Most people think scaling means losing what made you human. Dr. A.J. Acierno proves that’s a lie.

In this episode of the Two Stunads Podcast, we sit down with Dr. A.J. Acierno—Chief Dental Officer overseeing 600+ dental offices, CEO of DecisionOne Dental, TEDx speaker, and a rare healthcare leader willing to say what most won’t:

Healthcare has lost its soul.

A.J. grew up in Chicago with a biology book in his hands and a deep belief in community, trust, and relationships. Today, he leads massive clinical operations without sacrificing warmth, humanity, or ethics—something most people assume is impossible at scale.

We get into:

— Why trust must be earned in the first three minutes

— How scaling usually kills culture—and how he avoided it

— The brutal reality of insurance-driven healthcare

— Why AI will replace doctors who refuse to adapt

— Leadership, family, and keeping your soul while growing

— What healthcare gets wrong about patients, providers, and incentives

This isn’t influencer medicine.

This isn’t corporate fluff.

This is a real conversation about trust, leadership, and fixing what’s broken—from someone who’s actually done the work.

👇 Drop a comment:

Can healthcare scale without losing its humanity—or is that the tradeoff?

— Trust & leadership

— Healthcare systems & insurance

— AI in medicine & dentistry

— Culture at scale

— Family, community & values

— Business without losing your soul

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If you think you can survive the trades without discipline, Alessandro Porcelli explains how that ends.

In this episode of the Two Stunads Podcast, we sit down with Alessandro Porcelli, owner of Porcelli Trucking & Concrete, a Chicago-area concrete contractor and trucking business owner, to break down what it truly takes to build a blue-collar construction business from the ground up.

Alessandro Porcelli grew up working concrete jobs in Bloomingdale and surrounding Chicago suburbs, learning the concrete trade the hard way—washing tools, pushing wheelbarrows, and working long days before most people ever think about business ownership.

With no college, no advertising, and no shortcuts, Alessandro Porcelli built Porcelli Trucking & Concrete into a referral-only concrete and trucking company, servicing residential and commercial construction projects across the Chicagoland area.

Alessandro breaks down the mental toughness required to run concrete crews, the real costs of trucking, fuel, equipment, and repairs, and why most people fail in the construction and trades industry before they ever build momentum.

If you work in concrete, construction, trucking, or the skilled trades, this episode is a real look at what blue-collar entrepreneurship actually demands.

Key moments:

— Why most people quit the concrete and construction trades

— Discipline vs motivation in blue-collar work

— Running a concrete and trucking business without ads

— Mistakes that cost money in construction

— Why comfort kills growth in the trades

Drop a comment: Is discipline more important than motivation in construction—or do you need both?

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00:00 When Failure Isn’t an Option | Alessandro Porcelli Joins Two Stunads

04:30 Growing Up on Concrete Job Sites

09:10 Begging to Go to Work as a Kid

14:05 Wheelbarrows, Sweat & Learning the Trade the Hard Way

18:50 Third-Generation Concrete & Family Pressure

23:40 When the Family Business Shut Down

28:30 Five Years That Replaced College

33:20 Starting a Concrete Company at 24

38:10 The First Truck That Changed Everything

43:15 Getting a CDL Without School

48:10 Why Trucking Saved the Concrete Business

53:30 Door-to-Door Hustle, Snow Plowing & Early Clients

58:45 Running 8–10 Jobs a Week

1:04:20 Building a Business With Your Wife

1:09:50 Why Referral-Only Businesses Still Win

1:15:10 Underbidding Jobs & Learning the Hard Way

1:20:30 Walking Away From Bad Customers

1:26:05 Why Most Young Workers Quit the Trades

1:31:40 The True Cost of Trucks, Fuel & Repairs

1:37:10 Family, Sacrifice & Being a Provider

1:43:00 Why He Refuses to Scale Bigger

1:48:40 Comfort vs Ownership

1:54:10 Authenticity, Respect & Reputation

1:59:30 Trades vs College: The Hard Truth

2:05:10 Discipline Is the Foundation

2:10:00 Final Advice: Built, Not Bought

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If you think you can “just show up” and win, Bobby Hitz is here to tell you how that ends.

In this episode of the Two Stunads Podcast, Chicago boxing legend Bobby Hitz (Golden Gloves champ, former pro heavyweight, long-running promoter of Hitz Boxing) breaks down the moments that shaped his entire life—especially the one he’d take back in a heartbeat: taking a George Foreman fight on four days notice with zero training.

Bobby gets brutally honest about regret, preparation, mental toughness, and why failure isn’t the end—it’s the tuition. He also dives into mentorship, reinvention, and why today’s “instant gratification” culture creates people who overpromise and underdeliver.

If you’re building anything—business, career, life—this conversation is a masterclass in discipline, relationships, and resilience.

Key moments:

— “Plan your work, work your plan.”

— Why you can’t win if you don’t know how to lose

— How one bad decision created a lifetime of opportunity

— Mentors, fight psychology, and reinventing yourself

— Why loyalty and relationships are real wealth

Drop a comment: Is structure more important than motivation—or do you need both?

#TwoStunadsPodcast #BobbyHitz #Boxing #Chicago #Entrepreneurship #Discipline #Mentorship #SuccessMindset

00:00 Chicago Boxing Legend Bobby Hitz Joins Two Stunads

04:45 Why You Must Learn How to Lose to Win

09:30 Dropping Out of School & Choosing Entrepreneurship

14:16 Fighting George Foreman on 4 Days Notice

18:55 “I’d Give the Money Back” – The Cost of No Preparation

22:40 Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan

26:30 Turning One Bad Decision Into Opportunity

31:10 Detroit, Kronk Gym & Learning From Boxing Legends

36:45 From Fighter to Promoter: Reinventing Yourself

42:20 Why Mentors Matter More Than Motivation

48:05 Instant Gratification Is Creating Nobodies

54:10 Create Your Value or You’ll Be Replaced

1:00:40 The Brutal Reality of the Restaurant Business

1:07:55 Owning the Building vs Paying Rent

1:13:40 Customer Entitlement, Reviews & Social Media

1:21:30 Relationship Capital Is Real Wealth

1:28:10 Boxing Psychology & Mental Toughness

1:35:00 The Truth About Fighters, Promotion & Accountability

1:43:30 Acting, Film & Reinventing Later in Life

1:51:20 Giving Back, Charity & Doing the Right Thing

1:58:00 What Success Really Means Today

2:05:30 Final Advice: Create Your Value