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Episode 73: Navigating Commercial Real Estate Lending with Dan Zlaket

Join us we delve into the intricate world of commercial real estate lending with Dan Zlaket, VP of Sales at Integrity Capital. With over 20 years of experience, Dan shares invaluable insights on navigating potential landmines when acquiring your first asset.

Episode 72: Revealing Hidden Bible Mysteries

With credentials from the Berean Bible Institute, focusing on pastoral counseling, Kyle Gordon has dedicated over 45 years to studying the Bible. His journey encompasses full-time ministry at Teen Challenge of Southern California, where he served as a counselor and assistant director.

Episode 71: Behind Closed Doors: Real Estate Coaching Stories with John Buckley

In this episode, John shares stories of transformation, revealing how they help REI coaches navigate the complexities of online coaching and grow their businesses to 6 and 7 figures. If you’re looking to optimize your coaching business, don’t miss this invaluable discussion with John Buckley.

Episode 70: Time Hacks for a Fulfilling Life – Tim Calise

Tim Calise, an entrepreneurial force, carried a briefcase to school at the age of 11, setting the stage for a dynamic career. By 25, he had raised a staggering $325 million for his first hedge fund. Tim’s entrepreneurial journey continued to flourish, and he co-founded ALAN, an AI-driven SaaS platform that achieved extraordinary growth, reaching $20 million ARR within just 6 months.

Episode 69: Wealthy but Unhappy: The Untold Stories – Matt Drouin

Matt Drouin achieved financial freedom at the age of 33. However, instead of finding the expected euphoria, he grappled with depression. Matt’s personal journey was shaped by his parents’ relentless work ethic and struggle to stay afloat. In his 20s, he tragically lost both of his parents. Witnessing their hardships, Matt was determined to chart a different course.

Episode 68: Cancer and Career: Finding Your Path Forward – Josh Cantwell

Josh Cantwell, the CEO, and Founder, is a true pioneer in real estate investment, managing over $100 million in private funds. His investments primarily focus on multifamily properties in key regions like Northeast Ohio, Houston, Atlanta, and Oklahoma.

Episode 67: Balancing Act: Marriage and Entrepreneurship

Join power couple Justin and Leanne Mosley in this episode as they unravel the delicate art of balancing marriage and entrepreneurship. Justin, the CO-Founder and CEO of Short Term Rental Millionaire Blueprint, brings his wealth of experience in short-term rental investing, while Leanne, Founder of Rich Queen, adds her expertise as a Forbes-featured multimillionaire business mentor.

Episode 66: Closing the Deal Confidently: Real Estate Attorney Advice with Bethany LaFlam

In this episode, Bethany delves deep into the intricacies of keeping real estate investors secure in various scenarios, with over two decades of legal expertise, including raising capital and property acquisition. She provides valuable insights into syndications, fund-to-funds, and more.

Episode 65: Mastering Work-Life Balance

In this insightful episode, delve into the world of real estate with Colby Fryar, principal of Mountain Bridge Capital. Colby shares his journey from residential real estate to large apartment investments, offering valuable insights into choosing the right market and finding the perfect partner.

Episode 64: Integrating Faith into Work

In this episode, Brad shares his unique journey of seamlessly blending his faith with his professional life. With over four decades of marriage and service in church groups since his teenage years, he brings a wealth of wisdom and experience to this discussion.

Episode 63: Navigating Investments While Traveling the World

Elijah’s story is one of inspiration and achievement. Having raised over $15 million for real estate acquisitions before the age of 25, he has since left corporate America to travel the world while managing his investments.

Episode 62: Cycling Tragedy: Embracing Faith Despite the Darkest Moments

In this episode, we delve into the extraordinary journey of Nathan Barkocy, once a top-ten cyclist in the USA, who was tragically struck by a vehicle at 55 mph, altering the course of his promising cycling career and leaving him in a coma.

Episode 61: Wealth Empowerment for Women: Unleashing Infinite Banking

Join us in a dynamic podcast episode featuring Madhavi, a dedicated advocate of wealth empowerment, successful business owner, and expert in Infinite Banking.

Episode 60: Navigating Management and Mastering People Skills

Prepare to embark on a compelling journey in this podcast episode, where we delve into the art of management and the mastery of people skills.

Episode 59: Overcoming Challenges with Integrity and Authenticity

Join us for an inspiring episode featuring David Toupin, Owner of Toupin Holdings, a seasoned multifamily and commercial real estate investor with a remarkable journey.

