Roar Consulting, Brighton, MI (2026)

06/01/2026

Here It Is The Official Kick off to Your week with Coffee & Grit!

Listen in as I sit down with Todd Bailey for a conversation about entrepreneurship, reinvention, creativity, fantasy football, app development, and what it looks like to finally pursue the ideas that never stop pulling at you.

Todd spent decades in the family dealership business before stepping into a completely different chapter of life after the business sold. Instead of slowing down, he started building again—writing books, creating games, developing fantasy football formats, and turning lifelong passions into new opportunities.

And honestly… that’s what makes this episode powerful.

This is not a polished “everything worked perfectly” startup story.

It’s a real conversation about:

Taking action before you have all the answers
Learning through expensive mistakes
Listening to feedback without taking it personally
Pivoting when the original plan doesn’t work
Building something because you genuinely wish it existed
And realizing that curiosity and creativity don’t have to die just because one chapter of life ends

We also get into Todd’s vision for Extreme Fantasy Football, including fantasy football formats without drafts, stock-market-style player values, app development challenges, and why he believes fantasy sports can be way more engaging than the traditional model.

But beneath all the football talk is a much deeper message:

Sometimes the next thing you are supposed to build is hiding inside the thing you’ve loved your whole life.

If you are someone sitting on ideas, second-guessing yourself, waiting until everything feels “ready,” or wondering what your next chapter looks like… this conversation will hit home.

🎧 Episode 255 of Coffee & Grit is live now.

05/26/2026

Sometimes the biggest transformation isn’t changing who you are…

It’s finally learning how to articulate it in a compelling way.

Because You Never Know Who You Are Speaking With!

The next Difference Maker Bootcamp is kicking off Friday June 19th.

Excited for the two Difference Makers that joined this weekend!

05/18/2026

Kick off your week with Coffee & Grit...

This week, I sit down with my friend Jake Freeland of Admin Handyman for a real conversation about entrepreneurship, faith, patience, operational systems, and what happens when you finally get clear on the thing you were built to do.

This is not one of those “everything worked immediately” business stories. This is the messy middle. The season where you question things, adjust things, learn things, and slowly start finding the clarity that changes everything.

Jake shares how Admin Handyman evolved into a growing business helping roofing companies handle the back-end operational chaos that keeps jobs from moving efficiently. From permits and invoicing to scheduling, warranties, CRM management, and customer communication, Jake helps roofers focus on what they actually want to do—build roofs and grow their business.

But this conversation goes much deeper than admin work.

We get into:

-The hard lessons that come from a growth year
-Having raw conversations with God when things are not working
-Why clarity creates momentum
-The hidden money sitting inside broken systems
-Why communication is one of the biggest differentiators in business
-The power of strategic partnerships
-And learning to stop being ashamed of the thing you are naturally gifted at

One of the most powerful moments in this episode is Jake realizing that God made him a “professional box checker.”

And once he stopped fighting that and fully leaned into it, everything started changing.

Sometimes the thing you thought made you different is actually the thing your market needs most.

🎧 Episode 253 of Coffee & Grit is live now.

05/12/2026

You are not the program. You are the programmer.

That one line sits at the center of this powerful conversation with John Bell and Danette Bell of Empowering Futures. As we sat down for a conversation about identity, neuroscience, leadership, transformation, and the stories we unknowingly keep rehearsing in our lives.

This episode goes deep.

We talk about:

-Why so many people unknowingly live from old programming
-How victim mindset gives away your power
-The neuroscience behind repeated emotional patterns
-Why your “I am” statements matter more than you think
-The difference between performance and identity
-How entrepreneurs and leaders tie their worth to achievement
-What transformation actually looks like
-And ultimately… who you are being in your life, relationships, leadership, and business

There are moments in this conversation that are practical.
Moments that are emotional.
Moments that are deeply convicting.
And moments that honestly just hit different.

This is not surface-level motivation.

This is a conversation about freedom, ownership, healing, and realizing you do not have to keep repeating the same internal story you’ve been living from.

One of the biggest takeaways for me:

You cannot create a different future while staying committed to the same identity and patterns that created your current reality.

🎧 Episode 252 of Coffee & Grit is live now.

