Your Guide to Staying Grounded: Brent Bolthouse on Success, Sobriety, and Trust | Motivation | E44

When our mental health is suffering, it becomes easier to make risky decisions that can turn into setbacks. However, with the right mindset, mentors, and self-help practices, we can turn those setbacks into comebacks and find new paths toward success, happiness, and fulfillment we never thought possible. At 17, Brent Bolthouse arrived in Los Angeles to get sober, carrying addiction, uncertainty, and no clear path forward. After a profound spiritual experience in rehab, he began rebuilding his life. By 19, he had stumbled into Hollywood nightlife, a world filled with temptation, ego, and chaos. Instead of getting lost in it, Brent brought integrity, boundaries, and trust to the room. He helped shape some of Hollywood’s most iconic nightlife spaces into safe environments where creatives could feel free, protected, and alive. In this episode, Brent shares with Tim how sobriety, faith, and humility helped him stay steady, reinvent his career, and build a hospitality legacy rooted in connection. In This Episode, Tim and Brent Discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:50) Staying Steady After Addiction and Rehab (04:46) Breaking Into Hollywood Nightlife Without a Map  (07:53) What People Get Wrong About Working With Celebrities (16:52) The Quiet Skills Behind Brent’s Biggest Wins (24:48) The Risky Loan That Nearly Destroyed Him  (33:19) The Secret to Safer Love Brent Bolthouse is an entrepreneur, event producer, DJ, and hospitality visionary based in Los Angeles. In 1989, he began his career as a club promoter and founded Bolthouse Productions. He helped promote and develop iconic nightlife spaces, including The Viper Room, House of Blues, Avalon, Katsuya, and many more. He is also the founder of Neon Carnival, the sought-after Coachella Valley event, and the creative force behind The Bungalow, a hospitality concept known for its warm, residential feel and community-driven energy.  Resources Mentioned:  Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson’s Book, One Minute Manager: https://www.amazon.com/The-One-Minute-Manager/dp/0688014291 Malcolm Gladwell’s Book, Outliers: The Success Story: https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell-ebook/dp/B001ANYDAO David Deida's Book, The Way of the Superior Man: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Superior-Man-Challenges-Anniversary/dp/1622038320 Connect with Brent:  Website: www.bolthouseproductions.com/  Instagram: instagram.com/brentbolthouse/?hl=en  Connect with Tim: Website: https://www.timstorey.com  Instagram: instagram.com/realtimstorey YouTube: youtube.com/@MiracleMentalitywithTimStorey LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timstoreyofficial If this episode inspired you, leave a review and share it with someone ready for their comeback. Every story has a comeback. What’s yours going to be? Self Help, Personal Growth, Mindset, Purpose, Clarity, Self Discovery, Goal Setting, Transformation, Mindfulness, Healing, Inner Peace, Renewal, Spiritual Growth, Empowerment, Self Awareness