Episode 58: Embracing God’s Plan for a Blessed Marriage with Dana Che

In this inspirational episode, we dive deep into the art of embracing God’s plan for a blessed marriage with the remarkable Dana Che Williams.

Episode 57: Unlocking the Secrets of Business Networking: Matt Haycox

Join us in this compelling podcast episode as we sit down with the remarkable Matt Haycox, a true business maverick who has seen it all – from the heights of success to the depths of bankruptcy.

Episode 56: Expert Tips for Strong Communication in Marriage

In this enriching episode, where we dive deep into the art of communication in marriage. Our special guest, Ann Visser, a seasoned team coach and communication expert from the John Maxwell team, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table.

Episode 55: Navigating Bank Crises and Uncovering Opportunities

Join us for an enlightening episode as I sit down with Neal Bawa, the CEO and Founder of UGro and Grocapitus, two trailblazing commercial real estate investment companies. With a current portfolio spanning over 4,800 units and an AUM value exceeding $1 billion, Neal is a visionary who harnesses cutting-edge real estate analytics to acquire and develop large commercial properties across the U.S.

Episode 54: Unveiling the MLB Truth

In this captivating podcast episode, we dive into the extraordinary journey of Christian Bergman, a former MLB Pitcher turned real estate investor and entrepreneur. With a B.A. in Social Ecology and a stellar baseball career at UC Irvine, Christian excelled both on and off the field.

Episode 53: Discovering Your True Calling and Living a Fulfilling Life

Join us for an inspiring episode as we delve into the journey of Corey Peterson, a remarkable individual who transformed adversity into a life of purpose and success. As the founder of Kahuna Investments, Corey’s mission is to not only drive financial growth but also empower others to discover their true calling.

Episode 52: The Short-Term Rental Revolution

Dive into the dynamic world of short-term rentals with Zee Langford, a visionary who has mastered the art of managing over 100 units across diverse markets. Join us in this podcast episode as Zee shares invaluable insights gained from his journey, including the one thing he wished he’d known before venturing into STRs.

Episode 51: How You Can Make Wise Financial Decisions

Unlock the secrets of wise financial decision-making in this enlightening podcast episode featuring Gino Barbaro, an accomplished investor, entrepreneur, and multifamily expert. Gino has mastered the art of successful investing with an impressive real estate portfolio boasting over 2,000 multifamily units and $250 million in assets under management.

Episode 50: Mastering Negotiation Strategies

In this episode, we delve into the world of negotiation mastery with Max, an expert in real estate acquisitions and investor relations at GeometricRe. Max’s illustrious career in the multifamily industry spans back to 2003, where he honed his skills as a broker, facilitating successful deals between Buyers and Sellers in multifamily real estate.

Episode 49: Faith in Politics: Conversations with a Christian Leader Shaping Society’s Path

Join us for an insightful podcast as we engage in a conversation with Lyle Shelton, National Director of the Family First Party. Lyle’s journey from a rural journalist to a key figure in Australian politics and the Australian Christian Lobby offers a unique perspective on shaping society’s path.

With a wealth of experience, Lyle shares his insights from managing the Coalition for Marriage during the transformative 2017 plebiscite campaign. Since then, he has been working tirelessly in minor party politics, advocating for candidates with Christian and family values in parliaments.

Episode 48: From Athlete to CEO – Conquering Challenges and Business Success

Derek’s experience in health and entrepreneurship come alive in this interview. He shares what caused him to go from running 100 triathlons in 10 years to needing crutches to get out of bed. Additionally, he shares how he started his travel and media businesses at the same time out of a hut in a foreign country.

Episode 47: How to Invest in Apartments

From apartment deals, education, and starting investing, we talk about it all. It’s a tough financial market but Brian is still getting deals done and he shares his secrets with you! He also shares his strategy for having a successful podcast and education course.

Episode 46: Avoiding Burnout for Busy Professionals

Michael goes into the weeds of how to tell if someone has burnout and how to prevent it. To learn more about Michael, visit https://michaeldlevitt.com/ Michael D. Levitt is the founder & Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, a San Diego and Toronto-based burnout consulting firm. He is a Keynote speaker on The Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, and Burnout. He is the host of the Breakfast Leadership show, a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, a Fortune 500 consultant, and the author of his latest book BURNOUT PROOF.

