EntrePods

In this episode, Leafy talks to executive coach and speaker Anne Sugar, who gives us practical and actionable tips on understanding our audience and branding ourselves. Anne has coached and lectured at both Harvard Business School and MIT and advised top leaders at TripAdvisor and Havas, to name a few. Anne tells us that we have to ‘flex to our audience’ so that they understand what we are trying to sell. Remember to keep it simple and use who you are and what is important from a values perspective. You have to be authentic. People are influenced by stories, so defining and practicing your story is important. Know your audience, do they like data? Do they like storytelling? Once you know what interests your audience, structure your story so that it will peak their interest. Anne also tells us to be authentic; being completely flawless can come off as unauthentic, over-practiced and sometimes robotic. That is when you are not in the movement in the meeting and can completely lose your audience.

For more tips from Anne Sugar, visit http://annesugar.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-sugar-064564/.

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Leafy had the pleasure of talking with David C. Barnett, an author, speaker and private transaction adviser that helps people around the world who are buying or selling businesses. David has helped so many people over the years buy and sell businesses and has learned that buying a business instead of starting a business is an easier way to go.  If a business already has cash-flow and just needs an adjustment in marketing or operations that is much easier than having to start a business ground up. Also, David tells us that franchises often have too many hands in the cookie jar, so to speak, and can be tricky with the language used in contracts that can potentially become a really bad deal. Listen in to the whole episode for more great tips and advice.  

Find more about David C. Barnett at http://www.investlocalbook.com/ and David’s book at            https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07XVMC6YY

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com

In this episode, Leafy talks to Co-Founder of NVC Consulting, Natasha Todorovic-Cowan, about Spiral Dynamics and the tools, programs and consulting services designed to help leaders understand and navigate tough “people problems”. What is Spiral Dynamics? Natasha explains that it is a practical, evidence-based approach to the human hurdles of organizational, leadership and professional development and change. Put more precisely, Spiral Dynamics helps leaders understand and resolve problems caused by world views, ways of thinking and environmental misalignment within their companies. NVC Consulting makes sure that their clients are aligned within their company and with their target market and clientele.  NVC Consulting’s programs help recognize the ‘Why? What? Who? and How?’ questions within a company and often saves their clients millions of dollars once these questions are properly addressed. Natasha goes further to say that by leaning in and experiencing the feelings and content of what you are providing your clients, you can understand their excitement and find the value in the content that you deliver.

To learn more about NVC Consulting visit  https://spiraldynamics.org/

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com

Today Leafy is joined by Debbie Bloyd, CEO of DLB Financial Services.  Debbie has helped clients from across the country create wealth and peace of mind in the investment, mortgage and insurance industry for over 20 years. She is also the radio host for her show Money Strategies with Debbie. In this episode, Debbie helps us understand the ‘ins and outs’ of reverse mortgages. She explains that every state has a slightly different requirement, but for the most part, you must be 62 years old and a home owner. This mortgage loan is through the FHA and is a great option for retirement aged people who have unexpected expenses (i.e. medical) and are running through their IRA, pension, 401K, retirement savings.  Within this particular loan, there are no payments involved, except for your monthly mortgage insurance payment and your taxes.  The house is always still in your name and when you pass on, your heirs still get the money out of the house when they go to sell it. If you should unfortunately pass with a balance on the mortgage, the FHA takes the remainder of the loan because you have been paying insurance on the loan the entire time. This is a very interesting and information packed episode that you will want to listen to for your parents and yourself to consider a reverse mortgage.

To find out more about Debbie Bloyd, visit http://www.moneystrategieswithdebbie.com

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com

Leafy was delighted to talk with Principal of The Bond/Bright Group, Jane Bond.  Jane brings an extensive and eclectic background in finance, entertainment, interior design, international travel, coaching, podcasting and luxury real estate to our audience this week. With such a wide variety of experience in so many different fields, we could literally ask Jane just about anything, but in this interview, we wanted to know -  how do you break into the high-end real estate market? To that, Jane answered, you don’t break in, you grow into that market. You have to educate yourself and understand your clientele.  Understand who you are catering to and make sure to always be “on” and present yourself as successful to your perspective clients.  Know the market, know the surrounding areas, understand what your client avatar is looking for, whether it be a secondary home, investment property, etc.  Jane’s lasting piece of advice is that if you see it works for your customer, why shouldn’t it work for you?  Always make sure to invest your own money into what is working well for your clients. Don’t forget about yourself. 

To learn more about Jane and her Million Dollar Listing Unlocked Coaching Course, visit: http://www.thebondbrightgroup.com/mdl-unlocked-course-coaching

Leafy had an amazing opportunity to sit down with the President and Founder of Norada Real Estate Investments and Host of the Passive Real Estate Investing Podcast, Marco Santarelli. Marco imparted his vast wisdom of real estate investing with 10 great tips for successful real estate investors. Marco explains why real estate is the ideal investment for leveraging and a vehicle to apply your investment capital. Marco states that if you are investing prudently for cash flow, the best deals might be outside of your local market, so be Market Agnostic. He also explains that you need to take a macro/top down approach and ask questions about the area you’re investing in, not just about your potential property. Marco goes on to advise that you should surround yourself with the right group of people, including a professional property managers, which will save you from burnout and make you more likely to succeed. Listen in for all of Marco’s tips to success in passive real estate investing.

