Mastering Profitability and Mindset Shifts for Entrepreneurial Success
E134 • Jun 24, 2025 • 58 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Christian Brim delve into the essentials of profit and business sustainability. They explore overcoming limiting money beliefs and the importance of divergent thinking in entrepreneurship. The discussion covers the principles of the Profit First methodology, highlighting the dangers of prioritizing revenue over profit. They address financial challenges faced by creatives and emphasize starting a profit habit. Key topics include financial literacy, managing operational variability, and consistent accounting. The episode also touches on traits of successful entrepreneurs, the significance of a financial safety net, and strategies for transitioning from a scarcity to a profit planning mindset.
Mastering Delegation and Hiring for Business Growth with Anita Woodward
E133 • Jun 19, 2025 • 17 minsSteve Hamoen and Anita Woodward discuss the differences between entrepreneurs and business owners, focusing on balancing tasks and overcoming the common issue of being perpetually busy. They explore the Pareto principle's role in task management and delve into effective delegation, emphasizing the importance of building systems and measuring success through KPIs. The conversation covers hiring considerations, comparing internal employees to external virtual assistants, and implementing a structured hiring process. They also discuss the pros and cons of hiring domestic versus overseas virtual assistants and the significance of understanding both seen and unseen business processes.
Mastering Contract Strategies: Legal Enforceability, Dispute Resolution, and Business Preparedness
E132 • Jun 17, 2025 • 46 minsSteve Hamoen and Shaneka Shaw Taylor into the legal enforceability of contracts, emphasizing proactive measures for business preparedness. They discuss the roles of key contract players and the importance of clear payment clauses. The conversation covers the nuances of contract language, settlement options versus trials, and post-judgment collection challenges. They highlight potential pitfalls in contract renewal, including auto-renewal and vendor protections, and stress the need for comprehensive dispute resolution mechanisms. The episode also examines the risks associated with AI-generated legal documents and the importance of balanced termination clauses. Shaneka concludes with insights on contract jurisdiction.
Multifamily Investments, Generational Wealth, and Leadership Insights with Veena Jetti
E131 • Jun 15, 2025 • 72 minsSteve Hamoen and Veena Jetti delve into multifamily investments, discussing Steve's insights on small investments and capital raising along with Veena's journey as an immigrant. They address burnout, balancing life as a single parent, and the power of support networks. Ethical investing, raising grounded children, and the concept of leverage in business and personal life are explored. The conversation covers overcoming investment challenges, misconceptions in capital raising, and navigating investor relationships. They also touch on the role of women in leadership, the realities of multifamily investing, and the impact of the great wealth transfer. The episode concludes with reflections on legacy and future hopes.
Fitness and Business: Integrating Health, Discipline, and Performance for Entrepreneurial Success
E130 • Jun 10, 2025 • 64 minsSteve Hamoen and Petar Krastev discuss the role of precision in training and its impact on business. They share stories from sports, emphasizing habits and discipline in fitness for entrepreneurs. The episode explores integrating fitness into daily life, the allure of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and peak performance. They highlight the link between health and business success, covering morning routines, lessons from athletes, and the importance of sleep and health considerations like testosterone therapy. Topics include energy management, diet strategies, personalized coaching, and insights on Mike Tyson's business acumen.
Mastering Phone Sales: Overcoming Hesitation and Leveraging Technology with Chaz Tedesco
E129 • Jun 5, 2025 • 45 minsSteve Hamoen and Chaz Tedesco delve into the world of phone sales, discussing effective strategies to overcome call hesitation and leverage phone technology. They emphasize the importance of motivation, massive action, and comprehensive training, including product and competitor knowledge, in achieving sales success. The conversation addresses handling rejection and strategies to combat burnout, highlighting the role of technology. They explore understanding and overcoming the plateau effect, integrating human capital with technology, and the balance of human connection and AI in sales. The episode wraps up with a recap of key strategies, closing remarks, and appreciation for the audience.
