Big Time Dreams Podcast

Aaron Fragnito raises money to purchase apartment buildings in New Jersey. Raising money in Real Estate is called a Syndication. Having a big nice apartment building has always been a dream of mine. Aaron is going to school us on what he does and how he becomes successful at it. Learn how to raise money the right way. Big Time Dreams!

Do you want to love your job? It is a big part of your life. It would be nice to actually LOVE it. We all have different things we like and dislike about our jobs. But, with some work you can improve your happiness at work. I am going to give you some tips and ideas on how to turn your boring 9-to-5 into “I love what I am doing.”  Grab a pen with paper and lets get to loving what you do.

Liz Garcia helps us try and tackle negative self-talk. Liz is an expert at higher consciousness and elevating your thoughts. She is the owner of TheMindBodySpiritNetwork.com an online directory for holistic health resources.  She also has “Your weekly Dose of Higher Consciousness” Podcast.  She is an SEO or Search Engine Optimization expert. I am very happy to have her here. Coming and learn about how to remove the blocks in your mind.

What is the real scoop with Chiropractors? Are they real doctors? How much schooling is needed? Is it really that good of a job?   The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects growth of chiropractors to be at 12% over the next 10 years.  That is faster than the average of all other occupations.  The average hourly rate of a Chiropractor is $71 per hour.   Today we have my friend Tuong Mai, who is a Chiropractor out of San Jose, California. We are going to get into the ins-and-out of whats really going on in this field.

Pradeepa Narayanaswamy is a Fertility Coach who helps people and couples through infertility struggles. She has a remarkable story of turning tragedy into triumph. Imagine having 3 miscarriages and 6 other fertility treatments that did not work. She did everything she possibly could to conceive a baby naturally.  All of them failed.  But, she turned that experience into something that will help many people and couples down the road. She was also able to adopt a son! Lets hear how Pradeepa turned hardship into a successful business that helps a lot of people that are struggling with infertility. This is an eye-opening show!

I grew up thinking you really couldn’t make a decent living being an artist, unless you were a superstar. Hence the term ”Starving Artist”. J.R. is a producer and singer amongst other things. He won a Grammy for production on LaCreae’s album "Gravity".  How can he do music full-time? That’s what I’m trying to find out. J.R. has a lot of great insights about the music game and how you can succeed in digital music age.

This episode is from an interview I had on “Millennial Real Estate Podcast”. We go into my journey on how real estate became my path to financial freedom. I will teach you how I acquired rental properties and was finally able to quit my job. There was a lot of up and downs, but it was totally worth it.   My path was much different than other real estate stories. Check it out so you can learn. Big Time Dreams!

A lot of young people want to own their own business and are good with making online content. Why not put them together do digital marketing for others? What is digital marketing? It is marketing online. It is making content and implementing a marketing message. Dave Scott of Scott Digital Marketing runs his own marketing company. He helps other businesses with their online marketing plan. This episode will give you some insights on what it takes to start your own business.

Do you want to start your own business but not sure what to sell? This is very common. I am here to help you breakdown what to think about when choosing your product or service. (Hint) It is not all about the numbers. What are you passionate about that is also profitable? Picking your product or service is super important. Listen to get an overall framework on how to wisely choose your thing. Big Time Dreams!

John Isreal has a tremendous story. He did something that is harder then it sounds. He made and gave 5 handwritten thank you cards to different people everyday for a year. I don’t even know that many people. How can you do 1825 cards? It is amazing what happened to John and how he grew from this experience. He wanted to practice gratitude and that’s exactly what he did. Find out how intentionally thanking people can change your life.

Want to re-program your mind for success? Your subconscious is running in background on autopilot. I sometimes beat myself up over past mistakes. Negative self-talk would come from it. I wanted to see how I can stop saying “ I hate myself”. I started to look into the subconscious mind. I realize that a lot of people think about things that make them sad or angry. I also found that successful people, train their subconscious mind to break limiting beliefs and visualize what they want. Here are some tips that will help you train the “Gatekeeper to your Comfort Zone.”

