The Vision Lab Podcast

-The guys sit down with Xavier Miller of the Millionaire Mindsets Podcast to discuss everything behind one of the most popular podcasts in the country. The Air Force veteran talks about how he used his time during a deployment to Qatar to sharpen his mind and craft his vision for what has ultimately become something he couldn’t have possibly imagined. The conversation continues with Miller looking at where he’d like to take the show in the future and how he ultimately plans to empower others for the long term.

Cuff and Mo sit down with entrepreneur and author Dr. Jake Taylor Jacobs to discuss growth, VISION, leadership and family banking systems. The Cedar Hill native goes in depth about his unique background and how early exposure to business ownership through his elders helped to influence how he runs his companies today. Jacobs also opens up about how his faith plays a central role in his mindset and how he approaches different goals. The conversation takes a turn into an examination of some trials and tribulations that Jacobs experience and what ultimately got him started on the path that he is on today. The owner of BizCo breaks down his thoughts on leadership and finance and what made him publish three different books related to finance and helping families become their own bank. The conversation closes out with Jacobs expressing his feelings on the things he has learned along his journey and what his major plans are for both the immediate and distant future.

The guys sit down with the Mortgage Nerd herself, Denise Donoghue, in a wide-ranging conversation about growth, hustle, VISION and of course, mortgages. The Lewisville native talks about how a watershed moment during her childhood served as the catalyst for her work ethic and her view of personal finances. Denise details her early journey in the world of mortgage lending and how she realized it was time to step out on her own and go after her dreams and aspirations. Now as the owner of her own company lending company, The Mortgage Nerd Group, Donoghue talks about the steps she took to build her business and how she and her team have differentiated themselves from everyone else in the industry. The show closes out with Donoghue dishing out some helpful tips on using real estate to gain financial freedom and some very interesting answers to who would be at her imaginary round table.

The guys make a trip to Addison to sit down with renowned businessman, motivational speaker and author, Ryan Stewman. Stewman opens up about the huge ups and downs that experienced during his childhood and how it shaped his mindset when it comes to adversity and challenges in life. Stewman opens up about how a chance encounter with a customer at a carwash led him to selling drugs and even after he rebounded from serving time to become a millionaire, he found himself back at the bottom again. The major swings in life keep coming as Stewman breaks down the different trials and tribulations he experienced during the mortgage crisis of 2008 and how even after working his way through that, his criminal record served as catalyst to him being back at the bottom of again. Now as the owner of multiple companies and a voice to some of the world's most influential business people, Stewman talks about his mindset and what he's learned about himself after surviving so many giant swings throughout his life.

-The guys make the trip to Blowin' Smoke Cigar Lounge to sit down with Jalen and David of the Black Wealth Renaissance Podcast on Revolt TV. The guys give some background on how they got started and what the real inspiration was behind them putting the show together. The Louisiana natives talk about how important social media has been to the rise of their show and what they are ultimately trying to do as they continue to grow their platform. The duo also lays out how they recently became part of the Revolt TV podcast network and they give some pretty interesting answers when asked about their imaginary round table.

-Cuff & Mo make a trip to Frisco to sit down with Courtney Hemsley to discuss what it means to pivot when find your back against the wall. As the owner of Empire Development Solutions, Courtney talks about what it means to have VISION and more importantly, the work that is necessary in order to turn a VISION into a reality. After detailing some of the humble beginnings she experienced, Hemsley really dives into things like work ethic and how her life changed when she became a single mom. After a long career in the corporate world, Hemsley talks about how she leveraged her experience in construction finance and turned it into a bubbling empire. The guys also get Courtney's opinion on things like the importance of relationships in business and what it means to value yourself before closing things out with a very interesting answer to whom would get to sit at her imaginary round table.

Cuff and Mo hop on with author and confidence coach Chris Dorris to discuss everything around the concept of mental toughness. The New Jersey native talks about things like monitoring and changing your automated responses to negative events. He breaks down his definition of mental toughness and what it means when we make a decision to go from just trying to survive to thriving in our lives. Chris also touches on his recently published book, The Book of Mental Toughness Mantras and the twenty plus years of work that went into making it a reality.

-The guys sit down with Tim Jackson, the host of the No More OG's Podcast. The Dallas native opens up about his real estate inspired book, Real Dope and how we as African Americans need to stop blindly following "the culture". As a career entrepreneur in real estate, production and publishing, Jackson pulls back the curtain on how certain experiences in his life helped to shape his mindset and what steps he's taken to help the next generation. The conversation takes a deep dive into Jackson's new show, the No More OG's Podcast and why he felt the need to put the show together. Things close out with Jackson giving some pretty interesting answers as to who would be at his imaginary roundtable and look to the future as he sheds some light on his soon to be released documentary titled How to Kill A Black Man.

-The guys sit down with Sheila Greene of Arbonne International to take a deep dive into mindset and all the different aspects of growth and achievement. The New York native talks about overcoming fear and really drills down to the nuts and bolts about what it takes to turn a VISION into a reality. Now as the Executive National Vice President of Arbonne International, Greene explains the circumstances that led her to get involved with the company and what it looks like when we as individuals make an internal decision to make a change and take action. Greene explains why we as people should never feel bad or ashamed for wanting to constantly achieve more. The episode wraps with Greene giving some very interesting answers to who she would have at her imaginary round table.

Cuff and Mo hop on with Eric and Will to talk about what's going with the Smoking Aristocrats out on the West Coast and how they got started being members of the esteemed organization. They guys discuss their views on the "4 E's" along with their outlook on failures and lessons in life.