1. Welcome to Beyond the Build

Today’s episode is the intro to Beyond the Build.It’s about why most people are only seeing the highlight reel of entrepreneurship and missing what actually happens behind the scenes.I break down my journey through real estate, sales, lending, and building businesses, and why I decided to stop the polished conversations and just speak the raw truth about what it really takes to build.00:00 – Why I stopped chasing “highlight reel” entrepreneurship content02:10 – The truth behind business partnerships and real alignment05:45 – Why most “success” online is fake or heavily curated09:20 – 99% getting punched in the mouth, 1% figuring it out12:40 – My journey through sales, real estate, and lending16:15 – Why most entrepreneurs misunderstand revenue vs profit19:50 – Building companies from scratch (and what actually breaks)23:10 – Why I started Beyond the Build26:30 – Real operators vs fake gurus30:00 – What I’m building nextSubscribe for more Beyond the Build episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@beyondthebuildpod Listen to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/beyondthebuildListen to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/beyondthebuild Follow Beyond The Build on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondthebuildpod/ Follow Beyond The Build on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebuildpod/Follow Beyond The Build on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beyondthebuild/ Check out more from Wendell Butler:Personal Website: https://wendellbutler.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendellpbutlerivInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendellpbutleriv/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendellpbutleriv/ Subscribe to Newsletter: https://wendellbutler.beehiiv.com/subscribe Hammerhead Capital: https://www.hhcapitalrealty.com/ Flip Fuel Lending: https://flipfuellending.com/ Tide & Timber Ventures: https://www.tidetimberventures.com/ The Hive: https://jointhehive.co/