
Practical pressure for builders rebuilding out loud.
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UnMuted mixes side-business coaching with candid reflection on work, family, faith, and reinvention. Chris Williams pushes practical action, from better websites and customer retention to naming the excuses that keep people stuck.
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About UnMuted
UnMuted is a practical, energetic show about business building, leadership, and the personal work of refusing to stay stuck. Chris Williams frames entrepreneurship through the lens of people who may still be inside corporate life but are trying to build something more durable on the side. The show is direct from the first minute. It favors action, clarity, and honest self-assessment over polished startup theater. Episodes often return to the same core question: what has to change so an idea can become something real? Sometimes the answer is operational. A short episode on workplace problem-solving argues that strong cultures reward the people who eliminate chaos instead of letting broken processes become someone’s private source of relevance. Sometimes the answer is strategic. In conversations with named guests, the show looks at websites as decision tools, not fantasy machines that try to do everything at once. Other episodes focus on the internal resistance that slows builders down. Procrastination, fear of failure, not knowing where to start, and doubts about whether the effort is worth it are treated as common excuses that can be named and worked through. The show also spends time on customer retention, repeat buyers, transferable skills, meeting discipline, and the discipline of testing and learning in public. Its rhythm is part coaching session, part workroom talk. It can be punchy. It can also stretch into long, conversational explanations where a business lesson is tied back to family, faith, responsibility, or rebuilding after a hard turn. UnMuted suits listeners who want practical pressure without a glossy motivational wrapper. It is especially useful for people who need someone to challenge vague ambition and turn it into a next move.
Made for: UnMuted is for ambitious employees, side-business builders, and people trying to lead better while building something outside or beyond corporate work. It especially fits listeners who respond to direct coaching, faith-aware reflection, and practical systems talk.
What sets it apart: The show blends side-business tactics with workplace leadership and personal reinvention, so the advice does not stay confined to marketing or mindset. Its strongest episodes connect everyday friction, like bad meetings or overbuilt websites, to larger questions about execution, responsibility, and durable growth.
In their own words
Welcome to Unmuted—where real men reclaim their voice, their values, and their vision.I’m Chris Williams—husband, father, former corporate leader turned digital entrepreneur. After 18 years in the system, I was laid off and left to rebuild my life, my marriage, and my mission from the ground up. What started as a breakdown became a breakthrough—and now I’m here to help you do the same.This is not another surface-level success podcast.Every week, we get real about the hard stuff.✅ Leading a blended family✅ Building a business from scratch✅ Navigating faith in uncertain times✅ Redefining manhood without losing your soulIf you’re a Gen X or Millennial man in your 30s to 50s trying to lead well,…
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Episodes
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🚫5 Reasons NOT To Start a Side Business🚫
·30m - 2
5 Mins Unmuted- Some people don’t solve problems at work, they protect them.
·5m - 3
What Scammers Can Teach You About Building a Better Company Culture
·53m - 4
Stop Firing People! Do This Instead...
·31m - 5
I Failed My First Business Acquisition | 5 Hard Truths You Need to Hear
·25m - 6
Turning Ideas into Real Life with Coding - AJ Rivera and Mike Schmidt | Episode #199
·1h 16m - 7
The Entrepreneurship Bug - Neal Tricario - Episode #198
·33m - 8
The Power of Podcasting - Jessica Hurley. Ep 197
·1h 25m - 9
Turning Hopes and Wishes Into Actionable Expectations
·43m - 10
Unveiling the Secrets of Network Marketing Success with Eric Worre ⚡
·1h 36m - 11
A mom in the business? This is how you do it! | Grow Your Side Business Clip With Stephanie Blake
·18m - 12
Part 2: Stephanie's Family, Faith, and Entrepreneurship Balance Equation | Grow Your Side Business Podcast
·52m - 13
Part 1: Stephanie's Family, Faith, and Entrepreneurship Balance Equation | Grow Your Side Business Podcast
·1h 3m - 14
Your brand is unique because of you! | Grow Your Side Business Clip With Mark Stern
·17m - 15
Relationships and Corporate Identity | Grow Your Side Business Clip with Mark Stern
·11m - 16
Turning From A Corporate Job To An Online Business | Grow Your Side Business Clips With Mark Stern
·12m - 17
The Secret to Financial Growth: Systems Over Hard Work
·55m - 18
A million dollars a year from one simple idea with Mark Stern.
·1h 8m - 19
Identifying Your Allies: Recognizing Doorway and Destination People in Your Network
·17m - 20
Building Your Side Business: Avoiding the Disappointment Exit on the Highway of Success
·22m - 21
From Military Scrutiny to Entrepreneurial Success: Julia Thornhill's Path to Financial Freedom
·1h 20m - 22
Raising Strong and Resourceful Girls: Julia Thornhill's Journey as a Mother and Mentor.
