Vince Shorb is one of the country’s leading advocates for financial wellness who creates partnerships with financial service providers that enhance their brand, increase awareness, highlight their expertise, and deepen relationships with prospects and clients. After spending 15 years in financial services working one-on-one with more than 20,000 people, he founded the National Financial Educators Council – an organization dedicated to combating the financial illiteracy epidemic. What You Will Le...
Mar 05, 2024•41 min
Associate Vice President Taylor Avakian is one of the top multifamily brokers at Matthews Real Estate Investment Services. He has worked on countless transactions, both as an advisor and a principal. He is adept at managing the process from beginning to end, including due diligence, financing, marketing, and sales. Avakian’s extensive knowledge of the market and his ability to identify opportunities are what make him stand out from other agents. While most agents take a two-pronged approach to b...
Feb 28, 2024•44 min
Ed Mathews is a seasoned real estate investor and the founder of Clark St Capital. With over a decade of experience, Ed built a portfolio of multifamily properties in CT and Southeast US. Ed's journey was far from direct. For 24+ years, he worked for Silicon Valley start-ups, honing his skills in the go-go tech world. It wasn't until 2011 Ed bought his first rental property. Over the years, Ed worked tirelessly to grow his portfolio, juggling his family, day job and Clark St. Finally, in 2018, h...
Feb 21, 2024•46 min
With over 25 years of experience, Shannon has been involved from start to finish on over $350MM in construction projects such as multi-family, professional office buildings to city halls, fire and police stations, schools, industrial projects and mini storage. Along with his knowledgeable team at Shannon Robnett Industries (SRI), Shannon is dedicated to sharing his expertise and delivering top-quality projects that bring numerous passive income streams to his syndicate partners. "A more intellig...
Feb 14, 2024•36 min
Despite being in the midst of a recession and mortgage market collapse, Kaaren Hall founded and made a resounding success of uDirect IRA Services. She discovered a strategic way to put her 20+ years in mortgage banking, real estate, and property management to use. The solution was an untapped market for both her skills and for investors – self-directed IRAs. Through uDirect IRA, she has guided tens of thousands of Americans through the process of diversifying their investments using self-directe...
Feb 07, 2024•38 min
Chad Wittfeldt started his entrepreneurial journey at a young age by starting a landscaping company and electronic arbitrage business in his teenage years. He quickly focused in on investing in the equities & currency markets. Chad later became a full-time investor and real estate entrepreneur in his twenties. Today, he's partnered on over $30,000,000 in real estate syndications. What You Will Learn: Who is Chad Wittfeldt? How did Chad enter the real estate industry? What should be the minds...
Jan 31, 2024•42 min
Over the past 8 years, Mike has built a business that flipped over 80+ houses and owned 60+ rentals by the age of 30. He created multiple companies that generate over 1M per year in revenue, and sold tens of thousands of copies of his book (making him an Amazon best-selling author), He is the founder of Real Estate WealthBuilders, which is an educational company that helps real estate investors quickly scale their real estate business. What You Will Learn: Who is Mike Mannino II? Mike shares how...
Jan 24, 2024•36 min
Scott Royal Smith is a real estate investor and asset protection attorney. Scott became an entrepreneur while still in law school, purchasing and running an auto mechanic shop, to pay his way through school. After graduating, Scott began his law career as a high-stakes corporate litigator. He spent the last 10 years of his career analyzing real estate investment and asset protection. Today, Scott is the Founder and CEO of Royal Legal Solutions. A firm he built to offer tax, business, and legal s...
Jan 17, 2024•38 min
Kevin Amolsch formed Pine Financial Group, Inc in 2008 after leaving a small mortgage company as the senior loan officer for residential lending. Kevin has a degree in Finance which he obtained after serving four years in the US Army. Kevin started out in banking, working at First Bank in the lending department while in school. From there he started his first real estate investment company, which is still active today. After college Kevin spent two years working with Wall Street as a mortgage bo...
Jan 10, 2024•43 min
Neil’s entry point into the Real Estate industry came after a few short years in banking. Recognized by the Wall Street Journal as a Top 100 team and the #1 REMAX agent in Iowa by the age of 29, Neil had solidified his role as a force in the industry. Having completed hundreds of Fix & Flips, Wholesales, Wholetails, Novations, and Owner Financed deals, Neil longed to quit forfeiting time for dollars. After building a portfolio of single-family rentals to produce passive income, he found the ...
