The Minding Your Business Podcast

Ken and I sit down to discuss his background, the journey through software development from the early 80's until now. how his company Rolemodel helps small to mid-sized businesses gain leverage through completed software projects, software and the pandemic, and much more! Ken Auer’s passion and commitment to software craftsmanship has made him a respected leader in the creation of sustainable software and high performance teams. He founded RoleModel Software in 1997 and has operated as the CEO ever since. RoleModel Software’s founder was introduced as "the father of software craftsmanship" at the inaugural Software Craftsmanship North America conference in 2009. Since ‘97, Ken has continued to pursue innovation and has driven RoleModel to provide sustainable tailored software solutions for over 100 companies. www.rolemodelsoftware.com go visit there now!312-847-4071 text me here let's connect as well as at www.champronbrooks.com! I have freebies for you and access to free and low costs webinars, workshops, and more!

Ari brings tremendous energy and insightful perspective to this episode! We discuss his background, how he launched his company with just $3,000, the state of real estate, development of commercial real estate in a COVID world, the mindset tenancity it takes to be successful personally and professionally, what we can expect from the Biden/Harris administration, and much more!ABOUT ARI:Ari Rastegar, Founder and CEO of Rastegar Property Company, has earned a reputation as a thought leader in real estate with his innovative, technology-driven investment strategies. He specializes in recession-resilient real assets and multifamily real estate developments, building portfolios designed to reduce risk and maximize capital appreciation potential.Ari is a frequent contributor to popular publications like The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CBS, and International Business Times. He started his first real estate investment company in 2006 while still in law school at St. Mary’s University. He completed his undergraduate work at Texas A&M University.www.rastegarcompany.com I want you to go to www.champronbrooks.com now and connect with me! Text me at 312-847-4071 let's discuss how to take your business or organization to the next level and achieve your goals!

Curtis and I have a tremendous dialogue exchange on his distinct background, how he brings a unique value to his clients, GameStop, and all things money! You'll like this one lol!ABOUT CURTIS:Curtis May is the creator and owner of Practical Wealth Advisors (PWA) and host of The Practical Wealth Show Podcast. The primary focus of his financial planning firm is to help individuals and families become financially free by following the principles of wealth creation that have endured for centuries around the world. As the host of his popular podcast, The Practical Wealth Show, and in his individual meetings with clients, Curtis teaches people that their number one financial asset is their knowledge. The more they know, the lower their risk, and the greater their chance of success over time. He feels strongly that financial products are simply tools. What makes the biggest difference in people’s lives isn’t the product, it’s how they use it. Curtis has been planning for individuals for more than 35 years, and he is passionate about helping his clients save money and live the very best life they can right now.Curtis is very blessed to be married to his wife of 22 years, Erica, a family law attorney. They like each other so much that they even share an office together! Curtis and Erica have three amazing daughters and love to travel.www.practicalwealthadvisors.comYou should connect with me! Shoot me a text at 312-847-4071 direct and I'll share with you resources and discounts from past show guests, industry insight fact data, real estate deals if you like to invest, and timely inspirational quotes. Don't forget to get your Minding Your Business hoodie for $35 and pick up a book at www.champronbrooks.com

Join me and my special guest Burton Alicando of Propstream as he shares the basics of utilizing Propstream as a property data tool in your real estate business. Everything from how to research property data, easily put together marketing lists, target cash buyers, skip trace to get owner contact info, review sales comps both public record and MLS, and much more! For a FREE 7 day trial of Propstream visit www.champspropertydata.com! After the free trial it's just $97/month. A great value tool for your business! Text me 312-847-4071 and I'll share free and low cost resources, webinars, workshops, ebooks, and more!www.champronbrooks.com

Can you dominate your market by properly speaking with your target audience? Of course you can! Chris shares his background in entrepreneurship from the 80's until now, the importance of family and business, the crucial nature of businesses utilizing tech to engage in meaningful conversations with customers and prospects, how you can do the same in your business, and much more!Chris has been participating in software start-ups as a founder or at a very early stage for most of the past 30 years. His focus has consistently been on creating and taking to market simple products that can be used successfully the first time they are touched, without taking a course or reading a manual. His belief is that the most powerful part of any software system is the human being that we inappropriately call a “user”, and that the value key in software is to let the computer do what it does well (go fast without getting bored) in order to free up human potential.www.connectandsell.comwww.marketdominanceguys.comwww.champronbrooks.com

