LIFESTYLE SOLOPRENEUR

Meet Alicia, a design and marketing luminary with over two decades of experience as a Creative and Marketing Communications Director. Her journey into entrepreneurship was fueled by an unwavering determination to break free from uninspiring workplaces and financial constraints. As the CEO of Bran Marketing, she leads a virtual design firm tailored for the modern world, offering top-tier brand development, design, website development, media planning, and influencer marketing services.

Dave Newell is a dedicated advocate for aligning leaders with systems that fuel remarkable work and personal satisfaction. Dave embarked on his consulting journey in training and development, and then pivoted Evolve Leadership Consulting in 2014 to operational systems alignment, crafting a robust small business operating system for his clients. Those clients experience exponential growth and widespread business transformation. Dave created the transformative Five Facets of Business™ framework—a dynamic small business operating system. This holistic approach optimizes culture, strategy, operations, story, and finances. His framework empowers leaders with clarity and alignment.

John Chisum is a long-time music business executive, songwriter, performer, author, blogger, entrepreneur, and creative coach. With a career spanning forty years, John knows how to draw the best out of songwriters, artists, team members, and the people around him. For John, helping people break free from their self-imposed boundaries comes naturally, flowing from his own life’s struggles as he’s learned to survive and thrive throughout each decade of his highly creative life.

Today’s guest, Chris Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While still a college student, he bought his first rental property at age 21. From there, Chris expanded into development, private-lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial offices, and ultimately syndicating multifamily properties. He began syndicating deals in 2016 and has been actively involved in over $400 million of real estate acquisitions. Chris is passionate about helping investors become financially independent. Welcome to the show, Chris!

Scherrie L. Prince is an attorney and asset protection coach who teaches entrepreneurs how to merge their business plan with their estate plan to create a moat around their assets. For over a decade she has taught, led, and counseled entrepreneurs at every phase of their business. Scherrie has the keen ability to deliver uncommonly original and useful tools in a dynamic and engaging way. She brings to your audience experience in asset protection, estate planning, and business planning.

Nic saw the power of cash-flowing assets with his single-family rentals but was ready to scale. He sold his remaining single-family rentals in San Diego and got Jamie on board to reinvest in real estate on a larger scale. Together they purchased a 24-unit apartment complex in Ohio to create passive income. In the first year, they optimized systems and as a result, more than doubled the property's value! They saw first-hand the power of multifamily real estate investing as an opportunity to create passive income and build wealth for their family. Nic brings a pilot's precision and analytical mind to multifamily real estate with over 22 years as a military helicopter pilot. Jamie delivers an unwavering resolve towards producing results and an innate ability to build relationships with over a decade in medical sales. Jamie and Nic saw that their skills would be the perfect fit for multifamily real estate investing. At present Hudson Blue owns 292 units in MO, TX, AL, OH, and VA. Their company is valued at $29.0MM in assets under management.

Jim Sheils is a full-time real estate investor for over twenty two years, completing over 2,000 acquisitions and rehabs. After his start in Bakersfield CA, he came to Florida to follow the long-term growth patterns he was seeing predicted for the southeastern United States. Post 2008, his company, Jax Wealth Investments focused on bulk foreclosure acquisitions for several years until creating a joint venture with Carter and Chris Funk to focus on the emerging “Build To Rent” model. In 2022, after over $300 million in deals together, Jim came on as a full partner in SI Homes. Jim’s own real estate investments have allowed him to travel the world with his beautiful wife and five children. In addition to real estate, Jim is co-founder of the company 18 Summers and #1 - Owner of Silver Spur... Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the popular book “The Family Board Meeting”. His family talks have been delivered on stages worldwide.

Meet Bob, one of the nation’s top franchise consultants, who is passionate about helping people achieve the greatest level of satisfaction and success through franchise ownership. With years of experience guiding clients toward top-performing franchise brands, Bob provides personalized guidance and support throughout the entire process of franchise exploration. Whether you’re looking for an exit strategy from corporate life or a semi-passive opportunity, Bob is here to help you find your perfect match and create a brighter future.

Homeowner by age 19, bank manager by 22. Joan Posivy is the author of the bestselling book, The Way Success Works: How To Decide, Believe, and Begin to Live Your Best Life, and she is the host and producer of the Side Hustle Hero™ podcast.

Carrie-Ann Barrow is a serial entrepreneur, 4 time founder, best-selling author, executive coach, and confidence creator. She is also the author of the Queen's Decree.

