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

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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Building an Audio Army: How to Grow 126 Million Listeners & 8 Figures in Revenue w/ John Lee Dumas (Replay)

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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? Follow Me As I Travel & Build: IG @brianluebben ActionAcademy.com...

Apr 07, 2023•19 min

How To Invest In Real Estate NOTES (And Build A $150,000,000 Company Around It) w/ Dave Van Horn

Dave Van Horn has raised over $200 million dollars for both notes and commercial real estate. He is President and CEO of PPR Note Co., a holding company that manages several funds for buying, selling, and holding residential mortgages. He is also a co-founder and board member of Strategic Investor Alliance, a weekly investment blogger on BiggerPockets.com, and a national speaker. But none of his success came overnight. His accomplished career and expertise have derived from over 30 years of resi...

Apr 06, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 141

How To Increase Your "Personal Hourly Rate" (To $8,000 / Hour +) w/ Wally Elibiary (Replay)

Wally Elibiary currently earns $8,000 / Hour and Is able to take 20+ Weeks of Vacation PER YEAR! This wasn't always the case though, and he learned the hard way. Today, learn how to prioritize your time and family in this episode! @WallyElibiary https://teamwallyhomeloan.com 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 Our Bestselling Book : F...

Apr 05, 2023•42 min

How Renan Cortez Took Down $50,000,000 Worth Of Cash-Flowing Businesses w/ Zero Money Out Of Pocket (In 6 Months!)

Renan Cortez is a veteran and retired Med-Device Sales Rep who found out he has a knack for small business acquisition. https://svgnj.com/about/ If you want a guest spot on our Action Academy Masterclass Call: https://actionacademycall.com (only 20 spots available - first come first serve) 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 Our Bests...

Apr 04, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 140

Welcome To Q2: 100 Million Dollar Advice On Goal Setting + My Three Q2 Goals (I Need Your Help)

Welcome to Q2 - Let's crush it together! 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? Follow Me As I Travel & Build: IG @brianluebben ActionAcademy.com...

Apr 03, 2023•15 min

The ONE Quote That Has Impacted My Life The Most After 279 Podcast Episodes

Mar 31, 2023•7 min

How To Eliminate $100k+ In Taxable Income Through Real Estate Investing w/ Cody Littlewood

Mar 30, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 139

How To Implement The "12 Week Year" To 10X Your Q2 Results W/ Brian Moran (Replay)

There's no better time to replay this episode than today as we head into Q2. Utilize the tactics from this episode to 10X your results and income this quarter! Leadership speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and productivity expert Brian P. Moran helps your team gain focus and clarity on your goals and a sense of urgency to achieve them quickly. That means more of the important work gets done, and the impact on results is measurable, profound, and essentially immediate. Brian will show yo...

Mar 29, 2023•48 min

How To LEAVE YOUR JOB Through The Power Of Online Business w/ Amy Porterfield ($80 Million In Digital Sales)

Amy Porterfield went from corporate cubicle dweller to $80+ million in sales, 46,000+ students, 42 million podcast episode downloads and a business built around her life, not the other way around. https://twoweeksnoticebook.com/ 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Jo...

Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 138

The Recession Is Here: Are You Going To SURVIVE Or THRIVE?

Mar 27, 2023•12 min

How To Stand Out From The Crowd At ANY Networking Event (Replay)

Mar 24, 2023•9 min

Leadership And Life Lessons From $0 to $20,000,000 & Beyond w/ Adrian Koehler

Adrian Koehler is an executive coach who specializes in coaching CEOS and founders from 20M to 100M+ in their businesses. https://adriankoehler.com/ 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Si...

Mar 23, 2023•42 min

The Series Of Events That Lead To The Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank

Mar 22, 2023•9 min

How Todd Baldwin Is Able To SAVE $1,000,000 + In CASH Every Year Through Two Real Estate Strategies

Todd Baldwin is a Seattle based Cashflow MACHINE. He currently brings in $15,000 per month passively through his coliving properties and multiple six figures of profit from his wholesaling operation. 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Tu...

Mar 21, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 136

Action Academy Business Update: 5 Lessons / Roadblocks Between 100k - 1 Million ARR

Today we are covering 5 lessons learned so far in the hunt for taking the action academy to a 7 figure + annual business. 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? Follow Me...

Mar 20, 2023•22 min

How To Profit From Your Passions: Making Millions From Museum Tours & Hosting Cocktail Parties w/ Nick Gray

Nick Gray is the author of the book "The 2 Hour Cocktail Party: How To Build Big Relationships Through Small Gatherings". He also built and exited the company "Museum Hack" for 2.8 Million! https://nickgray.net/ 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wea...

