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In episode 148 of the Better Than Success Podcast, We are debuting a new format for a new podcast that we will be launching, "The Better Than Success Real Estate And Business Ownership News Brief".  This is episode 3 of the new podcast.  After episode 3, please find the series on its own podcast. We would love to hear your feedback.  Dm us at @betterthansucces or @nicolepurvy on IG.   Find each article mentioned in this episode below: 1. Phila - ZONR - Easier Philadelphia Zoning Feasibility Planning Did you know there's a web application that helps developers accurately plan what can be built by-right in the city? https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=110477642&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9t5LNBN_tRPt97brfA9v4VxAAEGh_wLRIlHzPZmJqdHebHxu2B2S-2mNn0EMhJUO3xXFCQBf2WzfU1DMvKw-8fqF0eRg&utm_content=110477375&utm_source=hs_email&v=PKQv4yq3nIk&feature=youtu.be 2. Five Strategies For Real Estate Professionals Looking To Stand Out In 2021 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2021/02/08/five-strategies-for-real-estate-professionals-looking-to-stand-out-in-2021/?sh=16c23cb86f25 3.  Bidding wars are off the charts, as home listings fall to a record low https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/12/bidding-wars-for-homes-are-off-the-charts-as-listings-fall-to-record-low.html?&qsearchterm=home%20listing To see our upcoming events, visit betterthansuccess.com/events. Get up to 100% Financing for your Renovation and Acquisition cost for your next Rehab go to http://btsfunding.com/

In episode 147 of the Better Than Success Podcast, We are debuting a new format for a new podcast that we will be launching, "The Better Than Success Real Estate And Business Ownership News Brief".  This is episode 2 of the new podcast.  After episode 3, please find the series on its own podcast. We would love to hear your feedback.  Dm us at @betterthansucces or @nicolepurvy on IG

In episode 146 of the Better Than Success Podcast, We debut a new format for a new podcast that we will be launching, "The Better Than Success Real Estate And Business Ownership News Brief".  We would love to hear your feedback.  Dm us at @betterthansucces or @nicolepurvy on IG   Find each article mentioned in this episode below... 1. 10 Most Affordable Cities To Buy A Home https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/most-affordable-cities-to-buy-a-home/ 2. The Philly area is filling up with coffee shops during the pandemic https://www.inquirer.com/food/coffee-shops-espresso-philadelphia-south-jersey-20210203.html 3. Why millions of Americans are now tapping credit unions for loans https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/04/why-millions-of-americans-are-now-tapping-credit-unions-for-loans.html 4. Those in Real Estate Could Get Vaccine Priority: What That Means https://www.fool.com/millionacres/real-estate-investing/articles/those-in-real-estate-could-get-vaccine-priority-what-that-means/ 5. SC - Real estate investment is booming as ‘tertiary city’ trend sweeps the nation https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/business-news/real-estate-investment-is-booming-as-tertiary-city-trend-sweeps-the-nation/

In episode 145 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks about How We Went From $0 to Over $150M in 5 Years Investing in Multi-Family with ZERO Credit w/ Alvin Hope Johnson. Alvin Johnson is the President of Hope Housing Foundation (HOPE) and guides the staff of Assertive Management Group, LLC., HOPE’s privately-owned property management firm. The Foundation, which is headquartered in McKinney, Texas was incorporated as a 501(c) (3) in 1998. HOPE has a business model that positions itself as one of the most effective, nonprofit affordable workforce housing organizations in the Country. With a little over 1,300 Affordable Housing Units and growing, the Foundation is in the acquisition stages of acquiring an additional 2000 units for 2021. Also planned for 2021 are two new single-family housing developments with a total of 450 homes for the Workforce community. Included within these communities will be homes set aside for Veterans which will be ADA Accessible. Alvin is also President and CEO of Multifamily Monopoly, an education platform designed to give the serious Real-estate investor all the tools necessary to develop and acquire their own multifamily apartment building. Before fully investing his time into Hope, Alvin was the Vice-President of Operations for American Housing Foundation in Amarillo, Texas (AHF) and would also serve as the interim president for 2 years. Amarillo-based American Housing Foundation successfully grew from two apartment complexes purchased from a local Catholic organization in 1989 to one of the largest affordable housing companies in the country providing homes to more than 50,000 families and individuals, while supporting healthy communities. American Housing Foundation boasted 16,000 units spread across the Southern US. Alvin’s tenure with AHF helped grow the vision of what Hope Housing Foundation is and will become. Alvin takes pride in being an industry leader in service and building strong relationships with his business partners. Through his faith and determination, Hope Housing Foundation will definitely be a frontrunner in the affordable housing market. Some of the topics covered in this episode are: How Alvin started real estate with no credit How he founded HOPE Housing Foundation How he used hard money loans to get an agreement with Chevron Non-profit buyer Difference between General Partnership between Limited Partnership Learn more at pgllaw.com Get access to our events at betterthansuccess.com/events.

In episode 144 of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nicole Purvy hosts part 4 of her 4 part series with business Coach Tamara Varella.  Jan 9, 2020 Nicole and Tamara are launching "My Success Project – Business Edition – The 4-week Solopreneur to Business Ownership Incubator" Learn more at mysuccessproject.com “My Success Project: Business Edition” is a 4-week virtual incubator designed to transform solopreneurs into business owners. This experiential curriculum was designed for the solopreneur who has committed to transitioning their business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be left to their children’s children. Taught by business owner, real estate investor and author Nicole Purvy and business owner coach Tamara Varella ‘My Success Project: Business Edition’ will take business participants on an 4-week virtual accelerated intensive journey covering over 15 areas of business that once mastered can elevate the individual from barely covering expenses to having automated systems that rake in hefty quarterly profit distributions in addition to bringing home regularly scheduled weekly compensation payments.  With over a combined 30 years in business ownership experience and combined business revenues of over $1 million in 2020, Nicole and Tamera have joined forces to create the ultimate blueprint for business ownership success. Participants in this Incubator will learn: The 3 Layers to Business Manifestation  The 3 Phases of Business The 13 Types of Business Models  “Calculate IT” – THE Efficient Time and Resource Management Strategy  Proper Income, Expense, and Profit Management  Effective “Charismatic” Branding Strategies That Convert  Sales Training and The 4 Step Sales Conversation Mastery  The M.A.G.I.C. Website Formula 4 Ps of Marketing The 7 System That Every Successful Business Needs The Anatomy of an effective SOP Proper Team Selection and Human Resource Management 5 Ways to Increase Profits The Profit Quandary/The Tax Game Types of KPIs and KPI management The BTS Sales Equation Plus much more Secure Your Spot in this incubator and transition your business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be handed down for generations to come… Learn more at mysuccessproject.com

In episode 143 of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nicole Purvy hosts part 3 of her 4 part series with business Coach Tamara Varella.  Jan 9, 2020 Nicole and Tamara are launching "My Success Project – Business Edition – The 4-week Solopreneur to Business Ownership Incubator" Learn more at mysuccessproject.com “My Success Project: Business Edition” is a 4-week virtual incubator designed to transform solopreneurs into business owners. This experiential curriculum was designed for the solopreneur who has committed to transitioning their business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be left to their children’s children. Taught by business owner, real estate investor and author Nicole Purvy and business owner coach Tamara Varella ‘My Success Project: Business Edition’ will take business participants on an 4-week virtual accelerated intensive journey covering over 15 areas of business that once mastered can elevate the individual from barely covering expenses to having automated systems that rake in hefty quarterly profit distributions in addition to bringing home regularly scheduled weekly compensation payments.  With over a combined 30 years in business ownership experience and combined business revenues of over $1 million in 2020, Nicole and Tamera have joined forces to create the ultimate blueprint for business ownership success. Participants in this Incubator will learn: The 3 Layers to Business Manifestation  The 3 Phases of Business The 13 Types of Business Models  “Calculate IT” – THE Efficient Time and Resource Management Strategy  Proper Income, Expense, and Profit Management  Effective “Charismatic” Branding Strategies That Convert  Sales Training and The 4 Step Sales Conversation Mastery  The M.A.G.I.C. Website Formula 4 Ps of Marketing The 7 System That Every Successful Business Needs The Anatomy of an effective SOP Proper Team Selection and Human Resource Management 5 Ways to Increase Profits The Profit Quandary/The Tax Game Types of KPIs and KPI management The BTS Sales Equation Plus much more Secure Your Spot in this incubator and transition your business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be handed down for generations to come… Learn more at mysuccessproject.com

In episode 142 of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nicole Purvy hosts part 2 of her 4 part series with business Coach Tamara Varella.  Jan 9, 2020 Nicole and Tamara are launching "My Success Project – Business Edition – The 4-week Solopreneur to Business Ownership Incubator" Learn more at mysuccessproject.com “My Success Project: Business Edition” is a 4-week virtual incubator designed to transform solopreneurs into business owners. This experiential curriculum was designed for the solopreneur who has committed to transitioning their business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be left to their children’s children. Taught by business owner, real estate investor and author Nicole Purvy and business owner coach Tamara Varella ‘My Success Project: Business Edition’ will take business participants on an 4-week virtual accelerated intensive journey covering over 15 areas of business that once mastered can elevate the individual from barely covering expenses to having automated systems that rake in hefty quarterly profit distributions in addition to bringing home regularly scheduled weekly compensation payments.  With over a combined 30 years in business ownership experience and combined business revenues of over $1 million in 2020, Nicole and Tamera have joined forces to create the ultimate blueprint for business ownership success. Participants in this Incubator will learn: The 3 Layers to Business Manifestation  The 3 Phases of Business The 13 Types of Business Models  “Calculate IT” – THE Efficient Time and Resource Management Strategy  Proper Income, Expense, and Profit Management  Effective “Charismatic” Branding Strategies That Convert  Sales Training and The 4 Step Sales Conversation Mastery  The M.A.G.I.C. Website Formula 4 Ps of Marketing The 7 System That Every Successful Business Needs The Anatomy of an effective SOP Proper Team Selection and Human Resource Management 5 Ways to Increase Profits The Profit Quandary/The Tax Game Types of KPIs and KPI management The BTS Sales Equation Plus much more Secure Your Spot in this incubator and transition your business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be handed down for generations to come… Learn more at mysuccessproject.com

In episode 141 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with her good friend and business Coach Tamara Varella.  Jan 9, 2020 Nicole and Tamara are launching "My Success Project – Business Edition – The 4-week Solopreneur to Business Ownership Incubator" Learn more at https://mysuccessproject.com “My Success Project: Business Edition” is a 4-week virtual incubator designed to transform solopreneurs into business owners. This experiential curriculum was designed for the solopreneur who has committed to transitioning their business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be left to their children’s children. Taught by business owner, real estate investor and author Nicole Purvy and business owner coach Tamara Varella ‘My Success Project: Business Edition’ will take business participants on an 4-week virtual accelerated intensive journey covering over 15 areas of business that once mastered can elevate the individual from barely covering expenses to having automated systems that rake in hefty quarterly profit distributions in addition to bringing home regularly scheduled weekly compensation payments.  With over a combined 30 years in business ownership experience and combined business revenues of over $1 million in 2020, Nicole and Tamera have joined forces to create the ultimate blueprint for business ownership success. Participants in this Incubator will learn: The 3 Layers to Business Manifestation  The 3 Phases of Business The 13 Types of Business Models  “Calculate IT” – THE Efficient Time and Resource Management Strategy  Proper Income, Expense, and Profit Management  Effective “Charismatic” Branding Strategies That Convert  Sales Training and The 4 Step Sales Conversation Mastery  The M.A.G.I.C. Website Formula 4 Ps of Marketing The 7 System That Every Successful Business Needs The Anatomy of an effective SOP Proper Team Selection and Human Resource Management 5 Ways to Increase Profits The Profit Quandary/The Tax Game Types of KPIs and KPI management The BTS Sales Equation Plus much more Secure Your Spot in this incubator and transition your business from a risky time sucking beast into a profitable enterprise that can be handed down for generations to come… Learn more at mysuccessproject.com

In episode 138 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks about resetting her business. With 9 years of entrepreneurship on her belt, Nicole Purvy discusses When It's Necessary to Reset Your Business to Take It to the Next Level.  Join in on the conversation as we discuss staffing, discipline, leadership, distractions, and transformation. Get tickets to the 2019 Women In Real Estate Summit here

In episode 137 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Corwin Jackson of The CORE Inspection Group. With a decade under his belt as a property investor of distressed properties, Corwin learned how critical a premium quality inspection was early on in his career. In order to flip and rent out his properties, he needed to know what he was getting into before making a commitment. His passion for providing thorough home inspections to provide maximum peace of mind for home-buyers compelled Corwin to launch Core Inspection Group.

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy discusses the Top Top 11 Real Estate Investing Tips I Learned in the Construction Management Course.  This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. The Course was originally offered by Better Than Success from April 6-May 4 and titled "Comprehensive Accelerated Construction Management Course"  The Comprehensive Accelerated Construction Management Course is a 5 week course designed to teach real estate investors and investor hopefuls to manage and GC their own real estate rehabs. Participants who complete the program will receive a Construction and Real Estate Project Management Certificate of Completion from Better Than Success. Taught by experienced Real Estate Investor Julia Choseed this accelerated curriculum will positively change the lives of all who attend. Participants Will Learn: Construction and Project Management Mindset and Foundation Jobsite Safety Contracts Budget Management Permits Zoning Profitability Reports Predevelopment Full Gut Rehab Phases (All Phases!) Architect management Interior Design Materials selection Who Should Participate: Experienced Investors that want to improve their project management skills New Investors who want to avoid mistakes of the past and learn design trends Investor Hopefuls who want to cut down on their learning curve This course consists of 4(four) classroom sessions and 1(one) onsite session.

