From Addict to 8-Figure Mentor — Scaling, Sobriety & Fatherhood | Dean Kazora | Ep 073

Welcome to The Infinite Income Podcast with Tanner Chidester — founder, CEO, investor, and online coaching expert.

In this episode, I sit down with Dean Kazora — former addict turned 8-figure sales mentor — to unpack the raw, unfiltered truth about scaling a real business, staying sober, and leading your family without losing your soul.

We cover how Dean built a $3M+ sales agency by ignoring the online business hype, why most coaches should never scale, and how addiction, fatherhood, and personal growth shaped the man he is today.

If you want honest advice on building a business that doesn’t ruin your life — and becoming a man people can actually trust — this episode delivers.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro — From addiction to $3M+ in sales

02:10 Why “scale” is a trap for most entrepreneurs

05:20 Building trust-first sales teams that don’t churn

08:45 How Dean used cold outreach to land his first clients

11:30 The biggest mistake most coaches make in sales

15:00 Why sobriety made him a better founder and father

18:20 Scaling isn’t worth it if you hate your life

21:00 How to grow a business without ads

24:40 The pressure of providing for your family as a man

28:00 The surprising reason most sales teams fail

32:10 How to build authority without faking expertise

36:00 Dean’s thoughts on the state of online coaching

40:00 Why discipline is better than dopamine in business and life

43:20 The hard conversations that build real leadership

47:00 How to hire actual closers — not salesy marketers

50:30 The one thing he wants to pass on to his son

53:00 Final thoughts — build a life, not just a business

If you're ready to build a business that actually supports your life — this episode will give you the clarity and conviction to do it the right way.

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