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The Elites Podcast
What do the Elites know that you don't?
The Elites Podcast is a business-experts interview show hosted by Dennis Langlais in San Diego, California. Each episode features elite founders, executives, and specialists — members of San Diego Elites and standout leaders across the globe — sharing the strategies, systems, and hard-won lessons that help ambitious professionals excel.
Hosted by Dennis Langlais — creator of the Five Minute Bark podcast with 500+ interviews and guests including Russell Brunson, Super Bowl champion Steven Weatherford, Sean Stephenson, and Jairek Robbins.
About the show
What is The Elites Podcast?
The Elites Podcast is a business-experts interview show that brings elite operators to the microphone so listeners can learn directly from people who have already built what they want to build. Host Dennis Langlais interviews members of San Diego Elites and high-performing leaders worldwide, drawing out the practical playbooks behind their success.
- 500+Host interviews to date
- 60+Countries reached
- 50+Industries represented
- GlobalGuests, San Diego roots
- Interviews elite founders, executives, and specialists who help ambitious professionals excel.
- Features members of San Diego Elites plus standout business leaders from around the world.
- Hosted by Dennis Langlais, a 500+ interview veteran and founder of San Diego Elites.
- Actionable, story-driven conversations — real strategies, not surface-level talk.
Why listen
Who is The Elites Podcast for?
The Elites Podcast is for founders, executives, and ambitious professionals who want to learn from people at the top of their field. You've been told to network harder and grind alone — this show offers a different path: borrowed proximity. Get in the room with people who've already built what you want to build, and walk away with the exact playbook.
Built to help members excel
Conversations are chosen to help San Diego Elites members and listeners grow — from finding clients to scaling teams and building authority.
Local roots, global reach
Rooted in San Diego's premier business community, the show features Elites across the globe so you get perspectives from beyond your own market.
The movement
Why The Elites Podcast exists
This isn't another business show. It's one belief put to work: exceptional people create exceptional opportunities for one another.
Success isn't a solo sport — it's who's in your room. Most people are told to hustle harder in isolation and out-tactic everyone. We think that's backwards. Money shows up through relationships, introductions, and trust — through being in the right room at the right time. The Elites Podcast opens that room to everyone who presses play.
Meet the host
Who is Dennis Langlais?
Dennis Langlais is a San Diego–based entrepreneur, podcast host, and founder of San Diego Elites. He is the creator of the Five Minute Bark podcast, where he conducted 500+ interviews with high-profile founders and performers, and the founder of Codie Dog Interactive.
A former world-class BMX freestyle performer turned digital marketing pioneer, Dennis has spent a decade drawing insight out of high achievers. On Five Minute Bark his guests included ClickFunnels founder Russell Brunson, Super Bowl champion Steven Weatherford, speaker Sean Stephenson, and performance coach Jairek Robbins. The Elites Podcast channels that same interviewing craft toward one goal: helping business people excel.
"I'm not the expert. I'm the guy who gets the experts talking — 500+ times and counting."
- Russell Brunson
- Steven Weatherford
- Sean Stephenson
- Jairek Robbins
- Michael O'Neal
Dennis today
A working AI website & integrations expert
Beyond the mic, Dennis Langlais builds with AI every day. Through his company CodieDog Interactive, he designs and ships custom AI-powered websites and business integrations that are live in production right now — 20+ client platforms and 25+ custom systems, all built with frontier AI. He isn't just interviewing experts; he's in the arena building alongside them.
AI websites in days
Custom, SEO-ready sites built with AI and launched in days, not months — and you own 100% of the code, content, and data.
Real API integrations
Production integrations with Stripe, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, SendGrid, Google Maps, and the major social platforms.
Custom AI tools & bots
AI chatbots trained on your business, lead-scoring CRMs, smart schedulers, and prospecting engines — built around how you actually work.
- Stripe
- Anthropic Claude
- Google Gemini
- SendGrid
- Google Maps
- GoHighLevel
On the show
Who does The Elites Podcast interview?
The Elites Podcast interviews elite operators across more than 50 industries — the founders, executives, investors, and specialists whose experience helps other professionals grow. Guests are drawn from the San Diego Elites community and from standout leaders worldwide.