05/04/2026

Kick off your Monday morning with Coffee & Grit...Episode 251 is live...

Some businesses sell a product. Some businesses build trust, relationships, and a reputation that lasts for decades.

This week on Coffee & Grit, I sit down with Barbara Walker of Hartland Insurance for a conversation about what it really looks like to build something that stands the test of time.

Barbara shares the journey from the early days of chicken noodle soup and macaroni and cheese while building the business… to growing into three locations and 38 employees. But what makes this episode powerful is not the growth numbers. It’s the heart behind it.

We talk about family business, leadership, community, adversity, culture, and why the best businesses never forget they are in the people business first.

There’s also an incredible story of their office burning down, rebuilding together as a team, and another moment that perfectly captures service—Barbara climbing through a fallen tree into a damaged home to get an elderly client the medication she needed.

That’s not insurance.

That’s caring about people.

In this episode, we get into:

The real struggles of entrepreneurship most people never see
How to lead when others depend on you
Building culture that feels like family
Why adversity can make a team stronger
Serving people on some of the hardest days of their lives
Protecting your time and creating a life you don’t miss while building a business

This is a conversation about legacy, leadership, and doing business the right way.

🎧 Episode 251 of Coffee & Grit is live now.

04/27/2026

Episode 250 starts now.

What better time to release one of the most powerful, emotional, and important conversations I’ve ever had on Coffee & Grit.

This conversation was recorded back on January 14th and has been sitting in the vault, waiting for the right time. That time is now.

This is Part 1 of a 3-part conversation with Robbie Parker, father to Emilie Parker, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Many people know pieces of Robbie’s story through headlines, media clips, controversy, or public narratives. Many know the tragedy. Far fewer know the human beings behind it.

And that’s what this series is really about.

This is about grief.
Identity.
What happens when life breaks your heart.
What happens when the world tells a story about you before you’ve had the chance to tell your own.
And ultimately… what healing can look like.

We split this conversation into three parts because it deserved room to breathe.

Part 1 is the foundation. Listen for the humanity. Listen for the weight of those first moments. Listen for what it feels like when reality changes in an instant.

Part 2 goes into what grief exposes, what silence costs us, and what happens when you have to reclaim your voice.

Part 3 brings it all together through healing, connection, and one of the most powerful themes of this entire series:

Everything is connected.

That’s something Emilie said, and it becomes the thread running through all three episodes.

My encouragement: don’t rush this one.

Sit with it.
Reflect on it.
Let it hit where it hits.

I’m honored to bring you this conversation.

🎧 Coffee & Grit Episode 250 – Part 1 is live now.

04/20/2026

I hope you all love this episode as much as I do!

This is the official kick off to the Difference Maker Bootcamp series of interviews and I knew these episodes were going to go another level. After all, these are people Making A Difference, and because we go beyond the surface in bootcamp I know these Difference Makers very intimately.

Going back to my first conversation with Brian he told me he believes everyone has an artist inside them. The only Difference between he and them is no one ever told him he couldn't. That comment stuck with me and I knew in that exact moment that he is a Difference Maker! Thank You Brian Fritz for setting the bar, quite fittingly, with this masterpiece!

On the surface, this might look like a conversation about art, birds, or murals. It’s not. This is about identity, healing, mindfulness, and what it really looks like to build a life and a business that actually means something. Brian is someone who has used art, nature, and creativity to survive hard things, to make sense of life, and to help other people experience more meaning in the spaces they live in.

At the highest level, this episode is about reclaiming soul.

Brian is pushing back against the lifeless, mass-produced, “fill the wall” version of how most people live. The safe choices. The things that look fine but don’t feel like anything. And in its place, he’s creating something more human, more intentional, and more emotionally alive. Not just putting paintings on walls, but helping people build environments that actually reflect who they are and what they care about.

Brian makes a powerful case that your home is a canvas, and whether you realize it or not every single thing in it is a choice. Every color, every object, every piece on the wall is either adding to your life or just taking up space. If you have the opportunity to surround yourself with things that make your heart sing, why would you settle for the fast food version?

