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Do Good Work

Raul Hernandez Ochoa 331 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Do Good Work is a podcast about the drive to achieve excellence in life, business, and career. Host Raul Hernandez Ochoa interviews guests who embody this commitment to growth and discipline. Episodes offer actionable ideas for personal and professional development, with both guest interviews and solo episodes sharing entrepreneurial and leadership insights. The show focuses on the effort and focus behind success, not just the outcomes.

Episodes

B2B Sales Are Risk Transfer With Garrick van Buren
B2B Sales Are Risk Transfer With Garrick van Buren Oct 13, 2026 2843 In this episode, I talked with Garrick Van Buren about pricing as value creation and why every price is really set against the status quo of “doing nothing,” meaning you must outcompete the comfort of not fixing a problem. We break down value as transformation from current to future state and how to quantify it through revenue gains, cost savings, time savings, and especially retention/ch
How Phillip Berry Bootstrapped Northwind for 18 Years to Do What $500 Billion Giants Can't
How Phillip Berry Bootstrapped Northwind for 18 Years to Do What $500 Billion Giants Can't Sep 22, 2026 2903 In this episode, I sat down with Phil Berry, founder and CEO of Northwind Health, who has bootstrapped the company for nearly 18 years to over 100 people and close to $100M in revenue while taking on massive healthcare incumbents. We compare his early survival-mode years—keeping headcount lean, fearing payroll, and carrying the business himself—with his shift toward intentional growth, le
How to Close In on the Last 8%: The Part of Every Hard Conversation We Leave Unsaid With Bill Benjamin
How to Close In on the Last 8%: The Part of Every Hard Conversation We Leave Unsaid With Bill Benjamin Sep 16, 2026 1854 I sat down with Bill Benjamin to break down his research on the “last 8%”—the small but crucial part of a difficult conversation or decision we often hold back because it feels risky. Bill shares how the idea started with two executives, then expanded through studies of 34,000+ people, showing we leave an average of 7.56% unsaid, and why our brains treat conflict like a threat. We talk ab
AI As Strategy Workshop: Work And Grow At The Speed of Your Thoughts
AI As Strategy Workshop: Work And Grow At The Speed of Your Thoughts Sep 8, 2026 2300 AI As Strategy Workshop: Work and Grow at the Speed of Your ThoughtsMost conversations about AI begin with the model. This workshop begins with the business.In this episode explores AI as a strategy question across ownership, ethics, operating design, pricing, and net new value. Raul breaks down the AI COO harness he built for Do Good Work, explains the 5 ingredients inside it, and shares
Every Product You Ship Has an Anthropology with Taylor Black from the AI and Venture Ecosystems at Microsoft & the Leonum Institute for AI and Emerging Technologies
Every Product You Ship Has an Anthropology with Taylor Black from the AI and Venture Ecosystems at Microsoft & the Leonum Institute for AI and Emerging Technologies Jul 31, 2026 2271 In this episode, I sit down with Taylor Black, who leads AI and venture ecosystem work in Microsoft’s Office of the CTO and brings a deep “better-formed humans” conviction to the AI conversation. We draw a hard line between intelligence (statistical knowing) and insight—where a human knower makes the categorical leap to “this is true,” what Taylor calls grasping the “virtually uncondition
Why Resistance Means Change Is Working with Michael Lopez, Fortune 500 Transformation Consultant
Why Resistance Means Change Is Working with Michael Lopez, Fortune 500 Transformation Consultant Jul 29, 2026 1773 In this episode, I sit down with Michael Lopez, a Fortune 500 transformation consultant and author of “Change,” to break down why stress and resistance can be biological signs that change is working and why leaders often abandon transformation too early. We unpack Michael’s national workforce study, Rethinking Change Management, which surveyed 1,000 U.S. employees and found “zero overlap”
The Thing That's Slowing Your Company Down Is Also Your Biggest Opportunity with Jim Schleckser (The CEO Project)
The Thing That's Slowing Your Company Down Is Also Your Biggest Opportunity with Jim Schleckser (The CEO Project) Jul 17, 2026 1827 In this episode, I’m joined by Jim Schleckser, founder and CEO of The CEO Project, to break down how CEOs identify and fix the real constraint in their business. We cover practical signals for finding the “kink in the hose,” including where inventory accumulates, cycle time slows, congestion builds, or customer complaints spike—and why top-performing CEOs consistently spend meaningful tim
How John Johnson, CEO of Patmos Is Building Infrastructure Hyperscalers Can't Control
How John Johnson, CEO of Patmos Is Building Infrastructure Hyperscalers Can't Control Jun 29, 2026 2403 I sat down with John Johnson, founding CEO of Patmos Hosting, to unpack how he bootstrapped a data center company with no outside capital after a big tech host threatened to cancel a client, leading him to pursue independence by “controlling the dirt.” We talk about his rule “he who pays, rules,” why he believes VC money erodes a founder’s mission, and how owning infrastructure and going
Why Buying Signals Are Sitting in Your CRM Already  with Ronan Leonard
Why Buying Signals Are Sitting in Your CRM Already with Ronan Leonard Jun 25, 2026 2394 In this podcast, I sat down with Ronan Leonard, founder of Intelligent Resourcing, to break down how he helps sales teams eliminate the 40% of their day spent manually researching companies and instead deliver real buying signals directly into the CRM so reps can take action. We talked about how fast AI is reshaping business models—Ronan compared it to waking up and finding the snow gone
How AI Will Evolve the 7 Parts of Your Consulting Business Model
How AI Will Evolve the 7 Parts of Your Consulting Business Model May 15, 2026 2224 How AI Will Evolve the 7 Parts of Your Business Model: Leverage AI to enable you to solely focus on client relationships, belief and the nuances of your work00:00 The Bold Pricing Vow01:42 AI Labs Enter Services03:29 Your Offer Is Not The Moat05:00 Seven Model Ingredients06:47 How AI Changes Each Part15:25 The Evolved Model Blueprint25:26 Three Breakthrough Signals29:49 Four Steps To Rede
What Happens When a College Makes Entrepreneurship Mandatory for 100% of Students with Jeffrey Meade
What Happens When a College Makes Entrepreneurship Mandatory for 100% of Students with Jeffrey Meade May 14, 2026 1212 In this episode, I talk with Jeffrey Meade, founding director of entrepreneurship at Paul Quinn College, about the school’s “Every Quinnite is an Entrepreneur” program, where by 2028 every student must launch a real business that generates revenue before graduating. Jeff explains why traditional schools optimize for employment but the job market is changing, making entrepreneurial thinkin
Why Calling Your AI "Intelligent" Is a Leadership Mistake with Patrick Rooney, Founder of Leonis Strategy
Why Calling Your AI "Intelligent" Is a Leadership Mistake with Patrick Rooney, Founder of Leonis Strategy May 12, 2026 2121 In this episode, I interviewed Patrick Rooney, a cognitive science–trained AI practitioner and founder of Leonis Strategy, about how founders mischaracterize AI by collapsing “scripted autonomy” (agents doing tasks while you step away) into personhood autonomy (will, rights, interiority). Patrick argues this isn’t just sloppy language but a leadership issue that shapes how teams relate to

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