Michelle joins from New Orleans and delivers some very rich, heavy gems! We discussed her background, the dos and don'ts of preparing to sell your business, how to prepare to do such, why you should take A.I.M., her upcoming book "Exit Rich", and more!ABOUT MICHELLE:Michelle Seiler Tucker is the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated. As a 20-year veteranin mergers & acquisitions, Michelle and her firm has sold over a thousand companies in almostevery vertical. She owns and operates several successful companies and holds the following professional designations and certifications: Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI),Certified Senior Business Analyst (CSBA), Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional(CM&AP) Certified Business Broker (CBB), Panelist for M&A Source, Keynote Speaker. Michelleis also the Best-Selling Author of the book ”Sell Your Business for more than it’s Worth”, and herlatest book “Exit Rich”is available now for purchase.In addition to being featured in INC, Forbes, and USA Magazine, Michelle makes regular radio andTV appearances on Fox Business News and CNBC. She has spoken alongside many prominentspeakers: Eric Trump, Kathy Ireland, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Donna Karen, Stedman Graham, RandiZuckerberg, Steve Wozniak, and more. Michelle also shares her wealth of experience with perspective M&A advisors by conducting multiple training, mentoring, and partnering programs. Over the years, these programs have helped many individuals become successful M&A advisors and business brokers.If you pre-order Exit Rich at www.exitrichbook.com, if you purchase three copies you will get a FREE 30 minute session with Michelle!Also visit www.seilertucker.comDon't forget! You can listen to all episodes of the podcast, get your virtual real estate business setup, and purchase my new book "Investing In Real Estate With Little Or No Money Down" by visiting www.CHAMPRONBROOKS.com.

Stacy joins me from her Idaho market to share her journey to launching her business, which began in high school and thru humble beginnings has grown her real estate company with a unique emphasis on culture. We discuss how business has been during the pandemic, her "inside out success method", and how you can apply the method to your personal and professional life!ABOUT STACY:Founder of Catalyst Group, and Creator of the Inside Out Success Method, Stacy started her real estate company Catalyst Group at the early age of 19. She sustained her company through the housing crisis of 2007-2010, and continued to scale her business beyond the 7-figure mark, to become one of the top performing real estate teams in the state of Idaho. Stacy’s experience is vast; she has been a single agent, has run a team, and has even operated as the Broker for Catalyst Group. She has personally funded and sold a development project consisting of 11 upper tier luxury homes while still operating her real estate team.Now, Stacy guides female change makers all over the globe, to discover inner freedom and fulfillment using the Inside Out Success Method in her premier consulting program.The purpose of the method is to accelerate transformation, create lasting success, and do it all from a limitless, beautiful inner state.www.limitlesswithstacyb.com visit here and connect with Stacy! Let her know you heard her right here! See, you're cooler than you think! You and I need to be connected! Text me my number is 312-847-4071 or go to www.champronbrooks.com. There you can purchase my new book "Investing In Real Estate With Little Or No Money Down" in paperback for just $10.99!

In a fun, insightful dialogue Chris joins to share his background through corporate sales to how he eventually launched his company. We discuss building and selling coaching/training platforms, why you're compensated for your "being" and not your knowledge, the stages before reaching passive income, the critical importance of mindset when navigating unchartered pandemic waters, and much more!ABOUT CHRIS:Chris Kenney is a master sales coach, million-dollar business owner, and sought-after wealth mentor. He teaches undercover superstars how to break their money-rules, rapidly accelerate their income, and live with uncommon freedom & choice. When he's not coaching his private clients, you can find him speaking on stages around the world, sharing his 7-Figure Sales Secrets with brilliant, talented entrepreneurs, so they can step into their legacy work by shedding the chains of money-shame and under-earning.What website links would you like for me to share with my audience?:Best place to connect with me is my Facebook Group "Sales Mastery Inner Circle": https://www.facebook.com/groups/SalesMasteryInnerCircleYou can also find me on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechriskenney/And on my website: https://www.chriskenneycoaching.com/Connect with me at www.champronbrooks.com! Schedule a one on one with me to discuss your real estate strategy or get your questions answered by emailing me ron@champronbrooks.com!

In this episode I share the audio from the virtual Zoom training I did on real estate investing in 2021. My colleague and investor from the Toronto area Cedric Daley joins by phone to share his background in investing and ways to get involved! Whether using private and hard money lending to buy and earn rental income, flip or wholesale for transactional income, or leverage seller financing, you've come to the right place to learn from me......your host Champ'Ron! Order "Investing In Real Estate With Little Or No Money Down" in paperback for $10.99 at www.champronbrooks.com! Text me at 312-847-4071 to request a FREE eBook copy!Tony "The Closer" Robinson, former NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks and how real estate mogul, hosts the "Rona Proof" Masterclass! Be sure to follow him on IG @tonythecloser_ and go to my site www.champronbrooks.com to get a discount on his online virtual course with live trainings and PDF documents to help you launch your business quickly!

