Know Your Why Podcast with Dr.Jason Balara

Mery was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to the US when she was very young. She has lived in SoCal for most of her life but also spent time in Utah and NorCal. She received her Bachelors in Biology at UCLA and got her DVM degree at WesternU. She then completed a rotating internship at VCA West LA and spent a year working as an ER doctor after. If you want to know more about Dr. Jason Ba...

Savannah "The Networth Nurse" is a full-time Registered Nurse in Los Angeles, California. She uses her skills as a leader in healthcare operations to manage multi family syndications. She also helps busy medical professionals create passive income through real estate investing. Get to know Savannah: https://linktr.ee/thenetworthnurse Savannah@thenetworthnurse.com www.thenetworthnurse.com If you wa...

Ryan was the leading commodity derivatives salesperson at Wall Street banks for 13 years. He transitioned to multifamily in 2019 and is a general partner in $64 MM of assets and a passive investor in 3,195 units across Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia and Ohio. He is the founder of Life Changing Capital, a Houston, TX based Commercial Real Estate Private Equity firm and takes an institutional, tra...

Awarded as the top 1% of real estate brokers in Pierce County, WA, Anne Curry is an expert in real estate investing, selling, developing, and remodeling with over 25 years of experience in the industry. By starting her professional career making $5 an hour as a preschool teacher with greater dreams to support her family, Anne has since then scaled her real estate portfolio, currently owning over 2...

Don Spafford is a partner with Beyonder Holdings, an Outdoor Hospitality Investment company that specializes in RV Resorts and Marinas. These are purchased through syndications open to both accredited and non-accredited investors. Don is a father of four and is fluent in Spanish. He began investing in Real Estate in 2017 and was able to leave his job five years later. Get in touch with Don: https:...

Jeff Greenberg is the CEO and Managing member of Synergetic Investment Group, LLC (SIG). For over 12 years he has managed all aspects of commercial real estate ownership including acquisitions, investor relations, operations, value-add implementation, and dispositions. Through SIG Wealth Fund, a diversified and customizable Equity Fund, SIG provides the opportunity for high-net-worth individuals t...

Ed Mathews is a seasoned real estate investor and the founder of Clark St Capital. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Ed has built an impressive portfolio of multifamily rental properties in Connecticut and Southeast US. But Ed's journey to becoming a successful real estate investor was not a direct one. For 24+ years, he worked for some of the coolest Silicon Valley start-ups, honi...

Giang Nguyen is a seasoned multifamily real estate investor and syndicator, specializing in value-add multifamily rentals. With over 10 years of experience as a scientist, Giang excels in analyzing complex data, employing financial models, and creative problem-solving. She applies a data-driven approach to help her teams identify key markets, underwrite multifamily syndication opportunities, and c...

Jesse is 25 year old an Army Ranger that has spent the last 5 years investing in Real Estate . Jesse has compiled a large student housing portfolio and is now getting started on his commercial real estate journey. His latest achievement: About to be under contract for 141 Lot Mobile Home Park. If you want to know more about Dr. Jason Balara and the Know your Why Podcast: https://linktr.ee/jasonbal...

Moshe is a LinkedIn consultant, helping his clients stand out in a creator-filled market, by owning their unique talents and personality and connecting that to their ideal audience's needs. Before LinkedIn consulting Moshe spent 10 years in the nonprofit sector, starting his own nonprofit and founding a new Jewish community in the suburbs of Dallas. His community-oriented approach and passion for...

Ryan Gottfredson, Ph. D. is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant. He helps organizations vertically develop their leaders primarily through a focus on mindsets. Ryan is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership and The Elevated Leader: Leveling Up Your Lead...

Mark C. Updegraff moved to Rochester, NY in 1997 to pursue his Bachelor's of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Imaging and Photographic Technology. As an undergraduate student he participated in co-operative work academic quarters for NASA, Pictometry, and as an independent 4x5 film photographer. In 2003, after working for Kodak, Mark took a position in RIT's Center for Imagi...

