DC fam! We got Cynthia Ostos in the building today to have a chat about her journey into real estate. Cynthia has been in real estate for the past 13 years and has her own team under Revel Realty. Cynthia has a very interesting background. She went from working as a Border Services Officer for the Federal Government to being a real estate agent. Her spark to get into the business came when she was selling her first property in her 20s and was enamored with the process of being a landlord. Throug...
Sep 11, 2023•34 min
No one prepares men to become fathers. There’s no manual on what to do or what to say as your kids come to you with questions that they need answers to. As a dad, you’ve got to assess the situation and make a choice you believe would be in their best interest & live with the consequences. Being a dad to Mila and Matea has been such a blessing. They continue to push me, and challenge me to be the best version of myself every da. In today’s show, Owen and I dive deep in the lessons I’ve learne...
Sep 04, 2023•32 min•Season 36Ep. 4
Adversities are a part of life. You are bound to go through them one way or another whether it’s your career, family, relationships, and friendships. It’s one thing to go through adversity but how do you handle it when it comes? One day your life is great then the next day could look totally different. On today’s show, I share with Owen experiences I’ve faced where I had to dig deep to find the strength to overcome adversity. Overcoming anything takes courage, faith, and mental fortitude to see ...
Aug 28, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Do you remember how easy it was to make friends when you were younger? You had kids you grew up with in the neighborhood you could befriend. In high school, you could get involved with sports or clubs, and in college, you had many people in one space with the thirst to make connections. As you get older, making friends becomes more challenging. We get bogged down with raising our families, and growing our relationships with our spouses and forming new bonds becomes tougher. For men, we have our ...
Aug 21, 2023•34 min•Season 4Ep. 34
DC Family, it only took 33 episodes for us to do a podcast together ;) In today’s show, I got Julia Bilinsky on the show. Julia is a real estate agent with Royal LePage Signature and has been in the industry for over a year now. Julia works with me in the office and has been under my wing as she learns the ins and outs from me. Julia is determined, smart, and someone who has all the ingredients to succeed in the business. In today’s show, we got deep into her story and what led her to become an ...
Aug 14, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Welcome back DC fam! Boy you’re in for a treat today. I’ve been a big believer in how they’re outer forces working against us to advance as a society. When I got exposed to certain ideas, and the groups who control us; I denied it and didn’t want to acknowledge that certain ideas could be true. After doing my own research, I came to the conclusion that there is evidence that makes it true. Owen and I do a deep dive into how we’re fed false information on the news, how they're secret societies th...
Aug 07, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Welcome back for a brand new episode, DC fam! In today’s podcast, we’re discussing how technology is influencing the real estate industry. There are so many platforms that are emerging to empower agents to be at the top of their game and applications that provide clients with a smooth selling & buying process. In our episode, Owen and I focus on how video is becoming a key driving force for agents. Agents have to adopt a video strategy to provide their prospective clients with an inside look...
Jul 24, 2023•35 min•Season 30Ep. 4
Welcome back DC Fam! Today, we’ve got a treat of an episode for you! I got my good friend Jason Pereira in the house. Jason is a partner and financial consultant at Woodgate Financial. He’s been in the financial industry for the past 20 years and has developed a unique investment approach for his clients. Early in his career, he realized how investment systems and incentives are designed to benefit the banks. He understood early on that there has to be a way to truly help people find the best in...
Jul 17, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 29
We all have indulged with vices at one point or another in our lives. Inherently, we know these vices are bad but they offer a level of gratification that provides us with a temporary escape. If we know they are bad, why do we keep coming back? In today’s conversation, Owen and I discuss how vices are collectively being normalized. We’re living in a time where we have so much access to nudity, drugs, alcohol, and gambling because of how technology has evolved. Vices that were deemed as taboo are...
Jul 10, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 28
DC Fam! You’re in for a treat with today’s episode! Over the years, I’ve gone through a self-discovery journey with my faith. I grew up in a catholic household, and as I got older; I found myself not aligning with its teachings and ultimately shifting my faith towards Christianity. In today’s show; Owen and I unpack the things I found within Catholicism that were contradictory, and how things within the Church are shifting. In the episode we discuss: My experience with Reiki How Catholicism dist...
