Inside the Wolf’s Den an Entrepreneurial Journey with Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel

In this highly informative episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni interview Steve Davis, founder and CEO of Total Wealth Academy. For the last 30 years, Steve has helped teach, coach, and mentor tens of thousands of students to use real estate to build wealth and passive income while focusing on maintaining a balanced life. The Total Wealth Academy is devoted to taking their student inve...

In today's poignant episode, Shawn and Joni speak with accomplished real estate investor and CEO of Mom's House, Phillip Vincent. Mom's House is the nation's largest and most trusted senior home buying network. Philip and his team work with seniors and their families to sell their homes as they transition to assisted living. In doing so, they help solve one of the biggest challenges in the journey...

Today, Shawn and Joni welcome one of Houston's top-selling real estate professionals, Charlie Kriegel, into the Wolf's Den. Charlie, CEO/Owner of WinHill Advisors-Kirby, has worked with individuals, investors, and developers interested in Houston's most coveted properties with a particular focus on the institutional buyer. He’s served previously as President of the International Real Estate Federa...

In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni discuss real estate investing with market expert David Richter. David is the author of the popular book Profit First Real Estate Investing. Through his profit first techniques and his consulting company, Simple CFO Solutions, LLC, David transforms Real Estate Investing Businesses from Cash-Eating Monsters To Money-Making Machines. David goes into great detail...

Broadcasting from picturesque Cancun, Mexico, Shawn and Joni launch another Wolf's Power Play. These are intended to be short motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. The duo explains why executing on the basics in life and work is essential for a strong foundation - whether you are building a house, crafting...

In today's episode, Shawn and Joni welcome Thad Tarkington to the show. Thad is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Second Nature. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Second Nature is a leading national residential air-conditioning filter subscription service and an award-winning resident benefits package provider. Thad explains how a simple idea that he and his business partner ha...

In this week's episode, Shawn and Joni have the privilege to visit with Real Property Management President Jeff Pepperney. Jeff was named president of Real Property Management in September 2019. He is a Certified Franchise Executive through the International Franchise Association with more than 20 years in executive leadership roles in franchise and consumer services. Jeff discusses how he got sta...

Succeeding Through Adversity with Special Guest Ron Rana In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni are proud to welcome popular real estate author, social media influencer, motivational speaker, and serial entrepreneur Ron Rana to the Wolf's Den. After producing years of value-packed videos and impacting hundreds of thousands of people through his social media posts, Ron talks about how he carefully...

Today, Shawn and Joni launch another Wolf's Power Play. These are intended to be short motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. In this first recording of 2022, Shawn and Joni explain how they set their personal and professional goals as a couple and then strategize their attack on the new year. They also ser...

The truth is that most people give up before reaching their goals. They let one setback after another knock them down until they can no longer reach up high enough to grab hold of what matters most. In this episode of Inside The Wolf's Den, Shawn and Joni invite Hanin Al Qoreishy to the show. Hanin is the Co-Owner and President of Legacy Insurance Advisors. Based in Houston, Legacy Insurance Advis...

In this episode, Shawn and Joni launch another quick Wolf's Power Play. These are intended to be short motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. Today, the two successful entrepreneurs, huge self-awareness proponents, discuss how they continually work to improve their emotional intelligence. 2021 has been a to...

Inside the Wolf’s Den Podcast follows our hosts Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel on their rewarding entrepreneurial journey. With over twenty years of running multiple successful businesses, Shawn and Joni are two fierce modern-day entrepreneurs. Together they own numerous national franchises and one of Texas’ most well respected Turnkey Real Estate investment companies. They have each spent decades mas...

This week’s episode is coming to you from picturesque Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where Shawn and Joni welcome Jaime Cruz to the show. Jaime serves as Shawn and Joni’s Lead Property Tax Consultant and handles preparing and presenting at the protest hearings for his clients at SaveonHouseTaxes.com. He holds the Senior Property Tax Consultant License, the highest license awarded by the Texas Departmen...

