{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond A Million","slug":"beyond-a-million-4835442","podcast_index_feed_id":4835442,"rss_url":"https://bradweimert.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://beyondamillion.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/1/a/7/31a75134bbdc7c4427a2322813b393ee/beyond_a_million_-_brad_weimert.jpg","author":"Brad Weimert","episode_count":246,"summary":"Brad Weimert, founder of Easy Pay Direct, interviews world-class entrepreneurs to explore tactics & strategies to build 8, 9, and 10-figure brands. Learn more at: https://beyondamillion.com/ All business is the same… but nobody really feels that way. The truth is – the BUILDING blocks of business are consistent across the board. Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Taxes... Apply to all businesses. With more than 30,000 businesses flowing through Easy Pay Direct (and the data behind them), Brad Weimert has found a litany of world-class experts to break down what's working - and what's not. With clients like Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, Hal Elrod and Grant Cardone, Easy Pay Direct is an amazing pool of knowledge and experience to pull from. Watch, Listen, and learn while you hear experts pull back the curtain and share cutting-edge marketing strategies, the latest sales techniques, the operational tools and tactics that make it all work, and the tax strategies that keep your money in your pocket. Whether you're pushing through your first startup and learning the ropes, you're an established 8 or 9-figure brand, or you've made an exit and are thinking about your next chapter……","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:20:47.806310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442"},"episode":{"title":"233: From a 9-Figure Exit to a $10 Billion Data Center with Jason Van Gaal","slug":"233-from-a-9-figure-exit-to-a-10-billion-data-center-with-jason-van-gaal","published_at":"2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/233-from-a-9-figure-exit-to-a-10-billion-data-center-with-jason-van-gaal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442","url":"https://beyondamillion.com/audio/jason-van-gaal-10b-ai-data-center","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bradweimert/233_-_From_a_9-Figure_Exit_to_a_10_Billion_Data_Center_with_Jason_Van_Gaal.mp3?dest-id=2974040","summary":"AI isn't just creating a software boom, it's creating an infrastructure crisis. As demand for AI explodes, the real bottleneck isn't chips or models anymore. It's power, cooling, permitting, and the ability to build data centers fast enough to keep up. Jason Van Gaal has spent more than a decade solving exactly that problem. After building and exiting multiple data center companies — including one of the largest Canadian tech exits of 2019 — Jason is now taking on his biggest project yet: building a $10 billion AI data center campus in Alberta powered by its own energy infrastructure. In this episode, we break down the future of AI infrastructure, why data centers are becoming power companies, the realities of scaling massive industrial projects, and what Jason learned from building, exiting, and starting over again. Key Takeaways with Jason Van Gaal From Two Exits to a $10B Swing Hire People Better Than Yourself Cutting Build Time to 120 Days Financing 400% Growth Without Imploding How He Invests After the Exit Why He Came Out of Retirement Why Alberta Won the Build Busting the Data Center Water Myth Noise, Infrasound, and Tinfoil Hats What Happens If Approvals Fail Why He Stays in His Lane Why Scaling Fast Is a Trap Learning Just in Time vs Just in Case Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eRR-PLNkVtQ Let's Connect: Website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook","meta_description":"AI isn't just creating a software boom, it's creating an infrastructure crisis. As demand for AI explodes, the real bottleneck isn't chips or models anymo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2029,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-a-million-4835442/episodes/233-from-a-9-figure-exit-to-a-10-billion-data-center-with-jason-van-gaal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-a-million-4835442/233-from-a-9-figure-exit-to-a-10-billion-data-center-with-jason-van-gaal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}