The Time Is Now

Aaron Pimpis: Virtual real estate wholesaler. These times are truly unprecedented. With market volatility and the uncertainty of many unknowns, it seems crazy to think that our next guest, Aaron Pimpis, is currently cruising along with an unchanged business model, buying up wholesale properties WITHOUT EVER STEPPING FOOT IN THEM! Aaron shares the keys to virtual wholesaling and lets you in on what you should know before you ever dial up, text, or...Facetime a potential client. 

Dan Noma :  Designated broker of Venture REI.Your business plan probably didn't include a strategy for a pandemic...The good news is, you are in the majority and everyone is having to adapt and grow, on the fly. The way we have always bought homes is changing quickly, and is now moving at an accelerated rate, setting the stage for a future of ibuying. Dan tells us how ibuying is stirring up the market and how you can get in on the action. Plus, with the uncertainty of market futures, we discuss why having a firm grasp on underwriting is vital to your next deal. 

Frank Kern: Internet marketing consultant. Copywriter extraordinaire. According to Forbes, internet usage has surged by 50 to 70 percent amidst the Covid-19 epidemic. Coupled with a year-over-year decline in "traditional media"consumption, such as TV, the question becomes...Where are you spending your advertising dollars? Enter Frank Kern;online advertising gunslinger and digital marketing mastermind. Frank gives it to you straight and explains why advertising and brand building has never been cheaper or more profitable. When all eyes are on the internet, the only thing stopping a great idea is bad marketing. 

Roland Frasier: CEO of War Room Mastermind. Many businesses and business owners are understandably frozen in fear because of market uncertainty. However, utilizing such incentives such as the government's PPP, Kent and Roland explain how they are scaling their businesses during what they have deemed to be an "artificial recession". Rather than shrink in fear, you can set yourself up for a "recession rebound" using government stimulus funds available to you right now. High supply with low demand and suppressed pricing, all mixed together with a dash of creativity, means a big payout for you. 

Dan Fleyshman: Marketing master. Branding genius.   Whatever you are looking to buy is on sale this summer and a massive boom is on the horizon. Now that I have your attention, why are you reading this? Likely, because you are interested in knowing what will be on sale and you don't want to miss out on those opportunities. I have shared with you a valuable piece of information that you are interested in, and that is exactly what Dan is all about. In order to gain interest in a marketing message, you must offer compelling content that is interesting, sharable and informative. Traditional posts about your "showing this coming weekend" are stale, predictable and ineffective. As an entrepreneur, your job is to interrupt patterns and cut through the mundane, which is exactly what this episode is all about. Oh, and as for those summer sales and that boom...they are happening and we'll tell you when and where you need to be to capitalize. 

Raquel Quinet: Top producing real estate leader, recognized by the Wallstreet Journal. Taxi cabs were literally driven out by rideshare companies. Blockbuster was streamed to death by Netflix. Technology forces change, and that can be a great thing, if you choose to evolve and innovate. Deals and transactions will continue to happen, just not by conventional means or strategies. There is no better person than Raquel to explain the logistical and technological shifts that are necessary in today’s marketplace. Utilize tech to level up or be leveled off. 

Sean Whalen: Entrepreneur. Motivational speaker. Lion.Reality check time. Pandemic or no pandemic, you are the sum of thousands of small choices you make every day. Small actions or daily rituals in your life will result in massive change over time, and that change will be positive or negative, based on your actions today. Sean explains how a one degree shift in your trajectory could radically alter the path you are on and elevate you to destinations you only dreamed of. It takes action. Small action. Every day; consistently, and with ruthless commitment.

Michael Bernoff: President and Founder of the Human Communications Institute. Face it: Business and life, at least for now, have changed. Now that you have accepted and understand that the world is different, what is your game plan for the short and long term? As the media sells fear and negativity, what are you doing differently to add value to the marketplace? How are you marketing to YOURSELF? To be sure, Kent, Michael and many other business minded, successful entrepreneurs are hustling behind the scenes to adapt, grow and succeed. This is your shot. Now is the time to make your impact.

Bedros Keuilian: Entrepreneur specializing in franchising, marketing, software development and scaling businesses. When reduced to its finite, business has always been about providing solutions to identified problems. With our current state of lockdown affairs, we are encountering new problems, and with them, opportunities for creating solutions. In this episode, Kent and Bedros discuss the essential pivots we should be making on both personal and business levels, all the while using our ‘outside eyes’ to pivot and capitalize the challenges we face. Business has not stopped and money has not disappeared, it has simply shifted; as an entrepreneur, it’s your job to find it.

