The Scalability Podcast with Anthony Olvera

For another episode of the Scalability Podcast, Anthony interviews special guest Denise Do, founder of Insuring Impact, Inc. She considers herself an "intrapreneur," and they discuss all things financial industry, building wealth as a woman in a male-dominated field, and the shifts in leadership that need to take place to scale your business and lead your team - in her case, her "volunteer army."

Timestamps:

(2:50) Who is Denise Do
(4:53) What lifestyle do you want?
(6:55) Understanding the positioning of sales
(9:27) Too smart for your good and too skeptical for business
(11:25) Starting as a financial advisor
(13:00) The Difference between professional and expert
(15:27) How financial service change lives
(17:05) Practical formulas to create deeper connections
(20:20) Problems that most men are encountering
(21:30) The acronym "WAIT" and the Magic in silence
(22:38) Men being men
(25:18) How you see and what you say
(30:08) The diamonds in the financial industry
(31:50) Money and business is a game
(36:26) End goal: Get to the eye
(43:30) Why isn't there a more successful female business owner?
(44:15) Top female entrepreneurs that inspire
(47:40) Do not take the whole pie
(50:15) Difference between a practitioner and a preacher
(50:58) Piece of Advice for people who are struggling 

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Enrique Medellin (Founder and Team Leader of PRG Real Estate based in Silicon Valley) joins us today to talk about where he came from, how he became who he is, and what made him a successful real estate agent. Raised by a single dad, he also shares tips and tricks to balance your time being an entrepreneur and a full-time parent. Later on, he gives advice on how to become a successful real estate agent and how hard work and determination will help you get to the next level.

Timestamps:

(1:30) Enrique's humble beginning
(6:15) The Dynamic of working with your stepmom
(8:22) The psychology behind Real estate pressure; Build genuine relationships and a positive approach
(13:00) People can tell when you made the deal
(14:39) Helping can give you more opportunities
(15:25) What is EXP realty
(18:16) Enrique's piece of advice to entrepreneurs who wants to have the 100% ROI and to those who have business partners
(20:22) Having the right person and self-awareness
(21:48) Enriques gameplan this 2023
(23:11) Cold Calling Tactics
(25:00) Generating leads
(27:15) His biggest challenges and overcoming it
(30:15) Leveraging your time and doing something meaningful
(33:38) Balancing being a father and an entrepreneur
(36:01) Piece of advice for real estate agents aspiring to be a part of Enrique's team
(37:43) Motivational speech for people who are struggling

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DJ Eternal, a.k.a Roel (CEO of Uplifters), visited us today and talked about business and his journey becoming a DJ. He shares how he balances his schedule with fitness, the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur, and being a father to his daughter in the Philippines. Later on, he shares his Filipino heritage and the importance of his vision to uplift those in the Filipino community.

Timestamps:

(1:20) How it started for DJ Eternal
(4:25) How Anthony and Roel, AKA DJ Eternal, met
(6:50) “Uplifters” helping creatives on a business aspect
(9:26) DJ Eternal’s Vision for Uplifters
(14:30) Fatherhood and business
(19:23) Building Systems and processes
(21:25) How Growing up in San Jose inspired his creative talent
(24:20) Who inspired DJ Eternal
(28:07) Covid brings out the child in us
(28:45) Body transformation can strengthen your mindset for the better
(32:20) Why do people fail in fitness goals?
(34:45) The Scientific fact in business: The more good-looking you are, the more people like to do business with you
(39:20) Filipino Hospitality
(41:35) The New York part of manila
(42:30) DJ Eternal’s bucket list in the Philippines for future tourists
(47:10) Giving back to other people
(48:50) Giving opportunities to Filipino people
(50:25) Boracay, Philippines, is a must visit
(55:03) DJ Eternal’s Top 2 tips

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Richard Alvarado (Creative Director of Richvizual Productions) joins us today to talk about scaling his business. He also shares the key to his financial freedom and discusses mentoring your competition in order to support the entire creative community.
 

Timestamps: 

(1:20) Who and what does Rich Alvarado do?
(5:15) Turning his visuals into reality and getting paid!
(10:40) Always think of the End-result
(12:29) Sustainability and earning real money
(13:43) Richard’s Agency structure with the knowledge he has
(16:44) Different types of companies and entrepreneur
(17:26) Building a product that you don’t have to do by yourself
(19:35) Fulfilling his staffing company
(20:55) The ledger of Anthony’s business entry
(23:54) The book called “Virtual Freedom”
(26:10) Build a product that will give you monthly revenue
(30:19) Helping the community by helping your competition
(31:21) How to make creatives and turn them into monthly revenue products?
(32:19) What’s the scalability of your business?
(34:29) Creatives who don’t tie their results
(37:20) How do you create $10,000 per month?
(38:55) Financial freedom and scalability
(40:15) Not all people can function as you do
(44:33) The founder effect
(47:20) Maximizing CRM tools, Processes, and proper way of scaling
(54:35) Do nothing and make your cash flow
(57:00) Piece of advice from Richard Alvarado

