MyFinJourney

Ghiath Arodaki was born and raised in Kuwait — but could never be a citizen. No right to own a home, no path to belonging, and the constant knowledge that he could be deported at any time. He describes it as "renting a life." Today, he works at the intersection of AI and enterprise strategy at IBM, and teaches kids the financial literacy nobody taught him. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa...

Sally Gimon got a phone call that changed her life: a surprise $94,000 tax bill. Instead of paying it, she spent five months researching how wealthy families legally reduce their taxes — and built a business that has since saved clients millions. Mustafa Ladha sits down with Sally Gimon, real estate investor and tax strategy educator, to break down the trust structures most people have never heard...

Danny DelVecchio made seven figures in four years — without spending a single dollar on ads. Everything came from organic content. In this episode, he breaks down the exact system, and why chasing views is quietly killing most people's businesses. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Danny DelVecchio, founder of Content on Easy Mode, who helps founders build content system...

Most people think real estate means houses, rentals, or Airbnbs. But there's a quieter, lower-risk niche almost nobody talks about: flipping vacant land. Mike Deaton buys land for as little as $5,000-$15,000 and resells it for 2-3x — and he's been doing it for 10 years. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Mike Deaton, who along with his wife Ligia left corporate America (...

A man who built a market-making firm to a $1 billion balance sheet — and sold it to a NASDAQ-listed company — has some advice that might surprise you: don't go to college to code, become a plumber or an electrician, and learn to build AI agents. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Michael J. Frank — exited founder, capital markets operator, independent board director, and...

Most high-income earners give 37% of their paycheck to the government. But there's a perfectly legal short-term rental tax loophole that can save you $50,000 to $200,000 a year — and Taylor Jones has used it to acquire 431 Airbnbs. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Taylor Jones, Founder of STR Search — the data-driven Airbnb acquisition firm helping high-income professi...

Most people fail at business — but 90% of franchise owners are still in business after 5 years. Why? Because they follow a proven system instead of guessing. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Laura Rolfe, CEO of Mint Franchise Consultants, who helps aspiring entrepreneurs evaluate franchise opportunities with clarity and confidence. After 25 years in nonprofit and being...

At 52, Ken Sher was told by his boss: "You will never live up to my expectations." A few months later, he was out of a job, with two kids in college and one in high school. What he did next built him a thriving executive coaching business — and a leadership framework now used by CEOs across the country. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Ken Sher — Executive Coach, Keyno...

Most people chase strategy, tactics, and shiny objects — but the real reason they never build wealth is something deeper. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Christopher Salem — Business Acceleration Strategist, Executive Mentor, and Founder of Sustainable Success Coaching & Consulting. Chris has been featured on ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, and helps leaders and entrepren...

What if your "useless" skill is actually the one that pays your dreams? In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Doug Weissman, Senior Travel Writer & Content Marketer at Zicasso, who turned a "starving artist" path into a global career writing about travel, building luxury itineraries, and crafting stories that drive trust and conversion for one of the most respected name...

Most businesses don't fail because of bad strategy. They fail because of bad communication — and most leaders don't even see it happening. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Devon Bruce, Founder and CEO of the English Communication Academy, who coined the term "communication debt" — the hidden build-up of misalignment, unclear messages, and quiet assumptions that costs o...

Looking for the best career advice for 2026? In this powerful episode of MyFin Journey, host Mustafa Ladha interviews Rohit Sood — founder of Venture Life Sciences, former Sorcero executive, strategy consultant, and Rutgers Business School professor who has helped scale 50+ life sciences brands with 6 successful US and European product launches. Rohit shares the exact career growth strategies, men...

What if the thing holding your business back isn't strategy — it's you? In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Faisal Ensaun, a high performance coach who has worked with over 2,000 individuals — from entrepreneurs and executives to real estate investors and CEOs. Faisal opens up about his own journey through addiction, trauma, and rock bottom, and how that path led him to h...

