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Freedom in Five Minutes
by Dean Soto
The Freedom in Five Minutes Podcast where we make 5-minute decisions that change your business, relationships, and life.
Episodes
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211 FIFM: The Obsolete Agent - How AI is Forcing Real Estate to Evolve or Die
🚨 The brutal truth nobody's talking about: AI won't replace you... but a competitor using it absolutely will. In this no-BS episode, Kevin from the Pro Sulum team breaks down why most real estate agents are already obsolete—and they don't even know it yet. What You'll Discover: • Why "facts are...
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210 FIFM - The Psychology of Delegation: Why It's So Hard and How to Get Good at It
You started your business for freedom, but now you're working more than ever. You're stuck in the weeds, and the idea of handing tasks to someone else feels like letting them borrow your own child. Sound familiar? In this episode, Kevin from the Pro Sulum team unpacks the brutal psychology behind...
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209 FIFM: Business Systems in the Small Business Beauty and Salon Industry
The beauty and salon industry is set to hit nearly $96 billion by 2033, but if you're a salon owner drowning in operational costs, watching your best staff walk out the door every few years, and feeling trapped in your own business… you're not alone. In this episode, Kevin from the Pro Sulum team...
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208 FIFM - The MSP in 2026: Thriving in an AI-Driven World
Welcome to Episode 208 of Freedom In Five Minutes! Kevin from the Pro Sulum team takes the mic to deliver a no-BS breakdown of what's REALLY happening in the Managed Service Provider world as we head into 2026. Your MSP is about to pitch you a lot of "AI solutions" in the coming year. But here's...
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207 FIFM: AI Won't Replace You, But a Competitor Using It Will - A Practical Guide for SMBs
Welcome to Freedom In Five Minutes! The brutal truth nobody's talking about: AI won't replace you... but a competitor using it absolutely will. And that gap? It's widening right now in December 2025. In this episode, Kevin from the Pro Sulum team breaks down the latest industry research showing…
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FIFM 206 - The E Myth Lessons That Still Crush Business Owners
Welcome to another episode of Freedom In Five Minutes! I'm Kevin, team member here at Pro Sulum, and today we're diving deep into the lessons from "The E-Myth Revisited" that business owners STILL fail to grasp in 2025—and it's costing them everything. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The…
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205 FIFM The Labor Cost Crisis That's Killing Multi Unit Franchises
Welcome to another episode of Freedom In Five Minutes! I'm Kevin, team member here at Pro Sulum, and today we're diving deep into a crisis that's absolutely crushing multi-unit franchise restaurant operators across the country. 🔥 What We're Covering Today: The Numbers Don't Lie: Over 150...
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204 FIFM — How to Build Your Brand Awareness Strategy the Easy Way with Steph Hilfer
Welcome to another episode of Freedom In Five Minutes! I am your host Dean Soto. Your man of systems helping you create more freedom and profit than they ever thought possible. That is why we have Steph Hilfer on the show – the lady full of Vim and Vigor! Steph Hilfer is the founder and Chief...
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203 FIFM How to Leverage Virtual Assistants in a Bad Economy for Massive Success
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean shares three top benefits from leveraging virtual assistants. Learn how you your talented staff can help seize massive success for your business in the midst of a tough economy. All that and more, coming up! Check out more of Pro Sulum through the...
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202 FIFM How to Find and Hire the Best Virtual Personal Assistant
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean talks about his recent learnings from firing their gardener and how the lessons from that experience reflects how to hire the best personal assistant for your business. Check out more of Pro Sulum through the links below. - 🔥 Pro Sulum Systems...
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201 FIFM Why Outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant Will Never Solve Your Real Problem
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto describes the best types of business owners who might have higher chances of success with Virtual Systems Architects and virtual assistants in general. For more episodes visit our blog at https://www.prosulum.com/blog/
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200 FIFM Leverage Your Superpower and Outsource Everything Else
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean talks about how to best carry out your superpowers by outsourcing your excess tasks. For more Freedom In Five Minutes podcast episodes, visit ProSulum.com/blog.
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199 FIFM It's The Little Things That Make A Big Difference In Your Business Success
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto talks about his return to Jiu-Jitsu and how even the smallest things can make a massive difference in your pursuit of business success.
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198 FIFM You Don't Need Lead Generation, What You Need Are Results
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto talks about his unconventional but highly effective methods in doing lead generation for Pro Sulum. If you enjoy this episode and want more of Dean's Freedom IN Five Minutes, visit ProSulum.com/blog or subscribe to the Freedom In Five Minutes...
