Growing Empires

In this episode of Growing Empires, I sit down with CPA and tax advisor CJ Tarantino to discuss some of the most effective tax strategies available to real estate investors. As investors, we spend a lot of time focused on finding deals, raising capital, and managing assets, but keeping more of what we earn is just as important. CJ shares practical insights into how tax planning can become a powerf...

In this investor intel episode, I share insights from a recent conversation with a fellow real estate investor whose journey began much like my own. We both started in corporate America, searching for a path that offered more freedom, more control over our time, and a greater opportunity to build long-term wealth. While our investment strategies ultimately took us in different directions, one thin...

In this episode, I pull back the curtain on an exciting new chapter for Growing Empires and share how the show is evolving into a deeper, more strategic resource for investors at every stage of their journey. We talk about the new content structure I’m building and why I want to go beyond surface-level conversations to bring you practical insights that help you think differently about investing, b...

In this episode, I share some of the biggest leadership lessons I've learned throughout building my businesses and growing what has become an entire ecosystem of companies. Early on, like many entrepreneurs, I was doing everything myself. As the business expanded, I realized growth wasn't simply about working harder or adding more responsibilities to my plate. It was about creating efficiencies, b...

In this episode of Growing Empires , I share one of the biggest shifts in my journey as a real estate operator: moving beyond building businesses and stepping into the world of funds, syndications, and larger investment opportunities. As market conditions changed and competition increased, I realized I needed to create a solution that would continue helping investors grow, even when traditional de...

In this episode of Growing Empires , I talk about how I watched both the real estate market and investor behavior evolve over the years—and how I evolved right alongside them. When I first entered the industry after the housing crash, most investors were buying small properties with cash: single-family homes, student rentals, and small multifamily buildings. But as I gained experience and helped c...

In this episode of Growing Empires , I continue sharing the story of how my businesses came to life, and the truth is, none of it started with some perfectly mapped-out master plan. Every company I created came from real experiences, real frustrations, and real client needs. What started with helping one investor achieve his goals slowly evolved into an interconnected ecosystem of businesses desig...

In this episode, I share the real origin story behind my property management business and how it all started with a single phone call I almost missed. What began as an end-of-day situation in a traditional real estate office turned into a defining moment in my career. I didn’t have expertise in investment properties at the time, but I did have a willingness to respond, figure things out quickly, a...

In the next multi-part interview series with Terry Pappy, I share the real story of how I got started in real estate, and it definitely wasn’t part of some carefully planned career path. Before real estate, I spent years in the beauty industry building a successful career, eventually moving into upper-level salon management, training, and expansion work. But everything changed when I was unexpecte...

Growing Empires 2.0 is a reflection of how my business and the conversations around it have evolved. Over the years, as I’ve acquired, operated, and structured real estate investments, I’ve shared that journey in real time. But as the deals have grown, the capital has become more sophisticated, and the ecosystem I’ve built has expanded into a fully integrated platform, the content needed to evolve...