STOP WORKING BROKE PODCAST
STOP WORKING BROKE PODCAST is the no-nonsense podcast for home service business owners who are tired of grinding in the day-to-day and ready to actually scale.
Hosted by Chad Murray — a veteran entrepreneur who built, scaled, and exited a 7-figure service company and now runs a marketing agency — this show gives you both sides of growth:
👉 The coaching to lead, hire, and systemize your business.
👉 Start making money now by learning to be a business owner
Each week you’ll get straight-talk strategies to:
- Step out of daily operations without losing control
- Hire and lead a team that actually performs
- Systemize your business so it runs without you
- Master modern marketing that fills your pipeline with the right jobs
- Build a business that’s profitable, sellable, and gives you true freedom
No fluff. No guru jargon. Just real, tactical conversations for service pros who want more income, more control, and more life outside the business box.
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Episodes
137 episodes
Busy Is Broke: Why Your Calendar Is Lying to You
Busy doesn’t mean profitable—and your calendar might be lying to you.In this episode of Stop Working Broke, Chad Murray breaks down why being fully booked can still leave you broke, and how most business owners are making decisi...
The 7 Places You’re Losing New Customers Before They Ever Hire You
Most businesses don’t have a lead problem… They have leaks.In this episode, I break down the 7 places you’re losing customers before they ever hire you—and how to fix them starting today.From missed calls to weak f...
10 Business Pain Points Most Owners Are Stuck In (And How to Fix Them)
Most business owners don’t fail because they aren’t working hard enough. They fail because they’re stuck in the same problems year after year.In this episode of the Stop Working Broke Podcast, I break down 10 of the mo...
From “I’ll Start Monday” to Results: Mindset, Accountability & Weight Loss with Steve Sobczak (Total Chimney Care)
In this episode of the Stop Working Broke Podcast, Chad Murray sits down with Steve Sobczak to talk about something most people struggle with but few truly understand—mindset, accountability, and sustainable weight loss.Bot...
Trust the System: Why Emotional Decisions Kill Growth
February hits hard—payroll, slow phones, post-holiday cash flow dips—and suddenly your marketing strategy that worked in October isn’t working anymore. 😳In this episode of Stop Working Broke, I break down why emotional decisi...
Fear to Success – 5 Fixes That Keep You Up at Night
It’s 10:30 PM.Payroll hits Friday. You underbid three jobs. Your top tech thinks he runs the company. You’re scared to raise prices. You feel behind.And you don’t have anyone to talk to who actu...
How to Networking for ROI and Trash-Can Marketing Wins
If the anxiety never shuts off…If you’re buried in jobs chasing checks…And your phone goes quiet the second you stop pushing…This episode is for you.In today’s Stop Working Broke Podcast, Chad Murray breaks down real, bo...
Financial Anxiety: Why Business Owners Stay Broke Without a Financial Plan with Ronnie Slomkowski
If the anxiety never shuts off, this episode is for you. When you’re buried in jobs, chasing checks, and the phone goes quiet the moment you stop pushing, it’s not because you’re lazy or broken. It’s because the systems around your money are br...
Cash Flow Is Why Businesses Struggle - The 0% Loan Strategy That Eases the Stress
If you wait until you NEED money… you’ll get the worst money.In the first Stop Working Broke episode of 2026, Chad Murray sits down with his funding partner Mike Farrell (MJF Funding Solutions) to break down how business owners can acce...
AI or die for Blue Collar Businesses - Where to start
AI or die for Blue Collar Businesses - Where to startIf you’re a service business owner and you keep hearing “use AI”… but you’re not sure how it actually helps your day-to-day—this episode is for you.In this conve...
Million Dollar Tasks You MUST Master to Scale
In this episode of Stop Working Broke, Chad Murray breaks down the Million-Dollar Tasks you must master if you want to scale your service business, escape the technician trap, and finally build the freedom-focused company you dr...
From Overthinking to Winning: Stop Running Your Business Alone
Being the owner sounds glamorous—until you’re the one carrying payroll, problems, employees, customers, and big decisions with no peer bench.In this episode of Stop Working Broke, host Chad Murray talks about the rea...
Slow Season — “Good. Here’s how you buy your future.”
Welcome to Stop Working Broke—the rebranded podcast from Outside the Business Box—hosted by Chad Murray. If you’re running job-to-job, chasing checks, and the phone gets quiet the minute you stop pushing, this show is for...
50 Years of Business Coaching Chat In 1 Hour: Guest George Hedley
Have a blast listening to my friend and mentor George Hedley of Hard Hat Biz.You will not be disappointed! NOTE: this was on another Podcast I started that I rolled into Stop Working Broke.
I Feel Like an Imposter — The Hard Truth About My Business Right Now
In this brutally honest episode of Operation Entrepreneur Freedom, Chad Murray pulls back the curtain on the toughest season of his business life. After nearly three decades in business and coaching hundreds of entrepreneurs, Chad shar...
Silence Is Where the Money Is – 4 Sales Stories That Prove It
Silence Is Where the Money Is – 4 Sales Stories That Prove ItMost salespeople are afraid of silence. They rush to fill the gap… and kill the deal. In this video, I’m sharing 4 real-life sales stories where silence either made<...
How Better Salespeople Will Scale Your Business (Even If You're Stuck Right Now)
Welcome to Operation Entrepreneur Freedom — the podcast that helps home service business owners design a business that runs (and grows) without them.In this episode, host Chad Murray reveals why most service businesses stall...
$1M or $100M — If You Don’t Lead Sales Right, You’re Stuck - Guest Curt Tueffert
In this episode of Operation Entrepreneur Freedom, Chad sits down with sales legend Curt Tueffert, a seasoned pro who’s trained and managed sales teams pushing past $100 million in revenue. This no-fluff conversation is packed with real-world s...
Stop Crying About Your Marketing (3 marketing mistakes home service providers make)
In this episode, we dive into the brutal truth: your marketing stinks because you’re too cheap to play with the big boys. Stop whining about bad leads and start learning how to fix your ad strategy.🔥 Here’s what we cover:How to ...
Pay or Get Sued: How I Learned Payroll Law the Hard Way
Pay or Get Sued: How I Learned Payroll Law the Hard Way 💸⚖️ You don’t know what you don’t know—until you’re in court. In this episode, Chad Murray shares the gut-wrenching story of how a single payroll mistake triggered a lawsuit tha...
No Me, No More Business - Bankrupt to Asset
No views May 8, 2025What happens to your business if you're gone tomorrow?In this raw and brutally honest episode, Chad Murray shares two moments he nearly died—and the two wildly different outcomes for his busin...
CALL THE DAMN LEADS! The Sales Mindset That Scales Businesses
This might be the rawest, realest, and most action-packed sales episode we’ve done in a long time.Chad Murray sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, and “Call The Damn Leads” founder Drewbie Wilson, who breaks down why most businesses ar...
Bryan Clayton of GreenPal (Sold $10 million+ Landscaping Business to Start App)
🚀 In this episode of Outside the Business Box, Chad Murray sits down with Bryan Clayton — the founder of GreenPal (the “Uber for Lawn Care”) and former CEO of a $10M landscaping company he scaled and successfully exited.Bryan sh...