Strive For 25

“The true test to entrepreneurship and wealth building is ensuring we show up everyday.” - Eugene Marshall

Episode Summary:

Starting a new business can be rough at first. How do you keep your passion for why you started in the first place and keep going? Eugene Marshall joins Strive for 25 to discuss the importance of a strong why, and ways that new business owners and real estate investors can get ahead of the game!

About Eugene Marshall:

Eugene Marshall is the Founder and CEO of Magnolia Tax Services. He is an Enrolled Agent (EA). Eugene is federally authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS and like CPAs and attorneys, have unlimited representation rights. He specializes in advanced tax strategies to reduce his client’s tax liability through effective tax planning. Eugene is also an avid real estate investor. He owns a real estate investing company that acquires multi-family properties within the inner city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Eugene believes that owning real estate is the cornerstone of building wealth.

In this episode:

• Tax strategies for business owners
• The fundamentals of getting into real estate investing and rehabbing.
• Prioritizing personal development.
• Impacting and providing value to others
• The power of gratitude
• Understanding appreciation and depreciation
• Don't get hung up on the how, find the WHO that can help you get started.
• How to  leverage your taxes.

Key Takeaways:

• 90% of millionaires accumulated their wealth through real estate.
• Investing in real estate gives you the ability to make money in your sleep.
• Learn as much as you can.
• Focus on your why to keep moving you forward.
• When you provide value, you will generate more leads.

Connect with Eugene Marshall:

• https://www.instagram.com/__mrmarshall/

 Connect with Joel Farrell:

• https://www.strivefor25.com/
• joel@strivefor25
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• Are you ready to build an additional stream of income of $1,000 per month?? Check out Joel’s new course! https://joel-farrell-be35.mykajabi.com/offers/yLCu5bFC/checkout

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“[Real estate] is the gateway to financial freedom.” - Jonas Mitchell

Episode Summary:

Did you know, you can improve your credit score and still get denied for a mortgage loan? Most credit repair companies are only trying to make a buck. When you need to improve your credit, it’s important to turn to the experts who can set you up for success. Tune in this week to hear from credit repair and education expert, Jonas Mitchell, and start your journey to financial freedom!

About Jonas:

Jonas Mitchell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scribble LLC. Scribble is a credit repair company that helps with not only personalized credit repair, but also offers their customers the tools and education they need to continue on in financial confidence. Jonas helps homebuyers improve their credit scores to get approved for a home loan by increasing their credit scores by 100+ points in just 6-8 weeks without the stress of keeping up with mailing in letters and checks. 

In this episode:

• Improving your credit scores to buy your first home
• Homebuyer loan and credit education
• The roadmap for buying a house
• How to get an accurate credit score and why its important to know
• Getting an instant $500 loan
• Loans and refinancing
• Why you should buy instead of renting
• Investment opportunities
• Leveraging ChatGPT and AI

Key Takeaways:

• Understand the rules of credit.
• You can improve your credit score and still get denied for a loan, it pays to get help from an expert.
• You can’t expect to just improve your credit, you need to make a plan to improve your finances too.
• When you get started house shopping, the FIRST thing you should do is seek out a credit specialist to get your credit in order.
• In order to build credit you have to use credit.
• Read more.

Connect with Jonas Mitchell:

• https://thisisscribble.com/#home
• Text "Credit Consultation" to 703-454-5550

 Connect with Joel Farrell:

• https://www.strivefor25.com/
• joel@strivefor25
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• Are you ready to build an additional stream of income of $1,000 per month?? Check out Joel’s new course! https://joel-farrell-be35.mykajabi.com/offers/yLCu5bFC/checkout

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"There's a narrow path to avoid a recession but also detain inflation." - Bram Gallagher

Episode Summary:

Are we headed into a recession? Where should we look to invest in new rentals? Bram Gallagher from AirDNA is here to answer these questions and many more! Tune in to learn about the rental market, and how to compare properties and market locations to find the best bang for your buck. Bram gives us insights into today's market AND what we can expect for the future!

