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Robert Martinez is the Founder and CEO of Rockstar Capital, an investment and multi-family property management firm specializing in the acquisition and management of value-add opportunities across Texas. Currently, the portfolio consists of 3,762 units across 21 communities. As the CEO and founder, Robert Martinez directs the investment strategy, sources the investment capital, and secures the appropriate financing. Since 2011, Rockstar Capital Management has become one of the most decorated property management companies in Texas with 17 City, State, and National Apartment Associations awards. Other industry achievements include Top-Rated status by ApartmentRatings.com for the entire Rockstar portfolio from 2015-2019 and the distinction of being ranked the #4 multifamily management company in Texas for online reputation by J Turner Research. In all, five Rockstar Capital communities ranked in the Top 1% nationally (out of over 116,000 communities) for online resident satisfaction. Rockstar Capital has a simple goal in mind: to create a better real estate organization based on genuine care for everyone involved. They are passionate about enriching the lives of everyone at Rockstar Capital, from improving resident lifestyles to expanding the training and skillsets of our dedicated teams who manage our communities. In this episode, some of the key things Robert recommends to minimize risk when investing in real estate properties include: putting 25% down and financing a little less than you would normally need to. He likes to try and keep cash reserves on-hand for each property to make it 6 months. Robert also finds it very important to take care of the tenants so they don't want to leave and says that when they stay it saves him money.

Lance Graulich is the founder & CEO of ION Franchising, an industry-leading franchise consulting and development group, that represents over 500 franchise brands & business opportunities within 90 categories. Lance helps prospective entrepreneurs find their perfect franchise for FREE. He also assists independent business owners in creating a franchise system. Lance started out in the family business on Wall Street after receiving an economics degree. He then joined a TGI Fridays franchise in Phoenix, AZ as a key executive and was vital to the rapid growth of this $225,000,000 organization. Mr. Graulich was a multi-unit, multi-state franchisee of Wingstop and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. He has created countless start-up brands and has become the industry-leading donut expert. He is the founder of a donut chain called Pinkbox in Las Vegas. His latest startup bakery project is with a Food Network star. As a business start-up expert with more than 25 years of experience, he has served as President of various franchise advisory councils and boards advising emerging franchise brands. He has helped a multitude of companies grow efficiently & effectively. Lance routinely provides advisory services to private equity firms covering the restaurant industry as well. In this episode, Brad and Lance discuss what it means to be a franchisee and the top steps to get there!

Robert has more than 20 years of experience in the wealth management industry. He has worked as a derivatives trader, proprietary trader, and risk analyst before launching Surevest to begin managing private investment portfolios for high net worth clients in 2002. In 2020 Robert Sold a majority interest in Surevest to CI Financial, the largest non-bank publicly traded financial company in Canada. This transaction has strengthened the financial position and global investment capabilities of Surevest and has allowed Robert to focus on his passion for working and developing innovative solutions for clients and advisors in the Ultra High Net worth market. Today, as the CEO & Chief Investment Strategist of Surevest, Robert oversees strategy for the firm and heads our investment committee. Robert works closely to support our advisors in designing a strategy with their high net worth clients. Additionally, through our Private CFO Program, he exclusively advises the firm's highest net worth clients including entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and senior-level executives. Robert holds MBA degrees from the Anderson School at The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) with an emphasis on global business management, international finance, economics, and strategy. Robert is a frequent on-air contributor for Fox Business, he can be seen Fridays on Making Money with Charles Payne. He is also a regular guest on CNBC and other financial networks and has been featured in numerous publications such as Barron's and The Wall Street Journal. In this episode, Brad and Rob dive into the important ways you can manage your money to buy and sell a business, have a financial plan, and really set yourself up for success. Find out more by listening in to the full episode!