Nicole Purvy is founder of the Better Than Success Real Estate League, a growing and dynamic real estate investment club that provides education, networking, and investing opportunities in Philadelphia.Nicole has also created Philly Real Estate Week, an annual week-long celebration of real estate investing and home buying in Philadelphia and the Women In Real Estate Summit, an annual one-day intensive real estate investing conference featuring a line-up of all-star women real estate investors.Nicole is also the leader of Jumpstart Olney, an affiliate of the Jumpstart Germantown real estate development program. In addition to all of this, Nicole is also a podcaster. Her podcast — called the Better Than Success Podcast, was named a top podcasts for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur Magazine.Nicole has got a lot going on and we’ve barely scratched the surface! Listen to this interview to hear how she got started and learn some of her secrets to success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 135 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks How the Airbnb and Real Estate Zoning Process Works in Philly with Rachael Pritzker. Rachael, a die-hard Philadelphian and avid animal lover is Pritzker Law Group’s Founder & Chief Executive Officer. She is one of the city’s only zoning and land-use attorney’s with experience in both the private sector and local government. Prior to starting PLG with her twin brother Adam, Rachael worked at Center City law firm Zarwin Baum. While at Zarwin, Rachael practiced zoning, land use and public finance working on multi-million dollar bond issuances, and securing variances and government approvals for single family, and multi-family homes, non-profits and some of the City's most notable high rises.  After years in the private sector, Rachael transitioned over to the public sector, accepting a position with City Council.  As Legislative Counsel to City Councilman At-Large Allan Domb, Rachael developed legislation, worked with members City Council, City Agencies, the Mayor's Administration and mastered the policies and procedures of our City.  Rachael was also one of the first 27 Commissioners appointed to the Mayor's Commission for Women, and currently serves on its Entrepreneurship Working Group. 

In episode 134 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks Little Known Facts About Setting Up Your Business Entity for Real Estate Investing with Dom Landry of CGM Philly. Dominique Landry is a co-founder of Common Ground Management, LLC, a Philadelphia-based managerial firm that assists entrepreneurs and companies across the country with business development. A 2008 graduate of Saint Joseph’s University, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Landry has spent the past decade in business development services for large corporate companies and start-up entrepreneurs.

In episode 133 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews attorney Ellis Palividas.  Ellis Palividas is an attorney based in Philadelphia.  He focuses on Real Estate, commercial litigation and criminal law.  He is also a partner and cofounder of Acro settlement company.  Ellis began his legal career as a prosecutor and transitioned to the private sector and worked in civil litigation.  He later decided to open his own law practice and cofounded Acro settlement company. His unique experience as an attorney gives him the advantage as a title agent who knows the ins and outs of the legalities of real estate.  Links for this episode:  betterthansuccess.com/virtualfinance betterthansuccess.com/masterclass betterthansuccess.com/freevideo

On episode 131 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interview Heidi Becker. Heidi Becker is the founder and CEO of American Deed Transfer and Acra Settlement Company. Licensed in PA, NJ, MD, and VA, Heidi has been in the title industry for 15 years. She is also a real estate investor, rehabber and flipper. Last year alone she did 5 flips and she’s currently building a rental portfolio of apartments buildings and multifamily rentals. How to Start and Grow a Successful Title Company and Real Estate Business in 2 Years Heidi Becker moved to Philadelphia 5 years ago and now runs 2 of Philly’s well-known title companies. Heidi made this move strategically knowing Philadelphia was a great investment area. “What is the motivation behind title?” Nicole asks Heidi during the interview. Heidi expresses her obsession with real estate since she was 16 years old which was her initial motivation. Thinking she wanted to be a real estate agent, Heidi found her true passion in title after working as an admin at another title company. She shares how her superior at that job at the time was a great teacher molding her into the title field. For those who may not be aware, ‘Title’ is to represent the contract and control all of the money in a real estate transaction. After being put in a position to do what she wanted and having a baby only motivated her more because she did not want to work a 9-5 job raising her child. She was recruited to do real estate settlements in Philadelphia and she took the opportunity to start her own title company. What is the process of starting a title company? Heidi explains this took over one year because you have to interview with underwriters and see who is going to give you the best support. What is an underwriter? Underwriters are the agents who backs up the contract and it is very important to choose someone who is reputable and to be around if something big happens. Heidi says “After hiring the RIGHT staff and keeping my overhead low, my business started to move rapidly”. How did you get into real estate?  “It was always in the background… I just always had a passion for it. I went and got a partner, made an LLC, started looking for property, used hard money and was able to complete my first project” Heidi says. ( For more information, Click Here ) Top 3 tips for investors from a title company perspective: Organization is key (Both investors + wholesaling) Work fast and work with the deadlines!! Have the last 10 years of addresses (if you're investor and you have liens, those are going to have to be paid) Contact Info: American Deed Transfer LLC Call/Text: 267-699-8876 Acro Settlements - 2nd Title Company

In episode 129 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks 5 Quick Real Estate Project Management Tips That Could Save You Thousands. 5 Quick Real Estate Project Management Tips That Could Save You Thousands Always secure your project. Add an alarm system to your property. Nicole mentions SimpliSafe in this episode. “You need another layer of insurance because everything is valuable in your property down to the pipes” Get proof of insurance from you subcontractors. Call the insurance company. Go that extra mile to be 100% sure and safe! Network, network, network Networking is a major key in this business. You need to know people, being an introvert is something you will have to put to the side in this business. Call PGW, FIRST!! PGW = Philadelphia Gas Works You need gas at your property and this proccess could take a few weeks that you may not have time to wait for. Personality You have to be assertive, be serious about your money and your project. PEOPLE will take advantage of you espically if you are a woman in real estate. Get links from this episode at betterthansuccess.com/links

In Episode #128 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy Interviews Earnest Key. Real estate investor, property manager, realtor and real estate investment coach, Earnest Key was born in Alaska, but raised in Philadelphia. Earnest Key has served the Philadelphia real estate community for over 13 years. Additionally, Earnest retired from the Adult Probation and Parole Department of PA after 14 years of service. His law enforcement experience is one of the many reasons that he has excelled in the art of patience and negotiations. During his 13 years in the real estate arena, he has managed his own units, as well as dozens of other investors’ units. Also, he has assisted first-time home buyers and sellers with their home needs as well. His total sales volume is north of $20,000,000! Currently, Earnest is a Realtor at City Wide Keller Williams Philadelphia and is the team leader of The Earnest Key Team. Earnest’s favorite aspect of real estate is negotiating in order to help both sides of the deal leave satisfied. Real estate aside, Earnest is most proud of his family, which consists of his wife and three daughters. 30 Day Checkin After I Left My 9-to-5 After working in the law enforcement field and working part-time in real estate for 14 years, Earnest was about to retire this November due to success of real estate. After college Earnest started his job in 2004 and acquired a property transferred to him by his grandmother. After being inspired to do real estate in college but having no money, he was able to pursue one of his dreams he explains in this episode. Moving on, Earnest shares a story of one day driving home from his 9-to-5 job and seeing a property (which looked like a shell) and called the agent to get a price so he could possibly invest with little cash money. After calling finding out the property was a very high number, Earnest wasn’t going to be able to invest in that property instead he was able to connect with someone who pivoted that conversation into a mentorship. Finding out about home equity line of credit, he dived in head first and used that strategy on the property acquired from his grandmother. He was able to get a good chunk of cash from his grandmother's property and the first thing he did with the money (what every investor typically does) was shop in real estate. Earnest explains that the property he bought with the home equity line of credit was his worst nightmare. This is how he began his “official” career in real estate. “Anything that can go wrong with you project, went wrong with my first project... but it was good for me because i learned my lesson” Earnest shares. After learning his lesson with his first official investment property, he learned about property management and started managing other people's properties while putting a hold on his acquisitions… all while working a 9-to-5 job! Being so driven by the real estate business, he then pivoted his experience to help others and started to make money that way which lead to him becoming a licensed agent. Earnest then started managing properties, consulting, and working a full time job with no help. It wasn’t until he got the help and support from his wife to help and then they started a team together under City Wide Realty. He then took a leap of faith and quit his job to pursue his career in real estate full-time with no prior warning this his employer. Nicole asks during the interview: How did you know it was time to leave? And Earnest response is what follows.. My full-time job was wearing on me for 14 years I was getting more familiar in real estate I was able to accumulate enough savings to quit “What was the best thing from quitting?” Nicole asks. Earnest responds with “the feeling of having independence”. Contact Info: Email: earnest.key@kw.com O: (215) 627-3500 Website: www.citywrealty.com

In episode 127 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Stephanie Somers. STEPHANIE SOMERS, Co-CEO of The Somers Team at RE/MAX Access, has been bringing her fierce loyalty, unrelenting work ethic, and constant pursuit of creativity to Philadelphia Real Estate for over a decade. Stephanie has propelled The Somers Team into a new and innovative sphere of the real estate field. Not only does she work to brand her team, but she is distinguished for her achievements in branding her Real Estate clients.   Together with her husband and Co-CEO, Chris Somers, 20+ sales agents and a full in-house marketing team, the thriving agency dominates in Philadelphia’s hottest zip codes. Stephanie is a Realtor, team leader and marketing expert. She is executive producer for The Somers TV, a channel telling the stories of Philadelphia’s vibrant communities, and is the host of Flipping in Philly, a series profiling her innovative renovations on exclusive projects in Philadelphia. Stephanie is fully involved in the process, whether swinging a hammer for house renovations or offering mentorship to others through speaking opportunities at colleges and universities, including Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. Her understanding of the local markets combined with routinely recognized social media savvy and marketing content strategies makes her a valuable resource for buyers and sellers. Surrounded by her skilled, devoted, and dynamic team of real estate professionals, Stephanie looks forward to facilitating Real Estate transactions, building brand awareness for her team, and investing in Philadelphia for decades to come.  The Somers Team ranks among the top RE/MAX teams in the country. Through partnerships with revolutionary developers, they can predict the next hot neighborhood – valuable intel for clients. They are recognized as #1 on the Top 20 Philadelphia Real Estate Agents on Social Media in 2017 and #26 on the Top 100 Real Estate Agents On Social Media in 2018 nationally (via PropertySpark). From Art Teacher to Leading One of the Top Real Estate Sales Teams How did she begin? Having several interesting careers, real estate wasn't an option for Stephanie (well at least she thought it wasn’t). Stephanie received her bachelors in Fine Arts and taught art for years. She is still considered an artist, painter, illustrator and more. After teaching for years, she decided to take on her Masters in Natural Health starting another career completely left from both art and real estate. It wasn't until her husband, Chris Somers, “recruited her”. After traveling so much in her career of health, her husband suggested she become a realtor. He was a realtor for one year prior to suggesting her to change her career, yet again. After observing her husband, Stephanie decided ebing a realtor was actually something she’d love to do. She then pursued it and became a realtor. “If you're really interested in something, leap and it will appear” Stephanie shares. This is when Stephanie’s real estate career took off. Stephanie being a realtor and Chris Somers being a broker helped them create a dynamic team… They then worked together recruiting some friends and started to generate leads. As this was working very well, they hired a marketer and slowly but surely started to set themselves away from the franchise. Stephanie goes into saying the importance of ‘culture’ in a workplace which help set their team, The Somers Team to success. “When you have a team you have to think like a group, it cannot be me me me. Meet with your team and let everyone have a decision making influence” says Stephanie during this interview. Moving on, Stephanie shares her great victories in real estate, one being ‘controlling her own destiny’. She shares with the audience to follow your dreams because it is possible as she is a prime example starting off being an art teacher now leading one of the TOP real estate teams in Philadelphia. The AntiHustle Masterclass featured in this episode. www.betterthansuccess.com/masterclass Contact info: The Somers TV Website: Stephanie @ The Somers Team Want to buy a home? Text > 215-694-3707

In episode #126 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Kerry Faix. Kerry Faix is a founder of Stone Bay Holdings LLC (SBH) and serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2013. She has extensive experience in business operations, finance and building companies from the ground up. Kerry owns part of a $130 million-dollar real estate portfolio which she oversees the operations. Her most recent accomplishment was partnering in the purchase of a $27.5 million, 558-unit apartment in GA that sold a little over a year later for $41 Million. As COO, Kerry develops and implements efficient operational systems across the loan acquisition, loan management, investor relations functions and directs personnel. Highly versed in all aspects of real estate, Kerry is also responsible for analyzing all investment opportunities. She performs routine reviews of all joint venture partnerships to ensure that all partners continue to meet the high standards that they had when they began their relationships. Additionally, Kerry oversees the internal accounting team working closely with all external accounting, tax, and legal advisors. Kerry draws knowledge from over 25 years of entrepreneurial and operations experience. She co-founded construction/remodeling and real estate investment companies before signing on to help build the business end of a real estate development company with assets located around Philadelphia, Northern New Jersey, Baltimore, Cleveland and Florida. Additionally, she held operations positions at PNC Bank and PPR Note Company. Her resume is one of growing and helping businesses and individuals create passive income, which is her true passion.   How to Raise Money from Accredited Investors for Private Real Estate Funds? After meeting Kerry at an event, Nicole invited her to be a speaker at the annual Women in Real Estate Summit. Kerry Faix starts off this episode sharing her passion to empower women and young adults which is why she was open to being apart of the huge event. Kerry then explains how she got started and got to where is she now. Kerry started a real estate investment fund 6 years ago that is well known called Stone Bay Holdings. At Stone Bay Holdings, they invest in distressed real estate all over the country and raise money from accredited investors. (What is an accredited investor? -Someone who annually make over $200,000 a year and expect to make that next year, and/or has 1 mm in net assets) “How did you get to be doing this?” Nicole asks. Kerry then goes to share her story. She shares that she has been in real estate for years prior and has a business partner as well. Both her and her business partner did not start off ‘newbies’. They began in the Temple University (North Philadelphia area) by buying shells, digging out the basement to create another floor and renting all floors to the students in the area. During the time when they started to invest in that area, it was an economic downturn which meant they had to go to private lenders for their real estate deals (because during that time banks were not going to fund investments). So what Kerry and her business partner began to do was borrow money from one lender, put them in the first position, develop the property, put tenants in the property, get a mortgage on the property, pay the lender back and the bank holds the property. Kerry was able to get up to, at least, 50 properties near Temple U doing this same strategy/formula. “Raising money is all about building great relationships” says Kerry. Being able to create a win/win solution for both parties will being a plus for raising money. “As long as people feel comfortable with you, then they want to hear about investment opportunities”. “Too many times we hit a roadblock and do nothing, people that do nothing… that's where you are going to stay” After meeting Kerry at an event, Nicole asked her to speak at WIRE. Kerry was opened without a doubt because of her passion. Unlike private lending, Kerry explains how she raises money from accredited investors only. By explaining the investments, telling the investors the plan, showing them the paperwork, showing them the plan is how you raise money. Being able to do this over and over Kerry turned one investor into 2, then 3, then 4… and the list goes on. Kerry explains the reasons for only investing with accredited investor and the reason why is because some or most investment opportunities take years maybe 5 to 7 year hold on your capital. She then explains how anyone (accredited or not) can surround yourself with those accredited investors and that is by believing in yourself and putting yourself in uncomfortable situations to make yourself as well as your real estate business bigger and better.   “Go to a fancy restaurant, go to the bar if you can't afford a fancy dinner… there are ways to put yourself around people with money” - Kerry Faix Contact Info: Stonebayholdings.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: Kerry Faix This episode is sponsored by BTS Funding , for more information to get funding visit the site.

