Today's guest is Kelsey Jang, who is an Army Company Commander, CrossFit athlete, and rugby player. I asked her onto the show because she’s stepping into the world of real estate investing in a way that is both simple and relatable. In this episode, I have her to share her experience with buying her first rental property (priced at $110K with 10% down), in order to provide you with an example for how she got started.

As you all know, I talk about real estate a lot—because I own residential rental properties, an AirBnb property, and a variety of commercial real estate, including multi-family, industrial, and self storage assets—but I want to feature her story because she’s just getting started—which is probably were a lot of you are at.

As brief background on Kelsey, she’s also an elite rugby player, she’s a talented CrossFit athlete and coach, and she was commissioned into the Army as an Engineer Officer and is currently serving as the Company Commander of Bravo Company, 249th Engineer Battalion at Fort Bragg, NC.

She has a Civil Engineering degree from West Point and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Louisville.

She also completed Sapper School and has her Sapper tab. You’re going to learn a lot from her today, especially if you’re looking to become a real estate investor and don’t know where to start. 

So, Kelsey, welcome to the show!

Resources Mentioned: 

The Essential Guide to Buying a Home With a VA Loan - https://cadehildreth.com/va-loan/

How Much Money Do You Need to Invest in Real Estate? - https://cadehildreth.com/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-invest-in-real-estate/

Definitions: 

BAH = Basic Housing Allowance

Cash-Out Refinance = Replacing your existing mortgage with one that allows you to withdraw equity from a property that you own.

VA Loan = A loan program allowing past and present military service members to buy a house with no money down, using a loan is backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

About the "What You Should Have Been Taught" Podcast:

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, and former USA Rugby Player, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2 Million+ Views Per Year)

I'm excited to introduce you to today's podcast guest, Jenny Nguyen, who is a chef, athlete, and entrepreneur.

I've invited Jenny onto the podcast because she is doing something extraordinary that is long overdue: She is opening up a sports bar that will specifically play women's sports!

Despite extensive research, Jenny hasn't found another sports bar worldwide that specifically plays women’s sports. As a lifelong athlete, I find her vision compelling and inspiring. 

Aptly called the "Sports Bra", the venue will put Jenny's culinary skills on display alongside women's sports worldwide. 

Learn more or visit the Sports Bra at: https://www.thesportsbrapdx.com/

ABOUT THE "WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT" PODCAST":

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, and former USA Rugby Player, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2 Million+ Views Per Year)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email [email protected].

I'm excited to introduce you to today's podcast guest, Wendy Young, who is an athlete, entrepreneur, and media sensation. I've invited Wendy onto the podcast because she did something extraordinary, which is that she has been covering women's rugby in the US and internationally since 2006. 

As a lifelong athlete, I find her commitment to covering women's rugby globally both inspiring and invaluable. 

In this podcast, we explore the early beginnings of her brand "Your Scrumhalf Connection", the growth trajectory of her site, and the agile and creative manner with which she approaches entrepreneurship (and life). We also explore the mindsets she used to bring media coverage, live streaming, and game summaries into the mainstream for women's rugby. 

For the past 16 years, Wendy has promoted the growth of women's rugby globally. If you've ever wondered how she shifted the landscape of women's rugby forever—and how YOU too can create new realities for yourself—then you're going to love this podcast. 

To connect with Wendy, visit ScrumhalfConnection.com or find her at Patreon.com/YSCrugby.

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About the "What You Should've Been Taught Podcast":

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, and former USA Rugby Player, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2 Million+ Views Per Year)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email [email protected].

Jillion Potter and I have known each other for years, both as friends and from our time spent playing on the USA Rugby team together. Jill is SO many things, but to name a few, she's a former USA Rugby Player, an Olympian, a cancer survivor, and most recently, an entrepreneur who has launched the first women and LGBTQ+ owned coffee roastery in the state of Indiana!

In today's interview, we explore her experience as an elite athlete, lessons learned from Captaining the 2016 USA Olympic Women's Rugby 7s Team, and course, how she came to be opening up the first LGBTQ+ women-owned coffee roastery in Indianapolis!

To support or buy Helm Coffee, visit: https://www.helmcoffeeroasters.com/

To connect with Jillion Potter, find her at: https://www.facebook.com/jillion.potter

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About the "What You Should've Been Taught Podcast":

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, and former USA Rugby Player, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Instagram: @CadeHildreth (33K+ Followers)  

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email [email protected].

I’ve got an exciting guest on this episode. Her name is Taryn Durant and she’s a health professional, she’s an entrepreneur, and she has undergone an incredible fitness transformation where she dropped 40+ pounds and added a tremendous amount of muscle.

Today, as a fitness coach, she teaches other people how to do the same thing.

If you haven’t already met all of your fitness and professional goals, then you’re definitely going to want to listen to this episode.

