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BTM 18: The Billion Dollar Real Estate Agent with Karen Briscoe Aug 29, 2017

Show notes

On Today’s show we welcome the billion dollar real estate agent, Karen Briscoe. Karen is Principal of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group (HBC) and author of “Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day”. The HBC Group has been named to the Wall Street Journal Top Realtor® Team List. Over the years, the group has sold over 1,500 homes valued at over $1.5 billion.

In this episode Karen walks us through her path and how she’s sold over a billion dollars of real estate and how she came from an entrepreneurial family and is a very driven person. She also shares with us on her book, that happens to be one of the top selling real estate books on Amazon and we talk about the real truths of being an agent in the real estate industry.

Key Points From This Episode:

Karen shares with us her journey to getting into real estate.
How your internal drive leads to success.
Positioning yourself as a lead generator and the benefits thereof.
Lead tactics and how to make them work for you.
Staying relevant in your industry.
The importance of constantly reinventing yourself.
Knowing the inventory to truly understand where the trends are going in the market.
Karen’s advice to entering the real estate business.
Why the market crash in September of 08 was Karen’s worst entrepreneurial moment.
Karen’s reasons for writing her book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day.
How Karen combined inspiration and information to create her book.
Hear why Karen’s book is not only for real estate agents but for people in any business.
Key fundamentals mentioned in Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day.
Karen shares on some success stories.
Discover the benefits of reading Karen’s book.
Why The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod is Karen’s favorite book.
Find out what Karen’s miracle morning consists of.
Limiting beliefs and why they have been Karen’s biggest sacrifice.
Karen’s husband has her biggest support system
And much more!

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Having the lead is what starts it all.” — @KarenBriscoe \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Just because you were successful at one point, there really is no one and done; it is a constant reinvention” — @KarenBriscoe\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“To stay achieving at a high level requires operating at a high level, mentally.” — @KarenBriscoe\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The biggest thing that holds us back is ourselves.” — @KarenBriscoe\"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

— Karen Briscoe

— HBC

— Karen’s book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day

— Hal Elrod’s book, The Miracle Morning

— Elizabeth Gilbert’s books

— Michael Gerber’s book, The E-Myth Revisited

— Five Minute Journal App

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BTM 17: Physical Products vs Affiliate Marketing with Digital Nomad Derek Pankaew Aug 22, 2017

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Today we welcome Derek Pankaew, Performance Marketing Manager at KIND and Co-founder of Flexr, the world’s first foldable, travel-friendly pullup bar. Derek has years of experience with organic and paid marketing channels and was responsible for managing the supply of these products in addition to sourcing manufacturers and suppliers. He\'s sold multiple six figures in information products, and has done the same with physical products.

In this episode Derek discusses how he got involved in the digital marketing industry and what led him to starting successful e-commerce companies. He also talks about his latest venture, FLEXR and gives advice and tips to anyone wanting to get into the e-commerce world.

Key Points From This Episode:

At what point Derek decided to drop school and someday become an entrepreneur.
How Derek grew his skillset in the internet marketing space.
When Derek started utilizing his skills to create his own business.
Hear how Derek started off in affiliate marketing and why it’s difficult as a first-timer.
The transition from affiliate marketing to e-commerce.
Why it’s easier to sell physical products than digital products.
Understanding Derek’s WHY for building big businesses.
The importance of paying attention to the long term.
Discover how FLEXR came about.
How Derek incorporated the Nutrabear business model to be successful.
Find out what a typical day is like in the life of Derek.
Hear about Dan’s travel rewards course, Travel Hacking.
Understand why Peter Thiel’s book, Zero to One is one of Derek’s favorite books.
Discover where Derek invests his money.
Derek’s mentors throughout his career that have helped him get to where he is today.
Getting into e-commerce and learning through doing.

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I was shocked at how easy it was to sell physical products compared to digital products.” — @dpankaew \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Pay more attention to the long term.” — @dpankaew\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I think cryptocurrencies have a much brighter future.” — @dpankaew \"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

— Derek Pankaew

— FLEXR

— Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

— Get Free Flights With Travel Hacking!