In episode 125 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy shares the quickest way to achieve your business goals. The Quickest Way to Achieve Your Business Goal After realizing that all books aren't super technical and learning through experience that self-help books almost all of the time you never have 100% success because they leave out certain strategies, Nicole learned the quickest way to achieve your goals. Wanting the answers to complete the full story, Nicole started to manifest success in her life by living through these four scriptures. In this episode, she takes you through a line of reasoning and how to achieve your personal/business goals. “You have to learn how to not allow what has/hasn't happened in the past to affect what is going to happen in the future” - Nicole Purvy 1 scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. Nicole explains the fact of what you  physically with your eyes should not affect how you live. Understanding that people can play tricks on your eyes is super important. Understanding that everything you see around you is no the foundation you live your life on will help you tremendously when trying to achieve long term goals. “Experience is not how you should base how you live your life” 2 scripture: Hebrews 10:38 38 And, “But my righteous[a] one will live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38, Galatians 3:11, Romans 1:17) Nicole explains how to use faith to manifest in your life with the 2nd scripture. In order to achieve your goals, you have to have the right thinking to get there. Someone who has the ‘right thinking’ is righteous. Therefore, you have to be able to think and know if something isn't right and live by faith. In order to achieve your goals, you have to have right thinking to get there Someone who has right thinking is righteous Have to be able to think and know if something isn't right and live by faith 3rd scripture: Romans 10:17 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Hearing is so impactful and determines what you have faith in. In order to achieve your goal, you have to understand and hear what is being told. 4th scripture: James 2:26 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. “You have to have faith first” Nicole shares. People think you have to do something to prove your faith and misinterpreting this scripture will stop you from achieving any goal you have.   To learn more about the AntiHustle Masterclass, click the link below.   betterthansuccess.com/masterclass   To purchase the AntiHustle book, CLICK HERE.

In episode 124 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews financial consultant Curtis May. Curtis May, the principal of Practical Wealth Advisors LLC , He helps families and business owners learn to plan wisely for the future and to achieve financial independence. Much of Curtis’ time is devoted to hosting financial workshops where he lectures on financial literacy, cash flow management, managing home equity, and how to create a Private Family Capital Reserve System that lets families operate their personal economies like banks and financial companies operate theirs. He also teaches small business owners The 7 Steps to More Sales System – how to increase revenue from existing business assets with an effective marketing system. Curtis believes education has become an integral part of his work as a financial consultant. How I Became My Own Bank? After growing up in a self-employed family, Curtis explains why he grew up with a self-employed mindset. Curtis’s grandfather had his own business which was followed by his father who always told Curtis ‘You’ll never make good money working for someone else’. Never getting the traditional ‘go to school and get a job talk’, Curtis was able to create a lane for himself being a financial consultant. In this episode, he goes to telling the audience about his natural state of being an introvert and being an advisor for 20 years through and after college. He helped people with all types of finance consulting with retirement plans, 401K plans and many more. After going through 3 crashes in the market, Curtis lost his belief in the equity market and reconstructed his way of thinking in order to help others more efficiently. He then structed a strategy and realized his approach to financials is ‘what rich people do’. Curtis references the book The Richest Man in Babylon that teaches you how to save. The way to becoming your own bank is in this order: Pay yourself first Manage your cash flow Make your goal multiply “There is no stock that will make you rich. Your #1 asset is yourself” - Curtis May In order to create wealth, you have to have all 3 things (mindset, network and skillset). Most people think they key is finding better investments for a high return, Curtis explains that there is more opportunity to minimize than picking winning investments. In order to become your own bank, you have to understand wealth transfer which are things such as how you pay mortgage, how you fund your taxes, retirement plans and more. Understanding that most people are just giving away money and when you pay extra all you are doing is transferring your money to the bank is important when becoming your own bank. Make money, save money, and invest your money - keys to creating wealth.   Contact info: Email : curtmay@gmail.com

In episode 123 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Real Estate Developer Leslie Smallwood-Lewis.  This episode was recorded live during the 2nd Annual Women in Real Estate Summit on Nov 3, 2018. Leslie started her real estate career at the Goldenberg Group, a regional mid-sized real estate development firm located in Blue Bell, PA, as an Associate Development Director. During her 7-year tenure, she was promoted three times ultimately achieving the position of Senior Vice-President of Development. Leslie led the development of a $50 million, 342,000 square foot shopping center, the largest single development in West Philadelphia and the largest development in a Federal Empowerment zone located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In 2008, Leslie and her partner Gregory Reaves, established Mosaic Development Partners. Since its founding, Mosaic has developed over $54 million in real estate projects and has created over 200 construction jobs and 100 full-time jobs. Leslie is a graduate of Brown University and Villanova School of Law. How I Developed Over $54MM in Real Estate? After working at a large development firm, Leslie was able to work her way up the development ladder and was a sponge the whole way up. Being a woman of color, no one looked like her in the development field, there was no diversity. In 2008, Leslie decided to partner with someone and to go out and do the development thing on their own while inspiring their own community. During this interview, Leslie explains to her audincce that typically people who are heavy into the real estate game are born into in. While inspiring others, she shares she was not and still managed to be one of the only black woman developers in the City of Philadelhia. After partnering with her current partner now, Gregory Reaves, she tells her story of how they were able to start investing in real estate by taking out their 401K’s. “Be intentional about what youre trying to accomplish” Leslie says during the interview, “You have to be willing to crawl before you walk, walk before you run”. Leslie goes on to talking about how it all started with a lot near Temple University. She seen the potential in the lot and met with the community and proposed a great idea for not pushing people out being apart of the process for creating a better community which was a student housing project. After deciding it was a great proposal, they went along with the $20 Million Dollar project. Although this was a very, very steep project, Leslie and her partner still didn't have the money to finance this project. She then explains what she did to make this project possible. Leslie and her partner went out and found a developer who was established in the city and forged a partnership with them and negotiated a good deal making the project possible (which is now complete). After this project, Leslie knew she could do this on her own with her partner. Leslie stresses the importance of having a partner during this talk, it is how everything she is doing is possible. She then shares a little information on how the recession worked in her favor as a developer. Leslie and her partner knew how to “think tight” and how to structure their deals based on that mindset which landed them as the ‘1st largest modular building in the City of Philadelphia’. Moving on, Leslie touches a little on Reinvestment funds for developers. “You have to be creative and think outside of the box. Do your homework.. Financial analyst is key!” Leslie is now working on a project that you yourself can invest in for as little as $500… www.smallchange.com- crowdfunding platform. If you invest, you will get an inside look to development… “Think long term.. Think of your children… development is not a fast return. Relationships and through helping other people, you yourself grow and you build your own personal toolbox. It is very capital intensive, Partner with someone because development is tough but it is not impossible”. Contact Information: Mosaicdp.com Www.smallchange.com To get your WIRE2019 tickets at deep discount… To purchase all 14 recordings the WIRE lectures… To get your “Real Estate Jawn T-Shirts”... www.betterthansuccess.com/links

On episode 122 of the Better Than Success Podcast, hots Nicole Purvy talks the Top Accounting Tips that Could Save You Millions in Your Real Estate Business with Yvette Mitchell.  How can you save millions in your real estate business? After doing taxes since she was 16 years old, Yvette Mitchell shares her knowledge and tax advice that can save any business owner millions.  The first thing Yvette expresses before going into depth about the top tax tips to save you millions is knowing the difference between a tax accountant and a tax preparer. This is super important to know the difference in especially if you are a business owner of any sort. Yvette shares that a tax accountant is someone who has unlimited practice rights in front of the IRS and a tax preparer is someone who is trained to use the tax system but not necessarily someone who can represent you in front of the IRS. The importance of knowing the difference will help you understand the tips for saving you money running a business. During this episode, Yvette explains some key loopholes for businesses as well as real estate investors. Understanding tax avoidance and tax evasion is also a key point made by Yvette throughout this episode. Tax avoidance meaning it is 100% legal and reduces taxes by legal means whereas tax evasion tetters on a criminal act and refers to criminal non payment of your taxes.  Top 10 tax tips when it comes to CYA (cover your assets) #1 - Failing to plan If you have something you want to do or a goal you want to achieve… You have to have clear goals on what you want to do for your business then you need to figure out a strategy with your tax accountant. A lot of people do not add this to their business game plan and end up spending thousands in taxes at the end of the year that they could have avoided. If you have a higher net income you will have a higher tax bill. “Taxes is your largest transfer of wealth” says Yvette. Depending on your tax rate you may be giving 30% of your income. Get into the habit of getting your money as you earn it. #2- Documentation The IRS gets most people because they fail to document… Not keeping correct documentation will hurt your business in the long haul. If it is legitimate and part of your business .. you can write it off.  You are entitled to every loss that you earned. You can write of dinners (if you are talking about business of course…) #3 - Audit paranoia Yvette addresses the common interpretation that anyone can get audited by the IRS. You should not have a fear of being audited if you are doing everything legit with your business. “You are allowed ordinary and necessary costs”. Also… Remember, different businesses have different flags. As a business owner with multiple businesses you need to set up multiple entities. #4- This tip is for Real Estate investors Depreciation… Depreciation… Depreciation! When you buy a residential home you are able to depreciate the value of the property over the course of 27.5 years. This is usually a deduction that people always miss. Depreciation can really add up … This is free money you do not want to leave on the table. #5 - Repairs vs Improvements (Real Estate Investors) Set what will be written off ahead of time with you tax accountant. Improvements need to be written off over the course of your lease. If it is a residential house it goes into regular depreciation. You have to show the IRS that repairs are actual repairs in your investment homes and not improvements. This is a major, major key. #6 - As a business owner, we should be doing “business trips” The IRS will allow you to write off any travel related to business. BUT... before you leave out: -Set up appointments when you travel… -Schedule to see properties, -Take another realtor out to lunch etc. As a real estate investor/business owner, learn how to fully utilize your business. #7 - Know the difference between an investor and a dealer… Investors can do 1031 exchange because it is passed through corporation. As a buyer and flipper you are inquiring inventory and IRS will classify you as a ‘dealer’. Therefore, you are subject to self employed income. When you open you business you need a conversation with accountant it may cost $300 but will save you thousands!!   #8 - Employ Your Family Your kids can work for you from 7 years young to 17 years old. You can, in fact, pay your kids through your business… Example: Yvette paid her son for doing work for her business and was able to write it off as tax deduction. What can you kids do? They can dust… take out the trash etc… But before you employ your family/children you need to know you can’t pay them less than minimum wage. Your child is taxed at a lower rate. #9 - Create a home office As a business owner, you may work out of your home… you need to take full advantage of that. You need to have a designated home office (at least ⅛ of your home). #10 - Meals of Entertainment A lot of people are scared to write this off. Don’t be scared but know you need to keep receipts! Business development counts…. Example: Having a summer cookout with clients… that is a business expense. Don't leave your meals out.. And keep track of them $7 may not seem like a lot but over a year it will add up…  

In episode 120 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks How to Develop Your Strategic Plan for Your Real Estate Empire. How to develop you plan for your real estate empire? Starting off with what she has recently concluded and that is the challenge many people face after deciding to invest in real estate.  Nicole says “One of the biggest things stopping people from doing deals is not having a strategic plan for your real estate empire”. She goes on to explain that idea that people are afraid to define exactly what they want. As you start to develop your plan you need to understand that short goals are good in the process. You also need to understand that your short goals need to be the platform to something big… Nicole references her very own self-help book, The AntiHustle: Starting a Sex-Figure Business in One Year. Nicole explains everything she is referencing in this episode is more in depth in the book.  Moving on, as you begin the process of developing your plan you need to grasp the idea that people are afraid to define exactly what they want and work away from that to develop a clear vision. Developing a strategic plan starts with a vision and a lot of work. Nicole moves on to the topic: Why people don't develop a plan for their life? 1- People are too lazy to define what they want. It can take weeks or even months to develop a vision. 2- People are to afraid to define what they want because they don't think they will get it or deserve it. “Don't make  it stop you because you don't think you deserve it today…It will happen over time. Develop yourself into the person who deserves it” - NP. After briefly touching on why people don't actually develop a plan, she explain some misconceptions about developing your real estate plan. Here are the top to reasons: It must be realistic You can't change your vision Nicole then moves on to how you actually develop the strategic plan through your vision… She explains there are TWO ways to do it. Develop the long term vision (if the world was yours what does it look like?..  For Example: Owning 10 rentals, etc)     2. Based on financial freedom… -How much money will you need for you to feel comfortable? -How much do you need to leave your job? Defining how many properties you need to reach your goal is an important factor while developing your strategy. Once you are able to define, you will need to start budgeting and planning so things can start to action action as soon as possible. Once things are in motion… your strategic plan for your real estate empire will fall in place! For more information on joining the BTS Real Estate League, Click Here.

