For Profit Podcast

She Opened a Boutique With No Degree or Business Plan | India Davis

671 views · 3mo ago · 37:58

Guest: India Davis

India Davis never went to business school, had no formal business background, and opened her boutique without a traditional business plan. She simply believed she could do it—and got to work. In this episode of the For Profit Podcast, Matthew sits down with his lifelong childhood friend to discuss India’s journey from helping at her grandmother’s snowball stand to becoming the co-owner of Jolie + Myrtle Layne Boutique in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.

Topics: Learning business at her grandmother’s snowball stand · Refusing to adopt a victim mindset · Work ethic, side hustles and her husband’s support · How Jolie & Myrtle Boutique began · Buying inventory at the Dallas Market · Advice for small-town dreamers

From Oilfield Worker to Gym Owner: How Jace Lopez Built Apex

5K views · 3mo ago · 56:15

Jace Lopez joins Matthew Pearce on the Forprofit Podcast to share how he went from playing college football and working offshore to building Apex Training, a successful coaching business, and a community centered on personal growth.

Topics: Meet Jace Lopez · From College Football to Offshore Work · Starting Apex and Landing the First Client · Why Managing the Gym Remotely Failed · Systems, Business Coaching and Scaling Apex · The Four Pillars and Jace’s Faith Transformation

Doing Less, Letting Go, and Changing Your Life - Kyle Bramley & Dustin Drewes

24K views · 3mo ago · 1:06:19

Dustin Drewes, PT, DPT Kyle Bramley, PT, DPT In this episode, we get into identity, habits, emotional patterns, feminine energy, business, faith, discipline, and what it really looks like to change without constantly fighting yourself.

Topics: Why I Thought I Needed More Discipline · The Hidden Reason Life Felt So Hard · When Trying Harder Stops Working · The Identity Shift That Changed Things · Why Willpower Was Never the Real Answer · Building a Life That Supports You

From Nothing to Millions in Roofing: Tabitha Johnstone

21K views · 4mo ago · 44:54

Topics: Growing Up in Clinton, Louisiana · Learning Work Ethic at the Public Defender’s Office · The Grandfather Who Sparked Her Entrepreneurial Spirit · Lessons from Every Job and Every Mentor · Being Underestimated in Sales and Roofing · From Generators to Roofing Sales

Ken Rhea Built a Media Business Without Losing His Values

159 views · 4mo ago · 49:39

Topics: Big vision, fear, and growing through discomfort · Why handwritten notes and relationships still matter · From church video to the first Ray Media studio · Pricing, value, and choosing the right clients · Integrity, faith, and listening when it’s hard · Pressure, mastery, and becoming who success requires

The Business of NIL: A Conversation with Jordan Arcement

136 views · 4mo ago · 34:20

Guest: Jordan Arcement

Topics: Meet Jordan Arcement · Growing Up in Thibodaux and Finding Sports · From High School Coaching to College Recruiting · How NIL Changed Jordan’s Career Path · The Dream of Working at LSU · The Mentors Who Changed His Life

A Wife's Fight for Her Husband's Freedom - Fox and Rob Rich

5.2K views · 4mo ago · 50:26

Fox and Rob are Sibil Fox and Robert Richardson, a New Orleans-based couple who survived 21 years as an incarcerated family. Rob was sentenced to 61 years in Louisiana in 1997, Fox led the fight for his freedom after her release, and he was granted clemency in 2018. Their story is told in the documentary Time, and they now continue advocacy through Rich Family Ministries and the Participatory Defense Movement.

How Clint LaCour Built Louisiana’s #1 Independent Brokerage

6.4K views · 5mo ago · 32:24

Guest: Clint LaCour

In this episode of The For Profit Podcast, Matthew Pearce sits down with Clint LaCour, Co-Founder and CEO of Rêve | Realtors, one of Louisiana’s leading independent real estate brokerages. Clint shares how his small-town upbringing, family work ethic, and early exposure to real estate shaped the way he thinks about business, leadership, and culture.

Topics: Meet Clint LaCour of Rêve Realtors · Growing up around business and real estate · The lesson Clint learned from his father · Getting started in real estate · The opportunity that led to Rêve · Choosing independence over a franchise

How Cliff Ourso Jr. Built a 20-Person Insurance Agency Through Family, Grit, and Growth

134 views · 5mo ago · 54:27

Guest: Cliff Ourso

In this episode of the For Profit Podcast, host Matthew Pearce sits down with Cliff Ourso of Ourso Insurance to talk about family business, leadership, hiring, growth, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.

Topics: Cliff Ourso’s family legacy in insurance · Early lessons in sales, work ethic, and quality · Why Cliff almost became an attorney · Choosing insurance and entering the family business · The hiring lesson: “hire 12 if you need 10” · Finding opportunity in hard market conditions

The Lawyer Who Went Viral by Being Himself | Ross LeBlanc

27K views · 5mo ago · 47:21

Guest: Ross LeBlanc

In this episode of The For Profit Podcast, host Matthew Pearce sits down with Ross LeBlanc, injury attorney at Dudley DeBosier, to talk about law, leadership, discipline, family, authenticity, and what it really means to pursue excellence.

Topics: Meet Ross LeBlanc · Going Viral Through Authenticity · Growing Up & Finding His Voice · Why Ross Chose Law · Why Money Can’t Be the Goal · Pursuing Mastery as a Trial Attorney

From Construction to Purpose: Jeff Raybon on Business, Faith & Doing the Right Thing

4.7K views · 5mo ago · 52:58

Find out more about the For PRofit Podcast at: matthewpearce.biz Jeff Raybon of Raybon Construction joins Matthew Pearce on The For Profit Podcast to talk about entrepreneurship, construction, faith, sobriety, leadership, and what it really means to build a business the right way.

Topics: Meeting Through Triathlons and Baton Rouge Cycling · Jeff Raybon’s Early Life and Family Story · Learning Responsibility at 9 Years Old · Working in the Family Business and Handling Payroll · The Pet Cemetery Business and Early Entrepreneurship · Learning Trade Work, Plants, and Construction