Jul 03, 2023•38 min
Welcome back for a new episode of the DC Talks podcast. As I get older, I’m taking my health & wellness into consideration in everything that I do. There has been so much that has happened over the last several years that has shifted my focus on what I put into my body, and how I maintain myself to be in peak condition. In today’s episode, Owen and I have a vulnerable conversation about things young men should know about themselves as they get older. When you’re young, you feel invincible. Y...
Jun 26, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Welcome back for a brand new episode, DC fam! I love having a great hockey chat. As a former hockey player, it’s always great having conversations of the times that were really instrumental in my life. The lessons I learned along the way, and the character I built along the journey when you’re on a team. In this week’s show, we have my buddy Michael Ouzas on the show. Michael is a retired professional hockey player, and now he’s a realtor with Royal LePage. We go down memory lane as we talk abou...
Jun 19, 2023•40 min
Welcome back for a brand new episode, DC fam! This week’s episode is something near and dear to my heart. Growing up, I grew up with a lack of self-confidence in myself because of the things that were said to me. Your family is everything. But at times, they can be people within your family that say things to you that have a massive impact on how you see yourself & how confident you are. I’ve gone through tremendous growth over a long period of time and I'm healing those wounds from early on...
Jun 12, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Welcome back for a brand new episode, DC fam! Today we’re talking about closing costs when buying a property. It’s exciting to put that deposit down and commit to a property but some people are surprised by the additional costs that come with completing the sale. Understanding your closing costs can save you time & money. Not having the money to pay off those costs can cause a massive ripple effect for all parties involved and lead to potential lawsuits. In this episode, we speak about Land ...
Jun 05, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Welcome back for a brand new episode, DC fam! Today we’ve got a special guest in the building. We’ve got Matt Campoli on the podcast to talk about his journey into real estate, and how he has grown his personal brand as an agent by utilizing content on social media. Matt is an agent with eXp Realty here in Toronto and is one of the best in the business. He is very authentic, and someone who is very present in the moment. He has built his brand by creating his own podcast called Priced To Sell wh...
May 29, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Being a real estate agent is a stressful job. There is a lot you are managing on your plate on a day-to-day basis. You’re managing your own internal stress, and also managing your client’s emotions through the process of selling & buying a home. How you manage your mental state is a critical factor in how far you’re going to go in the business. In this episode, I discuss how I have set a routine, created mental frameworks, and manage my time to manage the stress that comes from running a bus...
May 22, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Welcome back DC fam! The topic of fear is something I’ve always wanted to talk about. Fear is a thing we all face. They’re rational fears you have and there are fears which are manufactured by yourself by your own personal belief. Fear can be crippling, and can paralyze you from taking action towards things that can transform your life. I thought I should give you my take on some of the fears I’ve had and how I managed the fears that come my way. In the show we talked about: The relationship bet...
May 15, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Welcome back DC fam! I love having guests on the show because I want you to see how great the people around me are. In today’s episode, we have Rodrigo Robalino on the show. Rodrigo is an agent with Royal Le page Signature and is one of the best in the business. One of the things that I love about Rodrigo is that he’s authentic, and goes above & beyond for his clients. He has a wealth of knowledge, and thought he would be great to chat with on the podcast on his path to real estate. In the s...
May 08, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Welcome back DC fam! In today’s episode, we’re talking about cancel culture. It seems like every day, you see someone who said, did, or is accused of something and they are immediately “canceled” in the eyes of the public. Our ability to speak freely has been hindered by a potential backlash from people online or even our inner circles. Has it gone too far? Has this way of living become toxic where we can’t present our authentic selves each day? In this episode, we talk about: - Self-censoring y...
May 01, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 18
If you have been a long-time follower of mine on social media, you know how closely I work with my wife Natalie. You’ve seen her on my social segment, Stager’s Corner, where she provides you with insights on home staging. In this week’s episode, she and her partner Julia Salerno are coming on the show. Natalie and Julia founded ‘SPACES Collective’ which is a boutique property styling agency here in Toronto. In our conversation, they are both going to share their journey on how Spaces Collective ...
