What if success in business was built on love, integrity, and community instead of pressure and fear? In this powerful conversation, Carolyn Cooper sits down with global connector Michael Whitehouse to reveal how authentic relationships, ethical leadership, and courageous connection can transform both business and life.

What You’ll Hear:

- How starting with nothing – no job, no business, no network – led Michael to become “the guy who knows the guy”

- Why community is more powerful than individual hustle and how serving first changes everything

- The difference between extrovert and introvert networking and how both styles can thrive

- A remarkable story of a community stepping up to save what mattered most to them

- The dark side of entrepreneurship and how to recognize fear-based, out-of-integrity offers

- The Five Villains of Entrepreneurship – and the visionary leaders who rise above them

- Why loneliness is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face today

- How The Entrepreneur Village was built on abundance, collaboration, and ethical leadership

- The legacy Michael hopes to leave for practitioners and purpose-driven business owners

- A reminder you don’t have to do it alone – community is the true accelerator

Resources Mentioned

Carolyn’s 21-Day Sacred Insight Journey: https://www.theinspiredconnection.ca/21days

Michael Whitehouse’s: The Nine Foundational Questions of Business: https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/9qbook

Featured Guest: Michael Whitehouse

Michael Whitehouse, affectionately known as the guy who knows the guy, is a global connector, community builder, author, and advocate for ethical entrepreneurship. He teaches leaders how to build meaningful relationships, protect themselves from predatory business practices, and grow businesses rooted in integrity, justice, and service.

Follow Michael Whitehouse:

Website: https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com

LinkedIn: https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/linkedin

YouTube: https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/youtube

Meet the Host: Carolyn Cooper

Carolyn Cooper is the visionary guide behind the AIM High System and Love Inspired Leadership Podcast. With four decades of expertise, she empowers leaders and visionaries to boldly unleash their authentic power. Her work ignites transformation, guiding others to let love lead, honour their truth, and create legacies with energy, purpose, and unapologetic courage. Choose love. Embrace the power of possibility.

Connect with the Host:

Website: https://www.theinspiredconnection.ca/

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

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

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

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