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Each week, Alan Olsen invites accomplished individuals to share the secrets behind their success stories. Tune in and be inspired by real-world insights, life lessons, and practical tips you can use to pursue your own American Dream.
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The American Dreams show was the brainchild of Alan Olsen, CPA, MBA. It was originally created to fill a specific need; often inexperienced entrepreneurs lacked basic information about raising capital and how to successfully start a business. Alan sincerely wanted to respond to the many requests from aspiring entrepreneurs asking for the information and introductions they needed. But he had to find a way to help in which his venture capital clients and friends would not mind. The American Dreams show became the solution, first as a radio show and now with YouTube videos as well. Always respectful of interview guests’ time, he’s able to give access to information and inspiration previously inaccessible to first‑time entrepreneurs who need it most. They can listen to venture capitalists and successful business people explain first‑hand how they got to where they are, how to start a company, overcome challenges, envision future opportunities, balance work and life, and so much more.
Topics from guests have included:
- Creating purpose in life
- Building a foundation for their life
- Solving problems
- Finding fulfillment through philanthropy and service
- Becoming self‑reliant
- Enhancing effective leadership
- Balancing family and work
American Dreams discusses many topics from some of the world's most successful individuals about their secrets to life's success.
Recent American Dreams Episodes
The Man that Grows Water in Dirt, Tony Raynor CEO of Sustainable Green Team
Today, American Dreams host, Alan Olsen, sits down with Tony Raynor, CEO, The Sustainable Green Team to discuss waste reduction. Transcript: Alan Olsen Hello, this is Alan Olsen and welcome to American Dreams. I’m here today with Tony Raynor. Tony, welcome to today’s show. Tony Raynor Alan, it’s wonderful to be here. Thank you, Alan…
Kary Oberbrunner Ignites! Authors, Entrepreneurs, and Influencers
Host of the American Dreams show, Alan Olsen, talks with Kary Oberbrunner, Author and CEO of Igniting Souls and Blockchain Life. Alan Olsen Welcome to American Dreams. My guest today is Kary Oberbrunner, Kary welcome to today’s show. Kary Oberbrunner Thanks for having me, Alan. Alan Olsen So Kary, great to have you here. You’ve done…
Family Businesses, Pamela Kan, President of Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
Pamela Kan, CEO, Bishop-Wisecarver Corp. talks with the American Dreams show host, Alan Olsen, about family business and succession. Alan Olsen Hi, this is Alan Olsen and welcome to American Dreams. My guest today is Pamela Khan. She’s the president and owner of Bishop wise Carver. Welcome to today’s show. Pamela Kan Good morning, Alan.…
Using Your Money for Positive Change with Founder of Stickney Research
Using Your Money for Positive Change, with Founder of Stickney Research Warren Stickney is the founder and principal of Stickney Research, a firm that specializes in the design and implementation of net income makeup charitable remainder trusts (NIMCRT). In this interview, he discusses his passion on how to use your money for positive change in…
The Evolution of Business Education
The Evolution of Business Education Dr. Jason Earl, Director for the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship at BYU-Hawaii Dr. Jason Earl Transcript: Alan Can you share a little about your background? Jason I started down the path of engineering, ended up in corporate finance, ran a startup company, which sold to a private equity…
Building One of the Largest Social Media Marketing Agencies in the World
Mark Lachance, CEO of Maxy Media Renowned figure, Mark Lachance is a serial entrepreneur, strategic thinker, and investor. He is the CEO and lead investor of Maxy Media Inc., one of the largest TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, and Google Display Network performance marketing agencies in the world. Currently, Maxy Media is the number one advertiser in…
Nick Sonnenberg – Founder of Leverage
Nick Sonnenberg Interview Highlights About Nick Sonnenberg: Nick Sonnenberg is the founder and CEO of Leverage, a business efficiency consultant, Inc. columnist and author of the upcoming book, Come Up For Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work. As a serial entrepreneur with a passion for productivity and a background in data…
Evan Carmichael – Crushing It on YouTube
