Who's Holding You Back? The Hidden Power of the 5 People Around You | with Camper Bull

Your business will never outgrow the collective mindset of the people you spend the most time with.

Many entrepreneurs assume growth problems are caused by strategy, tools, or market conditions. But over time, it's the conversations you're immersed in daily that quietly shape your decisions, confidence, and trajectory.

In this episode, Camper explores why your inner circle acts as a ceiling—or a catalyst—and how intentional exposure to different ways of thinking can radically expand what's possible in your business and leadership.

What You'll Learn
✔ How your environment programs future outcomes
✔ Why growth requires friction, challenge, and discomfort
✔ The hidden cost of echo-chamber thinking
✔ How to distinguish encouragement from real accountability
✔ Where to find people who push your thinking forward

Stagnation doesn't happen overnight. It happens when nothing challenges you anymore.

Who is stretching your perspective right now?

Let's Connect:
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Website: https://venturedgained.com/

Frugal or Foolish? The Truth About Buying Cheap Tech | with Camper Bull

Buying cheap feels responsible—until it starts costing you time, focus, and revenue.

In this episode of The Strategy Session, Camper Bull breaks down why "budget-friendly" decisions often trap entrepreneurs in cycles of friction, replacement, and lost momentum. This isn't about luxury or brand loyalty. It's about understanding how reliability compounds—and why professional-grade investments quietly outperform "savings" over time.

From technology and production gear to everyday business tools, this conversation reframes what it really means to invest wisely as a business owner.

What You'll Learn:
✔ Why cheap tools create hidden costs most entrepreneurs overlook
✔ How constant breakdowns quietly drain revenue and focus
✔ The difference between being frugal and sabotaging growth
✔ Why professional gear pays for itself over time
✔ How reliability protects momentum and execution

Every hour spent fixing broken tools is an hour taken away from growth. The real question isn't whether you can afford better equipment—it's whether you can afford the distraction of unreliable systems.

What's one "cheap" decision that ended up costing you more in the long run?

Let's Connect:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CamperBull
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Website: https://venturedgained.com/

The Kodak Trap: Why Great Companies Fail (And How to Avoid It) | with Camper Bull

The difference between companies that survive and those that disappear is rarely innovation.
It's the willingness to destroy what's working before it stops working.

Kodak invented the digital camera and still collapsed. Fujifilm faced the same industry collapse and survived by pivoting early, leveraging what they already knew, and refusing to protect yesterday's wins at the expense of tomorrow's relevance.

This episode explores why the most dangerous moment for a business is often when it's succeeding — and how leaders who build strategic optionality create stability when markets inevitably shift.

✔ Why protecting current success can quietly destroy long-term viability
✔ The real lesson behind Kodak vs. Fujifilm — and why innovation wasn't the issue
✔ How to identify transferable knowledge inside your business
✔ Why small experiments in adjacent markets create resilience
✔ How diversification becomes an insurance policy during disruption

The companies that endure aren't the ones with the best products today.
They're the ones willing to test, pivot, and even cannibalize their own success before the market forces them to.

What knowledge does your business already have that could thrive in a completely different industry?

Let's Connect:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camper-bull/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CamperBull
X: https://x.com/CamperBull
Website: https://venturedgained.com/