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🎙️ Weekly Wealth Podcast | Identity Over Resolutions: Your Money Mindset
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What if the key to financial success isn’t chasing the next hot investment—but becoming the kind of person who makes better money decisions over time?
In this episode, Certified Financial Planner David Chudyk pulls back the curtain on what a real financial advisor actually does day to day—and why clarity, structure, and behavior matter far more than market predictions.
This is a crash course in how intentional planning can reduce overwhelm, eliminate second-guessing, and help you use money as a tool to live a better life.
💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:
What most people get wrong about financial advisors
Why planning always comes before implementation
The difference between chasing returns and building outcomes
How behavior and emotions can quietly derail your finances
Who financial planning is (and isn’t) a good fit for
Why high earners and business owners often outsource money decisions
How to reduce financial risk beyond just your investment portfolio
What it really looks like to have a “personal CFO” in your corner

👥 This episode is especially for:
Business owners
Busy professionals
High earners who feel financially successful but mentally overwhelmed
Anyone who wants fewer decisions—but better ones

🚀 Take the next step
If you’re asking yourself:
👉 Am I okay financially?
👉 Am I going to be okay long-term?
David offers a free 10-Minute Wealth Vision Call—a quick, no-pressure Zoom conversation focused on clarity, confidence, and direction.
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⚠️ Disclaimer:
This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Buying & Selling a Business: The Legal Playbook Every Owner Needs
Featuring Jordan Goewey of Thomas Fisher and Edwards P.A.
If you’re a business owner who thinks “I’ll just sell my business one day and everything will work out” — this episode is required listening.
In my practice, I spend a lot of time helping business owners increase the value of their businesses and prepare for an eventual exit. But today, we flip the script and talk about what actually happens during a sale — from a legal standpoint.
This week’s guest, Jordan Goewey, is an attorney who specializes in business transactions and works daily with owners buying and selling companies. We walk step-by-step through the real process, the real risks, and the real decisions that can either protect—or destroy—your outcome.
If selling your business is even a remote possibility in the next few years, this episode will save you time, money, and stress.
🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
✅ Why not every attorney is the right attorney for a business sale
✅ Why specialization matters when millions of dollars are on the line
✅ When an attorney should get involved (hint: earlier than most owners think)
✅ How Letters of Intent (LOIs) really work—and why sellers have the most leverage there
✅ What happens during due diligence (and why it’s often the most painful part)
✅ Common diligence landmines business owners don’t realize matter
✅ How purchase agreements are negotiated and why “the first draft is never the deal”
✅ What closing a business sale actually looks like today (DocuSign, escrow, wires, Zoom closings)
✅ The real math behind a “$50 million exit” after taxes, legal fees, brokers, and earnouts
✅ Why selling your business is often the single most important financial transaction of your life
⚖️ About Today’s Guest: Jordan Goewey
Jordan Goewey is a shareholder at Thomas Fisher and Edwards P.A., a law firm based in Greenville, South Carolina with additional offices in Spartanburg.
Jordan’s practice focuses on:
Business formation and structuring
Buy-sell agreements
Business sales and acquisitions
Working with high-net-worth business owners and founders

He is licensed in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and regularly works with owners throughout the Southeast.
🌐 Firm website:
👉 www.tfelawfirm.com (This is the website for Thomas Fisher and Edwards P.A.)
📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Phone: (864) 232-0041
🧠 A Key Theme from This Episode
Don’t go it alone.Too many business owners assume selling a business is “just a deal.”
In reality, it’s a multi-year planning process involving legal, tax, financial, and emotional decisions.
The owners who get the best outcomes:
Plan early
Build the right advisory team
Understand that headline price is not take-home wealth

