The Practical Wealth Show

Joel Kraut joins Curtis May to discuss why property ownership alone does not create financial freedom. Drawing on his experiences as an investor, contractor, landlord, and private lender, Joel shares what rapid growth, financial loss, and rebuilding taught him about cash, leverage, and relationships. The conversation expands into building sustainable businesses, turning business income into assets...

Joel Kraut joins Curtis May to discuss why property ownership alone does not create financial freedom. Drawing on his experiences as an investor, contractor, landlord, and private lender, Joel shares what rapid growth, financial loss, and rebuilding taught him about cash, leverage, and relationships. The conversation expands into building sustainable businesses, turning business income into assets...

Joel Kraut joins Curtis May to discuss why property ownership alone does not create financial freedom. Drawing on his experiences as an investor, contractor, landlord, and private lender, Joel shares what rapid growth, financial loss, and rebuilding taught him about cash, leverage, and relationships. The conversation expands into building sustainable businesses, turning business income into assets...

Joel Kraut joins Curtis May to discuss why property ownership alone does not create financial freedom. Drawing on his experiences as an investor, contractor, landlord, and private lender, Joel shares what rapid growth, financial loss, and rebuilding taught him about cash, leverage, and relationships. The conversation expands into building sustainable businesses, turning business income into assets...

Joel Kraut joins Curtis May to discuss why property ownership alone does not create financial freedom. Drawing on his experiences as an investor, contractor, landlord, and private lender, Joel shares what rapid growth, financial loss, and rebuilding taught him about cash, leverage, and relationships. The conversation expands into building sustainable businesses, turning business income into assets...

Joel Kraut joins Curtis May to discuss why property ownership alone does not create financial freedom. Drawing on his experiences as an investor, contractor, landlord, and private lender, Joel shares what rapid growth, financial loss, and rebuilding taught him about cash, leverage, and relationships. The conversation expands into building sustainable businesses, turning business income into assets...

Michael McClain spent three decades with the Philadelphia Police Department, including 25 years in narcotics, where recognizing small changes in people and environments could be the difference between control and crisis. After becoming a Realtor, he heard agents describe uncomfortable showings, vacant-property visits, and meetings with unfamiliar prospects. He realized that many professionals were...

What keeps a small business from reaching the next level? In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with entrepreneur, business-growth strategist, and author Leahcim James to break down the systems that separate a growing business from one that stays stuck. Leahcim shares his journey from launching his first company at 22 and growing it to more than $4 million in revenue t...

James Jackson is President and Co-Owner of D. Luminous Productions, a Philadelphia-area film production company specializing in brand films, documentaries, narratives and commercials. In this Small Business Spotlight conversation, Curtis May and James go beyond cameras and production to explore what it takes to turn a creative talent into a sustainable business. James explains why effective video...

LinkedIn doesn't have to become another full-time job. In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May talks with LinkedIn strategist Ryan Harbinson about using LinkedIn for business development not just posting content or sending sales pitches. Ryan explains how business owners can build relationships, improve visibility, turn networking into conversations, and create a simple daily Link...

What's the difference between making a lot of money and actually building wealth? In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May talks with Fernando Angelucci, CEO of Self Storage Syndicated, about moving from transactional income to asset ownership, passive cash flow, and financial freedom. Fernando shares how he transitioned from engineering and residential real estate into self-storag...

What separates someone who owns a business from someone who has simply created another job? Marie Rose learned that distinction by building Rosebud Studios from eight offices into a multi-location business-development operation serving dozens of entrepreneurs. In this episode of the Small Business Spotlight, Curtis May sits down with Marie to unpack what happened behind the growth. Marie explains...

Most people think getting into trucking means buying a truck, finding loads and driving. Johnique Taylor—the "Queen of Trucking"—says that's one of the biggest misconceptions about the industry. With 28 years of experience across trucking, logistics, supply chain, driving, dispatching, training and entrepreneurship, Johnique explains why many new trucking businesses fail, why buying equipment shou...

How does land development actually create wealth and how do you protect yourself from losing your capital along the way? In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with real estate developer and HBG Capital founder Brandon Cobb to unpack the economics of land development, capital preservation and building long-term wealth. Brandon's journey began after unexpectedly losing h...

In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May talks with David Johnson, founder of Vervent and author of Figure It the F Out, about leadership, business ownership, decision-making, crisis response, and what it really means to own the outcome. David's story is not typical. He dropped out of high school at 16, worked construction and mechanic jobs, then rebuilt his path through community...

InvestFest brought thousands of people together to talk about ownership, entrepreneurship, taxes, and investing.   Curtis welcomes that energy, then adds the missing piece: a strategy works better when it sits inside a complete financial operating system. Using the Personal Economic Model, Curtis explains why the "risk tank" should not receive all the attention.  Before chasing returns, families a...

Most professionals treat LinkedIn like an online résumé. Successful business owners treat it like a business development platform. In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with LinkedIn strategist and nonprofit leader Lynne Williams for a live audit of his own LinkedIn profile. Rather than discussing theory, Lynne critiques Curtis's profile in real time, explaining how sm...

Many financial advisors build successful practices that generate strong income but far fewer build businesses that could operate without them or eventually be sold. In this episode, we explore the fundamentals of business valuation and what makes an advisory practice attractive to a potential buyer. You will learn why revenue alone does not determine what your business is worth, how operational de...

Where Did My Money Go? 7 Simple Money Habits to Get Ahead Have you ever looked at your bank account and asked, "Where did all my money go?" You earned money. You paid your bills. You bought food, gas, and the things your family needed. But by the end of the month, there was little or nothing left. This is not always an income problem. Sometimes, the real problem is what happens to your money after...

In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with Brian S. Eyster, founder of The G.R.A.D. Process, to discuss how families can pay for college without sacrificing retirement, cash flow, or long-term financial security. College is one of the biggest financial decisions a family will ever face, yet most parents are given incomplete advice. Many are told to simply open a 529 pl...

Your Network Is Your Net Worth: How Relationships Create Opportunity with Guy Dunn What if your greatest asset isn't your money, your business, or your investments? What if it's your relationships? In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, networking expert, and author Guy Dunn to discuss why networking remains one of the most valuable wealth-bu...

A business can have revenue, clients, employees, and status and still be financially unhealthy. In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with Rachid M. J. Barry, Founder and CEO of RMJ Consultant, for a powerful conversation on why revenue is not wealth. Many business owners and high-income earners look successful on paper but are quietly losing money through poor tax pla...

Most people focus on making money, investing money, and reducing taxes. But very few stop to ask a more dangerous question: Can someone take this from me? In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May sits down with Mark Pierce, a trust and LLC attorney with more than 42 years of experience in asset protection, complex tax planning, and estate preservation strategies. Mark is the foundi...

Most people believe wealth comes from earning more money. Brock Fortner believes wealth comes from something entirely different: free cash flow. In this episode of The Practical Wealth Show, Curtis May and Brock Fortner dive deep into the hidden reason many six-figure earners still feel financially stressed despite making great incomes. You'll discover: • Why income alone does not create wealth •...

Most people misunderstand whole life insurance because they look at it as a product instead of a system. In this Practical Wealth Study Group, Curtis May breaks down the Four Stages of Whole Life Insurance, also known inside the Money4Life Blueprint as the Private Reserve Strategy. This is not about chasing rates of return. This is about control, liquidity, certainty, and building a personal econo...