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When no one believes in your vision, believe that you can do something bigger for yourself. In this episode, Dan Handford interviews P. Brendon Lundberg, the Co-Founder and President of Radiant Pain Relief Centres about his journey into opening his own pain relief center and finding investors. All for the love of helping people experience comfort and becoming pain free, Brendon went through self-development and trainings to pursue his dream. Be inspired more from his entrepreneurial strategies as he briefly shares his favorite quote by Thomas Edison, his preferred inspiration book, and the tools he uses for managing his team.

Handling a big property investment firm can present more headaches than smiles if not done with precision. In this episode, host Dan Handford and Michael Becker, the Founder of SPI Advisory, tackle the tough decisions investors face in the world of property investment. Michael talks about going through prepayment penalties and how he and his team steered their way through it. He also shares some strategies on mitigating the risks of what he went through with regards to prepayments as well as handling issues with code enforcement departments.

In this episode, Dan Handford talks with Christian Zeron, the Founder of Theo & Harris, a company that sells a collection of amazing vintage watches, about facing tough decisions. Desperate to find a business partner who could bring on capital and some necessary skills at the beginning stages of his company, Christian went through some disastrous explorations. Over the years, he’s learned to be more comfortable owning the decisions and owning the good moments and bad moments, even more so being more connected to the people that he works with. Sharing some tough decisions he’s had to do as an entrepreneur, Christian also reveals some effective strategies he uses to face tough business decisions.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Richard Kaufman. Richard is a former National Guardsman who ended his service to take the entrepreneurial leap. Tune in as he shares his passion in helping people and veterans in health, fitness, and addiction related issues and the biggest takeaways from the lessons he learned through tough decisions.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Jordan Fox. Jordan is a 23-year old entrepreneur who left college to pursue experiential learning. Listen as he shares his journey as well as how he faced the tough decision of leaving school and taking the leap.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo, and will jump into the next public speaking secret; deliver jaw dropping moments. But first she will talk about New Year’s resolutions and the importance of developing new rules of life.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, he is going to talk about goals; how to set them in a way that actually pulls you in the right direction instead of being pushed. Listen as he goes over the importance of accountability when setting goals and some examples of effective goal setting. Also, one of his goals for 2019, the Multifamily Investor Nation Summit 2019 that’s coming up in January 17 to 19.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dan & Dennae will talk about a group that they’ve started back in 2018 called The Multifamily Investor Nation. Listen as they talk about how it came to fruition, how and why it was created, and the upcoming Summit that we have in a couple of weeks!

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome David Mammano, CEO of Avanti Entrepreneur Group and the host of the Avanti Entrepreneur Show. David has been an entrepreneur since 1995 when he started Next Step Magazine, which was his main business for 18 years. Listen as David shares with us what his new business, Avanti, is about and how they help entrepreneurs, as well as the tough decisions he faced prior to creating this new brand.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Ty Pfenninger-Lindfors, Chief Operating Officer at The Hustle Box, a monthly subscription box carefully curated for entrepreneurs. He hosts a weekly podcast called, Project: Z, that’s set on teaching the hungry, up and coming entrepreneurs the foundational skills that they will need to know and build onto in order to become successful.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Dani Zoldan, co-owner of Stand Up NY. Dani started his way to entrepreneurship at only 19 years old, when he founded first business called Eargazmic. He also had a telecom company that he recently exited and sold. Tune in to know what tough decisions he had to face starting early in his journey and the lessons he learned through those experiences.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Mary Ottman, a professional leadership and communications speaker. Mary left her position in the army civil service to take on the entrepreneurial path. Listen as she shares her journey so far, including taking a huge chunk of her retirement funds and not getting it’s worth in the training program she signed up for.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, he interviews Ryan Deiss, CEO of DigitalMarketer.com and Founder of RivalBrands.com. Listen as they discuss the fundamental concepts of Digital Marketing, why you should be listening to what your market is asking, and the importance of it for the growth of your business.

