Total Disruption Podcast

S2E42_Down 20K, Facing Homelessness, One Church Stage Saved His Family

Episode Summary

In this powerful episode of Total Disruption, Dr. Jake Clendenning interviews the immigrant entrepreneur who proves public speaking is the fastest path to business breakthrough—not marketing. Sebastian did everything “right.” He built funnels. Ran ads. Paid for email marketing. Showed up on social media. And still lost $20,000 trying to make his finance business work. Then everything collapsed at once. Both parents lost their jobs. Eviction was imminent. Homelessness was no longer theoretical. Sebastian was ready to quit. Until a phone call changed everything. An elderly mentor—fresh out of a stroke, voice barely audible—called from a hospital bed and asked Sebastian to speak at a church on his behalf. That one reluctant “yes” didn’t just save his family. It changed the trajectory of his life.