Ryan is the Sales and marketing director with over 20 years of proven sales and marketing experience in the Contact Center Industry. Subject matter expert in contact center technologies (dialers and telephony solutions), data services, SaaS, and healthcare. A compliance industry expert with a focus on State and Federal marketing and privacy regulations including FTC, FCC, and global compliance regulations. Moderator and panelist for industry events and webinars. Ryan specializes in business development and partnership management. Contact center compliance, regulatory compliance, privacy regulations including TCPA, TSR, and State level compliance. Telecommunications technology and infrastructure. automated dialer compliance, PCI compliance, and data services/appending. Ryan is also fluent in Spanish and experienced with Latin American markets. In this episode, Ryan Thurman shares his must-know secrets to staying compliant with Do Not Call List regulation in the U.S. or when a business is calling on U.S. residents. Warning executives and sales professionals that if you or your team are calling outbound leads and these leads are not checked for compliance you could be in for a world of trouble.

Brendan Kane is an out of the box thinker for Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities. He thrives on helping individuals and companies systematically find and engage new audiences who reward relevant content, products, and services with their attention and spend. In partnership with MTV, Brendan conceptualized and built an advertising technology that monetized consumer to consumer interaction within social networks. This technology was utilized by MGM, Lionsgate, Sony, Yahoo, MTV, Rockband, and Vice magazine. He also served as vice president of digital for Paramount Pictures and helped scale one of the largest social optimization firms in the world, that works with brands such as Disney, Fox, NBC, Netflix, Xbox, LinkedIn, and many notable Fortune 100 companies. Kane is most recently known for generating one million followers in over 100 counties in less than 30 days. He went on to publish the best-selling book One Million Followers, which breaks down how he was able to achieve such a feat. He is also a best-selling author for the book, Hook Point. In this episode, Brad and Brendan dive into the online marketing secrets as well as understanding how to do it and that it is possible for ANYONE to do. If you want to learn how to grow your online business up to one million followers and beyond, listen to this twice. Every business needs this and every business can obtain it.

Mike Ciorrocco is a motivator, facilitator, dynamic podcast host, public speaker, fierce friend, and coach. Mike is an executive manager at Nations Lending, a residential mortgage company. He and his three best friends have built one of the most profitable divisions within Nations Lending from the ground up. He has spoken in front of thousands of real estate agents, showing them how to grow their business not only via traditional marketing methods but also by using outside-the-box digital and social media marketing. Mike is the CEO of People Building, Inc. He is a performance coach, author, dynamic public speaker, visionary, and thought leader. He has been featured by Yahoo! Finance as one of the Top Business Leaders to Follow in 2020 and is on a mission to build people. At his core, he's obsessed with success and helping others achieve greatness. C-Roc is a guy who had a fire lit in him at an early age. That fire has led him to inspire others to see the greatness inside of themselves using past life events to fuel their fire. Mike is also a division manager at Nations Lending, a residential mortgage company. He and his three best friends have built one of the most profitable divisions within Nations Lending from the ground up, assisting home buyers finance the purchase of their dream homes. His passion is truly helping others. In this episode of Dropping Bombs podcast C-Roc explains that facing setbacks in life actually helps you measure in some ways what you are made of. As an entrepreneur, you're bound to experience challenges and setbacks along the way and how you problem-solve or create the solutions is what will take you to the next level.

Brandon T. Adams is an Emmy® Award Winning Producer and Host of the TV Series Success in Your City. He is a Podcaster, Speaker, Inventor, Advisor, Crowdfunding Expert, and Media Expert. Brandon is a serial entrepreneur, owning a stake in a number of businesses, including the Accelerant Media Group, Live to Grind, Young Entrepreneur Convention, Success in Your City, and more. Brandon grew up working with his father in the packaged ice business. He and his father grew the business to a tri-state region and in 2014 Brandon acquired the business from his father. Adams' Ice Service is an Ice distributor under the brand Arctic Glacier Ice. One hot day while delivering Ice Brandon's bottled beverage got warm on a hot summer day. He had used ice-cubes before to keep the drink cold but putting ice cubes in the bottle was time-consuming and diluted the drink. This problem led Brandon to inventing the product Arctic Stick, an innovative new product that cools and flavors drinks. After investing $100,000 of his own money and 3.5 years of hard work he took the product to market and it sells on Amazon today. He also obtained a patent and 2 trademarks for his invention. In this episode, Brandon and Brad discuss the importance of content, content distribution, marketing, and mostly how to gain success! Learn more about Brandon and what he does in this amazing episode! Check out Brandon's new book! The Road to Success: How to Achieve Success in Business, Life, and Love