In this podcast, Taryn explains her lessons learned going through her own experience with weight loss and body recomposition, as well as her lessons learned as an entrepreneur.

On the health front, we cover:

- How to build muscle (rapidly)

- How to lose fat (while maintaining muscle)

- How to stay motivated (even you're not "feeling it")

As a LGBTQIA+ fitness coach, we also explore her commitment to making fitness inclusive for ALL body types, genders, and abilities.

On the business front, we explore how to create financial freedom, give yourself permission to expand into the marketplace, and help others along the way. We also explore the importance of investing in your growth and the power of paying for a mentor/coach. Listen in and enjoy!

If you'd like to connect with Taryn or get coached by her, find her at: https://www.instagram.com/taryn.durant/

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ABOUT THE "WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT" PODCAST":

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, former USA Rugby Player, and fitness enthusiast, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves. You'll learn how to increase your income, negotiate a raise, buy real estate, invest for cash flow, skyrocket your confidence, and so much more.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2 Million+ Views Per Year)

Instagram: @CadeHildreth (34K+ Followers)

Facebook: @CadeHildreth (27K+ Followers)

Pinterest: Pinterest.com/CadeHildreth (165K+ Monthly Viewers)

Twitter: @CadeHildreth (3K+ Followers)

TikTok: @CadeHildreth (98K+ Followers)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email [email protected].

Lori Lindsey is a former pro soccer player, long time member of the US Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT), and current soccer analyst and commentator. Among her many accomplishments, Lori competed with the US Women's National Soccer Team that won silver at the 2011 World Cup in Germany and supported the US's gold medal win at the 2012 Olympics. 

With professional career that spanned an impressive 13 years, she competed professionally across the United States and Australia and is one of only four players to to play in ALL three of the US professional women’s soccer leagues. After retiring from soccer, she transitioned into being a nationally syndicated commentator and analyst for CBS Sports and ESPN. 

In today's interview, we explore her experience as an elite athlete, lessons learned playing professionally across multiple continents, and how her career trajectory led to her becoming a sports analyst. 

As a queer athlete, we also explore her commitment to advocacy and inclusion in sports, as well as mindsets that have helped her along the way. Enjoy!

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ABOUT THE "WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT" PODCAST":

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, former USA Rugby Player, and fitness enthusiast, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves. You'll learn how to increase your income, negotiate a raise, buy real estate, invest for cash flow, skyrocket your confidence, and so much more.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2M+ Views Per Year)

Instagram: @CadeHildreth (34K+ Followers)

Facebook: @CadeHildreth (27K+ Followers)

Pinterest: Pinterest.com/CadeHildreth (165K+ Monthly Viewers)

Twitter: @CadeHildreth (3K+ Followers)

TikTok: @CadeHildreth (98K+ Followers)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email [email protected].

Lauren Hoeck and I have known each other for years, both as friends and from our time spent playing on Club, Territorial, and National Rugby teams together. Lauren's is so many things, but to name a few, she's a former USA rugby player, a brilliant actuary, and a lifelong learner.

On the rugby front, Lauren earned 3rd place in the 2009 Women’s Rugby Sevens World Cup in Dubai, UAE, as well as served as the Team Captain from 2010-2011. She was also awarded the prestigious honor of being named the 2010 Women’s Rugby 7s Player of Year by Rugby Magazine. 

On the professional front, she is a Senior Consulting Actuary at WTW (Willis Towers Watson), a leading actuarial firm in the greater Washington, DC, area. As a gay woman and an LGBTQ+ advocate, she also leads the Washington, DC, "Out @ WTW Inclusion Network", which promotes inclusion and diversity within the her company and their broader workplace.

In today's interview, we explore all of these topics, including her lessons learned as a Former USA Rugby player and a woman who is crushing it in a male dominated field. 

Enjoy!

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ABOUT THE "WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT" PODCAST":

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, former USA Rugby Player, and fitness enthusiast, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves. You'll learn how to increase your income, negotiate a raise, buy real estate, invest for cash flow, skyrocket your confidence, and so much more.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2M+ Views Per Year)

Instagram: @CadeHildreth (34K+ Followers)

Facebook: @CadeHildreth (27K+ Followers)

Pinterest: Pinterest.com/CadeHildreth (165K+ Monthly Viewers)

Twitter: @CadeHildreth (3K+ Followers)

TikTok: @CadeHildreth (98K+ Followers)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email [email protected].

Pam Kosanke and I have known each other for years from our time spent reporting to the Olympic Training Center, globetrotting, and playing on the USA Rugby team together.

Pam is an elite athlete across multiple sports, former USA rugby player, entrepreneur, and the founder of Sport Bigs (SportBigs.com), which is both a toy company and a movement!

In this interview, we explore her experience as a multi-sport Team USA athlete (softball, rugby, and aquabike) and what it takes to compete in six (yes 6!) World Championships.

