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Action Academy | Replace The Job You Hate With A Life You Love

Brian Luebbenactionacademy.com

Ready to replace your 6-figure salary with real freedom? This is the podcast for high earners who feel stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown. If you’re asking, “How do I actually replace $10K–$20K/month so I can quit and never look back?” — welcome home. At Action Academy, we teach you how to buy small businesses and commercial real estate to create cash flow that actually replaces your job. Monday through Friday, you’ll learn from 7–9 figure entrepreneurs, real estate moguls, and acquisition pros who’ve done it — and show you how to do it too. Hosted by Brian Luebben (@brianluebben), who quit his 6-figure sales role in 2022 to build a global business while traveling the world. If you're a high-income earner ready to become a high-impact entrepreneur, this show is your playbook. Subscribe now and start your path to freedom — or keep pretending your job will get better someday....

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Episodes

I Just Retired from Corporate America at 27 To Go Travel the World! (The Financial Freedom Episode)

I'm happy to announce that as of today I have officially LEFT my W2 Job of 4 Years and Booked a One-Way Flight to Greece where my girlfriend and I are going to travel for 12 months on the Ultimate Bucket-List Adventure! It took Three Years and Four Months to get to this point where we could take "The Big Leap" and do our own thing. Now I have officially hit baseline Financial Independence. HUGE shoutout to my Coach - Jason Drees, and to my Mastermind Group - Gobundance for helping me accelerate ...

Apr 21, 202213 min

How to Hit Your First Million at 27 Years Old w/ David Riehle

David Riehle is a real estate agent out of kansas city and also a member of my 2 year strong accountability pod! For fun he tells Jokes, goes to chiefs games, and runs an 800k per year wholesaling business. In today's show learn how David went from househacking and saving all his money to finding his "one thing" and doubling down on it to 10 x his income. Join our new Action Academy Text Newsletter for guest highlights, recommendations, resources, and direct access to deals: https://my.community...

Apr 19, 202255 minSeason 1Ep. 46

You Deserve It! (Listen to This if You Have Imposter Syndrome)

Hate to break it to you - but Imposter Syndrome exists at all levels of wealth. Where things are going well but you start to ask "do I deserve this?" "what will go wrong?" Today - know that you DO deserve this. Join our new Action Academy Text Newsletter for guest highlights, recommendations, resources, and direct access to deals: https://my.community.com/brianactionacademy OR Text ACTION TO +1 (423) 592-8486 Resources: GoBundance Are you an accredited investor and want to learn more about GoBun...

Apr 18, 20227 min

How to Begin / Maintain Relationships with your DREAM Coaches/Mentors

We all have our list of guys/girls we would do anything to get coaching from. People at the top of their game that are hard to reach, wildly successful, and have zero clue of who you are. Today I give the top tips and strategies I have used to attract some of my mentors/coaches that were hard to contact to begin with. Three Key Points: 1) Pay To Play - their mastermind, their course, their services, or donating to their charity 2) Seek To Serve - Be SPECIFIC AND KNOWLEDGEABLE 3) Act, Report, Rep...

Apr 15, 20227 min

Franchises, Podcasts, Real Estate, and Beers w/ Brian Beers

Today's Show covers a lot of ground, with something in it for just about everyone! Brian Beers is the owner of 21 Midas Auto Shops, a Real Estate Syndication Company, and the new Podcast "Business with Beers". In today's show we kick it off with the power of mindset, overcoming limiting beliefs, and why YOU can be a success! In the middle we talk all things business acquisition, and at the end it's all real estate baby! Join our new Action Academy Text Newsletter for guest highlights, recommenda...

Apr 14, 202241 minSeason 1Ep. 45

How to Work ON Your Business, Not IN It w/ Head Implementer of EOS Worldwide Mike Paton

Mike Paton has spent every working day of the last 15 years helping thousands of leaders around the globe run better businesses and live better lives. An EOS Implementer and sought-after speaker, Paton succeeded Gino Wickman and spent five years as EOS Worldwide’s Visionary, is the host of the top-rated podcast The EOS Leader, and co-authored two books in the Traction Library – Get A Grip and Process! He’s grateful to be living his ideal life – helping others master the timeless disciplines and ...

