Be Authentic or GTFO!

Hey everybody, I'm Eric Oberembt. I want to thank you all for following and tuning into Be Authentic or GET THE F*CK OUT! If you know me, you know that I value keeping it real and leading with authenticity. That’s what this podcast is all about. 👊🏼 The only requirement to be a guest is that you are being authentic to who you are. If you're not, I'll shut it down and ask you to leave. "When you show up authentic, you create a space for others to do the same. Walk in your truth!"

Be Authentic or GTFO! is a business podcast hosted by Eric Oberembt, with 146 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Eric Oberembt hosts Be Authentic or GTFO!, a business show with 146 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  From 3 Jobs to Millions | Tony Whatley

  Sep 16, 20261h 26mS9

  Tony Whatley didn’t start with investors, connections, or some perfectly mapped-out entrepreneurial journey. He was working three jobs, buried in debt, raising a kid, and building his first online business with $350 and a book on HTML. That side hustle eventually became a massive automotive community he sold for millions. In this episode, Tony and Eric get into what actually separates people who talk about building something from the ones who fucking do it. They break down the different stages of entrepreneurship, how to build a company with an eventual exit in mind, why Tony believes he left a million dollars on the table during his first sale, and what a 130 MPH crash taught him about impact, purpose, and how he wanted to be remembered. And maybe the biggest lesson: the people you’re afraid will judge you probably won’t even be at your funeral. Stop building your life around their opinions.

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  Episode #2

  How to Hire a Virtual Assistant

  Sep 2, 202626 minS9

  Hiring a virtual assistant is supposed to give you your time back—not cost you thousands, expose your business, or create another job you have to manage. In this Unloaded episode, Eric Oberembt breaks down the mistakes he made hiring and managing a virtual assistant, from overbilling and lack of accountability to losing control of multiple websites and eventually being hit with a ransom demand. He shares what the experience taught him about how to hire virtual assistants, properly vet offshore employees, protect company access, create accountability, and outsource business tasks without putting your company at risk . If you’re a business owner looking to outsource administrative work, estimating, bookkeeping, marketing, cold calling, or executive assistant responsibilities, this episode lays out what to watch for before handing someone the keys to your business.

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  Episode #1

  How He Built a $27M Real Estate Portfolio in 32 Months

  Aug 19, 20261h 16mS9

  Terry Shanahan went from a near-death health scare to building a $27 million real estate portfolio in just 32 months —and he did it without outside investors, partners, or syndication. On this episode of Be Authentic or GTFO , Terry sits down with Eric Oberembt to break down the BRRRR real estate investing strategy, scaling to roughly 200 rental properties, building systems that remove the owner from every decision, and why chasing more revenue, more doors, and more money can become one giant ego-driven dick-measuring contest. They also get into entrepreneur burnout, protecting your time, business owner health, functional medicine, hormone optimization, peptides, leadership, financial freedom, and why building wealth means absolutely nothing if you destroy your health and freedom getting there. If you're an entrepreneur, real estate investor, business owner, or anyone trying to build serious wealth without becoming a prisoner to the thing you built, this conversation is worth your time. Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations about entrepreneurship, real estate investing, business growth, leadership, health optimization, financial freedom, and what it actually takes to build a life you don't need to escape from. #RealEstateInvesting #Entrepreneurship #BRRRR #BusinessPodcast #FinancialFreedom #TerryShanahan #EricOberembt #BeAuthenticOrGTFO

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  Episode #10

  How to Build Real Connections | William Renken

  Aug 5, 202633 minS8

  For the first time, Eric hands over the microphone on his own show as William Renken interviews him fresh off Exhale 3.0 in Grand Cayman. They dig into how Eric built an intentional, small-group experience around scuba diving, hard workouts, meditation, protected work time, and the kind of conversations that cannot happen inside some overcrowded “douchebag box” retreat. This episode is about gratitude, servant leadership, and creating spaces where people can drop the performance and actually connect. Eric also gets brutally honest about the pressure of bringing people together, the people who make Exhale possible, and the legacy he hopes to leave behind: not being the center of the room, but being the reason the right people ended up in it.

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  Episode #9

  How to Stop Living on Autopilot and Rewire Your Life | Christian Palikuca

  Jul 22, 202650 minS8

  Most people keep trying to build a different life while thinking, reacting, and operating like the same damn person. Christian Palikuca joins Eric to break down how stress, unconscious patterns, and emotional reactions keep people trapped—and how meditation, awareness, and personal ownership can help you reset your baseline. They dig into the difference between accomplishment and fulfillment, why leaders have to control their emotional state, and how changing yourself impacts your business, family, health, and relationships. This isn’t surface-level motivation. It’s the kind of truth that forces you to look in the mirror and decide whether you’re actually ready to change.

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