S E117: From High School Dropout to Dropping Bombs with Brad Lea :: Ep 117 Try That in a Small Town Podcast

S E117: From High School Dropout to Dropping Bombs with Brad Lea :: Ep 117 Try That in a Small Town Podcast

From Try That in a Small Town Podcast by Try That Podcast

July 13, 2026 · 1h 54m · Episode 117

About this episode

Brad Lea discusses his journey from high school dropout to successful entrepreneur, touching on various societal issues and personal development strategies.

Brad Lea joins the Try That in a Small Town podcast and absolutely unloads. From building Lightspeed and the Dropping Bombs brand to calling out weak mindsets, traditional gender roles, AI-written songs, government lies, moon landings, flat earth rabbit holes, COVID vaccines, and “dipshitty of the week” — nothing is off limits. Hear how a high school dropout built a training empire, why mindset, skill set, and habits are the real cheat codes, why most people quietly choose to stay broke, and how social media, politics, and conspiracies all tie back to belief and personal responsibility. This one is part masterclass, part bar fight. 3:34 “I’m not an influencer” – building real businesses vs being a personality 4:12 Inventing Lightspeed: from broke sales trainer to training software pioneer 7:00 Eight years to “overnight success” and almost missing payroll 9:01 Mission: getting knowledge from people who have it to people who need it 10:01 Aladoxophobia – fear of other people’s opinions 13:40 From high school dropout to employing PhDs and MBAs 15:10 Commission, mindset, skills, habits: Brad’s simple formula for getting rich 18:24 Content machine: cameras, social media, and “you are…

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