— Peter Thiel’s book, Zero to One

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BTM 16: Set For Life with BiggerPockets President Scott Trench Aug 15, 2017

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Today we welcome Scott Trench, President of Operations at BiggerPockets.com. Scott is also a licensed real estate broker/agent, real estate investor managing 8 units in Denver, CO with a partner, a house-hacker, and personal finance nerd. His book, Set for Life thoroughly details a step-by-step journey to early financial freedom for full-time workers earning median incomes and starting with little or negative net worth. Scott is passionate about financial education and believe that financial literacy allows for empowerment in today\'s society.

His writing and economic analyses have been featured in TIME Magazine, CNBC, Forbes, and Realtor Magazine, as well as regional publications like the Denver Post and Tampa Bay Times. Scott has lectured at the University of Colorado and has produced dozens of video/podcast segments explaining intricate real estate concepts to new investors. In this episode Scott dissects his journey to early financial freedom and how he has been able to become successful in doing so. We also talk about his book, Set for Life.

Key Points From This Episode:

Find out what led Scott to following the philosophy of financial freedom.
How Scott turned his frustration into action.
Hear how Scott used networking and brand knowledge to get his job at Bigger Pockets.
Discover why Scott doesn’t consider himself as an entrepreneur but as an employee.
Three ways to becoming financially free at an early stage in life.
Learn how Scott got the money to buy his second property.
Getting rid of your PMI by having equity in your property.
Understand how Scott has found meaning in the work he now does.
Continuing to solidify your financial position perpetually with passive income and wealth.
How opportunities begin presenting themselves as you accumulate income and wealth.
Scott tells us more about his role at Bigger Pockets.
Why real estate is considered to be the best way to build passive cashflow.
Listen as Scott explains the inception of his book, Set For Life.
Hear how Scott’s book will encourage you to make changes in all aspects of your life.
Scott’s ways of marketing his book for it to reach the right readers.
Defining risk and lowering risk by lowering your expenses.
Hear what sacrifices Scott had to make in order to get to where he is today.
And much more!

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you want to become financially free at an early stage in life, there’s only three ways to do it.” — @strenchbp \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“My goal is less financial freedom and more helping more and more people.” — @strenchbp\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I think real estate is for many people, the best way to build passive cashflow.” — @strenchbp\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I consider risk to be the inability to pursue my potential.” — @strenchbp \"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

— Scott Trench

— Scott’s book, Set For Life

— Mr. Money Mustache

— Early Retirement Extreme

— Radical Personal Finance

— Thomas J. Stanley’s book, The Millionaire Next Door

— Thomas J. Stanley’s book, The Millionaire Mind

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BTM 15: Can Gumballs & Stickers Really Fund Your Retirement with Matt Miller Aug 08, 2017

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On today’s show we welcome Matt Miller. Matt started his career in the corporate world, but realized that he needed to take a different route if he wanted to get ahead. Inspired by his interest in \"passive income,\" Matt got involved in bulk vending. He is now the President of a vending company, School Spirit Vending, which combines vending and school fundraising ventures into one.

School Spirit Vending’s Hassle-Free Fundraising Program is helping 1000’s of schools across the country raise money, while providing a profitable business opportunity for those seeking personal freedom and added financial security.

In this episode Matt talks about how he transitioned from the corporate world to becoming an entrepreneur. We also discuss his journey of starting a business and learning about all the aspects of business and how he has grown School Spirit Vending into the empire that it is today.

Key Points From This Episode:

Matt tells us his journey from being a pilot to the corporate world to starting a business.
Find out how the company School Spirit Vending was born.
How Matt was taught from a young age to trade time for money.
Hear the impact Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, had on Matt.
Learn how Matt picked his locations through knocking on doors.
Discover at what point Matt realized that this was a viable business option.
Listen as Matt explains how he used his earnings and invested it back into the business.
Hear how Matt’s business didn’t take away from his career but he also didn’t allow his career to take away from his business.
Take away some key advice for entrepreneurs wanting to get started.
How Matt has successfully grown his business.
Find out how Matt went about growing his team and finding the right people.
Why Matt chose to turn School Spirit Vending into a franchise and how he set it up.
Hear a success story from one of Matt’s franchisee’s and their process.
Types of vending machines in schools and what isn’t allowed.
Find out more about Matt’s courses and what’s in the pipeline for him.
How Matt sacrificed time and money to get to where he is today.
Hear why too many people are getting ready to start instead of jumping into the game.

