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In this episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den Podcast, Shawn and Joni Wolfswinkel delve into the importance of branding and provide valuable insights on how to create a strong brand. They discuss the key elements of branding, including understanding your target audience, developing a brand strategy, creating a visual identity, and building brand awareness. They also share real-world examples of...
In this transformative Inside the Wolfs Den episode, Shawn and Joni are joined by acclaimed sales and performance coach Tom Reber. Tom is the founder of The Contractor Fight, author of the book Winning the Contractor Fight, and host of The Contractor Fight Podcast, the world’s top podcast for contractors. With a background as a retired Marine and popular former...
In today’s episode of Inside the Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni discuss a crucial issue faced by many property management companies: high churn rates with tenants and rental property owner clients. High churn rates can be a significant challenge for property management companies, leading to increased costs, lost revenue, and a negative impact on the company’s reputation. However, there are...
In this episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn, and Joni visit with Vinicius Castanho, a highly sought-after personal trainer and fitness instructor to some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Vinicius shares his insights and expertise on achieving a healthy and balanced lifestyle despite a busy schedule, as well as tips on staying motivated and committed to your fitness...
In this episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn, and Joni visit with Vinicius Castanho, a highly sought-after personal trainer and fitness instructor to some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Vinicius shares his insights and expertise on achieving a healthy and balanced lifestyle despite a busy schedule, as well as tips on staying motivated and committed to your fitness...
In this episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn, and Joni sit down with their friend and special guest, Boris Sanchez, a renowned commercial real estate investor, lender, and educator. Boris shares his expertise and insights on the commercial real estate industry, including current trends, challenges, and opportunities. He also details his inspiring journey into the world of commercial real...
In this week’s Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni are excited to welcome a very special guest, Dave Lungren, a renowned business coach and mentor. For over 25 years, Dave has served as a business and sales consultant to some of the most extensive educational, training, coaching, and personal development world, working directly with or for people like...
In today’s inspiring Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni explore the concept of turning your greatest vulnerabilities into your greatest strengths. Every individual has their own unique set of vulnerabilities that they may perceive as weaknesses, but they can be turned into strengths if they understand and harness their power. The two business leaders share their personal stories,...
In today’s Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni welcome special guest Roshan Shah, a real estate expert and proud owner of wholesaler Home Offer Solutions, LLC. Roshan has a wealth of experience in the real estate industry, having worked with homeowners and investors nationwide for over a decade. In this episode, he shares his motivation for leaving the...
In this week’s Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni have an enlightening conversation with respected real estate investing professional Erik Latsha. Erik is the CEO & founder of Honest Home Solutions, LLC. His expertise in real estate investing, marketing, and selling homes stems from his industry experience. Completing over 150 deals a year, he has personally walked thousands...
In this week’s Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni discuss what it means to be “successful.” The term is often used to describe having completed a particular goal or achieved a specific objective. For some people, success means accumulating wealth and material possessions. For these individuals, success is often measured in financial terms, and the more money they...
In this riveting Inside The Wolfs Den episode, Shawn and Joni interview successful real estate entrepreneur Mark Owens. Now a thriving mentor and multi-millionaire with over 100 rental units, Mark coaches investors to acquire and build robust property portfolios. However, life was not always so bright for the passionate real estate investor. Listen in as he recounts the incredible true...
In this week’s motivational episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni discuss learning how to utilize life’s setbacks and failures as teachable moments that can propel you toward greater success. Failure, rejection, setbacks, and challenges are all vital parts of life. If you aren’t experiencing them, you will likely not push yourself into positions to grow and get...
Today, Shawn and Joni welcome their longtime friend and veteran real estate investor Brad Chandler. Brad founded Express Homebuyers in 2002. Express Homebuyers is a trusted house-buying company that has bought and sold 4,000 homes nationwide. Now, over 20 years into existence, the thriving company runs primarily without his involvement, allowing Brad to fully commit to his most recent endeavor,...
In today’s Inside The Wolfs Den episode, Shawn and Joni sit down with renowned business coach, real estate investor, author, and nationally recognized speaker, Shaun McCloskey. Shaun, the owner of Leadership Boardroom, a highly respected mastermind organization, is known as the Coach’s Coach. He mentors high-caliber successful business owners, national speakers, and business coaches nationwide to create a vision they...
