Truth Hurts Show

In this episode, Artin Bogdanov walks through his path from building forecasting platforms at Walmart Labs to founding Sun App, a learning product that generates long form, interactive audio “courses” on demand. He shares practical lessons from an early ecommerce business (including keyword strategy, conversion improvements, and relationship driven sales), what happened when Google policy changes cut off his growth channel, what he learned inside Magento and Adobe about growth teams and scaling, and how an attempted acquisition (and later geopolitics) shaped his startup decisions.

The conversation ends with a live style walkthrough of Sun App’s core idea: turn any topic, mentor, or body of knowledge into a structured audio lesson you can interrupt with questions, with sources shown for credibility, plus details on their funding and launch plans.

Key takeaways:
1. Platform dependency can destroy a business overnight Artin explains how a single Google policy change wiped out a highly profitable ecommerce operation almost instantly. The lesson: building on platforms you do not control is one of the biggest existential risks founders underestimate.

2. Real growth happens when product, marketing, and sales are unified From Walmart to Magento and Adobe, he emphasizes that true growth teams are cross-functional. When messaging, experimentation, and product development are aligned, conversion and retention compound much faster.

3. The future of learning is interactive, on-demand, and personalized Sun App was born from the realization that people do not want static courses or endless Q&A. They want guided learning they can pause, interrogate, and adapt in real time, with sources to build trust and reduce hallucination.

Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 Intro and Walmart Labs work Forecasting systems, inventory prediction, and how data drives massive operational decisions
07:30 – 15:45 Early ecommerce journey Paid search strategy, keyword scaling, conversion optimization, and sales relationships
16:00 – 20:30 Platform risk reality Google policy changes, ad shutdowns, SEO collapse, and legal lessons
20:30 – 31:30 Magento and Adobe years Growth teams, experimentation culture, cloud adoption, and scaling frameworks
49:00 – 55:00 Sun App origin story From conversational AI experiments to structured, interruptible audio learning
55:00 – 01:09:00 Leaving Big Tech and building Sun App Quitting Walmart, raising venture funding, product vision, launch plans, and waitlist

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Blind. Broke. Rejected. Then he built a billion-dollar empire.

Sean Callagy was going blind by his 30s, working as a struggling attorney, terrified of rejection, and desperate to avoid the fate of most people in his family: addiction, failure, and regret.

Today, he's built companies approaching a $1 billion valuation, coached thousands, and stood on stage beside Tony Robbins.

In this episode, Sean shares the radical truth about transformation, rejection, identity, and influence.

He breaks down how to rewire your life through repetition, pain, and purpose and how a $100K investment in a $100 bill changed his life forever.

You’ll learn how to influence with integrity, why most people fail to scale, and how the stories you were raised with are silently sabotaging your future.

This conversation will break your excuses. It might even change your life.

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Website: https://www.link.me/seancallagy

Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome Sean!
02:10 Visualization and the first mindset shift
04:55 Influence as a superpower
08:40 Going blind and choosing a different identity
11:25 Law school, fear, and the breakthrough into business
14:00 Why most coaching fails
17:10 The truth about rejection and internal war
20:12 Changing your life after 25
23:01 Pain as leverage for transformation
25:50 Tony Robbins, $100K, and getting on stage
29:22 Building billion-dollar businesses with integrity
32:10 Lessons from Tyson, Charlie Sheen, and Gary Vee
35:55 Mike Tyson, actualization, and mentorship
39:40 Influence is about truly seeing people
42:20 Why people stay small in business
45:05 Hiring, firing, and leadership without ego
47:02 What to do with $20,000
49:00 Raising kids differently in a broken system
51:00 Final advice from Sean Callagy

#truthhurtsshow #seancallagy #influence #blindentrepreneur #overcomingodds #billiondollarbusiness #tonyrobbins #motivation #scaleyourbusiness #mindsetshift #emotionalintelligence #coachingtruth

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In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, we go deep into the shocking truths behind aging, cancer risk, and the emerging world of personalized longevity medicine with Dr. Alex, an immunologist and clinical advisor with decades of experience in advanced anti-aging protocols.

From stem cells and exosomes to the real risks of peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, this conversation dismantles health myths and exposes the underground science most doctors won’t talk about.

Dr. Alex reveals how mainstream approaches like fasting, cold plunging, and high-protein diets can backfire without proper bloodwork and how inflammation, latent viruses, and emotional trauma silently fuel disease.

This episode will change the way you think about health, aging, and what’s actually within your control.

