🚀 In this special holiday episode of Realizations, host Andrea Gordon sits down with Yasmin Del Rio West of Radio Bob USA to explore how music, inspiration, and community can help heal division in today’s world. They discuss launching a nonprofit online radio station during COVID, replacing commercials with uplifting philosophical moments, sharing powerful human comeback stories, and why staying apolitical can help bring people together.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🏡 Yasmin Del Rio West – Co-Founder of Radio Bob USA

Yasmin West is affiliated with RadioBobUSA, a nonprofit online radio station based in Northern California. The station operates as a free, web-based platform dedicated to visibility and outreach, with programming focused on positive upliftment and healing. RadioBobUSA is accessible worldwide at RadioBobUSA.com and provides continuous online radio content at no cost to listeners.

💡 Key Topics Covered:

✔️ Launching a nonprofit online radio station

✔️ Creating community without politics

✔️ Inspirational micro-moments between songs

✔️ Stories of resilience and personal transformation

✔️ Why radio still matters in a digital world

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or homebuyer, this episode offers valuable insights!

💼 Connect with Yasmin Del Rio West:

🌐 Website → https://www.radiobobusa.com/

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In this episode of Realizations, Andrea Gordon sits down with Nisha Franklin, founder of From Where, to explore how her platform makes short-term rentals, boutique hotels, and designer spaces shoppable. Nisha Franklin shares how the idea was born from travel curiosity, how hosts and designers monetize their spaces, and how technology bridges design, real estate, and entrepreneurship.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Nisha Franklin – Founder of From Where

⭐ Guest Bio

Nisha Franklin is based in LA and the co-founder of FromWhere, a platform that turns beautifully designed spaces into shoppable experiences. With a background in LA advertising and healthcare marketing, she shifted into entrepreneurship after becoming a mother. Inspired by the travel question she and her husband David always asked—“Where do you think that’s from?”—FromWhere now supports 200+ storefronts, helping hosts, designers, and creators monetize their curated spaces.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ How From Where turns real-life spaces into shoppable experiences

✔️ Ways hosts and interior designers earn additional revenue

✔️ The intersection of technology, design, and real estate

✔️ Monetization strategies for short-term rentals and staging

✔️ Future expansion ideas for integrating storefronts into websites

📇 Connect with Nisha:

🌐 Website → https://fromwhere.com/

📱 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/fromwherefinds

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/fromwherefinds

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🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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In this episode, Adrea Gordon sits down with Tony D’Urso to discuss why realtors must see themselves as entrepreneurs. Tony shares lessons from real estate problem-solving, fundraising, and building a top-ranked podcast, emphasizing communication, persistence, and mindset. Together, they explore networking, monetization, and why following passion—not just money—is essential for long-term success in business and real estate.

🎧 Hosted by: Adrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Tony D’Urso – Podcaster, Entrepreneur & Author

Tony D’Urso is the host of The Tony D’Urso Show, a global entrepreneur and leadership podcast that reached #1 worldwide on Chartable in 2024 and has surpassed 50 million downloads. He is known for interviewing elite entrepreneurs and high-profile leaders including Jack Canfield, Kevin Harrington, Wesley Snipes, and Howard Behar. Tony is recognized for his long-form, in-depth conversations focused on entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity, and building lasting impact.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Realtors as entrepreneurs

✔️ Communication and persistence

✔️ Networking without technology

✔️ Podcast monetization realities

✔️ Passion-driven business building

📇 Connect with Tony D’Urso:

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/tonysdurso/

📱 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/tonysdurso/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonysdurso/

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📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/andreagordonrealestate/?hl=en

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/
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In this episode, Andrea Gordon sits down with Jay Conner, a seasoned real estate investor to explore private money as an alternative to traditional bank financing. They discuss how private money works, why it became critical after the 2009 financial crisis, how to raise capital from everyday people, and how asset-backed lending protects investors while creating consistent funding for real estate deals.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Jay Conner – Real Estate Investor & Private Money Expert

⭐ Guest Bio

Jay Conner, known as "The Private Money Authority," is a renowned real estate investor, speaker, and coach based in North Carolina. He specializes in teaching investors how to fund their deals without relying on banks. Having successfully raised over $8 million in private capital, his transactions yield an impressive average profit of $78,000. As a dedicated mentor and the founder of The Private Money Authority, Jay shares his proven strategies to help other investors build financial freedom and scale their real estate businesses quickly and effectively. 