Standing out and being different are keys to excelling in a competitive marketplace. Tech startup expert Manuj Aggarwal shares his entrepreneurial journey and how unforeseen circumstances led him to starting an eCommerce business. Manuj talks about how he was able to jump from one business to another by simply building his own brand, audience, style, and aesthetics. He talks about the tough decisions he had to face and what guided him to making better ones as an entrepreneur and teacher.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo and will go into the second section of the book in which this TED presentations are NOVEL and they teach us something new. Listen as Dennae points out 3 more specific aspects of that novelty so that we have a way of implementing that in our own talks.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Chad Carrodus, a 20-year old co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of GoWithMe. Chad started his entrepreneurial journey at a young age and has learned a handful of lessons from the tough decisions he’s faced so far. Tune in as he talks about what these lessons are and the importance of carefully choosing the things where you say YES to.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Kimberly Scott, the host of Industry Celebrities Podcast. Kim is an entrepreneur with a passion for meeting others that enjoy podcasts and having conversations about their life experiences. Today, she shares the tough decisions she has faced, including dealing with investors and selling her company, and the research and development that she’s doing for an Alexa skill.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Shane Connor, a leading producer of staffing and recruiting sales, who pours his profits into passive commercial real estate investments and has been doing this since age 27. Tune in as Shane walks us through how he balances a full-time career and a side hustle, and his tough decision when he started raising money in real estate.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Joe Apfelbaum, a business strategist, marketing expert, and a certified Google trainer. Joe is the CEO of Ajax Union, a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, New York. Tune in as Joe relates his experience from losing $10K from a bad partnership, how he needed to leave a secure job and some of his businesses to focus on Ajax Union, and the lessons he learned in taking the leap.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Christmas edition, Dan & Dennae will talk about their Christmas traditions with their family and also how they manage Christmas within their businesses and with their employees. Also, they will show their appreciation to our followers and listeners giving a free gift; The Top 10 Technologies and Inspiring Quotes for Entrepreneurs from 2018. Listen to the episode to know more!

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Alain Briancon. Alain is working on his 5th startup company focused on data science and machine learning that holds about 260 patents. Listen as Alain shares a tough decision that involved risking his career and firing two co-founders to pivot the company to another business direction.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo and will go over the third public speaking secret for an effective communication; HAVE A CONVERSATION.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday Episode, Dan & Dennae will review their year and go over the evolution of their adventure into the Real Estate business, specifically into the multifamily market. Listen as they talk about how and why they got into this venture, their mindset along the way and goals for the future.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game with Dan, we interview Scott Smith, an attorney and entrepreneur who runs his own firm; Royal Legal Solutions, one of the nation’s top asset protection firms located in Austin, Texas, and our GO TO expert when it comes to this kind of topics. Listen as Scott and Dan talk about how you can use your IRA, self direct it, and invest in in Real Estate to maximize profits.

Regrets suck but we all have to experience it if we want to learn tough lessons in life. Edna Keep has had her fair share of regrets such as letting go of good deals that could have sold way higher than expected. Narrating her journey from multifamily apartment buildings to venturing out into the Airbnb space, she shares her thoughts on coaching and mentoring and how it has been helping her through the years. With the lessons she learned, she shares how taking risks and following the inner knowing when investing in small-town properties can lead to greater results. In this episode, discover Edna’s strategies to facing tough decisions and why she’s doing business more in Canada rather than the US.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Nathan Tabor, founder of two dozen companies since 1999. Nathan is a life coach, business consultant, speaker and author and has earned over $150M in sales. Tune in to know how Nathan integrates his faith to his businesses and the good that it led him to.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Pam Perry, the publisher of Speakers Magazine. Pam teaches and mentors authors, speakers and entrepreneurs on how to build a platform and attract major media and publishers. Listen as she imparts with us the lessons she learned from a failed partnership, and the tips on how to deal with people and businesses without “partnering” up with them.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we chat with Christopher Dedeyan, a professional speaker. Christopher comes from an immigrant family who, at first, didn’t understand why he chose entrepreneurship over a safe, secure, and well-paying job. Tune in to know his story and the tough decisions he faced along his journey.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game, Dan interviews Case Kenny, Founder and Editor In Chief of PRSUIT. PRSUIT.com is a daily email for aspirational, young professional men and women who are frustrated with the lack of substantive content online. Listen as they go over the tactics he put in place to scale his business up to a 127.000 subscriber daily email business.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo, and will go over the second component of effective communication, Storytelling.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dennae will go over 3 stories that she’s come across and collected. Current events, things that are happening right now in the world, their principles and the lessons we can take from them that hopefully will help you on your business.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Natasha Nurse, the founder of Dressing Room 8. Natasha started her business to create an online platform where women can learn how to dress with confidence, think with clarity, and live with purpose. Tune in to know how Natasha pivoted her career as an attorney to an entrepreneur who empowers women.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we chat with the King of Amazon, Joel Wolh. Joel has been in consumer products for 18 years before he went to the route of real estate, and then later, advertising. Tune in to hear from the Amazon King himself, how he built his business and the tough decisions he’s had to make along his journey.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we chat with Todd Uterstaedt. Todd helps successful founders become great CEOs through his business and podcast, From founder to CEO. Tune in as he shares more about his podcast, his journey, and the tough decisions he had to face along the entrepreneurial path.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Reed Goossens. Reed originates from Australia but moved to the US and now does multifamily syndications in real estate. He hosts the podcast, Investing in the US. Tune in as Reed shares how he left his home to set out and start an entrepreneurial journey in a foreign country.

