Level up your financial fitness and place yourself in the driver’s seat of your career success. Kendra Rommel hosts “Rommel Report,” a monthly podcast that takes your side hustle, real estate projects, or other investments to the next level through stories from young entrepreneurs like you who share the hard work, failures, and triumphs that helped them scale technical skills into a profitable business. Hard work alone won't make you a millionaire–just like a pro athlete, it takes grit, disc ...
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Carole Baskin on the Power of a Positive Mindset
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52:55Carole Baskin (@carolebaskincat) is the founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue. She also runs a real estate business managing 100+ volunteers and interns from around the world and 10 staff and contractors. With her non-profit running for over 30 years, she has become an internationally renowned activist for the care and protection of big breed cats. You…
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Leigh Brown on Cultivating Identity and Creating Value
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1:05:47Leigh Brown (@leighthomasbrown) is Broker/Owner of One Community Real Estate®️ in Concord/Charlotte, NC and an outspoken advocate and coach. Honing her strengths and pushing through the fears that she had in the early days of her career, Leigh shares her perspective on what brings value to a business and how she measures her success. Kendra and Lei…
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Greg Salo on Innovation and the Power of Passion for Leadership
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56:16Greg Salo is the Co-Founder of Young Nails Inc. (@youngnailsinc), a professional nail care manufacturing company for over 24 years leading in industry innovation and education as well as exporting to over 40 countries worldwide and distributing domestically to over 3,000 stores. Listen in as Kendra and Greg discuss his family's journey of building …
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Phil Treadwell on Finding Purpose and the Importance of Failure
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49:38Phil Treadwell is a 17-year mortgage industry veteran and podcast host of The Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast. Kendra and Phil discuss the necessary steps one must take to find purpose and fulfillment in everyday life. Listen in as they discuss everything from the mortgage industry to Phil’s personal journey and the failures it took to get to whe…
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René Rodriguez on Developing Online Influence Rooted In Neuroscience
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38:27Two-time TEDx Speaker René Rodriguez brings 27 years of experience researching and applying behavioral neuroscience as a dynamic keynote speaker, leadership advisor, world class sales expert, and renowned speaker coach. In this episode, we cover: 📣 Developing an online presence. 📣 Maintaining authentic business connections in a world of zoom meetin…
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Actor David Bianchi on Why Blockchain Matters and the Future of Crypto
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1:01:32Renowned American-Brazilian actor, producer, and screenwriter David Bianchi joins Kendra. Alongside his accomplishments in one of the most competitive industries in the world, David has also become a de facto crypto expert. Block chain, NFTs, Crypto...are these still fad, or are they unavoidably the future of wealth? In this episode, we cover: 📣 Ho…
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Cody Sperber on the Future of Real Estate Education
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1:16:00Cody Sperber likes to be loud. Really loud. Live from his Clever Investor headquarters, Kendra learns brand building from nothing, when and how to scoop up deals, and--because Cody is head of a popular mastermind group--we also learn how to maximize productity in our space (even if it's a home office). We learn when to be loud, and more importantly…
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Pro Skater Mikey Taylor Talks Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Mentorship
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1:03:12How did Mikey Taylor discover life after Pro Skateboarding? Hint: he started his own business with COMMUNE Capital. He always knew you didn't have to wait until age 65 to enjoy life. Taylor shares why he's a serial entrepreneur as well as real estate investor, how he learned to put his money to work for him, and why he's sharing his financial freed…
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DC Universe Actor Joivan Wade Talks Serial Entrepreneurship and the Importance of the Hustle
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50:31After abandoning his father's football dream for him, Joivan Wade went into acting. His comedy web series led to a TV show (Wall Of Comedy), which led to massive opportunity in Hollywood. His story? Hint: it doesn't start or stop with acting. Opening your own doors, manifesting your vision, and helping those who help themselves. All inside 🎧. In th…
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Celebrated Muralist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. Talks Inspiration, Creativity and Manifesting Your Desires
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27:30California-born artist and muralist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. had important mentors who helped shape the way he now runs his business. From Gustavo we learn how to generate opportunities, building community around your brand, and the hustle of getting gigs. In this episode, we cover: 📣 The importance of early influences to get the entrepreneurial spirit …
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KCOMM's Sinan Kanatsiz Makes the Case for Starting Small and Not Being Afraid to Offer a Service for Free While Growing