Jan 03, 2024•35 min
Bradley Pounds is the co-owner of Watters International Realty and the co-author of The Million Dollar Real Estate Team: How I Went from Zero to Earning $1 Million After Expenses in Three Years. He was a struggling agent during the recession when he and mega-broker Chris Watters paired up, quickly creating the dominant team brokerage in Austin, Texas. In the years that followed, Brad helped launch 18 teams across the US and Canada through the company's hybrid corporate and franchise strategy. Ha...
Dec 27, 2023•39 min
A lifelong Austinite and UT graduate, Cooper has worked in a variety of roles in the commercial real estate space throughout his career in Central Texas. Most recently, Cooper served in a business development role for Heritage Title for over 9 years. His diverse background serving clients in a variety of roles is an ideal fit for his position at Wildhorn Capital, where he manages the company’s capital relationships and focuses on deal sourcing in Austin. Cooper is involved in a wide range of Aus...
Dec 12, 2023•43 min
Learn more about growing your team and schedule your call with Gary to discuss how we can help...click here: https://globalinvestoragent.com/expand-your-team At age 40, retired as Corporate Vice-President, Mergers & Acquisitions in National Banking; Completed over 100 transactions per year consistently every year without a sales team or assistant, with virtually no marketing costs; Traded over 5,,000 Investment properties in less than 5 years; Developed five real estate holding companies, ow...
Dec 06, 2023•21 min
Always an independent spirit, Deborah started her first business in 1990. After owningand partnering in several successful small businesses, she realized that her path tofinancial freedom was through real estate investing.Deborah has a flare for fixing and flipping properties, from purchase, rehabbing,marketing and sale processes to tools and techniques for locating properties, analyzingmarket values, timely decision making to capitalize on opportunities, crafting offers,negotiating, effective d...
Nov 29, 2023•45 min
As discussed on this week’s Podcast….Order your copy today! Global Investor Agent: How Do You Thrive Not Just Survive in a Market Shift? Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3SV0khX At age 40, retired as Corporate Vice-President, Mergers & Acquisitions in National Banking; Completed over 100 transactions per year consistently every year without a sales team or assistant, with virtually no marketing costs; Traded over 5,,000 Investment properties in less than 5 years; Developed five real estat...
Nov 21, 2023•24 min
Alex Jarbo is the founder and CEO of Sargon Investments. He is a regular contributor to some of the top real estate investing podcasts in the world. He is also the host of the YouTube channel Alex Builds where he teaches how to properly build and manage short term rentals. Sargon Investments is a short term rental resort development firm. We work to provide above average, double digit returns to our accredited investors. What You Will Learn: Who is Alex Jarbo? Alex shares his first real estate i...
Nov 15, 2023•38 min
Malcolm Turner is a highly respected and accomplished business executive. In 2007, he founded Castle Commercial Capital LLC, a national commercial mortgage banker and brokerage, specializing exclusively in commercial lending. With over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, Malcolm has developed a deep understanding of commercial lending, capital markets, and investment strategies. As a speaker, he has delivered talks at numerous industry events. Malcolm has served as a deacon for 15+...
Nov 08, 2023•48 min
Niko Mercuris is a Published Author in sale and marketing and personal Development. He has been an Entrepreneur in the marketing industry for over 25 years and has helped build several multi million dollar companies. Niko has been an investor in Real Estate and the financial markets since 2001. Niko is the Co Founder of Crypto Renegades, a fast growing community of crypto enthusiast learning to trade and grow their wealth and create a new skill that can allow them to leave their 9-5 and build we...
Nov 01, 2023•45 min
I was born in the Bronx which is part of New York City. I became interested in investing as my article on buying the Erie-Lackawanna RR will show. I had my first article published in Railroad Model Craftsman (model trains- published in Ramsey, NJ) in July, 1965 when I was 18. I went to college at the University of Arizona where I haunted used book stores for books on investing. I finally found the perfect book – Robert Lichello’s How to Make $1,000,000 in the Stock Market Automatically. This boo...
Oct 25, 2023•50 min
Brandon Thomas is an accomplished visionary real estate investor, renowned for his strategic prowess and astute financial acumen in the dynamic world of real estate. Born and raised in West Virginia, Brandon’s journey into the realm of property investment seemed inevitable as he was working as a property manager through most of his college semesters and saw first-hand how much an owner of a property could earn. Brandon's expertise extends beyond his own business ventures; he is a respected mento...
