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RERL-1609-Knowing Your Customer to Grow the Business

Knowing how to hit your target customer is a key component to growing your business. Currently word of mouth is still the best way to spread knowledge of a product within a segment of the population. Spending time with the target consumer is often the biggest competitive advantage for entrepreneurs and failure to do this can become the biggest problem. Don’t let your business fail to grow because you didn’t understand what your customer really…

RERL-1608-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Investing Outside California

For most consumers real estate is one part of a good, diversified portfolio. Anyone living in California knows that property here is not only hard to come by, but it mostly benefits consumers who buy and hold. Fortunately there are opportunities out there, like way out there. Today Joe and Mike discuss investing outside of California and Opportunity Zone investments. Specific topics include:   Where people are investing and why What is Opportunity Zone investing?…

RERL-1607-Understanding Reverse Mortgages

As long as they’ve been around reverse mortgages have been plagued by myths and misconceptions. This misunderstanding is largely due to most people not understanding how they work or who they work for. In fact for the right person the reverse mortgage is actually an outstanding program! Today Joe chats with reverse mortgage expert Bill Benson about this program that deserves a better rap. Specific topics include:   How the reverse mortgage works Qualifying for…

RERL-1606-Stock Options and Other Incentive Plans

At this point in your business you’ve had investors and you’ve issued shares. Incentive plans are becoming more normal in the workplace, but they way their being used is changing. Stocks are a great way to set up a special bonus plan if the business gets sold and your stock hasn’t vested. Today Joe and Jack Russo discuss how to use stocks and other incentive programs. Specific topics include:   Stock options in place of…

RERL-1605-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate- Pricing Strategies & Leveraging

The holiday season has finally passed and it’s time we all got back to business. Whether you’re thinking about moving once school is over or thinking it’s time to make that first home purchase, pricing is the biggest factor facing consumers. Home offers are picking up and while we don’t know if we will enter another scorching market like the one we saw no too long ago, we do know that the best way to…

RERL-1604-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt

In the Bay Area equity can be too much of a good thing. The average home price has risen quickly and sharply all around Silicon Valley which has left long time homeowners with a lot of wealth tied up in an illiquid asset. If only there was a way you could take advantage of your equity without having to sell your home. Today Joe and Steve Hotovec discuss how to access your homes wealth without…

RERL-1603- Hiring Talent for a Start-up

Adding talent to your team is a difficult thing to do, but is a necessary process for any company looking to grow its business. Jack Russo takes over as host today with new guest and serial entrepreneur, Andrew Gardiner. Andrew helps companies recruit and implement the best talent possible to help them facilitate their goals through companies such as The HireKey. Finding new talent to improve your business is a never-ending journey, so listen in…

RERL-1602- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Dispelling The Myths Of Real Estate

Whether you’re watching television, reading the news, surfing the internet or even listening to a podcast, there is a lot of noise out there related to real estate. As a professional lender and agent Joe and Mike often work with consumers who hold beliefs about real estate that are just simply not true. Today Joe and Mike look to shut out some of the noise as they dispel the myths of real estate. Specific topics…

RERL-1601-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt

Anytime a new or foreign program comes out we feel that it is our job to educate you the consumer about it. When it comes to accessing your homes wealth it’s important to know what options are out there and which can leave you with unnecessary debt. Today Joe and Mark Rogers discuss how you can access your homes wealth without taking on debt. Specific topics include: What does this product do for consumers? Not…

RERL-1600-Growing Your Business – Post Seed Financing

You’ve got the idea, you’ve got the team, you’ve got the domain names and everything you need to really get your product into consumers’ hands. All you need now is to put your foot down on the pedal and accelerate sales. Today Joe and Jack Russo are joined by special guest, Marc Canter, who has come up with a brilliant idea and is at that stage where with the right funding his growth can really…