BiggerPockets Business Podcast

BiggerPockets

Welcome to a real-world MBA, where entrepreneurs guide you through what it really takes to start, scale, and sell your own business.

Your hosts: J and Carol Scott, who left careers in corporate management to launch their own house-flipping business. Every Tuesday, you'll meet a new guest and learn actionable tips for hiring, firing, marketing, raising capital and more.

So whether you're looking to boost profits or bring a new idea to life, you'll come away informed and inspired. Tune in, and learn how to treat your business like a business!

Listen in PodNod RSS feed Show website

107 episodes
Updated Apr 27, 2021

Episodes107

Newest first

Dec 8, 2020 · 59 min
85: Building More Income Streams During COVID-19 Shutdowns with Ralphie Martinez
No business has had a tougher time this year than physical-based businesses, and that is certainly the case for our guest, Ralphie Martinez. Ralphie owns Martinez Elite Fitness in Northern California, and was just reaching his business’s peak when COVID-19 started to spread, rendering his business closed until further notice. Ralphie is the definition of someone with an entrepreneur’s mentality. He was working a 9-5 job when he opened up his garage gym for friends to work out in. Friends would
Dec 1, 2020 · 1 hr 16 min
84: Becoming the Most Successful Version of You With Dre Baldwin
Are you lacking in motivation? Don’t have the focus on you want/need to succeed? Not sure how to define who you want to be and how to get there? If so, today’s episode is for you! Dre Baldwin -- former professional basketball player and current motivational entrepreneur -- has worked hard to get where he is today. He went from sitting on his high school basketball team’s bench to walking on at an NCAA D3 school to building a 9-year professional basketball career AND building a brand online at
Nov 24, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min
83: Build Your 7 Figure Amazon Business Step-by-Step With Mike Begg
Did you know that over 200,000 entrepreneurs currently sell over $100K per year on Amazon? Sales continue to skyrocket with no indication of slowing down anytime soon… and this week, our guest is here to help you get in on the action! Mike Begg -- co-founder of AMZ Advisers -- started a side-hustle business selling on Amazon with three buddies while they all worked corporate jobs. Making mistakes and learning lessons the hard way in the early days, the team never gave up, continuing to learn an
Nov 17, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
82: Putting Your Business on Auto-Pilot With Justin Silverio
Do you want to get your business to the point where you can simply leave for several months without worrying about things continuing to operate and grow? Do you want to get there quickly and with little risk? If so, today’s episode is for you! Justin Silverio - real estate investor and founder/owner of the real estate marketing company, Open Letter Marketing -- is here to tell us how he he was able to position his company to run on its own in just a couple years. Justin talks to us about key h
Nov 10, 2020 · 1 hr 19 min
81: Using Your Strengths to Find Opportunity With Dustin Reichman
Do you have strengths that can help other business owners? Do you have skills that can be used to help elevate someone else’s business to new heights? Do you have expertise that makes you the perfect partner for someone else’s business? If so, starting a business isn’t the only way to become a successful business owner! Dustin Reichmann -- partner and co-owner of FireCreek Snacks -- was able to take his marketing expertise and turn it into an opportunity that has propelled his and his partner’
Nov 3, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
80: Turning Problems Into New Income Streams With Stephanie Betters
Being a business owner is exceptionally rewarding in so many ways… but as all successful entrepreneurs know, it’s certainly not all glitz and glamour! We ALL experience problems, and the way we navigate those problems can make or break our business. But what happens when we take it a step further, creating new opportunities by choosing to not only navigate, but instead TACKLE complex problems head on? Check out Stephanie Betters, founder and owner/operator of SocialMediaREI, Left Main Real Est
Oct 27, 2020 · 1 hr 16 min
79: Originating $500m in Real Estate Loans With Matt Rodak
Growing a business isn’t easy. But, it gets much easier when you understand the growth process and how you should be navigating that growth as your company’s CEO. Matt Rodak -- founder of Fund That Flip, a real estate crowdfunding company and #647 on this year’s Inc 5000 list -- is with us to talk about how he both started his company and then grew it, with over $500M in total investor loans originated since 2015. Fund That Flip both lends to real estate investors and provides opportunities for
Oct 20, 2020 · 1 hr 24 min
78: Building and Scaling a Massive Real Estate Business With Nathan Brooks
We have a very special episode for all of you real estate investors this week. But, even if you’re not a real estate investor, you’re going to get a TON of great tips out of this show! Nathan Brooks -- founder of Bridge Turnkey Investments and #1304 on this years INC 5000 list -- has built a turn-key real estate investment firm that has bought, renovated and sold over 500 houses in the past 5 years. While we talk a lot about real estate in this episode, we focus on growing and scaling a busines
Oct 13, 2020 · 1 hr 12 min
77: Buying 7-Figure Businesses With Minimal Risk With Elliott Holland
Thinking about buying a business, but worried about getting taken advantage of by the seller? Not sure how to finance the business and purchase with the least amount of your own cash? Want some assurances that the seller will stick around to help in the case where you have an issue or problem? If so, this episode is for you! Elliott Holland -- Harvard MBA and founder of Guardian Due Diligence -- spends his life helping entrepreneurs select businesses, underwrite them, and then perform the due
Oct 6, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min
76: Using Intellectual Property in Your Business to Protect and Profit With Devin Miller
Ever wondered what it took to get a patent? A trademark? A copyright? Or even the difference between the three of these things? Ever wondered how they could be used to protect your business, as well as be used as an income stream for your business? If so, this episode is for you! Devin Miller -- engineer, MBA and attorney, and founder of Miller IP Law -- is an expert on both intellectual property (IP) and business. And he is here with us this week to dispel a ton of myths about IP, as well as