Providing great insight around connecting small business owners to government contracts, Kimberly shares her background and how she and her team launched the virtual business center at the genesis of the pandemic to provide education, mentorship, and coaching that has proven to be impactful in this environment. Her upcoming book, "Capacity" is available now for pre-sale and will be released in April 2021! ABOUT KIMBERLY:Kimberly Kelly-Rolfe has extensive experience as a business owner and trainer.She has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, with most of her career as an accountant, business consultant and owner of Kelly Rolfe Financial Services, a Los Angeles based accounting firm, she owned and operated for 14 years before selling in 2018.She has over 12 years of experience training entrepreneurs, is an Entrepreneurship professor in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC), and has conducted training on business and finance since 2007.In 2015, she visited the White House and met with the Obama administration to advocate on behalf of Small businesses. In 2017, she launched Accelerate business training to help entrepreneurs launch, run and grow in business and in 2018, she created the Certified Business Enterprise Supplier Training (CBEST) to train diverse businesses for the capacity to manage corporate and government contracts.More recently, she founded Kelly Rolfe and Associates, LLC to continue her work training and supporting diverse businesses and providing management education and training for Ascend Los Angeles. She has a bachelor’s degree in business and a Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from USC Marshall School of Business.She has also been recognized by the SBA and City of Los Angeles as an Emerging Leader in business.www.scvirtualbusinesscenter.com Upcoming book available for presale!Capacity: The Roadmap to Secure Corporate and Government Contracts. by Kimber... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QMMTT17/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_W0H9FbWSADE3SVisit www.champronbrooks.com to listen to any and all podcast episodes, get BIG discounts on access to Propstream and the Rona Proof Virtual Masterclass by Tony "The Closer" Robinson. Also pick up a paperback copy of my new book! Get my eBook "Investing in Real Estate with Little to No Money Down" for FREE by texting me at 312-847-4071!

While traveling thru Florida, Darbi joins this episode to drop gems on her background, the basics of business credit, how to establish business credit, how it compares with personal credit, Clubhouse, and much more!!!ABOUT DARBI:Darbi is a trailblazing entrepreneur plsu CEO and Founder of BCA Culture, formerly The Business Credit Agency, a cutting edge technology company that helps small minority business owners build business credit and high limit funding. Darbi comes with years of financial industry experience with a speciality in building business credit. She has brought her corporate expertise and her detailed results in building business credit to BCA Culture. Darbi, born in Tennessee and raised in Georgia, is a dynamic millennial thinker, wise beyond her years and centered in her gift of entrepreneurship.Darbi graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville obtaining her undergraduate degree in finance and international business. However, her real life education and experiences were learned through her uber successful mentors. Over the years, Darbi has been wildly influential in network marketing, tax, technology, and the music industry, earning multiple six figures. Her latest venture with BCA Culture is the perfect combination of her formal education and mentorship. Darbi’s faith is a compass in her life and her consistency and willingness to empower others with knowledge has organically worked in her favor all her life.www.bcaculture.com www.instagram.com/bcaculture www.instagram.com/dominatewithdarbi For FREE gems, tips, hacks, fun insight, and access to webinars and workshops text me at 312-847-4071! Be apart of the MYB Community and A Tribe Called Champs on Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/atribecalledchamps

Based in Minneapolis, Abdi and I met initially from hearing him share value recently in a Clubhouse app room. He was gracious to accept my invitation to be a guest on this episode, and yes he delivers that same value here! Sharing his background story and journey, we discuss how he and his business partner launched Top Figure to help underrepresented owners find their voice with their customer base and scale to a desired level from those relationships. We also discuss the state of Clubhouse in its early iteration, the video that went viral from him and his friends being racially profiled in a gym facility, and much more! ABOUT ABDI:I built a marketing agency called Top Figure while I was still a student at the University of St. Thomas that generated over six figures. The businesses had over 200 clients and I was able to build brands for those clients. Top Figure enabled businesses to better understand and reach their target audience and helped them convert their followers into loyal customers. A community of black and minority entrepreneurs, Top Figure provides education and support to entrepreneurs to grow their own online ecommerce brands.www.topfigure.co Let me send you FREE tools, tips, insight, fun info, and more! Join my community app by texting me at 312-847-4071 today! I'll respond directly, no bots, no buffoonery, no BS! Let's goooooo!!!www.champronbrooks.com

