Finding Freedom

My guest today is Conner Rueca. He’s a young real estate entrepreneur who started investing at 19. This past year alone he closed 24 deals, focusing mostly on wholesaling. 

During the show Conor shares insights on building a business from $0 to $1M, how best to work with family and his choice to operate virtually in markets like Georgia and Tennessee. He shares how he has relied on perseverance and mentorship along his real estate journey. 

His new project, Closer Control, helps real estate investors connect with leads and give 2.5x more offers per day.

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Ross Benes is journalist, market research analyst and author. As an entertainment industry analyst his writing has appeared in Esquire, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly.

His previous books include Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold and Turned On: A Mind-Blowing Investigation into How Sex Has Shaped Our World.

Today we’ll discuss his new book: 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.

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Steven Werley is an entrepreneur, unconventional marketer, and a former Army Ranger. He has been a business owner in the marketing and sales space and lately Steven has been on the cutting edge of AI implementation in the sales process.

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David Gornoski is a libertarian entrepreneur, speaker, and writer. 

David is the host of the radio show A Neighbor’s Choice–a show that looks at politics, science, and culture through the lens of Jesus’ personhood revolution. He also hosts another podcast, THINGS HIDDEN, where David has interviewed personalities like Ron Paul and Jordan Peterson.

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Tyler O’Neil is senior editor at The Daily Signal and author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” and “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.” 

Daily Signal

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On today’s show we welcome Jason Stapleton back to the show. Jason is a friend of the show, he’s been on multiple times. The first time being way back in 2015 with Marc Clair!  Jason is Founder of Leveraged Coach™ for successful coaches and consultants who want growth without sacrificing a great life.

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Mikkel Thorup is the Founder and Director at Expat Money™, a private consulting firm started in 2017. Mikkel hosts the popular weekly podcast, the Expat Money Show. The Expat Money Show remains among the longest-running podcasts in the global investment and offshore living category.

Mikkel has also written several books including:

Wealth, Freedom & Passports Conference

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John Koufos is a criminal justice reform leader, retired mob and gang attorney who helped write and pass the First Step Act and has advanced public safety-focused criminal justice reform and second chance hiring. He also worked with the previous Trump administration. 

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It's a fire hose of news stories this week, I'll touch on three topics: Trump's tariffs, changes to Democratic and Libertarian party Chairs and the sluggish real estate market.

David Hogg DNC Vice Chair

Mexico caves to Trump’s 25% tariff

Why Housing Market Trend Is 'Alarming' to Real Estate Expert

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Today's episode is a replay of my interview form 2018 with Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht. With Ross being pardoned by President Trump, I felt it was a great time to revisit this interview and to shine a light on the incredible story of a mother fighting for her son. Here's my original show notes:

On today's episode of Felony Friday Lyn Ulbricht joins John Odermatt to discuss her son Ross Ulbricht's case. Ross, of Silk Road fame, was convicted of money laundering, computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic fraudulent identity documents, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics by means of the internet in February 2015. He is currently serving a double life sentence plus forty years without the possibility of parole.

Lyn has been working tirelessly, doing media and giving speeches to raise awareness of the injustice Ross experienced at the hands of federal agents, prosecutors and the judge. The case and the trial were rampant with corruption and rights violations. Essentially, Ross's defense wasn't permitted to present a defense! 

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