Apr 12, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 44

How to Bake Your Bucket-List Into Your Life

A "Bucket List" is a list of experiences, locations to visit, things to do before you die. Once in a lifetime trips and activities that would give you the height of human experience. Bucket List items don't necessarily need to be extravagant or expensive - and today's show hits on the important point of PLANNING AND EXECUTING THIS LIST NOW! We aren't guaranteed any "tomorrows" in our life, everyday is a gift. Treat it as such! What are your top 5 Bucket-List items and how will you do them this y...

Apr 11, 20227 min

58 Units (W/ Mostly ZERO % Interest) at 23 Years Old - Ed Byler

When i was 23 I had a Hangover. Ed Byler decided that instead of that for his 23rd birthday He would prefer a 7 figure 58 unit real estate portfolio. Ed Byler is a commercial real estate broker out of North Carolina who has a knack for building long term relationships with long term people. He was able to not only raise money from friends he worked with, but purchase 51 of these units with ZERO PERCENT INTEREST through a direct seller - over a BBQ dinner. He did all of this with a GED and a job ...

Apr 07, 202243 minSeason 1Ep. 43

How to Go From NEGATIVE $102,000 Net Worth to Retired In Your 30's w/ Josh and Ali Lupo

Josh and Ali Lupo were the average american couple. Decent Jobs with heaps of student loan, car, and credit card debt. Until one day they decided that this life could be BETTER. Saving and investing every penny they were able to pay off all $102,000 of their debt completely within 2.5 years. While doing this, they created an uber popular instagram page @theFICouple to document their entire journey! Now, they are on pace to retire in their 30's. Follow along with us today as we break their journe...

Apr 05, 202248 minSeason 1Ep. 42

How To Set / Track Your Goals For MASSIVE Success

The ability to Set/Track Goals is one of the major differentiators between average society and the ultra successful. Today's episode teaches three major components to setting your goals up to be successes, not just more failed "new year's resolutions". -SMART Method (and why it can be improved) -ATOMIC Method -4DX Method -Visualization / Affirmation Methods Atomic Habits: https://amzn.to/3NMS1TU 4 Disciplines of Execution: https://amzn.to/3x9frwS Join our new Action Academy Text Newsletter for g...

Apr 04, 202210 min

Profitable Passions: How to Build Businesses That Fire You Up w/ Dirk Van Reenen

It's not only a good idea to follow your passions and authentic self - it's also profitable as well! Dirk Van Reenen went from being an Auctioneer, to a Realtor, to a Team Lead, to a Business Owner, and finally to a ranch in Texas! Dirk began his first "full" career in Real Estate and had massive levels of success. He quickly realized though that the suit and tie life wasn't for him, which lead to the formation of BERGFLOW, his consulting company. As BERGFLOW blew up he realized he could extend ...

Mar 31, 202245 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Where To Put Your Money During Times of War, Inflation, and Expensive Real Estate w/ Fred Hubler

Russia/Ukraine. Inflation. Hedge Funds buying Homes. Stock market dropping. What the heck do we do with our money? Fred Hubler has 25 years of capital allocation experience in his wealth management firm "Creative Capital Wealth Management Group". He's the go-to investment guy for billionaires, NFL players, high income earners.....and Gobundance. Today we talk about where the economy is at, what we can expect, and where we should park our money for the time being and the future. The name of the g...

Mar 29, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 40

PASSIVE Income vs. PASSIONATE Income

We LOVE passive income - but what would you do while retired? Let's find out what we're passionate about and MONETIZE that NOW! Most of us are not designed to just lay on a beach. The goal is "Freedom" to do what we want, when we want, with who we want. We always focus on passive income, why can't we also work on side hustles that fire us up and make us money too along the way? What would happen if your youtube channel on cooking started printing out 6 figures? Your twitch gaming stream? Your ga...

Mar 28, 20227 min

How to Keep Your Cool On The Court & At The Closing Table w/ 14 Year NBA Vet Anthony Tolliver

Today we are joined by another Gobundance Member, Businessman, and 14 year NBA Vet - Anthony Tolliver. Anthony has taken his mental abilities from the court and applied these skills into the business world, acquiring over 100 units and making multiple angel investments throughout his career. In this episode we talk about what it takes to not only perform at a high level, but STAY at that level. Resources: GoBundance Are you an accredited investor and want to learn more about GoBundance? www.gobu...