Episode 45: How To Gain More Clients Through Social Media 

Helping brands and businesses use the latest marketing best practices to improve their bottom lines is one of the things Brandon Pantano loves to do. Since 2009, he has owned and operated businesses and led marketing efforts for startups and mid-size businesses to Fortune 500 companies. His areas of expertise include integrated marketing strategy, business development, strategic partnerships, advertising, PR, social media, email, websites, SEO, content, and community engagement. But he is most passionate about building teams, stimulating growth, and creating lasting value for his clients, customers, and company. Brandon loves practicing hot yoga and eating vegan. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

Episode 44: It’s Easer to Lose a Million Than Make a Million

Brian Burke is President / CEO of Praxis Capital Inc, a vertically integrated real estate private equity investment firm. Brian has acquired over 800 million dollars’ worth of real estate over a 30-year career including over 4,000 multifamily units and more than 700 single-family homes, with the assistance of proprietary software that he wrote himself. Brian has subdivided land, built homes, and constructed self-storage, but really prefers to reposition existing multifamily properties. Brian is the author of The Hands-Off Investor: An Insider’s Guide to Investing in Passive Real Estate Syndications, and is a frequent public speaker at real estate conferences and events nationwide.

Episode 43: How Anyone can Have Financial Freedom in 3 Years

Bryce is a master in mindset! He shares his story of having a negative net worth to having financial freedom in 2.5 years. He shares what challenges he experienced along the way. Achieves Grace By Triumphing Over Adversity A native of Australia, Bryce dropped out of high school with no knowledge of business or entrepreneurship at the time. After a few years in the underground gold mines and 6 years of world travel, Bryce met the love of his life, and planted his feet firmly in the USA. From there, Bryce turned a negative net worth, $2,000 and unseasoned credit into financial freedom in 2.5 years. During the process he created order, peace and prosperity in his life and in the lives of those around him. Through his respect for the power of money, Bryce leads the Cultiv8 Collective Inner Circle by investing to create FREEDOM! 

Episode 42: 3 Public Speaking Tips 

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.

Episode 41: How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur with Podcast Host  

Travis Chappell is a door to door salesman turned founder, investor, speaker, and podcaster. He is the founder and CEO of Guestio.com, the highest quality guest and show booking marketplace in the industry. He’s also the co-host off the top ranked podcasts Build Your Network and Figuring It Out where he’s interviewed people like Shaquille O’Neal, Rob Dyrdek, Grant Cardone, Josh Peck, Molly Bloom, Jasmine Star, John Maxwell, and hundreds of others. In addition to being a guest on top podcasts like Bigger Pockets, EOFire, and Born to Impact, Travis has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, and dozens of other media outlets. When he’s not working on his dreams, Travis can be found at the golf course, playing pick up basketball, or at his home in Las Vegas with his high school sweetheart and two kids.

Episode 40: Changing Who You Are with Former MLB Pitcher and Motivational Speaker 

Jim was told he wasn’t worth anything for the first 15 years of his life. But when he moved with his grandparents, life changed for the better. After being injured playing baseball, he decided to settle down and coach others how to play in a small oil town. He made a bet with his team that is they would a championship, he would try out of the MLB. When they blew everyone away and won the championship, he knew he had to keep his word. Jim went to the tryouts at the age of 35 and 3 months later as playing in the Major Leagues. His story didn’t stop there. He was diagnosed with parkinson’s disease and has been a motivation speaker since 2000.

Episode 39: Are We Headed Towards a Recession 

David has been investing in real estate for over 26 years, living through 3 market cycles. He has been teaching others how to invest for over 21 years. Additionally, he has written several books and has worked with other giants of industry, such as Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, and Donald Trump.

Episode 38: Alcoholic Turned Pastor

Rustin is one of SBC’s Teaching Pastors and the Shea Campus Pastor. He has a passion for teaching God’s Word, helping others find freedom in Christ, and developing future leaders. He oversees the Worship Center and works with the Shea ministry team to provide vision, community, and pastoral care. Rustin has an undergraduate degree in Business from Arizona State University and a Master of Arts degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Phoenix Seminary. Rustin and his wife Jaime have been married since 2007 and have two children.

Episode 37: THIS Will Help You Take Control of Fear

Kyle is a former professional golfer who after being in the golf business, decided that wasn’t the path he wanted to take. After seeking several different ventures, he discovered real estate investing. Since then, he has had a successful career as a business owner and speaker.

Episode 36: The Loss of $50M in Real Estate 

Rod Khleif is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, multiple business owner, author, mentor, and community philanthropist who is passionate about business, life, success, and giving back. As one of the country’s top real estate trainers, Rod has personally owned and managed over 2,000 properties.

Episode 35: How To Give And Receive True Love 

Kyle has experience counseling others for 30 years and has worked at Teen Challenge for 6 years. Kyle has created, owned and sold 3 businesses. He has extensive experience in sales and sales training. Kyle has his ministerial credentials and is a certified life coach.

