23, 202633 min

  Shane Spillers learned about entrepreneurship long before he became an entrepreneur himself. He watched his parents build a business—and later watched that business collapse. Years later, after leaving the corporate world to join his family's restaurant business, Shane experienced another lesson: early success doesn't guarantee that you're ready to scale. Two restaurants were home runs. The third exposed the cracks. In this episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen , Shane talks about the failures and challenges that shaped the way he approaches business today, from getting the right people in the right seats to creating clarity, accountability, and discipline within a team. His definition of grit says a lot about his journey: keep showing up and executing even when the results haven't caught up yet. Today, he's using those lessons to help other entrepreneurs build stronger businesses. Watch the full episode of The Grit Mindset with guest Shane Spillers on YouTube.

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  Episode #79

  The Hardest Part of Growing a Business Is Letting Go (Ep. 18 Re-Release)

  Sep 16, 202635 min

  Matt McGaughey had already built a successful career when life forced him to reconsider what mattered most. When he and his wife faced a difficult season trying to grow their family, Matt made the decision to step away and focus on home. That choice eventually helped lead him down a new path—entrepreneurship. Today, Spinakr Solutions has grown from Matt simply raising his hand and asking, “How can I help?” into a global organization serving clients around the world. In this episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen, McGaughey talks about building a business, learning to let go as a founder, surrounding yourself with people you trust, and creating a culture that puts people first. He also shares his perspective on navigating AI and rapid change, why leaders need to listen before they act, and the importance of knowing when to stay the course—and when to adjust it. Because grit doesn't always mean stubbornly following the original plan. Sometimes it means listening to the wind, changing direction, and continuing forward.

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  Episode #78

  They Told Him He Wasn't Ready Seven Years Later He Came Back as President (Ep. 17 Re-Release)

  Sep 9, 202631 min

  Gabe Moreno thought he was ready to lead the school that had already been such a big part of his life. They told him he wasn't. Instead of letting that rejection define him, Gabe left, gained new experience, developed as a leader, and kept moving forward. Years later, Bishop Dunne called him back—this time to become president. In this episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen , Gabe talks about what those years taught him about failure, perseverance, leadership, and why being told "not yet" doesn't mean "never." He also shares why today's world of convenience may be making it harder for the next generation to tolerate frustration—and why learning to fail might be one of the most valuable skills we can teach. Watch the full conversation on The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen's YouTube channel.

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  Episode #77

  He Spent 20 Years Becoming Indispensable Then It Almost Broke Him (Ep. 16 Re-Release)

  Sep 2, 202632 min

  At 18, Ted Clouser arrived in Arkansas with $400 in his pocket and faxed his résumé to every computer company he could find. One hired him. Twenty years later, he owned it. But becoming the owner exposed a problem Ted never saw coming: he had spent two decades building a company around himself. Every question led to the same answer— “Ask Ted.” When he tried to step into a different role, the business struggled to function without him, beginning one of the most difficult seasons of his life. In this episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen , Ted talks about rebuilding the business, rebuilding himself, and the advice from his wife that helped change his perspective: Stop trying to solve the next 18 months. Win today. It’s a conversation about leadership, resilience, family, and learning that being indispensable isn't always the same thing as building something sustainable. Watch the full episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen .

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  Episode #76

  He Bought a Dying Business and Brought It Back to Life (Ep. 15 Re-Release)

  Aug 26, 202635 min

  Homero Gonzalez grew up just 13 miles from downtown Dallas in a neighborhood with no grocery store and no restaurants. Decades later, his path would take him through the Dallas Museum of Art, SMU, sales, the West Texas oilfields, and eventually entrepreneurship. Then he put everything he had on the line to buy half of his father-in-law’s struggling painting company. In Homero’s words, the business was already “in the grave being covered up.” He decided to pull it out and resuscitate it. In this episode of The Grit Mindset with Matt Rosen , Homero shares the lessons that shaped him—from staring at an empty commission box on the last Friday of the month to the mentor who gave him a set of golf clubs and one year to change his trajectory. He also shares the question he asks himself every morning: Am I destroying wealth, or am I creating it? Four years into building his company, Homero describes the business as a toddler—messy, bruised, stumbling, but growing. It’s an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, risk, resilience, and the grit it takes to keep building when success is anything but guaranteed.

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