·13m - 23
From Cell Biology to Sales: Understanding the Systemization of Success with Princella
·19m - 24
5 Critical Lessons For Business And Life!
·19m - 25
Princella's Journey: From Zero to $300k in Months!
·1h 35m - 26
Maximizing Profitability: Enhancing Your Skills for Side Business Success
·25m - 27
Did You Know About These Laws You May Be Violating?
·8m - 28
🎙️Embrace the Challenge: Showing Up Even When You're Not Prepared" 🎙️
·10m - 29
The Art of Aggressively Patient: Mastering Success In 2023
·15m - 30
The Untapped Power of Women CEOs: Denise Conroy Reveals All
·1h 22m - 31
Denise Conroy: Unleashing the Power of Women CEOs
·14m - 32
Challenging Your Limits: Embracing Growth and Living Fully
·10m - 33
Thinking of Starting a Side Business? These 4 Mistakes Can Stop You in Your Tracks!
·28m - 34
Slaying the Dragon of Complacency: Success Lessons from the Eighth Seed Miami Heat
·22m - 35
How the Hartzogs Went from Side Hustle to Million Dollars – Get the Full Story Now!
·1h 23m - 36
Entrepreneur Love Story: Secrets to Maintaining a Healthy Marriage While Running a Business!
·13m - 37
WARNING: You've Never Seen Get Rick Quick In This Way🤯
·30m - 38
The 4️⃣ Levels You Must Grow Through🤯
·36m - 39
Brad's Shocking Decision: Leaving The Family Business For THIS Reason?
·15m - 40
Want To Make A Lot Of Money?🙋🏽♂️ Solve A Problem For Wealthy People💸🤯
·1h 29m - 41
Unveiling the 4 Game-Changing P's You MUST Work Into Your Daily Routine
·16m - 42
Reason 31 To Grow Your Side Business; Being Present. Recap & The Chance To Collab
·19m - 43
Reason 30 To Grow Your Side Business; You Will Work Hard Either Way
·15m - 44
Reason 29 To Grow Your Side Business; Success Demands Failures
·20m - 45
Reason 28 To Grow Your Side Business; The Next Role Requires These Skills
·13m - 46
Reason 27 To Grow Your Side Business; Commit At A Higher Level
·18m - 47
Reason 26 To Grow Your Side Business; Ignorance Is Costly
·18m - 48
Reason 25 To Grow Your Side Business; Build With Your Spouse
·15m - 49
Reason 24 To Grow Your Side Business; It Will End
·16m - 50
Reason 23 To Grow Your Side Business; Betting On Myself
·19m - 51
Reason 22 To Grow Your Side Business; Becoming Disciplined
·17m - 52
Reason 21 To Grow Your Side Business; Building A Profitable Network
·18m - 53
Reason 20 To Grow Your Side Business; Make Money In New Ways
·20m - 54
Reason 19 To Grow Your Side Business; Show Up Better At Work
·16m - 55
Reason 18 To Grow Your Side Business; Unlearning To Progress
·23m - 56
Reason 17 To Grow Your Side Business; Go To Work Differently
·21m - 57
Reason 16 To Grow Your Side Business; Change How I Think About Money
·22m - 58
Reason 15 To Grow Your Side Business; Partnerships & Collaborations
·24m - 59
Reason 14 To Grow Your Side Business; The Legacy
·20m - 60
Reason 13 To Grow Your Side Business; Always Preparing To Meet The Moment
·13m - 61
Reason 12 To Grow Your Side Business; Getting Paid Multiple Times For One Skillset
·18m - 62
Reason 11 To Grow Your Side Business; A Backup Plan That's Profitable
·17m - 63
Reason 10 To Grow Your Side Business; Owning The Time You Have
·15m - 64
Reason 9 To Grow Your Side Business; Improve your Self Confidence and Esteem
·17m - 65
Reason 8 To Grow Your Side Business; Sense Of Accomplishment And Purpose
·13m - 66
Reason 7 To Grow Your Side Business; Serving The Needs In The Market
·15m - 67
Reason 6 To Grow Your Side Business; Having A Creative Outlet
·17m - 68
Reason 5 To Grow Your Side Business; Learning New Skills And Leveraging Existing Ones
·14m - 69
Reason 4 To Grow Your Side Business; Growing and Controlling Your Personal Brand
·16m - 70
Reason 3 To Grow Your Side Business; Gain Control Over Your Caeer And Income
·17m - 71
Reason 2 To Grow Your Side Business; Give Yourself Permission
·18m - 72
Reason 1 To Grow Your Side Business; Life Interruptions Will Happen
·13m - 73
Biggest Community Announcement EVER!
