Business Tales

Today, Ian Payne and Scott Bishop sit down with Ryan Bodin, a versatile real estate investor. Ryan shares his journey from working in tax and audits to becoming a successful real estate mogul. He details his beginnings in Louisiana, his pivot to real estate after being laid off during the 2008 financial crisis, and how he built his portfolio from scratch with the help of family loans and a lot of determination. Ryan recounts his experience managing up to 900 units across multiple cities and the challenges he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including eviction bans and natural disasters. Despite these hurdles, Ryan successfully transitioned to investing in retail properties, finding lucrative opportunities in states with fewer restrictions. Tune in to hear Ryan’s inspiring story, the lessons he learned along the way, and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryan.d.bodin

Today we chat with the owner of Secure Land Co., Tri Vu. In this interview, Tri discusses how despite his success in IT, his lack of passion in the career led to his entrepreneurial journey into owning his own land real estate company. Hear him talk about how he learned the business, what his motivating factors were, and how he's taking a family approach and changing stereotypes both professionally and personally.

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Website: securelandco.com
Instagram: trivu2.0

Today we chat with the President of Property Claims Consultant, David Melzer. In this interview, David details his career journey from working for major insurance companies, to starting his own business from the ground up. Hear what David has to say about the importance of people, relationships, and future expansion.

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Website: https://www.propertyclaimsconsultant.com/

Today we chat with the founder and CEO of Commonly, David Krasny. In this interview, David details how after working for years in startups, he's taking on a new venture that puts a twist on matchmaking. Hear what he has to say about the idea, funding the business, and where he hopes to continue to grow into the future.

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Website: https://trycommonly.com/

Today we chat with the CEO of Orion Labels, Jonny August. Jonny guides us through his journey of how he came up in the family business. Even as a child, he knew he wanted to be a CEO, even though his father never pushed him to take over the family business. Hear what Jonny has to say about keeping the family tradition, how the business changed with new generations, and why people are the most critical part of your business.

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Instagram: @jawgist

Today we chat with portfolio manager turned real estate entrepreneur, Matt Dreith. Matt joins us from Colorado and tells us about his journey and how he's leveraged his previous career into beginning his path to entrepreneurship. He details what's it's like working with his brother at their multi-family investing firm and some advice he'd give to new entrepreneurs.

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Email: [email protected] 

Today we chat with real estate investor turned crypto trader, Austin Stack. He tells us his story of how difficult beginnings drove him to work harder, and why he turned to the crypto space. Hear Austin's thought process on why crypto works for him, and how it differs from traditional investing.

Today we chat with the founder of On Track Storage, Rob DuBroc. Rob is a real estate investor with a background in technology, specifically commercial real estate and fintech. He details his journey from investing in multi-family complexes to self-storage, and why that makes sense for his lifestyle.

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Instagram: @robdubroc
Website: dubroccapital.com
Podcast: Storage Academy

Today we chat with the founder and CEO of Weekender Hotels, Keir Weimer. He shares his story of tragedy and adversity and how focusing on the future led to where he is today.

Keir is an internationally-recognized, luxury real estate & lifestyle entrepreneur who has been featured in major global media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg and Sotheby’s International Realty

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Website: KeirWeimer.com

Today we chat with Director of Acquisitions at Vantage Point Acquisitions, Anthony Fontana.   We discuss takeaways from the University of South Carolina, his early days in consulting and how that lead to real estate. He dives into the business of commercial and single-family housing and what to expect in both.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anfontana/
Email: [email protected]