John Berry is an attorney, an author, an entrepreneur, a veteran, and so much more. He took his experience in the military and used it to build an exceptional law firm in Omaha that allows him to continue helping other veterans and the whole community. Listen now to learn more about John, what he does, and how he runs his businesses successfully from what he learned in the military! Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 04:54 What is John focused on today? 07:12 Why is it important for John to continue evolving? 12:32 What are the similarities between leaders in military and outside of it? 17:40 How does immersion help John’s lawyers become better? 19:34 How can immersion help investors overcome analysis paralysis? 22:38 Where did John get the idea of implementing immersion in his firm? 24:09 Where does John’s entrepreneurial background come from? 26:57 What are John’s books about? 31:10 What was John’s background in the military? 33:05 How does John incorporate military practices into his firm? 37:33 How does John determine where his team members would perform best? 42:19 What is the Mission Service Award for? 47:57 Why is John dedicated to helping veterans find their way outside the military? 51:03 What are John’s most important habits? 52:34 What would John do differently if he had to start over? 55:17 Where can people learn more about John and his team? Quotables “Your future has to be bigger than your past and if your future isn’t getting bigger, it’s getting smaller. Grow or die, and for me, that’s misery.” “I think the bigger you get as an organization, the more policies and procedures you have, the dumber you tend to get as an organization and the agility, you start to lose.” “Nobody gets to become a good football player by reading a book about football.” “It’s real easy to make a decision, a hypothetical decision, but when real money is out there and it’s a real decision that’s going to affect the future of your organization and your financial wellbeing, it’s a totally different game.” “We train as we fight, so we have to make training realistic and we have to record it, so that we can go back and show people.” “I think that’s always how I’ve been – if there’s a vision, you have to do what’s necessary to make it work.” Links Website: Berry Law https://jsberrylaw.com/ https://ptsdlawyers.com/ Website: Mission Service Award https://jsberrylaw.com/2021-reward-a-veteran-nomination/ Book: The Next Battle https://jsberrylaw.com/the-next-battle-book-download/

Confidence plays a huge role in your success and that is what today’s guest is here to help us understand better. Van Deeb is a national leader in the sales and service space with decades of experience in real estate under his belt, and he is with us today to share the things he learned along the way. Listen now to learn more about how Van Deeb became who he is today, what he went through in his career, and what lessons he learned through the years! Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 03:10 Who is Van Deeb? 05:25 What is Van’s background? 12:51 How did Van get introduced to real estate? 14:35 What is Van’s mindset about work? 21:04 How did Van become one of the top real estate agents in the country? 23:52 How can confidence help you achieve success? 26:08 Why does the conversation begin with “no”? 29:43 What was Van’s best year in real estate like? 30:25 What does it take to achieve the kind of success that Van has? 35:43 Was Deeb Realty part of Van’s plans? 37:48 What made Deeb Realty grow to what it was before Van sold it? 42:20 Who was the person who helped Van grow Deeb Realty? 45:11 Why is Van planning to start seller financing his rentals? 49:52 What is Van’s advice to investors and agents for the economy we have today? 53:20 What are Van’s daily habits? 55:13 What would Van do if he had to start over? 56:05 What is one skill every leader should have? 57:00 How can you get in touch with Van? Quotables “I grew up where the 4-letter word in my world was W-O-R-K and that’s still my 4-letter word today.” “One piece and one element that you can never lose when you’re trying to accomplish your dreams is gratitude, and people like to do business with grateful people.” “Confidence – you combine that with work, drive, desire, and determination, you’re going to the moon.” “We wanna associate ourselves with winning, not with losing, so I adopted that same thing in real estate.” “I’m an agent. I’m more of an agent than a broker/owner. I think like an agent so all the things I implemented at Deeb Realty were pro-agent.” “If you talk to anybody that was around when I opened up in 1993, they will say we revolutionized the way real estate was done in Omaha.” “The thing is, don’t worry about what other people think about what you have and what you don’t have. All that matters is that you’re happy where you’re at.” Links Website: Van Deeb https://vandeeb.com/

At the age of 19, Katt packed her bags to travel Europe. Katt came back five years later. According to Katt, traveling opened her mind and made her mature sooner than expected. During her travels, Katt started teaching English in Spain. When she moved to Taiwan, she taught English to Kindergarten children. In her quest to find a way of connecting with her learners, she self-published a book. Katt’s YouTube channel was also born during her travels. Her goal was to document what she was doing at 19 so that her grandkids would know what she was up to. Her channel blew up when she did a video on how to make money to visit your friends. Today Kat has 450,000 subscribers. In this episode, Katt Theo shares her journey. We understand how she got to real estate, where she is today and her plans for the future. At the moment, Katt has eight or nine sources of income. It is hard to believe that with all the income sources, Katt still has a full-time job as a marketing expert in a real estate company. Katt is applying the 1% rule to better her personal life. Katt’s journey indicates that we can do anything we set our minds to. Listen and get inspired by Katt Theo. Key Talking Points of the Episode: 02:32 The importance of thinking outside the box 04:04 Getting to know Katt Theo 05:26 What inspired Katt to do real estate? 11:01 Katt as an English teacher and how she self-published a book 12:24Trials and tribulations of self-publishing 15:04 What inspired Katt Theo’s YouTube Channel? 18:06 How Katt became vegan 20:31 How Katt bought the six houses 22:02 How Katt finds deals 23:49 How Katt determines to make a property Airbnb versus long-term rental 24:58 How Katt manages her Airbnbs 26:33 Katt’s experience designing Airbnbs 27:52 What does Katt’s day look like? 29:03 Katt’s streams of income 37:05 Katt’s plan for her YouTube and social media 38:38 How to make money on YouTube 43:02 What keeps Katt motivated? 45:07 Impacts of Katt’s travels 49:22 What is Katt doing for continuing education and self-betterment? 56:19 What’s next for Katt 59:03 Katt’s advice to her 18 years old self 59:55 Katt’s morning routine 01:01:37 Katt’s big audacious goal Quotes: “If it’s not giving me happiness, freedom, time, and nourishing my relationships, then I’m just kind of saying no.” “I think a lot of people including myself get so stuck in the learning phase that they don’t actually take action.” “The best way to learn is just to get in there and do it.” Connect with Katt Theo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-theo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kat.theo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kXUyNzCw-0QvBrTA1Lb1g