Since 2009, Eric Worre has produced over 1,400 free videos for the Network Marketing community on virtually every topic. His training is now viewed by over 5 million people every single week. In 2010, he created Go Pro Recruiting Mastery, an annual generic training event that has grown into the largest in Network Marketing history. Over 8,000 attended in 2015 and the next event in December 2016 has over 17,000 pre-registered. In 2013, he released the International best-selling book "Go Pro – 7 Steps to Becoming a Network Marketing Professional", which has sold well over 1 million copies to date and has become a "must read" for anyone who is serious about building their network marketing business. In 2014, he released the documentary-style film "Rise Of The Entrepreneur" which helps to dispel many of the misconceptions related to Network Marketing. In 2015, along with his wife Marina, he created a new annual event called "The Most Powerful Women In The World" which is already the world's largest generic Network Marketing event for women. To date, the Network Marketing Pro community has grown to over a million leaders from over 100 countries around the world. As one of the most sought-after speakers in Network Marketing today, he is engaged in an effort to raise all ships and allow this profession to truly take its proper place in this world as "a better way." In this episode of Dropping Bombs Podcast you will learn network marketing secrets, plus some MLM secrets from Eric Worre and you'll learn how to master network marketing. If you're wondering how to master network marketing? Brad Lea has a special guest for you, a pupil of Jim Rohn... The master of network marketing, Eric Worre is here to share his network marketing secrets for MLM and network marketing pros like yourself on this episode of Dropping Bombs podcast.

Corey Berrier is a Certified Sales, Success and Nutrition Coach, Master Personal Trainer, NLP Practitioner, and the host of the Successful Life Podcast. Beginning his career as a personal trainer IN 2009, Corey was one of the top personal trainers for many years before partnering with a client to start at Hormone Replacement/Medical Spa Center. In 2018, after watching the film, "The Secret", Corey felt he hadn't been living up to his full potential. Ultimately, after taking part in the Knowledge Business Blueprint mentoring program with Dean Grazziosi and Tony Robbins, Corey sold his half of the Medical Spa and set out to help other entrepreneurs and coaches take their lives and businesses to new levels teaching them the art of selling. Corey teaches people how to sell without feeling like a salesperson and how to be extraordinarily happy and have a "Successful Life". In this part two episode, Brad and Corey discuss Corey's Ayahuasca Experience and whether or not it is safe for all entrepreneurs!

Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Tom's mission is the creation of empowering media-based IP and the acceleration of mission-based businesses. Personally, Tom is driven to help people develop the skills they will need to improve themselves and the world, Tom is intent to use commerce to address the dual pandemics of physical and mental malnourishment. Tom is a forever student of life. His obsession with mastering skills has molded him into a well-rounded leader, battle-hardened and unafraid to fire moonshots. Tom's mission is the creation of empowering media-based IP and the acceleration of mission-based businesses. Personally driven to help people develop the skills they will need to improve themselves and the world, Tom is intent to use commerce to address the dual pandemics of physical and mental malnourishment. Tom regularly inspires audiences of entrepreneurs, change makers and thought leaders at some of the most prestigious conferences and seminars around the world, including Abundance 360, A-fest and Freedom Fast Lane. Tom has also been a guest on The Tony Robbins podcast and The School of Greatness podcast and has been featured in Forbes, Inc., SUCCESS and The Huffington Post. Tom is currently on the Innovation Board of the XPRIZE Foundation. In this episode, Brad and Tom discuss so many entrepreneurial notions and what it means to be good in business. Tom says, "Money does not make you feel better about yourself, perhaps only in the moment, but that is not what it is about." Tom clearly articulates how he got to where he is today and every actionable step he took along the way. This is a must-listen-to episode with extreme value!