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Orlando Nevarez (CEO of Nevarez Moving company based in San Jose, CA), A former Comcast employee who started his own company, visited us today to talk about the challenges he encountered, especially the cons when he began working with family members while starting the business. He also highlighted how his service is more convenient and how his company differs from hundreds of moving companies in San Jose. He then proceeded to share his appreciation to his wife for how much she helped him succeed with the guidance of the person from above ☝️

Timestamps: 

(1:51) From working for Comcast to having his own company. How did he do it?
(5:55) The Challenge of learning how to make sales
(6:34) Why most people fail in business 
(8:27) A piece of advice when working with your Family
(12:12) The success when working with your spouse that has the same business mentality
(14:37) Orlando’s Top 3 tips when working with your spouse
(17:17) Anthony’s devotion to helping other businesses scale
(19:22) The number one way to generate business as a moving company
(20:44) The value of scaling your business properly
(22:01) Seeing the Big picture in every situation to make it happen
(25:00) Live with your gut
(28:00) Dealing with disgruntled customers
(32:28) How does a moving company overdeliver for clients
(34:00) What does Nevarez Moving Company go above and beyond from other moving companies in San Jose
(37:35) Being Grateful from above for the opportunities
(40:10) Tips when starting a moving company
(42:25) Starting a website to create processes
(45:28) Possible reason why other companies fail
(50:57) Nevarez moving company’s Vision
(52:00) Tips to overcome discouragements

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Cigar Padrino (The Infamous founder of PADRINO Cigar), who grew up in a humble home, visited us today to share his first time smoking a Cigar at the age of 17 made him leave his comfort zone and discover an environment where he met excellent and successful people. Later, he shares how young entrepreneurs should understand the luxury lifestyle and engage in something that involves luxury if they want to be around money!
 

Timestamps:
(2:20) Anthony meets Cigar Padrino
(6:00) Who is Cigar Padrino
(7:16) Anthony's first Cigar experience
(8:50) Friendship that started with smoking cigars
(17:17) Smoking a cigar doesn't mean you know how to
(21:23) Having a less problematic and healthier environment
(26:50) Understanding luxury lifestyle
(27:48) Proximity is power
(30:50) Never be the "Goal chaser" type of person
(33:19) Dynamics of smoking cigar
(37:58) Developing deep bonds and mutual understanding
(38:56) Why does Nicaragua has more stacked cigar than other countries
 

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Investing in your mental health and lifestyle is not a waste of time. Just ask Jarelle Parker, an Executive personal trainer based in Menlo Park, California. He joins us today to highlight his understanding of why human beings do the things they do and discusses the benefits of moving past our limiting beliefs. Later, he uncovers how living luxuriously can psychologically change your mindset to strive for success.
 

Timestamps:
(1:26) Who is Jarelle
(3:44) How did therapy help me with depression
(5:47) The different types of profiles that he likes to work with
(7:40) The success story: Helping his client through fitness
(10:18) What differentiates Jarelle from other therapists
(12:20) The dangers of depression
(14:55) Being mindful of your behavior
(16:45) Hold your client accountable
(18:43) Become passionate
(20:25) Two reasons why a friend emotionally dumps you
(23:38) Compartmentalize your friends
(26:25) Who coaches Jarelle in his career path?
(30:44) Becoming a solo entrepreneur
(36:50) The opportunity that comes from living in a luxury building
(39:05) The future of Jarelle’s business
(45:55) The importance of social capital
(57:00) The best advice
(1:00:00) How to become consistent with change

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Having trouble balancing your workload while trying to scale your business? Virtual Assistants are your outsourcing answer. Rio Penn-Grice (Manager of Acre Partner and a Video creator) joins us today to share his journey as a young entrepreneur and his experiences working with Virtual Assistants from the Philippines. Later, he shares some advice on how to get past your ego and start building your career by taking responsibility.

Timestamps:
(1:45) Rio’s creative journey
(4:58) Being accountable for revisions and feedback
(7:48) Working with skilled Filipino editors and Virtual Assistants
(10:37) Tips for business owners who are seeking to find a suitable Virtual assistant
(12:26) What taking responsibility means
(14:20) Optimize your project management system
(15:22) Qualities that make you a good business partner
(16:28) How to deal with your ego
(18:57) What should you expect working with Rio

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Want to become an expert at running Facebook ads? Sam Khuc (Founder of ShapeShift Group) is here to let us know all his tricks of the trade. He talks to us about the traits that make a successful leader, running effective paid ads, using email marketing as an extra tool, and surrounding yourself with trendsetters. Later on in our conversation, he also talks about representing the Vietnamese community. 

Timestamps:
(1:50) Behind every successful business is a successful leader
(3:43) Creating content and cold calling as an introvert
(6:30) Running effective paid ads
(12:57) You ran an ad. Now what? 
(15:57) Don’t overlook email marketing
(17:45) Sam is the real deal
(20:05) How Sam and I met
(24:45) Stand out as an entrepreneur
(27:30) This platform is a gamechanger
(34:00) Representing the Vietnamese community
(35:54) Hustling in college
(39:45) He applied to over 100 marketing roles 
(41:50) Surround yourself by trendsetters
(46:24) You’re thinking about partnerships wrong 
(51:17) Buying your mom a car
(54:30) The best advice

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