Dan interviews Rick Smith, Founder and CEO of Axon and author of “The End of Killing” a book with his manifesto of how he is going to make the bullet obsolete. Dive in as they talk about how making shortcuts to make money almost made him shut his business down, and how being customer centric and customer driven turned out to be the best strategy implemented to expanded his base and make it more diversified.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae continues her review of the book Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo and will talk about the first component of effective public communication; emotion. Listen as she goes over common misunderstandings as well as how we can use emotion for our advantage when speaking publicly. Specifically; passion.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this Friday episode, Dennae will share with us the process that she and Dan do in their businesses of evaluating the previous year and setting goals for the new year. Listen as she dives into their processes and strategies and explains how they do this process, the areas that they look into, and the questions that they as business owners ask themselves.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game, Dan interviews Scott Carson, CEO of We Close Notes, Real Estate Investor, Entrepreneur and Podcast Host of The Note Closers Show Podcast. Scot’s main marketing strategy to attract people to his business has been Online Events, and he has become quite an expert on it. Listen as Dan and Scot go over everything you need to know about the planning and production of virtual events.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we chat with Josh Elledge. Josh is the founder of UpMyInfluence, a firm that harnesses the power of agency-level tools and allows influencers and their teams the ability to collaborate through a strategic PR framework. Tune in as Josh take us through his journey of quitting his job, getting bankrupt, and learning from those experiences!

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome David C. Baker. David is a speaker, writer, and an advisor. He’s been in the business for 24 years and has been helping entrepreneurs make business decisions. He also owned a communications firm for 6 years. Join us as David walks us through the tough decisions he had to face, including his struggle with depression that almost shut his business down.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Michael Kawula, the co-founder of Entrepreneurs GSD and Dinner Table MBA. Michael has been an entrepreneur for about 20 years already and along his journey were dozens of tough decisions. Listen as he shares some of those tough decisions and the important lessons that he learned through each one of them.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Jeremy Greenberg, the CEO of the Avenue Group and Flyte Fitness. His focus is divided into these two businesses that he’s growing. Tune in to find out more about Jeremy, his businesses, and the tough decisions he’s had to face so far in his entrepreneurial journey.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Survive and Thrive, Dennae will start a new topic and a new book review. Public Communication is the topic, and the book, Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, by Carmine Gallo. Listen as she goes over some of its mains ideas.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode of Step Up Your Game, Dan interviews Scott Smith with Royal Legal Solutions. They will go over the different business structures: S Corporations, C Corporations and LLC’s.

In this Friday episode, Dennae will go over a list of 9 ways to increase your productivity. As entrepreneurs; as people who have golas and aspire to accomplish things we are always looking for ways to increase our productivity… we all have only 24hs in a day, and the way that we use those hours can make a big difference and can mean the difference between achieving the goals that we have and not.

Dan interviews Chris Sparks, Founder of The Forcing function. Join in as they talk about how he got caught not knowing what to do after online poker was officially shut down, and three years later getting all his money back in one big sum, and after no more poker, how he confronted the idea of not knowing what he really wanted to do, and ended up doing business with payment for his services in advance.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we welcome Bobbi Rebell, a business owner and the host of the Financial Grownup Podcast. She is a Certified Financial Planner and an award-winning TV anchor and personal finance columnist, most recently at Thomson Reuters. Join us as Bobbi shares her experience working in the news industry, and the tough decision she made that led her to starting and growing her own podcast.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we chat with Alan Burak, founder and partner at Never Alone Capital, a company that helps people achieve financial freedom so they can pursue something money can’t buy. Alan ultimately helps dreamers achieve financial freedom and find fulfillment in their lives. Listen as he tells us his journey from having to go against the people around him to pursue entrepreneurship and the good outcome that tough decision led

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we chat with Catherine Dyer, a marketing professional from Charlotte, North Carolina. She’s the founder of Eley Branding, a firm that specializes in social media for small businesses. Listen as Catherine takes us through the tough decisions she’s faced in starting her own business and taking the journey as an entrepreneur.