In episode 118 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews Courtney N. Richardson. Courtney N. Richardson, Esq., LL.M, is the Founder of The Ivy Investor, a resource for women seeking to navigate the investing world in simple terms. When most people think of investing, they only think of the stock market. However, Courtney encourages diversification through investing in real estate. Courtney started in real estate as an Oil and Gas Title attorney in Appalachia (southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia) and Ohio during the Marcellus Shale boom. Her current practice area includes defending real estate property assessments and real estate tax enforcement with the City of Philadelphia. Before becoming an attorney, Courtney was an investment advisor for one of the top brokerage firms in the world. She is passionate about teaching how to create and retain wealth in the community through investing. Understanding Real Estate Tax Auctions After working in finance since she has been out of college, Courtney shares her story behind her entrepreneurial/real estate journey. Courtney explains in this episode how she began her entrepreneurship at the age of 12 making jewelry. Although she didn't particularly like jewelry, she thought this was a good idea. This started Courtney’s journey to where she is now. She began working with the stock market and the stock market crashed in 2009. That same year she lost her job. After being laid off Courtney decided to take in on a trade overseas and moved to the phileneese for a couple of months. She then got accepted into law school where she began her law career. She shares to the audience that living home was a big distraction for her so she moved to West Virginia to be focused and on a plus side, that was where the money was at the time. Moving on, Courtney ended up working for the best law firm in West Virginia doing gas and oil work. This is when she realized she enjoyed title work and real estate. However, Courtney’s creative side was never really utilized at her job so she decided to get creative and start her brand “The Ivy Investor”. She realized all of her close friends and family began to call  her for rollovers, insurance etc and came up with the idea to start a blog to help others. From then, people have been constantly sharing her blog and she was able to be a reference for some of the main concerns people had for investing. After working at the firm for two years, Cournet decided to continue her education at Temple Law school and received her LLM in Tax Law. She would be in the process of selling houses that have property delinquent taxes. As she was doing this, she realized “when people hear something and don't understand, they shut it down”. She then went on to giving basic real estate investing advice. During this interview she addresses the hot topic of investing through tax lien/sheriff sales. Courtney explains that in order for this process to work you have to do you due diligence. One suggestion she makes if you chose to invest in the tax auction is to do a “light title search”. That is, to make sure nothing crazy is going on with the property you want to invest in before investing your money because most of the time it is non-refundable. A “light title search” can cost you around $300 and this could save you a headache if you want to bid successfully.  All in all, as a tax professional Courtney tells the audience to get a list of the properties before hand and do your research because sometimes you only have 7 days to settle and this is where a lot of investors mess up on tax auctions. Being aware of the process will be your best bet with the tax auction because there is a such thing as a redemption period for example. In some cases, am owner can possibly redeem the home being sold at the auction within 9 months. “Tax auctions are strongly recommended for ‘BIG’ real estate investors, someone who can afford to sit on a property for a few months” - Courtney Richardson Contact Information: Website: The Ivy Investor IG: @theivyinvestor

In episode #117 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews Claire Sulmers. Ms. Claire Siobhan Sulmers is the founder of FashionBombDaily.com, and the industry’s leading fashion blogger chronicling fashionistas of color. Her pioneering work ushered in a new wave of digital journalism that fed and fueled an under-served community of African-American and Latino style lovers wanting to know more about brand from the culture. Beyond developing and directing content for FashionBomb Daily and its affiliate sites, Sulmers has done extensive style writing for other platforms including Vogue Italia , Vogue Paris , and ESSENCE Magazine. Her body of work and online following - now numbered above one million - has made Ms. Sulmers the influencer of choice for major corporate brands who want to reach her audience including Toyota, Reebok, Verizon, and mother. Ms.Sulmers, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, holds a degree in French and African American studies from Harvard University. In 11 years, Claire has accumulated over 1.3 million followers, written a book “The Bomb Life”, and is now working on her 2nd book.  How Claire Sulmers built one of the largest multicultural fashion media companies? After going to Harvard University, Claire always knew her passion was in TV and writing. She consciously went to New York after graduation and applied to almost every internship in TV in the city she could and she couldn't land an internship. Claire then had to move back to her home in Atlanta, Georgia with her parents while her dream was not happening the way she thought it would. Not losing faith, Claire then continued her search for internships in her hometown. She sent a sample of her work to an upscale magazine company and was finally offered and unpaid internship. After working with the company for some time, they had an opening in the fashion department and offered her a job writing cover pieces. Although she was grateful for the opportunity, Claire knew her heart was in another place and she denied the position to follow her dreams. Moving on, Claire Sulmer decided to give New York another shot after having some background and she moved to New York. There she was offered internships that were very low paying, but she knew she had to do it. Finding her passion in Fashion, she started her own blog, The Fashion Bomb Daily. Following her career path at the time, she built relationships with other blogs and big companies started to link her. Now, at this time Claire became one of the first bloggers at New York Fashion Week. Claire shares in this interview that she would crash the fashion shows with her professional camera and catch a ton of exclusive shots. Claire then created her job that she has until this day being as though it didn't exist in her early stage of finding her career. At the time, she was still working her job and realized she had to quit and focus on her blog full-time. She shares stories on how long it took (4 years) being in the business and when she was able to finally start making enough money. Another turn hit Claire’s career journey when she decided she wanted to move to Paris. At the time, no one would hire her in Paris because they didn't take her serious being so far away from Paris. She then moved to Paris and lived with a friend of hers mother's apartment. Claire tells the audience how she moved to Paris with no money saved (she even spent all of her 401K savings before moving). She then tells the audience to “ask and you shall receive” after she shared that she asked for a job and went in in for an interview and landed the job...in Paris, she called this a miracle. Moving on, Claire created a path for herself and built one of the largest multicultural fashion media companies by working towards her goals. Contact Information: Website: fashionbombdaily.com IG: @ClaireSulmers

In episode 115 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks her top 7 Real Estate Rehab Mistakes. Nicole Purvy talks about her most recent real estate "flip" investment. She explains some things she learned during this journey that could be helpful to anyone who is interested in/or currently doing real estate flips. Top 7 Mistakes on Nicole's Real Estate Rehab Project Knowing the process of buying a REO property When buying a REO (Real Estate Owned) property/bank owned property, you have to be prepared to not close for a while. The process may take up to 6 months just for the bank to process the deed properly.  In Philadelphia, it can take 4-6 weeks to get gas services turned on In this episode, Nicole shares her experience of not being able to get the gas turned on right away slowing up the process of closing on the projected closing date. Understanding the importance of getting a mortgage commitment date When rehabbing a property it is important to push a mortgage commitment date simply so you, as the rehabber, have enough time to get everything done to the property prior to closing so all parties will close properly.  The importance of micromanagement  Micro management is important so that everyone on the project will stay on top of everything in the process of rehabbing. Understanding no matter how many people are on the project, everyone needs to be involved equally to make the process as smooth as possible.  Assuring that you visit the property days before closing Nicole explains that the buyer will have a list of things they want done to the property before closing. To make sure closing goes as planned, you need to stay on top of the list of requests. If you do not, this may push the closing date back due to the requirements from the buyer not being met.  Request a large deposit at the beginning of the home buying process This will be more secure for you as the rehabber. The more secure the deposit is, the more secure the buyer will be for purchasing the home.  Making sure you are on top of the GC (General Contractor) After going over some mistakes made during her most recent project, Nicole Purvy also list some good things she endured during the process. Some good things about this deal which included: Having a good GC (General Contractor) that can micro-manage Make sure you do a flip in a flip neighborhood/home owner neighborhood Timing Numbers accuracy (knowing you numbers beforehand) For more information on Real Estate education/experience, CLICK HERE and visit our Real Estate League webpage.   For more information on getting funding for your real estate deal, visit http://btsfunding.com OR  Call us at 267.858.4543  

In this of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with real estate developer Raffaellina Merlino.  With over six years of residential development, property design, and land acquisition experience, Raffaellina's journey into real estate began alongside her business partner and husband as co- founders of the Cityscape Development Group.  Raffaellina came into the industry after leaving the corporate world as a client development manager for high luxury fashion brands such as Dior. Her recent venture into mix-use commercial building has sparked a new passion for community development and small business initiative. As a North Jersey native she believes that she has the “newcomer “ advantage, where she sees so many positive opportunities and attributes that Philadelphia has to offer.  Raffaellina is a leader of a top real estate sales team serving as a liaison between the millennial home buyer and dream home builder in both NJ and PA. When she’s not building or selling homes in Philadelphia, you can find her serving less fortunate communities around the world.  Her most recent trip was to the "garbage dump" community in Guatemala, where she and her team built 2 homes for less fortunate families. She is the co -founder of Table Share, a Christian based charitable organization that believes in serving and engaging. Raffaellina is an alumni of the Fairleigh Dickinson University school of International Tourism and Hospitality.  Growing up around entrepreneurs and restauranteurs motivated Raffaellina to discover her passion for people and serving. Key Pointers from the episode: New investors should be "driving for dollars" Build a relationship with the poeple in the area you invest in so people will come to you about selling properties Create a good environment without forcing people out of their homes. Your greatest successes will come from partnerships If you can build 1 house, you can build 20  

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy shares how she chose her personal board of directors that influenced her biggest business decisions of her life.    How to chose your own personal board of directors? Having a personal board of directors can be a huge part in your individual growth as well as business growth. A personal board of directors are a group of people who have a influence on how you do business.  These are the people that help guide you when making decesions. In this episode of the BTS podcast Nicole explains her very own personal journey within her own business (Better Than Success and the Better Than Success Real Estate League) and the transition it is currently taking. Nicole exaplains “Sometimes you have to stop doing things you dont like to do in order to get to where you want to be”. As real estate has taken off, she had to shift her business with the help of her board of directors. Using a personal board of directors to guide and help make important decsions such as the decesion Nicole had to make to stop doing websites as a service. Your personal board of directors are not meant to tell you what to do but they are meant to help you to be able to see any problem from all angles. They help you to indentify areas of consideration that you may not have considered because of a narrow point of view. While chosing a personal board of directors you need to have a variety of people ranging in professions, demographics, personality types, and personalities. By having a mixture of these four factors you are able to get direction from different people on different scenarios. You need to have someone who is soft-spoken as well as a firecracker. By having to opposite personalities you are able to get the balance you need versus having one side from one personality type. For example, you do not only want passive people to be on your board of directors because you will only get a certain response from that specific personality. Nicole also meantions three personality types (maven, salesperson and connector). She mentions these three types to illustrate the importance of types of people that will have an influence on you and your business. Even though all three personality types are very important, you need to be able to distinguish each persons gift. The next thing to take into factor when chosing your board of directors is each persons communication  style. Here is the example Nicole used in this episode describing the communications style on the bird diagram: Communication style Eagle: Dominant, direct, results-oriented, makes quick decisions, bottom-line focused Parrot: Interactive, optimistic, enthusiastic, group-oriented, energetic, humorous Owl: Conscientious, process-driven, detail-oriented, logical, questioning, organized Dove: Supportive, good listener, relationship-oriented, considerate, patient, consistent This is a very effective way to have a variety of people on you team because communication is key. Your board of directors have opinions and advice that will help define their personal point at a business standpoint and it is imporant to be able to understand their outlook and where they are coming from. Nicole wraps up the podcast warning everyone to be catious with your personal board of directors to know that these people are in your corner and will always have an opinion but to be sure to remember that their advice is opionated and they may not even be an expert at eveything so keep that in mind while decesion making. Click the link to learn more about  BTS Funding .  

In episode 112 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with master artist, Ivben Taqiy. During this episode, Nicole and Ivben discuss how he went from being a server at a resturant to making a 6-Figure plus income being a full-time artist. Bio  Philadelphia born and raised artist IvbenTaqiy has been creating art for over 20 years. He started being an entrepreneur at an early age of 7 when he illustrated his first book, and hasn't stopped following his dreams to be a master artist.  IvbenTaqiy attended the High School for the Creative and performing arts and graduated top if his artistic class 2003. By then IvbenTaqiy started being commissioned to do portraits and  murals throughout the city, including family and friends. After High School he attended the prestigious Art College Maryland Institute College of Art for one year. He then proceeded to fulfill a full time career as a Freelance Artist.  Over the past 8 years IvbenTaqiy has accomplished working with and making art for people such as Bill Cosby, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Kevin Hart, and many more. Every year he's also been known for his amazing themed Artshows such as ArtJam, Michael Jackson Artshow , and Ali Artshow. Which have broke record breaking numbers and broadened the knowledge of artistic culture within an urban demographic.   For more information about the BTS Real Estate League, Visit www.betterthansuccess.com/btsrel  

Recorded live in front of a studio audience, episode #111 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews Ash Cash Exantus. Ash Exantus aka Ash Cash is a 15-year banking executive, personal finance expert, motivational speaker, and the author of six books, including three Amazon bestsellers. He is head of financial education and financial empowerment coach at BankMobile; the largest and fastest growing digital bank in the country and a digital app that provides a financially empowering banking experience to 2million+ customers. He is also a Financial teacher as well as a Leadership Council member of the World of Money Financial Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower youth with an immersive financial and technology education, creating financially responsible adults one child at a time. Ash has established himself as a thought leader and trusted voice with Corporate America, Colleges, Churches, and Community based organizations. Through his message of fiscal responsibility, entrepreneurship, and wealth empowerment, he has become a regular speaker at national conferences across the country. Ash has been featured on popular, national media outlets such as CNN, The New York Times, WSJ, American Banker, CNBC, TheStreet.com, Black Enterprise, Essence Magazine, Ebony, BET, Pix11 Morning News, and countless others. He is the host of his own radio show titled The Ash Cash Show, which airs on WHCR 90.3FM NY with a current reach of 2.2 Million listeners. Above all of his credentials, accolades, and titles, Ash is simply known for helping people maximize their full potentials. He thoroughly enjoys his life in Metropolitan New York Area, where he resides with his wife, and two children. You can also read more about Ash by visiting www.IamAshCash.com  Join the BTS Real Estate League at BetterThanSuccess.com/btsrel

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, Raffaellina Merlino of My New Philly Interviews the planning committee for Philly Real Estate Week: Nicole Purvy, Traci Powell, Mike Earley, Marc Brown, Art Lyons, and Jabbar Fairweather.  In the interview we talk about Why Philly needs PREW, what resources are currently available for investors to make sound investment decisions, urban planning, empowerment zones, investing advice and much more... Philly Real Estate Week is a citywide, week-long celebration honoring real estate planning, development, investing and wealth building all throughout the City of Philadelphia. Hosted by Better Than Success, this summit of events will take place during the first week of June. The week will be filled with dozens of educational, entertaining, celebratory and networking events, seminars, panel discussions, bootcamps, real estate tours, parties, and more. With the support of the Philadelphia councilwoman, Blondell Reynolds Brown, the 1st annual Philly Real Estate Week will run June 4th – 9th 2018 and will themed days that celebrate and educate Philadelphians on various aspects of real estate.

