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The Hunt for Success

The Hunt for Success

By: Sam McGough
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The Hunt for Success | The Definitive Show Description


A Life Designed: Where Elite Strategy Meets High-End Adventure


The Hunt for Success is the premier conversation-driven podcast, delivering executive-level business insights for high-achieving entrepreneurs, founders, and executives who believe that true success must ultimately fund a life intentionally designed—a life of freedom, abundance, and purpose. Hosted by Dr. Sam McGough, the show cuts through generic business advice to provide exclusive access to the minds of top performers who are mastering both the boardroom and the backcountry.


This isn't just a business podcast; it’s an intellectual hunting ground blending business authority with lifestyle/outdoor stories, where strategy and passion intersect. Every immersive, campfire-style conversation is a deep dive into the journeys of successful operators and investors who have built wealth and aligned it with how they actually want to live.


The show is built on a clear, consistent framework designed to deliver high-impact content and actionable value every week.


We establish why the guest is worth hearing by examining their accomplishments, reputation, and the foundational principles, strategic choices, and valuable failures that led to their success. This is where listeners gain elite entrepreneurial insights, learning the repeatable success patterns and mental models that top performers use to create financial leverage without burnout. Dr. Sam McGough, as a systems-builder and healthcare executive, guides the conversation as an engaging storyteller with executive credibility, ensuring the takeaways are strategic and meticulously structured.


The Hunt for Success is dedicated to premium outdoor adventure lifestyle content and the role outdoor pursuits—such as high-end hunting, fishing, and adventure experiences—play in discipline, clarity, and leadership. Guests share their captivating stories, revealing how their passion for the outdoors reinforces their mindset, decision-making, and performance in business. The brand’s authentic storytelling comes to life, connecting elite business insights with a sophisticated, relatable lifestyle.


The podcast synthesizes how business mastery and lifestyle combine to create a "Designed Living" framework. It provides listeners with practical principles, repeatable habits, and tangible advice they can apply immediately. The goal is to move beyond the feeling of being stuck in "work mode" and provide clarity on how to build sustainable success while still living a high-quality, high-impact life.


Dr. Sam McGough is more than a host; he is an entrepreneur, executive, and operator who is actively connected to high-level founder and investor networks. His real-world business experience—as the Founder & CEO of Discovery Medical Center, a leader in national clinic platforms, and the creator of Aestus Mastermind—gives him the credibility and access to engage in natural, high-trust conversations with the most successful people. He embodies the brand's tone: a confident mentor with an adventurous spirit.


The Promise: Exclusive Access. Actionable Insights. Adventure-Driven Learning.


Hunt for Success is a high-impact content engine, designed to educate, entertain, and inspire. It is the premier media platform where elite entrepreneurs connect, share their journeys, and inspire others, ultimately serving as the connective tissue for a high-value network where excellence in business and lifestyle is the non-negotiable standard.


If you are building wealth and designing freedom, and you know that success should fund the life you want to live, then join the hunt. Success is earned. Freedom is designed. Create a life worth hunting for.


Listen to The Hunt for Success at https://thehuntforsuccess.com.



Copyright 2026 | All Rights Reserved | Sam McGough
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Episodes
  • Marketing for Chiropractors: Build It, Scale It, Sell It with Dr. Kendall Price
    May 21 2026

    Dr. Kendall Price went from chiropractic school to 200 patient visits a week in just 90 days, not by accident, but by applying "boots-on-the-ground" marketing systems before he even opened his doors. Now, as founder of Elevate Marketing, he helps chiropractors build consistent patient acquisition through repeatable, scalable systems.


    In this episode of Hunt for Success, Dr. Sam McGough sits down with Dr. Price to break down how understanding numbers like lifetime value and patient acquisition cost changes every business decision — how process and people create businesses that can actually be sold — and how a move to central Illinois, a bird dog, and a bow opened up a second life built around family, faith, and the outdoors.


    What You'll Learn:

    – How Dr. Price launched to 200 visits/week in 90 days using repeatable marketing

    – Why knowing your patient LTV changes how you spend, hire, and grow

    – How systems and people create a business you can eventually sell

    – What it looks like to walk away at the right time — and why he has no regrets

    – How hunting, faith, and family keep his mind sharp and his business focused


    01:27 Learning Marketing In School

    02:25 Scaling A Practice Fast

    03:53 Systems, People, and LTV

    06:30 Mentors, Numbers, and Delegation

    10:20 Selling Practice & Buying Out Partner

    13:30 Move To Illinois & Outdoors Life

    14:23 How He Started Hunting

    15:21 Bird Dog and Bowhunting

    17:22 Canada Fishing Trips

    21:06 Kids, Family, and Outdoors Lessons

    24:24 Farm Work as Therapy

    25:43 Faithful Tree Stand Routine

    27:06 Food Plots & Big Bucks

    28:30 Trophy Standards Debate

    32:34 Business Numbers Non-Negotiables

    37:06 Pricing & Value Communication

    38:04 Bow Setup & Gear Talk

    39:00 First Big Splurge — The Boat

    41:48 Land Ownership & Family Hunts

    42:54 Brotherhood, Mastermind & Tribe

    47:26 Systems Create Freedom


    About the Guest

    Dr. Kendall Price is a former chiropractor and founder of Elevate Marketing, where he helps chiropractors scale their businesses through effective marketing systems and operational strategy. Known for his strong focus on processes, leadership, and long-term business growth, Kendall also shares his passion for hunting, fishing, and family life throughout the episode.


