Lion's Leadership Den

Steve and Sid discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and sources they go to for inspiration, advice, and guidance.

Guest: Sid Clevinger of Better Leads Box (http://www.betterleadsbox.com/7daybootcamp1). Connect with Sid on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sid.clevinger) and follow his Better Leads Box Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/betterleadsbox) page where you find a feed full of informative videos.

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.ed94549e17a1ef1be6e3d15f1f987b7c.1568208187164.1568208187164.1568222460833.2&__hssc=111399131.2.1568222460833&__hsfp=1037199243), investor, speaker.Alex Osenenko – Founder of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

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Jessica Rhodes, Founder and Co-Owner at Interview Connections (https://interviewconnections.com/), discusses her growth from a one-person operation to a staff of twelve. Jessica invented the podcast guest booking industry. When she started booking podcast interviews for private clients in 2013, there were no other services like it in the market. Her team continues to innovate and uplevel the service they offer, Unlike most other podcast bookers who will only pitch you to contacts they already have in their database, Interview Connections Booking Agents will prioritize the best shows and guests possible for you and your goals, regardless of whether or not we have an existing relationship.

Jessica discusses:

* How having a business coach at the beginning helped

* Struggles of running a business on your own

* How adding a partner with different skills sets helped the business grow

* How she used VAs at first and eventually transitioned into full-time staff.

* The importance of KPIs and systems/procedures for growth.

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.89df7a714e3831d213fbb71a02844d90.1558199813930.1566939400945.1566996775836.76&__hssc=111399131.4.1566996775836&__hsfp=1037199243), investor, speaker. https://steverozenberg.com (https://steverozenberg.com/)Alex Osenenko – Founder of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

Steve, Alex and Enrique discuss his experience with merging his property management company (https://www.mynd.co/mynd-property-management-expands-into-washington-with-acquisition-of-jevons-property-management/) with a larger one.

Topics discusses include:

* How his hotel experience was useful in starting his property management company

* Make sure you are factoring in all the expenses like maintenance/repairs

* If you are self managing your rental property (https://selfmanagemyproperty.com/), you still should include a line item for property management expense.

* The importance of having a remote team and that your systems are working

* Why is a property management company scaleable like a hotel is?

* How are changes in the laws going to effect the industry?

* The story about Enrique’s merging his company with a larger company to allow him to grow.

* The advantages of being part of a larger company when it comes to resources, marketing, and opportunities.

* Advice to people who might be thinking about merging with a larger company

Enrique Jevons from Mynd Property Management in Seattle, WA (https://www.mynd.co/seattle-property-management/). We provide local expertise and professional results for an ever increasingly litigious rental market

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.89df7a714e3831d213fbb71a02844d90.1558199813930.1564019054758.1564065374901.60&__hssc=111399131.2.1564065374901&__hsfp=628735910), investor, speaker.Alex Osenenko – Founder of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

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Vincent DeOrio of Mynd Property Management (https://www.mynd.co/) discusses real estate mergers and acquisitions and how they transition when two companies have different systems and procedures.

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.89df7a714e3831d213fbb71a02844d90.1558199813930.1558962969108.1560179019915.6&__hssc=111399131.1.1560179019915&__hsfp=1885817573), investor, speaker.Alex Osenenko – President and CEO of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

Jeramy Poole joins Steve and Alex to discuss real estate video marketing, branding, and events bringing people in real estate together.

Jeramy Poole is all about connecting people in real estate and you can find him in multiple places doing just that:

* VIVID Realty Group in Tacoma WA.

* CEO of Real Estate Social (http://realestatesocial.com/about/), a real estate focused video marketing agency.

* Host of “The Moment” – An award winning Real Estate Industry Talk Show

* Host of FEARLESS MASTERMINDS (http://www.fearlessmasterminds.com/).

* A 3-Day mastermind experience for TOP producers looking to take their personal lives and businesses to the next level.

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.89df7a714e3831d213fbb71a02844d90.1558199813930.1558962969108.1560179019915.6&__hssc=111399131.2.1560179019915&__hsfp=1885817573), investor, speaker.Alex Osenenko – President and CEO of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

Nick Raithel is the founder of 7-Hour Book (http://contentcorps.net/) and helps business people build their authority by publishing their own book in just seven hours. Are you looking to get started on the speaking circuit? How are you spreading the word about yourself? How are you establishing yourself the authority on a topic?