·12m - 74
This Year In Review! A Look Back At All That We Discussed
·14m - 75
Will You Or Won't You⁉️ Achieving Results In 2023
·47m - 76
Who's The Master? And Other Questions Chris Answers
·30m - 77
Starting a Business, After Military Service | Dr. Kevin Washington
·58m - 78
When to Follow Your Own Path: Navigating the Overwhelming World of Experts and Gurus
·33m - 79
The Laziest Business You Can Start In 2023 👨🏻💻📈💰
·26m - 80
The Pain Is Not Enough For you To Move: Chris UNCUT
·19m - 81
Zero to $880 MILLION! And Counting with Veena Jetti
·54m - 82
Why You Feel Stuck At Work. Massive Action Monday
·32m - 83
🚨SCAM ALERT; BLACK FRIDAY. How Did We Get Here?🤔
·21m - 84
WARNING: If You Can't Lead Well, You Will Never Be Able To Get THIS Right In Your Business.
·7m - 85
3️⃣ reasons Why Some Get Paid More Than Others
·21m - 86
5 Habits of Successful Side Business Owners You Should Copy!
·31m - 87
BONUS: The Power of Imagination
·23m - 88
19 Things I've Realized In Building A Business
·1h 4m - 89
How to Reach the Top: Mastery or Diversity?
·19m - 90
From Ministry to Bartending to Real Estate: The Journey of Overcoming Adversity
·12m - 91
Top 3 Business Coaches That Helped Me Create a High-Value Side Business
·11m - 92
Unlock Your Potential: 3 Key Reasons You Get Paid at Your Day Job and How to Leverage Them for Side Business Success
·20m - 93
7 Lies Holding You Back: How to Overcome Them and Achieve Success 💰💪🏼🚀
·27m - 94
This 1️⃣ Change Made Me $700,000💸 Profit! You Should Do This Too🤯
·22m - 95
From Average Joe to Side Hustler: The Untold Story of Microsoft Employee-Turned-Option Sniper!
·7m - 96
Top 10 Excuses for Not Building a Side Business🤦🏽♂️ (And How to Overcome Them)☺️
·33m - 97
How to Grow Your Business with Long-Term Customers | Here's the Secret 🤯
·25m - 98
LinkedIn Audio Interview PT. 2 with Felecia Hatcher (#Throwback)
·23m - 99
LinkedIn Audio Interview PT. 1 with Felecia Hatcher (#Throwback)
·28m - 100
Brad's Big Idea That Paid Off: Everyone Slept 🛌 On It!
·1h 34m - 101
5 Mins Unmuted- Some people don’t solve problems at work, they protect them.
Jul 14, 2025·5m - 102
What Scammers Can Teach You About Building a Better Company Culture
Jul 10, 2025·53m - 103
Stop Firing People! Do This Instead...
Jul 3, 2025·31m - 104
I Failed My First Business Acquisition | 5 Hard Truths You Need to Hear
Jun 18, 2025·25m - 105
Turning Ideas into Real Life with Coding - AJ Rivera and Mike Schmidt | Episode #199
Mike Schmidt and AJ Rivera describe building a digital agency after Schmidt started web design in 2003 and Rivera left Intuit for Anchorwave.
Feb 22, 2024·1h 16m·5 clips - 106
The Entrepreneurship Bug - Neal Tricario - Episode #198
Hidden gemThe supplied UnMuted episode, “The Entrepreneurship Bug,” presents Chris Williams interviewing sales transformation expert Neil Chakariko about building a side business.
Feb 21, 2024·33m·2 clips - 107
The Power of Podcasting - Jessica Hurley. Ep 197
Chris Williams interviews Jessica Hurley about launching a podcast in 2018, building EPYC Network, and using personal growth to create useful content.
Feb 21, 2024·1h 25m·5 clips - 108
Turning Hopes and Wishes Into Actionable Expectations
Feb 2, 2024·43m - 109
Unveiling the Secrets of Network Marketing Success with Eric Worre ⚡
Hidden gemEric Worre says a 90-day withdrawal test reveals whether you own a business or merely created a job.
Jan 3, 2024·1h 36m·2 clips - 110
A mom in the business? This is how you do it! | Grow Your Side Business Clip With Stephanie Blake
Jan 1, 2024·18m - 111
Part 1: Stephanie's Family, Faith, and Entrepreneurship Balance Equation | Grow Your Side Business Podcast
Dec 31, 2023·1h 3m - 112
Part 2: Stephanie's Family, Faith, and Entrepreneurship Balance Equation | Grow Your Side Business Podcast
Dec 31, 2023·52m - 113
Your brand is unique because of you! | Grow Your Side Business Clip With Mark Stern
Dec 30, 2023·17m - 114
Relationships and Corporate Identity | Grow Your Side Business Clip with Mark Stern
Dec 29, 2023·11m - 115
Turning From A Corporate Job To An Online Business | Grow Your Side Business Clips With Mark Stern
Dec 28, 2023·12m - 116
The Secret to Financial Growth: Systems Over Hard Work
Dec 8, 2023·55m - 117
A million dollars a year from one simple idea with Mark Stern.