About Bram Gallagher:

Bram began working in hospitality data in 2015 when he joined CBRE, then known as PKF Hospitality Research, as a hotel economist. For the next seven years he would produce national hotel performance forecasts, build new data products, and perform consulting work for hotel companies and DMOs, using his training as a UGA Economics PhD to ensure the analysis was rigorous and valid.

In 2022, Bram left CBRE to explore different aspects of the industry and was very excited at the opportunity to work with his long-time colleague Jamie Lane again at AirDNA. Bram currently works on developing short-term rental forecasts and researching regulatory implications in the short-term rental market. 

Bram writes thought leadership pieces that focus on hospitality data analysis and has been published in Lodging Magazine, Hotel Business Review, and the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. He is also an accomplished speaker and has spoken for the Atlanta Hospitality Alliance, Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association, Savannah Chapter of GHLA, Cobb Travel & Tourism, numerous CBRE Hotels Research presentations, ARES,  HFTP, and the TTRA 2023 Marketing Outlook Forum.

In this episode:

• What is AirDNA
• Collecting and understanding data for short-term rental investments.
• The difference between hotel ownership and short-term rentals.
• The eb and flow of travel, vacation,  and employment and how that effects rental occupancy percentages.
• Supply and demand of short-term rentals.
• Inflation and employment rates; current and what's expected in the future.
• The hottest investment locations.
• Private rooms expanding in the market.
• Future rate forecasts and outlooks for the market and economy.
• Moving into unfamiliar economic territory.
   

Key Takeaways:

• Invest in a place you feel comfortable; somewhere that works with your lifestyle.
• Know and understand your expenses when investing so you can get the best bang for your buck.
• The outlook is positive, the employment rates are a good sign for the future, even as we head into a downturn.
   

Connect with Bram Gallagher:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/bram-gallagher/
• https://www.airdna.co/

 Connect with Joel Farrell:

• https://www.strivefor25.com/
• joel@strivefor25
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• Are you ready to build an additional stream of income of $1,000 per month?? Check out Joel’s new course! https://joel-farrell-be35.mykajabi.com/offers/yLCu5bFC/checkout

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"Seeking outside accountability is not a weakness, it's a strength." - David Linsmeyer 

Episode Summary:

HOW? How do we build that life of financial freedom and start living the life we choose? David Linsmeyer joins Strive for 25 to delve deep into the how behind building the habits we need to grow our revenue, and build our wealth. Learn the first steps today!

About David Linsmeyer:

David Linsmeyer is a sales practitioner to his core. A respected partner, executive-level sales and leadership coach, and certified trainer for Southwestern Consulting, David holds Southwestern Coaching’s all-time record for most new client lives changed during a single campaign. In addition to being genuinely passionate about Southwestern’s mission of changing lives through coaching, he is an expert at helping both new and established business leaders and organizations identify their unique value propositions and develop their sales infrastructures. 

As a sales practitioner and consistent top producer, David has spoken and trained more than 2,000 groups, companies, and organizations throughout his career. He has sold into and consulted across a range of industries including education, travel, aerospace, real estate, finance, healthcare, consumer products, and more—offering tactical expertise and strategic vision to each of his clients. 

David received his bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Purdue University. Through his college summers, David cut his teeth in sales while selling books door-to-door for Southwestern Advantage. Along with being a top first-year producer and top experienced producer year over year, he served as an organizational leader—leading teams of 50+ in the field—and was an award-winning recruiter for the company. 

David is a champion at everything he commits to. Upon joining the Southwestern Coaching team, he became the number one producing first-year coach of all-time and had the top revenue collected in the company during that same year. In 2017, David received the Extrallence Award, the most prestigious and coveted award given at Southwestern Consulting. 

Beyond his successful career with Southwestern Consulting, David is a guest lecturer at his alma mater, Purdue University. He has also explored and lived in emerging markets throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, working on large-scale government initiatives aimed at providing skills development and training to local professionals. Through these experiences, David has learned not only how to influence executive-level decision-makers across linguistic and cultural barriers, but he has grown to understand and appreciate these barriers that so often divide us. To date, David has traveled to 43 different countries and holds a limited working proficiency in Arabic and Thai. 

