BizDev Podcast

In this episode, we interview Jake Washburn, Chief Executive Officer of the Wyatt Group. The Wyatt Group is a real estate investment firm focused on off-market acquisitions and dispositions as well as leasing and managing residential property. Jake talks about his journey on how he got into real estate in the Philadelphia market. Taking his analytical skills and applying them to finding off-market properties using government data Jake has been able to get many great deals!

In this interview, we talk to Chef Dizzy. Chef Dizzy is an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) expert. He talks about his journey into how he got started in the NFT space. Chef Dizzy also discusses his own NFT project called Junk Yard Dogs. If you want to learn more about Chef Dizzy and NFTs follow him on Twitter @ChefDizzy.eth   What is an NFT? A non-fungible token is a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger, that can be sold and traded. Types of NFT data units may be associated with digital files such as photos, videos, and audio.   Check out Chef Dizzy Project – Junk Yard Dogs https://opensea.io/collection/junkyar...

Scott Shuster is the owner and managing partner of Philadelphia Property Group. With over 20 years in the real estate industry, Scott has built a multi-million real estate company in the city of Philadelphia. With a focus on student housing, we learn in this episode how Scott analyzes property and his strategy going when he buys a new property. Scott also talks about his “grand slam of grand slams” deals that he did back in 2012 on a retail property in center city right on Market Street. From that deal, it really shows Scott's forward-thinking and long-term strategies he has when making an investment. To learn more about Philadelphia property Group check out their website below. http://philapropertygroup.com/      

Eileen Kent is an expert when it comes to selling to the Federal Government. With over 10 years of experience, Eileen has taught all over the USA anywhere from Los Angels to New York and many other major cities in the USA. When training, Eileen’s personal focus is to modify the material for her audience so that she will always: "Educate the New, Motivate the Frustrated and Validate the Experienced." Here are just a few of the most popular classes she has taught over the years: • “The Federal Sales Game, How to Play to WIN!” • “Building Blocks of a Winning Federal Proposal” • “Managing Your GSA Schedule“ • “Ideation-Marketing Your GSA Schedule” • “Turning Your Current Client - Into a Forever Client (Teaching Your PMs to Sell)”

In this episode, we learn about Ricky Carruth's amazing story from being a millionaire in his early twenties to losing it all. In 2014 and 2017 Ricky became the number 1 RE/MAX real estate agent in the state of Alabama. He talks about his skills in cold calling and developing relationships with his clients. With his massive success as a real estate agent, Ricky wanted to give back to the real estate community by helping new and experienced agents who want to take their business to the next level and beyond. He created a free coaching program named Zero to Diamond where he dives deep on sharing his highly unique low-pressure approach with agents across the country.   https://zerotodiamond.com/      

In this interview, we talk to Michell Silberman founder of Snackadabra. She dives deep into her principles of how she runs her company. From this episode, you can take a lot from it on how to build a team from scratch.   About Snackadabra: Snackadabra is comprised of cookie extraordinaire's with a strong passion for innovation. They strive to provide the best product with the highest quality ingredients, handmade by their Cookie Counter and Cookie Cutters. Each and every Cookie Cup comes out unique and incredibly delicious. Through their combined skill-set, they create an unforgettable experience for everyone who dares to indulge in their desserts! Here is the link to the 10 Cookies Commandments: https://snackadabra.com/pages/about  

In this episode, we have a unique guest that comes on. Michael Grant is known throughout the Philadelphia area as Philly Jesus. We hear about his story on how and why he became Philly Jesus. Some things we can takeaways from this interview is learning how to get out of your comfort zone.   www.bizdevpodcast.com

In this episode, we interview Joe Spina, founder of Spina & Company, LLC.  For over 30 years working as a CPA. Joe has also grown his company to have over 400 properties throughout Philadelphia. Within his company, they also lease apartments, provide full maintenance, and property management services. In this interview, we learn how he created an amazing team and the steps he took to grow his real estate portfolio.   To learn more about Joe Spina you can go to the website below: http://rentals215.com/   https://bizdevpodcast.com/    

In this interview, we dive deep with Mike on learning how he got started into real estate. He explains how he couldn't find a property management company that met his needs, so he started his own. They manage many different types of properties anything from multi-units to single-family.   

In this interview, we learn about how Bill went quitting his job as a salesman for the yellow pages making $263K per year to starting his own company. The company he started is the SMB Team located outside of Philadelphia. About the SMB Team: The SMB Team is most known for providing industry-leading search engine marketing services, combined with artificial intelligence, sleek landing pages, demographic-filters & re-targeting to generate some of the highest quality leads available through digital marketing. https://smbteam.com/ https://bizdevpodcast.com/    

In this episode, we talk to Angelo Lutz, founder of The Kitchen Consigliere. We explore the way he overcame many challenges from his early life of being convicted on racketeering charges to starting his own Italian restaurant in Collingswood NJ. There are many lessons in the episodes on how Angelo used his entrepreneurial spirit to create a very successful business. About the business The Kitchen Consigliere is a mafia-themed resturant in South Jersey in Collingswood NJ. They serve Italian-American dishes that are inspired by his grandmother.  www.bizdevpodcast.com http://www.kitconcafe.com/    

In this episode, we talk to Ed Johnson, CEO of Campus Safety Products regarding his journey of starting his business and discuss the success of his premiere product, Rhino Wear. Campus Safety Products, LLC specialize in providing protection and effective strategies for the safety and well-being of the general public and those who either visit, work, worship or study in public, private or government buildings. www.bizdevpodcast.com https://campussafetyproducts.com/