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This week on The Weekly Wealth Podcast, we’re doing something we’ve never done before — we’re welcoming a South Carolina State Senator and the President of the SC Senate, Thomas Alexander, to break down how state government really works.
Most people only pay attention to politics at the national level… but the truth is, your state government affects your daily life in huge ways — from taxes, business growth, and technical college funding, to road infrastructure, public safety, and poverty initiatives.
In this episode, Senator Alexander gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how South Carolina operates, why the state remains competitive for major employers, what lawmakers are working on in 2026, and how everyday citizens can stay informed and get involved.
If you live in South Carolina (or honestly any state), this episode will help you understand what’s going on under the hood — and why it matters.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
✅ Why state government matters more than most people realize
✅ The Senate is 46 members total and districts represent ~115,000 citizens each
✅ The SC Senate makeup: 34 Republicans / 12 Democrats
✅ Why state politics can be less divided than the national level
✅ How South Carolina attracts major employers without “just paying companies” to come
✅ The difference between state-level support vs local government incentives
✅ Why a strong business climate benefits everyone:
“If companies are successful, citizens are successful.”✅ How SC supports Main Street / small business owners (regulatory reform + pro-business policy)
✅ SC’s personal income tax has dropped from 7% → 6% in recent years
✅ The technical college system is a workforce engine (and a student loan solution)
✅ Apprenticeships + customized training programs that match employer needs
✅ The “poverty” conversation: local + faith-based + nonprofit partnerships matter most
✅ How state budgeting works + why SC’s balanced budget requirement is a big deal
✅ Infrastructure reality: SC maintains 40,000+ miles of state highways
✅ 2026 topics the legislature is actively working on:
DUI law reform
Regulatory reform
Additional tax policy changes
Vaping concerns in schools
Unregulated THC beverages and safety concerns

✅ A strong reminder: you don’t have to vote party-line on every issue
✅ Wealth isn’t only money — it’s security, preparation, wise decisions, and quality of life

QUOTES WORTH REMEMBERING
“If companies are successful, then our citizens are successful.”“The institution of the Senate is greater than any one of us.”“We have a balanced budget requirement… how novel is that?”“We want South Carolina to remain a special place to live, work,...

Podcast: The Weekly Wealth Podcast
Host: David Chudyk, CFP®
Guest: Mike Draper, Partner at CFO Systems
If you’re a business owner generating $2 million to $15+ million in annual revenue, one of your biggest risks may not be sales, competition, or employees — it may be your financial blind spot.
In this episode of The Weekly Wealth Podcast, David Chudyk sits down with Mike Draper, Partner at CFO Systems, to explain how a fractional CFO helps business owners improve cash flow, make better strategic decisions, and prepare their company for long-term growth or a future sale.
🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What a fractional CFO actually does (and how it differs from a controller)
Why growth often uses cash before it creates cash
Common financial blind spots business owners don’t realize they have
The difference between keeping score and making strategic decisions
When it makes more sense to hire a fractional CFO instead of a full-time CFO
How poor financial processes can lower the value of your business
Why clean books, forecasts, and procedures matter before selling your company
How fractional CFOs help with:
Cash flow forecasting
Budgeting and capital planning
Debt restructuring and banking relationships
Preparing for due diligence and quality of earnings reviews

⚾ A Simple Way to Think About It
Mike uses a Moneyball analogy:
Controllers keep the score (historical data)
CFOs analyze the data to guide future strategy

Most business owners have the score — but not the strategy.
👤 About Today’s Guest: Mike Draper
Mike Draper is a Partner at CFO Systems, a fractional executive leadership firm with over 100 directors nationwide and more than 300 active clients. CFO Systems provides fractional CFOs, COOs, controllers, HR leaders, and interim executives to businesses across industries and revenue sizes.
Mike began his career at Deloitte, spent nearly a decade auditing Berkshire Hathaway, and has served in controller and CFO roles for publicly traded companies.
📞 How to Contact Mike Draper
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (402) 598-7150
Website:

🎙️ The Weekly Wealth Podcast
Special Guest: Jessica Pierce
In this episode of The Weekly Wealth Podcast, host David Chudyk is joined by special guest Jessica Pierce for an insightful conversation around money, mindset, and making smarter financial decisions.
Together, they explore how behaviors—not just numbers—play a critical role in long-term wealth, and how intentional choices today can create confidence and clarity for the future. Whether you’re just starting your financial journey or refining your strategy, this episode offers practical takeaways you can apply right away.
🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why financial success is driven by behavior as much as strategy
How to make more intentional money decisions
Common mistakes that can quietly derail long-term wealth
The importance of aligning your values with your financial plan
Actionable steps you can take this week to improve your financial confidence

💡 Key Takeaway:
Better decisions lead to better behaviors—and ultimately, better wealth.
👤 About Our Guest:
Jessica Pierce brings a fresh perspective to the conversation, sharing insights and experiences that help simplify complex financial topics and make them more approachable.
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