Mastering Real Estate Investment: Strategies, Tax Planning, and Professional Insights
E128 • Jun 3, 2025 • 67 minsJoin Steve Hamoen and Michael Matthew as they explore real estate investment strategies, highlighting the balance between action and planning. They discuss Michael's book and the triple c structure for Canadian investors, touching on tax credits, FAPI, and recent legislative changes. Topics include rent control, development challenges, and the benefits of setting up a C Corp in Wyoming. They cover risks of single LLC property holdings, investing in landlord-friendly states, population growth, and financial planning. The episode debunks the myth of passive income, emphasizing the value of professional management, time management, and leveraging professionals.
Building Trust and Credibility: Insights on Leadership, Branding, and Innovation with Mitchell Levy
E127 • May 29, 2025 • 34 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen is joined by Mitchell Levy to explore the importance of credibility and authentic communication in leadership. They discuss the role of trustworthiness and how AI can enhance human interaction. The conversation highlights the use of podcasts for building credibility and emphasizes clarity in communication using Mitchell's CPOP formula. They discuss strategies for effectively serving audiences and making informed decisions, while embracing "what if" scenarios for learning in 2023's AI transformation. The episode delves into personal branding, legacy building, and the significance of consistent social media presence. They conclude with insights on collaboration, community, and a final tip for establishing credibility.
Mastering the Happiness Equation: Insights on Mentorship, Purpose, and Daily Success
E126 • May 27, 2025 • 46 minsSteve Hamoen and Leighton Campbell explore the intricacies of happiness, contrasting lasting fulfillment with fleeting pleasure. They discuss gratitude, overcoming adversity, and key happiness pillars like family memories. The episode addresses challenges in transitioning from service roles and finding purpose post-retirement. Leighton Campbell shares insights from his mentor Artie Palermo, and they discuss how Jujitsu parallels happiness strategies. Topics include systems for success, the accessibility of the happiness equation, and importance of role models. Goal-setting, celebrating victories, motivation, and maintaining a strict schedule highlight consistency and decision simplification for daily success.
Mastering Real Estate Success: Confidence, AI, and Mindset with Matin Haghkar
E125 • May 22, 2025 • 30 minsSteve Hamoen and Matin Haghkar into Matin's real estate journey, emphasizing the importance of building confidence and overcoming adversity. They discuss navigating challenges and opportunities during COVID, mastering confidence, motivation, and discipline in sales, and the evolution of Matin's career with a focus on mindset. The conversation highlights leveraging personal branding, AI, and social media, as well as training AI for real estate and construction applications. They explore strategies for multifaceted success in the real estate sector and conclude with thoughts on maintaining a successful mindset and confidence in business.
Eco-Friendly Multifamily Development and Wealth-Building with Ali Nazarian
E124 • May 20, 2025 • 30 minsSteve Hamoen and Ali Nazarian address common mistakes developers make in multifamily property development, emphasizing the importance of careful planning and execution. They discuss eco-friendly building practices, highlighting government incentives and retrofit processes for energy efficiency. The episode explores electrification and the economics of the MLI Select program, offering an overview of this initiative and typical developer errors. They delve into construction management, the trend of vertically integrated developers, and the leadership and vision required for successful integration. The conversation concludes with advice on starting in multifamily development and wealth-building strategies.
Building Disciplined Teams and Thriving Businesses with Richard Walsh
E123 • May 15, 2025 • 32 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Richard Walsh discuss the importance of action-oriented mindsets. They share strategies for boosting efficiency through automation, delegation, and elimination, distinguishing between delegation and abdication while emphasizing employee recognition. The conversation covers building a disciplined and determined work culture, best practices for hiring, and methods for successful employee transitions. Richard offers entrepreneurial advice, including market testing essentials and handling rejection positively. The episode also explores the evolution of ideas into successful businesses, concluding with closing thoughts and appreciation.
Business Lessons from Martial Arts: Systems, Coaching, and Media with Mitch Carson
E122 • May 13, 2025 • 41 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Mitch Carlson delve into the parallels between martial arts and business success. Mitch discusses his journey, highlighting the importance of systems, coaching plans, and credibility. They explore how marketability and charisma impact fighters' careers and draw lessons from the rise and fall of prominent fighters. The conversation covers martial arts in executive training and actor preparation, using TV for brand growth, and media training. Key takeaways for business success from martial arts are shared to conclude the episode.
