Soyini Coke is the Founder and Principal of Annona Enterprises. Today, she will discuss the benefits of planning, and why it's so important for success. 

Chris Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income, through which he helps investors become financially independent through education and investment opportunities. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While completing his degree in Biomechanical Engineering and M.B.A. in Finance at Virginia Tech, he bought his first single family rental at age 21. During his subsequent career in the medical device industry, 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 $225 million of real estate acquisitions. In addition to real estate, Chris has invested in equities, oil & gas, and small business lending, as well as being active in Venture South, one of the nation’s Top 10 Angel Investing groups. Chris lives with his wife and two boys in Asheville, NC where he loves spending time with them in the outdoors and enjoying the food and culture that the region has to offer.

How losing his father and best friend inspired Chris to quit his quest to become a professional cyclist and become an investor • Using the “infinite banking” concept to establish a family bank and supercharge investments • Why Chris believes multifamily real estate is the “Holy Grail” of real estate investing • How Chris’s background in engineering has influenced his investing • What metrics are most important when evaluating investments

Miranda McCroskey is the founder and lead attorney at Unlock Legal. Unlock Legal is a law firm that focuses on criminal defense and professional license defense for Californian's in trouble with their licensing boards.

Here are a few questions Miranda answered in her interview:

Back with us again is Jennifer Peek of Peek Advisory Group. She started her company 10 years ago and specializes in aiding female business owners with their exit plan, but today shares useful information for anyone seeking clarity in these uncertain times. As the economy has come to a screeching halt, it can be hard to know when and how it will come back. Jennifer offers some practical examples of adaptation, as well as insight on what we may see in the coming months.

The big question on everyone’s mind right now is “what does the new normal look like?” While no one has a clear answer to this, Jennifer has valuable insight on what we might expect. She shares her observations on the different obstacles faced by service-based industries and product-based industries, as well as predictions of consumer habits. Jennifer also mentions the idea that there may be ripples still to come that we haven’t seen yet. Her expertise is priceless in this unfamiliar economic climate and you don’t want to miss Jennifer’s interview.

Today’s guest, Jennifer Katrulya, is a Partner at Citrin Cooperman and is considered a pioneer of the outsourced/virtual CFO, advisory, and accounting services space. She is credited with helping hundreds of companies in all phases of growth implement best practices and position themselves for profitable and successful ROI at exit. Jennifer is a nationally recognized strategic and operations advisor for high-growth technology, service-based, and healthcare companies who are committed to choosing to achieve results over making excuses. Welcome to the show, Jennifer!

Carl is the coach of all coaches and the mentor of all mentors, having personally trained over 7000 people in the business - more than anyone else in the country! A business growth expert, author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur, Carl’s career started by accident when he broke his leg and dropped out of his undergraduate accounting and finance program. He needed a new path so he turned to what he knew best- landscaping. Carl scaled that business into a 7-figure business and then sold it in 1992. He has now built three multi-million dollar businesses -all before age 40. Carl has mentored CEOs of some of the biggest companies out there including Walmart, IBM and the US Army. He has also authored 3 best-selling books on business strategy and growth (most recently Biz Dev Done Right). Carl is married with three children, lives in New Jersey, and co-hosts the Quit & Get Rich radio show.

In this interview Carl shares a wealth of knowledge about how to adapt during COVID and how to increase your business value!

Marty Jacknis, President of Opportunity Maximizers, Inc., is a highly rated professional speaker, author, entrepreneur, and trainer who helps individuals and organizations gain and maintain a competitive advantage in their chosen markets and endeavors. He’s previously worked for companies like IBM and has worked among the top business leaders in the world. Marty’s life was changed when he realized he needed to figure out why what he was doing was working, and he became proactively introspective. Marty has experienced first-hand the value of identifying and seizing opportunities. 

In his interview, Marty talks about self-limiting belief systems and how often you can do things just because you didn’t know they couldn’t be done. Marty also mentions a few ways to find new opportunities right away. Looking at the whole picture, rather than just one department, is also essential according to Marty. He shares various tried and true methods for improving negotiation and collaboration. The minute we slow down, our competition will catch us, listen to Marty’s interview for ways to constantly innovate and take advantage of new opportunities.

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Mike Goodfriend, President of Goodfriend & Associates, is a teamwork engineer, leadership coach, and a meeting facilitator. Mike has always considered himself a student of strategy, teamwork, and leadership. He now trains teams to leverage these skills in order to mine and uncover business opportunities. Mike and his team bring some fun competition into their methodology in order to foster growth within organizations. 

In his interview, Mike describes the ways in which he helps teams become more cohesive and seize new business opportunities. Mike explains the unique team development workshops he hosts, which he calls “Teamwork Sharks.” He discusses how this helps people discover new ways of identifying and presenting business opportunities. He also shares the importance of detailed data analytics. An effective company will have strong values from the top down, so be sure to tune into Mike’s tips on how you can refine your leadership team.

• 3:00-4:07: Using data analytics effectively can be a game changer, like in Major League Baseball.

Tony Martignetti is a leadership coach, entrepreneur, idea generator, and people connector. He brings together practical experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity, to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.

Christopher is a peak performance expert and professional speaker, who has devoted his life to helping high-achievers manage stress, increase productivity and have more energy.

Here are several questions/topics Christopher answers and addresses in this interview: