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There are so many things we can invest in these days: Cash and commodities, bonds and securities, investment Funds, and of course the Stock Market. Investors looking for income generation, appreciation, and other benefits often turn to real estate. But for some folks, multifamily properties might present the most accessible, relatable, and rewarding real estate investment available. And this week's guest knows a thing or two about real estate investments. Joining Joe on the podcast is Meir Fried, the CEO & Co-Founder of Lightwater Capital Investments, where his team identifies prime multifamily investment opportunities.

Not all mergers and acquisitions are created equal. Remember when Yahoo acquired Tumblr? Many just don't work out for whatever reason. But Callaway Golf's acquisition of TravisMathew, a high-growth golf & lifestyle apparel company, has worked out REALLY well. This week, Joe is joined by TravisMathew CEO, Ryan Ellis, and talks about the company's exponential growth in retail and e-commerce and how TravisMathew bridges the gap between performance and casual apparel.

The popularity of eSports cannot be understated. Global esports revenues are expected to exceed $1 billion this year, and there will be 29.6 million monthly esports viewers in the US this year. And now one entrepreneur is eyeing the Charleston area as the future home of an eSports stadium. This week, Joe welcomes Mark Schuster, the CEO of Ventura Sports Group, and discusses his proposed plan to build a 120,000 square feet multipurpose venue with a 1,600 seat auditorium in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

This week, Joe is joined by Todd Mezrah, the Chief Executive Officer of Mezrah Consulting, an executive benefits and compensation consulting firm based in Tampa. Mezrah Consulting has been providing consulting, funding, and administrative services to Fortune 500 companies, including financial institutions and companies for over 25 years. Todd talks about his entrepreneurial journey and what it means to be a 'business athlete.'

In this episode, Joe chats with Janett Liriano, the Co-Founder & CEO of Inaru, a vertically-integrated cacao brand based in the Dominican Republic. At Inaru, Janett uses her expertise in supply chain and manufacturing to create a new, empathetic model of doing business in the cacao industry. Janett talks about her entrepreneurial journey and how Inaru is disrupting the cocoa industry.

Joe welcomes Tony DiSilvestro to the ForbesBooks Audio studios. Tony founded over 30 businesses and is an award-winning entrepreneur, a successful real estate investor, franchise owner, and an internationally renowned business and leadership trainer. Tony talks about his entrepreneurial journey and what it takes to be a successful serial entrepreneur.

For the final show of 2021, Joe speaks with Alison Cayne, the founder and CEO of Haven's Kitchen.  Alison is a female food entrepreneur who pre-Covid had a wildly successful cooking school and launched a line of globally-inspired sauces. Alison shares how she pivoted her cooking school from in person to online, and how her brand of sauces gained a cult following and found their way onto the shelves of Whole Foods and Target.

If you run a B2B or even a B2C, you’ve probably dipped your toe into marketing automation. Joe's guest this week became one of the pioneers of digital marketing when she purchased her first marketing automation system in 2004 (two years BEFORE Twitter was founded). Then in 2007, she moved from practitioner to trusted advisor for marketing leaders when she became a partner of the Pedowitz Group. Her name is Dr. Debbie Qaqish, and she is the author of From Backroom To Boardroom: Earn Your Seat With Strategic Marketing Operations.

Legendary motivational speaker Napoleon Hill once said, Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” You can easily add marketing to that list. This week, Joe welcomes Jeff Pedowitz to the ForbesBooks podcast. Jeff is the president and CEO of The Pedowitz Group, a consultancy that helps clients change the way they get revenue. Jeff is also the author of the book, F the Funnel: A New Way to Engage Customers & Grow Revenue.

One of the few positives to come out of the pandemic has been our focus on work-life balance. With millions of white-collar workers forced to work at home for over a year, the lines between work and life were incredibly blurred. Some might say that the phenomenon known as the great resignation was in response to employees seeking more of a work-life balance. So, how do we achieve that holy grail of work-life balance? This week Joe finds out more about achieving the holy grail of work-life balance with Donnie Hutchinson, an internationally recognized speaker, author, and researcher on implementing self-care strategies to promote work-life balance.