Insure Your Success" is a podcast dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs with insights from over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience.
Each episode shares valuable lessons, strategies, and personal stories to help listeners navigate the challenges of business ownership. Tune in to gain practical advice and inspiration to grow your business and achieve lasting success.
I Was Broke, But I Didn't Quit: Lessons From My Entrepreneurial Journey
There was a time in my entrepreneurial journey when I was broke, struggling to pay bills, and trying to figure out how to provide for my family. People told me to give up on entrepreneurship and get a job.
But I believed in myself, and I didn't quit.
What I had to learn, though, was that belief without execution wasn't going to change my circumstances.
In this episode of Insure Your Success, I share lessons from my financial struggles, the difference between working for your next dollar and building a sustainable business, and why sometimes you need to change your strategy instead of abandoning your vision.
We discuss entrepreneurship, money management, business systems, leadership, and what it takes to build something beyond your personal hustle.
If you're working hard but wondering why your business isn't moving forward, this conversation is for you.
Your current situation doesn't have to be your final destination.
Hosted by Ortez Wells | Insure Your Success
14 Oct 2026
When Your Back Is Against the Wall, Do This
What do you do when a million-dollar deal is on the line and your back is against the wall?
Faith in your business vision is important. But what happens when things aren't going according to plan, the pressure is mounting, and you're running out of options?
In this episode of the Insure Your Success Podcast, host Ortez "Tez" Wells shares a powerful conversation with a successful real estate investor who found himself at the closing table for an apartment complex without the money needed to complete the deal.
With only days to find a solution, he had two choices: give up or take action.
His story reveals an important lesson every entrepreneur needs to understand:
Faith is not a business plan. But you need it to build one.
Drawing from more than 27 years in the insurance industry and his own entrepreneurial journey, Tez explores why believing in yourself isn't enough to build a successful business.
You'll hear about the importance of resilience, resourcefulness, building relationships, taking calculated risks, and executing a business strategy even when the outcome is uncertain.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, insurance agent, or aspiring agency owner, this episode will challenge you to examine how you're approaching setbacks and uncertainty.
The takeaway: Faith gives you courage. Resilience keeps you going. Consistent action creates progress.
Sometimes the vision doesn't need to change. The strategy does.
About Insure Your Success
Hosted by Ortez "Tez" Wells, Insure Your Success features real conversations about entrepreneurship, business growth, leadership, overcoming challenges, and turning your hustle into a sustainable business.
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Question for listeners: What's one action you've been putting off because you're uncertain about the outcome?
28 Sept 2026
Single Mother of 6 to Funeral Home Owner
How does a single mother of six become a funeral home owner? In this episode of *Insure Your Success*, Ortez Wells talks with Zakiyah A. Lewis - Muhammad, co-owner of Eppinger and Lewis Funeral Home in Stone Mountain, Georgia, about the years of persistence behind her business.Zakiyah shares why an 18-month funeral service program took her nearly 10 years to complete, how she found a mentor in the funeral profession, and what it took to open a funeral home with business partner Reggie Eppinger. They also discuss faith, motherhood, the responsibilities of ownership, and serving families and the Stone Mountain community.If you are building a business while facing setbacks, this conversation is a reminder to keep moving.What part of Zakiyah's journey stayed with you? Share it in the comments. Subscribe to Insure Your Success for honest conversations about entrepreneurship, leadership, and building a lasting business.
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