Cut The Tie | Own Your Success
Define success on your terms, then, "Cut The Tie" to whatever is holding you back from achieving that success.
Inspiring stories from real entrepreneurs sharing their definition of success and how they cut ties to what is holding them back.
This is not your typical podcast. This is a deeper dive into the entrepreneurial spirit, the journey, and what it feels like to achieve success.
Each episode is inspirational, motivational, and most importantly - actionable. You'll gain real strategies and mindset shifts you can immediately apply to your own life and business.
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Own your success.
Cut The Tie
Thomas Helfrich
Host & Founder
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 329
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
“You Can’t Do This Alone”—The One Lesson Brigitte Cutshall Wants Entrepreneurs to Hear
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Episode 271
What happens when you cut ties with perfection, corporate conformity, and even fear itself? In this episode of Cut the Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Brigitte Cutsh…
“You Can’t Operate in Fifth Gear Forever”—How Ling Ling Nie Learned to Slow Down Before It Broke Her
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Episode 270
What happens when a high-powered attorney walks away from a 20-year career to launch a beauty brand built around healing? In this vulnerable and inspiring episode of Cut…
“Stop Waiting to Be Ready”—Melissa Aarskaug’s Message for the Next Generation of Leaders
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Episode 269
Melissa Aarskaug built a successful career in cybersecurity and leadership, but for years she played it safe—showing only the “W-2 version” of hers…
“Every ‘No’ Just Meant Not Yet”—Jayla Siciliano on Building Resilience
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Episode 268
Jayla Siciliano walked away from the entrepreneurial dream everyone chases—funding, Shark Tank success, high-growth business—only to realize she ha…
“Success Starts When You Stop Playing Safe”—Scott Morris on Ditching the Corporate Script
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Episode 267
Scott Morris knows what it’s like to win on paper—and still feel completely lost. In this powerful episode of Cut the Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down…
"You’re Not Stuck—You’re Just Scared"—Corinna Zennig on Starting Before You’re Ready
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Episode 266
Corrina Zennig is not your typical analyst—and she doesn’t want to be. In this episode of Cut the Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with the founder of…
“I Don’t Want More. I Want Meaning.”—How David Steele Redefined Wealth Beyond Numbers
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Episode 262
In this introspective and powerful episode of Cut the Tie, Thomas sits down with David Steele—entrepreneur, investor, restaurateur, and founder of O…
“Strategy Alone Won’t Save You”—Alexander Veach on Building Real Systems with VCI
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Episode 264
Alexander Veach, founder of VCI, joins Thomas to talk about what it takes to break free from perfectionism and analysis paralysis to build something…
“If Pluto Can Find His Place, So Can I”—How a Kid’s Book Changed Everything for Ishara
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Episode 263
At just nine years old, Ishara is already making waves as a podcast host, reader, speaker, and future astronaut-neurosurgeon-author. In this heartwa…
“Nobody Was Coming to Save Me”—Mike ‘C-Roc’ Ciorrocco on Taking Total Ownership
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Mike "C-Rock" Ciorrocco shares how he broke free from a high-paying but unfulfilling career in the mortgage industry and created a media empire by embracing intention, faith, and t…
“Comfort Was the Tie I Had to Cut”—Chris Wolstenholme on Betting It All on Mate!
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Episode 261
In this high-energy episode of Cut the Tie, Thomas sits down with Chris Wolstenholme, an Aussie entrepreneur based in Atlanta who went from managing…
“Don’t Sell Like a Wolf—Sell Like a Leader”—Alan Versteeg on Modern Sales Mastery
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Alan Versteeg, founder of Growth Matters International, shares how agency, conviction, and sales leadership transformed his life and business. In this empower…
“I Was Living in My Car”—How JC Misko Rebuilt Life Through Brisket and Sobriety
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JC Misko, founder of Misko Mountain Flavor Company, shares how recovery, faith, and brisket tacos came together to form a life-changing mission. In this heartf…
“Stop Overplanning—Just Start”—Juno Lux’s Advice to Aspiring Entrepreneurs
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Juno Lux, founder of The Haus of H, joins Thomas for a vibrant, honest conversation about spirituality, entrepreneurship, and the power of self-ownership. Fro…
“You Can’t Please Everyone Forever”—How Riggs Eckelberry Took Full Ownership of His Business
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Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginClear, joins Thomas to unpack the broken water system, decentralization, and what it means to cut the tie to pleasing others. Fr…
"Entrepreneurship? It's Like Squid Game" a humorous solo episode by your host, Thomas Helfrich
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In this special solo episode, Thomas Helfrich lays out the wild reality of leaving corporate life and jumping headfirst into entrepreneurship—through the lens …
“I Automated Myself Out of a Job”—KJ Fenton on Taking the Risk That Paid Off
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Sales engineer and podcast host KJ Fenton joins Thomas for a fun, honest conversation about balancing a thriving W-2 career with building a passion project, an…
“Stop Hiring Jerks”: Mark Murphy’s Mission to Fix Broken Workplaces
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Leadership expert and researcher Mark Murphy joins Thomas for a sharp, data-driven conversation about leadership development, why most hiring practices fail, a…
“This Industry Is Broken”: Robert Brenizer on Raising the Standard in Private Security
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Security expert and combat veteran Robert Brenizer returns to Cut The Tie for a raw, no-fluff conversation about cutting ties with ego, building a battle-teste…
“You Don’t Grow in Comfort”—Why Patrick Coggins Said Goodbye to a High-Paying Career
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From Finance to Founder: Rebuilding with Purpose | Patrick Coggins
Patrick Coggins, founder of CFO's Domain and co-founder of Gen9 Leaders, joins Thomas for an …