Find your Freedom - The Best Entrepreneurship Podcast

Doug Diakite, co-host of the Find Your Freedom podcast, joins Matt Stewart as a guest on the Edge of Excellence podcast for a more in-depth look at his background and entrepreneurial journey: - Doug took an internship with College Works Painting (CWP) which gave him the opportunity to run his own painting business as a college student. - He spent the next couple years working to help build his fat...

Shinobu Hindert, Founder of Empowered Planning joins FYF for an incredibly insightful conversation with to discuss: Grinding through all aspects of Finance and became Certified Financial Planner Author of Bestselling book “Investing is your Superpower” Traded in a career in Finance for Freedom and Flexibility with Family Educates business owners on managing personal and business finances. Provides...

Serial Entrepreneur and Personal Finance Educator/Influencer Jeremy Schneider shares the roadmap for early retirement and how educating the world on financial literacy made him an influencer: Building your ideas is step one Pivot and Improve Building a million dollar business Selling a million dollar business Retiring in your 30’s Passion for financial education leads to 500k+ followers and anothe...

CEO and Founder of Redstone Residential that owns over $1 billion and manages over $4 billion in assets joins FYF to discuss: Getting escorted out of his first corporate job… with a smile on his face! Took the risk of an unpaid internship to learn from real estate experts Dug in to find opportunities of low hanging fruit Started growing and investing in multi-family with experienced partners Raise...

Jonathan Steers, co-host of the Find Your Freedom podcast, joins Caleb Ogden on The OG Pod.  Buckle up as they discuss: VC-backed tech startups Caleb's firsthand experience with Snapchat Podcasting grind Entrepreneurial landmines Managing expectations and goal setting Entrepreneurship Lessons from the Episode: Don't wait for perfection to start your venture. Sometimes it's better to la...

From Corporate Marketing with a side hustle to Real Estate Mogul: Joe Fairless' Story is truly incredible! When Joe Fairless started investing in real estate on the side while working a corporate marketing job, he had no idea it would lead to a career managing $2.7 billion in real estate. But after a few years of hard work and determination, Joe is now the co-founder of Ashcroft Capital and th...

From big law to finding freedom: this podcast episode is jam-packed with actionable advice on networking, overcoming imposter syndrome, and setting yourself apart in the world of entrepreneurship. In this episode, he shares his journey from working at a big international law firm to branching out and starting his own practice. You'll discover valuable Entrepreneur Lessons from his experience,...

On this episode, Karl Swanepoel shares his incredible entrepreneurial journey, from selling his first company at age 15 to raising capital from investors around the world. With experience in VC-funded tech startups, AI and robotics, and taking on the giants in the freelance industry, Karl has some valuable insights to share: Persistence pays off - don't take no for an answer and keep pushing f...

Entrepreneurship is hard! In this episode of FYF Matt Stewart, the co-founder and CEO of National Service Group (NSG), which operates College Works Painting, Empire Community Construction, Home Genius Exteriors, and SMJJ Investments sits down to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. Matt gets real about personal struggles that came from building multiple businesses, the big wins, and locking in...

This week we chat with Anthony Ferraro and Dan Mancina, or as you probably know them as @fourbadeyes from Instagram and The Four Bad Eyes Podcast. Nothing but laughs, talking about adversity and entrepreneurship. This week we dive into: Anthony Ferraro was a champion wrestler in HS with zero vision while being legally blind. He was introduced to judo and plans to compete at the Paralympic Games. ...

Did you know that there are over 4k franchises in the US, with over 750k franchise owners, employing over 8 million people!?! It is so wild that franchises are so rarely talked about as a great opportunity for entrepreneurs. We sat down with Leslie Kuban of FranNet to discuss all of the amazing opportunities in Franchising, and all of the mistakes she has seen entrepreneurs make along the way. Thi...

This week we sit down with Green Beret and all around inspirational entrepreneur Larry Broughton shares his experiences as successful Hotelier, Keynote Speaker and badass Green Beret. We cover: - Served in the U.S. Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets, for 8 years - Started overnights at front desk while in College. - Worked his way up and a few years later became partner of the man...