Randy Smith is the Founder of Impact Equity which was formed to help investors achieve strong results in their passive real estate investing strategies. Randy’s main responsibilities include introducing and assisting investors with investment opportunities offered by various real estate investment firms. Randy started his real estate investing career doing out of state, single-family, long term re...

Omar is the founder and principal at Boardwalk Wealth, a Dallas-based private equity firm connecting international investors with US-based multifamily real estate opportunities. Lead by Omar, Boardwalk Wealth has managed over $350+ million of multifamily real estate transactions. He has advised on ~$4.0 billion in capital financing and M&A transactions in commercial real estate and commodities. He...

At MoneyMailbox we are a collection of 3 investors with all of our properties located in Denver, CO (For context, we have purchased roughly a dozen rentals in the last 4-5 years). Since the beginning of our journey, we have been documenting every step of the way - from our first RE investment to now being invested in two development deals, we have an in-house agent focused on helping RE investors,...

Jonathan Nichols is a real estate investor local to the DFW metroplex. He began his REI career after having worked for almost ten years in the aerospace engineering industry as a propulsion engineer where he analyzed and integrated turboshaft engines on helicopter platforms. He holds a B.S. degree and a M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and Virginia Polytechnical Institute respec...

Frontline Investment Partners LLC is a real estate investment firm with a mission to help others make their money work as hard as they do through real estate investing. Javier and Yessenia Gonzalez are the married Founders and Managing Partners of Frontline Investment Partners LLC. They are the proud parents of two amazing boys, Antonio and Alonso. Javier and Yessenia have been real estate investo...

This 200th episode is very special to me so I wanted to do something big. I am very proud that we have reached this milestone and there are so many people I could mention that made it possible. First of all, the guests make the show. Every one of them has been generous with their time and gracious to share their story with me and the listeners. I wish I could tag all of you but I am pretty sure th...

Iven Vian is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Anthem Capital. Having retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Air Force after 20 years, he is passionate about the operational excellence and execution of his apartment communities and their impact on their surrounding communities. Retired Air Force Lt Col, Flew B-1 Bombers for 20years, attended the Air Force Academy. Built a real estate...

Chase is a life and fitness coach who helps men become the person who lives their goals. His 12 week Primal Man Pathway is a fitness and identity creation journey that takes men who have squelched their flame in the name of “playing it safe;” and teaches them to juggle their fire to step into their most authentic self. Get in touch with Chase: www.chasetolleson.com IG: @coach_chase_tolleson TikTok...

Catherine has nearly 10 years of Real Estate investing and operating experience. She began in single family rentals and house flipping before transitioning to larger multifamily projects, acquiring a portfolio that spans several asset classes and markets. Today, she is a General Partner in nearly 500 units. In addition to real estate, Catherine has over 10 years of experience as a strategy consult...

Mike Hardy is a true renaissance man – he’s an Ironman, student pilot, real estate investor, sought after speaker, leadership expert, fund manager, and a business coach for mortgage and real estate professionals. He is currently focused on helping investors with capital gains defer and eliminate their taxes with Opportunity Zone Fund investing. Get in touch with Mike: www.cyrusozfund.com If you wa...

Christine & Danny Bellish, are married business partners: co-founders of The Bellish Team, a real estate investing firm dedicated to helping passive investors preserve and build wealth through strategic real estate acquisitions. As former NYC advertising executives, they spent 15 years managing multi-million dollar marketing budgets for some of Fortune 500’s most recognizable brands, but decided t...

Chris Perkins is a serial entrepreneur. At the age of 21 he bought a run down restaurant that was on the verge of bankruptcy. He rebranded it, got it to be successful. Then 5 years later he bought another restaurant in an attempt to repeat this success. After 7 months there was no light at the end of the tunnel. After finding a loophole in the franchise agreement he terminated the lease agreement...

Kyle Root left his job at 26 years old to dive into real estate coaching and to be able to invest full time. He went from 0 to 70 units with no JV or syndication . He started his real estate adventure with just 30k, and he has built systems in place where his team does 99% of the work. Kyle put 8 properties under contract in January. Get in touch with Kyle: www.instagram.com/kj_root/ If you want t...