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I can’t stress enough guys, you’ve got to fake it till you make it.” — @ssvbusiness \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Too many people try to live off of something way too early instead of letting the baby grow on its own.” — @ssvbusiness \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The sky is the limit if you’re willing to start where you’re at.” — @ssvbusiness\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“One way you know that you’re onto something is when people start asking you if they can be a part of it.” — @ssvbusiness \"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

— Matt Miller

— School Spirit Vending Business

— School Spirit Vending on Facebook

— Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

— Gary Vaynerchuck

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BTM 14: How She Quit Her Job in 11 Months by Flipping and Wholesaling with Arianne Lemire Aug 01, 2017

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On today’s show we welcome Arianne Lemire. Ari is a real estate investor, entrepreneur and Realtor in the Florida panhandle. Ari runs a company, GH Houses specializing in fix and flip properties as well as wholesaling. Coming from the Philippines, Ari has been living in the US for the past 3 years and she’s been involved with real estate investing for the last 18 months.

Ari is an outstanding example of pure will in that she went from being being a Medical W2 worker to quitting her job in the span of 11 months. In this episode we get more into Ari’s story, she shares with us on how she got started in real estate, her journey to reaching her goals and we discuss her why.

Key Points From This Episode:

Ari tells us more about her background and what she’s currently focused on.
How Ari was able to save money to invest in real estate while paying off student loans.
Learn how Ari gained real estate education through online research and Bigger Pockets.
Find out why Ari went from rental properties to flipping houses.
Listen as Ari explains how she set goals for herself and only once she reached her goals did she decide to quit her job to go into investing full time.
Understand what Ari’s mindset was like for her to be able to quit her job in 11 months.
Discover how your why can be a strength and a weakness at times.
Ari tells us more about her current goal of being able to give $1 million a year to charity.
Hear how Ari wants to build a community for people with special needs.
The differences between fixing and flipping and wholesaling.
Find out why it’s important to choose one direction to focus on in the real estate market.
Ari explains the intricacies of her business, how they got started as a renovation company and how their focus has changed over time.
Chris’s role in the real estate developments as he is currently a full time software engineer.
Discover how Ari works with investors looking for more short-term ways to diversify.
Ari’s best deal to date with their second property they bought.
Hear about one of Ari’s more challenging deals where she still managed to come out on top.
Discover what lessons Ari has learned through dealing with challenges in the business.
Advice on getting started and entering the real estate game.
Letting go of your fear of failure so that your business can grow and expand.
Discover what sacrifices Ari had to make to get to where she is today.
Listen as Ari shares why people are stuck before the millions because they aren’t able to take responsibility and they don’t know their why.

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“It’s really just action. You learn so much when you start doing things.” — Arianne Lemire\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I really like wholesaling now because we can make a pretty big cheque with essentially not really much renovation.” — Arianne Lemire \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Never pay anybody up front if you haven’t completely vetted them.” — Arianne Lemire \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“What I’ve learned in this business, I can’t change anybody else. I can only change myself and my outlook.” — Arianne Lemire \"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

- Arianne Lemire

- Bigger Pockets

- Bill Allen

- Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

- Scott Trench’s book, Set for Life

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BTM 13: Limiting Beliefs – Discovering your Why with Gino Barbaro Jul 25, 2017

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Gino Barbaro is a licensed realtor, investor, business owner and entrepreneur. He has been investing in real estate for 15 years and has grown his portfolio to 675 units valued at over $32 million in 3 years. He has teamed up with Jake Stenziano to create JakeandGino.com, a real estate educational company that offers coaching and training in real estate investing. He is the bestselling author of Wheelbarrow Profits, as well as the author of the best-selling cookbook, Family, Food and the Friars. Gino is a graduate of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) and is a Certified Professional Coach.

