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SALES. COMMUNICATION. YOUR UNIQUE ADVANTAGE.

Find your Joker.
Become known
for it.

Build the confidence to sell, connect, and lead with the ability that makes you different.

Real conversations with Ed Parcaut, Brian Galke, and guest Jokers who share the skills and experience behind their work.

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LIVE WEDNESDAYS · 10 AM PACIFIC
YOUR HOSTS. YOUR GUIDES.
Ed Parcaut in his broadcast studio

Ed Parcaut

Entrepreneur. Author.
Navy veteran. Broadcaster.

Brian Galke speaking

Brian Galke

Founder, Subtle Skills.
Speaker. Communication trainer.

Different experience. Direct questions. Lessons you can use.

4 yearsof ACES53 conversations
18 yearsEd selling by phone
20 Jokersfeatured in our guest directory
Watch + listenYouTube & the Libsyn podcast

THE ACES53 PHILOSOPHY

Four aces set the standard.
Your Joker makes it yours.

Attitude. Commitment. Enthusiasm. Smile. Add the unique ability you bring to the table, then put the whole hand to work.

ATTITUDE IN PRACTICE

Choose how you enter the conversation.

You cannot choose every circumstance. You can choose to arrive curious, prepared, and ready to understand the person in front of you.

YOUR NEXT SALES CONVERSATION

Before the call, replace “I need this sale” with “I need to understand what would help this person.”

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Build your own hand

PULL UP A SEAT

Watch the experience
become the lesson.

Sarah Strackhouse

Camera confidence. Authentic delivery. A media pitch that actually fits.

Sarah joins Ed and Brian to explain what her newsroom experience taught her about being seen and heard.

Explore Sarah’s story & takeaways
06:32 Camera vs. stage07:40 Authenticity over perfection12:15 Research before pitching

EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE MICROPHONES

Learn from people
who have done the work.

Being good at what you do should not mean being overlooked. Ed and Brian bring different perspectives on the same challenge: helping people understand the value you bring.

01 / BUSINESS & SALES

Ed Parcaut

Entrepreneur · Author · Radio & podcast host

Ed brings decades in the mortgage business, 18 years of selling by phone, and the perspective of a U.S. Navy veteran. He asks direct questions about what works, what fails, and what people can do next.

His book, Financial Freedom: Building Personal Wealth Through Homeownership, is another part of that work: making hard decisions easier to understand.

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02 / COMMUNICATION & CONNECTION

Brian Galke

Founder, Subtle Skills · Speaker · Trainer

Brian’s work centers on communication, rapport, and human connection. Through Subtle Skills, he teaches interpersonal skills and brings his experience as a speaker and trainer to the conversation.

On ACES53, that means exploring how people connect, how skills develop, and what you can apply in your own conversations.

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THE 53RD CARD

What’s
your Joker?Ed Parcaut: Your voice. Your Joker.Explore Ed’s Joker story

The unique ability you bring to the table.
Natural. Or learned.

Sometimes your greatest advantage is so familiar that you do not even recognize it.

“For me, my natural ability was my voice. I had no idea I had a deep voice, and I sold by the phone for 18 years. It wasn’t until I put headphones on that I knew.”

ED PARCAUT CO-HOST, ACES53

Ed’s Joker was there all along. Yours might be something that comes naturally, or a skill you have spent years developing. ACES53 is about recognizing it and learning how to bring it to the table.

OUR GUESTS ARE OUR JOKERS

Specific skills.
Real stories behind them.

A Joker brings a unique ability, natural or learned. These conversations explore how our guests use theirs and what you can take into your own work.

Ed Parcaut: The advantage you may already be using.

YOUR HOST’S JOKER

Ed Parcaut

The advantage you may already be using.

Explore the story
Ashley Owens: Curiosity opens doors.

NETWORKING & RELATIONSHIPS

Ashley Owens

Curiosity opens doors.

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Coach Jimmy: Your story helps people understand your value.

STORYTELLING & SALES

Coach Jimmy

Your story helps people understand your value.

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Sarah Strackhouse: Be ready to be seen and heard.

CAMERA CONFIDENCE & MEDIA

Sarah Strackhouse

Be ready to be seen and heard.

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Meet our Jokers

THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES

Fresh thinking.
For your next move.

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FROM LISTENING TO DOING

Put your next
good idea to work.

Another episode only helps if something changes after you hear it. Start with one challenge, then make one practical move.

Choose your starting point
  1. 01

    Recognize your Joker.

    What do people turn to you for? Start with an ability you have, or one you want to develop.

  2. 02

    Learn from someone else’s.

    Choose a conversation about selling, building relationships, or becoming known for your work.

  3. 03

    Bring it to the table.

    Try one lesson in your next call, introduction, or business decision.

ATTITUDE. COMMITMENT. ENTHUSIASM. SMILE.

Four aces.
And the card only you bring.

Stop leaving your best ability unrecognized. Join the conversation and start putting it to work.

Join us live Be our next Joker