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Private money explained

✔️ Raising capital outside traditional banks

✔️ Self-directed IRAs in real estate

✔️ Protecting private lenders

✔️ Scaling deals with private funding

📇 Connect with Jay Conner:

🌐 Website → http://www.jayconner.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/jay.conner.marketing

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/privatemoneyauthority/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/privatemoneyauthority/

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📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/andreagordonrealestate/?hl=en

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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In this episode, Andrea Gordon sits down with a performance coach to explore emotional intelligence, leadership, and goal setting for real estate professionals. They discuss reading the room, accountability versus blame, mindset shifts, and practical frameworks like playing above the line and the Wheel of Life to help agents lead themselves and others more effectively in an AI-driven world.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 James Short – Performance Coach

⭐ Guest Bio

James Short is a business and real estate coach who leads Goals Tribe, where he helps professionals improve performance, achieve growth targets, and strengthen leadership skills. Through his coaching programs and workshops, he supports clients in developing clarity, accountability, and consistent execution. James focuses on mindset, strategy, and structured goal-setting to help real estate professionals and business owners build sustainable success.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Emotional intelligence and leadership

✔️ Accountability vs. blame

✔️ Goal setting and clarity

✔️ Mindset and language patterns

✔️ Coaching and self-leadership

📇 Connect with Guest:

🌎 Website → http://www.jamesshort.com.au/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/coach.james.short/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/coachjamesshort/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-short-real-estate-coach/

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📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/andreagordonrealestate/?hl=en

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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In this episode of Realizations, Andrea Gordon sits down with artist and musician Robbie Gennet to explore the deep connection between creativity, environment, and lived experience. From surviving the Woolsey Fire to a lifetime in music, surfing, and writing, Robbie shares insights on art as a language, the role of curiosity, and why creativity matters at every stage of life.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Robbie Gennet – Musician, Composer & Artist

⭐ Guest Bio

Robbie Gennet is a Los Angeles–based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer with an astonishing catalog of nearly 800 original songs. Robbie Gennet+2Robbie Gennet+2 In 2025, he’s undertaking a bold creative campaign: releasing 10 self-produced albums, culminating a project he’s quietly built over the past few years. Robbie Gennet+2Robbie Gennet+2 His style defies categorization — from funk and art rock to synth-driven retro-futurism — and his work is deeply personal, shaped in part by adversity after losing his home and studio in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Art and music as lived experience

✔️ Creativity beyond traditional notation

✔️ Influence of nature and environment

✔️ Curiosity as a driver of expression

✔️ The lifelong importance of making art

📇 Connect with Guest:

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/robbiemusic/

📱 Instagram → http://instagram.com/robbieg.music

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbiegennet/

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🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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In this episode, Andrea Gordon sits down with Dru Wischhover to explore the often-overlooked role of title companies and how real estate can be a powerful force for good. Dru shares his journey from finance to founding Inspired Title Group, discusses fraud prevention, legacy title issues, and explains how giving back, mental health advocacy, and community impact are embedded into every transaction his company handles.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon👤 Guest:

🖋 Dru Wischhover – Founder & President, Inspired Title Group

⭐ Guest Bio

Dru Wischhover is the founder and CEO of Inspired Title Group, Inspired Development Group, and Winspire LLC, bringing more than 20 years of experience to the real estate and title industries. He has built mission-driven companies that pair operational excellence with community impact, donating a portion of every closing to charitable causes. His organizations demonstrate how traditionally overlooked sectors can drive meaningful change, and he continues to lead efforts that blend real estate, development, and community investment.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Title insurance and transaction protection

✔️ Wire fraud prevention

✔️ Boutique vs. big-box title companies

✔️ Mental health and community advocacy

✔️ Long-term real estate market cycles

📇 Connect with Dru Wischhover:

🌐 Website → https://inspired-title.com/

🔗 LinkedIn → http://linkedin.com/in/dru-wischhover

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📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/andreagordonrealestate/?hl=en

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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In this episode, Andrea Gordon speaks with Joel Kraut about investor-focused lending, long-term relationships, and the role real estate plays in building wealth and communities. Joel shares insights from decades in lending, the evolution of hard money into a sophisticated niche, and why ethics, problem-solving, and human connection matter more than ever in today’s real estate and investment landscape.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Joel Kraut – Founder & Principal, Burr Loans

⭐ Guest Bio

Joel Kraut is a real estate investor, author, and private direct lender who has purchased and renovated 100+ homes and scaled a portfolio to 144 buildings with over 1,000 tenants in three years. His background includes valuation, operations, and construction on projects ranging from fire restorations to multimillion-dollar builds. Since 2006, he has originated and funded 1,000+ loans across diverse property types. Joel is the Co-Founder of Brrrr Loans, where he applies his comprehensive industry experience to strategic investor funding.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Investor lending strategies

✔️ BRRRR and fix-and-flip financing

✔️ Market cycles and risk management

✔️ Ethics and relationships in real estate

✔️ Global investment perspectives

📇 Connect with Joel Kraut:

🌎 Website → https://www.brrrr.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/brrrrloans

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/brrrr_loans/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/brrrrdotcom/

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📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/andreagordonrealestate/?hl=en

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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In this episode, Andrea Gordon sits down with Brad Brown to explore how real estate, faith, and purpose-driven business intersect. Brad shares his journey from growing up in a real estate family to building Hire Impact Outsourcing, a global virtual assistant company that supports real estate professionals while funding an all-girls boarding school in Kenya. This conversation highlights leadership, service, and creating meaningful impact through business.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Brad Brown – Founder, Hire Impact Resource Outsourcing

⭐ Guest Bio

Brad Brown is the founder of Hire Impact Outsourcing and Rockefeller Realty, operating across North Carolina, Utah, and Tennessee. Through Hire Impact, he connects skilled professionals in Kenya with meaningful job opportunities while supporting nonprofit initiatives. At Rockefeller Realty, Brad helps investors manage both short-term and long-term properties efficiently. His work spans real estate, workforce development, and social impact, reflecting a commitment to creating opportunities and delivering results for clients and communities alike.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Virtual assistants for real estate

✔️ Ethical global outsourcing

✔️ Faith-driven entrepreneurship

✔️ Education and community impact

✔️ Leadership and training systems

📇 Connect with Brad Brown:

🌐 Website → https://hireimpactoutsourcing.com/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-b-brown-657446361/

🎙 Follow Andrea Gordon – REalizations Podcast:

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📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/andreagordonrealestate/?hl=en

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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Host Andrea Gordon welcomes Rachel Clark of the Broker Action Coalition to unpack the growing challenges facing real estate and mortgage professionals. From trigger leads and consumer data privacy to affordability, insurance, and regulatory imbalance, this conversation highlights why education, advocacy, and human expertise matter more than ever in today’s housing market.

🎧 Hosted by: Andrea Gordon

👤 Guest:🖋 Rachel Clark – Broker Action Coalition Leader & Mortgage Broker

⭐ Guest Bio

Rachel Clark is the Executive Director of the Broker Action Coalition, where she oversees day-to-day advocacy operations. With deep expertise in grassroots organizing and legislative strategy, she leads efforts to advance the coalition’s mission of protecting consumers and supporting mortgage professionals nationwide.

💡 Key Topics Covered

✔️ Trigger leads and data privacy

✔️ Mortgage broker advocacy

✔️ Federal vs. state regulation

✔️ Housing affordability challenges

✔️ Insurance and homeownership costs

📇 Connect with Rachel Clark:

🌎 Website → https://brokeractioncoalition.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/groups/brokeractioncoalition

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/brokeractioncoalition

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/broker-action-coalition

🎙 Follow Andrea Gordon – REalizations Podcast:

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🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagordonrealestate/

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