Mar 17, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 135

How To Completely Eliminate Your Annual Taxes Through The Cost Segregation Strategy w/ Terry Judge (Replay)

If you like paying taxes, this episode is not for you. Prepare to have your mind blown. In today’s competitive climate, it is critical to utilize “out of the box” strategies to mitigate taxes and reduce expenses. Since 2006, CORE’s Specialty Tax Incentives and Cost Recovery Services have saved our clients over $1 BILLION DOLLARS and counting! CORE has become the secret weapon for many CPA’s, CFO’s, real estate and construction professionals nationwide. Our proprietary tools and experienced techn...

Mar 16, 2023•40 min

THE ONE YEAR UPDATE: I Quit My Job 365 Days Ago To Travel The World - Here's The Lessons Learned...

FREE 26 Page Financial Freedom Guide https://w2toworldtravel.com 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? Follow Me As I Travel & Build: IG @brianluebben ActionAcademy....

Mar 15, 2023•14 min

How To Go From $0 to $10,000,000+ In 6 Years (At 27 Years Old) w/ David Toupin

David Toupin is a serial investor with 1300 apartment units, 300+ self storage units, 10k sq ft of commercial, and a software company. At 27 years old. Yup. @realestatejedi https://www.realestatelab.com/about 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth...

Mar 14, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 134

The NEW 2023 "Money / Happiness" Study: Does Making More Than $75,000 Per Year Have An Affect On Happiness?

Here we go again - we FINALLY have an update to the 2010 study that stated "money doesn't affect happiness over $75,000 / Year". Today - we discuss! 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Si...

Mar 13, 2023•11 min

2023 Capital Market Update: The 6 Best Loan Products For Each Real Estate Investment Class

Today Gary Mascitis - CEO of GSM Commercial Capital gives us an in depth update on capital and loan products available currently in MARCH 2023. Gary has 33 years of experience in Lending of all types. https://www.gsmcommercialcapital.com/ 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Qu...

Mar 10, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 133

LIGHT Vs HEAVY: How To Select The "Type Of Work" You Allow In Your Life

Today we talk about how to categorize different types of "work" to better build your business around your LIFE. 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? Follow Me As I Trav...

Mar 09, 2023•11 min

Million Dollar Mentorship & Masterminds: How To "Create Your Own Luck" w/ CEO Of Gobundance Matt King

Today's guest is the CEO of Gobundance (A mastermind group for millionaire investors) and the COO of over 30 companies! https://gobundance.com 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hus...

Mar 08, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 132

From Football Coach to $30,000,000 + Financial Freedom w/ Ben Kall (REPLAY)

Ben Kall is telling his story for the FIRST TIME EVER here today on the action academy podcast. Follow along as he went from being a coaching assistant, to packing up his life into a uhaul, driving across the country, and ACTING his way into a massive real estate portfolio! Ben utilizes creative financing strategies to build his portfolio of self storage and multifamily. Learn how to leave corporate america, hit financial freedom, and design your dream life through our FREE Action Academy EBOOK:...

Mar 07, 2023•44 min

The Three Aspects Of Life / Business That You Can't Escape or "Out-Earn"

Today we cover one of the teachings from the Netflix Documentary "Stutz" featuring Jonah Hill and his Therapist of nearly a decade. 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ?...

Mar 06, 2023•11 min

TOP TIPS For Health, Wealth, & Happiness From Over 100 Millionaires! (Best Of REPLAY)

Today is a "best of" episode of AAP! We cover the top quotes and advice that repeatedly appear throughout the first 100 episodes. 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? F...

Mar 03, 2023•12 min

How To Make $13,000,000 By Helping Real Estate Investors Find Off-Market Deals w/ David Lecko (Founder of DEALMACHINE)

David Lecko is the CEO and Founder of DealMachine - an app / service that helps real estate investors locate and contact distressed properties to acquire off market rental properties. https://www.dealmachine.com/blog/author/david-lecko 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit ...

Mar 02, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 131

$80,000 In Monthly Income Through Online Courses, Real Estate, & SEO at 25 Years Old w/ Cody Berman (REPLAY)

Cody Berman has 18 streams of income at 25 years old. From AIRBNB's to Digital Courses, he has had his hand in almost every business model you could think of. Today we give tangible examples that you can use to create additional revenue streams TODAY. Cody is the Co-Host of the Podcast: https://thefishow.com/ Instagram: @CodyDBerman 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 Te...

Mar 01, 2023•27 min

The TOP SECRET To 10X Success In Life & Business w/ Bob Burg (Best Selling Author of "The Go-Giver")

Bob Burg is the author of the best selling book "The Go-Giver". This book fundamentally changed how I view business and I highly recommend you read it https://burg.com/ 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits W...

Feb 28, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 130

The Trillion Dollar Venn Diagram Of Success: How To Position Yourself In The BEST Niche For Maximum Income

Today we cover Dharmesh Shah's (Founder of Hubspot) "Venn Diagram of Success" that teaches us how to package our skill sets for maximum profitability. 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 Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ ...

Feb 27, 2023•11 min

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