Though he is comfortable calling anywhere in the world home, David currently lives in Indianapolis with his amazing and supportive wife, Leyla, and their two children, Aeron and Gisele. Expats at heart, the couple has a vision of raising their kids in countless countries and spreading the Southwestern Consulting message all over the world. 
 

In this episode:

• Where to start when you have goals of financial freedom.
• Operating out of your purpose.
• Habit transformation.
• The importance of having a clear vision.
• The first 3 steps to changing behavior to reach a goal.
• The Golden Hour and being intentional with time.
• Having open mindedness and humility.
• Perseverance and endurance.
   

Key Takeaways:

• Sell something you believe in.
• There is no ONE thing that will lead you to financial freedom, its the stacking of good habits and the consistency of things.
• It all starts with believing. Believe in yourself, and believe in your vision.
• Your endurance is directly tied to the clarity of your vision.
   

Connect with David Linsmeyer :

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-linsmeyer-48910161/

 Connect with Joel Farrell:

• https://www.strivefor25.com/
• joel@strivefor25
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• Are you ready to build an additional stream of income of $1,000 per month?? Check out Joel’s new course!  https://joel-farrell-be35.mykajabi.com/offers/yLCu5bFC/checkout
   

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"The formula is out there to become a millionaire." - Joel Farrell

Episode Summary:

How can the every day person build a passive income, and build their wealth to reach financial freedom? Joel reveals some big plans in this episode, free giveaways, a brand new website, AND a course for listeners just like you to put together your side hustle and start saving for the life you want to live!
 

In this episode:

• What is Strive for 25 all about?
• How can YOU start earning more income, and save 25%.
• Start building the life you want to live with the SF25 equations.
• Building habits and wealth with the Strive for 25  course!
• The steps to building financial freedom.
   

Key Takeaways:

• It's all about finding the balance between time and income.
• Doors open by doing the work.
• The information to do anything you want is out there, it takes more than just knowing.
  
   

  Connect with Joel Farrell:

• https://www.strivefor25.com/
• joel@strivefor25
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• Are you ready to build an additional stream of income of $1,000 per month?? Check out Joel’s new course!  https://joel-farrell-be35.mykajabi.com/offers/yLCu5bFC/checkout

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"It's your money, why not make it work for you!" - Michael Allen

Episode Summary:

Returning guest Michael Allen shares the inside scoop on ways to leverage your BAH, if you're military, and how to plan ahead for saving and budgeting for a house! Don't wait until the last minute, start planning today and forming those relationships so when the time comes you can buy the house of your dreams.

About Michael Allen:

Michael has done a number of things in his life; went to military boarding school from junior high through senior year, enlisted in the US Coast Guard. Michael fixed avionics and flew as a Flight Mechanic/Crew Chief in the Sikorsky MH-60 helicopter, where he accrued more than one-thousand hours in the air and rescued numerous lives.

Michael has had an entrepreneurial itch for as long as he can remember. He started selling various items from a spare trunk in his room at military school, going so far as needing to open a bank account in town to deposit the weekly profits and funding my own purposes while at school.

Prior to and alongside his time in the military he has kept busy. Michael performed various service industry jobs: everything from salad bar and kitchen prep through being a server at his aunt and uncle’s Italian restaurant in Steamboat Springs Colorado, to serving and then managing a restaurant during daylight hours while he worked nights on the hangar deck in Clearwater Florida. 

Michael has owned various forms of real estate, managed properties, rentals, HOA’s, and been on various boards.

In this episode:

• the military lifestyle
• the "home" mindset and how it differs for military families constantly on the move
• leveraging IRA withdraws for no penalties
• paying rent vs. paying down a mortgage
• leveraging your BAH and a second income
• why it's important to start planning early when you want to buy a house
• ways to save and budget for buying your first home
   

Key Takeaways:

• Work with people and businesses that have already gone through what you are doing and know how to do it.
• Learn from those who go before you, don't be scared to ask for help  and advice.
• Don't go blind into a loan, build relationships and leverage those.
• Educate yourself on the market, and taxes, and finances, so you can be prepared for the home buying process.
   