I want to share with you what went good and bad in 2018 for me. Also this is what I hope to accomplish in 2019. Big Time Dreams!

Jenny Eden Berk is a Eating Psychology Coach. She helps and councils people on their relationship with food. She’s like a Food Therapist. I never have heard of something like this. We know people do have problems with food. She is helping her clients by listening and coaching them through it. Learn how she started her business, her journey and how she operates her business. This is a very good show! Big Time Dreams!

Today we have Chris Costello with Blooom. Blooom is a Robo Adviser. Robo Advisors are online platforms that help you manage your stock and retirement portfolio. They might have an algorithm they helps keep you balanced and diversified according to your needs. So Chris and 2 others started up to give everyone , no matter what financial situation they are in, the very best service that before was only for the rich. Bloom and now have a few Billion in assets managed. Come hear how it started and where they are going from here.

How do you actually enjoy managing real estate and tenants? Moneeka Sawyer has chosen to have a “Blissful” real estate and coaching business. Your business has problems and stress like they all do. But your mindset can help you turn the tables and enjoy tackling problems. Would you rather have rich people problems or be stuck in the rat race? Moneeka has designed her life and business so that she is only working a few hours a month managing her real estate. That gives her time to run a mastermind, coach, write books, and be with family/friends. Learn her insights on how real estate can help you designing your life.

You are in for a real treat on this one because we have Bigger Pockets’ own Mindy Jensen. Bigger Pockets is a online forum and Podcast where people talk about real estate investing. It is the biggest real estate investing website in the world. It has helped me a lot. Check it out BiggerPockets.com. Mindy is the community manager of the online forum at Bigger Pockets. This is a Big Time for me to finally meet a very cool person in Mindy. She definitely loves what she does. So let’s find out more about her and her journey. Big Time Dreams!

Jennifer Longworth is is a Full-Time Podcast Editor. She gets to work from home and make people and their Podcast sound good.For the right person, this is a great gig with very low overhead. She found what makes her tick and started working on it. See how she got started and where she is going from here.  You will learn something from hearing this story!

We bring you Bella Vasta. She ran a successful pet sitting business, then started to coach others with their own business. She has her own podcast, Bella in your Business. She does speaking and has her own mastermind group. Bella know a lot about Facebook groups. I am interested in Facebook groups myself. I know people that use them to help with their business. I know there is a way to use it to build your brand and business.

Vincent Pugliese was a professional photographer for many years. His goal was Time Freedom and Money Freedom. He was able to transition out of his job to start is own freelancing photography business, then into coaching, now he runs the Total Life Freedom Mastermind. At each turn, he was able to free up more of his time to live his best possible life. He also just published his first book “ Freelance to Freedom” which is endorsed by Seth Godin. So let’s get into the story of really trying to do it Big Time!

Today we got Josh Wilson with Mission: St Louis. It is a Non-Profit that is in a tough area and he is trying to make it better. The Beyond Jobs program is training where people will get paid during an internship. He fits the bill so the employers do not have too. But after the internship, that person might have the opportunity to be put on as permanent employee. That is huge! He wants to create jobs ,opportunities, and better relationships with a community that really needs help. Come listen to his journey to see how he kept pushing through adversity. Big Time Dreams!

Amy Lyle was in staffing for 20 years. She wrote a book about all of her failures in a funny memoir. That has opened up some great opportunities for her. She is now a regular guest on an Atlanta morning show and has a screenplay in development. She tries to laugh in her life and find the funny in any situation. This is one of the most entertaining interviews ever! Learn how to get your book on Amazon, social media automation and more. Let’s go on a journey and see how Amy became a best-selling author and where she is going from here. Check out www.amylyle.me. Big Time Dreams!

Today we have a piano teacher that can help you play your favorite jam. Hunter Farris wants you to be passionate about piano. He saw people try to play but wishing they started earlier. With his passion and knowledge, he helps people get excited and really want to play piano! Hunter is still in college and teaching people during the evenings. Come hear this guy’s story on how he is making money doing his passion. Big Time Dreams!

