9B: A Podcast for People Who Run Things Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:05:12 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2570592 en-us © 2026 9B: A Podcast for People Who Run Things yes 625e54f8-417f-551d-b33f-51a499bc84bd Fidelis Creative Agency episodic false This is 9B, a podcast for people who run things. Here, Business and BS are hashed out over a Beer, Bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by three Bombastic, Bloviating Blokes in Bryan, TX. Nine Bs.  


We are Christian fathers and business owners, serving our slightly jaded ideas without the hottest slang. It's as honest as an evening Texas drive with the windows down and George Strait wafting through the stereo. Welcome. 




]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Fidelis Creative Agency https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ddredxtfuh7n10ojzbwtu69vdclh?.jpg 9B: A Podcast for People Who Run Things 9B: Episode 9: Grok spits out family odds 9B: Episode 9: Grok spits out family odds Grok spits out family odds. In this episode, we query GROK - 'on the statistical odds of outrageous family success,' and the results are surprising!

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Grok spits out family odds. In this episode, we query GROK - 'on the statistical odds of outrageous family success,' and the results are surprising!

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-19085919 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0500 1066 1 9 full false 9B: Episode 8: Teen Drivers?! We have an answer 9B: Episode 8: Teen Drivers?! We have an answer We discovered the cheapest, most durable answer to running a household fleet: old Toyotas. We unpack it all right here.


This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> We discovered the cheapest, most durable answer to running a household fleet: old Toyotas. We unpack it all right here.


This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18989891 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 1136 1 8 full false 9B: Episode 7: 'Have we lost the idea of a vocation?' 9B: Episode 7: 'Have we lost the idea of a vocation?' 'What even is a career anymore?' Have we lost the idea of vocation?

Hear our leadership team discuss the importance of business being more than just profit. Have businesses in general, moved away from being about and for their people? 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> 'What even is a career anymore?' Have we lost the idea of vocation?

Hear our leadership team discuss the importance of business being more than just profit. Have businesses in general, moved away from being about and for their people? 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18970677 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0500 1523 1 7 full false 9B: Episode 6: We used to build Cathedrals 9B: Episode 6: We used to build Cathedrals In this episode of 9B, we discuss the cultures that used to build cathedrals and now build mini malls. What happened? Could we even imagine what it would look like to build now, knowing that it wouldn't be complete for 150 years in the future?

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> In this episode of 9B, we discuss the cultures that used to build cathedrals and now build mini malls. What happened? Could we even imagine what it would look like to build now, knowing that it wouldn't be complete for 150 years in the future?

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18970668 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0500 1302 1 6 full false 9B: Episode 5: DEI and Business. 9B: Episode 5: DEI and Business. In this episode, we discuss DEI and Business. Where did it go? Is it truly gone? How does the culture in the US compare to other cultures, both historically and in modern times? 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> In this episode, we discuss DEI and Business. Where did it go? Is it truly gone? How does the culture in the US compare to other cultures, both historically and in modern times? 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18969408 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500 2030 1 5 full false 9B: Episode 4: The Blue Collar Swap out 9B: Episode 4: The Blue Collar Swap out In this episode, we discuss the blue-collar swap-out — trading spreadsheets for sheetrock. It's the desk-to-ditch revolution. 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> In this episode, we discuss the blue-collar swap-out — trading spreadsheets for sheetrock. It's the desk-to-ditch revolution. 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18969399 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500 1116 1 4 full false 9B: Episode 3: Generational Cohorts 9B: Episode 3: Generational Cohorts Generational Cohorts: how they spar, work, and interact with one another, and what happens next. 


This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Generational Cohorts: how they spar, work, and interact with one another, and what happens next. 


This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18969382 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500 2172 1 3 full false 9B: Episode 2: What Builds a Texas Mindset 9B: Episode 2: What Builds a Texas Mindset This our best effort to capture the majesty and magnitude of the State of Texas in one digestible episode. Texas is wild and so very unusual - just ask any transplant to the Lone Star. Why are we like this?! What builds the Texas mindset? What does it mean for the future and for business? We attempt to make sense of a place that defies explanation or being told what it is and isn’t. Enjoy.



This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> This our best effort to capture the majesty and magnitude of the State of Texas in one digestible episode. Texas is wild and so very unusual - just ask any transplant to the Lone Star. Why are we like this?! What builds the Texas mindset? What does it mean for the future and for business? We attempt to make sense of a place that defies explanation or being told what it is and isn’t. Enjoy.



This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18969337 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500 1085 1 2 full false 9B: Episode 1: Business and Entrepreneurship in the AI Era 9B: Episode 1: Business and Entrepreneurship in the AI Era Exploration of the impact of AI on expertise and good work, particularly on young talent in the workforce. Social media, trust, and the emerging conviction that there’s big power in real-life connections. Finally, we look at the dystopian societal features of our ‘agentic age’ - specifically, the prospects of business and entrepreneurship in the AI Era. This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s. 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Exploration of the impact of AI on expertise and good work, particularly on young talent in the workforce. Social media, trust, and the emerging conviction that there’s big power in real-life connections. Finally, we look at the dystopian societal features of our ‘agentic age’ - specifically, the prospects of business and entrepreneurship in the AI Era. This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s. 

This business and BS is hashed over a beer, a bourbon, and a Boulevardier cocktail by our three bombastic, bloviating blokes in Bryan, TX — the 9B’s.

Work with us  Fidelis Creative Agency 

]]> Fidelis Creative Agency Buzzsprout-18459016 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0500 1748 1 1 full false