In this episode we get into a lot of Gino’s story, the restaurant business he was in for 25 years and how he turned his sights onto real estate and multifamily investing. We also get into belief systems, discovering your why, and setting out your goals. Next, we unpack the importance of understanding how you can best achieve your goals based on your why, depending on whether or not your why is moving away from pain or towards pleasure.

Key Points From This Episode:

Gino tells us how he got into the restaurant business 25 years ago.
Hear more about the 4 energy blocks.
What lead Gino to challenge himself to become successful.
The reasons why Gino decided to leave the restaurant business.
Listen as Gino explains how he turned toward real estate.
Understand the differences between single family and multifamily properties.
How asking thought provoking questions extracts the “why” out of Gino’s students.
The importance of having a strong reason why, no matter what you do in life.
How Jake and Gino have made their partnership work.
The characteristic that made Gino want to partner with Jake.
Find out how you can get into multifamily real estate.
Listen as Gino explains his short and long term goals to grow his business.
Understand what Gino means when he talks about repurposing $4 million dollars.
Discover the importance of buying right.
Gino tells us how the infinite banking concept is a great strategy to lock in.
Find out which two books are Gino’s favorite Before the Millions books.
The sacrifices Gina had to make to get to where he is today.
Why listening to motivational speakers inspired Gino in business.
The advice Gino has for millennials wanting to get into business.
How limiting beliefs stop people from reaching their true potential and success.

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Success is just a feeling; achievement is doing something.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you can figure out your why’s you can figure out how.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“What you focus on is what grows.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Sometimes the best deal you make is the one you didn’t buy.” — Gino Barbaro @jakeandgino\"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

— Gino Barbaro

— Jake and Gino Podcast

— Multifamily Mastery Program by Wheelbarrow Profits

— Gino’s Book, Wheelbarrow Profits

— Gino’s book, Family, Food and the Friars

— IPEC

— M.C. Laubscher from BTM Podcast episode 12

— Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

— Secrets of The Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker

— The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber

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BTM 12: Reclaiming the Banking Function in your Financial Life with M.C Laubscher Jul 18, 2017

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On today’s show we welcome M.C. Laubscher. M.C. is a wealth strategist, educator, and financial freedom fighter all the way from South Africa. He is the President and CEO of Valhalla Wealth Financial and the creator and host of the popular business and investing podcast, Cashflow Ninja.

His mission is to help as many people as possible eliminate the that control banks and financial institutions have over their lives by building their wealth in a variety of ways, outside of Wall Street. He does this by reclaiming the banking function in your own financial life through structuring an efficient cash flow management systems and creating and building assets that provide multiple streams of income.

Valhalla Wealth Financial was built on the principles and values of self-ownership, self-reliance, independence, personal and financial freedom, and lifelong learning and financial education. In this episode we speak to M.C. about busting those financial myths and how to reclaim and reuse your money over and over again.

Key Points From This Episode:

M.C. tells us about his background growing up in South Africa and how he started working in real estate before he went into wealth and finance.
The books M.C. read that helped him make that paradigm shift.
How M.C. started looking at what money really is, and made the mindset shift.
The strategies M.C used and how he implemented them to get started.
Listen as M.C. explains the infinite banking concept and how you can incorporate it.
Understand why M.C. started researching the way wealthy people handled their money.
Discover more about the cashflow versus accumulation model.
Why M.C believes that the 401(k) is an unproven system.
How real estate income acts as a hedge against inflation.
Learn how the accumulation model is going to fail people in the future.
Find out how markets only do three things: go up, go down, or go sideways.
Listen as M.C. explains why people following the cashflow model will be living golden days.
Understand what real estate M.C. invested into.
Discover how M.C wants to build a business that is location independent to help people from all over the world.
Why M.C decided to get into the financial services industry.
The biggest challenge M.C faced in starting and owning his own business.
The reason why the most important real estate in the world is that piece of real estate in between your ears.
Find out why M.C. started podcasting and how it helps him cater to his specific audience.
How leadership platforms have contributed to M.C’s main business.
The time in which M.C. had to overcome failures in his business, and how it played out.
Discover how once you start putting out good solid content that provides value, you start to see growth and change in your business.
Hear why you have to try to find a way to purchase things more effectively.
M.C.’s favorite before the millions books to read.
Listen as M.C. explains some sacrifices he had to make to get where he is today.
Hear how M.C.’s family has been very supportive and a key to his success.
How M.C. identifies the analysis paralysis that hold people back from being successful.

