Your Default Future vs. Your Created Future with Jamil Sayegh
Release Date: 06/20/2025
Why Investor Relationships Matter More Than the Pitch with Alina Trigub
The Academy Presents podcast
What if the key to building lasting business relationships wasn’t about selling harder, but about genuinely understanding others’ perspectives? In this conversation, Alina Trigub joins Angel to share practical strategies for connecting with people, raising capital, and navigating compliance in real estate syndications. Drawing from Dale Carnegie’s timeless principles, Alina explains why empathy, sincerity, and genuine rapport are essential for success. She also breaks down key SEC regulations, including the differences between 506(b) and 506(c) exemptions, and how to avoid costly...
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Turning Everyday Conversations into Investment Opportunities with Alina Trigub
The Academy Presents podcast
How can identifying your ideal audience and building genuine relationships transform the way you raise capital? In this episode, Alina Trigub talks about the art of finding and connecting with your ideal investors. Alina explains why creating a detailed audience profile is the foundation for successful capital raising and how authentic, relationship-driven conversations outperform hard selling. She shares practical ways to identify prospects in everyday settings, turn casual interactions into opportunities, and leverage past career skills in real estate investing. The discussion also...
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From IT to Investor: Alina Trigub’s Journey in Passive Real Estate
The Academy Presents podcast
How can focusing on relationships, education, and compliance help real estate investors raise private capital with confidence? In this episode, Alina Trigub, Head of Investor Relations at TF Management Group and founder of SAMO Financial, shares her journey from immigrating to the U.S., working in accounting and IT, to building a career in passive real estate investing. She discusses the turning points that led her to syndications, the tax benefits of real estate, and her step-by-step approach to raising private capital. Listeners will learn why understanding both the investor and operator...
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The Six Human Needs of Every Real Estate Investor with Trevor McGregor
The Academy Presents podcast
Could the discomfort you’re feeling be a sign that you’re finally moving in the right direction—in real estate and life? In this episode, high-performance coach and real estate investor Trevor McGregor joins Angel to break down the mindset shifts necessary to transition from being stuck to being unstoppable. They explore the power of long-term vision, the importance of embracing discomfort, and how growth often looks like setbacks in disguise. Trevor shares how the six human needs can be fulfilled through real estate and emphasizes the impact of staying committed—even in the face of...
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The Real Work Happens Off the Spreadsheet with Trevor McGregor
The Academy Presents podcast
What’s the real difference between investors who stay stuck and those who grow, even during uncertain markets? In this episode, Angel and high-performance coach Trevor McGregor delve into the mindset, strategy, and relationship principles that distinguish struggling real estate investors from those who succeed in the long term. Trevor outlines his “Four S’s” framework for growth and discusses how clarity around your vision and values can move you out of a toxic comfort zone and into powerful momentum. Angel shares personal insights from her capital-raising journey, emphasizing...
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Why Your Comfort Zone Is Slowing You Down with Trevor McGregor
The Academy Presents podcast
What if the only thing holding you back from scaling your real estate journey... is you? In this episode, Angel Williams welcomes platinum coach and real estate investor Trevor McGregor to explore the mindset barriers that keep investors from scaling. With over 27,000 hours of coaching experience, Trevor shares insights on the importance of mental conditioning, identifying personal roadblocks, and finding the right people to support your journey. The conversation dives into fear, stress, team dynamics, belief systems, and why personal growth must accompany professional success. Whether you're...
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Breaking Beliefs, Closing Deals: Tate Siemer’s Real Estate Mindset
The Academy Presents podcast
What’s really holding you back from reaching your full potential—an external barrier or a story you keep telling yourself? In this deeply motivational and candid episode, Tate Siemer joins Angel Williams to dismantle the mental roadblocks that keep aspiring real estate investors stuck. With bold honesty and humor, Tate shares how breaking free from limiting beliefs, embracing discomfort, and taking decisive action led him from flipping houses to managing over half a billion dollars in assets. The conversation dives into the unglamorous truths about apartment syndication, the importance of...
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How to Choose the Right Business Partner with Tate Siemer
The Academy Presents podcast
How do the best real estate partnerships start, and what makes them last? In this episode, Tate Siemer joins Angel Williams to discuss how genuine relationships—not transactions—drive real estate success. Tate opens up about the mindset shifts that helped him transition from grassroots capital raising to working with family offices and deploying multi-million-dollar equity. The conversation covers how partnerships are formed, what it means to scale with intention, and why authenticity matters just as much as deal structure. [00:01 - 04:00] Relationship First, Business Second ...
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From Flipping Houses to 500+ Units: Tate Siemer’s Leap
The Academy Presents podcast
How does someone go from flipping a few houses a year to owning over 500 multifamily units in just 12 months? In this episode, multifamily investor Tate Siemer, shares how he transitioned from flipping single-family homes to acquiring over 500 doors across multiple markets. He discusses the mindset shift required to scale quickly, lessons from his first multifamily deals, and how mentorship, strategic networking, and seizing the right opportunities transformed his career. This is a conversation packed with real-world takeaways for anyone looking to make a leap in their real estate...
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How TIFs and Tax Tools Fuel Real Estate Growth with Bill Kanatas & Benjamin Salzberg
The Academy Presents podcast
Curious how tax incentives and self-storage development intersect to shape thriving communities? In this episode of The Academy Presents Podcast, Angel speaks with Bill Kanatas and Benjamin Salzberg about the strategy behind self-storage development, community revitalization, and the financial tools investors can leverage to maximize returns. From exploring Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Opportunity Zones to cost segregation and bonus depreciation, the conversation breaks down real-world applications that impact both investors and local economies. With their backgrounds as educators...
info_outlineWhere in your life are you choosing comfort over the version of yourself you were truly meant to become?
In this episode, Dr. Jamil Sayegh delivers a deeply personal and transformative talk on identity, purpose, and the urgency of living fully. Through stories of loss, introspection, and conscious action, he challenges listeners to confront the life they’re currently living—and compare it to the one they could create. From the pain of regret to the power of presence, Dr. Sayegh unpacks the mindsets and tools that lead to lasting change, intentional living, and true fulfillment.
[00:01 - 06:54] Choosing Your Reality
- The significance of visualizing the cost of inaction
- Why discomfort is sometimes the clearest signal for growth
- The importance of understanding who depends on your decision to keep going
[06:55 - 12:04] Macro Vision, Micro Process
- The need to balance long-term vision with present-day execution
- How discouragement stems from disconnection with daily actions
- The importance of aligning purpose with consistent effort
[12:05 - 18:32] The Wake-Up Call: Losing His Father
- A personal story of regret, caregiving, and growth
- The impact of taking time and people for granted
- How loss can become a mirror for realignment
[18:33 - 24:00] Taking the Mask Off
- Why pretending to be someone else is a losing game
- The pain of imposter syndrome and self-rejection
- The power of living authentically and fully aligned
[24:01 - 30:56] Redefining Success and Commitment
- How commitment and enjoyment can coexist
- Why perspective, not circumstances, often drives resistance
- Recognizing personal triggers as pathways for growth
Key Quotes:
“The definition of hell: on your last day, the person you became meets the person you could have been.” – Jamil Sayegh
“People don’t like you—they like your mask. But who ends up not liking you? You.” – Jamil Sayegh