In today’s encouraging episode, Shawn and Joni welcome successful entrepreneur and CEO Jordan Muela for an extraordinary in-studio interview. Jordan’s distinguished list of companies he has founded or co-founded includes notable names such as LeadSimple, RentScale, managemyproperty.com, and PM ProfitCoach. He shares his personal story and how he cultivated the drive that helped him succeed against...

In this week's inspirational episode, Shawn and Joni sit down with nationally acclaimed track & field and cross-country coach, Desmond Dunham to discuss his new book, Running Against The Odds. The heartrending memoir chronicles Coach Dunham's journey to finding his passion within youth sports, culminating at the 2007 Penn Relays - one of the defining moments of his illustrious running career....

The investment real estate market changes rapidly, and it’s vital to stay ahead of the curve. In this week’s informative episode, Shawn and Joni sit down to host an exclusive webinar to explain their thoughts on how dramatically the market was shaped in 2021. They also share valuable insight into how you can prepare a sound strategy for the opportunities that will emerge in 2022. 

In this value-packed episode of Inside the Wolf's Den, Shawn and Joni sit down with fellow turnkey real estate investment property provider Marck de Lautour. Marck is the proud owner of SBD Housing Solutions. SBD is Kansas City's largest full-service, turnkey real estate investment firm and parent company to Best Offer KC and Silver Fern Properties. His team has flipped over 1100 homes in the KC m...

Managing your rental properties can be a real challenge. You have to deal with tenants, maintenance issues, and the day-to-day tasks of being a landlord. Today, in our third and final episode of this three-part series on property management, Shawn and Joni give sound advice on maximizing the performance of your investment property by avoiding pitfalls and common mistakes in maintenance, make-ready...

In this 2nd episode of our three-part series on property management, Shawn and Joni discuss how tenant screening is the most important part of the process when it comes to managing the property. Overlooking the screening process, skipping steps, or placing the wrong resident can cost you thousands and thousands of dollars. Part 1: Selecting the Right Rental Property and Preparing it for Rent Part...

Property management can be a tough and treacherous task. Today, Shawn and Joni start a three-part series on managing rental properties. The longtime property managers focus on what they look for when choosing an investment property and the actions they take while preparing it for rent. They also discuss how you can avoid the most common mistakes so that your properties are always running smoothly!...

No. So many of us struggle with this tiny one-syllable word. Today, Shawn and Joni talk about the importance of saying, “No.” They share their examples of how they learned to say “no” to things in both a work setting and relating to friends/family. There is a limited amount of time in a day, a week, a life, and learning to graciously say “no” and respectfully decline opportunities that take you of...

In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni welcome their longtime friend and colleague Graham W. Parham to the show. Graham, a Sr. Loan Officer with Highlands Residential Mortgage in Dallas, Texas, is a leader of financial expertise in the residential real estate market, developing a significant following among homebuyers and investors alike. Known and respected industry-wide, Graham has been a Mortga...

In today's value-packed episode, Shawn and Joni explain why entrepreneurs must create a competitive edge to set them apart from the competition. They share their best practices in building winning teams and give detailed insight into establishing a strong legacy for your company. Whether working within an organization or going solo as self-employed - this episode has plenty of great strategies on...

In today's insightful episode, Shawn and Joni sit down with Human Resources expert Stan Spaulding to discuss the importance of hiring and retaining top talent. Stan, a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), has over two decades of experience as an HR generalist and deep expertise in Leadership Development. He is the proud Managing Member of the highly respected HR consulting firm...

To fully compete in a sanctioned bikini fitness competition takes extreme hard work and dedication. The competitor must be all in, and by the nature of the competition, there is no room for error or lack of discipline. In Today’s episode, Shawn and Joni share the journey their family experienced while Joni trained and competed in her first contest. They discuss their feelings and talk intimately a...