Connect with Michael Allen:

• https://seekerofcoin.com/
• https://twitter.com/SeekerOfCoin
• https://www.instagram.com/seekerofcoin/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikea113n/

  Connect with Joel Farrell:

• www.joelfarrellloans.com 
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• https://www.instagram.com/jomifa8301/?hl=en

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“Financial stress is the worst kind of stress I can have” - Alex Jacobs

Episode Summary:

After graduating college and working in corporate as a software engineer for a few years, he was ready to find something else. Alex moved into the world of entrepreneurship where he could do the work he loves, eliminate financial stress, AND enjoy his freedom. Tune in to hear some of the great products Alex is working on!
 

About Alex Jacobs:

Alex is a full stack software engineer who's career mission is to identify inefficiencies and manual processes across multiple industries; learn the fine details of the business; and create a software solution that provides functionality to automate and streamline the operation. It comes natural to Alex to lead, direct a team, discuss solutions, delegate work, and put the time in coding to get to an end or iterative goal.
 

In this episode:

• building an empire you can pass on to future generations
• leaving the confining schedule of corporate to find ownership and freedom
• the importance of having financial freedom
• exploring the different avenues of investing and building wealth
• having something you can be proud of

Key Takeaways:

• When you can't save any more, think about ways you can start making more income.
• Understanding your taxes is a vital key to financial success.
• The only sure way to build wealth is to make your own money and wealth that you alone control.
• When one thing fails, find the next thing. That is how you reach success.

Connect with Alex Jacobs:

• Www.ajacapps.com
• Www.exoticcartrader.com
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092380573101&mibextid=ZbWKwL
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-jacobs-06

  Connect with Joel Farrell:

• www.joelfarrellloans.com 
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• https://www.instagram.com/jomifa8301/?hl=en

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 “We are in an environment where everyone's opinion matters, as long as it has data or experience behind it.” - Kyle McDowell

Episode Summary:

Begin with WE!

Kyle McDowell joins SF25 to discuss a new type of leadership and team building focused on 10 principles. Understand how Kyle is making a difference in lives worldwide and how you can apply these principles today.

About Kyle McDowell:

Kyle McDowell is a USA Today and WSJ bestselling author, speaker, and leadership expert.  

For nearly three decades, McDowell has amassed an impressive track record of delivering great business results while leading tens of thousands of employees at some of America’s largest corporations, including United Health  Group, CVS Health, and Bank of America. 

However in spite of those results, McDowell found himself unfilled and apathetic toward the environments he actually helped to create.  

He knew there had to be a better way.  

If he was going to make a lasting difference, McDowell knew he needed to lead differently. He wanted to be the leader he never had. He knew people shouldn’t come to work with fear in their hearts.  

He turned his back on the big paycheck and golden handcuffs to launch Kyle McDowell Inc., a global leadership and cultural transformation firm committed to developing authentic and courageous leaders who have a passion for cultivating a better, WE-oriented, work life. 

With this realization, he crafted his guiding principles for life and leadership, THE 10 WEs.  

1. WE do the right thing. Always. 

2. WE lead by example. 

3. WE say what WE’re going to do. Then WE do it.  

4. WE take action. 

5. WE own our mistakes. 

6. WE pick each other up. 

7. WE measure ourselves by outcomes. Not activity. 

8. WE challenge each other. 

9. WE embrace challenge. 

10. WE obsess over details. 

These ten principles would go on to be McDowell’s code of behavior, first for himself, and then for those he led. No difference – no leadership gap. It was how strongly the principles resonated from the new intern to the tenured Sr.  Executive – from tiny cubicle to corner office which compelled McDowell to think bigger.  

“With my whole heart, I suddenly realized this is my purpose on this planet. To develop caring leaders who want to leave a legacy that lasts well beyond their tenure with any organization. I’m on a mission to rid corporate America of  the toxic traits so many of us of witnessed and even endorsed at times.” 