In this week’s Inside The Wolfs Den episode, Shawn and Joni welcome the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) Chair Cathy Trevino. Cathy is also the Managing Broker of Texas for Side Inc. and a Regional Vice President (RVP) for Texas REALTORS®, on the Board of Directors with the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) and serves on several committees within all...
In today’s heartwarming Inside The Wolfs Den episode, Shawn and Joni interview acclaimed investor and well-respected mentor, coach, and capital raising expert Tim Mai. Tim is the embodiment of the American Dream. Having survived a childhood that included war, a dramatic escape from pirates at sea, and languishing in a Vietnamese refugee camp, he arrived in Houston, Texas, at age...
In this week’s exciting Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni welcome expert marketing and social media content creator Josh Culler. Josh is the president of Culler Media, a successful media service firm that offers a multitude of branding and marketing content for various businesses and industries. With well over a decade of experience in the media space, Josh...
Today’s episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den is jam-packed with valuable information. Shawn and Joni visit with rental real estate expert and successful entrepreneur Caleb Pearson. Caleb is an experienced property Investor, Real Estate Broker, and owner of zoomoffersnow.com. The online real estate platform helps investors, wholesalers, and agents find the best real estate deals in the market and win...
This week’s special guest on Inside the Wolf’s Den is highly respected and sought-after cash flow expert Chris Miles, aka the Anti-Financial Adviser. Under his Money Ripples consulting course, Chris teaches business owners and professionals how to use alternative investments, passive income streams, and infinite banking to make their money work for them. In the past 12 years, his clients...
In this week’s Inside The Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni interview wholesaling expert AC Ramos. AC is the owner and CEO of Prosperity Real Estate Group and a full-time real estate investor, consultant, mentor, and internet marketing specialist based in Houston, Texas. Prosperity Real Estate Group is a world-class organization providing education and coaching for real estate investors. AC...
In today’s episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni talk about motivating your organization to refocus on the core fundamentals of your business. After spending a week attending a leadership conference with world-renowned basketball coach, speaker, and author, Alan Stein Jr. The duo discusses the principles they learned from Alan and how he motivated high-performing teams working with...
In this week’s fun episode, Shawn and Joni welcome the Inside the Wolf’s Den Producers to the podcast to share their true story of entrepreneurial grit. Los Angeles-based filmmaker Dan McMellen sits down with his former business partner Brett Moses, Shawn and Joni’s current Director of Marketing, to discuss the successful country music genre independent feature film project the duo...
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. Today, Shawn and Joni discuss how to ignite your inner motivation to achieve the goals that you’ve been reaching. In addition, they offer tactical advice that we can deploy immediately...
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. This week, the two serial entrepreneurs discuss their best practices for hiring and onboarding skilled employees. They offer helpful advice on assembling a top-notch team for your business, holding them...
In this first episode of Inside the Wolf’s Den for 2023, Shawn and Joni give insight into the key factors to consider when starting a brand new business or acquiring an existing company. The experienced entrepreneurs carefully outline the advantages and disadvantages of each scenario and explain what they look for when evaluating a company to buy or researching a...
In this week’s special episode, Shawn and Joni welcome well-known real estate expert and business leader Phil Owens. Phil is a trusted name in the single-family residential property management industry specializing in property awareness and home inspections. As the CEO of OnSight PROS, a third-party property condition reporting company, Phil excels at streamlining existing processes, finding efficiencies, and creating accountability...
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. In today’s second half of a two-part series on wrapping up the year and getting ready for 2023, they discuss assessing what you accomplished in 2022 and getting your action...
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. In today’s first part of a two-part series on wrapping up the year and getting ready for the new year, they discuss assessing what you accomplished in 2022 and getting...
In this week’s inspirational episode of Inside the Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni welcome successful entrepreneur Lee Arnold. Lee is an internationally renowned speaker, trainer, author, and licensed broker who has spent many years mastering real estate and the lending process through thousands of transactions. He is a leading expert on private money mortgages and has been featured as an...
In this week’s Inside the Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni visit with prominent motivational speaker, sales trainer, and multi-published author Steve Weimar. He is the founder of Steve Speaks & Associates, a Key Note Speaker scheduling and information platform, and the president of the Risk Advisor Institute, where he trains sales teams on how to develop a mindset that...
In this week’s touching episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni are with successful businessman and well-known real estate coach Jerry Green. With his wife of 17 years and their four children, Jerry, an Ohio native, currently resides in Germantown. He started his real estate career by wholesaling homes before merging into Fix and Flips. Since then, he has...