In episode 107 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with health coach, Lorisa Leigh. Lorisa owns her own health coaching coaching practice where she helps high achieving women transform mind and body to increase energy, create balance and optimize performance through plant based nutrition & mindset. Increasing Productivity for High Achieving Entrepreneurs Prior to becoming a full time entrepreneur, Lorisa Leigh was a nurse for 9 years. During the 9 years of her being a nurse, Lorisa built up her knowledge, experience and credibility in the health field. Having a first hand at patients experiencing critical health conditions and knowing what causes it, Lorisa knew she wanted to change her lifestyle to a completely healthy diet. Transitioning into a healthy diet can be very challenging. Lorisa tells why her transition was not as hard as you may think it is.  During this podcast interview, Lorisa announces the main reasons behind her transition. One being meeting her husband, who already lived the vegan lifestyle. Another reason was the tragic experience of getting rare cancer in her left knee. During this time of a sickness,  Lorisa tells the audience that she began to do intensive research and the real reason for her transition was reading the book: The China Study . This book shifted the perspective of how she was living and the patients she was helping at the time encouraging her to help others more, especially those in critical conditions. Moving on, Lorisa was able to take a huge jump into her entrepreneurship after realizing she wanted to be more than just a “nurse” and wanted to commit her time to shining light on others. One of the main factors that increased her productivity for achieving her entrepreneurial goals was changing her lifestyle, diet and mindset. How did you transform your health experience into a business? With social media drastically changing the business game, Lorisa used her social media platforms to get her message about health facts to surface. “I started out with writing blog posts then I had to get comfortable in front of the camera and after that i was able to produce video content” - Lorisa Leigh After gaining a presence on social media and building a large audience, Lorisa was not quite ready for the business “life” simply because she was accustomed to her career in nursing. Having no experience in the business field, Lorisa hired a coach to oversee and to help guide her entrepreneur path. “Each part of your journey is different, having a mentor showed me the ropes”. Eventually Lorisa became a full time entrepreneur after her business grew tremendously and became very time consuming. “When i realized i can make what i make in a week in a hour…it was my time to go.” Lorisa's Contact Info: Instagram- lorisaleigh_ Website: http://www.lorisaleigh.com

In episode 106 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy gives The 6 Rules to Follow When Writing Your First Self Help Book. In this episode Nicole Purvy announces the Better Than Success Live Podcast + Brunch on May 19th giving the details of the two amazing guest Wallo267 and Ash Cash as well as telling how she wrote her first self help book in less than 1 month. 6 Rules to Follow When Writing Your Own Self Help Book After gathering information passively for 2 years Nicole Purvy was able to write a book based on real life evidence in 3 weeks, The Anti Hustle . In this podcast episode Nicole Purvy shares the 6 steps to writing a self help book that will help in the process of anyone who is writing or wants to write their own book. #1- Ask yourself “What is my intention?” Your intention for writing a book should be very clear before actually writing the book. Deciding whether you are writing just for leisure or writing for a purpose is very important in the beginning stage of your book. You need to have a real reason to why you are writing your own book. Nicole explains her intention of writing her very own book which was to show people why hustling is not the right way to running a business. How to take your story and make it so that people care? “You have something inside of you that the world needs to hear”- Nicole Purvy. #2- Be sure you know how to write or consider hiring a ghost writer Knowing how to write is essential in the process of writing a self-help book. Your audience is depending on your knowledge and the better you know how to write the more credible your book will be. #3- Any good book should be a “cultural divergence” “Cultural divergence” is the idea of introducing something new to the world that people cant get anywhere else. What is the over achieving goal that you want to achieve? What single item do you want your readers to learn when they are done reading your book? #4- Tell real life stories to drive your point home Having real life evidence gives people a real life feel of what you experinced while writing a self-help book. Nicole wrote down failure and success stories, lessons she learned on her business journey, and anything she coculd remember in her notes to back up her book,  The Anti Hustle "Starting a Six Figure Business in One Year" . #5- Present an idea and use your story to prove your casce Are you a living proof of your concept? If so, you can prove your ideas in your own book. Nicole Purvy talks how she is able to prove how she managed to start her own business in her book rather than using the book to tell her story. #6- Create/Follow a formula Nicole Purvy references Shakespare and the Save The Cat book to encourage listeners who want to write a book to use a formula. The two references she refers to are good examples of success storylines and how to use a formula in the process of writing a book. “Use formulas to solve your problems. Formulas are completely essential” - Nicole Purvy   *Access the articles Nicole presented in this episode at BetterThanSucccess.com/ep106 *   Contact Information: Website: BetterThanSuccess.com Follow on IG: BetterThanSuccess or Nicole Purvy Subscribe on YouTube: YouTube.com/Betterthansucccess E-mail: nicole@betterthansuccess.com  

In episode 105 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy shares her knowledge on the topic of How to Manage Mulitple Large Scale Projects and Scale Up Your Revenue in a solo episode.

In episode 104 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy puts a spin on her podcast interview and talks with the Better Than Success staff, Briana Arrington, Askia Harris, and Alayah Tillman, about ‘branding’. Nicole Purvy asks the staff the top 3 things they learned about branding and gives some tips and tricks on how she built her brand.

In episode 103 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with speaker, author and certified coach, DaVita Garfield. DaVita credits the many life experiences as the driving force behind her God-given assignment to support other women by encouraging them to overcome any obstacles. Bio DaVita has been able to fulfill her assignment through her girl's mentoring program, empoWered4Success and through her business empoWermentNOW, a full-service coaching and consulting company that specializes in helping women identify and reach their life goals on purpose and without apology. empoWermentNOW offers 1 on 1 coaching, group and corporate coaching as well as business, marketing and branding consulting for entrepreneurs and small businesses. DaVita’s most recent accomplishments include the release of her first self-published book titled Tell the Whole Story: Embrace Your Journey to be Amazing on Purpose, her group coaching program and release of her Achieving your Amazing Goals Planner: 2018 edition. How to Start a Business While Battling 2 Brain Tumors? Starting her career in healthcare, Davita always had dreams of owning a business. After setting financial goals, she knew working corporatly wasnt going to satisfy her dream. During the interview DaVita shares her testimonial of being sick for 2 years not knowing or understanding why. After being told by the doctors that nothing was wrong, she continued to go to work every single working day. Davita’s passion and drive couldn’t be stopped by her sickness. Davita then found out she had a brain tumor. Being sick, having a brain tumor, experiencing anxiety and depression could not get in the way of Davita’s dream to become a full-time entrepreneur. Shortly after gettin well Davita made the decesion to leave her corporate job and start her business. While beginning this process and learning that she had another brain tumor only inspired her more. She began to use her testimony to talk to other women and helping them figure out what their dreams are and how they can live up to those dreams. Combining her marketing and business skills into her skill she implented her plan of business and got her certification in coaching. “Make the plan. The plan doesnt happen unless you believe it will.” Davita is now the founder of empoWermentNOW, LLC coaching and consulting services speacializing in inspiring new entrepreneurs.   Contact information: Instagram: davita_empowermentnow Website: http://www.davitagarfield.com

In the 100th episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy turns the tables and is now the interviewee.  Guest host Kyree Terrell of My New Philly talks with Nicole about her top 3 business failures including the postponing of the Entrepreneurs and Leaders Conference.  The conversation gets emotional and inspirational.  We talk about a time when Nicole had only $1 in her pocket and how she pulled out of that experience plus many more troubling times and victories that came out of them. Real estate investor, media specialist, leadership expert, author and podcaster, Nicole Purvy is the founder of Better Than Success.  Although founding BTS in 2013, as a serial entrepreneur she has run several successful businesses since 2010. Today, BTS media provides education, entertainment and news to entrepreneurs, leaders and key members of small teams around the world. Under the BTS umbrella she leads the BTS Real Estate League, which serves as a community of over 140 real estate investors that educate each other and invest together. Her passion for helping entrepreneurs and businesses grow and succeed is the cornerstone for her businesses. She has also authored the critically acclaimed book “The AntiHustle: Start a Six Figure Business in One Year”  Prior to becoming an entrepreneur and media expert, she had a successful career in finance, as an Institutional Fixed Income Trader.  From working on Wall Street, her knowledge and understanding of the financial markets and business finance allows her to bring a unique and accurate perspective to Business Consulting, Success Coaching and Leadership Development.  She also plays the bass in her spare time

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nicole Purvy talks with entrepreneur Andre Hatchett. Andre is a nationally acclaimed entrepreneur and philanthropist. Andre is the owner of The Black Real Estate School, Andre’s Notary School, The Notary Business School and co-founder of Buy Black NYC. Known as “Mr. Buy Black,” Andre is the driving force behind the national Black Business Challenge social media campaign that encourages African-Americans to patronize Black-owned businesses, record feedback about their experience via their cell phone, and then post the footage online using the #BlackBusinessChallenge hashtag. The campaign, which was initially planned for 30 days but has increased to 395 days, garnered the attention of media outlets and sparked mass appeal in Black economics. How to make Six Figures with an Online School Hardcore entrepreneurship and hardcore black people was Andre’s motive behind his drive to educate others, “That’s my life, thats my brand”. Starting his business mentality by selling lemonade and shoveling snow at a young age, Andre knew he always wanted to be limitless financially. Before becoming an entrepreneur he was a teachers aide for autistic children and youth basketball coach. Moving on, Andre eventually left his 9-5 job to start selling real estate. After having some ups and downs in the real estate business Andre reassessed his focus to what was his ultimate passion, teaching and having the desire to inspire people. He then decided to start a notary school when he was 23 years old.  Only having a few hundred dollars while starting his online school, the school is now nationwide in all 50 states and is also a six figure business. “You don’t have to be overly passionate about everything that you do. Some things just work” (10:36) Creating a six figure business didn’t happen overnight, Andre explains the long hours and sleepless nights he had to encounter while building his brand. Not having a full blueprint and only knowledge was a challenge but he knew he could do it. Offering free services such as webinars and many more before becoming fully profitable was worth the wait, “Free stuff with people who understand reciprocity pays off” (20:46). Some shortcomings Andre faced on his road to success was the ability to focus. Trying to balance an online school, real estate became a huge distraction. Cutting off all distractions, Andre learned that he had to focus on his online school and that only. “Success comes from having the ability to focus, you have to lock in and go hard”- Nikki Purvy “That was the one thing I wasn’t doing and when I did lock in I cracked 6 figures by putting off making extra money and focusing..”- Andre Hatchett After reaching one of his long term goals, Andre was able to expand and start his real estate business, http://buyblacknyc.com .   To hear more, Listen Here ! Listen on your iPhone: betterthansuccess.com/itunes Listen on your Android: betterthansuccess.com/google There is also a recorded video of the full interview, Watch now .   Contact Information: Website : http://andrehatchett.com Notary School: http://andresnotaryschool.com  

In episode 97 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with 24 year old business mogul SimDiva. Desimber (December) Alexander better known as SimDiva is a 24 year old, 3 time entrepreneur, motivational speaker and youth mentor. “SimDiva” is a self-titled brand to exemplify and display every aspect of her life. How did she begin her first business? Starting her entrepreneurship at the early age of 18 when she was a freelance hairstylist, Sim Diva knew she had the power to be successful. After doing hair for celebrities such as Tamar Braxton, Desimber realized that doing hair was not her passion. Having a special place in her heart for being a motivation to young adults, she then began working at a school. Creating an after care program for young adults was one of her many accomplishments. Furthering her entrepreneurial path, Desimber saved her money from working with a little help from her mom being an entrepreneur as well and opened her first business, PinkIce Cafe (@pinkicecafe). PinkIce Cafe became one of Philly’s hot spots and the place where you can go ‘express yourself through your taste buds’. Desimber, Sim Diva, says “Move to the beat of your own drum, you have to have tunnel vision… know what you want and stay focused to get it”. Living by this quote she then expanded her wings and opened The Shoe Bar by SimDiva (@theshoebar.bysimdiva): A modern, chic shoe bar for all local and international girl bosses. Being a leader is still her strong passion which is what lead her to the launching of "THE ICON PROJECT" mentoring course for women ages 16-25. “While networking your walk of life is really important” (30:36) Sim Diva continues to grow her entrepreneurship and leadership as a young boss with hopes of inspiring others. Contact info: Instagram: _simdiva_ Email: simdivamanagement@gmail.com

On episode 96 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Sonia "The Student Loan Doctor" Lewis. Author, Speaker, and CEO of The Student Loan Doctor LLC, Sonia Lewis is the people’s advocate for overcoming their own student loan debt.  She became a full-time entrepreneur less than a year ago and has impacted hundreds of lives by educating on how to manage student loan debt, improve their credit scores to ultimately allow them to achieve their personal goals.  Her work has garnered the attention of the Steve Harvey Morning Show, The Shade Room, BET, The Ricky Smiley Show and many more.  Listen to find out what exactly Sonia did to get her business on the radars of so many influential leaders and news media outlets. In this episode Sonia, The Student Loan Doctor, tells us exactly how she started her entrepreneurship. Only having $150 dollars when starting her now 6-figure business, Sonia tells us how having faith and determination will get you what you want. How did she manage to go from 7K followers to 27K in less than one week? Sonia informs us that before getting media coverage by major media companies like The Shade Room she started her business at her church. She went from helping people at her church to helping people in the community to where she is known nationwide helping others create a plan for student loan debt. As Sonia began to grow her business she learned that student loan debt and home-buying goes hand in hand. More people started to realize they had to have their student debt in repayment to buy homes. This only created more of a open door for Sonia, becoming popular in the Philadelphia area as well as becoming popular with mortgage lenders and real estate agents. The Student Loan Doctor having student loans herself said “As a black woman, i started this business because i felt like “Who could I talk to about this issue?” (10:08) Sonia now has 3 published books listed here to help others with repayment and budgeting. She continues to grow her business and debt repayment services in major cities such as California, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, and many more! “When one wins, we all win” -Sonia, The Student Loan Doctor, Lewis   To hear more, Listen here now! Listen on your iPhone: betterthansuccess.com/itunes Listen on your Android: betterthansuccess.com/google There is also a recorded video of the full interview, Watch now Contact Information: Website: http://www.thestudentloandoctorllc.com Books: Studentloanworkbook.com Social Media: TheStudentLoanDoctor

