Millennials & Money

On this week's episode of The Millennials and Money, our guest Manhattan Real Estate Agent James Maaba shares his Money Story.  Hear how after high school James found a job earning minimum wage working the front desk at a real estate office where he was “happily unchallenged and content”, that is until he saw the commission checks of the Agents he worked with were earning. After seeing the earning potential firsthand it sparked something in James, and he ran with it. He eventually got licensed as an Agent and began to grind like never before after posting properties endlessly on Facebook and showing after showing it took over 4 months for James to make his first close. Eventually, the right person saw the work ethic that James demonstrated with his consistent post and reached out to James to offer him a partnership, and James has been crushing the Manhattan Real Estate space ever since. James focuses on multi-family apartment spaces, he also owns two rental properties himself at only 22 years of age, while still living at home with his parents. You don’t wanna miss this one. Enjoy the show.

On this week's episode of Millennials and Money, we have a special baby boomer guest. Business coach Larry Gapinski shares his money story for us millennials to benefit from. Larry grew up in a blue-collar lower middle-class family and his humble beginnings inspired him to strive for more. Larry learned to grind and put in work to have a better life, Larry got a job at EF Hutton doing Financial Planning like your host, achieved benchmark goals, and became the company's rookie of the year. Coach Larry shares what inspired him to transition out of wealth management into business coaching and why he chooses to work with and impart his wisdom to millennials like us. Enjoy the show, click the link below and check out Coach Larry G’s website

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On this week's episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast hear part 2 of Tyson Redmond’s Money Story. Tyson shares the driving factor behind his decision to get into real estate after previously swearing it off. Hear how despite it taking 7 months for Tyson to make his first sale as a real estate agent he never quit. 11 years into the business Tyson has experienced lasting success and is motivated to continue to grow because he loves winning and every sale feels like a win both for him and his clients. Enjoy the show “I slang houses for a living part 2”- with Tyson Redmond 

On this week's episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast, our guest and Real Estate Agent with Remax Tyson Redmond shared his Money Story. Tyson grew up in the Bay Area where he was a high school track star, his father was an accountant and his mom was a Real Estate Broker. Growing up so close to Real Estate Tyson was determined to have nothing to do with it, he was content with the office job he got out of high school where he was earning a comfortable salary that he used to purchase his first home. Tyson’s world changed when he had his son, after a custody battle with his son's mother left him buried in debt and legal fees he was forced to short sell his house. Tyson saw Real Estate as the conduit between his current position and where he desired to be. He got his start working for his mom delivering repossession notices to homeowners whose properties were being repossessed by the bank. Eventually, Tyson went on to get his Real Estate License where it took him seven months to make his first sale but it was all worth it. Be sure to tune in next week to hear part two of “I slang houses for a living” with Tyson Redmond.

On this week's episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast our guest, Labor and Delivery
Nurse Cindy Nguyen shares her Money Story. Cindy grew up in a household with a dad who
was very frugal and financially responsible, traits that Cindy learned and still carries today.
Cindy shares how seeing the impact the 08 financial crisis had on her parents it motivated
her to be seen as an asset and not a burden to those around her. Cindy shares how after going
to nurse camp at the age of 16 she decided that was the career for her and began to develop a
plan to make her dream a reality. Hear how Cindy was able to graduate from college and
nursing school debt free. After Cindy first became a nurse she struggled with imposter
syndrome and felt she didn’t deserve the amount of money that she was earning, that changed
after she read the book “You’re a Badass” by Jen Sincero. Hear what her life is like now as she
works in labor and delivery where she gets to play a very important role in what is one of the
most important times in the lives of the families that she serves. Cindy also shares what the
journey to homeownership was like. Enjoy the show.

On this week’s episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast our guest Real Estate Broker and owner of Mathews & Co. Realty Group as well as Urban Core Rentals Property Management Keisha “Kee” Mathews shares her Money Story. Despite growing up in project housing in Sacramento Kee never felt financial stress. In childhood, Kee's mom encouraged her to tap into her God-given creativity and explore ways to create enjoyment for both herself and others that were not tied to finances. Kee shares how as a young adult in a career where she did not feel fulfilled she quickly realized that being an employee was not for her and committed to never working for anyone again. Hear how Kee found success in real estate early on and was able to maintain her business through the 2008 recession, also listen as Kee shares how she’s created multiple income streams all within the realm of Real Estate as she helps Investors generate wealth through real estate with her property management company “Urban Core Rentals Property” enjoy the show.

In Part 2 of this two-part episode, we hear the second half of Mayra Stewart's Money Story. Mayra shares what it's been like being married and merging two different cultures and Money mindsets into
one. Hear Mayra share how 2020 impacted her as a Hispanic woman raising black children. We also get into what led Mayra to make the pivotal decision to quit her job and focus on raising her family and building a home, which eventually lead her to write Grow Florecita Grow and what her life as an author looks like today. Enjoy the show.
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On this weeks episode of Millennials and Money our guest, Author of children's novel “Grow Florecita Grow” Mayra Stewart shares her Money Story. On Part One of this two part episode we hear what money was like for Mayra as she grew up, she shares how her father worked hard to move her and her siblings out of Oakland and into the suburbs. Despite living in the suburbs her dad made sure to still instill in her a street smart mindset as well as a work ethic that has carried her to success. She shares how her mother gave her the responsibility of managing the house hold budget at a young age and how thanks to those budgeting skills she was able to graduate college free of debt. Listen as she shares how she manged to maintain a full-time job and still take on a full class load. Be sure to tune in next week to hear part two of Mayra's story where she shares what lead her to the decision of being a stay at home mom and eventually writing her children's novel '”Grow Florecita Grow”.
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On this week's episode of the millennials and money podcast our guest insurance broker with guaranteed rate insurance James Catchings shares his money story. James learned the benefits of a hard work ethic from his dad who was a truck driver throughout his youth, but when James turned 21 he was forced to rely on his work ethic to provide for him and his family after his father‘s unfortunate passing. Hear how James dealt with homelessness but persevered once he discovered “the middleman always gets paid.” Listen as he shares how after going through The loss of his father he’s learned to value quality time with the ones he loves above the monetary things. His story is truly one of perseverance and success, enjoy the show.


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On this week's episode of Millennials and Money, our guest and owner of Contos Builders share his money story. Ryan shares how after seeing his dad own a business he knew business ownership was going to be his route to success. After high school, he went straight to work in the construction industry where his work ethic fast-tracked him to a role in management where he was responsible for a team and learned how to manage and motivate people. Although he was making a very good living working for someone else he knew it was his destiny to take his work ethic and skill and go into business for himself. Ryan shares how his business has continued to grow because he focused on quality and let his work speak for itself. He's found a niche in the construction industry working on Eichler Homes in the Bay Area Peninsula he's reached the point in his business where he realized he's more of a value to the business and his guys not putting his bags but focusing on the business development role of his company. He still finds time to do the things he loves I.E buying classic cars, golfing, fishing enjoy the show. Click the email link if you'd like to schedule a free consultation at [email protected]