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44:50While catching up with high school friend Cav. Sinan Kanatsiz, CIM, Kendra relearns why he's able to juggle being CEO of KCOMM, Chairman and Founder of the Internet Marketing Association, founder of International Executive Council, Cavaliere "Cav" Member of the Royal House of Savoy, and much more. How did Sinan build this colossal reputation? The s…
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David Meltzer on Making Money, Helping People & Having Fun
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37:10You'd think being an author, speaker, and entrepreneur would be tiring--but you'd think wrong. Kendra gets the rare opportunity to sit down with David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and former CEO of the renowned sports agency inspiration behind TriStar Pictures' film 'Jerry Maquire.' With a life mission to empower over 1 billion people …
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CIVIC President William J. Tessar on his 30 Years in the Real Estate Loan Industry and Achieving the $35 Billion Production Mindset
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1:01:34After joining CIVIC Financial Services in 2017, very special guest William J. Tessar proved he could scale organizations to new heights. His industry knowledge and people-first philosophy have gained him countless awards. Kendra has 1 hour with him at the mic. What can we learn from Glassdoor Top CEO, HousingWire Vanguard Award winner, and #3 ranki…
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Interior Designer Darcy Kempton Gives Home Flippers Secrets to an Interior Look that Sells
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30:34Do Real Estate Investors Need Interior Designers? In San Diego the Answer is: Yes. Have you ever toured a property so ugly that you cannot envision ever renovating it into a stunning space? HGTV-featured, San Diego interior designer Darcy Kempton is here to teach us how. Armed with her unmatched talent for transforming spaces, the founder of Simply…
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Boost Hydration's Jennifer LaBanca Reveals the Secret to Balancing Family and Entrepreneurship
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41:11There's a link between what you put into your body and what you get out of it. There's also a link between your technical skill and leveraging it into an actual profitable business. Learn how 10-year nursing veteran, entrepreneur, and bikini competitor Jennifer LaBanca is optimizing these links with her business Boost Hydration in Newport Beach, CA…
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Iconic Headshot Photographer Tony Taafe Shares the Secrets Behind a Perfect Headshot and Why it Matters
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35:40If you have any sort of personal brand presence online, your customers will meet you way before you meet them. Like window shoppers on a city street, your headshot offers an expectation of what it's like doing business with you. After taking 10,000 headshots, Tony Taafe, owner of Tony Taafe Studio, shares how any professional can have a great heads…
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Shaun Lane of PJ Printers Talks the Importance of Carrying on the Family Business and How Hard Work Will Always Produce Results
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32:58Ever-aware of her search for more and better mentors, Kendra stops in for a workout with Shaun Lane of PJ Printers. Literally during a squat challenge, these two dedicated athletes riff about why some business owners are hesitant to take on mentors and what it means to scale a family business into the next generation. In this episode, we cover: 📣 T…
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MAXA's James Wong Chats About How to Keep Branding Fresh, Stand Out from the Crowd and Have it Work for You
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41:13Owner of a LA-based real estate branding and marketing firm MAXA, James Wong joins us. He's been providing white-label solutions to agents and teams for almost 10 years. He knows all teams share exactly the same branding problems, and he shares what it takes to sustain your real estate team. In this episode, we cover: 📣 The importance of brand cons…
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Eric Engelbert Chats About His Journey from Pro Golfer to Orange County Broker and the Lessons Learned Along the Way
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38:53Failure is a scary word, but for Eric Engelbert, it's embraced like a friend. Broker at OC Real Estate Inc., Eric shares how he used failure to launch out of (and back into) real estate. From him we learn how NOT to scale, and why turning traditional brokerage models on their heads ends up good for everyone. In this episode, we cover: 📣 How do you …
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Set Designer and Home Renovator Steve Cederquist Chats Entrepreneurship, Taking Chances and Branching Out
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26:02Growing up working in his father's cabinet company, Steve Cederquist set out to become a contractor, and now designs for clients whose net worth is in the multimillions. This sought-after contractor started early; now expanding into media production. Steve shows us how one in-demand skillset can grow into an exciting, thriving business: Steve Ceder…
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Reid Worthington on How He Turned His Technical Skill into a Profitable and Thriving Business
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19:54Reid Worthington of CrossFit Lumberyard tells us about how CrossFit inspired him to see competition in a new light and apply the same principles to his business, sharing his journey from professional athlete to starting his own gym. In this episode, we cover: 📣 Relationships are priority #1 in a successful business. 📣 How do you find your passion? …
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