Tom Baulch (aka PrimeTrain) was stuck in the loop, partying every weekend, waking up with regret, and telling himself it was fine because everyone else was doing the same. But deep down, he knew he wasn’t proud of who he was becoming.
Seven months ago, he made a decision that changed everything. He gave up drinking, cleaned up his circle, and went all in on his potential. Since then, his business has hit six figures a month, his energy has shifted, and he’s finally living the life he used to just talk about.
In this raw and honest episode, we unpack what it really takes to change, why so many men stay stuck in the same cycles, and the brutal self-talk that finally pushed him to break free.
He’s not perfect. But he’s giving life a red hot crack. This convo was powerful.
Key Discussion Points:
– The drinking cycle most men can’t escape
– Self-sabotage, regret, and rock bottom
– How quitting alcohol unlocked his best self
– Business growth and inner confidence
– Why most people never change
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#81: Zack Telander: We Don’t Need More Content, We Need More Humans.
This one hit different.
Zack Telander is a musician, father, and seasoned weightlifter, he’s also a man who calls out the fluff on social media. Especially in a world that rewards curated personas over real connection.
In this episode, we dove deep into the dark side of content, the addiction to documenting everything, the manipulation of the algorithm, and the pressure to always perform.Â
Zack opened up about fatherhood, anxiety, chasing authenticity, and why we’re more drawn to flaw than perfection.
We spoke about content, but we really spoke about life. It was a good one fam!
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Key Discussion Points:
Why documenting everything ruins the moment
The danger of highlight reels and fake personas
Content before craft — and the cost of playing the game
Zack’s poem on burnout and modern life
Why we crave real human connection, not more content
00:00 - 03:45 Why content is cannibalizing itself
03:45 - 07:10 If everything is content, nothing is
07:10 - 11:00 Algorithms vs authenticity
11:00 - 15:25 Charlatans, fake personas, and funnels
15:25 - 19:40 Fatherhood and breaking OCD cycles
19:40 - 25:05 Why being broke taught him resilience
25:05 - 30:10 Zack’s poem “The Millennial”
30:10 - 35:40 Content before craft and the myth of potential
35:40 - 40:00 Outsourcing your voice and losing the soul
40:00 - 44:30 When content is systemized, humans disappear
44:30 - 48:20 Doomscrolling, manipulation, and influencer ethics
48:20 - 53:00 The culture of lines
53:00 - 58:00 Transaction vs transformation in coaching
58:00 - 60:45 Why connection matters more than content
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#80: He walked away from 2x million dollar businesses at 24
From building two million-dollar businesses in his early twenties to walking away from it all for a life of freedom and meaning, Jai Howitt’s story is all about letting go of what feeds your ego so you can build what truly matters.
Key Discussion Points:
How growing up as one of seven kids shaped his drive
Building and losing businesses that looked good but felt empty
Letting go of ego and the need for validation
Designing a life you don’t want to escape from
How to fail fast, pivot, and keep moving forward
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Timestamps:
00:00 - 04:45 Building million-dollar businesses and burning it all
04:46 - 10:12 The shark story
10:13 - 17:30 Growing up one of seven with something to prove
17:31 - 24:50 Early struggles with validation
24:51 - 32:15 Family road trip
32:16 - 39:40 The warehouse, ego, and identity traps
39:41 - 48:05 Letting go
48:06 - 55:30 Chasing validation
55:31 - 1:07:20 Designing a life you don’t want to escape from
1:07:21 - 1:19:00 Purpose and failing fast
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#80: He walked away from 2x million dollar businesses at 24
From building two million-dollar businesses in his early twenties to walking away from it all for a life of freedom and meaning, Jai Howitt’s story is all about letting go of what feeds your ego so you can build what truly matters.
Key Discussion Points:
How growing up as one of seven kids shaped his drive
Building and losing businesses that looked good but felt empty
Letting go of ego and the need for validation
Designing a life you don’t want to escape from
How to fail fast, pivot, and keep moving forward
Follow Jai:
https://www.instagram.com/jai.journeys/
Art Of Mondays - get $500 off your annual membership:
https://www.artofmondays.com/chris
Follow Chris:
https://www.instagram.com/morechrisgriffin/
Timestamps:
00:00 - 04:45 Building million-dollar businesses and burning it all
04:46 - 10:12 The shark story
10:13 - 17:30 Growing up one of seven with something to prove
17:31 - 24:50 Early struggles with validation
24:51 - 32:15 Family road trip
32:16 - 39:40 The warehouse, ego, and identity traps
39:41 - 48:05 Letting go
48:06 - 55:30 Chasing validation
55:31 - 1:07:20 Designing a life you don’t want to escape from
1:07:21 - 1:19:00 Purpose and failing fast
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#79: The Truth About Mateo’s Rough Start… (teosworld)
Mateo Caputo’s life looked smooth on the outside, but the reality was anything but. From sleeping at bus stops to selling weed just to eat, he found his escape at the skatepark and that board ended up saving his life. Mateo opens up about homelessness, family addiction, finding fitness during lockdown, and why he’ll never play the victim card again.Â
This was a good one and highly requested!
Key Discussion Points:
- Growing up homeless
- When family addiction forced him to choose a different path
- The power of surrounding yourself with the right people
- Leaving the victim mindset
- How health, Hawaii, and a leg injury changed everything
- Building a brand by sharing the real, raw journey
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https://www.instagram.com/teosworld_/
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Timestamps:
1:30 - 8:00 - Mateo’s rough childhood and homelessness
8:00 - 14:00 - Skateboarding as survival and escape
14:00 - 20:00 - Family addiction and choosing a different path
20:00 - 26:00 - Healing relationships and seeing parents as humans
26:00 - 32:00 - Heroes vs villains and using pain
32:00 - 38:00 - Finding fitness during COVID and going all in
38:00 - 44:00 - Developing and overcoming an eating disorder
44:00 - 50:00 - Moving to Hawaii and the moped accident
50:00 - 56:00 - Building an authentic online presence
56:00 - End - The bigger message behind Mateo’s story
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