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Website: https://www.infiniteepigenetics.com/

Timestamps
00:00 Welcome Dr. Alex!
01:50 Peptides for regeneration and cancer risk
05:42 Should everyone fast or cold plunge?
08:13 Dr. Alex’s path from psychiatry to biotech
12:10 The most advanced anti-aging protocols today
14:25 Longevity on a budget — where to start
17:03 Why cold plunges and keto may be dangerous
20:30 Sleep, stress, and their epigenetic impact
23:18 Epitolon and telomere lengthening
26:15 A peptide roadmap for your 40s
29:05 Hallmarks of aging and how to target them
31:20 Inflammation — the silent killer of longevity
34:00 Foods that fuel (or fight) inflammation
36:11 NAD, glutathione, and peptide stacking strategy
39:05 How to test early for cancer and hidden disease
41:33 The immune system’s role in longevity
43:10 Final advice and where to find Dr. Alex

#longevity #peptides #antiaging #functionalmedicine #truthhurtsshow #briangoldstein #makanmostafavi #cancerprevention #biohacking #stemcells #inflammation #reversingaging #regenerativemedicine #dralex #truthhurts

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Celebrity dentist Dr. Dan Shaer, known in Beverly Hills as The Smile Architect, joins us for a brutally honest conversation about the future of oral health, high-end cosmetic dentistry, and the jaw-dropping state of the industry.

From $45,000 veneers and sugar babies paying in stacks of singles to botched dental tourism and sketchy fluoride debates, this episode exposes the truth behind perfect smiles and what they really cost financially and biologically. Dr. Dan reveals how gum disease is linked to heart conditions, why symmetry and tooth count shape Hollywood beauty, and why most root canals are a ticking time bomb.

Whether you're chasing a camera-ready smile or just trying to keep your teeth from falling out, this episode delivers the raw truth with no filters and no fluff.

This one will make you rethink your toothpaste, your dentist, and maybe your whole mouth.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Is fluoride toxic or essential?
03:10 What happened when a patient ditched fluoride toothpaste
07:25 Why veneers are the new Rolex
11:10 The truth about shaving your teeth down
13:45 The Colombia veneer horror story
16:22 $45K veneers vs. medical tourism—what are you really paying for?
18:00 The beauty of symmetry and smile design
20:05 Can cosmetic dental work be a tax write-off?
21:45 Do you still need to floss with veneers?
23:00 The shocking link between gum disease and heart problems
24:40 A tooth grew into her eye socket—what happened next
26:00 Why root canals fail and why implants are replacing them
27:50 The future of dentistry is pain-free and narcotics-free

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In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Jarek Tadla reveals the truth behind the meteoric rise from immigrant hustler to real estate powerhouse. But behind the numbers, the units, and the impressive portfolio was a man quietly collapsing under the weight of success, ego, and unresolved trauma.

Jarek walks us through the dinner-table moment that changed everything. A single sentence that triggered his obsession with multifamily investing. He explains how he built hundreds of units without giving up a single percentage of equity, why he paid 15% interest when people said he was crazy, and how he scaled from 4‑plexes to massive complexes across the country.

Then he opens up about the dark side of that rise: losing $51 million in earnest money in 2024, the pressure of controlling billions on paper while being cash-poor, the emotional emptiness that haunted him, and the day he considered ending his own life with a deep dive underwater.

This episode exposes what few entrepreneurs are willing to admit. Wealth amplifies your demons, ego destroys your discipline, and the real work begins when you’re forced to confront yourself. Jarek’s story is a warning, a wake-up call, and a roadmap. If you think money solves everything, this episode will change your perspective.

Timestamps:
00:00 – From Dishwasher to 1.2 Billion Dollar Real Estate Empire
02:45 – The Sentence That Changed His Life
05:10 – Borrowing Money at 15 Percent to Build an Empire
08:00 – Why He Never Flips and Always Buys and Holds
10:40 – Retiring Young and Losing Purpose
13:25 – The Ski Accident That Ended His Ironman Career
16:10 – Rebuilding and Scaling His Real Estate Business
19:00 – Building Systems and Loyal Teams
22:15 – Managing Properties and Growing the Portfolio
25:30 – The Truth About Partnerships and Trust
28:45 – How He Lost 51 Million Dollars on One Deal
32:10 – The Mental Health Crash That Followed Success
36:00 – The Moment He Almost Took His Own Life
40:05 – The Journey to Self Awareness and Healing
44:00 – The Trap of Chasing Money and Validation
47:10 – How Much Money Is Enough
50:25 – Fitness and Business Discipline Go Hand in Hand
53:15 – Final Reflections on Success and Happiness

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