Robert Leonard is an Accounting & Finance professional with a great passion for investing (stocks & real estate). At just 25 years old, he has one of the sharpest young investing minds in the country.

Robert is also a great interviewer. He’s currently the host of two podcasts on The Investor’s Podcast Network: Millennial Investing and Real Estate Investing. As host of these shows, he speaks with other brilliant investors who share what they've learned about stocks, real estate and personal finance.

In this episode, we discuss how Robert found his passion for investing at an early age. He recalls working as a bank teller when he was 18 years old to pay for college. Back then most of his income was invested in a 401K—now he's more an individual stock-investor.

We also discuss how Robert became such a skilled communicator, which he mostly attributes to his Professional Communications class in college. The techniques learned from his instructor gave him confidence to speak in front of people. He also believes podcasting has helped him to become a better communicator—in the beginning his shows were more scripted than now.

This is a great conversation with a sharp and perceptive young investor!

My guest is Kisha Kloster. She's a Marriage and Family Therapist from Houston, Texas. She's been working as a therapist since 2012, with a specific interest in working with couples and those experiencing difficulties with anger & intimacy issues.

Her goal working with clients is to be as real and authentic as possible. She gives clients the space to feel comfortable to tell their stories. She then helps them to explore the endless possibilities that healthy relationships and self-discovery can provide.

Please enjoy this conversation between two friends of 25 years. Near the end, Kisha answers listener questions & my fun questions.

Asad Shah is an aspiring stand-up comedian born in Pakistan. He moved to the United States when he was six years old and says he lived a sheltered and restricted childhood. He jokes that his parents were a little too religious (Muslim).

Now 29, Asad has been living in Los Angeles since college, which makes for great stories that he shares with great enthusiasm on this week's episode.

He's also very active on Twitter—his following has grown to 17k+ and counting. In addition to Twitter, Asad gives advice via his newsletter on how to make money, escape mediocrity and free your mind.

In this episode, we discuss Asad's stand-up comedy experience. He says sometimes you'll walk out on stage and the audience looks like they're mad at you for being there. But says even when you bomb in front of a crowd, you gain confidence. And for any aspiring comedian, he says having "stage presence" and comedic timing are more important than being funny.

We also talk about how his life in L.A. is different than that of other social media influencers'. He tells the story of going out to dinner with a group of "influencers" and feeling "some type of way" in his head. But says he's matured since then, choosing to focus instead on financial independence rather than any inferiority he may have felt a few years back.

I expected this to be an outstanding conversation based on what I knew of Asad, but this episode far exceeded expectations. Please enjoy!

Other topics discussed:

• Moving to LA

• Wanting to be famous

• What happened to masculinity?

• Worsening of inter-gender dynamics

• Decline of face-to-face interaction

• Role of modern feminism

• Thoughts on #MeToo movement

• Girl accusing boyfriend of being "rapey"

• What L.A. was like when Kobe died

• Aziz Ansari is awkward & has no "game"

• What financial freedom means to Asad

• Brad's Indian friends who don't like Pakistanis

• How the partition of India & Pakistan went down

• Rampant homelessness & tribal warfare in Pakistan

Solo episode this week. I share a story from my 40th birthday. I woke up that day in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. It was a day like any other. Little did I know, Lady O had plans for me that would ensure my life would never be the same again.

I did a poll in my Instagram Stories last week (follow me @Man_Overseas). I asked listeners what they would like me to talk about in this episode.

Of four (4) options, the results were a tie between:

• A deeper dive into 40 Pieces of Life Advice for 20-Year Old Me

• Personal finance & Investing

Since there was a tie, I decided to dive back into those pieces of Life Advice which have a focus on personal finance & investing.

I also tell the story of Lululemon, whether Amazon stock (AMZN) is a BUY and make promises about money & the world based on what I learned visiting far corners of the earth.

My guest is the author of Ten Easy Wins for Easier Fat Loss. Alex Feinberg is a former Sales Rep & Analyst at Google. He now works as the Director of Business Development at a cyptocurrency exchange, but says his true passion is being able to help others achieve their health goals.

