The Everyday Millionaire Show

Brad is a successful real estate investor and life coach that made a breakthrough in his own life. Now he has dedicated his life to helping others navigate through their past traumas and how they can make changes in their life.

Ben is a Baltimore based investor with almost 400 units. He is now focusing on high end luxury short term rentals with his most recent purchase being over $4,000,000. Ben had some great insight on the short term rental business as well as great advice for new and seasoned investors alike. Be sure to like and subscribe for more content!

Alex Sonkin is the founder of The Due Diligence (DDP) Project™ and The Virtual Family Office (VFO) Hub™. Mr. Sonkin has authored a book, called “The Due Diligence Project™” and has been published in “Money Matters-Volume #2”, both available on Amazon.  Alex has been quoted in a number of articles regarding the evolution of the CPA industry published in “Accounting Today” and has been interviewed on popular radio programs, including “It’s Your Money and Your Life!” Alex also hosts The Due Diligence Project Podcast™.Highly sought after, Mr. Sonkin has been invited to provide thought leadership throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and Norway. Mr. Sonkin began his career as a derivatives (options) trader and market maker as a member of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE).Mr. Sonkin is a partner in San Diego Social Venture Partners, and actively supports a number of other charitable organizations around the country. Mr. Sonkin lives in San Diego with his wife Jola and their four children. Mr. Sonkin is a graduate of University of Michigan Business School, in Ann Arbor, where he received a Degree in Finance and the Branstrom Award, a prestigious designation assigned to the top 5% of each graduating class.

Sara Frank is a Baltimore based realtor working with investors and retail buyers. Sara also is the co-host of the DC Real Estate Podcast with Russell Brazil. Sara started investing in mid-term rentals and helps others understand how they can use their primary home as an income producing property.  If you are looking to learn more about mid-term rentals follow Sara on Instagram @blonequityThis episode was recorded back in Oct. 2022 but due to an oversight by the EMS team, was never posted. 

Ryan and Nick, while in Maui, had the pleasure of sitting down with Zasha Smith. Zasha was a licensed civil engineer on Maui in Hawaii who worked for 10 years at a private firm on grading/underground utility construction plans for hotels, shopping centers and subdivisions.She’s now a full-time real estate investor who built her $4.6 million residential portfolio of single family, multi family and short term rentals in Hawaii while also making a profit of over$1 million fixing and flipping 19 projects (with 6 more currently in progress) across the US in the last 3 yrs while raising over $5 million in funds from private investors.Most of Zasha’s rentals have Section 8/HUD tenants and she sells most of her flipsto first time home buyers to help those in need as she grew up in low-income housing with a single mom and put herself through college while having her first child.She expanded to large commercial investments in January 2022 as part General Partner of 110 unit ($15.9M), 134 unit ($12.25M) and 263 unit ($70.6M) Value-Add Apartment buildings in Texas and Florida.Zasha’s professional mission is to help other families achieve financial independence through real estate investing. With her background in analysis, a talent for networking, and her experience as an owner and landlord from humble beginnings, she’s able to identify and offer strong investing opportunities.#realestate #realestateinvesting #biggerpockets #multifamily

Nick and Ryan traveled to Maui to meet with Brandon Turner. Both Nick and Ryan listened to Brandon on the BP podcast for years learning the craft while building portfolios. Brandon started investing in real estate early on and then got linked with Bigger Pockets where he learned not only about real estate, but about building a brand and an internet company from the ground up.  Today Brandon owns over 7,500 units and started the Better Life Tribe, an accountability group benefiting charity. Brandon was an absolute blast to talk and hang out with. We look forward to more content together in the future.@beardybrandon 

Internationally known as one of the most influential entrepreneurs, Brad Sugars is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the #1 business coach in the world. Over the course of his 30-year career as an entrepreneur, Brad has become the CEO of 9+ companies and is the owner of the multi- million-dollar franchise ActionCOACH®. As a husband and father of five, Brad is equally as passionate about his family as he is about business. That's why, Brad is a strong advocate for building a business that works without you - so you can spend more time doing what really matters to you. Over the years of starting, scaling and selling many businesses, Brad has earned his fair share of scars. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy road. But if you can learn from those who have gone before you, it becomes a lot easier than going at it alone. That’s why Brad has created 90 Days To Revolutionize Your Life – It’s 30 minutes a day for 90 days, teaching you his 30 years experience on investing, business and life. 

Emmy previously co-managed the #1 ranked Nicholas | Applegate GlobalTechnology Fund in 1999, up over 495%. Emmy’s institutional investing experienceincludes 25 years working for investment firms representing diverse strategies (aggressive growth, momentum, value), asset size (responsible for up to $6B in assets), and type (mutual funds, RIAs, insurance cos, hedge fund). Emmy is a manager and co-founder of GMR (developer of utility-grade Solar, Battery, and Wind farms), former co-founder, executive, and advisor to multiple funds and startups. Emmy is a regular panelist and keynote speaker on Web3, Privacy, Payments, ESG, and AI. Emmy is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and has a USC MBA and a BA in Economics from UCSD. Highlights of Emmy’s athletic accomplishments during the 25 years as an institutional investor include multiple national and global rankings in dressage, culminating in 2005 with a 9th place in the US trials for the World Cup Team, Silver in the 2017 US Masters Championships in the 100-meter and 400-meter dash (50-55 year old division), 2017 AAU North American Champion Women Overall Physique Division (bodybuilding, all age groups). Emmy has placed in the top 3 in her age group in both marathons and ultramarathons. Learn more at www.emmysobieski.com

Derek Sherrell is a real estate investor, ADU builder, and endurance athlete with over 25 years experience in the building/development trade.His first ADU build was a high school project in 1996. That led to a carpenter apprenticeship and a career as one of the youngest licensed building contractors in Oregon. Today, Derek consults with homeowners and investors on how to plan, design, finance, build and hold ADUs. This year, Derek founded ThatADUGuy.com and began an open-source video series designed to guide homeowners through the process of building or converting their own ADUs. He is a guest speaker for events large and small and has been featured on BiggerPockets, One Rentall At A Time, The Intelligent Investor and many other top REI platforms. As a pioneering ADU developer, builder, and investor, Derek brings one of the most comprehensive skill sets to any ADU discussion or instruction. He spends his days running, skiing, talking about ADUs with homeowners, policy makers, builders, and anyone else who will listen.

Jonathan Jay has been an entrepreneur since dropping out of university at age 19.Now 50 years old, he has built businesses in publishing, digital marketing, adulteducation and coaching, and preschool education and sold each of them. During thepandemic, he made 48 business acquisitions to create the 4th largest group in hissector in under three years.One notable deal was buying a £5m annual revenue digital marketing company fromits Private Equity owner for just £1 and selling it for £1.3m just eleven months later.He is an advocate of a healthy work-life balance, suffering mental and physicalburnout, and believes you can achieve success without business taking over your life!He now helps other people buy businesses and helps them avoid the expensivemistakes - as he says he has made them all!