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“You can start small and that can make huge differences in your own life.” — @mclaubscher\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Insurance products is a very good way of passing down and creating a legacy for your family.” — @mclaubscher\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“If you know what money truly is, money has to keep moving and circulating.” — @mclaubscher\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Inflation is a huge wealth destroyer, just like taxes.” — @mclaubscher \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“The most important real estate in the world is that piece of real estate in between your ears.” — @mclaubscher \"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

— Robert Kiyosaki’s book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

— Edward Griffin’s book, The Creature From Jekyll Island

— Nelson Nash’s book, Becoming Your Own Banker

— Be The Bank Webinar

— Blair Singer

— John Lee Dumas

— Robert Kiyosaki

— Gary Vaynerchuk

— Grant Cardone’s Book, The 10X Rule

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BTM 11: Custom Suits & Pressure Washing but it’s really Branding with André Phillipe van den Broeck Jul 11, 2017

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On today’s show we welcome Andre P. van den Broeck, the founder and CEO of Gleam Bin Cleaning and Pressure Washing Services and André Philliipe, a mens custom tailoring company. That company has actually won multiple award in the Dallas, Fort Worth area, including Dallas’ A-List award for Best Gentleman’s Clothing and four months later he signed a contract with a 2.5 billion dollar company. André is a creator of things and connector of people and opportunities. He creates new brands and breathe life into brands who need it. He specializes in defining the tone, pace, voice and narrative of brands and help get that message out to the world.

André connects dots for businesses and individuals alike. He lives to make make these connections because he believes we are all only a hand shake away from the next level. In today’s episode we figure out how he came up from his beginnings. This talk is inspirational and it speaks to the notion of persevering and seeing your vision through all the way to the end.

Key Points From This Episode:

André takes us back to the beginning and how he got started in business.
Hear how André’s parents getting a divorce impacted a clear change in his life.
Learn how André started a cleaning business to make extra money.
Find out how André got into his entrepreneurial mindset through hard work.
Understand why André moved away from the business because of time constraints.
Discover why André started a real estate company that sold brand new homes.
How he lost everything, spending all of his money and what he did to recover from it.
Learn how André got into creative recruiting and why that was a major catalyst.
Find out how working in advertising got André on the path to where he is today.
André explains how he started André Phillipe Menswear through his own experience.
Understand how the André Phillipe brand grew and started winning awards.
Hear André’s experience through the process of branding himself and growing the business.
Advice for structuring partnership in a business, and avoiding crucial mistakes.
Learn why it’s important to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
How Gleam came about through André’s experience with a trash can.
Find out what’s on the horizon for André and his businesses.
Discover why Napoleon Hill’s book, Think and Grow Rich, is a book André recommends.
How André sacrificed relationships, perception, money and time to get where he is.
Why success is a three step process, and how you can implement it in your own life.
Discover why failure is only an option for people who choose failure as an option.

Tweetables:

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“I could sell it, but I couldn’t execute against it. That was the downfall of it.” — @apvstyle \"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Whether you’re hiring employees or bringing on a partnership, set the expectation that you’re not just working together, you’re doing life together.” — @apvstyle\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“It’s not about what kind of business am I starting; it’s do I feel like I can start a brand and accelerate past the competition?” — @apvstyle\"]

[spp-tweet tweet=\"“Failure is only an option for people who choose failure as an option.” — @apvstyle\"]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Gleam Pressure Washing

André Phillipe\'s Website

André Phillipe Menswear on Twitter

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

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