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Driven By with Sam Coates

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Driven By with Sam Coates is a business podcast hosted by Sam Coates. It has 117 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Sharing experiences, insights, and the drivers behind why my guests have built what they have built and how this applies to what drives you.

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Building Jobs Where Everyone Else Left with Andy Kizzee

2

Burning the Ships in Memphis: The Fight to Keep a School in the City with Trent Williamson

3

"Buried $500K Drug Cash, Prison Plea with God, Bootstrapped Boarding School" with Melvin Cole

4

"Blue-Collar Kid, $20k in a Garage, Second Mortgage, Big Exits" with Gary Stavrum

5

“Entrepreneurship and Mom’s Garage” with JW Gibson

6

“Beyond Football: Saving Lives on and off the Field” with Coach Mike Mosby

7

“Why We’re Still Getting Homelessness Wrong — and How to Fix It” with Jarad Bingham

8

“From $20 Million in the Red to a Vision for Memphis Healthcare” Dr. Reginald Coopwood

9

Field Norris on Turning a Problem into a Brand: The Birth of Chene Gear

10

From Greyhounds to Third Street: The Wild Story of Mark Goodfellow

11

"Faith, Fear, and Calling: A Missionary’s Story from Russia"

12

"An Operator At Heart" with Stephen Shannon Entrepreneur, Investor, and Family Office Operator

13

"Burnout, Funding, and Impact: The Realities of Nonprofit Leadership" with Jonathan Torres and Danny Song

14

Breaking Down the Business of Medicine with Daniel Shumate

15

The Art of Impact: The Legacy and Vision of Arts Memphis with Elizabeth Rouse

16

"The Steakhouse In The Middle of Nowhere" with Randall Swaney

17

"The Only Woman There" with Nancy Knous

18

“Desperation Makes You Do Wonderful Things” with David Wedaman

19

“Rise Above The Fray” With Memphis Mayor Paul Young

20

"Veteran Owned and Air Force Made" with Rich Johnson C.E.O. and Founder Viaquest

21

“We Create The Trends” with Hal and Julie Lansky

22

“Politics, Investment Banking, Fiscal Responsibility, Childhood Pain” with Steve Laffey

23

“Know Us, Like Us, Trust Us” with Chris Mercer

24

"A Calling, Not A Job" with Dr. Kevin Reed

25

Passion, Discipline, and Opportunity with Entrepreneur Bill Courtney

26

“So You Want To Rethink High School?" with Ryan Pryor of Crosstown High School

27

“Build A Better Mousetrap” with Vital Records Control CEO Danny Palo

28

“Small Town Values And Big Time Success” with Andy Heck

29

"We're Stewards Of The Land: Alma Del Jaguar Tequila" with McCauley Williams

30

"You Have To Maintain The Muscle" with Bill Proctor, Nexair President

31

"The Past, Present, and Future of Orthopaedics" with Dr. Frederick Azar

32

"The Opportunity of A Lifetime" with Oscar Subirats

33

“In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data” with Doug McGowen

34

“No One Else Is Doing Something Like This ” with Shane Young

35

“They Didn’t Put Us In A Box” with Candace Steele Flippin, DM

36

"We're Standing In The Gap" with Fire Chief Gina Sweat

37

“I'm Not Here To Live In A Utopia” with John Carroll

38

"Who’s Going To Fill The Void?" with Will Chase

39

“Assets Happen” with Bob Fockler

40

We Were Built For This with Pat Lawler

41

Life As An Underdog and Enjoying the Fight with Frank Cianciola

42

She Didn't Take The Easy Way Out with Duncan Williams

43

Beating the Odds and Building a 4th Generation Business with Scott Felsenthal

44

Building It From The Ground Up with Eric Barnes

45

Big Ideas, Big Challenges, and Making Them Happen with Tim Belk

46

The Ultimate Entrepreneur's Game with Mason George [RE AIR]

47

Building A Well Tuned Machine with Rick Spell

48

"The Country That Raised Me" with Sandra Xing

49

Doing What You Love Again with Doug Barron

50

You're either all in or you're all out — with Will Chase

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