Find out more about Marco Santarelli and to download his FREE guide to real estate investing go to:

https://www.passiverealestateinvesting.com/

http://www.noradarealestate.com/

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com

Today on Leafy we learn SEO tips and tricks with founder of Nova Zora Digital, Roman Prokopchuk.  Roman, host of the Digital Savage Experience Podcast, taught us that, at the end of the day, valuable content is what will keep people on your site, your bounce rate will be lower and you will get a higher ranking in Google and other search engines. So make sure to always add value to your website with information that will have visitors using your site. Having graduated college just as the economy crashed, Roman quickly learned that to outlast your competition, you have to pivot quickly and sometimes weather the storm to survive. He also taught us to double down on our strengths as entrepreneurs and leaders and hire others to outsource our weaknesses.   Roman continued the interview with some resourceful tips about the social media platforms you should look towards, depending on your demographic of your target audience and what data-made decisions will lead you to understanding your customer and where to spend money in advertising after tracking them.  Listen in to hear what inspires Roman in business and life. 

To find out more on Roman Prokopchuk, his company and podcast visit:

https://www.novazoradigital.com/

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com

Changing someone’s life for the better - that is what Eugene loves doing.  As part of the John Maxwell team, Eugene inspires his students to ‘change their thinking to change their life’.  Eugene says that optimism is the mindset of a rich person; a life of abundance starts with giving. In this episode, Eugene tells us his harrowing journey that leads him to the amazing opportunity of being a coach and speaker with the John Maxwell Team. Eugene challenges us to think of your mind as a garden, what we think is what we plant in our minds and that is what will grow. Our minds will produce a positive result if that is what we plant. Listen to this episode for more powerful and inspiring words of wisdom from this man of integrity, Eugene Boakye.

To find Eugene Boakye and learn more from him visit: http://www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/eugeneboakye 

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com

This week, Leafy is joined by Craig Curelop, aka thefiguy! Craig, a financial analyst with BiggerPockets, teaches us how to aggressively pursue financial independence with house hacking (putting a small percentage down for a property and then living in one part and renting out another to cover the mortgage and make an additional profit). Craig’s book The House Hacking Strategy, uses house hacking as a way to quit your job and make a living through the passive income brought in by the rooms you rent out. He explains how to save your first $20,000 with great tips and tricks on where to cut and how to negotiate to save more for your first down payment. Craig’s strategy has afforded him 3 properties of this kind to date and a lifestyle of travel through 100% passive income.  Craig effectively shows us how to quit our J-O-B and live comfortably while watching our bank accounts grow!

Find out more in Craig’s book The House Hacking Strategy at www.biggerpockets.com/househack

This week our expert guest Paul Moore of https://www.wellingscapital.com teaches us how to become passive investors. Don’t work harder than you need to and make less than your potential. Paul tells us that with proper due diligence, you can be a passive investor at any level.  Just starting out, there are still opportunities for those investing only $5,000 in commercial real estate through syndication, crowdfunding, etc.  There are so many opportunities out there just do your due diligence and find the portals that best fit your level of involvement. For Paul, it’s not just about finding a partner with the right amount of liquidity, it’s also about their mindset and goals that determine the right investing partners for him. Finding your big ‘why’ is such a vital component that transcends money and financial success. Paul’s intriguing backstory lead him to the mindset that if you give, you will get back so much more in return.  He found his way out of millions of dollars in debt by donating and giving back to charity and church and that, in return, is how he found a solution to his financial situation. Now, Paul is fighting for a solution to end sex trafficking. Paul explains that sex trafficking is the largest population of slavery in the history of mankind.  His ‘why’ has lead him to https://www.freedomplaceproject.com where Paul and associates are developing a billion dollar office building and donating 100% of the developers profit to fighting human trafficking.

Check out Paul’s story and find out more about this amazing guest. 

Paul’s Podcast: How To Lose Money Podcast: http://howtolosemoney.com/

Paul’s Best-Selling Book: The Perfect Investment: Create Enduring Wealth from the Historic Shift to Multifamily Housing: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Investment-Enduring-Historic-Multifamily/dp/153700395X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490737633&sr=8-1&keywords=the+perfect+investment

The Freedom Place Project: https://www.freedomplaceproject.com/

Free Gifts: Free eBook on Self Storage Investing and a Free eBook on Mobile Home Park Investing.  Contact Paul and let him know you heard him on the Leafy Podcast at: wellingscapital.com/resources

Interested in Investing and want to set yourself up for success? Visit us at http://leafylegalservices.com