    Guest Resources:

    Elevate Marketing: https://goelevatemarketing.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkendallprice/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkendallprice/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-price-5681b189/


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    49 mins
  • The People-First System That Keeps Clients Coming Back with Will Bamber
    May 14 2026

    On the Hunt for Success podcast, the host interviews Will Bamber of WNUI Safaris in New Zealand, discussing the property’s multi-generation history (including earlier AU Trading roots and WNUI Safaris emerging in the early 1980s) and the family-run culture led by Will’s father Paul. Will shares his multifaceted life: professional racing (including Lamborghini Super Trofeo and other North American series), time living and racing in Asia, and software development focused on ERP/CRM automation for the safari business.


    They emphasize that people and relationships drive repeat bookings, and describe using technology and AI to streamline proposals, invoicing, accounting, and data insights while keeping a lean team. They also cover trade-show marketing, continuous lodge improvements (new cabin, upgrades, potential jacuzzi area), work-life balance for staff, and New Zealand possum control and possum wool.


    00:53 Ranch Name History

    02:07 Racing Career Path

    02:56 Racing Meets Hunting

    03:27 Work You Love

    05:13 Guides and Giving Back

    07:34 Why Clients Return

    10:17 Culture and Systems

    11:10 People First Growth

    13:27 Red Carpet Service

    14:49 Software for Outfitters

    18:26 AI and Automation

    21:49 Competition and Networking

    24:12 Booth Hospitality Strategy

    25:46 Trade Show Networking Mindset

    26:55 Client Relationships Like Family

    27:47 Races And Friend Trips

    28:47 Guide Work Life Balance

    30:44 Team Culture And Care

    33:23 Lodge Upgrades And Amenities

    34:30 Feedback Driven Improvements

    35:48 Racing Confidence And Balance

    38:40 Possums And Trade Show Curiosity

    42:05 Overwhelmed At The Expo


    Will Bamber is part of the family leadership team behind Wanganui Safaris, a premier New Zealand hunting lodge with a multi-generational legacy led by the Bamber family. Beyond the safari business, Will brings a unique blend of expertise in professional motorsports, business systems, and software automation, helping modernize operations through ERP, CRM, AI, and workflow automation while maintaining a strong people-first culture.


    He is also an accomplished race car driver who has competed in Lamborghini Super Trofeo and other North American racing series.


    Guest Resource:

    Wanganui Safaris Website: https://www.wsafaris.com/

    Will Bamber Website: https://www.willbamber.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willbamber/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willbambermotorsport/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willbamber/

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    45 mins
  • W2 Employee to 100-Pool Construction Empire with Ryan Seekatz
    May 7 2026

    Dr. Sam McGough interviews Ryan Seekatz, an Alaska native and entrepreneur who transitioned from years of W2 work on Alaska’s North Slope oil fields to running businesses, then pursuing business acquisitions that led him to buy a Florida pool construction company.


    Ryan describes the toll of long hitches away from family, the moment he decided to quit, and how he spent years searching for the right acquisition before launching a successful renovation branch while building about 100 pools per year in affluent East Coast Florida communities. The conversation also covers Ryan’s early hunting and fishing memories in Fairbanks, the challenges of big-game processing in Alaska, Sam’s perspective on sustained “grinding,” purpose, and creating family experiences, plus a discussion of private aviation and Ryan’s emphasis that mentorship has been a key driver of his progress.


    01:08 Ryan Background

    01:49 Pool Business Growth

    02:31 Leaving W2 Life

    05:51 Oil Rig Breaking Point

    07:24 Alaska Hunting Roots

    08:55 Florida Transition Grind

    10:54 Work Life Discipline

    14:45 Defining Success Freedom

    17:41 Family Memories Hunting

    18:35 Caribou Moose Plans

    19:07 New Zealand Hunt Costs

    19:36 Why New Zealand Is Easy

    20:46 Red Stag Surprise

    21:32 Lazy Hunter Confession

    22:50 Alaska Moose Reality

    24:11 Caribou Processing Tips

    26:44 Planning Alaska Together

    27:32 Private Planes For Hunts

    28:32 Timeshares And Tax Plays

    32:46 Mentorship And Entrepreneurship


    About the Guest:

    Ryan Seekatz is an Alaska native, entrepreneur, and business owner who transitioned from years of W2 work on Alaska’s North Slope oil fields into entrepreneurship through business acquisitions. After leaving the demanding oilfield lifestyle, Ryan spent years searching for the right opportunity before acquiring a Florida-based pool construction company, where he now oversees a thriving business building and renovating pools across affluent East Coast communities. In this episode, he shares his journey from corporate grind to freedom, along with insights on mentorship, family, hunting roots in Alaska, and building a purpose-driven life.


    Guest Resources:

    Website: https://www.sfcpools.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-seekatz-0a3791292/

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    37 mins
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