We all can likely agree that reading is fundamental and the basis of developing the appreciation and confidence in the ability to learn. What if reading could be a revenue generator for your school? Howard and his team have solved that problem! In this episode, Howard shares his background in launching 8 companies before Read-A-Thon, how Read-A-Thon operates, the comparison and contrast with other traditional formats of fundraising, and his best practices for success in business and beyond!ABOUT HOWARD:Howard is the founder and CEO of Read-a-thon. Although around the office we just call him the Big Cheese. He spends most of his waking hours obsessing about how to make Read-a-thon the absolute best school fundraising idea anywhere on the planet Earth.As an adult, Howard’s favorite book is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. His favorite children’s book is the Lorax by Dr. Seuss.www.read-a-thon.comMinding Your Business Community! Two quick things......to get access to FREE banking and real estate tools, hacks, and tips as well as early notification of workshops and resources from me and various podcast guests be sure to text CHAMP to 312-847-4071. Also I have launched a NEW Facebook group called A Tribe Called Champs! Join by visiting www.facebook.com/groups/atribecalledchamps/! We will discuss daily topics from our own verzuz battles, Real Estate Wednesdays, Parent Corner, Foodie Fridays, and much more!!! www.champronbrooks.com

Gull joins me from the UK and shares her distinguished background as a banking and finance attorney to her own business, how she overcame two failed marriages in discovering her pathway to a new mindset and relationship with money, how you can rebound from setbacks to achieve success, and how being friends with your money versus adversaries will help you transform your thinking and experience the positive attraction in your personal and business finances!ABOUT GULL:Gull Khan is a Money Mindset Expert, international speaker, podcaster, a Barrister, an Attorney with New York Bar Association, and a Solicitor. She is also known as an Intuitive Life Coach, an EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) expert, an Energy Healer, and a Mother. She hosts the Money Mindset Podcast available on all major podcast platforms. www.gullkhan.com Connect with Gull on her show the Money Mindset Podcast!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-mindset-with-gull-khan/id1519125027https://open.spotify.com/show/6Rnmtg5dbtMJb8UrQFB5fwAye yo MYB Community I am growing my network daily and sharing tips, hacks, best practices, and deals from not only myself but also from the tremendous guests I’ve had from past episodes of the podcast! Here’s what I want you to do…..right now text CHAMP to 312-847-4071. I look forward to sharing and hearing more about how I may can be a resource to you in your endeavors in 2021. www.champronbrooks.comClubhouse - @champronInstagram - www.instagram.com/champ_ron_Twitter - www.twitter.com/champ_ron_

Lindsay joined me in November 2020 on The CRA Files podcast, this is our dialogue which I believe you will enjoy! Lindsay shares her distinct background in community banking, the important nature of educating bankers who serve various communities nationwide, why community banking is critical to neighborhood edification, and what those interested in a career in training and development can do specifically to get involved now! www.icba.org ABOUT LINDSAY:Lindsay LaNore is group executive vice president of the Independent Community Bankers of America’s® (ICBA) Community Banker University®. She oversees all of ICBA’s acclaimed educational offerings that serve more than 120,000 community bankers in the United States each year.ICBA’s Community Bank University delivers hundreds of courses, live seminars and webinars, online training, publications, and certification programs in specialties from compliance to payments technology. LaNore also oversees Community Banker University’s conferences for bankers, including the ICBA LEAD FWD Summit. In addition to publications and events, LaNore also directs the ICBA Bank Director Program reaching thousands of directors each year.Before joining ICBA, LaNore served as director of compliance and training services for Bequeaith Banking Solutions, a leading regulatory compliance and credit management consulting firm serving financial institutions and national trade associations, including ICBA. At Bequeaith, she worked with community banks across the country. She was a co-instructor of the ICBA’s Compliance Institute, BSA/AML Institute and Annual Certification Conference for over eight years.LaNore has a BS in Finance from the University of Minnesota at Duluth and a JD from the William Mitchell College of Law.TEXT "CHAMP" TO 312-847-4071 TO CONNECT WITH ME! I'd love to hear from you as well as ensure you're first to get resources and insight from me, network with my contacts, recommended podcast episodes, and much more! www.champronbrooks.com Check me out on IG www.instagram.com/champ_ron_ and on the Clubhouse app!