American Potential is a national award-winning podcast that shares how individuals are taking action in their community to break barriers. While some of our guests may be public officials or influencers, many are ordinary Americans who decided, “enough is enough” and are stepping up in a big way. We share policy solutions to the most important challenges our country faces and talk to people who are doing something about it. Our hope is that when you hear about other people’s stories of success – and struggle – you will realize that you are capable of doing extraordinary things within your own community and know that you are not alone. Jeff Crank hosts the American Potential podcast. Jeff serves as a regional vice president at Americans for Prosperity, a political advocacy and accountability organization that helps pass policies to expand freedom and opportunity. He previously hosted The Jeff Crank Show from 2008-2022, and is the president of his own real estate investment company. American Potential is now a national award-winning podcast. Having won the Gold Award at the 18th annual 3w Awards in the News and Politics Podcast category...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 3 hours 36 minutes
episode 12: David vs. Goliath: Louis Koorndyk takes on Las Vegas, Clark County, and the State of Nevada
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Louis Koorndyk to talk about how unnecessary regulations from Clark County placed a massive burden on his ability to take care of his parents. Instead of throwing in the towel, Louis is committed to taking on the status...
episode 11: Short-term-rental laws: Limiting what you can do with your own home!
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Louis Koorndyk, who started a short-term rental business to help take care of his aging parents. Little did he know it was illegal. Listen to Louis talk about his experience with Clark County and how he has taken on thi...
episode 10: Freedom and cookies make a delicious mix
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Grandma Doug's cookies founder to talk about the barriers he ran into while trying to start and run a successful home-baking business. These cookies are good, and the story is even better. Check out Grandma Doug's cook...
episode 9: Health Saving Accounts are AMAZING!
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Americans for Prosperity's Senior Policy Fellow, Dean Clancy to discuss the benefits of Health Savings Accounts, what government barriers exist for everyday Americans to get an HSA, and how Dean almost started an intern...
episode 8: Dear Congress: You might have a spending problem...
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Akash Chougle, Vice President of Government Affairs at Americans for Prosperity, to talk about the Dear Congress Campaign and how people can get involved in it. Sign the Dear Congress letter today: HERE
episode 7: It’s called Voluntine’s Day at American Potential
Jeff Crank shares a special love story about two grassroots volunteers on Valentine’s Day. Mariana and Antonio Reyes met at a Grassroots Leadership Academy training to become activists. One thing led to another, and 18 months later, they got married,...
episode 6: Taxpayers paying for billion-dollar sports stadiums, good idea or bad?
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Brian Costin, Deputy Illinois State Director of Americans for Prosperity, to talk about the business of sports stadiums. They discuss how and why everyday taxpayers usually get stuck with the sometimes billion-dollar bi...
episode 5: Mistruths from the President: State of the Union reaction
Jeff Crank sits down with Akash Chougule, Vice President at Americans for Prosperity, to get his immediate reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union address. We ended up getting more of the same from the President: touting wasteful spending, r...
episode 4: Sen. Ted Budd on making life more affordable, SOTU and some rooster stories
Host Jeff Crank speaks with Sen. Ted Budd about growing up on a chicken farm, why he ran for Senate, how we can make life more affordable and what he expects from the State of the Union. Check out Senator Budd's Facebook page here: https://www.facebo...
episode 3: It’s illegal to operate a mobile barbershop in Iowa??
Jeff Crank sits down with Drew Klein, Iowa State Director of Americans for Prosperity, to talk about William's Story. William learned to cut hair while incarcerated. Once released, he made a plan to change his life and be a positive impact on his co...