Founders & entrepreneurs
People who built companies from zero and can explain the decisions, systems, and mindset shifts that got them there.
Executives & investors
Leaders and capital allocators sharing how they evaluate opportunities, lead teams, and create durable advantage.
Specialists & top performers
Best-in-class experts — in marketing, finance, real estate, tech, and beyond — who go deep on their craft.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is The Elites Podcast about?
The Elites Podcast is a business-experts interview show hosted by Dennis Langlais in San Diego, California. Each episode features an elite founder, executive, or specialist — from the San Diego Elites community and from around the world — sharing practical strategies that help ambitious professionals excel.
Who hosts The Elites Podcast?
The show is hosted by Dennis Langlais, founder of San Diego Elites and Codie Dog Interactive. He previously created the Five Minute Bark podcast, conducting 500+ interviews with high-profile guests including Russell Brunson, Steven Weatherford, Sean Stephenson, and Jairek Robbins.
Who are the guests on The Elites Podcast?
Guests are "Elites" in business — founders, executives, investors, and specialists across 50+ industries. Many are members of San Diego Elites, and others are standout leaders from across the globe whose experience can help listeners and members grow.
How can I be a guest on the podcast?
Experienced founders, executives, and specialists can apply to be a guest by emailing Dennis Langlais at [email protected]. Share who you are, your area of expertise, and the insight you'd bring to the audience.
Where can I listen to The Elites Podcast?
The Elites Podcast is available on major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Use the subscribe options on this page to follow the show and get new episodes as they release.
Is The Elites Podcast connected to San Diego Elites?
Yes. The Elites Podcast is produced by Dennis Langlais, founder of San Diego Elites, the city's premier business networking community. The show extends that community by featuring its members alongside elite business leaders worldwide.
Proof
What guests say about being interviewed by Dennis
Real feedback from guests who have sat down with Dennis Langlais. The difference a skilled host makes shows up in results, clarity, and content guests use long after the recording ends.
I tracked around $25,000 to $27,000 in direct sales as a direct result of people finding me from the podcast — and being featured next to Russell Brunson? That's priceless. You can't put a price on it.
Five Minute Bark guestTracked sales directly to the episode
You're not just a podcast host — you're a mentor and coach who coached me while you interviewed me. None of the other hosts did that.
Five Minute Bark guest
When Dennis had me as a guest, he drew the best out of me and got me to be vulnerable. Now everyone's contacting me to be on their podcast because they saw me on Dennis's show.
Greg WalkerSpeaker & entrepreneur
I've been on dozens and dozens of shows. What makes one stick out is a host who can go layers deeper to get the good stuff. That's exactly what Dennis did.
Five Minute Bark guest
He shaped the conversation like an artist shapes a sculpture. He's up-leveling the whole podcasting industry — he's playing a different game.
Five Minute Bark guest
I knew what I did but couldn't convey the value. Dennis pulled out the core of it — I left with four pages of notes and total clarity. Now I'm on fire and ready to broadcast my message.
JenProfessional speaker
It's way better than I expected. There's a real depth in how you guide the conversation and deliver value to the audience.
Five Minute Bark guest
Get involved
Why be interviewed by Dennis?
There's a real difference between being interviewed by a skilled host and hitting record with an amateur. A skilled host draws out your sharpest, most authentic self — and turns that conversation into promotional material you'll use for years. Here's what being a guest on The Elites Podcast gets you.
- Sound your absolute bestA skilled host doesn't just press record — he draws out your clearest thinking with the right questions. You come across confident, articulate, and quotable, never rambling.
- Be authentically youAn interview lets the real you come through. A genuine conversation is far more persuasive — and trusted — than any ad you could ever run.
- Walk away with video shortsEvery episode becomes a library of clips and shorts you can post for months — some of the best evergreen promotional content you'll ever own.
- Borrow instant credibilityBeing interviewed carries an endorsement effect. A trusted host vouching for you builds authority far faster than self-promotion ever could.
- Get amplifiedYour episode and clips are promoted across the show and the San Diego Elites community — reaching an audience that's actively looking to learn.
- Elite company, lasting relationshipsJoin a guest tradition that includes Russell Brunson and a Super Bowl champion — and turn the conversation into introductions and partnerships.