INTERVIEW ARCHIVE
The Kendall Matthews Show — Interview Archive
This archive preserves conversations from an earlier chapter of KendallMatthews.com. The interviews feature founders, executives, authors, and operators discussing business, leadership, productivity, technology, and growth.
The show is no longer presented as a current production schedule. It remains here as part of my body of work and interview history.
- Before You Accept the Answer: Using a Second Pass for Work, Health, Wealth, and Real-World AdviceA practical look at using Second-Pass Audit beyond AI for work, proposals, education, health, wealth, and other consequential decisions—without replacing qualified expertise.
- Self-Sabotage for Smart People: The Charlie Munger Question That Exposes Your Failure PatternsSelf sabotage can look like more analysis, systems, and polishing. I used Charlie Munger’s inversion framework to expose the failure patterns that can quietly derail capable people.
- What Did You Miss? How a Simple Question Became My Second-Pass AuditHow a simple question—What did you miss?—evolved into a source-grounded acceptance method for consequential AI-assisted work and decisions.
- The Problem Isn’t Generation. It’s Acceptance: The Second-Pass AuditSecond-Pass Audit is a decision checkpoint for consequential AI-assisted work, advice, and recommendations: compare, identify, correct, recheck, then decide.
- The Decision Making Trap That Looks Like Good LeadershipBetter decision making requires the right amount of process. Here is a practical leadership test for separating necessary controls from artificial prerequisites that slow execution.
- I Put Loop Marketing to Work. The First Thing I Did Was Refuse to Build Another Marketing System.My practical review of Loop Marketing by Kipp Bodnar and Kieran Flanagan: what I applied, what changed in my AI workflow, and what smaller teams should adapt.
- How I Stopped Chasing AI Tools and Built an AI Workflow That Actually WorksI spent two years experimenting with AI tools before realizing the real problem wasn’t choosing the best one. It was deciding what each system should own. Here’s how I built an AI workflow that connects human judgment, ChatGPT, Gemini, Canva, automation, and execution.
- AI Buyer Simulator: I Built One, Then Realized I Rigged the TestImagine running a focus group for your product. Before it starts, you tell everyone they already have the exact problem your product solves. Then you show them your offer. They like it….
- The silent killer of $1M+ B2B service firms isn’t competition. Its complexity – and it’s costing you business growth.When you’ve got 5 CRMs, 12 tools, and 47 “lead generation strategies”… It feels like you’re moving faster. But in reality, you’re standing still. I met a service business owner with 30…
- Why Your Discipline Keeps FailingPicture yourself having a late-night talk with God about your future. You say, “Lord, I want discipline.” God replies, “Then I’ll put distractions all around you, so you’ll learn to choose your…
- The Routine Mistake Most Leaders MakeI wake up at 4:30 am. Brush my teeth. Knock out an Elevate brain-training lesson. Four bodyweight exercises. Read 10 pages. Take a 1-mile walk. On my walk, I listen to “My…
- How to Use ChatGPT Effectively? START HERE!BREAKING: OpenAI just gave away the game. It’s called Academy. And it’s free. Not “free trial.” Free free. You get live classes. Real walkthroughs. No corny slideshows. No fake experts. It covers:–…
- Why Most Businesses Fail at Marketing (And How to Fix It)Most businesses give up too soon. They try a marketing tactic. It doesn’t explode overnight. So they move on. They tweak their website. Run a few ads. Post on LinkedIn for a…
- How to be a Good Leader – Do ThisGood managers solve today’s issues.Great managers anticipate tomorrow’s. It’s a shift in perspective: Don’t just react; prepare. To move from good to great, rethink your approach. Don’t wait for problems to find…
- How to Generate Leads: Reverse RiskRisk reversal: The secret weapon in your sales arsenal. But are you using it correctly? Many small business owners place risk reversal before pricing in their offers. That’s like putting the cart…
- How to Do Good Marketing of a ProductProduct marketing vs. demand generation:Rivals or perfect partners? Many see these as separate functions. But in reality, they’re two sides of the same coin. Here’s how they complement each other: 1. Objectives:•…
- Business Case Study: Driving Growth and Recognition Through AutomationClient Overview:Wilton Rogers, known as “The Automation Guy,” partnered with Kendall Matthews to maximize his company’s automation potential. Challenge:Wilton sought help to: Solution:Kendall provided tailored solutions, including: Results: Customer Testimonial:“Working with Kendall…
- How to be a Good LeaderForget the corner office or fancy title. In the real world, leadership is about who’s brave enough to 𝗵𝗶𝘁 “𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹” 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 👍I’ve seen interns run meetings like CEOs (and…
- How to be a Good Boss and LeaderMediocrity is the silent killer of business growth. Here’s a hard truth: Settling for “good enough” is a surefire way to fall behind leaders like Joe Walsh of Thryv and Kieran Flanagan…
- Business Case Study: Empowering Small Businesses with Strategic Growth InsightsClient Overview:Aaron Sausman, a private investigator and owner of Four Peaks Investigations, sought innovative ways to expand his business and improve growth strategies. Challenge:Aaron was looking for actionable marketing strategies to scale…
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