Evan Carmichael, Experienced YouTuber Crushing It on YouTube About Evan Carmichael Evan Carmichael #Believes in entrepreneurs. Gary Vaynerchuck called him the DJ who inspires people and Ed Mylett called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill. At 19, he built and then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to…
Jim Kwik – Unlocking Your Brain’s Limitless Potential
Jim Kwik Unlocking Your Brain’s Limitless Potential Jim Kwik knows a thing or two about learning. After suffering a traumatic brain injury as a child, Jim was faced with many challenges. He was teased by classmates and referred to as “the boy with the broken brain.” But Jim didn’t let his injury hold him back.…
Brian Smedley – Chief Economist at Guggenheim Investments
The Economic Forecaster – Brian Smedley Droves of anxious people take to the arid streets of Tatooine. The desert planet recently experienced a decline in GDP and now with inflation on the rise, rash financial decisions made by the population were a real danger. As the crowd continues onward, it is confronted by a stranger.…
Craig Stanland – Reinvention Architect and Mindset Coach
Craig Stanland – Reinvention Architect and Mindset Coach Interview Highlights After hitting rock bottom, Craig Stanland was forced to make a choice: give up or rebuild. He thought he had “it all” until he lost sight of what’s truly important and made the worst decision of his life, losing everything along the way, including his…
Chad Jenkins- SeedSpark Removing Obstacles for Growth
Horses, they don’t speak but if you take the time to listen to them, they have an awful lot to communicate. Such lesson was learned by a young boy growing up on his family’s farm in South Carolina. The time that Chad Jenkins spent learning to listen to his horses, set him up for succeed…
Mark Gaunya – Where is Health Care Headed
About Mark Gaunya Mark is a principal at Borislow Insurance (BI) and the Founder of Captivated Health located in Boston Massachusetts. BI is highly regarded as a leading regional employee benefits brokerage and strategic advisory firm serving employers and individuals. Captivated Health is an innovative solution designed to help middle market employers “Bend the Healthcare…
John Gatti – Partner at Loeb and Loeb
The workings of Law cover every aspect of life. From business agreements to marital disputes lawyers work to simplify complex issues and convince the jury of the innocence of their client. Law even covers the entertainment industry. Listen as John Gatti describes how different aspects of law work in entertainment. Transcript: John Gatti – Partner…
Brooke Elder – Founder of Social Tenacity
Entrepreneurs live a high risk life. From near bankruptcy, Brooke Elder was able to build Social Tenacity, a coaching network for marketers, to help others scale their business. Listen as she describes some of the secrets to her business’ success. Brooke Elder – Founder of Social Tenacity Transcript: Alan Olsen: Welcome to American Dreams. My…
Nick Nanton – Emmy Nominated Filmmaker
As a winner of 22 Emmy Awards, Movie Producer Nick Nanton has a great understanding of the arts and how to captivate the audience. His secret for doing such amazing work is surrounding himself with experts and allowing them to do their jobs. Listen to this American Dreams Episode to learn how he was able…
Gareb Shamus – Bringing NFTs to Super Heroes
Gareb Shamus Biography Gareb Shamus is a serial entrepreneur, visionary, and cultural catalyst who has influenced over a billion people through his businesses, communities, and relationships in the Superhero and character franchise worlds. As the founder and publisher of Wizard magazine, Shamus created the comic book industry’s most influential voice and grew Comic Con…
Heidi Kuhn–Founder of Roots of Peace
Heidi Kuhn–Founder of Roots of Peace Transcript: Alan Welcome to today’s show. Can you share a little about your background with us? Introduction of Heidi Kuhn, see bio below Heidi When one looks back on the tapestry of our life, you know, it is those seeds that we have in common rather than…
David Checketts – The Sports Business Legend
From consultant to NBA team president and general manager to regional church leader, David Checketts has a grand story. His American dream was to pursue his love for basketball and use his life experiences to create champion teams, and champion people. Listen as he shares his story of how he was able to reach his…
Robert Zuccaro – Why this is the Worst Environment for Bond Investors
Interview Transcript of: Robert Zuccaro – Why this is the Worst Environment for Bond Investors Aaron: Hey, welcome to American dreams. I’m here today, right now with Robert SU carro and he is one of our investment market gurus out there. And I’m how are you doing today, Robert? Robert: Very well. Aaron: So w…
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