Real Business Owners

If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.comSuccess leaves clues—but only if you're willing to learn from someone who's lived through decades of wins, losses, failures, and comebacks.In Episode 368 of The Real Business Owners Podcast, Trevor Cowley and Rick Trimmer sit down with Rick’s stepfather, Kendall Prisbury, a businessman with more than 50 years of entrepreneurial experience.From losing everything and starting over to building, growing, and eventually selling a highly successful company, Kendall shares the lessons, sacrifices, mindset shifts, and hard-earned wisdom that helped him navigate decades of business ownership.This conversation goes far beyond business tactics. It’s a raw discussion about resilience, delayed gratification, leadership, personal development, financial discipline, and what success really looks like after a lifetime of building businesses.If you're an entrepreneur chasing growth, working through adversity, or questioning whether the sacrifices you're making today will be worth it tomorrow, this episode offers a perspective that only decades of experience can provide.Because success isn't built in a year—it's built through the decisions you make over a lifetime.Key Topics in This Episode:Why most businesses fail and how to avoid common entrepreneurial mistakesLessons learned from losing everything and rebuilding from scratchThe dangers of lifestyle inflation and trying to look successfulThe difference between persistence and stubbornness in businessHow leadership must evolve as a company growsWhy personal development is essential for long-term successThe sacrifices required before freedom and financial independence are possibleNavigating difficult seasons in business and lifeHow the definition of success changes over timeThe relationship between wealth, freedom, happiness, and fulfillmentWhat 50+ years of entrepreneurship teaches about building a meaningful life

If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.comIn this episode, Trevor Cowley sits down with Sean Martin to break down what it actually takes to rebuild your life, your mindset, and your business from the ground up. Sean opens up about hitting rock bottom, going to prison, and using that experience to reprogram his identity, build discipline, and create real freedom. This is a raw conversation about responsibility, personal growth, cutting toxic environments, and why pain is often the catalyst for purpose.

If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.comEpisode 348 is a tactical gut-check for business owners who are working hard but not getting paid enough for the pressure they’re carrying.Trevor breaks down one of the most overlooked metrics in business — revenue per employee — and shows how it exposes inefficiencies, bad hires, weak systems, wasted overhead, and low standards. This episode connects hard numbers with leadership, discipline, and personal responsibility, making it clear why most owners feel overwhelmed while still under-earning.This isn’t motivation. It’s a playbook for tightening the business, raising standards, and making sure the juice is actually worth the squeeze.

If you are ready to level up personally and professionally, go to joinrbo.comIn this episode of The Real Business Owners Podcast, Trevor Cowley sits down with Brody Fausett for a conversation about real estate, lifestyle design, and the realities most people never see behind “successful” deals.They break down Brody’s most profitable real estate deal, the unexpected chain of events that led him to move to Hawaii, and why chasing lifestyle alignment matters more than chasing headlines. The conversation also pulls back the curtain on long-term development projects, government red tape, delayed timelines, and why patience, trust, and resilience separate real operators from spectators.This episode isn’t about hype. It’s about what actually happens when you’re in the arena.