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The Freedom Founders Podcast

Dr. David Phelps

Released: 2026-03-23

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7 Episodes

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Free New

7 Episodes

Audio

Released: 2026-03-23

Most Recent Episode

Cheap Money Is Dead. Growth Is Harder. Exits Are Different. How To Adapt: Ep 7 Alastair Macdonald

Markets are shifting. Institutional trust is eroding. Owners who don’t recognize the new risk environment may be exposed. Investor and macro strategist Alastair J. Macdonald explores rising systemic risk, why traditional growth assumptions are break

Time: 40:47

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Markets are shifting. Institutional trust is eroding. Owners who don’t recognize the new risk environment may be exposed.

Investor and macro strategist Alastair J. Macdonald explores rising systemic risk, why traditional growth and exit assumptions are breaking, and how trust networks and critical thinking will shape the next era and determine who thrives.

EPISODE LINKS:

Follow Alastair on Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-macdonald-592a38335/?originalSubdomain=pr

Follow Alastair on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbelt_chronicles/

Get my new book: https://exitoptional.com

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro and Why Founders Are Feeling Uncertainty

05:02 Cheap Money Created False Confidence

08:11 Private Equity and Founder Risk

12:16 The Retirement & Exit Illusion

15:09 Hidden Systemic Risks Today

21:39 Reading Character in Partnerships

25:36 Confidence vs Competence

30:49 Building Founder Trust Networks

33:17 From Expansion to Protection

37:09 Preparing the Next Generation of Owners

Episode ID: 1000756745093

GUID: ce01fa89-cae6-4022-ab12-322225098eec

Release Date: 23/03/2026, 16:15:00

Description

Build Wealth You Control. Design A Life You Choose. For Founders aiming higher and wanting to maximize time for enjoyment and impact.

Burnt out? Needing direction? If you’ve climbed “the mountain” and still feeling like you’re missing something…

This podcast shows how other owners are winning back their time, increasing influence and creating cash flow for maximum impact.

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