The Power of Credit with Carl Scaramuzza

My guest today is entrepreneur, business mentor, and angel investor Shawn Thomas. He is using his success in his own businesses to help others with his Instagram account @askamillionaire, answering questions every day to thousands of people seeking advice. He's passionate about giving real, honest ideas, so you should be ready for the real deal when you talk with Shawn.

George Koufalis, a.k.a GK, is a real estate investor, author, and social media influencer, and is also the owner of Evolv apparel. But all of his success has been hard won, through persistent effort and dreaming big. If you follow GK on social media, you'll see the products of his hard work all around him, but more importantly, you'll learn about the life-long journey that he's been on to get where he is today. GK joins me to talk about his journey, and what he's doing to keep the hustle going every day.

Jordan E. Goodman is a personal finance expert who has been in the money world for 40 years. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Master Your Debt, and is the host of "The Money Answers Show" on VoiceAmerica Business Channel. Today we're talking about one of the most important money answers out there—how to leverage your relationships.

If you've worked your whole life to build your credit into what it is today, you need to value and protect it as the important asset that it is. The reality of our lives today is that so much of what we do is online, including our credit, and as a result, it is vulnerable to those who would try to steal our information. My guest today, Dr. Eric Cole, served under President Obama as a cyber security expert, and is the author of Online Danger. He joins me today to discuss the simple things you can do to protect your credit online.

After a successful career as an athlete, including his time in the NFL, Dan Clark had a heart attack before he was 50, and had to change the way he approached everything. Reshaping himself and his career, Dan has gone on to be an author, actor, and producer. Today Dan joins me to share his journey, and to discuss how adapting your mindset and work habits is critical to continued success.

2019 will be the biggest year for social media yet, which means great opportunities for visibility and marketing for business owners. If you're not out in front on social media, it's not too late, but it is important to make moves now and take advantage of the wave. My guest Cody Kerns started his business, iComeUp Marketing, when he was only 21, and has mastered the art of social media. I'm having him on the podcast today to discuss what he did right, and how you can separate yourself on social media.

Steven Kuhn has learned what he knows through his wide-ranging career as a decorated US Army veteran, ex-body guard to Mick Jagger, author, and expert in relational capital. Steven creates relationships that help companies grow, and in providing valued relationships, develops relational capital that is invested in his own business. In today's episode, we're discussing how you can solve problems for yourself and others through creating relational capital, as well as different ways that you can monetize it and build value.

In order to win the net worth game, you need to invest in high-producing assets, one of the most important of which is your business. My guest today, Coach Micheal Burt, does this fearlessly, turning his profits back into his business. Micheal has created the dynamic selling system "Monster Producer," and is the author of many books, including his recent, Inside The Mind of a Monster. His experience as a successful women's basketball coach led him to his motto, "everyone needs a coach." Tune in for our conversation on how coaches help us gain perspective, and how you can invest in your own growth.

My guest today is Spencer Chambers, CEO of The Chambers Organization, which helps small and mid size companies scale and compete in construction and the real estate industry. In 2009, one year after the start of the financial crisis, Spencer experienced a family tragedy that forced him to grow up fast. Soon he was in the driver's seat of a 250 million dollar project, and quickly realized that he needed to build a company that could run on its on. Today we're talking about why it is critical that you find ways to replace yourself as a business owner—create new levels of your work, and then pass them on, so you can keep moving higher.

Today I'm excited to have the legendary Tim Storey on the Credit Carl Show, sharing his wisdom and experience on how to turn setbacks into comebacks. Tim is a motivational speaker to millions, life coach to Hollywood A-listers, and best selling author of Comeback & Beyond: How to Turn Your Setbacks into Comebacks, among others. Tim grew up in Compton, California, and witnessed the importance of taking control of credit and debt first hand. Tune in to hear my conversation with Tim about how to master credit, create wealth, and create new opportunities for yourself and your family.