Steve Weatherford: Pro NFL player. Unrelenting Champion. Civilize your mind. Make savage your body. Awaken your spirit. To live out your life to its greatest potential requires intentional action each day. Steve gives us a sneak peak into the mind and daily routine of a successful family man, leader and overall champion. Declare champion over your life and execute.

Jesse Itzler: Entrepreneur. Author. Keynote Speaker. What does plunging into a freezing-cold, glacier waterfall have to do with business? Everything. What you learn in the most challenging of times are tests of the human spirit and are the basic building blocks of your will to endure. If your ‘life resume’ could use some updating, “be where your feet are” and learn from the master of overcoming fear.

Los Silva: Social media influencer specializing in branding and digital marketing.Taking your branding game online is no longer optional and has become a determining factor of your overall success. Learn to grow your online presence into an online influence that reinforces your brand and, ultimately, your bottom line. 

Ashley Randall: Personal trainer. Health and fitness expert. Hard times create strong men, or in this case, women. We check in with Kent’s personal trainer, Ashley, for a timely mind and body reset, as she addresses the importance of personal accountability, mindset and structure in these volatile times. You can choose to be at the mercy of current circumstances, or you can push yourself for a full body take-back. 

Greg Herlean: President of Horizon Trust. With many people becoming unemployed due to COVID-19, retirement accounts like 401(k)s and IRAs have become accessible to some individuals for penalty-free withdrawals or investment opportunities.This episode is a masterclass on how to find, approach and leverage retirement accounts through establishing partnerships.The market is changing and it’s high time to adapt or die.

John Assaraf: One of the world’s leading experts in mindset and behavior. When your check engine light flashes on, do you smash it out with a hammer, or treat it like a warning? In times of uncertainty, there is a ‘state of threat’ triggered in the human brain. How you choose to respond vs how you choose to react to perceived “threats” will determine your ability to survive and thrive. John breaks down why living in fear perpetuates stress hormones that literally cause you to focus on threats rather than opportunities. Discover how to unlock your brain and open your mind to your greatest potential. You are what you think about.

Ryan Stewman: Sales and marketing expert. Push past normalcy, or step aside. If that sounds hardcore, that’s because Ryan Stewman doesn’t do ‘soft’ or ‘easy’. As a former felon who served time, Ryan truly understands the value of time, and has no patience for wasting any of it. The “Force of Average” seeks to keep you complacent, but Ryan explains how knowing his “GCode” opens your mind to winning opportunities in today’s market. The true crime is serving a life sentence working to make your boss’s dreams come true.

Mikey Taylor: Pro Skateboarder kickflips into commercial real estate investor.For a professional skateboarder, fear and risk are as constant as the forces of gravity. While decisions aren’t as split-second for Mikey these days, calculating the long-term effects of a single move still motivates his everyday life. As a real estate investor, his arena has certainly changed, but his drive to innovate has only made his tricks bigger, gnarlier and more satisfying to stick. Amidst the current Covid climate, Kent and Mikey discuss preparing to drop-in and “go big” on rare opportunities where others bail. 

If you are looking for a quick fix or a hard sell, you need to get real. No, really. Get REAL...with your marketing. Los Silva is head of SVG Media, the single fastest growing marketing company for influencers and athletes. It may not be all about SEO, it’s definitely not all about you, but it probably has a lot to do with your business structure. Los gives you the down and dirty on what it really takes to weather the inevitable hits, and ride the biggest wins. Give people value and they’ve just been sold. Wantrapeneurs need not apply.

“Put all your eggs in one basket, guard it with your life and you will win.” Rob Martinez of Rockstar Capital Management is all about achieving abnormal results by doing abnormal things. Managing over 3,600 apartment units is no small task and Rob outlines exactly how he and his team do it, and what sets him apart from the competition. Where people learn to expect mediocrity, Rob offers greatness in the most basic of ways. Rewire what you think you know and go beyond conventional, to win like a rock star.

Aaron and Ashley. Husband and wife. Business partners. Corporate dropouts. When their trajectory wasn’t aligning with their vision, they ditched the high-rise corner office for fulfillment of their own. Never having been in the real estate game before, they were able to do in one year what most people do in five. They share their experience of starting from the bottom, and the strategies and structure that fast tracked them to the top. They don’t miss working to make other people's dreams comes true, and neither will you.