Rommel Report: Recent Episodes
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Kendra Rommel helps budding investors transition from worker bee to actual entrepreneur. No more working IN your business; you're now working ON your business. If you have a side hustle, real estate projects or other investments, you’re in the right place. Each month, a young entrepreneur like you shares 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. That's why our host – accomplished loan officer and Futures Financial co-founder, entrepreneur, athlete and mother of two – Kendra Rommel relies on her personal network for guidance. We hear soul-stirring twists from the personal lives of real estate experts, gym founders, renowned actors, futurists and entrepreneurs.
Carole 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 might also know her from her appearances on the streaming hit show 'Tiger King' and 'Dancing with the Stars.' Kendra and Carole dive into everything from how Carole developed her passion for rescuing cats to how her activism and business prowess have helped her achieve success as a realtor and business owner.
In this episode, we cover:
📣 How Carole's life experiences helped her understand how to run a business.
📣 Maintaining longevity as an entrepreneur.
📣 The importance of maintaining an attitude of hope to navigate through challenging times.
📣 Using experiences of loss and failure to push through, pivot, and grow.
Let’s connect!
⭐ Instagram @KendraRommel
⭐ TikTok @TheRommelTeam
🎯 Visit FUTURES Financial at www.futuresfinancial.com to learn more about the real estate investment services we offer.
📫We love to hear your questions and feedback! Email us at marketing@futuresfinancial.com
Leigh 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 Leigh dive into everything from being an author and hosting a podcast to being a business owner and having a passion for education.
In this episode, we cover:
📣 The wisdom of "You never know where you're going to connect with people."
📣 Myhtbusting that all business owners and realtors must be extroverts in order to succeed.
📣 Navigating the adjustment to starting a business and having uncertainty in workflow.
📣 You can gauge yourself by your reaction to challenges.
📣 Adapting to embrace new technology to connect with clients and social media followers.
📣 Leaning into your fears to find your strength.
📣 Know who your people are.
Let’s connect!
⭐ Instagram @KendraRommel
⭐ TikTok @TheRommelTeam
🎯 Visit FUTURES Financial at www.futuresfinancial.com to learn more about the real estate investment services we offer.
📫We love to hear your questions and feedback! Email us at marketing@futuresfinancial.com
Greg 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 the business with his mom who had this brilliant idea at age 49 and how he pivoted from his own desire of being a firefighter to leaning in completely and acquiring his nail technician license.
In this episode, we cover:
📣 How unexpected opportunities can lead to a fulfilling career IF you are willing to take the risk.
📣 The power of pivoting in a changing global market.
📣 Innovating education in the industry to embrace online learning.
📣 When starting out, the importance of focusing on one customer at a time.
📣 The importance of distribution in growing a business.
📣 How social media transformed small businesses.
📣 Knowing how to navigate the challenges of your business.
📣 The best advice is to embrace frustration and keep chipping away.
📣 The meaning of "An open heart smooths out the callouses."
Let’s connect!
⭐ Instagram @KendraRommel
⭐ TikTok @TheRommelTeam
🎯 Visit FUTURES Financial at www.futuresfinancial.com to learn more about the real estate investment services we offer.
📫We love to hear your questions and feedback! Email us at marketing@futuresfinancial.com
Phil 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 where he is at today. Learn from two industry titans the everyday tools it takes to achieve personal success.
Two-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. Kendra and René dive into everything from developing an online presence and maintaining authentic business connections in a world of zoom meetings and digital handshakes. We learn how to framework failure and the importance of failing fast.
Renowned 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?
Cody 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 when to put your head down and get to work.
How did Mikey Taylor discover life after Pro Skateboarding? Hint: he started his own business. He always knew you didn't have to wait until age 65 to enjoy life. Mikey now tells Kendra Rommel why he's a serial entrepreneur, and real estate investor, how he learned to put his money to work for him, and why he's sharing his financial freedom journey with young people everywhere.
After abandoning his father's football dream for him, Joivan Wade went into acting. His comedy web series led to a TV show, 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 🎧.
California-born artist and muralist Gustavo Zermeño Jr had important mentors who helped shape the way he now runs his business. From Gustavo we learn not to find; but how to generate opportunities; building community around your brand; the hustle of getting gigs.
While 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 same way you're building your business: one step at a time.
You'd think being an author, speaker, and entrepreneur would be tiring. 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' Jerry Maquire. With a life mission to empower over 1 billion people to be happy, you'll learn why business is simply another word for helping others.
After 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 ranking for The Top 50 Best Companies to Work For? Listen to 60 minutes of William J. Tessar's uncanny ability to boil down strategies for growth, and what that truly means.
Do 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 Stunning Spaces shows investors the right way to create a home that looks and feels right.
www.SimplyStunningSpaces.com
IG: @simply.stunning.spaces
There'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 both those links. She turned her nursing skills into a profitable business, and now she shares how.
If 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 shares how any professional can have a great headshot, and why it matters.
Ever-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.
Owner 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.
"'Failure?' I'm honestly more afraid of success."
Failure 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.
www.OCRealEstateInc.com
Growing 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.
The Rommel Report is about growing your net worth by turning your technical skills into a business. That's why our very first guest is Reid Worthington. Reid is the owner of CrossFit Lumberyard. With repetitive, standardized routines, CrossFit is the perfect case study; the perfect business to scale up. With CrossFit, there are standards, metrics; and you never improve alone...JUST like your growing business.