Oct 17, 2023•32 min
Chris Finlay began investing in real estate early in his career as a commercial airline pilot with Eastern Airlines. Casual investing soon evolved into a major commercial real estate business, and in 1983 Chris resigned from Eastern to concentrate exclusively on the Finlay Company. During the ensuing years, Chris grew the company into one of the largest real estate firms in New England. In 1990, he began to focus on real estate development and over the next fifteen years developed, constructed, ...
Oct 11, 2023•39 min
Adam Zach (pronounced Adam “Zock”) has a magnificent obsession with learning and is addicted to personal growth. He is a family man with a business, not a businessman with a family. He retired from the Civil Engineering profession at age 32 through real estate investing. He currently holds 50 single-family rentals in 13 different states along with various alternative investments. His main passion is helping working dads with young kids achieve time freedom through real estate investing. At age 3...
Oct 04, 2023•45 min
Ben Fraser is the Chief Investment Officer at Aspen Funds, where he combines his analytical nature with a passion for delivering outstanding client service and strong returns through out-of-the-box investments. With a professional background that spans over a decade, Ben has become an expert in the field of investment management and has worked for several reputable financial institutions. Ben is the co-host of the Invest Like a Billionaire podcast , where he joins his father, Robert, co-founder ...
Sep 26, 2023•41 min
Steve Rozenberg is a highly accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, and bestselling author with an international reputation. As a former real estate investor and commercial airline pilot, Steve leveraged his diverse background to create a successful career in speaking and coaching. Today, he is renowned for his powerful business and organizational strategies, which have been embraced by audiences across the world. With his engaging and inspirational approach, Steve is empowering individu...
Sep 19, 2023•45 min
Darin Zaruba is an award-winning, disruptive, visionary entrepreneur, marketer, author, speaker, and business development executive. Darin has been described as a ‘renaissance’ businessman with a wide knowledge and in-depth personal experience in multiple businesses and industries. Darin owns and operates Z,Inc. - a 22 year old business consulting firm and marketing team - helping small to mid-market businesses in several industries with their organizational, growth, capital, and branding strate...
Sep 12, 2023•37 min
Jim Lee was born and raised in Taiwan. At age 11, Jim emigrated to the United States with his family in pursuit of a better life and living the American Dream. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from UCLA in 2010, and started his career as an inside sales representative for LoopNet/Costar. By being the top sales rep and earning the highest accolades and recognition amongst his peers, he worked with top real estate agents who helped him spark his interest in real estate and a...
Sep 06, 2023•36 min
Dane Espegard is a passionate husband and father first. He is married to his wife Brookelynn, and they are raising two little people, Elin (4) and Izzi (2). He is from Wisconsin and resides just outside of the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He and his family love spending time traveling. Dane grew up in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he graduated with a degree in Economics. During those college years, he stumbled upon an Entry Level Sales position for Vector Marketi...
Aug 30, 2023•36 min
Having grown up in a family with an unstable housing situation, Franco is on a mission to create affordable housing in Silicon Valley. He discovered that the Bay Area’s mobile home parks offer an abundance of underused land with great growth potential. After years of dedication to his vision, Franco has established a devoted team of like-minded individuals who believe that their positive impact equals success. What You Will Learn: Who is Franco Perez? What are mobile homes? What would be the dif...
Aug 23, 2023•39 min
Mariusz Skonieczny is a professional investor and the founder of Classic Value Investors, MicroCap Explosions and creator of Value Investing University. Mariusz graduated from Indiana University in 2003 with a finance degree. From 2003 to 2008, he was in the residential and commercial real estate industry as an appraiser and broker. During the 2008/2009 financial crisis, he made the courageous decision to leave the industry and start Classic Value Investors. He has been investing in the stock ma...
Aug 15, 2023•35 min
Since earning a bachelor’s degree in finance, cutting his teeth in the financial industry, and earning a master’s degree in environmental science and management, Owen’s been on a professional rampage, pushing complacency and bureaucracy aside and decarbonizing our economy at an impressive rate. Owen’s a three-time founder in the clean tech space, with one successful exit. Rayven is Owen’s Sistine Chapel and the culmination of a decade in sustainability. Owen lives in San Diego with his wife and ...
Aug 09, 2023•38 min