Most high performers are running at 50% capacity and they have no idea. In this episode, Michelle J. Howe (CPA, strategy consultant & founder of Empath Evolution) breaks down why the most driven, successful leaders are quietly burning out, leaking energy in every direction, and operating far below their true potential. If you've ever felt like you're achieving on the outside but something's of...

Most people think giving is simply writing a check, to feel good. But what if there's a smarter, more strategic way to make your wealth create real, lasting change? In this episode of MyFinJourney, host Mustafa Ladha sits down with Dilnaz Waraich, President of the WF Fund, a philanthropic leader with decades of experience in strategic giving, interfaith engagement, and community building. Dilnaz b...

Building resilience isn’t about avoiding stress, it's about mastering it. Learn how to scale faster, avoid burnout, and lead with self-awareness in this episode with Dr. Sylvie Maury. In this episode of MyFinJourney , I’m joined by Dr. Sylvie Maury , a PhD-trained resilience coach who has helped executives, entrepreneurs, and teams in high-pressure environments build lasting resilience. Sylvie’s w...

If you’ve ever seen business class prices and thought “yeah… never” this episode will change how you travel forever. Mustafa Ladha sits down with Owen Beiny (The Points Partner) to break down the real credit card points airline miles playbook that helps regular people fly business class for free (or close to it) without becoming a points-obsessed nerd or wasting hours in rewards-program hell. You’...

Most high-income earners never build real wealth. In this episode of MyFinJourney , Dr. Mohammed Quadri shares the mindset shift that separates high earners from true wealth builders and why income alone will never create generational wealth. Dr. Quadri is a physician, healthcare strategist, investor, and leader operating at the intersection of medicine, innovation, and commercialization. But what...

If sales has ever felt cringe, manipulative, or “not you”… you don’t need new tactics. You need a better identity + a repeatable system. In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Rob Durant (sales leader + educator, creator of “social enablement”) to break down how modern selling actually works when you stop chasing transactions and start building real relationships. What you’l...

In this episode of the MyFinJourney Podcast, we break down talent stacking, personal branding, and how podcasting builds long-term authority, credibility, and income leverage. Mustafa Ladha sits down with Junaid Ahmed, founder of Home Studio Mastery, to explore how combining skills, staying consistent, and pressing record before you feel ready can compound into powerful career and business opportu...

Real estate development is hard. Construction in Los Angeles is even harder. In this episode of My Fin Journey, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Brandon Hans a two-time tech entrepreneur and former USC quarterback who applied startup-scale systems to one of the city’s biggest constraints: housing supply. Brandon breaks down what actually works in ground-up development and infill: tech-enabled lot iden...

Andrew isn’t loud online but he’s quietly building serious wealth across multifamily real estate, commercial/industrial properties, options & futures trading, and a personal development business for entrepreneurs. In this episode of My Fin Journey , Andrew breaks down how he started during the 2008 crash , learned sales and marketing as his first high-income skill, and used systems, leverage,...

Selling doesn’t fail because you’re “bad at sales.” It fails because your brain treats rejection like a threat. In this episode of MyFinJourney , Mustafa Ladha sits down with Shannon Smith , a neuroscience-driven sales coach who teaches no-pressure, brain-based sales, a system designed to calm your nervous system, stop overthinking, and help you sell like a human (not a script). Shannon shares how...

Most people think raising capital is about having the perfect pitch deck. Josh Wilson says that’s backwards. In this episode, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Josh an investment banker-turned-operator who now works in investor relations and capital markets strategy—to break down how money actually moves: trust, credibility, positioning, and relationships built over time . Josh shares the real stuff: t...

When a company hits real scale, the problem isn’t ideas it’s execution under pressure , when speed matters and mistakes get expensive. In this episode of My Fin Journey , Mustafa Ladha sits down with Sean Everett , a scaling operator trusted by Fortune 100 executives, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, and founders when growth gets complex and the usual playbook stops working. Sean breaks dow...