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197 FIFM Sometimes You Have to Break Things in Order to Make Things Better
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean talks about one uncomfortable thing that most business owners shy away from. Breaking things to make it better. Listen to this episode and learn how Dean has gotten used to the discomfort of breaking things and reaped the benefits in business and...
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196 FIFM How to Find the Best Executive Assistant for Your Small Business
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto talks about his experience with recent clients who are looking to hire Virtual Systems Architects to fill Executive Assistant positions. Dive in with Pro Sulum founder, Dean Soto and learn three tips on how to find the best Executive Assistant...
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195 FIFM How to Find the Perfect Virtual Assistant for Your Business
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto gives you tips on how to find the perfect virtual assistant to help you achieve business success.
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194 FIFM How to Create More Time in Your Business
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto speaks about our most valuable resource— time. Listen to this episode and learn how to whip up more time for your business and personal life. All that and more, on this week's episode of Freedom In Five Minutes. Don't forget to subscribe to...
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193 FIFM Everything in Business and Life is an Offer
In this episode of the Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean talks about a change in mindset that has opened better paths for him both in business and personal life. So check this episode of Freedoms in Five Minutes Podcast and find out! And if you would like to get more episodes, just head over…
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192 FIFM Why Mindset for Success is Your Greatest Asset with Jarrod Haning
Today on the Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean speaks with Jarrod Haning—master coach and founder of MindsetPerformance.co. In this episode, you take a peek at how Jarrod helps people achieve success. Learn all about Mindscans, Mindset Pushups, Mindset Gyms, and other programs that Jarrod...
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191 FIFM Accepting People WHERE THEY ARE So You can Grow More Powerful
For the first time on Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto records a video podcast episode with his new Elgato FaceCam! Can we expect more video podcast episodes for Freedom In Five Minutes? Stay tuned in the coming weeks to find out! This week's topic is about growing more powerful by accepting...
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190 FIFM Patching The Holes in Your Processes to Bring Massive Profits
What is one good way to bring in massive profits? Mending the flaws in your systems and processes. In this episode, Dean talks about lessons from blunders in his old gardening system and processes. All that and more, only on this week's Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast Episode.
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189 FIFM You Must Want to Change if You are Going to Change
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes podcast, Dean Soto talks about mind shift and self innovation. You must want to change yourself in order for you to actually go and change. That, and more in this week's Freedom In Five Minutes!
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188 FIFM How We Created Over $50,000 per Month Using Systematic Selling Machines
In this episode of the Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean Soto talks about creating systemic selling machines that led Pro Sulum to rake in over $50,00 per month! All that without the long hours involved in design and creation.
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187 FIFM How to 10x Your Productivity by One Simple Change to Your Thinking
In this episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean shares some of the best productivity methodologies he learned from his years in service to the corporate realm and how he took those lessons and applied them to his entrepreneurial career. Discover how productivity hacks helped Dean...
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186 FIFM How Can Gardening Help Grow Your Business?
In this episode of the Freedom In Five Minutes podcast, Dean Soto associates gardening with running your business. What do these two unrelated activities have in common? Find out how gardening can help you grow and scale your business only here on Freedom In Five Minutes!
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185 FIFM Everything is Trying to Destroy Your Business, 24 Hours a Day
In this episode, Dean uncovers all the elements around you that can possibly stir trouble for your business. Learn the best way to avoid potential disasters and grow your operation to greater heights in this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes!
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184 FIFM How to Best Utilize Your Virtual Systems Architect
In this episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean Soto talks about how to best utilize your Virtual Systems Architect (VSA). This is a continuation of the previous podcast episode so be sure to check out part 1 of this conversation: FIFM 183.
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183 FIFM How to Create Standard Operating Procedures the Quick, Fast, and Easy Way
In this episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes podcast, we talk about the DON'Ts of creating standard operating procedures with your Virtual Systems Architect.
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182 FIFM Using Systems as a Disaster Recovery Plan
Dean Soto returns with a brand new episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast! In this episode, Dean Soto hints at a lot of changes over at ProSulum.com — growing at a tremendous pace and restructuring the company's leadership team — and minimal involvement with Dean himself! Listen to this...
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181 FIFM It's Not How, But Who
Have you ever wanted to do something so bad but you just can't seem to crush it? In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean unhands the "How" to success in favor of "Who" to share your success with. Listen to this episode and discover your path to success from a new perspective.
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180 FIFM Managing Resources Depends on Good Leadership
In today's episode of Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean talks about developing good leadership skills by managing your resources and effectively putting them into play. Discover how easier it is to grow your business and team by knowing how to allocate resources well only here on Freedom In...
