Problems to Profit

If your business feels more like a job you can’t quit, then welcome to the podcast aimed at finally solving that problem.Welcome to Problems to Profit Podcast.Each week, join serial entrepreneur, investor, and your host, Preston Brown, for answers to questions like:- How do I build a team and culture programmed to find and fix problems in the business?- What is happening in the economy? How is that going to impact my business, and what can I do about it?- How do I build my company in a way that makes it more profitable without me running the day-to-day?Subscribe or follow now on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube, and start transforming your problems into profits—one episode at a time.

Problems to Profit is a business podcast hosted by Preston Brown, with 43 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.

Preston Brown hosts Problems to Profit, a business show with 43 episodes published.

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  Episode #42

  How to Transform From Entrepreneur to CEO

  Nov 20, 20251h 6mS1

  <p>What does it really take to transform someone from an aspiring entrepreneur into a decisive, purpose-driven CEO? In this episode of Problems to Prophets, host Preston Brown sits down with Neil Twa to break down his unconventional yet deeply effective approach to leadership transformation.</p><p>Neil shares why most entrepreneurs don’t fail because of bad strategy—but because they haven’t built the person who can lead the strategy. From mindset recalibration to identity work, emotional discipline, and the courage to create boundaries, Neil reveals the foundational elements required to build a leader capable of sustaining real succes...

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  Episode #41

  From $1.2M Loss to Lifelong Lessons: Jeremy Newsome on Turning Failure into Profit

  Nov 13, 20251h 30mS1

  <p>In this episode, Preston Brown sits down with trader, educator, and Real Life Trading founder Jeremy Newsome — a man whose journey from selling blackberries as a kid to building a multimillion-dollar stock education empire is as raw as it is remarkable.</p><p>Together, they dive into what it takes to turn breakdowns into breakthroughs, why financial mastery is simply “second-grade math done consistently,” and how to protect your downside while creating infinite upside. They explore the emotional side of entrepreneurship — the guilt, the grind, and the grace it takes to own your story when failure hits hard.</p><p>It’s a...

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  Episode #40

  The Business of Being You: Maya Elious’ Story

  Oct 30, 20251h 9mS1

  <p>What does it take to turn a teenage side hustle into a seven-figure coaching empire? In this episode of Problems to Prophets, host Preston Brown sits down with branding strategist and CEO Maya Elious to uncover how she built her business from the ground up—starting with MySpace pages in high school and evolving into one of today’s most respected voices in personal branding and entrepreneurship.</p><p>Maya shares how she discovered her gift for messaging, why she believes clarity is currency, and how true branding is less about logos and more about identity. From her early stru...

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  Episode #39

  Faith, Fear, and the Power of Principle: Dustin Hillis with Preston Brown

  Oct 27, 20251h 23mS1

  <p >What happens when success becomes your biggest test of faith? In this episode, Preston Brown sits down with serial entrepreneur and leadership expert Dustin Hillis — a man who’s built, scaled, and led multimillion-dollar businesses across industries from AI to global coaching.</p><p >Dustin opens up about his journey from selling books door to door to becoming the President of Safe Space Global, where AI meets purpose to save lives. He shares how a football injury redirected his life path, why faith became his compass, and how he turned decades of lessons into his bestselling book, Capacity: Building a Bu...

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  Episode #38

  Turning Crap into Gold: Miki Agrawal with Preston Brown

  Oct 17, 20251h 11mS1

  <p >From narrowly missing the 9/11 tragedy to building brands that transformed taboos into cultural movements, Miki Agrawal’s journey proves that creativity and courage can turn even life’s messiest moments into purpose. </p><p >She founded Thinx to reimagine period care, created TUSHY to make bathroom hygiene a global conversation, and now leads Hiro—a company using fungi to break down plastic waste and diapers to help save the planet. Along the way, she developed her framework for building “culture-shifting brands” and discovered how love, play, and authenticity can fuel both business and personal growth. </p><p >In this episode, Mik...

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