Mick Heyman, a seasoned wealth manager with a career spanning four decades, is the founder of Heyman Investment Counseling. Starting in Cincinnati, he recognized that human emotion is the linchpin driving financial markets, defying traditional economic understanding. Mick's journey led him to Louisville, where he honed expertise in equities, managing billions in assets and achieving consecutive outperformance of the S&P 500. Later in San Diego, he returned to working closely with individual investors, some for over three decades, showcasing his steadfast approach. Mick's unique approach is anchored in understanding human nature and appreciating long-term trends, a perspective he shares through articles and contributions to esteemed financial publications. He authored "Mellow Your Money," a transformative guide advocating for sound money management as a meditative practice, leading to peace rather than panic. Mick emphasizes self-awareness and a less-is-more strategy, silencing media noise for a profitable counterintuitive investing approach, ultimately promoting health, wealth, and wisdom.

Colin C. Campbell is a serial entrepreneur and author of Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat, which debuted at #1 - Owner of Silver Spur...
 on Amazon. He is also the Startup Club founder on Clubhouse.

Brad first got introduced to real estate when he read a book in 9th grade on how to buy houses and later founded Express Homebuyers in 2002. After 4,000 homes sold, the company mostly runs itself, allowing him to focus on coaching. In 2021, he underwent a major life transformation and that's when he launched Brad Chandler Coaching in 2022.

Harry Spaight is a Keynote Speaker, Author of Selling With Dignity, and sales consultant. After serving in mission work, culminating with two years in the Dominican Republic, Harry brought the principles of serving others to business, focusing on sales and leadership. Over the past 25 years, he has sold millions in revenue and led teams that sold tens of millions. Harry works with individuals and businesses who want to step up their sales, so they can thrive. He's also host of the Sales Made Easy Podcast.

Tony Martignetti is a trusted advisor, leadership coach & facilitator, best-selling author, podcast host, and speaker. He brings together over 25 years of business and leadership experience and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He has been recognized by Thinkers360 as one of the top 10 Leadership Coaches and by LeadersHum as one of the Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023. Tony hosts The Virtual Campfire podcast and is the author of "Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life."

Matt Raad has defied convention and achieved financial freedom through a unique path. Starting with nothing, he built a high cash flow portfolio by buying and selling businesses. Today, he is a recognized authority in website investments, using digital assets to generate wealth. As a pioneer in the field, Matt was among the first to explore the potential of buying, building, and renovating websites. He now teaches beginners how to reach six and seven-figure incomes using this strategy.

Tony has been a full-time stock trader for five years; he lost everything in the beginning—five times—but now, having learned from his mistakes, he consistently returns 200-400% each year from market trading. 

He currently acts as a master coach with Real Life Trading, sharing successful market strategies learned from experience.

Tony’s story is a journey from (repeated) failure to success. His openness, and even gratefulness, of his starting failures (he lost close to $100,000) can bring inspiration and support to individuals who are just beginning market trading or whose ventures have been fraught with loss.

DanRam travels the globe as an Event MC & Speaker at over 100 events a year. Hosting changemakers like President Barack Obama, billionaire founders Sir Richard Branson and Reid Hoffman, F1 champion Nico Rosberg, Grammy-winning artists and celebrities, he works on 4 continents from college campuses to parliaments to in-house corporate innovation days for Fortune 500 companies to the biggest tech conferences in the world. His passion is to inspire people with his motto 'Start Now Start Simple' in building a future we all want to live in.

Monica Morrissey lives in Northern Vermont with her husband and two cats. She loves hiking, swimming, and being with her grandkids. Monica was a public educator for over thirty years. Her experience teaching others helped her gain the knowledge she would need for the unexpected career change; becoming an author and Spiritual Healer. At the age of fifty, she published her inspiring Dimes from Heaven, How Coins and Coincidences Helped Me Discover My Life as an Empath book to help others understand our connection to loved ones who are in the spirit world and how our thoughts affect our health. Dimes from Heaven was a finalist for the International Indie Book Awards in the category of death and dying and was an Amazon #1 - Owner of Silver Spur... Top New Release in Supernaturalism. Her second book, More Dimes from Heaven shares her story to be an author- with so many synchronistic events along her journey. Her third book, Once Upon a Dime, Heaven is Talking to Us. Do You Know How to Listen? Explains how to get a sign from a loved one using thoughts and energy balancing. Each of her books gives us the tools to open the door to heaven so we are able to feel the deep love for those no longer with us.

Way back in 2020, which seems like a lifetime ago, he was just a real estate agent. But when the pandemic hit, Todd found himself spending more time sitting around the house. Until one day he got up from the couch and looked in the mirror. He was 310lbs and extremely unhealthy. He didn’t like the way he looked or felt. He was overweight, and wasn’t exercising or eating right. His relationships were suffering. He didn’t want short-term change. He wanted to be a different person, so Todd set out to make long-lasting personal growth. His company, Project 9 Life, changes his clients' lives based on how he was able to change his own life.