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He QUIT His 6-Figure Job FOR Real Estate Riches

Release Date: 08/13/2025

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Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast

In this episode of the Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast, we’re joined by Jason Petro, a Certified Profit First Professional and seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience as a small business owner. Jason is one of the founding owners of the Profit First App, developed in partnership with Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First. Having implemented the system in his own businesses, Jason now helps other entrepreneurs do the same—turning profit into a consistent, repeatable habit rather than an afterthought. Together, we explore why traditional accounting often...

Pressing Pause to Build What’s Next

Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast

What do you do when the thing you've been building needs room to become something bigger? Most people barrel into January with fresh goals, new planners, and that familiar pressure to start strong. But what if the bravest thing you could do right now is... pause? This isn't a farewell episode. It's a pivot point. In this final episode of the year, Brandon and Amanda share something they've been wrestling with behind the scenes. The podcast, the brand, the way they serve you—it's all evolving. And evolution needs breathing room. Before they step back, they're leaving you with one...

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What if the real problem isn't your work ethic? What if it's that nobody ever taught you how to run a profitable business? You went into business to make a difference. To take care of your family. To build something that matters. But somewhere along the way, the dream turned into a grind. You're exhausted, stretched thin, and wondering why success still feels so far away. Sound familiar? Neeka Williams felt the same way. As the practice administrator for a urology company, she was doing all the "right" things—showing up every day, solving problems, keeping the wheels...

Building a STAR Business: Personalization, AI Tools, and Counterflow

Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast

What If Everything You've Been Told About Building Wealth Is Wrong? Have you ever wondered why the financial industry treats entrepreneurs like they should act like employees? Save for retirement. Max out your 401(k). Lock your money away for 30 years. That advice might work for someone with a steady paycheck and a pension. But for business owners? It's a recipe for disaster. In Part 2 of our conversation with Perry Marshall, we're pulling back the curtain on what's broken in the financial planning world—and how we're using Profit First, Infinite Banking, and AI tools to help business owners...

When the Beans Run Dry: How a Coffee Shop Taught Us the Truth About Money

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What happens when your dream business nearly destroys you, and then teaches you everything you needed to know about money? We don't usually talk about this. The early days. The subway rides hauling coffee beans across Chicago. The polar vortex brought us to the edge of bankruptcy. The moment we realized we'd been doing money completely wrong. But Perry asked us to get real. So we did. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, we're pulling back the curtain on our entrepreneurial journey, from bootstrapping a coffee shop with zero financial backing to discovering the...

What Profit Planning Really Looks Like

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What Happens When You Stop Juggling Spaghetti and Start Planning Profit? Have you ever felt like your business is just spaghetti thrown against a wall? You're spinning plates, putting out fires, and wondering which pieces will stick. Joseph Cadavos knows that feeling. With a real estate business closing 90-110 transactions a year, a wife running a med spa an hour away, and three school-aged kids, life was chaos. But here's what changed everything: He stopped trying to do it all and started doing what actually mattered. In this episode, Brandon sits down with Joseph to talk about his year in...

Get REAL Confidence Before Buying More Stuff!

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Are you trying to buy your way to financial peace? It's Black Friday season, and every ad promises the same thing: relief. This course will fix your business. This software will organize everything. This planner will finally make you consistent. But here's what nobody's telling you: confidence isn't a product you can purchase. In this no-BS episode, Brandon cuts through the holiday shopping noise to reveal what real financial confidence actually is—and why you can't swipe your card to get it. Discover: Why entrepreneurs get trapped in consumption cycles that look like progress but change...

Entrepreneurs Need a BIG Emotional Reset to Make Money Without Shame

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What if the guilt and shame around money isn't a character flaw, but a nervous system pattern you can actually change? If you've ever felt like you're "doing everything right" but still can't shake the money anxiety… if you've secretly resented your business while feeling guilty for that resentment… or if you've hit financial goals only to feel exhausted instead of excited… then, this episode will help you understand why. Amanda shares the truth most financial professionals won't say out loud: You can't build calm from criticism. Shame doesn't make you responsible. Shame makes you...

What REALLY Fixes Your FINANCES?

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What's the REAL Secret to Getting AHEAD?

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In this episode of the Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast, host Brandon Neely sits down with Mickey Curd, a seasoned healthcare operations leader turned full-time real estate investor. After 25 years in logistics and support services for hospitals across the Midwest, Mickey made the bold leap in 2024, leaving his W-2 behind to focus fully on real estate.

But this wasn't a jump without a parachute.

Mickey shares how he restarted his real estate investing journey in 2018 with just two properties, and scaled that into a diverse portfolio of 38 units, including single-family homes, duplexes, and 4-plexes, primarily in the Youngstown/Boardman, Ohio area.

We dive into:

Why he chose to re-enter real estate—and what he did differently the second time around
The step-by-step growth from 2 to 38 doors in just 5 years
How he prepared financially and emotionally to leave his 9–5
Tips for managing long-term rentals and Airbnbs without losing your sanity
What it really takes to make the leap from employee to entrepreneur

Whether you're just getting started in real estate or wondering if it's finally time to go all in, this episode is packed with hard-earned wisdom and inspiration.

00:00 Welcome and Introduction

00:24 Meet Mickey Curd: Real Estate Investor

01:31 Mickey's Real Estate Journey

02:28 Transition to Full-Time Real Estate

03:45 Understanding Velocity Banking

04:14 COVID and Financial Strategies

06:38 Deep Dive into Velocity Banking

10:30 Tracking Finances with Spreadsheets

17:05 From Velocity Banking to Infinite Banking

21:51 Introduction to Policy Repayment Schedules

22:13 Detailed Breakdown of Loan Payments

23:00 Planning for Taxes and Insurance

23:31 Second Policy Overview

24:15 Leveraging Policies as Assets

26:33 Analyzing Real Estate Investments

27:21 Property Analysis Example

31:01 Cash Flow and Property Management

35:55 Scaling Real Estate Investments

38:28 Final Thoughts and Advice

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