In Episode 95 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy discuses business and life with Real Estate Investor Traci Powell. Traci Powell Traci has been a licensed real estate agent in Pennsylvania for 15 years. Using her Bachelors Degree from Drexel University in engineering Traci is well versed in the logistics of negotiation and break down of property sales. Traci’s coverage area includes Philadelphia, Blue Bell, Jenkintown, Skippack, Penn Wynne and East Lansdowne and all of Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Traci is ranked as one of the top 4% of buyer agents who sell homes fast and as one of the top agents for townhomes. She has also been featured in HGTV’s House Hunters for clients she worked with in Philadelphia suburbs. In previous years she also held a loan origination license from 2003-2011. And is well versed in residential mortgage loan procedure. And she regularly taught home-buyer education classes to Non-Profits. Real Estate and Entrepreneurship Success In this episode we talk about  How the one surprising advantage that a college education gives all entrepreneurs and real estate investors How Traci, beat the Housing Crisis of 2008 How to both make money in real estate and serve your passion project entrepreneursandleadersconference.com

In episode 94 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews branding mogul Tiffany Williams. Tiffany Williams is the creator and owner of the luxury streetwear brand Bellargo Piarge, which means, “Fashion is life”. In March 2004, beginning with one simple t-shirt logo, Bellargo Piarge was launched in Philadelphia, Pa. Through drive, determination and consistency, Tiffany sold hundreds of t-shirts from the trunk of her vehicle. Bellargo soon became a city favorite and household name. After many years of grind and grace, Tiffany decided to quit her “9 to 5” and dedicate all of her attention to Bellargo Piarge. Opening her first boutique in 2012, she was able to take Bellargo Piarge from a T-shirt line, to an established business and brand. After four locations, major retail distribution as well as a strong online presence, Bellargo has generated multi-million dollars in sales, and has become a recognized Brand in the Streetwear industry. Spotted on influencers from Meek Mill, Yo Gotti, 50 Cent, Karen Civil to Nicki Minaj, just to name a few; as well as prominent placements in motion pictures, indie films, reality television and music videos. Tiffany Williams has overseen every aspect of her business. “Information is a billion dollar business, I took what i knew and created a whole different lane” Now, with over 14 years in business, she has decided to spread her wings beyond the fashion industry. In 2016, Tiffany launched “Bellargo University”, which is a platform to educate aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. This year, she also launched her third and most recent business, an Artist Development Agency known as “Fine Print”. ‘There's always a new version of you coming out, there's always that next hot, big thing…’ Even with three very active businesses, Tiffany still finds time to give back to her community. She is also a “big sister” to a local youth group of over 250 children. Tiffany Williams did not just create a business; she created her dream life. With adversity came accomplishments and she continues to inspire others to do the same. To hear more, Listen here now! Listen on your iPhone: betterthansuccess.com/itunes Listen on your Android: betterthansuccess.com/google There is also a recorded video of the full interview, Watch now . Contact Information: Websites: https://www.bellargopiarge.com https://www.fineprintbcl.com  Social Media: msbellargo Episode links: betterthansuccess.com/conference betterthansuccess.com/bitcoin betterthansuccess.com   Shopify Kit https://www.shopify.com/kit Automate your emails Automate your online Ads Integrates with Shopify  

In this episode 93 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews 24-year-old real estate investor Jamisa McIvor.  Learn how she acquired all these properties in just one year.   Get all links in this episode by texting 'BTSEP93' to 44222. Bio Jamisa McIvor, owner of 9 properties, is a 24-year old wife and mother of two (expecting one). Through a lot of networking and learning experiences Jamisa was able to acquire 9 properties in just under one year. At the age of 21 Jamisa’s grandmother gave her ownership of her property for $1 in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia using a dollar deed transfer. She was granted ownership to help with maintenance and taxes while her grandmother was alive. Not knowing the value of a house at 21 Jamisa overlooked the responsibility of owning a house. (7:30) It wasn’t until her grandmother passed for her real estate journey to take off. Jamisa bought her very own first property in February of 2017 and was able to build an outstanding real estate portfolio in a year time span. How I Purchased My First Nine Properties in One Year The beginning of her journey kicked off when Jamisa’s grandmother left the house to her and she didn't know what to do. Having no plan and no money to rehab the house given to her Jamisa had to figure out a plan. “I had a family and didn’t have the money to fix it up” (8:31) She wanted to sell the house but didn’t have a clue about selling houses, good/bad offers, etc. “Every contractor told me i had to put in 60k to this one house and at this point i was living a regular life, working a regular job, making regular money” Broadening her horizon, Jamisa then began to meet and network with knowledgeable individuals (including Nicole Purvy herself) that helped her learn some twists and ropes of the game. After expanding her knowledge, Jamisa created a plan for this one house and it mounted her mind into making life changing moves. “I did not to go back to work, need more properties” (15:26) Jamisa now Has tenants Owns a “treehouse”  (One of Jamisa’s real estate eye opening experience) and Has her own business guiding new investors. To hear more, Listen here now! Listen on your iPhone: betterthansuccess.com/itunes Listen on your Android: betterthansuccess.com/google There is also a recorded video of the full interview, Watch now .   Rosebud Investments -- Contact Information: website : www.rosebudsinvestmentsllc.com IG: (rosebudsinvestmentsllc) Phone: 267-419-ROSE  

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews real estate investor and entrepreneur Michael Earley. Michael Earley, is the visionary and owner of Philadelphia’s premier real estate company, Royal Realty Group. A full-service realty, development and investment company that provides home buying/selling services as well as other investments and property management services to the tristate area. Mr. Earley was raised in a single parent home in North Philadelphia hurdling over seemingly insurmountable obstacles, homelessness being one of them. In spite of these setbacks Mr. Earley went on to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania excelling not just academically but in his Fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi as well. After college, he joined the United States Marine Corps where he also served his county. Amidst his service, he began exploring a variety of aspects in real estate creating a successful niche within the market for himself and team. Michael’s journey into real estate was by no means a straight path however. He worked in a number of real estate related fields over the years including but not limited to project management, venture capital, professional and mortgage services specialist. Over time and through countless experiences he decided that his ultimate goal was to be the owner of his own realty company that would fill the needs of investors and homeowners alike. Today he is an entrepreneur, humanitarian and role model in his fraternity and his community.  

On this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nicole Purvy interviews Ileane Smith. Ileane Smith is a blogger, podcaster, YouTuber, and social media specialist.  She founded one of the most successful blogging websites in 2010, called Basic Blog Tips, and since then has seen much success in creative online tutorials and live streaming videos with almost 1,000,000 views on youtube. Betterthansuccess.com/screencastomatic Betterthansuccess.com/youtube womeninrealestatesummit.com tubebuddy.com betterthansuccess.com/youtube phillyrealestateweek.com betterthansuccess.com/conference Morning Fame ileanesmith.com

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews entrepreneur Brett Pulli. Brett Pulli is the Director of Possibilities at JoyJoy Watches.  Joy Joy watches is an accessories company that produces art for your wrist that happens to tell time.  The 3 year old company’s flagship product is an interchangeable water resistant watch which can be purchased at Nordstrom, QVC, Amazon and specialty surf shops and beach stores.  Brett has been an entrepreneur for his entire life, while occasionally taking jobs at big brands such as Puma, Adidas Originals, Nike and Jordan. 

In episode #81 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about the one rule in the sport of business.  We define the rule, how to avoid breaking it, and how to win in business by observing this rule.  We also talk about the 29 characteristics of being a hustler and how all hustlers break this rule, which is why they never see the permanent success that they strive to achieve.  Text 'btslinks81' to get all links for this episode. Sponsored by Go Magnum Mortgage  

In episode #79 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talk with Business finance consultant Marcus Knuckles. Business finance consultant, Marcus Knuckles is a managing member of BMP, “Biz Money Pro’s.” Located in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Section, boutique commercial finance strategy firm, BMP helps its client base navigate the complex art and science of strategic debt acquisitions for increased productivity and a greater bottom line. With over 15 years of finance and credit experience Marcus also and BMP has helped Sweet Home Healthcare grow from start-up to $33m in gross revenue within four years, has helped Dwight Pitts, used car dealer take business from $70k/yr to $2.2m in gross revenue in 18 months, has helped Premiere Luxury Rentals with working capital and business debt restructure, has secured Quincy Harris (Q-Deezy)/Heirarchy Management with working capital strategy for media, and entertainment, and helped DJ Jazzy Jeff with working capital strategies for his business, to name a few. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast your host, Nikki Purvy talks with a Branding Specialist.  Our Guest is an "Expert Professional Unemployee".  He specializes in digital branding and creative development for lifestyle, fashion, food, and entertainment.  He's had a successful career in nightlife as well as business consultancy. Justin is currently the creative director for TAA PR who works with clients such as Neiman Marcus, Shake Shack, Ritz-Carlton, Cirque Du Soleil, and STK to name a few. He works directly with BET Special Events Team, developing content for Black Girls Rock, BET Experience, BET Honors, and Leading Women Defined.  He explains how branding can determine in a business is successful or a failure.  He talks about one element that can ensure your success.  Listen to this episode to learn how the pros brand.

In this episode the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about the "BTS Golden Rule of Leadership".  She explains how to use this rule to accelerate the growth of your company, get all employees to align with the company's vision, determine when to replace people immediately, and how to avoid employee burnout. Also learn the biggest thing that 90% of people don't know about themselves. Listen to this episode to learn the Better Than Success Golden Rule of Leadership now!

In this Episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy interviews FBF Fitness founder Zakia Blain.  Zakia Blain, started her fitness journey due to extreme illness…she was tired of LITERALLY being SICK and TIRED. One day she was working out in 90 degree heat, sweating and out of breath. Her workout partner screamed " FCK being FAT" at that very moment FCKbeingFAT was born. This was what Zakia and many other who are overweight felt, but may have not had the courage to say.  With no background in fitness, but plenty background is every fad diet and weight loss trick around, she simply wanted inspire others, while helping them lose weight the RIGHT WAY. Through hard work, dedication and consistency, FCKbeingFAT members have lost close to 100,000 lbs in four years without fad diets or pills. FCKbeingFAT uses social media to connect thousands of members from every corner of the world, who share ONE common goal, to live their best life without the excess weight that holds so many of us back from being truly happy. #TEAMFBF is a force to be reckoned with. Since staring FCKbeingFAT, Zakia has become a certified personal trainer, weight loss coach and entrepreneur, she is focused on spreading her love of life, fitness and health in a way that empowers everyone she comes in contact with to BE GREAT. Zakia tells us her emotional journey of how she went from being a teacher to a fitness expert.  She shares how she build her business using social media. Listen to this episode now to learn how to use social media to scale your online retail business.

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about achieving a high level of business success while dealing with tragedies in your personal life. Charles "Tank" Harris is a financial services professional and life restoration coach from Philadelphia. With services ranging from business succession, key man insurance and employee benefits, Charles has placed over $500 million in coverage during his 19 years in the insurance and financial services industry. He is a multi-year member of the Million Dollar Round Table, which recognizes the very best in the insurance industry. Throughout this episode you'll hear how Charles has overcome several challenging situations to achieve success, encountered new challenges and bounced back to learn how to finally step into his true purpose. Book mentioned this episode: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.  

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talk about her upcoming book "the AntiHUSTLE". We define "AntiHUSTLE" as the ability to work with God joyfully, steadily, patiently, methodically, and strategically to achieve ones purpose. We we share 3 of the 6 elements of the "the AntiHUSTLE" that you can use to to achieve your purpose in life. Listen to this episode to learn about how you can get a discount on the "AntiHUSTLE" the book today.

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews Real Estate lending specialist Marc Brown. Marc Brown is the operations manager and one of the founders and  of Flip Funding, a hard money and commercial lending brokerage firm.  He has overseen the origination of over $40 million in loan transactions for real estate investors in the last 2 and a half years. The company has won Best of Philadelphia Hard Money Loans 2015 and 2016.  He can attribute is work ethic and discipline to his hobby as a fitness specialist and and workout junky.

On this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast we Interview radio and television personality, Quincy Harris. Quincy Harris is a force to be reckoned with and has been in the entertainment business for over 15 years. His quick wit and honesty has made him a fan favorite in the radio industry. However, now you can catch Quincy on Philadelphia’s Fox 29 News as an entrainment correspondent bringing you the latest in national headlines, lifestyle trends, and community involvement. In this episode, we will learn how Quincy Harris’ mindset of resilience got him to where he is today. Since he was a child he always knew that he wanted to be on television and he knew he would do anything to get there. While attending Temple University in 1997, he came up with a plan to sneak into Powerhouse, an annual concert produced by Philadelphia’s Power 99 radio station, where he met radio personality Colby Colb. Quincy knew that getting on the radio would ultimately lead to him being on television. Sneaking into Powerhouse and his determination eventually got him a volunteer job working for Power 99. Although it wasn’t a well-paying job he stuck it out. Quincy had other jobs during this time, but nothing ever seemed as right as being on the radio. In 2007 Quincy took a leap of faith, left Power 99’s morning show and moved to Los Angeles to work with Big Boy on his nationally syndicated show. This in turn, became the best time of his life. Because he was able to step out of his comfort zone and make lifetime relationships he would never forget. Around 2011, Quincy decided it was time for him to return to Philly with his newly made family. Upon moving back to Philly Quincy claimed his spot on Fox 29’s News. This transition prompted Quincy to change up his mindset. He has learned that in life there are some things you just have to do in order to reach your end game. And in order to do them all, it takes time and planning. So, he’s always planning ahead because time is too valuable to waste. You can get to know more about Quincy Harris by going to QuincyHarris.com. You can also catch Quincy and his wife on his Facebook hosted talk show Dish Talk every Monday 7pm to 8pm https://www.facebook.com/QuincyHarrisTV Quincy can also be followed on Instagram  @allmediaq and Twitter @allmediaq

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks with PA State Rep Jason Dawkins. We talks How to Grow Your Business by Influencing Change in Your Local Government with Jason Dawkins. Born and bred in the Frankford neighborhood, State Representative Jason T Dawkins is an expert on recreation-based development and community engagement. His most recent experience as senior legislative aide to Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez led to the creation of impactful and transformative policy initiatives, including legislation to create a city land bank to streamline the sale and productive use of roughly 40,000 vacant properties in Philadelphia. His legislative priorities include ensuring that all children have access to the best educational opportunities; public safety, especially for children; fighting poverty; job creation; improving transportation infrastructure; and properly funding mass transit. Jason is active on several boards and executive committees, including the Northeast Neighborhood Advisory Committee, the Frankford Parks Friends Group, Northeast EPIC Stakeholders Group, the Boys & Girls United Council, the Frankford Chargers Advisory Council and Mastery-Smedley Charter School Turnaround team.Jason is currently studying international business through a dual admission program with Community College of Philadelphia and Temple University.