In today’s Inside the Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni visit with well-respected and longtime Houston real estate expert Russell Simmons. Russell has been an active member of the Houston Association of Realtors since 1981 and served as President of The Commercial Real Estate Network. This 501C6 organization helps promote successful education in the commercial real estate sector. Russel was...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni welcome renowned podcaster and sales strategist Steve Trang to the show. Steve is the founder of the Real Estate Disruptors movement. The podcast has tens of thousands of followers, with new community members sharing their weekly success stories. Steve also has a nationally recognized sales training program and coaches some of the top...
In this week’s informative episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni have an insightful conversation with successful real estate entrepreneur and CEO Duke Dodson. Duke, the founder of Dodson Property Management and Dodson Development Group, is an authority in the real estate space in Richmond, Virginia. Duke is the past president of both the Richmond and Virginia chapters...
Where should you invest, given the rising cost of living, increasing interest rates, and an erratic stock market? Shawn and Joni still recommend hard assets that cashflow. In this episode, they discuss why, despite the current market difficulties, they are still bullish and advise buying real estate. They discuss the philosophy of “Dating the rate and marrying the property.” They...
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. Today, Shawn and Joni talk about developing inner strength and keeping your capacity to handle life’s significant stresses while continuing to serve your family and work team. They talk about...
Life and business can be very challenging at times, and each of us will experience significant pressure and hardships from time to time, which causes high levels of tension and worry. Entrepreneurs often suffer from chronic anxiety even when business is going exceptionally well. It’s especially true when facing tough times. In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni discuss mental...
Today, Shawn and Joni are joined by commercial real estate mogul Ben Reinberg. Ben is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Consolidated Group of Companies, LLC. He is a respected authority on commercial real estate investing and acquisitions. Ben has built his business from zero to over $500M in assets. In addition, he is also the host of...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni have an inspirational conversation with respected entrepreneur Eric Brewer. Eric is the owner and Vice President of CR Property Group and 1-800-cash-offer. He has bought, renovated, and sold over 3,000 homes in his real estate career. Eric also established the well-known Brewer Method Course, which educates real estate investors how to employ “Novations”...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni sit down with well-known endurance athlete, businessman, and author, The “Iron Cowboy,” James Lawrence. James is a Canadian athlete who made headlines in 2015 when he completed 50 Ironman-distance triathlons in a year, breaking the previous 45. He eclipsed that record in 2021 when he successfully finished 100 consecutive Ironman distance triathlons in...
In today’s motivational episode, Shawn and Joni interview Kris Kelso. Kris is a sought-after keynote speaker for leadership conferences, corporate events, and universities and has been both a guest and host on television and radio programs. He is the author of the popular book, Overcoming The Imposter: Silence Your Inner Critic and Lead with Confidence. In addition, he’s a self-taught...
In today’s episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni have a passionate conversation about the choices they would make if they could go back in time and start over armed with the knowledge they have now. The successful business owners open up about the difficult life lessons that helped shape their entrepreneurial journey and share what strategies they...
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. This week, Shawn and Joni discuss the strategic approach that winning entrepreneurs exhibit while navigating difficult times. They describe how they search for opportunities when faced with adversity. They also...
In this week’s Inside the Wolfs Den episode, Shawn and Joni Interview longtime friend and colleague Jason Medley. With over 21 years in real estate and finance, Jason is the founder and CEO of the prestigious Collective Genius mastermind group. The Collective Genius is an exclusive community that focuses on creating a fast track for high-caliber real estate investors that...
Today, Shawn and Joni interview seasoned entrepreneur John Bradford. John is the founder of both PetScreening.com and the distinguished property management firm Park Avenue Properties. In addition, he proudly represents North Carolinians as a State Representative, 98th District. While successfully shepherding Park Avenue’s growth into several markets throughout the Southeastern United States, John, at the same time, guided PetScreening.com into...
In this week’s episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni Interview successful business owner Greg Bacheller. Greg is the co-founder of Real Property Management Colorado, the industry leader in residential leasing and property management services in the Denver, Colorado Springs, and Northern Colorado regions. The three business owners discuss the difficulties and obstacles they overcame in their quest...
In this week’s special episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni break down their top 10 favorite books for professional and personal self-development. They discuss how critically important these works have been to their success.
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These brief motivational and inspirational podcasts are designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success. Today, Shawn and Joni discuss personal development and how focusing on awareness and growth can help you advance personally and professionally. They also share their view that God has endowed us all with...