If you own a business, having a book is a great way to boost your brand. It builds credibility and bills you as an authority in your subject. James Ranson is a Book Coach/editor/author that helps others get their book finished and published. He is great with words, editing, formatting and much more. This episode will go into his story on how he started his location independent business. How does his workday look? Who are his clients? How does the business look? Let’s find out as with talk with Master Wordsmith , James Ranson. If you don't want to write a crappy book go to jamesranson.com/crappy-book. Also check out jamesranson.com

Mike Truong runs Faint Media. They do social media marketing for businesses. It has over 50 employees in Portland and New York. His story comes from one who has a chip on his shoulder. He was told by his parents that he has to chose a certain career path to be successful. Being compared to his academically smart sibling, he set to prove he can make it in creative. He is now crushing it, working for mostly food establishments and some Fortune 500 companies. He loves food and does a lot of content about food. And he’s only in his 20’s. This is a really good show with a a young dude grinding like crazy and doing a lot of good things. Check out www.FaintMike.com . Let’s do it. Big Time Dreams!

On this show we have Brent Brinkmeier. He is a personal trainer with his own workout 1 on 1 space. He really enjoys his job and business. He loves helping people to see results and feel better about themselves and their health. But how does the operation work? Do you just need a studio and you are ready to go? How about marketing? How is your schedule like? Let’s find out. We get into how it really is to be a personal training. It is actually a somewhat lean business. Big Time Dreams!

Have you ever wonder what it takes to be an actor? I’ve always wondered what it was like. I always thought it was tough to just say “I’m going to be a full time actor!”. Rob Wood is a full time actor going for his passion. He gives you some insight about how it is. What does he go through? What are some of the struggles? How do you make it work? All of that is coming up in this really interesting episode. Big Time Dreams!

Steve Stewart was an Internal Auditor that was commuting many hours a week. He got tired listening to the radio and found Podcast. That’s where his love for Podcast started. He is also part of a financial community called FinCon and started helping a few people edit and publish their money podcasts. Soon the demand got too much that he had to go full-time as a podcast editor. He goes into how his home-based business looks. I found that is a very easy business to start making some side money in. There is a lot of good stuff on this episode. Big Time Dreams!

Kurt Hutchinson has had many I.T. jobs over his career. He has done network administration, to systems engineer, help desk and everything in between. Tech jobs have always been one of the best paying, attractive jobs people like in the corporate world. Learn from Kurt’s experience on what is next in the I.T. industry. I tried at I.T. and did not really like it. Kurt does, so I want to find out why. He is currently at a Fortune 100 company in healthcare company, Centene.

Joe McCall is a real estate coach, international speaker, author and investor. He has tons of business systems in place that help him run and scale his businesses. I have followed Joe over the years with his “Real Estate Investing Mastery Podcast”. It has taught me many things in my business so what a great guest to have on the show! He has launched a handful of successful online courses. He wholesale houses and does lease options. He goes into all of these subjects for you so you can get an insight. There is so much to learn from this one. So let’s learn from my real estate idol, Joe McCall. www.JoeMcCall.com. Big Time Dreams!

What does Big Time Dreams mean? What am I trying to do with it? My lovely sister Rebecca Dao is interviewing me today. She is my biggest supporter so big shout out to her! We go into what I do in my real estate business. I am also getting into buying and selling raw land. I touch on that. This episode will give you more insight to my life now and what I am trying to accomplish. It was a super fun! Big Time Dreams!!

When I hear someone is a pastor, I usually think what was the “Big Calling” that made this person do this? To spend your whole career in a congregation seems tough to me. I always thought that if you are a pastor you have to love it right? You don’t do it for the money right? Pastor Jeremy Bedenbaugh is our guest today. He leads The Journey Church in St. Louis. He has to deal with the community issues, tragedies, mentoring the people that work in the church and more. Why would you want to be a Pastor? This is going to be an interesting one. Big Time Dreams!