Rebroadcast: In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks with personal and professional development life coach Lucinda Cross. Lucinda Cross is a best-selling author, Award winning and internationally known speaker, spokesperson and energetic teacher of personal and professional development. In 2006, she started the brand Activate Your Life Today! and is the President of Activate WorldWide Inc. a leadership services firm that specializes in the delivery of personal and professional development enrichment programs. She has been featured a guest on shows from The Today Show to Dr. Oz and seen in publications such as Essence Magazine and Ebony Magazine. In our interview with Lucinda Cross she drops some amazing jewels on how to Activate Your Life Now and how she helps amazing entrepreneurs such as yourself get started. She gets down to the nitty-gritty on how procrastination can be your ultimate downfall unless you learn how to master your mindset, so that your not just allowing life to happen. Lucinda has taken the world’s best kept secrets and helped them to gain exposure. She has assisted numerous Reality TV Stars with understanding how to maximize and monetize their rise to stardom. Lucinda instills in her clients two main principles utilizing 5 Pillars of Excellence: Principles  Master Your Mindset What is the Root of Your Business Pillars Faith Family Friends Finances Fitness Lucinda uses her best practices such as workshops and mentoring to help her clients master goal setting and how to complete them through great time management, productivity, and communication skills. Annually on September 19th and 20th Lucinda hosts the Activate Conference where she brings fellow masterminds together to gather more fuel their engines. Each conference is NEVER THE SAME! This years theme is entitled “ All or Nothing,” and will be held at Howard University. Last years turn out was about 300 people. This year Lucinda hopes to keep things a bit more intimate, but is well aware that the attendees will be about 300 plus and she welcomes you all. She also has a free event coming up in May that will be hosted in New York City. Listen to this episode to find out how Lucinda built a business on the lifestyle she wanted to live by becoming her first client and mastering her mindset. To learn more about Lucinda Cross and Activate Worldwide visit: www.lucindacross.com www.activateconference.com And follow her on social media Twitter: @Lucindaspeaks IG: LucindaCross FB: LucindaCrossSpeaks Youtube: virtuallucinda

In episode 53 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks How to Pay off Your Student Loan Debt and Position Your Business for Success with The Student Loan Doctor, Sonia Lewis. CEO of The Student Loan Doctor LLC, Author and Speaker Sonia Lewis, CEO of The Student Loan Doctor LLC is the people’s advocate for overcoming their own student loan debt. Sonia has over 7 years of practical higher education and financial aid experience. Sonia is currently working on her dissertation within her doctoral program. Her programmatic focus is on adult education from Walden University. Peers recognize Sonia as an expert in all matters concerning student loan debt prevention and repayment. Sonia released her workbook “Success Guide- Student Loan Debt Repayment” this year to be a supplement to support her coaching business. This tangible guide is a 12 month workbook used to examine the budget, provide techniques of repayment and strategic forms for student loan repayment success. Sonia is an expert speaker across all audiences regardless of age. She has been invited to speak at different platforms such as: The White House Briefing on Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color, Temple University, Harcum College, Stepping Stones Scholars Program, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Delta Gems workshop, Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable, a host of first home buyers workshops, a host of non-profits seminars for both employees and clients and other institutions of education.

On episode 49 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews serial entrepreneur Rhonesha Howerton.  Rhonesha Howerton, wears several hats in the entrepreneur lifestyle. She currently serves as the Owner and CEO of Credit Medics, LLC, Co-Founder of Go Get Crowned nonprofit organization for women empowerment and Co-Owner of ‘Get Well Urgent Care’ medical facility.  Rhonesha is a certified Credit Counselor and has also studied business and entrepreneur management at Wharton School of Business. Howerton has helped thousands of clients find their way to financial freedom. Her knowledge and guidance has helped clients restore their credit, build credit, establish business credit, enhance their overall credit scores and credit profiles substantially. Rhonesha has also assisted hundreds of clients in becoming first time homebuyers and have also gotten clients access to working capital from various lenders, banks and financial institutions. Rhonesha takes pride in educating her community and the people around her so that they will become independent and financially secure. In her spare time she enjoys teaching youth workshops on credit, budgeting, investing, real estate, creating residual income, entrepreneurship and finances. Listen to this episode to learn How ANYONE Can  Improve Their Credit Score to Get Funding and Build the  Business of Their Dreams.

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about achieving a high level of business success while dealing with tragedies in your personal life. Charles "Tank" Harris is a financial services professional and life restoration coach from Philadelphia. With services ranging from business succession, key man insurance and employee benefits, Charles has placed over $500 million in coverage during his 19 years in the insurance and financial services industry. He is a multi-year member of the Million Dollar Round Table, which recognizes the very best in the insurance industry. Throughout this episode you'll hear how Charles has overcome several challenging situations to achieve success, encountered new challenges and bounced back to learn how to finally step into his true purpose. Book mentioned this episode: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.  

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about "How to Get Good at Public Speaking Really Quickly". In this episode I also cover: Why Public Speaking is important to growing your business.  Tips to Get Good Really quickly.  And my cheat for speaking publicly that can will overcome nervousness or jitters.   Public speaking is one of the biggest phobias in the world, and I give you a tips to over come any self doubt or phobias. Listen now to get good at public speaking really quickly. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks “How to Use Systems to Make a Fortune in Your Business”.  We first cover why systems are important for your business, how to actually build systems, and the top tips on making effective systems.  Download the guide at betterthansuccess.com/39 RSVP to Attend the event in Atlanta at betterthansuccess.com/marta Subcribe to the youtube channel at betterthansuccess.com/youtube

On episode #37 of the Better Than Success Podcast, Host Nicole Purvy talks about the Better Than Success Sales Equation.  This equation will help you to impact your sales goals immediately and effectively.  List n to this episode to grow your sales.   

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks about how she turned failed relationship experiences into business success. She talks about 3 specific relationship experiences and what she learned form them. Listen now and learn how you can turn lemons into lemonade. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with Financial Coach Ashley Fox about Life, Money, and Success. A former Wall Street analyst is now an expert in her field as a personal financial coach, and a writer for Black Enterprise Magazine. She is also the founder of Empify, an education-based organization created to help assist working professionals, small business owners and the youth with basic financial education and resources. Ashley is a highly-sought after speaker and has been featured on empowerment tours, college campuses, keynote speaking. Her expertise has earned her the position of Co-Chair of the Fiscal Responsibility committee for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and she has graced the cover of Business & Finance Magazine. She has been featured on Jim Cramer’s “The Street", Yahoo Finance, AOL, Philly.com, Huffington Post, and Glamour Magazine.

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about the Top 7 Characteristics to Look for When Hiring & Staffing Your Company.  Before we go in to these characteristics we first debunk a few myths about the hiring process. Learn what are the characteristics that most employers erroneously place importance on. Learn what little known things each new company should look for when hiring employees.  Also learn what the 'Better Than Success' test of character is. Listen to this episode to prepare your business to hire the best team possible.

In this Episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy interviews FBF Fitness founder Zakia Blain.  Zakia Blain, started her fitness journey due to extreme illness…she was tired of LITERALLY being SICK and TIRED. One day she was working out in 90 degree heat, sweating and out of breath. Her workout partner screamed " FCK being FAT" at that very moment FCKbeingFAT was born. This was what Zakia and many other who are overweight felt, but may have not had the courage to say.  With no background in fitness, but plenty background is every fad diet and weight loss trick around, she simply wanted inspire others, while helping them lose weight the RIGHT WAY. Through hard work, dedication and consistency, FCKbeingFAT members have lost close to 100,000 lbs in four years without fad diets or pills. FCKbeingFAT uses social media to connect thousands of members from every corner of the world, who share ONE common goal, to live their best life without the excess weight that holds so many of us back from being truly happy. #TEAMFBF is a force to be reckoned with. Since staring FCKbeingFAT, Zakia has become a certified personal trainer, weight loss coach and entrepreneur, she is focused on spreading her love of life, fitness and health in a way that empowers everyone she comes in contact with to BE GREAT. Zakia tells us her emotional journey of how she went from being a teacher to a fitness expert.  She shares how she build her business using social media. Listen to this episode now to learn how to use social media to scale your online retail business.

Nikki Purvy, Business Consultant and Web Design and Digital Marketing Specialist talks about ways and specific actionable tips to scale your business. Be sure to start by listening to episode 21 of the Better Than Success Podcast. BetterthanSuccess.com/calculateit betterthansuccess.com/2016/01/21/how-to-create-your-company-manual/ 4 Ways to Scale Your Business Increase your per hour charge Simplify your product offerings Start a certification of training program Create a subscription service rather than charge a one-time fee... 5 Tips to Scale Your Business Think Big and Act Bold Evaluate Financing Options Work on the Business and Not in It Create systems and processes for day-to-day activities and delegate those. Planning & Strategizing Networking Improving the business and systems Create company Manuals Use your time management system and personal techniques as your starting point. What are the things you will do today? Are any of them recurring tasks? For example, will you send out a customer email blast? Will you check your ecommerce solution emails for new orders that need to be shipped? Will you update your inventory? Will you place an order for new products? All of the tasks that you do need to be documented. Aim to begin by documenting just three to five tasks each day. If you do a lot, or all of it, I would suggest that you start with the easiest and most recurring tasks. Write down all of the things you think you do to complete that task before you do it. While you’re completing the task, document anything you may need to do to troubleshoot or, in the event that a problem arises, the steps that should be taken to resolve it. Once it is completed, you review the steps, and edit if necessary. Now place the task in your binder. This is the very first standard operating procedure. Be sure to include any, and all, pertinent information. For example, if you need to login somewhere be sure to include logins. If it’s a task that needs to be done, such as an inventory check, be sure to identify where the inventory checklists are kept, either digitally or as a hard copy.  If you want to get fancy you can create a header and footer or add other design elements to your document. Repeat this process every day You should document at least three to five of your tasks everyday. It may seem like a lot a first, but once you get started, you’ll see you only need to set aside a few minutes to get the job done. Once you’ve completed the steps that are related to your position, move onto any employees or assistants you may have. Review your procedures weekly At the end of the week, review each new procedure that’s been added and check to be sure that they are in the appropriate section.  You’ll want to do this until you’ve completed the manual. Keep a list of things you think to add or notice are missing. This way you’ll be able to track your progress effectively. Divide your processes into sections The easiest way to organize your company manual is by dividing it into sections. These sections should be based on the products and services that you provide.  While there are some general sections that every business will want to include at some point, not all sections are applicable to all businesses. A clothing boutique may want to include their inventory, website, email marketing, coupons and promotions, social media, photo-shoots, and customer service. A business that needs to renew certifications or licenses annually should include that as well as their other processes in the manual.  As your business grows and changes, you can add processes and sections as needed.   Stash Your extra Cash Be prepared – Be proactive

In episode 23 of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks about how to tell if your business is a multimillion dollar business in the making.  Is it scalable? We talk about the 1 simple trivial thing that will determine how scalable your business is.  We also give you specific steps to improve this single thing. We move into exploring why your "why" or your motivation will determine if your business is scalable or not.  Specific answers to the question "what is your why" will determine if your business is scalable or not.  We go through these answers and you can rate your response. We then move into operating leverage. What is operating leverage and how it fits into the equation of scaling your business? Nikki gives an example of what operating leverage is so that anyone can understand it.  We also talk about scaling your processes using checklists.  Learn what "Qualitative variable products or services" vs "Homogenous products or services" are.  What type of product or service do you have? And how does determining this effect how scalable your business is? Show notes at Betterthansuccess.com/23 Get the upgradable download at bettethansuccess.com/scaleblueprint

In episode #22 of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks with photographer Jasen Hudson about how to get into the 'Scale' Mindset.  Jasen is a professional photographer who has worked with top clients such as Ralph Lauren, Bloomingdales, Live Nation, TD Bank, iHeart Radio, TNT, Red Bull, Anthropology, and The Discovery Channel.  He has also photographed top stars such as Nicki Minaj, Justin Beiber, and Jill Scott to name a few. Jasen has successfully scaled his photography business where he doesn't have to always physically work to make money. His for-hire studio, talents, and systems have allowed him to grow his business to a point where he is scaled for success. Listen now and learn what amazing tip Jasen offered our host that left her speechless. Learn More about Jasen Hudson at http://www.jasenhudson.com/  and http://www.10two5.com/

In episode 21 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy talks "Why you need to understand the importance of scaling your business: Success Code Minicourse Overview" A lot of entrepreneurs come to us for business advice or digital media help and I find that a very common theme that small business owners and new entrepreneurs struggle with is They don’t have a complete vision for their business... They don’t focus on the right aspects of the business that will lead them to success... They think too small Scale - In financial markets, scalability refers to financial institutions' ability to handle increased demands; in the corporate environment, a scalable company is one that can maintain or improve profit margins while sales volume increases.  Always Start with the end in mind. Over the next couple of months, I’m going to put you through a mini course called Success Code that will help will help you. It will feature a closed Facebook group and downloads. Who this MiniCourse is for... New entrepreneur who doesn’t have a vision 1-3 year entrepreneur and small business team member who is doing well but trying to get over the hump Seasoned vet who is just stuck in a rut This MiniCourse is not for you: If you want someone to give you an exact model. If you need inspiration to just start your business. Because I’m not telling you that you need to be an entrepreneur. This is for the small business team member. All of you... If you want to get something for nothing... What to expect: Bette Than Success is all about teaching you how to teach yourself. So I’m going to offer you a framework through lessons that you have to apply yourself. I’m essentially going to teach you how to think so you can go off and learn yourself. Expect homework. I’m not the “be all end all”. We don’t know everything but I know where to find things. So I will tell you where to find them/ I’m going to bring in people and experts to help talk about certain topics as it pertains to Scale. Some of the downloads will be free. Some will be $5. Some will be $50. Depending on how intense. Keep in mind that one out of 10 startups succeed in the first 2 years. 90% of startups fail. 5 steps to Scale: S.C.A.L.E See it – Vision Calculate it – Math behind the vision Aim – Plan Lay it out – Strategy Execute Get the Calculate It. Workbook and Spreadsheet at Betterthansuccess.com/calculateit  