This week’s Inside the Wolfs Den episode features a candid conversation between Shawn and Joni about working toward financial independence. True financial independence is the state of having enough savings and passive income to cover your living needs for the rest of your life without working or depending on the income of others. The two successful entrepreneurs discuss their personal...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni examine the times in life and business where we must learn to adjust or shift direction to alter our course of action. Recognizing these turning points is critical for both professional and personal success. Entrepreneurs must continually seek to improve their ability to know when to stay the course and to recognize when they are being motivated...
In today’s episode, Shawn and Joni interview successful tech startup entrepreneur Ray Hespen. Ray is the co-founder and CEO of Property Meld. After starting from a basement in 2015 and then moving to a local incubator, and now with building a 14,000 square foot in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, Ray has evolved Property Meld into the leading software company...
In this week’s insightful episode, Shawn and Joni interview Houston real estate expert, Jennifer Wauhob. Jenifer serves on the Chair for the Houston Association of Realtors. She is highly regarded as a thought leader throughout the real estate industry and is frequently interviewed and quoted by Houston-area news media about local housing trends. She routinely appears as a guest expert...
What kind of influence are you having on your children? On today’s heartfelt episode, Shawn and Joni address the impact parents have on their kids’ entire lives. They talk about the enormous responsibility of parenting children and how parental choices shape, influence, and steer the legacy of their whole family. They also discuss their own experiences and reflect on the critical life lessons learned from...
In this week’s episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni break down their hiring process and provide unique suggestions for recruiting and onboarding world-class talent while developing an A-Team. They also explain the principles that have guided them in successfully crafting a thriving workplace culture based on accountability and trust.
Shawn and Joni are back with another Wolf’s Power Play. These are brief motivational and inspirational podcasts designed to help you push through and continue on your path to success, whatever that means to you. Shawn and Joni talk about how a driven person can acquire maximum mental strength and increased willpower. They also share how they focus on controlling...
This week on Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni are joined by their friend Eddie Speed, a widely known real estate expert. Eddie is a thirty-plus-year veteran and specialist in the discount note buying industry. He has been buying notes since 1980. His NoteSchool is a well-known training organization that teaches people how to buy both performing and non-performing...
In today’s Inside the Wolf’s Den episode, Shawn and Joni sit down for an “in-studio” interview with accomplished restaurateur Julio Garcia. Julio is the Founder and Co-Owner of Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen. The popular authentic Mexican restaurant, which now has three locations in the Houston area, is a Houston institution. Julio offers excellent guidance as he recounts his extremely humble...
This week on Inside The Wolf’s Den Podcast, Shawn and Joni welcome successful entrepreneur, educator, and real estate investor Ralph Reahard, MBA, to the show. Ralph is the Owner and Principal Broker of Real Property Management Richmond Metro in Henrico, Virginia. Real Property Management Richmond Metro recently attained the prestigious “Gold Status” in the President’s Cup Circle, an honor granted...
In this week’s insightful episode, Shawn and Joni welcome their friends Jack and Michelle Bosch to the Wolf’s Den. Jack and Michelle are the husband and wife team behind the Land Profit Generator, the country’s leading incubator for land flipping businesses. They also host the popular, The Forever Cash Life Podcast. A candid podcast that teaches step-by-step strategies to increasing...
Today, Shawn and Joni host an inspiring in-studio interview with successful real estate investor and entrepreneur Elissa Stone. Elissa is the founder of Acquisitions By Design. Acquisitions By Design delivers a broad range of targeted services to provide clients with personalized solutions and investment possibilities in Real Estate-related transactions to bridge personal situations, generate wealth and passive income, and build...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni welcome real estate investing expert Mike Hambright to the show. Mike’s enthusiasm for real estate has led to the creation of many award-winning podcasts, training, and coaching programs and popular websites. He’s a seasoned real estate investor, mentor, and sought-after coach who’s helped hundreds of successful investors buy thousands of properties on their...
After two years, we’ve reached 100 episodes of the Inside the Wolf’s Den Podcast! In honor of this occasion, we have taken a look back and have compiled a 100th episode that is chock-full of fan-favorite moments and highlights from our journey thus far. We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who has contributed to our success. A...