Sep 29, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
75: Acquiring Businesses Using Other People’s Money With Shawn McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie Szold
Are you interested in entrepreneurship through acquisition (basically, buying existing businesses), but aren’t sure where to start? Want to buy a business but don’t know where the money will come from? Always wondered whether it was possible to buy a business with no money down? If so, this episode is for you! Sean McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie Szold -- co-owners of Precision Safe Sidewalks -- walk us step-by-step through the acquisition of their company. From the acquisition channels they us
Sep 22, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min
74: Using a Real Estate Business to Grow a Real Estate Portfolio With Steve Strauss
Are you looking for an awesome business opportunity in the real estate space and need some motivation to find it? Have you wondered how you can use your interest in real estate to generate additional income that you can then use to buy real estate? Or are you just looking for some motivation to start and grow a business that can generate millions of dollars per year? Whatever your motivation, this episode is for you! Steve Strauss -- founder of Sign Central -- figured out how he could build a
Sep 15, 2020 · 57 min
73: Building an 8-Figure Game Company in 3 Years With Chris Meade
Think you can’t come up with a million dollar (or TEN MILLION DOLLAR) idea sitting around with your buddies? Think you can’t build an 8-figure business and have a ton of fun doing it? Think you can’t build a business like this in less than three years? Then this episode is for you! Chris Meade -- twenty-something co-founder of the 8-figure game company Crossnet -- was a kid with a dream when he, his brother and a friend conceived of a new take on beach volleyball. With nothing more than a fun
Sep 8, 2020 · 1 hr 6 min
72: Finding the Opportunity Through Business - Crushing COVID With Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney
Ready for some solid motivation on moving forward and pushing through? Need a reminder of the passion that led you to start your business in the first place? Could you use a dose of inspiration from two business partners who clearly share the same goals and are committed to succeed together, no matter what obstacles they face? This episode delivers all that and more! Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney -- co-owners of Smartycat Kids and SmartyCatTV, have had a great run. Pouring tremendous amou
Sep 1, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min
71: Mastering Business Without Business School With Josh Kaufman
Have you ever wanted to get a business school education, but didn’t want to spend the tens of thousands of dollars -- and many years of your life -- going to business school? Josh Kaufman -- author of the best-selling and foundational business book, “The Personal MBA” -- is here to talk about getting a business school education without having to ever set foot in college. Josh has just released his 10th Anniversary edition of his book, and provides a wealth of knowledge for entrepreneurs at any
Aug 25, 2020 · 1 hr
70: Turning a Hobby Side Hustle Into a Full Fledged Family Business With Sabrina Rosenberg
Is family front and center in your life? Do you dream of the day you can truly put family first while generating income and creating a lasting legacy? Would working alongside your loved ones, building together, be the icing on the cake? With all the uncertainty we are all currently facing, there’s no better time than now! Sabrina Rosenberg -- new owner/operator of A Childhood Store, a kid-focused company in its early stages of growth -- spent 15 years building other people’s businesses. Althoug
Aug 18, 2020 · 47 min
69: Accomplishing It All With Editor-In-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine Jason Feifer
Were you simply born with a never-ending desire to do more and more? In spite of this, do you sometimes get in your own way, questioning your ability to make a real impact and get things done? Ever think, “Everyone else has this all figured out, why don’t I?,” overanalyzing and second-guessing yourself when presented with a new challenge? NEWSFLASH: You’re Not Alone! For years, Jason Feifer -- Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, has been an influencer with leading entrepreneurs crushing
Aug 11, 2020 · 1 hr 20 min
68: "Buy Then Build" Your Business With Best-Selling Author Walker Deibel
Have you ever thought about buying a business? If so, today’s episode is for YOU! Walker Deibel -- author of the best-selling “Buy Then Build” -- is here to talk about buying businesses. Not only was Walker’s book recognized as one of the top 7 books all entrepreneurs must read, but it’s currently being used in university MBA programs around the country. In this episode, Walker walks us through why buying a business is better than building one from scratch (did you know that only 4% of compani
Aug 4, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
67: Thinking BIG and Raising $70 Million with Jay Reno
Have you ever thought about starting a BIG business? Ever wondered what the first steps were to raising tens of millions of dollars? Do you unintentionally impose limitations on what you think you can accomplish? Have you ever thought, “If I just had more money, I could take my idea to the next level!”? If so, this episode is for you! Jay Reno, founder of Feather, has thought BIG from the start. His entrepreneurial journey began with an idea a bit ahead of its time. When that venture didn’t wo
Jul 28, 2020 · 1 hr 13 min
66: Leveraging COVID and Other Timely Trends to Build Wealth With John Berlingieri
Are you looking for some motivation on how to make money during this pandemic? If so, this episode is for you! John Berlingieri -- serial entrepreneur and creator of The Sanitizing Station -- tells us about how he was able to go from idea to getting sales in two months on a $20,000 product aimed at helping to protect people from Covid infection. And how he was able to overcome all the complexities of doing so during the pandemic, while supply chains were shut down and in-person workers were sc

