Untrapped Entrepreneur

The Untrapped Entrepreneur offers a different take on the traditional business podcast. Serial entrepreneur and host Ben Davis talks with seasoned business owners about the traps that lie on every entrepreneurial journey and the many ways you can use to escape them. We're going to ask about what leads us to build and grow businesses and what keeps us going when the going gets tough.

Untrapped Entrepreneur is a business podcast hosted by Ben Davis, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Ben Davis hosts Untrapped Entrepreneur, a business show with 32 episodes published.

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  Build a Business That Gives You Your Life Back with Kenneth Kollasch

  Oct 1, 202646 min

  Entrepreneurs often start businesses to create more freedom, only to end up with less time, more stress, and a company that depends on them for everything. In this episode of The Untrapped Entrepreneur, third-generation entrepreneur and business coach Kenneth Kollasch breaks down what he calls the “someday fallacy,” the belief that you’ll finally have time for your spouse, family, friendships, and the life you want once the business reaches the next milestone. Kenneth explains why founders need to move through three distinct stages of business, starting, scaling, and stabilizing, and why skipping the stabilization stage can lead to burnout and even damage the business you’re trying to build. Thank you to our sponsor Forja: https://www.forjaanalytics.com/en https://www.linkedin.com/company/forjaanalytics/ Follow more (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/untrapped-entrepreneur/ Website: https://untrapped.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untrappedpod/

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  7 Words Made Her $3 Million in One Week with Aurora Winter

  Sep 17, 202646 min

  Can seven words really change the trajectory of a business? Aurora Winter says yes. After struggling to sell what she knew was a million-dollar idea, one change in messaging helped generate $3 million in sales in a single week. The product, price, and team stayed the same. The words changed. In this episode of The Untrapped Entrepreneur, Aurora shares what that experience taught her about messaging, storytelling, entrepreneurship, and the power of saying the right thing at the right time. She also opens up about losing her husband and business partner, rebuilding her life after tragedy, and how that journey eventually led her into film, television, publishing, and helping others turn their stories into opportunity. Thank you to our sponsor Forja: https://www.forjaanalytics.com/en https://www.linkedin.com/company/forjaanalytics/ Follow more (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/untrapped-entrepreneur/ Website: https://untrapped.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/untrappedpod/

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  Why Growing Too Fast Can Destroy Your Business with Kalanithi Venkatesan

  Sep 8, 202650 min

  Growing fast sounds like every entrepreneur’s dream, but scaling before your leadership, cash flow, and sales infrastructure are ready can become one of the most dangerous traps in business. In this episode, entrepreneur and strategic advisor Kalanithi Venkatesan shares lessons from building and successfully exiting his professional services company, including why he planned his exit years in advance, how he increased the value of the business beyond revenue, the hiring mistakes that cost them money, why cash flow matters more than many founders realize, and the three things every company should have in place before pursuing aggressive growth. If you’re building, scaling, funding, or preparing to sell a business, this conversation offers practical lessons from someone who has experienced the entire entrepreneurial cycle. Thank you to our sponsor Forja: https://www.forjaanalytics.com/en https://www.linkedin.com/company/forjaanalytics/

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  The Legal Mistake That Can Destroy Your Business with Matthew Fornaro

  Aug 5, 202643 min

  Starting a business is exciting, but moving too fast can create expensive legal and operational problems later. In this episode of The Untrapped Entrepreneur , business attorney and entrepreneur Matthew Fornaro explains why filing an LLC is only the beginning, which contracts and protections founders often overlook, how AI is changing legal work, and why every AI-generated document still needs professional review. He also shares lessons from building his own law firm, developing business knowledge outside the legal profession, protecting intellectual property early, avoiding costly marketing mistakes, and building a trusted network of professionals. This conversation is essential for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and founders who want to build on a strong foundation and avoid preventable mistakes.. Thank you to our sponsor Forja: https://www.forjaanalytics.com/en https://www.linkedin.com/company/forjaanalytics/

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  From Dyslexia to CEO: The Trap That Almost Broke Him with Travis Hollman

  Jul 3, 202645 min

  Travis Hollman, CEO of Hollman Inc. and founder of MeSpace, joins the podcast to share the entrepreneurial lessons he learned through childhood adversity, dyslexia, business success, painful mistakes, and the trap of ego. In this episode, Travis opens up about being forced out of his family business, chasing ventures outside of his expertise, losing $600K in the music business, and eventually learning why entrepreneurs need to lean into what naturally makes sense to them. He also shares the story behind MeSpace, his adaptive workstation designed to help neurodiverse professionals focus, thrive, and work in environments built around how their brains actually operate. Thank you to our sponsor The Gents Place: http://tgpfranchising.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegentsplace/

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