Nov 29, 2023·1h 8m - 118
Identifying Your Allies: Recognizing Doorway and Destination People in Your Network
Oct 10, 2023·17m - 119
Building Your Side Business: Avoiding the Disappointment Exit on the Highway of Success
Oct 2, 2023·22m - 120
From Military Scrutiny to Entrepreneurial Success: Julia Thornhill's Path to Financial Freedom
Sep 21, 2023·1h 20m - 121
Raising Strong and Resourceful Girls: Julia Thornhill's Journey as a Mother and Mentor.
Sep 13, 2023·13m - 122
From Cell Biology to Sales: Understanding the Systemization of Success with Princella
Sep 7, 2023·19m - 123
5 Critical Lessons For Business And Life!
Sep 5, 2023·19m - 124
Princella's Journey: From Zero to $300k in Months!
Sep 4, 2023·1h 35m - 125
Maximizing Profitability: Enhancing Your Skills for Side Business Success
Aug 22, 2023·25m - 126
Did You Know About These Laws You May Be Violating?
Aug 16, 2023·8m - 127
🎙️Embrace the Challenge: Showing Up Even When You're Not Prepared" 🎙️
Aug 11, 2023·10m - 128
The Art of Aggressively Patient: Mastering Success In 2023
Jul 26, 2023·15m - 129
The Untapped Power of Women CEOs: Denise Conroy Reveals All
Jul 6, 2023·1h 22m - 130
Denise Conroy: Unleashing the Power of Women CEOs
Jun 26, 2023·14m - 131
Challenging Your Limits: Embracing Growth and Living Fully
Jun 19, 2023·10m - 132
Thinking of Starting a Side Business? These 4 Mistakes Can Stop You in Your Tracks!
Jun 6, 2023·28m - 133
Slaying the Dragon of Complacency: Success Lessons from the Eighth Seed Miami Heat
Jun 1, 2023·22m - 134
How the Hartzogs Went from Side Hustle to Million Dollars – Get the Full Story Now!
May 30, 2023·1h 23m - 135
Entrepreneur Love Story: Secrets to Maintaining a Healthy Marriage While Running a Business!
May 26, 2023·13m - 136
🚫5 Reasons NOT To Start a Side Business🚫
May 23, 2023·30m - 137
BONUS: The Power of Imagination
May 15, 2023·23m - 138
19 Things I've Realized In Building A Business
May 9, 2023·1h 4m - 139
How to Reach the Top: Mastery or Diversity?
May 2, 2023·19m - 140
From Ministry to Bartending to Real Estate: The Journey of Overcoming Adversity
Apr 27, 2023·12m - 141
Top 3 Business Coaches That Helped Me Create a High-Value Side Business
Apr 27, 2023·11m - 142
Unlock Your Potential: 3 Key Reasons You Get Paid at Your Day Job and How to Leverage Them for Side Business Success
Apr 18, 2023·20m - 143
7 Lies Holding You Back: How to Overcome Them and Achieve Success 💰💪🏼🚀
Apr 11, 2023·27m - 144
This 1️⃣ Change Made Me $700,000💸 Profit! You Should Do This Too🤯
Apr 3, 2023·22m - 145
From Average Joe to Side Hustler: The Untold Story of Microsoft Employee-Turned-Option Sniper!
Mar 26, 2023·7m - 146
Top 10 Excuses for Not Building a Side Business🤦🏽♂️ (And How to Overcome Them)☺️
Chris Williams uses Massive Action Monday to list 10 excuses that keep corporate employees from building a side business.
Mar 21, 2023·33m·2 clips - 147
How to Grow Your Business with Long-Term Customers | Here's the Secret 🤯
Chris Williams teaches strategies to grow a side business by retaining customers and turning them into repeat buyers.
Mar 14, 2023·25m - 148
LinkedIn Audio Interview PT. 2 with Felecia Hatcher (#Throwback)
Chris Williams promotes a side business challenge and discusses transferable skills for launching a profitable side business.
Mar 12, 2023·23m - 149
LinkedIn Audio Interview PT. 1 with Felecia Hatcher (#Throwback)
Chris Williams promotes a side business challenge and discusses questioning the intent of work meetings.
Mar 11, 2023·28m - 150
Brad's Big Idea That Paid Off: Everyone Slept 🛌 On It!
Mar 4, 2023·1h 34m