Mar 24, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 39

How to Make $1,000,000+ From A Podcast w/ Kevin Chemidlin

Today's guest quit his W2 Job, scaled his first podcast to $100k Revenue and 100k downloads in 2 years, then scaled his second podcast to 7 figures Revenue in 12 months. This guest is none other than my personal podcast coach who helps me with this show, Kevin Chemidlin. Kevin runs the shows "Philly Who?" and now "Grow the Show" which helps podcasters learn to grow and monetize without leaving it up to "word of mouth" alone. Join the Action Academy Newsletter Below and snag the Following for FRE...

Mar 22, 202251 minSeason 1Ep. 38

How to Have Happiness NOW.....Not "IF" or "WHEN"

We are all taught How to Win, How to Achieve, How to Hit Goals. Why are none of us taught how to be "Happy"? As high level achievers, happiness actually becomes harder and harder to attain.....ironically. The 6 figure guy isn't happy until he's a millionaire. The Millionaire business owner is unhappy until they have 8 figures. Then 9 Figures. One Billion. So on and so forth. We need to stop measuring how much further we have left to go, and instead celebrate how far we've COME from the beginning...

Mar 21, 20228 min

AirBNB: Top Tips to Buy, Manage, and Profit w/ Brandon Thompson

Brandon Thompson left his multi-seven figure a year house flipping business to start over again fresh where he's passionate - in the world of Short Term Rentals. He now has a portfolio of 22 STRs and growing and is planning to bring in 7 figures by end of 2022 with his new venture! Along with these properties he has a brokerage in north georgia specializing in STRs alone, and also a new mastermind 5 Star STR success to help educate people on how to find success in this class! Brandon has decades...

Mar 17, 202251 minSeason 1Ep. 37

Top Tips for Negotiation & Persuasion from an FBI Hostage Negotiator | Derek Gaunt

Derek Gaunt is the former Commander for the DC Hostage Negotiation Unit (29 Years) and the Head Trainer for Chris Voss' "Black Swan Group". Derek trains SWAT teams, the FBI, and Fortune 500 company Executives on the powers of negotiation and communication. He is also the author of the book "Ego, Authority, and Failure." His specialities were hostage negotiation, suicide interventions, and high pressure situations that required a positive end result. Today - he teaches us how to apply these same ...

Mar 15, 202258 minSeason 1Ep. 36

How to Provide MASSIVE Value (The Value Equation) w/ Jake Havron

"Good" doesn't cut it today in branding or business. You need to be EXCEPTIONAL. Today's guest Jake Havron goes over the 4 part "Value Equation" for how to stand out in today's market! Starting his career as a Nurse, Jake Havron started to feel torn down treating patients for avoidable, life-threatening illnesses, only to have them return a few months later with the same problem. He later learned that it didn’t matter what strategy he implemented as that is only 20 percent of success. The other ...

Mar 14, 202236 minSeason 1Ep. 35

How to know your "Enough" Number w/ Kurt Buchert

Kurt Buchert is a Real Estate Investor who has started and sold businesses, invested in real estate, and now has his "enough number" to live on the beach in Florida with his Family! Kurt was a New Orleans Native that started a spray foam insulation business after Katrina - which is where his cash flow began. After selling that for a loss and traveling around the world, he created enough cashflow through real estate to live on the beach in florida with his wife. In this episode, learn how to: cre...

Mar 10, 202247 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Multifamily Acquisition MASTERCLASS w/ Gino Barbaro

Gino Barbaro went from being a chef and restaurant owner to the owner of 1500 cash-flowing apartment units and cofounder of one of the largest Real Estate Education companies, "Jake and Gino". Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, author and entrepreneur. He has grown his real estate portfolio to over 1500 multifamily units. He is the co-founder of Jake & Gino, a multifamily real estate education company that offers coaching and training in real estate founded upon their proprietary f...