The mission included writing his first book, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller, Begin With WE: 10  Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence.  

Today McDowell is regularly invited to speak at business, educational, and nonprofit institutions and events, and has been featured in major national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Inc. Magazine.  

McDowell holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida and an MBA from Northwestern University’s  Kellogg School of Management. He lives in Tampa, Florida.

In this episode:

• the lack of apathy in business
• having an eagerness to make a difference
• the problem with corporate leadership
• investing in your dreams
• being "we" oriented
• focusing on group success
• investing in your team
• leading by example
• creating a culture of excellence and comfort
• building a thought-rich environment
• being emotionally connected to the people you work with, not the business numbers

Key Takeaways:

• A leader must have a set of principles they follow.
• Obsess over outcomes, not activity.
• Embrace the RIGHT challenges for growth.
• Candor enables "can do".
• Help  your team for THEIR benefit, not yours.
• Anything in life worth having, is hard to get.
• Leadership is a lifestyle.
• Don't let anyone pay you to forget your dreams, or forget who you are.

Connect with Kyle McDowell:

• https://www.instagram.com/kylemcdowellinc/
• https://linktr.ee/kylemcdowellinc
• Buy Kyle's book Begin with WE: https://a.co/d/iXT8b8l

  Connect with Joel Farrell:

• www.joelfarrellloans.com 
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• https://www.instagram.com/jomifa8301/?hl=en

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 “When I have success, WE have success." - Kyle Taylor

Episode Summary:

When you dream it, you can achieve it. Kyle Taylor began painting as a passion and has quickly gained recognition for his high quality paintings of athletes! Learn more about how Kyle has turned his love of art into a second income, and be sure to check out his art on Instagram.

About Kyle Taylor:

Kyle Taylor is a professional Sports Artist from Jackson, Mo. specializing in high quality paintings of your favorite athletes.

In this episode:

• Building your self worth and setting the bar a little higher for yourself each time
• Finding the right supportive community
• Creating experiences through artwork
• The give and take of running two businesses
• Managing expectations
• How to set yourself apart
   

Key Takeaways:

• Building 1 on 1 relationships is important, especially when you start a business.

Connect with Kyle Taylor:

• https://www.instagram.com/kyletaylorportraits/

  Connect with Joel Farrell:

• www.joelfarrellloans.com 
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• https://www.instagram.com/jomifa8301/?hl=en

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  “Buy it all." - Mike Zouglas

Episode Summary:

If you could rewind the clock what would you tell your younger about investing and saving? Mike Zouglas shares his great advice for anyone looking to get into real estate from the very beginning and how to pay for that first house!

About Mike Zouglas:

Mike is the Managing Broker at REO Xpress, Property Management Xpress and Keller Williams Jefferson County.

REO Xpress is a full service operation helping you liquidate your REO assets quickly while mitigating losses. The firm has over 30 years of REO sales experience. In 2009 their REO Team closed 345 units and over $21M in sales. As a sales team, they averaged over 28 closed units per month. They have been featured in REALTOR Magazine as one of the Midwest's Fastest Growing REO Companies, and In 2011 REO Xpress was featured in Housing Wire's GIANTS of REO edition.

REO Xpress is a group of highly motivated real estate professionals who specialize in managing, marketing and selling lender and bank-owned assets throughout Missouri. And provide “Cradle to Grave” asset management services in all 50 states as part of the REO Xpress Broker Network.

In this episode:

• Funding your first home
• Finding the good deals
• Building your network
• The financial control that comes with owning real estate

Key Takeaways:

• Shop everyday, that's how you find the good deals.
• Commit to one realtor.
• 10% of the time you'll find a good realtor the first time. When you strike out, keep looking.

Connect with Mike Zouglas:

• 314-398-7778
• [email protected]

Connect with Joel Farrell:

• www.joelfarrellloans.com 
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfarrellvaloans/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISoNioAVR083iLErviv6pQ/featured
• https://www.instagram.com/strivefor25_/
• https://www.instagram.com/jomifa8301/?hl=en

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