The Real Jason Duncan Podcast

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372. Being Your Own Boss Didn’t Make You Free

July 01, 2026

In Episode 372 of The Real Jason Duncan Podcast, you signed your name, walked out on your own, and called it freedom. So why does it feel like the business owns you instead? Two hundred and fifty years ago this week, Thomas Jefferson sat in a hot rented room in Philadelphia and signed a document that could have gotten him hanged. That signature didn’t make anybody free — not that day. The actual winning took seven more brutal years. The declaration cost an afternoon. Securing it cost just ab...

371. The Compensation Lie: Why You Cannot Buy A-Players

June 29, 2026

In Episode 371 of The Real Jason Duncan Podcast, most companies believe they lost a top hire because the offer wasn't big enough. Kip Knippel has spent over a decade inside the rooms where those offers get made — and he says that assumption is the exact reason companies keep losing the people they need most. Kip Knippel is the founder of Kip Search, an executive recruiting firm built around a belief that runs counter to everything the industry is designed to reward. As a former attorney and ...

370. More Money Won't Free You

June 24, 2026

In Episode 370 of The Real Jason Duncan Podcast, Jason delivers the truth that most high earners aren’t ready to hear at the halfway point of the year. You hit a number or you missed one. Either way, you’re probably telling yourself the same story. That the next milestone is where life actually starts. That the next zero buys the freedom. That the next deal closes the gap between the life you’re living and the life you keep promising yourself you’ll get to. That story is a lie. And it might ...