Apr 24, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this week’s episode, we’re talking about flipping homes. Flipping homes can be a very lucrative way to make money in the market. But they’re a lot of risks that come with pursuing this endeavor. It looks like an easy thing to do but flipping a house takes a certain level of experience, and knowledge for a project to be successful. In this episode we speak about: Cost you have to factor in flipping a house Are flips good investments? Who is house flipping for? Importance of long-term investing...
Apr 17, 2023•31 min
In this week’s episode, we’re talking about relationships. Relationships are the foundation of any successful endeavor in life. To get ahead you need to have a grasp on human dynamics, and intrinsically know what makes people do what they do. I’ve been fortunate enough to have relationships that have enriched my life from personal to business. In this episode we speak about: Can you mix personal and business relationships together? Staying true to yourself even when people don’t pour back into y...
Apr 10, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 15
In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of talking to one of my favorite duos in the real estate game today! We got Carla Wilhelm and Hayley Pickett in the DC headquarters to talk about real estate, and how they have grown together in the business. Hayley and Carla are a mother & daughter real estate team part of the Royal LePage Signature family working out of the Port Dover - Norfolk/Haldimand County area. It’s always a treat chatting with them because they have great energy, and I always ...
Apr 03, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Welcome back for a brand new episode DC fam! Today’s episode is a deep one. If you interact with my content or have met me in person; you know that I went through brain surgery. When asked about it, I provide the background of what happened on a surface level. Now that I have a platform, I thought it would be great to share the story in depth of what led me down the path to getting brain surgery. There are a lot of tears being dropped in this episode. I reflect on my father, my family history, a...
Mar 27, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Welcome back DC family! In today’s episode, we’re going to be discussing how the media crafts misleading narratives around the real estate market. They exaggerate their headlines and write their articles with half-truths. Owen and I are going to be talking about this article that BlogTO wrote a month ago. The headline is “Nobody is buying Toronto homes anymore as demand drops to the lowest level in years.” If you live in Toronto, you know that is not true. As a realtor, my issue with this is t...
Mar 20, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Welcome back DC Family! This week we’re discussing growing your real estate business. There is a ton of advice online on what you should do when starting out your business. I’ve noticed there is a lot more positive advice on what to do when starting a business, but there isn’t enough information on what NOT to do. I’ve gone through many trials and errors when I first began my business. I’ve learned what works, and what doesn’t work. In this episode, I will be telling you all the things you shoul...
Mar 13, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Welcome back DC family! We’ve got a special episode for you today. Our guest for the show is Sam Hewit! Sam is the Director of Realtor Development at Royal Lepage Signature. She works with agents within the company to help them get their start, and develop them to have a successful career in the business. Sam is one of my favorite people! I credit my success as a realtor to her as she was the one who trained and coached me early on in my career. Over the years we’ve formed a great friendship and...
Mar 07, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
DC family, welcome back for a brand new episode! In today’s show, we’re discussing failure. Failure is something that we’ve all experienced at some degree in our lives while pursuing a worthy ideal. Failure is something that a lot of people are afraid of experiencing before attempting something, and it’s a fear successful people use to take their efforts to another level to achieve success. How we manage moments of failure will dictate our destiny, and the degree of happiness we will attain thro...
Feb 27, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome back DC family! We’re back in the studio today to talk about fraud in the real estate industry. Over the past year, they’ve been many cases where people are utilizing fake documentation to scam homeowners, and agents. The due diligence process has many cracks and it presents opportunities for individuals to scam the system by presenting false identification and background. In this episode, we will be assessing a story that was on CBC on how a homeowner had their home sold without their k...
Feb 20, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
I’ve been fortunate enough to be successful throughout my career by having a core understanding of how to sell. Now as a realtor, I’m always selling. You see me selling my expertise on social media, my marketing initiatives, and showcasing myself to potential clients that I am the person to get them the best deal on a real estate property. In this episode, we’re getting into the psychology of selling. Owen and I love Chris Voss’ book ‘Never Split The Difference.’ Our conversation mirrors the con...
Feb 13, 2023•45 min
