This episode has an action packed almost three hours with one of the most versatile conversations so far!
Don Henig's primary career focus was in the mortgage and real estate industries. He was president and built the 6th largest wholesale mortgage lender in the nation and also built a direct-2-consumer platform to the 5th largest in the nation. In addition, Don built and sold his own mortgage banking entity and also helped grow a regional mortgage banker into a national platform in short order. Throughout Don's career, he was responsible for over $150 billion in mortgage financing.
Some additional highlights include:
- Bought and sold 300 fix & flips in an 18-month span (all for a profit).
- Created an entertainment company that created and produced the 27th longest running Broadway show of all-time, Rock of Ages and 8 feature length movies with the biggest names in Hollywood.
- Created Youth Soccer a physical soccer publication with 167K copies printed and distributed p/m. Sold to partners. Became the official paper for NYS Soccer.
- Created, built and sold a national mortgage broker franchise platform.
- Don served as President of the NAMB and founded the NYAMB and was the first broker to serve on the Board of Governors of the MBA of America, as well as its Exec Comm.
- One tremendous experience was testifying before both the US House and US Senate on mortgage industry topics at the ripe old age of 30.
- Developed an app to help people buy, sell and lease properties in a unique manner.
This episode is full of business knowledge, culture knowledge, and everyday information to set you up for success!
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
John Swartz is a real estate professional in the New Jersey & surrounding area.
00:00 Intro
10:50 Generational differences.
21:30 Guidelines.
32:22 Covering your losses.
41:32 Tax friendly investment
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms. To choose ones attitude in any given set of circumstances. To choose one’s own way.”
Marvin Joles is the creator of Black Top Banter.
00:00 Intro
10:22 Learning about life
20:10 Make the choice to change your atmosphere
30:39 Change your mind.
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blacktopbanter.com
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
Eddy Perez is founder & CEO of EPM Mortgages.
00:00 Intro
10:56 Take a step back and relax.
20:06 Power VS. Force.
Let the future tell the truth. And evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs, the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.
Brian Hess is the president and CEO of The Pavement Group.
00:00 Intro
09:59 Human connection is THE most valuable asset in life.
20:00 Getting out of the digital world and into real life.
29:32 “If you’re not already doing this today, start immediately.”
“Every choice has a consequence. We choose things everyday and how those play out? We have a say in what happens there.”
Brian Covey is an entrepreneur, and founder of Covey Holdings and author of Conversations w Covey.
00:00 Intro
10:11 Why go through all of this?
20:09 90 day rule.
30:40 Finding the lesson within experience.
40:14 “They don’t have time.”
50:50 Know your own power.
“We finance everything. We buy by printing interest or giving up the interest we could have earned.”
Chad Hewitt is president, CEO, & co-owner of Magnum Construction Services.
00:00 Intro
10:38 Extra benefits.
20:30 Exponential growth.
30:27 “The death benefit is always higher than the cash value.”
40:43 Be open to thinking about money differently.
“When someone says something to me, I hear everything unsaid because I’m listening very carefully so that I can ask better questions and further our relationship.
00:00 Intro
12:39 “Smart people close businesses every day.”
20:55 Put yourself out there.
30:21 Partner up.
40:03 Put your head in the sand.
“The small are always dependent on the great. They are small precisely because they think they are independent. The great thinker is one who can hear what is greatest in the work of other greats and who can transform it in an original manner.”
Tony Capullo is founder of South Fork Business Ventures.
00:00 Intro
10:10 Fun facts about Jay.
21:00 Being fated.
31:27 Who has had the biggest impact on your career?
41:00 Righting the wrongs.
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford
Chris Vester is COO is Hubert Vester Auto Group and creator of The Faith, Family, Fulfillment podcast.
00:00 Intro
10:30 Alignment.
20:22 Why get over the fear?
32:23 Grounding.
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“The federal reserve is committed to fulfilling our statutory mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.”
Bill Mervin is the mortgage master, advising Americans in financial decisions in the home buying process.
00:00 Intro
10:06 City living.
20:46 Never be afraid to break something in an effort to make it better.
30:22 The risk factors.
40:00 The motivators.
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