{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","title":"Losing $1M And Finding Purpose w/ Nick Cavuoto :: Ep 289 The Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0a12d512\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3986,"description":"Entrepreneur and pastor to founders Nick Cavuoto joins Jim to unpack grit, faith, and rebuilding after losing a million dollars in revenue, from growing a megachurch to coaching owner-led businesses through their “evolution,” not crisis.\nTimestamps:\n02:40 – Middle Tennessee business owners “going through the mud”\n03:50 – Nick’s origin story: drug dealing, Jesus, and an entrepreneurial family tree\n06:10 – Entitlement, over-cuddling, and raising kids who “do hard things”\n10:30 – Teaching kids that life is hard and choosing your version of “hard”\n13:40 – From church growth to panic attack: when ministry becomes machine\n20:20 – Exiting ministry, going back to school, and graduating with a 3.8\n24:40 – Church hurt, reconciliation, and separating calling from a building\n31:55 – 100 therapy sessions in a year and unpacking buried leadership trauma\n34:00 – The partner split, Covid, and losing $1M in recurring revenue\n35:30 – Encouraging 5 people a day for 35 days and the best sales week ever\n39:42 – “There is no crisis, only evolution” and re-framing entrepreneurial pain\n43:15 – The shocking truth: multi-million-dollar owners with no written goals\n45:20 – Clarity, 90-day sprints, and non-negotiables like family vacations\n48:45 – John Maxwell’s momentum principle and the bullet-train analogy\n51:52 – Scattered founders, “best intentions,” and the cost of staying vague\n55:35 – Future pacing: turning a scattered creator into a focused rainmaker\n1:02:20 – Divine nudges, obedience, and why doing the hard thing fast feels lighter\n1:04:27 – Asking for help, avoiding being an “ask hole,” and how to work with Nick\n1:05:44 – Where to find Nick and how to connect with the Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast\n\nFor more episodes → MMTBP.comPodcast Studio → https://www.itsyourshow.co/Guest's website →nickcavuoto.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MQ_OhPfdW9BdEjsZHWT49CTxYJ8Q_hM2MA0llbwBouM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjhk/YTVkYzdlYjI3NTkx/MTBjYWZiZjRiMjdh/YzQyZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}