You will learn a lot about online advertising today. David Cote is a military veteran that is now a full-time Social Media Manager. He helps businesses with social media and online sales. You can learn from his tips to increase your sales and likelihood of success. After working for a magazine selling ads, he started his own social media consultant company. He is really knowledgeable about FaceBook Ads, Click Funnels and more. Learn what FaceBook knows about us and use it to your advantage. You can use their data to target people that are more likely to love your product. For most small business through the thought process and upfront legwork you will need to succeed with your online marketing. I learned so much about online advertising on this one. You can too!

Two friends (Ozer Kocdemir and Kerry King) who met playing soccer decided to start a podcast about it. They want to bring the game to fans from all angles, not just scores and stats. They go into their love of the game. They have been at it for over a year now and working towards making it their full time jobs. They also recently went on a trip to Kenya to do a documentary about the sport. These guys are definitely passionate about soccer and their dreams. This was just a fun episode from some dudes that are definitely taking action on their goals. Check out their podcast at www.ozandking.com or search “Oz and King’s Football Podcast” wherever podcast are available. Big Time Dreams!!

Today, we have Linh Nguyen who works in Public Health. Public health is the health of a population, especially when monitored, regulated and promoted by the state. Linh is very passionate about social causes, making an impact and women’s rights. She will take you through what it took to finally get the job that she really loves. She now works at Johns Hopkins and is able to travel around the world. It is a very cool story from a young millennial that is fueled by passion rather than money. I know you will get something from this. Big Time Dreams!

Today we talk about how to be more creative. How to do you maximize creativity? I review a book called "Imagine: How Creativity Works" by Jonah Lehrer. The book breaks down a lot of studies and research about how people and corporations foster and/or boost creativity. You can learn from scientific research to help you boost your own creativity. It is not a "you are born with it" type of thing. Everyone has creativity in them. It is about working on it and putting yourself in the best position to maximize your results. Come learn for yourself, so you can achieve the creativity you want. Big Time Dreams!

Today we have Jerry Knoelke. He is a retired high school math teacher that saw blank stares from his students in math class. He came up with a method that can help people learn upper level math quicker. He says his uniform formula works across different subjects, such as Algebra, Probability and Calculus. He is hoping to change the game in mathematics universally. He wants this (PRESS) method to be in every school worldwide. The method basically breaks down a word problem and gets it into an equation that is ready to simplify or reduce. That is the best way I can explain it. Come find out about this simple formula that can help countless numbers of people to learn high-level math. He has a Masters in mathematics and teaching. Jerry Knoelke’s new book “Math is not Magic” is available at http://www.conquermath.center , Amazon and everywhere else books can be found. Big Time Dreams!

Today we have a Hard Money Lender named Shawn Greeves. He lends money to people that to fix and flip homes. Though the rates are higher, there is less qualifying. It is based on the after repair value and purchase price of the house. Shawn has a wealth of experience in lending and real estate game. He also goes into a story of a detour he took trying to be a poker dealer. I consider him a very successful person and have always wanted to meet him. He is also big into programming your subconscious mind for success. This is a great story, great personality and great lessons you can learn to help in your business and life. There is also a story in here where he makes $2 million dollars! You can also check him out at www.thegreevesmethod.com. Big Time Dreams!

Today’s episode is with Dave Ngo. He is a guy that was on track to be an engineer. He realized that he was not going to be happy doing that for long. He got a side gig bartending for a hotel bar and really enjoyed it. He started Bay Area Bartenders (www.bayareabartenders.com) not to long after that. After a few years, he was able to hire a full time assistant and things have taken off from there. He goes into his passions, challenges and his thought process behind the business. He also has a security firm that provides services to commercial buildings. There are a ton of lessons for people looking or starting their own business. This is a really cool story of an entrepreneur going for his dreams. Even, though his parents are still bugging him to get a “real job”. Big Time Dreams!

