Better Together

About Better Together

Real Talk for People Building Real Businesses. Hosted by Kelly and Shawn Sundsvold | Powered by GoldBear Media About the Podcast: Better Together cuts through the noise with authentic stories from small business owners who’ve faced challenges, found resilience, and discovered growth in unexpected places. Each episode dives into what really happens behind the highlight reel—because business isn’t built in isolation. It’s built through connection, collaboration, and the courage to keep showing up. This podcast is all about real conversations that remind us we’re not alone in the journey of entrepreneurship.

Publisher

GoldBear Media

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Dec 2025

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

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   29 Oct 2026

   Lessons from 20 Years of Inventing: Adam Nelson’s Night Light Story

   Adam Nelson left corporate tech with an idea for a children’s night light and no idea how hard the next 20 years would be. In this episode of Better Together, Adam shares what it took to go from an invention to a real product: designing it, manufacturing it in China, protecting it with patents, and surviving the setbacks along the way. He talks candidly about what working across cultures taught him, why communication matters so much in global manufacturing, and how he had to pivot when COVID-19 disrupted exports. He also gets into the mindset side of entrepreneurship, including fail fast and fail cheap, how his relationship with risk has changed, and why unlearning old habits is part of growing as a founder. He credits family support as a major reason he kept going, and he talks about the humility and collaboration that came with learning from his mistakes. For inventors, product founders, or anyone thinking about leaving a corporate job to build something of their own, this one is full of lessons learned the hard way. Watch the full episode and share your biggest takeaway in the comments below. 🔗 Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-nelson-7107961/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-nelson-7107961/) Better Together is the 2026 Best Podcast in Maryland winner, hosted by Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold, co-owners of GoldBear Media. Each episode is a real, unscripted conversation with a founder or entrepreneur about the business they’ve built - the wins, the failures, and everything they learned along the way. Better Together is brought to you by GoldBear Media - helping business owners turn scattered marketing into a real, connected strategy. Learn more at goldbear.media. #BetterTogetherPodcast #Entrepreneurship #ProductDevelopment #Manufacturing #Innovation #StartupLessons #AdamNelson #GoldBearMedia

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   26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From Divorce to a Global Community: Building Help for Men with Ralph Brewer

   Ralph Brewer didn’t set out to build a business. He was a single father starting over, looking for answers, and what he found became a global community helping men improve their relationships. In this episode of Better Together, Ralph shares how Help for Men began, how he grew it online, and why focusing on one specific topic, the dead bedroom, helped him gain momentum while others stayed too broad. He also gets into the marketing side: why that topic gets men in the door, how his book The Dead Bedroom Fix took off, and why diversifying content across channels matters for long-term growth. He talks about the parts of entrepreneurship that don’t get enough airtime, including balancing discipline with burnout, the role of luck and skill stacking, and the importance of putting yourself out there. He also speaks openly about men’s mental health, emotional intelligence, and why community support matters. For entrepreneurs building an online audience, anyone figuring out their niche, or anyone who wants to hear an honest take on vulnerability and growth, this one is worth your time. Watch the full episode and share your biggest takeaway in the comments below. 🔗 Connect with Ralph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-brewer/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-brewer/) Better Together is the 2026 Best Podcast in Maryland winner, hosted by Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold, co-owners of GoldBear Media. Each episode is a real, unscripted conversation with a founder or entrepreneur about the business they’ve built - the wins, the failures, and everything they learned along the way. Better Together is brought to you by GoldBear Media - helping business owners turn scattered marketing into a real, connected strategy. Learn more at goldbear.media. #BetterTogetherPodcast #HelpForMen #Entrepreneurship #NicheMarketing #EmotionalIntelligence #MensMentalHealth #RalphBrewer #GoldBearMedia

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   22 Oct 2026

   From Pharmacist to Diabetes Coach: How Improv Changed Everything with Cory Jenks

   Cory Jenks spent years in a traditional pharmacy career, and something about it wasn’t working. Then he took an improv class. In this episode of Better Together, Cory shares how improv changed the way he communicates, connects with patients, and thinks about health. That led him to leave pharmacy and become a diabetes coach focused on lifestyle change, not just medication. He talks about the first month of entrepreneurship, including the loss of structure and the identity shift that came with leaving a career he’d known for years. He also explains why owning your time matters, how he balanced risk with family support, and why he believes real health starts with who you see yourself as. Cory is also an author, with books on healthcare culture and on fatherhood for new dads, and he brings humor into everything he does. His goal is to help reverse diabetes and educate the public along the way. For anyone thinking about leaving a career that no longer fits, or curious how improv can change the way you communicate, this one is worth your time. Watch the full episode and share your biggest takeaway in the comments below. 🔗 Connect with Cory: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-jenks-3ba17314/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-jenks-3ba17314/) Better Together is the 2026 Best Podcast in Maryland winner, hosted by Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold, co-owners of GoldBear Media. Each episode is a real, unscripted conversation with a founder or entrepreneur about the business they’ve built - the wins, the failures, and everything they learned along the way. Better Together is brought to you by GoldBear Media - helping business owners turn scattered marketing into a real, connected strategy. Learn more at goldbear.media. #BetterTogetherPodcast #Diabetes #Improv #Entrepreneurship #Healthcare #CoryJenks #PersonalGrowth #GoldBearMedia

Inside a recent episode

From Divorce to a Global Community: Building Help for Men with Ralph Brewer

Published 26 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They're very preoccupied with the relationship. They're always seeking reassurance from their partner. Do you love me? Show me affection. Show me physical affection. They want the hugs and the touches and the cuddling and everything else. And they do want to talk a lot, a great deal about things. And so if they see something is wrong with the wife, they want to talk out and they want to fix it and they want to get it over with so she can be happy, please. Because when she is unhappy, that ruins his day, his week, his month. And If that sounds exhausting to anybody listening to this, it is. To be a secure or the polar opposite is the avoidant partner. […]