What are you going to cover in your book?

Think about the subjects you talk about the most. Write them down. These could be topics you cover in your book.

Don’t worry about finding the perfect idea before you start. Just do it.

The book is to help you establish yourself as the expert on a topic. What gold do you have that you are sitting on that you can leverage and turn into the book material? Are you looking to be an authority locally, people visiting your website, or others? Who is your audience?

GuestNick Raithel is the founder of 7-Hour Book (http://contentcorps.net/). Find Nick on his podcast 7 RULES FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTING (http://www.7rulespodcast.com/) and contentcorps.net (http://contentcorps.net/).

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.89df7a714e3831d213fbb71a02844d90.1558199813930.1558483166149.1558487253351.4&__hssc=111399131.2.1558487253351&__hsfp=1885817573), investor, speaker.Alex Osenenko – President and CEO of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

Todd Breen and Dave Holt talk about the struggles of starting up Surevestor, a company offering smart insurance for the rental home investor. They discuss how they brought this insurance concept to the US from Australia, and how offering it is significantly increasing owner sign-ups. Not only that, they are higher valued rental properties.

Getting early adopters and creating case studies is the most important. You need some success stories for marketing the product.

Ran into anti-trust issues when they first started looking at creating an insurance company. They started with 4 partners and ended up with 3. The product they were developing at first changed when they talked with Scheer. Each partner brings certain skills to the table with a complementary style which is important to have when you are looking for business partners.

Andy Boyum from Roofstock joins Steve Rozenberg and Wes Owens to discuss Roofstock (https://www.roofstock.com/), a marketplace for investors who want to buy or sell single-family homes.

Guest: Andy Boyum from Roofstock (https://www.roofstock.com/). Roofstock is the first online marketplace created exclusively for investing in single family rental homes. Created by investors for investors, Roofstock provides research, analytics, and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties.

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.4c0a55df52ef3c283d26ff43edab0c66.1555597188525.1556049951235.1556107576783.8&__hssc=111399131.9.1556107576783&__hsfp=420343025), investor, speaker.Wes Owens – Vice President of Citizen Home Solutions (https://www.citizenhomesolutions.com/about)

Don, Steve and Alex discuss how property managers that also have a sales team can use INVESTimate to forecast the performance of a residential property whether a client is selling or buying an investment property.

Guest: Don Ganguly from Investimate (https://www.homeunion.com/investimate-finally-arrives-for-real-estate-investors)HomeUnion®’s INVESTimate (https://www.homeunion.com/investimate-finally-arrives-for-real-estate-investors)® is an all-in-one website that allows investors to evaluate any single-family residential (SFR) property in the U.S. through an investment lens. INVESTimate® predicts a property’s value as an investment by estimating three factors: its price, rent, and operating expenses.

Hosts:Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.438f3471ac1496d18eb587f396f1d867.1554217763210.1554739666280.1554923762958.9&__hssc=111399131.3.1554923762958&__hsfp=420343025), investor, speaker.Alex Osenenko – President and CEO of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)

We are thrilled to have Brad Sugars on the Lion’s Leadership Den Podcast to share his thoughts on capital, strategy and opportunity. Brad is one of the best-known names in business coaching. His innovative approach to mentorship sets him apart from the crowded field of business. He is also the author of 17 books with his newest Pulling Profits Out of a Hat (https://www.addzerosnow.com) available in April 2019.

* How do you know when it’s the right time to step away from the business and let it run without you?

* Have you developed someone that can run the business without you?

* Do you have a date set that you want to step back from the business?

* Are the systems and people in place to take over for you?

* Have you tested it by stepping back from the business for one week, two weeks, etc.?

* Can your business handle growth mode?

Guest Brad Sugars (https://bradsugars.com/), Chairman and Founder of ActionCOACH (https://www.actioncoach.com/meet-brad-sugars/)

Hosts:

Steve Rozenberg – Co Founder of Empire Industries LLC (https://www.empireindustriesllc.com/?__hstc=111399131.da509df5f50c3c4759972d614d533f84.1551978455206.1553621011293.1553624679906.17&__hssc=111399131.7.1553624679906&__hsfp=512083986), investor, speaker.

Alex Osenenko – President and CEO of FourandHalf (https://fourandhalf.com/)