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Tom Cruz is originally from Brazil, and he's in North Carolina these days. Tom has 9 years of experience acquiring properties optimized for the Section 8 program, secured over $25,000,000 in commercial & creative financing, built highly efficient property management teams, and aggressively scaled his Section 8 portfolio in less than a decade, and he's built an efficient property management tea...

Matt Gouge, aka Matt the Mortgage Guy, got his start in lending back in 2013. As a self-proclaimed math nerd and a people person, he burned his proverbial ships, leaving a steady paycheck with the State of California, for the commission-based world of brokering residential mortgages. He has excelled in the field because he himself is a real estate investor and he can advise clients at a high level...

Jonathan DeYoe has led an independent financial planning firm since 2002. He and the Mindful Money team work one on one with three hundred families and foundations. The Mindful Money team offers simple steps to financial success and tools to mindfully overcome emotional and cognitive biases related to money. He is passionate about spreading the values of goal-focused and planning-driven wealth man...

Bob Wheeler, Financial Expert & Motivator, Book Author, is the founder of The Money Nerve. Bob helps listeners conquer their money shame and avoid making poor financial decisions by teaching how emotions can dictate our choices. As a man of true integrity with infectious energy, Bob’s crusade for personal growth has cross-pollinated with his accounting practice to create a new approach to pers...

Raised in Iowa, Brad moved to Minnesota to attend Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, where he received a degree in Youth Ministries. Brad’s business journey began in 2006 as a financial advisor. Brad finds his motivation in finding a proper outcome for each client and case. He finds it most rewarding when a case comes together and goals are achieved. Brad has been in this industry for 15 years. He...

Heather Dreves is the Director of Funding at Secured Investment Corp and a fund manager that oversees the management of the Secured Investment High Yield Fund II LLC and the Circle of Wealth Fund III LLC, Secured Investment Corp is one of the fastest-growing real estate lenders and fund managers in the US. Secured Investment Corp has created two private equity funds to fill the void left by uncoop...

Scott Melbye is a 37-year veteran of the nuclear energy industry having held leadership positions in major Uranium mining companies and various industry organizations. He also currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Uranium Royalty Corp., and as Advisor to the Nuclear Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines. He recently served as Vice President Commerci...

Eric Van Dalen is a serial entrepreneur presently operating a small business in addition to being a commercial real estate agent with eXp. He got involved with cryptocurrencies in early 2021. A small business owner in a very small town in Montana, Eric always found himself being creative and constantly coming up with ideas. He decided to pursue getting the products to market by licensing them to c...

Matthew Sullivan is the founder and chief executive officer of the QuantmRE platform. He is also the co-founder of the Secured Real Estate Income Strategies Fund, and president and founder of Crowdventure.com, a real estate crowdfunding company. A serial entrepreneur, author, and host of the Hooked On Startups podcast, he worked with Richard Branson's Corporate Finance Team in the Virgin Group. Ma...

Mitch Stephen has purchased well over 2,000 houses in and around his hometown of San Antonio, TX. Today he specializes in owner financing properties to individuals left behind by traditional lending institutions and giving new life to properties that scar the neighborhoods.  He has perfected a method of achieving cash flow without having to be a landlord and without having to rehab properties...

Mr. Krone is a Chicago native whose career in architecture began in 1991 by pursuing his Masters of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology.  While obtaining his degree, he also worked as a Project Manager for Optima, Inc.    In 2012, Krone founded Coda Management Group – a firm that specializes in managing real estate assets.  Since its inception, Coda has manag...

Lauren A. Cohen, international speaker, #1 bestselling author, and immigration and business strategist, is an attorney licensed in both the U.S. (TN) and Canada (ON). As an active AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) member, Lauren boasts a stellar track record of success. She was also recently recognized as one of 2017’s “Super Lawyers” by Attorney-at-Law Magazine. Although her role at...

A nationally certified Life Coach with a Doctorate in Leadership, Chris Craddock is the driving force behind REI Revive, the host of the Uncommon Real Estate Podcast, a Realtor, and an entrepreneur who runs multiple successful businesses in the Washington DC Metro area (and Richmond, VA). Chris is a consistent NVAR multi-million dollar producer who produces over $4 Million in commission each year....

Jonathan founded Mountain Vista in 2017 with the objective of improving the access to quality financial advice for clients of varying asset levels.  With 16 years of experience as a proprietary trader and portfolio manager at prestigious financial firms prior to founding Mountain Vista, Jonathan is uniquely positioned to help his clients develop and execute customized solutions to their finan...

Bharat is the founder of Veristrat. He has been in business valuation since 2000 and has valued assets in real estate, industrial, personal property, and financial assets including some unique assets i.e., the Golden Gate Bridge, NYC subway system, Hartsfield Atlanta Airport, and Las Vegas casinos. Bharat has formerly worked with American Appraisal and Silicon Valley Bank Analytics. As an appraise...

Jeff Badu is a parallel entrepreneur and a wealth multiplier. He’s a Licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and the founder and CEO of Badu Enterprises, LLC, which is a multinational conglomerate that owns several key companies. His marquee company is Badu Tax Services, LLC, which is a CPA firm that specializes in tax preparation, tax planning, and tax representation for individuals and busine...

Wrestled Alligators Professionally, Fought Fires, Delivered Babies, Saved Lives, Built and Sold Companies (FAILED and PIVOTED more than most), Worked with Sharks (means Venture Capitalists), was one of the first to build an online group fitness company, Built and Scaled a network of co-working studios in partnerships with local municipalities, built and sold podcasts and media brands, Interviewed...

Andy is a REALTOR® currently specializing in the Los Angeles market. He is out of the great state of California, in Southern California in the Los Angeles area, and becoming a licensed professional real estate was one of the most important professional decisions he ever made. He loves real estate, and he loves helping families and selling their places for the highest price and best terms. He's her...

Kent is a former start-up owner and corporate executive turned real estate investor and multifamily operator. Kent is on a mission to empower others to take control of their financial future, while making a positive social impact, by providing modern, affordable housing to America's workforce. Kent believes that good investing starts with education so he hosts a successful podcast, called Ritter o...

Randall is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SCM Capital Group, which is a global, strategic, and transaction advisory firm, I sit on several boards. He spent a great many years on Wall Street, running large investment banking operations, or mergers and acquisitions, bulge bracket and middle-market firms, and have been CEO of a few multibillion-dollar global companies and financial servi...

Tom oversees the underwriting of projects, financial pro formas, debt, and equity strategy, company growth, and is focused on the viability of projects, partnerships, and investor relations. Mr. Staub has more than 15 years of business experience, has owned and successfully operated four separate companies, and has been a sponsor on more than 140 deals.  His journey has taken him from bachelo...

Joe DiChiara is an entrepreneur with a CPA license. He has worked with thousands of business owners over a 35-year career. Eager to help people succeed, it troubled him that most new businesses fail, and was determined to find out why. In 2010, after reading “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace Wattles and “Law of Success” by Napoleon Hill he got his answer. Success starts with Mindset and Int...