In today’s episode, Shawn and Joni present and discuss the highlights of a recent webinar Joni hosted. She educates business owners on the cost-saving world of hiring Virtual Assistants to perform much of an organization’s administrative, sales, and customer service tasks. She breaks down the training and ease-of-onboarding that she has implemented in her successful companies. This episode is a...
You may be wondering if now is a good time to invest in real estate. Will the housing market slow down or continue to its meteoric climb? In this informative episode, Shawn and Joni break down the current state of the investment real estate market. The veteran experts explain the basis for their predictions and share what they think is...
In this highly informative episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni interview Steve Davis, founder and CEO of Total Wealth Academy. For the last 30 years, Steve has helped teach, coach, and mentor tens of thousands of students to use real estate to build wealth and passive income while focusing on maintaining a balanced life. The Total Wealth...
odcastIn today’s poignant episode, Shawn and Joni speak with accomplished real estate investor and CEO of Mom’s House, Phillip Vincent. Mom’s House is the nation’s largest and most trusted senior home buying network. Philip and his team work with seniors and their families to sell their homes as they transition to assisted living. In doing so, they help solve one...
Today, Shawn and Joni welcome one of Houston’s top-selling real estate professionals, Charlie Kriegel, into the Wolf’s Den. Charlie, CEO/Owner of WinHill Advisors-Kirby, has worked with individuals, investors, and developers interested in Houston’s most coveted properties with a particular focus on the institutional buyer. He’s served previously as President of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) and has sat on...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni discuss real estate investing with market expert David Richter. David is the author of the popular book Profit First Real Estate Investing. Through his profit first techniques and his consulting company, Simple CFO Solutions, LLC, David transforms Real Estate Investing Businesses from Cash-Eating Monsters To Money-Making Machines. David goes into great detail as...
Broadcasting from picturesque Cancun, Mexico, Shawn and Joni launch another Wolf’s Power Play. These are intended to be short motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. The duo explains why executing on the basics in life and work is essential for a strong foundation –...
In today’s episode, Shawn and Joni welcome Thad Tarkington to the show. Thad is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Second Nature. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Second Nature is a leading national residential air-conditioning filter subscription service and an award-winning resident benefits package provider. Thad explains how a simple idea that he and his business partner had in...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni have the privilege to visit with Real Property Management President Jeff Pepperney. Jeff was named president of Real Property Management in September 2019. He is a Certified Franchise Executive through the International Franchise Association with more than 20 years in executive leadership roles in franchise and consumer services. Jeff discusses how he got...
In this week’s episode, Shawn and Joni are proud to welcome popular real estate author, social media influencer, motivational speaker, and serial entrepreneur Ron Rana to the Wolf’s Den. After producing years of value-packed videos and impacting hundreds of thousands of people through his social media posts, Ron talks about how he carefully crafted his first book, The Real Estate...
Today, Shawn and Joni launch another Wolf’s Power Play. These are intended to be short motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. In this first recording of 2022, Shawn and Joni explain how they set their personal and professional goals as a couple and then...
The truth is that most people give up before reaching their goals. They let one setback after another knock them down until they can no longer reach up high enough to grab hold of what matters most. In this episode of Inside The Wolf’s Den, Shawn and Joni invite Hanin Al Qoreishy to the show. Hanin is the Co-Owner and...
In this episode, Shawn and Joni launch another quick Wolf’s Power Play. These are intended to be short motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. Today, the two successful entrepreneurs, huge self-awareness proponents, discuss how they continually work to improve their emotional intelligence. 2021 has...
Introducing, The Wolf’s Power Play Series. These are intended to be quick motivational and inspiring podcasts to help you push through and keep working on your journey of success, whatever that is to you. The world is a tough place. It’s easy to get distracted, lose focus and give up when things don’t go as planned. In today’s power-packed session,...
This week’s episode is coming to you from picturesque Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where Shawn and Joni welcome Jaime Cruz to the show. Jaime serves as Shawn and Joni’s Lead Property Tax Consultant and handles preparing and presenting at the protest hearings for his clients at SaveonHouseTaxes.com. He holds the Senior Property Tax Consultant License, the highest license awarded by the...
In today’s encouraging episode, Shawn and Joni welcome successful entrepreneur and CEO Jordan Muela for an extraordinary in-studio interview. Jordan’s distinguished list of companies he has founded or co-founded includes notable names such as LeadSimple, RentScale, managemyproperty.com, and PM ProfitCoach. He shares his personal story and how he cultivated the drive that helped him succeed against overwhelming odds. The three...