But what makes this conversation hit even deeper is the story behind the art. There’s a moment in this episode where Brian shares the meaning behind one of his paintings, and it stops you. It forces you to slow down, t

04/13/2026

Good Morning Difference Makers! This week I am featuring Dennis Rozma, licensed professional counselor, crisis therapist, and a man who has spent a lifetime helping people navigate their hardest moments… and is now living one of his own.

At 80 years young Dennis is walking through life as a full time caregiver for his wife as dementia continues to take hold. And instead of shrinking, instead of retreating he is asking a different question:

How do I still make a difference from here?

That question is the heartbeat of this episode.

We talk about what it actually looks like to love someone through dementia. The moments that are confusing, heartbreaking, and sometimes even strangely human and beautiful. The reality of watching someone you love change, and the strength it takes to stop trying to “get them back” and instead meet them where they are.

Dennis opens up about the identity shift that comes with caregiving. Going from a life filled with purpose, clients, and relationships… to a quieter, more isolated season… and the internal pull to not lose himself in the process.

And that is where this gets powerful.

Because he is not done.

He is now stepping into a new chapter, starting a podcast to help other caregivers navigate what he is living every single day. Not from theory. Not from a textbook. But from real life… in real time.

Stories as data with soul.

In this episode, you will hear:

-What it actually feels like to care for a spouse with dementia and the moments no one prepares you for
-Why trying to hold on to who someone was will break you and what it looks like to adapt instead
-The truth about caregiver guilt and how to process it without letting it consume you
-Why taking care of yourself is not selfish… it is survival
-How a lifetime of serving others prepares you for the moments that matter most
-What it looks like to lose your old identity and choose purpose anyway
-Why it is never too late to start something new and make an impact
-The simple but powerful belief that we all have a responsibility to make a difference

If you have ever felt like your world got smaller… like your role changed… like life asked more from you than you were ready f

04/06/2026

Kicking Off Your Week with a little Coffee & Grit...Featuring Darin Ureche, 30 year top producing real estate agent who built his career without the flash, the ego, or the “look at me” energy.

Just consistency, trust, and doing the work the right way.

This episode hits hard for those that want to build a consistent success in sales and business development. The whole episode is filled with Data As Soul for Darrin success career. Not a good year. Not a hot streak. Decades of it.

And what is powerful is he has now turned that into something teachable. A framework that anyone in sales or business development can use if they are willing to do the work.

In this episode, you will hear stories (aka data with soul) about:
-Why consistency is built in the small things, not the big wins
-The trap of chasing deals instead of building relationships
-How trust becomes your real pipeline
-What most people avoid that top producers lean into
-Why doing it the right way eventually compounds
-How to get off the roller coaster and build something steady

If you are tired of chasing, tired of inconsistency, or tired of wondering why it has not clicked yet, this conversation is for you. Because consistency is not luck. It is built.

03/30/2026

What is up everybody? Welcome back to another episode of Coffee & Grit. This one right here is a conversation about what it really looks like to build something the right way.

Listen in as I am joing by Brandon Sacker, of TCI Home Services & Precision Pro Sprayers, you might think this episode is about insulation, mold remediation, and home services. It is.

However it is also about integrity. Ownership. Leadership. Standards. And what happens when somebody decides they are not going to cut corners, not going to play the short game, and not going to build a company that wins at the expense of people.

Brandon shares the story of going from sales into ownership, buying TCI, helping double the business, and building a team and culture where trust actually means something.

He talks about walking away from jobs that are not the right fit, creating a company where customers feel safe, where employees want to stay, and where doing right by people is not a marketing line. It is the standard.

There is a lot in this episode that hit me. The story of watching a single mom get taken advantage of in car sales and realizing he wanted to do business differently. The way he talks about his people by name and how seriously he takes sending them into somebody’s home. The fact that he would rather lose the sale than sell something that is not truly going to help.

And one of the most powerful moments in the episode is when he talks about helping someone at cost because they could not afford the work and he knew it needed to be done. That is what this episode is really about. Not just building a business. Building one you can be proud of.

If you are an entrepreneur, a leader, a sales professional, or somebody trying to figure out how to grow without losing your heart in the process, this one is going to hit home. Because Brandon is proof that you can scale, you can grow, you can win, and you do not have to become somebody you are not to do it.

You just have to do it the right way!

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