In episode #20 of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks about the best money principles that will help your business. Understanding these financial principles will determine if your business succeeds or fails.  These values represent 50% of the factors that determine the success of you and your business. In this episode, we cover things such as profit margin, ROI, proper banking, cost of goods sold, budgeting, business, credit, and the priority of your personal salary.  We break each term down so that anyone can understand them.  You don't need to be a financial professional to comprehend the content here but you do need to understand the importance of the content to succeed. Visit betterthansuccess.com/19 to get the full show notes. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, we sit down with Lidyr Creative's and Better Than Success' VP of Business Development Kiarra Solomon to talk email marketing techniques. With extensive experience in non-profit and government planning and funding, Kiarra helps Lidyr clients identify and obtain access to streams of capital, resources, and relationships necessary for successful business growth. Some of the topics we cover include. Email Marketing Mindset "From Name" A/b Split Testing Subject Lines Image Usage Body Copy Call To Cation Rules

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nikki Purvy talks about quick tips for copywriting for social media CTAs, ads, landing pages and email marketing.  We talk about the most persuasive word in the English language and how to use it. Learn the formula for writing effective sales copy that convert.  Get the foundational mindset that every business owner needs to write ads the get people to buy.  Listen now and become a better salesperson. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nikki Purvy talks about Why a Strong Email List Is the 2nd Most Valuable Form of Capital in Your Business. We will discuss why email marketing is essential for your business what tools you will need to grow your list what tools you will need to manage your list 2 simple email marketing strategies to help jump start your email marketing campaign The 2 main tools your will need are Aweber and Leadpages... sign up for aweber at betterthansuccess.com/aweber sign up for Leadpages at betterthansuccess.com/leadpages Check out our show notes at betterthansuccess.com/17

Nina Keyes is the Founder and CEO of The Philly Cheesesteak Tour. The Philly Cheesesteak Tour is a sightseeing food tour that highlights Philly Culture, Philly History and most importantly, the world famous Philly Cheesesteak. Nina is a full-time teacher and mother by day and tourism and hospitality specialist by night.   In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, Nina Keyes shares how she successfully launched a sightseeing food tour while excelling at her 9-5 and being a full-time single mother.  She shares what research she did to launch a large-scale business and what it took to get the business off the ground.  She also settles the long time debate over who has the best cheesesteak in Philly.  She shares her secret to success and she also gives tips on being a good mother while following her dreams. We talk what "job security" really means and how it affects all entrepreneurs and employees. Nina explains what experience prepared her for running her first startup.  Listen now to learn how a single mother jumpstarted her first large scale startup while raising children & working a 9-to-5.

In episode #15 of the Better Than Success Podcast your host, Nikki Purvy talks with a Branding Specialist.  Our Guest is an "Expert Professional Unemployee".  He specializes in digital branding and creative development for lifestyle, fashion, food, and entertainment.  He's had a successful career in nightlife as well as business consultancy. Justin is currently the creative director for TAA PR who works with clients such as Neiman Marcus, Shake Shack, Ritz-Carlton, Cirque Du Soleil, and STK to name a few. He works directly with BET Special Events Team, developing content for Black Girls Rock, BET Experience, BET Honors, and Leading Women Defined.  He explains how branding can determine in a business is successful or a failure.  He talks about one element that can ensure your success.  Listen to this episode to learn how the pros brand.

On this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast we Interview radio and television personality, Quincy Harris. Quincy Harris is a force to be reckoned with and has been in the entertainment business for over 15 years. His quick wit and honesty has made him a fan favorite in the radio industry. However, now you can catch Quincy on Philadelphia’s Fox 29 News as an entrainment correspondent bringing you the latest in national headlines, lifestyle trends, and community involvement. In this episode, we will learn how Quincy Harris’ mindset of resiliance got him to where he is today. Since he was a child he always knew that he wanted to be on television and he knew he would do anything to get there. While attending Temple University in 1997, he came up with a plan to sneak into Powerhouse, an annual concert produced by Philadelphia’s Power 99 radio station, where he met radio personality Colby Colb. Quincy knew that getting on the radio would ultimately lead to him being on television. Sneaking into Powerhouse and his determination eventually got him a volunteer job working for Power 99. Although it wasn’t a well-paying job he stuck it out. Quincy had other jobs during this time, but nothing ever seemed as right as being on the radio. In 2007 Quincy took a leap of faith, left Power 99’s morning show and moved to Los Angeles to work with Big Boy on his nationally syndicated show. This in turn, became the best time of his life. Because he was able to step out of his comfort zone and make lifetime relationships he would never forget. Around 2011, Quincy decided it was time for him to return to Philly with his newly made family. Upon moving back to Philly Quincy claimed his spot on Fox 29’s News. This transition prompted Quincy to change up his mindset. He has learned that in life there are some things you just have to do in order to reach your end game. And in order to do them all, it takes time and planning. So, he’s always planning ahead because time is too valuable to waste. You can get to know more about Quincy Harris by going to QuincyHarris.com. You can also catch Quincy and his wife on his Facebook hosted talk show Dish Talk every Monday 7pm to 8pm https://www.facebook.com/QuincyHarrisTV Quincy can also be followed on Instagram  @allmediaq and Twitter @allmediaq

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks with personal and professional development life coach Lucinda Cross. Lucinda Cross is a best-selling author, Award winning and internationally known speaker, spokesperson and energetic teacher of personal and professional development. In 2006, she started the brand Activate Your Life Today! and is the President of Activate WorldWide Inc. a leadership services firm that specializes in the delivery of personal and professional development enrichment programs. She has been featured a guest on shows from The Today Show to Dr. Oz and seen in publications such as Essence Magazine and Ebony Magazine. In our interview with Lucinda Cross she drops some amazing jewels on how to Activate Your Life Now and how she helps amazing entrepreneurs such as yourself get started. She gets down to the nitty-gritty on how procrastination can be your ultimate downfall unless you learn how to master your mindset, so that your not just allowing life to happen. Lucinda has taken the world’s best kept secrets and helped them to gain exposure. She has assisted numerous Reality TV Stars with understanding how to maximize and monetize their rise to stardom. Lucinda instills in her clients two main principles utilizing 5 Pillars of Excellence: Principles  Master Your Mindset What is the Root of Your Business Pillars Faith Family Friends Finances Fitness Lucinda uses her best practices such as workshops and mentoring to help her clients master goal setting and how to complete them through great time management, productivity, and communication skills. Annually on September 19th and 20th Lucinda hosts the Activate Conference where she brings fellow masterminds together to gather more fuel their engines. Each conference is NEVER THE SAME! This years theme is entitled “ All or Nothing,” and will be held at Howard University. Last years turn out was about 300 people. This year Lucinda hopes to keep things a bit more intimate, but is well aware that the attendees will be about 300 plus and she welcomes you all. She also has a free event coming up in May that will be hosted in New York City. Listen to this episode to find out how Lucinda built a business on the lifestyle she wanted to live by becoming her first client and mastering her mindset. To learn more about Lucinda Cross and Activate Worldwide visit: www.lucindacross.com www.activateconference.com And follow her on social media Twitter: @Lucindaspeaks IG: LucindaCross FB: LucindaCrossSpeaks Youtube: virtuallucinda

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy talks with fashion mogul Tiffany Williams. Tiffany Williams is the creator and owner of the luxury streetwear brand Bellargo Piarge which means “fashion is life”. In March 2004 beginning with just a t-shirt line Bellargo Piarge was launched in Philadelphia , Pa from the trunk of her vehicle. Today, Bellargo Piarge has taken over the fashion & entertainment industry. Spotted on influencers from Meek Mill, Karen Civil to Nicki Minaj, just to name a few; as well as placed in the motion picture “Brotherly Love” and various indie films and music videos. Tiffany Williams has overseen every aspect of her business. She has hosted countless pop up eventsat her boutique, spoke on numerous panels and gives back to the community. And now she has her very own “Bellargo University” which allows her to educate individuals about owning or starting a business. In our interview, Tiffany tells the story of how she taught herself the ins and outs of the fashion industry with no formal training. She gives us her top success habits and talks about how she manages her time.  Her newest venture, Bellargo University, gives other entrepreneurs access to her business acumen, through coaching and events.  One of Tiffany's biggest success strategies is networking.  Her skills in networking has allowed her to get her brand on celebrities regularly. Listen to this episode to learn how this mogul quit her 9-5 and crafted her dream life. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy interviews attorney Sam Anyan.  Samuel A. Anyan, Jr. represents clients injured due to slip and fall accidents, construction site accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, police brutality, and car accidents. Mr. Anyan is known for his superior preparation and courtroom skills, obtaining stellar results for his clients. Mr. Anyan has been featured on MSNBC as well as a number of nationally circulated publications. He was also named ‘A Lawyer on the Fast Track 2011’ by the Legal Intelligencer publication, an honor bestowed to Pennsylvania’s Top Lawyers under 40 each year. Mr. Anyan strives to give his clients the compassionate, caring, personal service and attention they deserve. In 2005, Mr. Anyan received his Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law. Mr. Anyan earned his LL.M. degree in trial advocacy from Temple University School of Law in 2008, graduating with honors. In this interview we discuss how to turn failure into success.  Sam shares how he used failing the bar the first time to his advantage. He then saw his new predicament as an opportunity to position himself for success.  We also talk about what makes lawyers so well-equipped for success.  Sam shares his daily habits that contribute to a productive day and he talks about how he developed these habits. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy reveals step-by-step her time management technique that allows her to complete more in a day than others complete in a week.  We all know that time management is key to success and business development. This 9-step process is easy to follow and start with laying a solid foundation that starts with mindset.  There is also a free download that will help listeners to adopt this technique.   Last week on episode 4 of the “Better than Success” Podcast we talked about the 3 Phases of work/life balance for new entrepreneurs. We talked about the ‘Tantrum Phase’, ‘The Superman Phase’ and the ‘Work Smarter not Harder Phase’. In the ‘Work Smarter not Harder Phase’, we learn that time is the most valuable resource. This is why it is important for us to learn to maximix our time if we must work smarter Here I will lay out my 9 step process to maximize my time and get 75% more done in a day. Steps 1-3 are foundational and very important. Step 1. Develop A Time Control Mindset. This is the most important step in this whole process. You have to develop a Time Control Mindset. I’m going to note a couple of facts that will help you develop a Time Control Mindset “You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyonce” "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" – Parkinson’s Law “You are AlWays the boss of your time” –Nikki Purvy Step 2. Learn to Focus. Most people cannot focus. This is not based on empirical evidence but I would guess that 80% of people don’t now how to focus on a single task for an hours up to 40 hours let alone one that takes 1 hour. I learned the importance of concentration from the book the THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION. Theron Q. Dumont or William Walker Atkinson. The author is noted as both men. Here are some tasks that will help you focus working out without stoping to talk to your friends Reading Playing an instrument or anything that requires you to use your hands   Here are some focus killers TV Social Media Too much work-time banter  Step 3. Time yourself Write out your tasks to be completed over the next day/hour/week in haphazard increments before you attack them. Time your self on each individual task. How long does it take to complete each task uninterrupted? This is very important. This concept came from the book ‘Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time’ by Jeff Sutherland. I didn’t read all of it but I did uncover the part where the author talks about learning how long t takes to do certain tasks before you lock down a project due date The concept here is to get an accurate time frame of how long it takes to complete different tasks uninterrupted when you’re focused. Record these times, take a mental note or whatever. This may take a week or a month for you to get a proper account for how long it takes to complete tasks. Steps 4-9 I have a worksheet for you to download at betterthanSuccess.com/5 Step 4. Record Your Tasks as They Come to You Record all your tasks as they come to your head. Write down all your tasks to be completed as you go along in life. Take notes in your phone, write on scraps of paper, or take notes on your computer. You will get ideas from everywhere. Write them down anywhere but be sure that you can find them come Monday morning. And at the top of every other working day BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. BEFORE YOU HAVE YOUR COFFEE. Do steps 5 and 6. Step 5. Create Your Master Task List Make a list of all your tasks that you recorded in your various places. Take them all and put them in one place, for the week, ON the COMPUTER. This is called the master task list Step 6. Schedule Out Your Day Schedule out your day. Just today. Schedule out 15 min, 30 min, 1 –2 hour blocks of time to complete tasks throughout your day and start inserting them in these blocks according to priority and how long it takes you to do a task uninterrupted, because remember you timed yourself. This is called the daily schedule Add in your coffee break and your lunch break. And your Facebook break if you need one. Schedule these out. Schedule out time to BS with your coworkers. For real, factor that in. Step 7. Define the End of the Day Give yourself a definitive time to end work for the day, no matter what. This is what gives you the work/life balance. Note: As you go through your day sticking as close to your schedule as possible make note of the following: Remember you are only doing today so not everything from the week’s list will get in here. Its not supposed to. What this does is it allows you to race against the clock for completing individual tasks and gives you a deadline for each. So its like you are always working in the last minute without the pressure. It also assures you that you are actually working as efficiently as you can. As you go through the day completing tasks use the strike out to cross them out both on the schedule and the large task list As new things come up through out the day that does not need your immediate attention, add them to the master task list. Step 8. Account for the things you completed At the end of the day account for the things you completed as well as the things you did not. Sometimes things come up or new more urgent tasks get thrown in the day so tasks take a little longer. So you may not complete everything but that’s ok. You did as much as you possibly could. And if that is true then it’s a lot. You are human, so that means that you are powerful by nature. As long as you are at your best then that means you did a lot! Step 9. Start your new day Before you do anything as soon as you sit at your desk. Take the things from the master task list that did not get crossed off and the things that did not get completed and remember the new tasks that came up yesterday that didn’t require your immediate attention they should be here too. Copy and paste them all down to anew master task list for that day and repeat steps 6-8. This is why you do this on a computer. 

In episode 3 of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks the top 3 books that will help you jump start or get your business out of a rut. She digs deep in each of these books, reveals the major theories within the pages and explains how each of the ideas can help you with your business. We learn what "trust" really means and why you need it, seven principles to attain spiritual, mental and physical freedom, and what single key skill the current generation lacks that holds them back from success.

In episode 2 of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks what networking really is and how to network when your business leaves you with little time to do so. Learn to Network effectively without actually networking and the #1 rule of networking.