This episode is with singer and music teacher, Tracy Cruz. She had a love for music since pretty much the beginning of her life. She saw the joy it brought to the people around her. After going through a few majors in college, she decided to make it music. She started her own music teaching business. She now gets to do music as her job full time! She has flexible hours which really helps being a young mother. She is also promoting her own music and herself as an artist. You can find her at ww.tracycruzmusic.com. She will let you in on the joys and struggles in dealing with her career as a music teacher and musician. Tracy is truly doing her passion. Big Time Dreams!

Today I am dissecting a pair of books called “The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest people" By by Dan Buettner. It is a book where he goes to the statistically happiest places on earth and tries to discover the insights on why these places are so much more happier than other places in the world. He also has a book called. "The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest. This book researches the people to actually live longest in the world. What are their habits? Why do they have less disease and more people that live to 100 years old? This episode has a lot of cool insights into living a longer and happier life. It is all from real data and researching these areas over many years. Let's do it. Big Time Dreams!

Today we speak with Donna Gamache. She is an entrepreneur and has been self-employed for over 20 years. She has a passion for helping businesswomen and entrepreneurs. She has had to reinvent herself a few times to adapt and succeed. She has been a Desktop Consultant, boutique owner, and image consultant. She is also the Director of The Tapestry Network, a women’s network of business owners and entrepreneurs. She wants to inspire women to have their own successful businesses. Her story is a great ride and journey that we can all learn from. Get Ready. Big Time Dreams!

Have you ever been put to sleep in surgery? Have you ever had an epidural during giving birth? The person who gave you that drug was an anesthesiologist. I have always heard anesthesiologists make the most money and don't work as much. I was wondering if there was any truth to that? Today, I talk with a real anesthesiologist, Wayland Cheng. He talks about what he actually does and how his passion to do research could help change the world as well as help work life balance. Is being an anesthesiologist really as good as they say?Listen to this interview about one of the highest paying jobs there is. Big Time Dreams!

Usually, I have a guest on the show and we try to learn from them. However, I wanted to share with you on a more personal level. This is just my story. I had a goal from 18 years old to be self-employed. Have my own business. I used real estate as my vehicle. I go into the ups and downs of my journey. I was finally able to quit my day job after years of focus and effort. It has not been too long yet, so I am still adjusting, executing and trying my best. I hope you can get something from episode. Big Time Dreams!

Today we talk with Cevin Lee. He wanted to launch his own restaurant that can serve healthy food options. Hear about the process and what he had to deal with when opening his establishment. Learn about some of the personal struggles he went through. What is he trying to accomplish? He goes into his passion for design also. You will definitely get some value from this episode. Big Time Dreams!

Today we have Corey Boyles. He started off doing massage therapy. He saved up some money and got into real estate by buying a small house to fix and flip. It did not go as smooth as he would have hoped. However, he kept at it. He eventually built his own wholesaling business. He caught the eye of real estate investing company. Now he is working for them buying several houses a month. He has many passions but the vehicle he uses is real estate. Learn how he got there. Big Time Dreams!

This week with talk with Lisa Wynne. She had a love for horses since a young age. She went to college and first began as an architect. She was doing horse rescue on the side. When the opportunity came up, she took all she had and put it into a horse ranch called the Holistic Horsemanship Institute of America. She now does horseback riding lessons and horse rehabilitation among other things. Listen to this story of a woman going for her passion. 

This is an interview with Chuck Jackson, CEO of Zen Agriculture. We go through the story of how it all began and the journey to now. He has had different jobs from travel director, public policy, selling radio ads and more. He has worked for 3M, Fox Sports among others. He also likes to do projects as an executive producer. Chuck has a wealth of knowledge and experience. We would be a fool not to take the time to learn from him. This was also such a fun interview because of Chuck's personality. You will see that for yourself. Big Time Dreams!

Today Nina "Make Me a Hit" Jackson joins us. She started a cleaning business when realized she could do a better job than most other companies out there. She goes into her business and how she is able to get loyal customers.  Her passion is music and she is working overtime to make her dreams come true. This is a truly motivating story about a young lady that is hustling hard, taking action on her goals, and trying to make it Big Time!