They keep saying they’ll stop apologizing for talking about AI. This time they mean it. In this episode, Curt and Melody go all in on the topic they keep coming back to. They’re not covering the fun side here, like cute images or faster emails. This episode is about the risks that people inside the...
One year of The Soul Proprietor. For their one-year anniversary, Curt and Melody look back at what the podcast has become.. and, perhaps more importantly, how much they have changed while making it. What started as a conversation about business has become a place to talk about the things entrepreneurs don’t always have somewhere else...
What happens when something is wrong, but you can’t prove it? After a brain injury more than three years ago, Melody spent years wondering whether the changes she experienced were real.. or whether she was somehow convincing herself and everyone else that something was wrong. In this episode of The Soul Proprietor, Melody shares what...
What if the most valuable thing a business can build isn’t something that shows up on a balance sheet? In this episode of The Soul Proprietor Podcast, Curt and Melody sit down with Dave Wintsch, a longtime youth leader, mentor, and someone who has had a lasting influence on Melody’s life. Dave spent decades building...
Curt and Melody are both feeling the squeeze of AI in their businesses, but instead of geeking out about the tech, they’re asking: has the very thing that’s supposed to save us actually made real work.. and real connection—harder? This episode is a meandering, totally honest look at what happens when business, process, and humanity...
What if you could travel anywhere in history and witness one moment with your own eyes? Would you choose something deeply personal, like your parents’ first date? A historical mystery like the building of Stonehenge? Or something that could challenge everything you believe.. like witnessing the resurrection of Jesus? In this episode of The Soul...
Melody was in the Philippines, reconnected with her team after months of burnout, overwhelm, and uncertainty about what was sustainable for her.. and for the business. What starts as a conversation about travel, health, and navigating life in a different culture becomes something much deeper: a look at what happens when a founder steps away,...
Ever wished you could get honest about what goes wrong in interviews, building a team, or making business partnerships work? This compilation episode is basically a highlight reel of the real, messy, sometimes hilarious conversations Curt and Melody keep having about how easy it is to get hiring, boundaries, and “vision” totally wrong.. plus a...
AI was supposed to make life easier. So why does it feel like so many entrepreneurs are working more, thinking less clearly, and carrying more mental load than ever? For this Best Of episode, we revisit some of Curt and Melody’s conversations about what AI is actually doing to the way entrepreneurs work, think, create,...
What happens when we start outsourcing not just our work, but our actual voice, relationships, or even our consciousness to AI? This episode is the kind of rambling, real talk you have with your smartest friend at midnight: what even is the line? Melody and Curt get philosophical and a little bit ridiculous as they...
AI promised to help us work smarter. So why are so many entrepreneurs feeling more overwhelmed than ever? In this episode, Curt Kempton and Melody Edwards explore a question that’s becoming impossible to ignore: “When does AI stop being a helpful tool and start becoming an unhealthy dependency?” The conversation begins with a humorous confession...
What happens when you finally step away from your business? After weeks away from work, Curt and Melody reunite to share what they learned about their businesses and themselves. What begins as a catch-up conversation quickly turns into a deeper discussion about burnout, trusting a team, recovering from constant decision-making, and how AI may be...