Mar 08, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 33

How to Not Let Problems Derail Your Day

Problems in life and business are a certainty. How you respond to them is what defines success. Join our new Action Academy Text Newsletter for guest highlights, recommendations, resources, and direct access to deals: https://my.community.com/brianactionacademy OR Text ACTION TO +1 (423) 592-8486 Want To Quit Your Job In The Next 6-18 Months Through Buying Commercial Real Estate & Small Businesses? 👔🏝️ Schedule A Free 30 Minute Coaching Call With Our Team Here To Get "Unstuck" Check Out Ou...

Mar 07, 20226 min

How to "Add Another Zero" to your Business and Life w/ Mark Moses

Mark Moses asks business owners what it would feel like to "add another zero" to their net worth. Instead of 1 Million, how about 10? How about 100? Today's show gives advice on how to scale exponentially in this way! Mark Moses is author of the international bestselling book, Make Big Happen, and the Founding Partner of CEO Coaching International, which has coached more than 875 of the world’s top high-growth entrepreneurs and CEOs in over 45 countries. Mark has won Ernst & Young’s Entrepre...

Mar 03, 202226 minSeason 1Ep. 32

Tips for The Journey to Seven & Eight Figure Net Worth w/ Daniel Del Real

Daniel Del Real has 43 lines of passive income, the 4th largest real estate team in the state of California, and a great head of hair! Daniel has been "Financially Free" for 9 years now - with 7 figures in annual passive income. Although he doesn't "have to" work now, he wants to continue to build and grow his life so that others can be in it and succeed as well. Daniel also hosts our Gobundance call "728" which helps entrepreneurs learn how to scale their net worth from 1 million to 10+. Daniel...

Mar 01, 202256 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Be in the Arena - Not the Stands!

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a ...

Feb 28, 20228 min

How to Scale to 1000+ Units (And the Best Investor Returns) w/ Ashley Wilson

Ashley Wilson has scaled her Company BarDown Investments to over 100M in AUM and 1000+ multifamily units - and doesn't even believe these metrics are the best measure of her success! Ashley Wilson, is the Co-Founder of Bar Down Investments, LLC & HouseItLook, LLC, Best Selling Author of ​The Only Woman in the Room, Knowledge, and Inspiration from 20 Women Real Estate Investors. In today's episode Learn : why multifamily is a great asset class how to invest safely ashley's diversification str...

Feb 24, 202250 minSeason 1Ep. 30

How to Harness "The Power Of Likability" w/ Chris Ryan

From leading high power groups such as TIGER21 and Gobundance to becoming Tennis partners with Richard Branson - there are few that understand the power of community and environment more than Chris Ryan. Chris not only knows how to get into big rooms, but how to CREATE them - through managing multiple entrepreneurial groups and doing huge things with huge people for decades now. Chris is now CEO of Gobundance and partner in R360 - a Global Family office for individuals net worth 100 M+. Througho...

Feb 22, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 29

What Would the "8 Figure Version of Yourself" Do Today?

Sometimes it's difficult to determine what is the "highest and best use of your time" every day on the path to our goals. Today we answer this with the question - "What would the $10,000,000+ version of YOU do today?" What actions? With Who? With what timeline? If we can project ourselves into this future versions of ourselves TODAY, the potential is unlimited (this applies to nine figures as well of course!) Join our new Action Academy text newsletter for guest highlights, recommendations, reso...

Feb 21, 202213 min

Self Storage and Self Discovery w/ Mark Mcguire

Mark Mcguire is a real estate investor and partner in Hearthfire Holdings - a Self Storage Syndication Fund. Mark began his career as a musician but realized tour life was no longer for him as the band began to break up. Shortly after he became a licensed Realtor and began his investing career in single family homes. Follow Mark's journey to his first million in his early 30's, joining Gobundance, meeting Sergio, and then jumping into the world of Self Storage where he's now an equity partner in...

Feb 17, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 28

How to "Recession Proof" your Real Estate Investing w/ J Scott

J Scott, entrepreneur, investor, author, and co-host of The BiggerPockets Business Podcast has flipped over 400 houses and written best selling books on the subject. The irony though is that over a decade later, he regrets flipping houses! In this episode, J offers valuable insights into why he wished he hadn’t flipped houses, how a fixed-rate long-term debt becomes an asset, and how you can take advantage of depreciation to offset your active income. J is the author of four best-selling books o...

Feb 15, 202254 minSeason 1Ep. 27
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