Money Stories
Money Stories
Podcast Description
Every entrepreneur has invisible scripts about money that shape their success. Join host Mike Brown, former F-18 pilot and 8-figure founder, as he guides successful entrepreneurs through the raw, unfiltered conversations about wealth that no one else is having.
Discover the childhood experiences that formed their money mindset, the catastrophic mistakes that nearly cost them everything, and the transformational shifts that unlocked their potential.
Beyond tactics, this podcast explores the emotional dimensions of wealth and what makes a truly rich life.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes like childhood money mindsets, emotional challenges in entrepreneurship, and the relational aspects of financial growth. Episodes include discussions on overcoming catastrophic mistakes, like those shared by Hollis Carter, and insights into leveraging AI for business success, as discussed by Michael Litt. Other topics include redefining wealth beyond financial success, seen in conversations with guests like Cathryn Lavery, who shares her journey from architecture to entrepreneurship.
Every entrepreneur has invisible scripts about money that shape their success. Join host Mike Brown, former F-18 pilot and 8-figure founder, as he guides successful entrepreneurs through the raw, unfiltered conversations about wealth that no one else is having.
Discover the childhood experiences that formed their money mindset, the catastrophic mistakes that nearly cost them everything, and the transformational shifts that unlocked their potential.
Beyond tactics, this podcast explores the emotional dimensions of wealth and what makes a truly rich life.
Most entrepreneurs track every dollar in and out. Very few stop to ask what the money is actually for.
Hunter Terpenny grew up on 40 acres in rural Virginia, watching his dad quietly save for years to pay for college, in a household where you earned what you got and nobody handed you anything. 2008 wiped it out almost overnight. That moment stuck with him and shaped the path that followed, including walking away from a funded startup and spending three years living out of his truck with a climbing rack, a surfboard, and a futon mattress.
When he was done wandering, he started Humm Accounting with four clients and grew to over 100 businesses in under two years, entirely through word of mouth.
We unpack:
• How watching a parent lose everything shapes your entire money story
• What three years of living with almost nothing teaches you that success never will
• Why the goal of accumulating money is really just the goal of never having to think about it
• How your resource level changes the way you experience time
• The thought experiment every entrepreneur needs to do before setting a financial goal
About Hunter Terpenny: Hunter Terpenny is a CPA and founder of Humm Accounting, a full-stack financial services firm built to help entrepreneurs understand their numbers and make decisions with confidence. Husband, rock climber, powder chaser, accounting enthusiast, business owner, and blissfully exhausted father of two.
Connect with Hunter:
Website: https://hummaccounting.com/
Email: [email protected]
For listeners of this episode, Hunter is offering 20% off setup, onboarding, and accounting stack reviews.
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