At just 34 years old, Alex is a strong advocate for health & wellness. The three (3) books he's written endorse his diet manifesto & recipes.

In this episode, Alex talks about his early days as a baseball player at Vanderbilt University. He believes Vandy was able to recruit players with high potential not just in an academic setting, but also in sports. He gives examples of Commodore athletes who had extreme intelligence that didn't always translate to the classroom.

Also, Alex discusses how being in good shape is an advantage in the "real world." He says people in good shape are almost always going to get preferred at work—something he first noticed at Google. They weren't hiring overweight people.

You're likely to get hired if your body conveys that you have the ability to discipline yourself and keep a consistent work schedule. Alex also talks about eating right. He reveals how he found the diet framework that worked for him and how it opened up many opportunities.

This conversation was everything I anticipated it would be.

My guest is P. D. Mangan. He is a writer and commentator on health, fitness, and life extension. He's also authored six books.

He overcame chronic fatigue largely through his own efforts. Now at 65 years old, he's in better shape than most men half his age.

On this episode, P.D. talks about how early humans evolved—the way hunter-gatherers lived, worked, ate and slept.

We discuss how mainstream health authorities screwed everything up, why their ideas are mostly wrong, and what you can do to be truly healthy & fit.

P.D. believes you can extend your lifespan and healthspan.

His website: roguehealthandfitness.com

Dovid Feldman is a licensed Family Therapist who specializes in building great marriages. He has a vibrant twitter feed (@dovidfeldman), and posts & teaches about relationships online.

He's been married 30 years & has six children. He's lived both a secular & religious life. Started his career as a tech entrepreneur, and migrated to working with people.

In this episode, we discuss inter-gender dynamics, dealing with rejection and whether couples should schedule sex. We talk about our modern world, where traditionally masculine characteristics are now exhibited by women, while traditionally feminine traits are displayed by men.

I share what the dating world was like in the 2010s. Men not wanting to grow up and seeking variety. Women's hypergamous nature. Young people no longer engaging in courtship.

Dovid discusses the "Manosphere" and why he was blocked by the "Red-Pill" community on Twitter.

We cover differences in marrying your high school sweetheart vs. staying a bachelor deep into your 30s, like your not so humble host. And much more.

Keagan Stokoe is a South African writer and technologist. After studying law & finance, he decided to follow his passion for exploring the intersection of ideas related to technology, education & philosophy.

He has ambitions of changing the world. And in doing so, looks for ways to use technology to create better thinkers & problem solvers in the future.

I wouldn't bet against him.

Keagan is one of the clearest young thinkers I know. He writes daily—a habit he says completely changes your perspective of the world, the way you approach problems, and the way you perceive information.

He believes technology is our best hope for improving the world we inhabit. Living in Sub-Saharan Africa, he is constantly astounded by the power of the Internet.

I've followed Keagan on Twitter for a while. His insightful commentary frequently has me hitting the "like" button. And I couldn't wait to get him on the podcast.

My guest is world-traveler & personal coach Sheila Brown. Sheila Brown is a powerhouse World Traveler, Business Consultant & Internet marketing coach. She helps aspiring entrepreneurs build more income streams to enjoy lives of Freedom.

First, we discuss hot topics in America right now—race & politics. And since my audience is mostly male, I ask how a young black man should handle an encounter with police (even if he believes he’s done nothing wrong). Also, I ask Sheila what she thinks about Candace Owens, Kamala Harris and whether she thinks Dave Chappelle is a better comedian than Richard Pryor & Chris Rock. Her answers may surprise you.

Prior to dedicating herself full-time to coaching and teaching her students, Sheila Brown worked as a top executive for Fortune 500 companies like Pepsi Cola, Gateway Computers & The Walt Disney Company.

This week is a solo episode—no guest joining me.

I turned 40 years old on June 19, 2020. The night before, Lady O suggested I do a Top 40 list to mark the occasion.

That night I stayed up till 2:30am writing 40 Pieces of Life Advice for 20-Year Old Me. The piece is likely to be the most helpful article I’ve written to date. At least judging by the number of readers in the first week and positive feedback I’ve received.

Many readers sent messages asking me to expound on the advice, which I’ve done here in this week’s episode.