Episode 34: Starting Meth at 11: Addictive Personalities 

Patrick was born in Colorado and moved to Arizona at a young age. He has been coined the Sober Investor and has created an intake center called Helping Hands Recovery, which offers treatment and counseling.

Episode 33: How To Turn Pain Into Purpose

Janet Abai is a trauma counselor and pursuing her PhD. She shares her story about how the trauma from her father bolstered her desire to become a counselor. She demonstrates how trauma can teach you what justice looks like. If you’d like to hear more from Janet, you can visit her YouTube channel called When Trauma Meets Theology.

Episode 32: Discovering the Mind of a Woman

Ken has aided thousands of men in marriage counseling. He talks about how to help men becoming more Christlike. Ken is the founder of Christ Quest Ministries, which provides Christian-based mentoring for marriages across the United States. Their main goal is to Disciple men to Christness. Ken and his wife Nancy have been married for 63 years.

Episode 31: If You Want It, You Can Find a Way

In this show, Jim Ellis shares the story that blessed him with the opportunity to have a major motion picture created about him. Jim has a coaching philosophy that contributed to producing Olympic level athletes and successful business professionals. A book that aided him in his journey is The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vincent Peale.

Episode 30: How To Mend Strained Relationships

When Amy Cooper had the chance to sit with politicians and world renowned entrepreneurs, she asked why she hadn’t started a business sooner. She later realized that waiting allowed her to start a business along side her daughter and build generational wealth. During this time, she married her husband and became a step parent to his 5 children.

Episode 29: What To Do When What Your Doing Isn’t Working with Iven Vian

Iven Vian met his father for the first time behind bars. Because of this father wound, Iven had a poor self image growing up about himself. He joined the Air Force academy. After graduating from the academy, he flew the B-1 Bomber and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving for 20 years. He redefined his challenging negative self image into a positive and talks about the tools he used to do that. 

Episode 28: How To Attain The Next Level Of Success You Desire

Kyle has aided many individuals and business in growing their sales and it’s not always how people think it should be. He also talks about how you can grow your income in your sales career.

Episode 27: What You Need To Consider When Setting Priorities

David Mcllwaine lost 2/3’s of his net worth going through a job change and divorce. This made him shift his priorities from accumulating money to being a father.

Episode 26: Surround Yourself With These People If You Want To Be Successful

Sandhya Seshadri grew up in India and was determined to stay in the US after she spent a summer in Jersey and fell in love with the city and environment. She talks with us about how you can accomplish anything if your why is big enough and how to feel fulfilled.

Episode 25: How Being Assaulted Changed the Trajectory Of Her Life

Tari Thomas has gone through many cumbersome changes in her life. The magnitude happening in a year time span. During 2008, she lost her job, had 2 men come into her home and attempt to rob and assault her, and several car accidents. But, she doesn’t view these as negatives. Her book recommendation is Dare to Lead, written by Brené Brown. 

Episode 24: Four Simple Steps To Follow If You Feel Stuck In Life

Jon De Los Reyes has a unique way of reevaluating his life so he stays on track with his goals. He uses the acronym “AMPM-Repeat.” Jon wasn’t always as focused on entrepreneurship. He started his career in the Philippines making $5 a DAY! He then went to school to become an engineer and was very successful. 

Episode 23: THIS Is How To Teach Your Children To Be Wealthy

Dr. Erin Hudson was a passion for aiding people from any age, industry, or social economic status to invest. She has a significant passion in teaching her children how to invest. She started investing in single family properties and graduated to commercial multifamily. Her book recommendation was Who not How, written by Dan Sullivan.

Episode 22: Let Tomorrow Worry About Itself

Don Spafford experienced a job shift when the 2008 financial crisis occurred which changed the trajectory of his life. He made the decision to start a business when we has $50,000 in debt and had no money in savings. His WHY (his 4 children) was the motivation that made him decide to take that step.

Episode 21: Let Tomorrow Worry About Itself

Jeff’s world was turned upside down when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. He lost everything and had to move him and his wife to a safe place to live. He tells how this ultimately turned into a blessing.

Episode 20: The Science of Getting Rich

Catherine Bell’s mom was 15 years old when she had her.
Catherine grew up in the foster care system and was homeless with her 2 brothers at a very young age.
She went to work at the young age of 13 years old to support her 2 brothers. Today, she is on track to be Arizona’s first female billionaire.

