Brian Koons

The Builder Nation Podcast

Business EN ↓ 30 episodes

The Builder Nation Podcast — hosted by real estate developer and entrepreneur Brian Koons (a.k.a. The Builder Brian) — dives deep into how high-performing entrepreneurs, investors, and creators use leverage to build wealth, health, freedom, and legacy. Each episode breaks down the real playbooks behind millionaire entrepreneurs and developers who do more with the same 24 hours — no silver spoons, no shortcuts. Expect raw conversations about business, systems, fitness, family, mindset, and building a life that actually cash flows — in every sense of the word. New episodes weekly. Built for the...

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Brian Koons

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ADUs, Lending & Hiring a Killer Assistant w/ Michael Chiodo | TBN 005 30.11.2025 40:40

California is full of high-income earners sitting on a ton of home equity… and most of them have no idea how to turn it into real, lasting wealth. Today I’m sitting down with Michael Chiodo — “The Real Estate MC” — a top-producing mortgage strategist and investor who’s closed over $600M in loans , built a highly leveraged lending business, and uses ADUs, short-term rentals, and tax strategies to t...

Microdevelopment Will Create the Next Billionaires w/Jared Jones | TBN 004 30.11.2025 44:29

California needs 3.5 million more homes — and the biggest opportunity isn’t in skyscrapers, megaprojects, or SB10 towers. It’s in middle housing and microdevelopment … the small, repeatable infill projects that will redefine our neighborhoods for the next 20 years. In today’s episode, I sit down with Jared Jones , co-founder of Middle Housing Partners , and one of the clearest thinkers in Californ...

Why Cash Flow Isn’t Enough in 2026 w/Alvin Uy | TBN 003 29.11.2025 46:27

What if your single-family house was actually a Swiss Army knife of income streams? In this episode, I sit down with Alvin Uy — a Los Angeles–based entrepreneur, product developer, and first-generation immigrant who built a $60M real estate portfolio and became a self-made decamillionaire. Before real estate, Alvin was a product guy: he co-created Soapbox , a children’s bath product that landed hi...

From Nuclear Rocket Scientist to Co-Living King w/Miller McSwain | TBN 002 29.11.2025 42:23

What if you didn’t have to fully replace your W-2 income before quitting your job? In this episode, I sit down with Miller McSwain — a former nuclear rocket scientist who walked away from a six-figure W-2 after realizing that just 7 properties and 51 rooms could create enough momentum to leave his job and build a co-living empire in Colorado Springs. Miller breaks down how he engineered his co-liv...

The Architecture of a Meaningful Life w/The Builder Brian | TBN 001 26.11.2025 10:16

Welcome - to The Builder Nation Podcast In this first episode, Brian Koons shares the story behind the show, the mission driving Builder Nation, and how high-performers use mindset, systems, and leverage to build intentional lives with the same 24 hours we all get. If you’ve ever considered investing in real estate development , building ADUs , or you need a trusted team to manage your project , r...