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Going Long Podcast with Billy Keels

Going Long Podcast with Billy Keels

Billy Keels 660 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

The Going Long Podcast with Billy Keels is aimed at high-performing executives who want to earn personal freedom without losing their professional edge. It offers actionable insights on making more money, building a side business, investing capital, and identifying passion projects. Through real stories and tactical strategies, host Billy Keels — an international advisor and founder of The Executive Edge Advisory Program — provides a blueprint for creating income optionality and growing with intention. With more than 550 episodes and five years of insights, the show mixes solo episodes with expert guest interviews.

Episodes

Drowning in Success: 3 Questions to Eliminate Executive Overwhelm
Drowning in Success: 3 Questions to Eliminate Executive Overwhelm Oct 13, 2026 11:03 Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise leader who is constantly presented with new promotions, side deals, and business opportunities, yet feels completely paralyzed and overwhelmed by having too many choices?   In this practical solo episode, host Billy Keels addresses the hidden challenge that high performers rarely talk about: being "drowned in success." When you excel in corporat
From Corporate Execution to Hospitality Empire: The Kevin Devanney Blueprint
From Corporate Execution to Hospitality Empire: The Kevin Devanney Blueprint Oct 8, 2026 43:46 Are you an overachieving sales director, VP, or enterprise leader wondering how to channel your day-to-day client execution and operational discipline into high-impact independent assets?   In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Kevin Devanney—founder and president of Incentive Travel Solutions and the Devanney Hospitality Group. Kevin shares his 27-year trajectory
Testing Your Skills in the Open Market: How to Create Executive Optionality Without Quitting
Testing Your Skills in the Open Market: How to Create Executive Optionality Without Quitting Oct 6, 2026 11:57 Are you a high-performing corporate director, VP, or enterprise leader who genuinely enjoys your job, yet feels a quiet, unshakeable urge to see what else you're capable of building on the side?   In this reflective solo episode, host Billy Keels shares a relatable, real-life story about his youngest son's decision to leave a comfortable, winning basketball team to try out for a higher-level squad
9 to Thrive: Turning Enterprise Skill Reps into High-Value Services - Izu Nwachukwu
9 to Thrive: Turning Enterprise Skill Reps into High-Value Services - Izu Nwachukwu Oct 1, 2026 38:44 Are you an overachieving tech leader, account director, or enterprise strategist sitting on valuable skill capital, wondering how to channel your expertise into independent assets without sacrificing your corporate career?   In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Izu Nwachukwu—Senior Client Solutions Manager at LinkedIn (MENA), founder of IN Marketing Consultancy,
The Power of "No": How High Performers Eliminate Burnout and Reclaim Focus
The Power of "No": How High Performers Eliminate Burnout and Reclaim Focus Sep 29, 2026 12:30 Are you an overachieving corporate director, VP, or enterprise tech leader who constantly says "yes" to every special project, initiative, and request—only to end up completely exhausted and stretched thin?   In this practical solo episode, host Billy Keels breaks down a powerful insight inspired by a conversation between entrepreneur Jesse Itzler and podcaster Joe Rogan. Billy examines the corpor
Building Small by Design: How to Turn Enterprise Skill into Niche Authority - Stephen Slater
Building Small by Design: How to Turn Enterprise Skill into Niche Authority - Stephen Slater Sep 23, 2026 53:33 Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise leader sitting on specialized market knowledge, wondering how to transition your corporate reps into a lifestyle-focused firm that serves you and your family first?   In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Stephen Slater—former city planner, Verizon corporate real estate manager, and founder of Blue Croix. Stephe
From Luxury Timepieces to Time Sovereignty: Re-Evaluating Your Corporate Success
From Luxury Timepieces to Time Sovereignty: Re-Evaluating Your Corporate Success Sep 22, 2026 09:40 Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise executive who has accumulated the traditional markers of success—the luxury watches, the high-end gifts, the big compensation packages—yet feels a persistent pull toward owning more of your actual time?   In this deeply personal solo episode, host Billy Keels reflects on his 26-year corporate trajectory, including 17 years in the enterprise soft
From $1.6B Segment CMO to Executive Advisor with Marcus Phillips
From $1.6B Segment CMO to Executive Advisor with Marcus Phillips Sep 17, 2026 43:06 Are you a high-performing corporate executive, VP, or C-suite officer who has achieved massive success, yet feels a quiet, steady pull toward building something you completely own?   In this powerful guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Marcus Phillips, executive advisor, keynote speaker, author, and creator of The Zone Shift. Marcus pulls back the curtain on his 18-year corporate t
How Executives Navigate New Life Seasons and Build Optionality
How Executives Navigate New Life Seasons and Build Optionality Sep 15, 2026 08:30 Are you an overachieving director, VP, or senior corporate leader experiencing a shift in your personal or professional life, feeling the persistent itch to build an asset you completely own?   In this reflective solo episode, host Billy Keels shares a powerful story from a family celebration along the Hudson Bay looking over the New York City skyline—a true "balcony moment" that crystallized why
Shifting from Hours to Outcomes: How Tech Dads Trade Overwhelm for Presence - Derek Schutz
Shifting from Hours to Outcomes: How Tech Dads Trade Overwhelm for Presence - Derek Schutz Sep 9, 2026 43:00 Are you a senior corporate leader, director, or enterprise tech VP who has climbed to a high-paying salary, yet you find yourself completely exhausted from putting 60 to 70 hours a week into the machine?   In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Derek Schutz—a senior director leading a massive services team and a multimillion-dollar account portfolio at a market-lea
Move 37: How to Shatter Corporate Limiting Beliefs with a Beginner's Mind
Move 37: How to Shatter Corporate Limiting Beliefs with a Beginner's Mind Sep 8, 2026 11:04 Are you an overachieving sales leader, director, or enterprise tech executive feeling trapped by the assumption that your only choices are grinding up the rigid corporate ladder or risking everything by walking away?   In this thought-provoking solo episode, host Billy Keels explores the profound lessons hidden inside Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being, drawing a direct parallel be
Leveraging Corporate Communication Habits to Build Global Career Options - Derek Smith
Leveraging Corporate Communication Habits to Build Global Career Options - Derek Smith Sep 2, 2026 37:58 Are you an overachieving director, VP, or enterprise leader who wants to take the high-level communication habits you mastered in the corporate world and turn them into a sovereign, global career?   In this transparent guest conversation, host Billy Keels sits down with Derek Smith—a public speaking coach and veteran MC of over 5,000 events who used his corporate foundation to engineer an internat

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