Episode 19: The Loss of a Daughter

Lorraine Tallman has gone through tremendous adversity. She has experienced the loss of her 12-year-old daughter to cancer as well as the loss of her husband due to the stress of their daughter’s death. But, this tragedy blossomed into Lorraine founding the Amanda Hope Foundation which helps children with cancer and their families.

Episode 18: Are You Competitive Enough?

Ray Hightower has worked and multiple fortune 500 companies, founded/sold his own tech company, and acquires multifamily real estate. He shares with us how his parents shaped his life into what it is today as well as how competition impacts his business today. To learn more about Ray, visit his website at rayhightower.com

Episode 17: How Solving Problems Can Make You Millionaire

Ever wonder how to become wealthy? Eric shares with us how he has accomplished this by looking for problems people need solved. Eric has purchased and sold more than 1,000 properties. He specializes in creative financing solutions and never fails in his commitment to professional ethics.

Episode 16: How Anyone Can Make An Extra $10,000 A Month

Jennifer Falloon was a single mom with 2 children and couldn’t seem to get ahead. Now, she acquires MILLION DOLLAR properties and helps the less fortunate.

Episode 15: How To Turn Adversity Into Incentive

Taking a trial and using that as motivation can be a powerful driver or a road block. Brian Head shares his trial and how he turned his adversity into motivation.

Episode 14: Blind, Deaf, And Running Ultramarathons

In this episode, I speak with Aaron Hale.
After serving in the military for 12 years, Aaron Hale had the unfortunate incident of a bomb detonating near his face. Or most would think.

Episode 13: How Being Laid Off Aided In Acquiring $70M Of Real Estate In Only 2 Years

In this episode, we talk with Mike Angelo.

Mike co-founded Nimble Capital Group with the desire to help others find the path to financial freedom through multi-family real estate.

Episode 12: What Risks Come With Investing In Real Estate

In this episode, I talk with Tim a Neuroscientist turned Real Estate Investor.

We talk about what it takes to get a deal done and the trials along the way. These include lenders backing out 4 days before closing, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in earnest monies, and more.

Episode 11: How To Expedite Your Real Estate Career

In this episode, I talk with Eric Stewart Owner of Atlantic Business Capital, Inc
Eric has extensive knowledge in the lending and investing industry.

Episode 10: From College Parties to Commercial Real Estate

In this episode, Zack shares his experience in rental properties and the turning point in pursuing commercial multifamily.

Episode 9: From Being Laid Off To First Deal In Just 2 Months!

In this episode, I talk with Randy Smith was in corporate America for over 20 years until he was laid off. Luckily, he had built a real estate portfolio that allowed him to walk away from corporate America for good. Since this departure, we were able to complete his first capital raise in just after 2 months.

Episode 8: Investing From An Engineers Perspective

In this episode, I talk with Rod who brings 20+ years of experience in engineering and commercial sales into real estate investing.
With his ability to be technical yet personable, his versatility brings value thru deal sourcing, capital raising, underwriting, and investor relations.

Episode 7: Are We Facing a Market Crash? What 2008 Taught Bruce Wuollet To Prepare For

In this episode, I talk with Bruce Wuolle, who is that investor, along with wholesaling 2,200 properties before the crash to acquiring over 1,000 units in apartments since.

Episode 6: What 3 Tours To Iraq Teach You About Business with Eli Davis

In this episode, I talk with Eli Davis, who has served years in the Army as a leader and transferred what he learned there to develop multiple successful businesses.

Episode 5: Are Education Courses A Waste Of Time? with Greg Mckinley

In this episode, Greg Mckinley shares his journey from network marketing to acquiring hotels that he converts to apartments.

Episode 4: How Being a Pilot Aids In Managing $30M In Real Estate with Ricardo Torres

In this episode, I talk with Ricardo Torres who shares his journey from piloting EC130s to Managing $30M in real estate!

Episode 3: What Changed The Life Of A Meth Addict To Now Multimillionaire With Rob Rowsell

In this episode, I talk with Rob Roswell! Rob’s story isn’t ordinary. After being a meth addict, he made a decision that changed his life. He talks about this moment and many more moments like it that shaped who he is today…

Episode 2: Should You Invest In a D Neighborhood? With Jose Miller

In this episode, I talk with Jose Miller who shares his experiences of investing in neighborhoods that often have drug dealers as well as subsidy residents. The goal isn’t always the return but, providing housing for the less fortunate….

Episode 1: The First Deal W/ Michael Wagman

In this episode, I talk with Michael Wagman who has been investing in real estate for several years and shares his perspective on what this is.