We explore her lessons learned as a female entrepreneur and dig into the reasons why she was inspired to launch her company, Sport Bigs. Pam launched Sport Bigs in 2021 to be the world’s first plush toy product focused on promoting women athletes and athletics. Using the likenesses and voices of elite women athletes, Sport Bigs meets the unmet need for female-centric sports toys, with a larger mission of helping women’s sports achieve the exposure, respect and sponsorship dollars they deserve.

With the launch of this disruptive company, Pam has created an entirely new toy category and is changing the entrenched world of sports broadcasting and sponsorship as we know it.

Of course, we also explore what it means to be an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Coach and how Pam has risen to be EOS's Head of Marketing. At its core, EOS is a business operating system that helps entrepreneurs get what they want from their business.

Finally, we discuss tactical ways that we can all be better advocates for women's sports and how we can make sports environments more inclusive.

Whether you identify as an athlete, business owner, entrepreneur, or simply someone who wants to "Be a Champion," this is an episode that you won't want to miss. Enjoy!

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ABOUT THE "WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT" PODCAST":

This podcast is dedicated to what you should've been taught in school.

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, former USA Rugby Player, and fitness enthusiast, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves.

You'll learn how to increase your income, negotiate a raise, buy real estate, invest for cash flow, skyrocket your confidence, and so much more.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2M+ Views Per Year)

Instagram: @CadeHildreth (34K+ Followers)

Facebook: @CadeHildreth (27K+ Followers)

Pinterest: Pinterest.com/CadeHildreth (165K+ Monthly Viewers)

Twitter: @CadeHildreth (3K+ Followers)

TikTok: @CadeHildreth (90K+ Followers)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email us at [email protected].

In this interview with Patrice Palmer, we discuss their identity as a black, queer, and transgender (non-binary) individual. 

We dig deep into their path toward self-discovery and acceptance. 

We explore their renowned TED Talk, "Are you a Man or Woman? ... I'm Black." 

And, we delve into conversations around the critical role of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) within professional and personal spaces. 

This is an episode you won't want to miss.

About Patrice Palmer: 

Patrice is a cultural storyteller and intersectional leadership educator with 15+ years of academic teaching and curriculum design experience. They hold the identities of being Black, Queer, Transgender (non-binary) and do so, unapologetically! They are an award winning diversity, equity and inclusion educator, as well as a United States fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) of London.

Pam Kosanke and I have known each other for years from our time spent reporting to the Olympic Training Center, globetrotting, and playing on the USA Rugby team together. 

Pam is an elite athlete across multiple sports, former USA rugby player, entrepreneur, and the founder of Sport Bigs (SportBigs.com), which is both a toy company and a movement!

In this interview, we explore her experience as a multi-sport Team USA athlete (softball, rugby, and aquabike) and what it takes to compete in six (yes 6!) World Championships.

We explore her lessons learned as a female entrepreneur and dig into the reasons why she was inspired to launch her company, Sport Bigs. Pam launched Sport Bigs in 2021 to be the world’s first plush toy product focused on promoting women athletes and athletics. Using the likenesses and voices of elite women athletes, Sport Bigs meets the unmet need for female-centric sports toys, with a larger mission of helping women’s sports achieve the exposure, respect and sponsorship dollars they deserve.

With the launch of this disruptive company, Pam has created an entirely new toy category and is changing the entrenched world of sports broadcasting and sponsorship as we know it.

Of course, we also explore what it means to be an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Coach and how Pam has risen to be EOS's Head of Marketing. At its core, EOS is a business operating system that helps entrepreneurs get what they want from their business. 

Finally, we discuss tactical ways that we can all be better advocates for women's sports and how we can make sports environments more inclusive. 

Whether you identify as an athlete, business owner, entrepreneur, or simply someone who wants to "Be a Champion," this is an episode that you won't want to miss. Enjoy!

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ABOUT THE "WHAT YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TAUGHT" PODCAST":

This podcast is dedicated to what you should've been taught in school.

As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, real estate investor, former USA Rugby Player, and fitness enthusiast, Cade will teach you what your parents and teachers should have taught you, but didn’t know themselves.

You'll learn how to increase your income, negotiate a raise, buy real estate, invest for cash flow, reveal your 6-pack abs, and so much more.

To connect with Cade, visit:

Website: CadeHildreth.com (2M+ Views Per Year)

Instagram: @CadeHildreth (34K+ Followers)

Facebook: @CadeHildreth (27K+ Followers)

Pinterest: Pinterest.com/CadeHildreth (165K+ Monthly Viewers)

Twitter: @CadeHildreth (3K+ Followers)

TikTok: @CadeHildreth (90K+ Followers)

*If you'd like to partner, collaborate, or invite Cade onto your podcast, email us at [email protected].