Entrepreneur Stories 4⃣ Inspiration

Jilliene Hellman is CEO and Co-Founder of RealtyMogul. She's responsible for the company’s strategic direction and operations. Jilliene, who sits on RealtyMogul.com’s board, has underwritten over $5 billion of real estate and was previously a Vice President at Union Bank, where she spent time in Wealth Management, Finance and Risk Management. Jilliene is a Certified Wealth Strategist, holds Series 7, Series 63, and Series 24 licenses and has a degree in Business from Georgetown University.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode with Jilliene Helman, visit here. ***      

John Reed was born and raised in Southern New Jersey. He was a West Point ’68 paratrooper ranger, radio officer, Vietnam, real estate agent, property manager, Harvard MBA ’77 married in 1975 wife Harvard MBA ’78 started buying residential rental property in 1969 and continued for 23 years. Wrote for Real Estate Investing Letter from 1976 through 1985. Started own Real Estate Investor’s Monthly newsletter in February 1986 to date. Author-publisher-distributor of 34 how-to books on real estate investment, football coaching, baseball coaching, succeeding, self-publishing, and how to protect your life savings from hyperinflation and depression.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode with John Reed, visit here. ***      

Samy Liechti was asked by his then boss to attend a last-minute meeting with Japanese customers, he would not have imagined that this day would change his life. Tradition dictates that you take your shoes off for such occasions. It was then that it happened: a mistake so blatant it could not go unnoticed. Samy's socks were odd. One was deep black and smooth while the other was ribbed and faded, with a hole in the big toe. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Samy Liechti Interview. ***      

Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, she is the author of Entrepreneurial You (Harvard Business Review Press, forthcoming on October 3, 2017), Reinventing You, and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc... *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Dorie Clark Interview. ***    

Elijah Crane is the Founder and CEO of Bottle Breacher, a company that creates hand crafted 50 caliber bottle openers made by Military Veterans. As President of Bottle Breacher, Eli has grown Bottle Breacher’s annual revenue to over $5 million in 2015, applied for and received 7 patents, and Negotiated a partnership with Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Eli Crane Interview. ***      

Anand Kulkarni was previously co-founder and Chief Scientist of LeadGenius, a Y Combinator, Sierra Ventures, and Lumia Capital-backed startup using human computation and deep learning to automate account-based marketing (ABM). LeadGenius has raised over $20M in venture funding and developed best-in-class marketing automation technology used by Fortune 500 customers like Google, eBay, and Box. In conjunction with nonprofits like the World Bank, LeadGenius generates fairly-paid digital employment for over 500 individuals in 40 countries. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Anand Kulkarni Interview. ***   Trying to sell some vacant land? Then check out the host's other business: Bubba Land Company.

Scott Keyes has traveled to 45 countries (and 45 states!). He is left-handed, a lover of street food, and a 5-cups-a-day tea drinker. He has lived in Mexico (Oaxaca), Mozambique (Maputo), Chile (Santiago), and the United States (all over). On a dare he once ate 13 hot dogs (and a bowl of Dippin’ Dots) at the ballpark. He founded Scott’s Cheap Flights in a Denver coffee shop. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Scott Keyes Interview. ***   If you want to check out Austin's Real Estate Holdings then visit: RiverStone RECAP.

Peter Shankman is a spectacular example of what happens when you merge the power of pure creativity with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and a dose of adventure, and make it work to your advantage. Peter is best known for founding Help A Reporter Out, (HARO) which in under a year became the de-facto standard for thousands of journalists looking for sources on deadline, offering them more than 200,000 sources around the world looking to be quoted in the media. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode here: Peter Shankman Interview. ***   Wondering what the host is up to outside of podcasting? Well check out his website: Arkansas Land Buyers.  

Andrew Keene is President & CEO of AlphaShark Trading, which he originally founded as KeeneOnTheMarket.com in 2011. Previously, Andrew Keene worked as a proprietary trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He began his career in the prestigious Botta Capital 'clerk-to-trade' program, and would eventually co-found KATL Group. In 2015, Andrew began appearing as a regular guest on CNBC's Trading Nation, where he focuses on educating viewers on equity options markets and the trading insights they provide. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Andrew Keene Interview. ***    

Walker Peek is CEO of Residential Acoustics & Commercial Acoustics. They two companies offer acoustic consulting and products to customers on an array of projects from Offices and Commercial Space to Apartments and Theaters. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, & Resources Mentioned on this episode visit here: Walker Peek Interview. ***