{"podcast":{"title":"Business Muscle","slug":"business-muscle-6592864","podcast_index_feed_id":6592864,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/business-muscle/","website_url":"https://businessmusclepdocast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ed263e60-9fd8-4a5b-aea7-db0a1336c05c/7PdEAiNqlAJusHBeCzk905gd.jpg","author":"Business Muscle Podcast","episode_count":151,"summary":"How do I turn my side hustle into a full time job? What strategies should I implement in my business now to gain financial freedom? How do I launch a business with no outside investors? How do I grow my business to six figures in less than 6 months? How do I market my business to get a return on my investment as quickly as possible? And the MOST important question, how do I quit my day job and build the business of my dreams? Whether you have a business idea and you’re not sure how to make it come to life, you want to turn your side hustle into your full time gig, or you own a small business and want to turn it into an empire - you’ve come to the right place. And we can’t help ourselves, as a physical therapist and a fitness instructor, we’re going to throw fitness and wellness tips your way, too. The Business Muscle podcast is a female run business podcast loaded with tips and takeaways to make you the strongest business owner you can be. Expect episodes on anything from how to be profitable in the first month to the way we grew five locations in less than three years, to ways to bulletproof your back. Your co-hosts Elise and Ariel have the experience to put the muscle behind you…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:20:21.263662+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-muscle-6592864"},"episode":{"title":"151. From Rock Bottom to CEO: Matt Ganem's Unfiltered Path to Building an Empire","slug":"151-from-rock-bottom-to-ceo-matt-ganem-s-unfiltered-path-to-building-an-empire","published_at":"2026-06-08T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-muscle-6592864/151-from-rock-bottom-to-ceo-matt-ganem-s-unfiltered-path-to-building-an-empire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-muscle-6592864","url":"https://businessmusclepdocast.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8ad436f1-7b40-4bd3-89de-c2e6ad760b0b.mp3","summary":"This week, we sit down with Matt Ganem, a recovering heroin addict turned entrepreneur, real estate investor, author, and CEO of multiple addiction treatment and behavioral health centers across Massachusetts, Delaware, and New Jersey. Matt shares his powerful journey from addiction and early recovery to building and scaling successful businesses that help thousands of people. We dive into the realities of running treatment centers, rebuilding after losing a business partnership, opening a new company during the uncertainty of COVID, and the lessons he's learned about leadership, culture, resilience, and growth. Matt also discusses how real estate became a key part of his wealth-building strategy, the mindset shifts required to scale multiple businesses, and the hard-earned lessons that shaped the entrepreneur he is today! This is a must listen! Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattganem_poet/ You can follow us on Instagram @businessmusclepodcast, @elisecaira and @dr.ariel.dpt. Get your FREE Business Starter Checklist: https://www.businessmusclepodcast.com/freechecklist FIXXED: https://www.fixxedstudios.com/ Sweat Fixx: https://www.sweatfixx.com/","meta_description":"This week, we sit down with Matt Ganem, a recovering heroin addict turned entrepreneur, real estate investor, author, and CEO of multiple addiction treatm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-muscle-6592864/episodes/151-from-rock-bottom-to-ceo-matt-ganem-s-unfiltered-path-to-building-an-empire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-muscle-6592864/151-from-rock-bottom-to-ceo-matt-ganem-s-unfiltered-path-to-building-an-empire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}