Mindset, Action, and Freedom: Keys to Real Estate Success with Gary Hibbert
E121 • May 8, 2025 • 47 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Gary Hibbert explore the significance of having a strong "why" and mindset for success, drawing from Steve's personal journey and mindset shift. They discuss the distinction between complaining and taking action, and how viewing challenges as opportunities can fuel business growth. The conversation emphasizes massive imperfect action, building daily margin, and overcoming stage fright. They highlight the power of saying no, emotional motivation, and visualization in goal setting. The episode also covers overcoming real estate industry challenges, leveraging networks, mentorship, and designing a life with time freedom. They conclude with insights on navigating the economic environment and controlling one's financial future.
Mastering Business Acquisitions and Real Estate with Shane Wilson
E120 • May 6, 2025 • 56 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Shane Wilson explore buying businesses and real estate investments, focusing on the BRRRR strategy. They discuss risks, due diligence, and the benefits of acquiring established businesses. Topics include diversifying ventures, financing considerations, and balancing expansion with contraction. The duo examines business flexibility versus long-term real estate investments and the need to adjust strategies in a normal market. They highlight the importance of mentorship, execution, and a relentless mentality for success, comparing discipline to talent in achieving business success.
Self-Publishing, Omnipresence, and Leadership for Business Growth
E119 • May 1, 2025 • 32 minsSteve Hamoen and Barry Cohen dive into self-publishing and achieving business omnipresence. They explore diversifying content platforms, scaling teams, and strategies for content creation, testing, and automation. The episode compares self-publishing with traditional methods, highlighting books as tools for credibility and leverage. They discuss book economics, writing for differentiation, and building a business kit. Creative challenges, imposter syndrome, and mentorship's impact are addressed. The episode wraps up with insights on leadership and audience engagement strategies.
Mastering Trading and Mentorship: Strategies, AI, and Market Insights with Philip Jayhawk Chan
E118 • Apr 29, 2025 • 49 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Philip Jayhawk Chan explore trading and marketing, focusing on pattern recognition and marketing identity. They discuss the synergy between marketing, sales, and analytics, evaluating follower value and investments. Strategies for investing large sums, understanding marketing outcomes, and profiting in down markets via futures trading are covered. They emphasize mentorship, commitment, and transference for trading success. The episode touches on AI's impact, commodities trading, and technical vs. fundamental analysis, sharing personal crypto experiences and night trading invites. It concludes with anticipation for GrowthCon and future events.
Innovating Legacy Systems and Demand Mastery with Ritavan
E117 • Apr 24, 2025 • 65 minsSteve Hamoen and Ritavan explore future-proofing legacy businesses by emphasizing value creation in the digital era. They discuss fostering customer obsession, the SLA SOG framework in airlines, overcoming groupthink, and enhancing customer experiences. The episode addresses decision-making biases, demand shaping strategies, and data-driven team alignment. They analyze growth principles, revenue vs. profit focus, and the SlashOg framework. Myths of digital transformation, sustaining demand, and the power of customer-centricity are covered. The episode concludes with a listener challenge on combining clarity with courage for impactful results.
Mastering Decision-Making and Real Estate Strategies with Frank Iglesias
E116 • Apr 22, 2025 • 56 minsIn this episode, Steve Hamoen and Frank Iglesias explore decision-making in real estate, focusing on balancing sales and risk. They discuss the role of experience, coaching, and mentorship in growth, and the structure of mentor-coachee relationships. The conversation covers appreciation, motivation, relationship building, and using social media for market insights. They analyze real estate deal structures and share lessons from past successes and failures. Key topics include emotional intelligence, negotiation respect, margin management, involving family in business, and using real estate investing for personal development.
Mastering Finances: Strategies for Success with Sandra Simmons
E115 • Apr 17, 2025 • 39 minsSteve Hamoen and Sandra Simmons dive into essential financial principles, starting with "pay yourself first" and accounting fundamentals. Sandra shares insights from her global financial planning experience, discussing common mistakes and effective cash flow management. They cover planning for future expenses, business expansion, and reserve funds. Strategies for handling cash flow shortfalls, mindset shifts for managing financial stress, and the importance of budgeting and planning are explored. The episode highlights the significance of financial coaching, building networks, and introduces CashFlowMojoSoftware.com, emphasizing strategic financial planning and working on versus in the business.