Travis Makes Money
You can't save your way to your dream life anymore. The truth is, you’re gonna need to learn to make more money. The Travis Makes Money Podcast is not your typical personal finance show. Rather than shaming you for buying a Starbucks coffee or pressuring you to become a billionaire, we focus on empowering you to make more money so you can enjoy life today while preparing for your future. You don’t have to cut back so much that you miss out on the present, and you don’t need to become the next Jeff Bezos either. Hosted by vet...
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CO-HOST | Make Money With a Podcast: What the Highest-Paid Shows Teach Us
<p>Travis is joined in the studio by his producer, Eric, for a candid breakdown of the highest-paid podcasters of 2026. Together, they look beyond celebrity and download counts to unpack why niche audiences, high-value listeners, strong sponsorships, and strategic ownership can make a podcast extraordinarily valuable—even when the show is relatively small.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>The highest-paid podcasts and creators of 2026, from Joe Rogan and Crime Junkie to The Diary of a CEO and SmartLess</p> <p>Why a small, highly influential audience can be more valuable than a massive general audience</p>...
INTERVIEW | Make Money Without Making Money the Goal with Bill Hoogterp
<p>Bill Hoogterp is the founder and CEO of LifeHikes, a global experiential learning and human performance company that helps people and organizations unlock greater confidence, communication, and leadership. He has trained more than one million people across 1,200 organizations in 47 countries and has coached executives, athletes, entrepreneurs, and leaders from companies including Meta, Google, LinkedIn, and OpenAI. Bill also co-founded Do Something and what became Raptive, making his journey from living on virtually no income to building successful businesses especially unique.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>Bill’s unusual journey from intentionally making zero dollars to...
SOLO | Make Money by Mastering Reaction Management with the BASS Method
<p>Even though this is a solo episode, Travis steps in as your guide through one of the most underrated money-making skills: managing your reactions in a world engineered to keep you emotionally hijacked. Drawing from personal stories, psychology, and stoic philosophy, he walks through his BASS Method—Breathe, Ask, Solve, Share—to help you turn everyday frustrations into opportunities for growth, better relationships, and ultimately better decision-making in life and business.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>How media and marketing are designed to make you feel lonely and “not enough”</p> <p>Why negativity bias makes...
CO-HOST | Make Money Without Waiting on Politicians to Fix the Economy
<p>Eric, producer of Travis Makes Money, joins Travis for a candid conversation about tariffs, consumer costs, and why small businesses often feel policy changes more sharply than giant corporations. Together, they explore the case for entrepreneurship, innovation, and robotics as longer-term drivers of U.S. manufacturing and economic opportunity.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>How tariffs affect importers, businesses, and ultimately consumer prices</p> <p>Why tariff refunds may benefit major corporations more than everyday consumers</p> <p>The disproportionate impact of sudden cost increases on small businesses</p> <p>Whether U.S. manufacturing c...
INTERVIEW | Make Money by Redefining Success and Betting on Yourself with Chantell Preston
<p>Chantell Preston has spent more than 25 years building, scaling, and transforming businesses in healthcare. After leaving the corporate world and building her own successful career, she became passionate about empowering women to redefine success on their own terms. She is the author of The Success Lie: Reframing Your Reality to Thrive Personally and Professionally and recently invested in women’s professional sports by purchasing a women’s professional volleyball team in San Francisco. In this episode, Chantell shares how betting on herself, building the right network, and becoming intentional with her time helped her create a career—and life—that actua...
INTERVIEW | Make Money by Building Relationships That Create Long-Term Value with David Homan
<p>David Homan is the founder and CEO of Orchestrated Connecting, a global community of connectors, as well as Orchestrated Opportunities and SOAR Connect, a startup focused on building authentic relationships at scale. A former nonprofit CEO who was responsible for 85% of his organization’s fundraising, David has built a global network around one core philosophy: create value for others without expecting an immediate return. He shares how generosity, curiosity, vulnerability, and trust can transform networking from a transactional activity into a powerful long-term business strategy.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>How David discovered the lo...
CO-HOST | Make Money Without Getting Spiritually Hustled
<p>Eric joins Travis in the studio for a candid conversation at the intersection of church culture, tithing, and money. Eric hosts a podcast focused on mental, physical, and sexual abuse in religious environments, bringing a unique mix of survivor advocacy, theological curiosity, and lived experience inside fundamentalist spaces. His ability to dissect heavy topics with humor, clarity, and compassion makes this episode both challenging and incredibly engaging for anyone who’s wrestled with faith, finances, or both.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>The tension between Travis’s “squeaky clean” money brand and Eric’s work in th...
INTERVIEW | Make Money Writing Books, Building a Bootstrapped Business, and Scaling to $80M+ with Chandler Bolt
<p>Chandler Bolt is the founder of selfpublishing.com, a company that has helped thousands of people write and publish books. After dropping out of college to pursue entrepreneurship, Chandler built a successful lawn care and painting business before turning his own experience writing books into a business that has generated more than $80 million in sales. Today, he leads a 55-person company on track to generate $10–11 million in revenue while continuing to expand through media, content, strategic acquisitions, and multiple customer acquisition channels.</p> <p>On this episode we talk about:</p> <p>How selling snacks as a kid sparked Cha...
CO-HOST | Make Money By Surviving Bubbles
<p>On this episode, Travis is joined in studio by his producer Eric for a candid, funny, and surprisingly deep breakdown of market bubbles, AI hype, and what regular investors can learn from legends like Ray Dalio and Jeremy Grantham. Eric brings his sharp, comedic perspective while Travis translates hedge fund wisdom into practical rules of thumb for anyone trying to build wealth without getting wrecked by the next “can’t-miss” trend. <br>**On this episode we talk about:**<br>* The idea of an AI bubble and why big-name investors think it may trigger an economic downturn <br>* What makes a “bubbl...
INTERVIEW | Make Money by Turning Your Corporate Experience Into Your Second Act with Bonnie Schutz
<p>Bonnie Schutz spent nearly three decades as a corporate executive assistant before deciding to bet on herself at 48 and build a business of her own. She is now the founder and CEO of Tandem Resource Solutions, a remote administrative support and recruiting firm, host of Delegate to Elevate, and founder of Preferred Service Pros, a vetted B2B service provider directory. In this episode, Bonnie shares how networking helped her land her first clients, how she overcame imposter syndrome, and why the skills you already have may be more valuable than you realize when starting a business.</p> <p>O...
