The Lifestyle Investor - Investing, Passive Income, Wealth

Today, I’m speaking with Russell Gray. Russ is a financial and business strategist, real estate investor, and co-host of The Real Estate Guys™ Radio and TV Shows, which has been broadcasting weekly since 1997. The podcast version of the show has thousands of episodes and has been downloaded over 15 million times. Russ is an expert on the subjects of investment strategy, finance and real estate inv...

Today, I’m speaking to Josh Trent. Josh is the Founder of Wellness Force Media and host of the top-ranked iTunes podcast, Wellness Force Radio . He has spent the past 16 years as a researcher, trainer, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence that allow humans to thrive in our modern world. Josh has published over 300 high-level interviews with some of the most respected...

Today, I’m speaking with Ryan Moran. Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, author, and investor who has successfully built, operated, sold, and invested in multi-million dollar e-commerce brands. As the founder of Capitalism.com, he teaches entrepreneurs to build businesses and invest the profits. He has helped over 300 new entrepreneurs build 7-figure companies without requiring big teams or 10...

How do you build and scale a business without sacrificing your freedom? Most entrepreneurs struggle to separate themselves from the constant grind, resulting in burnout, or even worse, failure. But if you want to build a life on your terms, you need to free yourself from the daily hustle. You need to put systems in place that will allow your business to thrive, even when you're not around. That's...

The Federal Reserve is printing more money than ever before in history. In fact, 40% of the money in circulation was printed within the last two years! This has led to overpriced assets, overpriced stock markets, and overpriced real estate. So, when it comes to investing, how exactly do you find good deals? In today’s episode, you’ll learn about one way you can invest in deals with high growth pot...

In today’s conversation, I’m speaking with Dr. Tony Jacob. Tony is a doctor, entrepreneur, investor, and the former owner of a multi-million dollar optometry practice—which he built from the ground up. Realizing the upside to owning a business, Tony made the leap from doctor to entrepreneur in 2010 and hit an impressive $1M in sales within the first 18 months of launching his company. By the end o...

Today, I’m speaking with Erik Hubermnan. Erik is the Founder and CEO of Hawke Media, the fastest growing marketing consultancy in the United States. His company launched in 2014 and is now valued at over $150 million! In addition to Hawke Media, Erik successfully founded, grew, and sold two e-commerce companies by the age of 26. And he continues to strategically expand his business portfolio today...

Money is often viewed as a taboo topic that most people don’t like or want to discuss openly. You’ll often hear parents advising their kids never to ask how much someone makes or how they make it because it’s rude. But this attitude leads to most people growing up with little to no concept of what a healthy perspective of money should be. This prevents the majority of us from ever reaching our fin...

Today, I’m talking to Mark Moss. Mark is an Investor and Entrepreneur with a passion for helping others avoid the same mistakes he made, so they too can live a life by design, not by default. Mark has founded 7 companies, each of which have scaled beyond 7-figures within the first year. One of those companies became a Fortune 500 Exit to the biggest medical equipment company in the world. Mark has...

Today, I’m talking to Chris Pronger. And yes, I’m referring to the NHL Hall of Fame Hockey Player! Chris had an absolute legendary career as a defenceman. He got to the Stanley cup finals with three different teams, won the cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007, won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1999-2000 season, won Olympic gold medals at the 2002 and 2010 Winter...

Today, I'm speaking with my long-time friend, Brad Weimert. Brad is an adventurer, investor, entrepreneur, and Founder of Easy Pay Direct—a payment gateway touted as the most critical tool on the market to facilitate high-level eCommerce. What makes Brad's business so unique is how it manages what bigger processing companies (like PayPal or Stripe) would consider to be "high risk." While these mer...

Today, I’m speaking with Todd Hartley, known as the rockstar of remote selling, video marketing, and sales optimization. He’s one of Tony Robbins’ Business Mastery faculty speakers, trained each of Tony’s 74 businesses how to sell remotely, and delivers high-octane keynotes all over the world. Todd’s tactics as CEO earned WireBuzz, (his ROI Focused Video, Marketing & Sales Optimization Agency)...