BiggerPockets Business Podcast

85: Building More Income Streams During COVID-19 Shutdowns with Ralphie Martinez

84: Becoming the Most Successful Version of You With Dre Baldwin

83: Build Your 7 Figure Amazon Business Step-by-Step With Mike Begg

82: Putting Your Business on Auto-Pilot With Justin Silverio

81: Using Your Strengths to Find Opportunity With Dustin Reichman

80: Turning Problems Into New Income Streams With Stephanie Betters

79: Originating $500m in Real Estate Loans With Matt Rodak

78: Building and Scaling a Massive Real Estate Business With Nathan Brooks

77: Buying 7-Figure Businesses With Minimal Risk With Elliott Holland

76: Using Intellectual Property in Your Business to Protect and Profit With Devin Miller

75: Acquiring Businesses Using Other People’s Money With Shawn McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie Szold

74: Using a Real Estate Business to Grow a Real Estate Portfolio With Steve Strauss

73: Building an 8-Figure Game Company in 3 Years With Chris Meade

72: Finding the Opportunity Through Business - Crushing COVID With Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney

71: Mastering Business Without Business School With Josh Kaufman

70: Turning a Hobby Side Hustle Into a Full Fledged Family Business With Sabrina Rosenberg

69: Accomplishing It All With Editor-In-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine Jason Feifer

68: "Buy Then Build" Your Business With Best-Selling Author Walker Deibel

67: Thinking BIG and Raising $70 Million with Jay Reno

66: Leveraging COVID and Other Timely Trends to Build Wealth With John Berlingieri