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179 FIFM How to Anticipate Catastrophe and Disaster in Your Business
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, we take a moment to remember how business was in 2020. Join Dean Soto as he talks about the importance of anticipating catastrophe and disaster. And how you can never be too prepared for the worst when it comes to business and life.
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178 FIFM - Scaling Your Business by Changing Your Mindset
Dean Soto returns from his short podcasting hiatus at an opportune time to talk about two things. How to switch to the proper mindset so that you may scale your business. And a quick note on the importance of understanding business systems and processes. All that, and more on this week's Freedom…
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177 FIFM - Giving Value Overload to Win Amazing Clients
Today on Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean talks about how giving massive value to prospects have given him amazing clients and better business over the years. Listen to this episode and learn how to build better relationships with potential clients and take your business to a higher level!
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176 FIFM -Investing in Assets that Have Inherent Value
Sometimes the best investment you can make is in physical assets that you find value in. These are things that you can touch; things that you can hold. In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto talks about his recent investments in physical assets. Listen and take away some crucial...
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175 FIFM - Don't Outsource Your Decision-Making
In this episode of the Freedom In Five Minutes podcast, Dean talks about the risks of outsourcing a business owner's decision-making and how to avoid or deal with internal saboteurs.
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174 FIFM - How to Use a Real Estate Virtual Assistant the Right Way
Today on Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto talks about the different ways that you can leverage a real estate virtual assistant. Get practical tips from Dean — who runs his own VA service business through ProSulum.com and FreedomInFiveMinutes.com — as he shares tons of examples on how to work...
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173 FIFM - How to Hire Better Employees so You can Grow Your Business
In this episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Dean Soto shares some tips on how to hire better staff members for your business — a long-time pain point for Dean in the past. Learn smart strategies and systems to find the best team members who can help take your business to greater heights!
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172 FIFM - How to Create Standard Operating Procedures for Your Business and Why They are Extremely Important
In this episode of FreedomIn Five Minutes, Dean shares stories about two of his clients. Both experts in their industries, both are very good people. The key difference between these two clients, however, is how they put our Virtual Systems Architects to work and how they prioritize building...
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171 FIFM - How to Delegate Tasks in a Work Day
In this episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, discover three tips that helped Dean improve his ability to delegate tasks on a workday. Listen and learn how to delegate better on a workday easier, faster, and cheaper. So you can make more money. Those three tips are absolutely huge.
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170 FIFM - There is Always a Faster Way to Do Business
In this episode, Dean compares his learning experience in public school Spanish class to that of a better way of learning he found today.
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169 FIFM - Creating and Producing is Much Better Than Just Doing
Today's episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean Soto talks about post-automation boredom. How does a business owner continue pushing the business forward when it feels like there's nothing more to do after automating the business?
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168 FIFM - You Never Know Until You Open Your Mouth
In this episode, Dean shares a recent experience that reminded him about the importance of knowing how to ask the right questions. Find out how this lesson is crucial in making better decisions in your business and personal relationships in today's Freedom In Five Minutes!
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167 FIFM - Feeling Useless After Automating Your Business
After having automated a substantial portion of the business, Dean has found himself with more downtime and with it, boredom. Check out this episode as Dean shares exactly how he has dealt with his boredom and the switch of the mindset that he took to fully enjoy his free time again.
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166 FIFM - Feel Free to Fire a Few Customers
Today in The Freedom In Five Minutes podcast, Dean talks about how firing a few customers leads him to better clients. It may seem counterintuitive, but this is his secret path to getting better business. Listen to the full episode and find out more.
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165 FIFM - You are Responsible for You
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean talks about the COVID-19 situation in his area and the importance of being responsible for yourself.
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164 FIFM - Building Solid CFO Systems with Jarrod Souza
Today's episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes Podcast, Jarrod Souza returns to join Dean and talk about their mindset when it comes to building business automation, systems, and processes. Check out the full episode and learn how to scale your business to the next level in as little as five...
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163 FIFM - Sometimes, You Forget Just How Hot It Can Be
In this episode of Freedom In Five Minutes, Dean encourages you to move, get going, and bring about change in your business. People tend to forget about the dry spells in business especially when things are blooming and thriving. Listen to an incident in Dean's homestead one morning that served…
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162 FIFM - Building Recurring Revenue Streams with Any Service
In this episode of The Freedom In Five Minutes podcast, Dean talks about the importance of creating a recurring revenue stream no matter what industry you belong to. So many businesses have been shredded during this global COVID-19 crisis. The better you are at creating recurring monthly revenue,...
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The Freedom in Five Minutes Podcast where we make 5-minute decisions that change your business, relationships, and life.
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