Here's something to consider. The wealthiest people in the world don't waste their time investing in the stock market. The majority of their net worth is allocated to alternative investments—and on today's episode, you'll learn why. I'm speaking with Christopher Schelling, the Director of Private Investments for Caprock. As an institutional investor, Chris has invested roughly $5 billion and met w...

The difference between the people who want financial freedom and those that achieve it is commitment. If you can identify specific goals, break them into manageable steps, and take action, there’s no reason you can’t achieve financial freedom too. Dave Allred, managing partner of Axia Partners , is a perfect example of how living with intention can launch you forward in business and life. Dave sta...

You don’t have to come from money to build wealth. If you can find a good deal, the money will follow. What you do need is a strong work ethic, solid relationships, and a willingness to put yourself out there! Today, I’m speaking with Ken McElroy, who went from a broke college student managing an apartment building to becoming a business mogul who has transacted over $1 billion in real estate.&nbs...

So many people end up going to school, choosing a career, working as hard as possible, and climbing the corporate ladder, hoping that they will one day achieve financial success. But far too often, that day never comes.  Today’s guest, Vanessa Peters, is an excellent example of someone who fell into that trap but ultimately decided to do something about it.     After 10 ye...

Today, I’m speaking with Sam Marks. At the age of 24, after some early setbacks (including 4 arrests while in College) Sam moved from the US to the UK and founded the e-cigarette company, SKYCIG. He bootstrapped the company initially out of the back of a rental car, and grew it into Europe’s largest e-cig brand in only 4 years. In 2013, the business was acquired for $100 million! Sam had all this...

Sometimes, the one thing you want the most, is oftentimes the best thing that never happens. Maybe you can recall one of those moments in your own life; where you worked SO hard for something and it just didn’t work out the way you had planned. But in the end, it got you to where you are today. Today’s guest, David Nurse, calls these happy little accidents “breakthroughs”, which is exactly what th...

Have you ever wondered what makes great leaders so great? What do they do differently that inspires the people around them to perform at their absolute best? In today’s conversation, you’ll find out, as I’m speaking with leadership expert, Jon Gordon. Jon’s leadership principles have been put to the test by numerous world-renowned organizations, such as NFL, NBA, MLB coaches and teams, Fortune 500...

Today, I’m speaking with Andrew Henderson, the world’s most sought-after expert on offshore tax planning, second passports, and global citizenship. As the Founder of Nomad Capitalist, he helps successful entrepreneurs and investors legally reduce their tax bill, create a Plan B, and grow their wealth globally. In this conversation, we talk all about why geography is no longer a limitation for inve...

In this episode, I’m speaking to Alan Olsen, who is a tax expert with over 25-years of tax advisory experience serving some of the most influential and successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in the world. Alan started out as an IRS agent and a CPA, but was destined for something greater. His grit, determination and community involvement brought him early success, and an understanding of...

There’s no point in making money if you’ve got nobody to spend it with. Unfortunately, far too many entrepreneurs sacrifice their freedom to achieve financial success—and in the process, they lose out on spending time with the people who matter the most. Those who fall into this trap will say they’re “ doing it for their family ”, but sadly, it’s the family that always gets the short end of the st...

How do you start investing in real estate if you don’t have any money?  Matt Aitchison is a real estate investor, syndicator, speaker, and host of the Millionaire Mindcast podcast. He’s flipped hundreds of houses, built a Top 1000 real estate team in the U.S, and now focuses solely on raising capital for syndications and scaling his passive income portfolio, which consists of commercial strip...

Taxes are looked at so negatively by most people, but taxation is actually one of the most powerful tools for wealth creation—and today, you’ll learn why!  I’m speaking with Tom Wheelwright. Tom is an entrepreneur, best selling author, Rich Dad Advisor® and international authority on tax, whose goal in life is to make taxes fun, easy & understandable. He’s dedicated his life to learning a...

How do the richest, most successful people get to where they are? Today’s guest, Steve Sims, was determined to find out—and in the process, accidently created the world’s first luxury concierge, with Forbes later calling him “The Real Life Wizard of Oz.”  Steve’s day job is to make the impossible possible. With his help, his clients’ wildest fantasies and dreams come true. Getting married by...