So much great advice in this episode, from business building to marketing to "the Holy Grail of Business Models!"  Great conversation with Tim Strifler of Tim Strifler Online Solutions: Started off building websites for friends / family Discovered a market for creating products for web developers Provide a great product, but marketing is what sets you apart Pivoted to online courses whic...

This episode is WILD!  Can you imagine buying the company you are working at?  This guest did just that! College Freshman Interned for a painting company Started out 0 for 25 on his first 25 appointments (hundreds of hours of work) Stayed with it and later became one of the most successful interns His Employer, the painting company, went bankrupt Spencer saw an opportunity, found funding...

"Learn from experienced Entrepreneurs so you can step over some of the landmines we stepped on... hopefully saving yourself hundreds of hours."  ~Doug Diakite If you are a young aspiring entrepreneur, or looking for a change of pace in your life, this Episode covers a ton of lessons learned and Entrepreneurship tips for the aspiring Entrepreneur of any age.  Andy Reyes, an aspiring Entre...

The amount of opportunities in Real Estate is absolutely mind blowing! In this episode of Find Your Freedom - the Best Entrepreneurship Podcast David Tift discusses: Successful house flipper Work from anywhere traveling all over the country Utilize love of people with investment expertise to become RE Broker Leverages his work as a means to earn what he needs to travel, explore RE Funding his hobb...

Over a Billion of anything is badass... our guest this week has developed over $1 billion worth of Hotel Projects.  With over two decades in the space Scott has developed some of the most luxurious properties from New Zealand to San Diego.   In this episode of Find Your Freedom - the Best Entrepreneurship Podcast Scott discusses the challenges of raising capital, developing luxury hotel...

From working with one of the biggest social media giants, to starting his own VC backed startup, you never know where the world of tech will lead you.  San Francisco to Las Vegas to Venice Beach to Salt Lake City to Austin... Caleb has a wild background in the tech industry from working with Lady Gaga, to being a Program Manager for Snapchat, to founding a VC backed Fintech startup.  And...

"Lean into the fear... take that same nervous energy and put it towards what you are doing to make sure you don't fail!" ~ Kendra Rommel Kendra's career started out like any other, but by leaning into the fear Kendra has built her own a real estate funding and investing empire.  In this episode of Find Your Freedom - The Best Entrepreneur's Podcast Kendra discusses how she made the most of he...

What if you never got a job?  What if you just worked on things you are passionate about to make a living?!? Travis is an entrepreneur to his core.  He has never worked for anyone, only himself, and he has built many companies based on his many passions.  In this episode of Find Your Freedom - The Best Entrepreneur's Podcast  learn from serial entrepreneur Travis Alvord.  ...

It is amazing what hammering some nails can lead to...  Jeff Sustaita went from fixing up homes to managing hundreds of them in his real estate portfolio.  In this episode of Find Your Freedom - The Best Entrepreneurs Podcast Jeff explains how his modest beginnings quickly turned from flipping houses to buying them in bulk across the country.  This episode is filled with countless g...

Would you knock on 118 doors if you knew the 119th one would say yes?    In this episode of Find your Freedom - The Best Entrepreneur's Podcast Nathan Welsh discusses how years of working on his salesmanship and network helped him build his book of Financial Management.  Harnessing the skill of sales takes work and lots of practice, fortunately Nathan road through several jobs lead...

Have you had one experience completely change your life?!?  In this episode of Find Your Freedom, the Best Entrepreneur's Podcast, Melissa discusses her incredible journey from Jailhouse Social Worker to Real Estate Mogul.   Melissa had dedicated her life to becoming a social worker and it wasn't until her father was diagnosed with a disease that she realized her current profession wasn'...

From taking huge risks to absolutely crazy ideas, being an entrepreneur means thinking outside of the box and managing risks that lead to Big W's and Big L's.  The Entrepreneurship Diaries are a mini-series from the Find Your Freedom Podcast where Jonathan Steers and Douglas Diakite discuss their diverse backgrounds and experiences in Hotel Management, Corporate America, Dietary Supplements,...

In this episode of Find Your Freedom serial entrepreneur Tyler Alvord discusses the art of the startup, investment fundamentals and gives us a sneak peak inside the world of tech.   Tyler has founded multiple companies in tech, software and dietary supplements and was an early bitcoin and crypto adopter. Each week Find Your Freedom sits down with an extraordinary entrepreneur to give ins...