Building big wealth takes a lot more than just putting money in your 401(k). A friend of mine who works as a Sr. IT leader asked me for ideas on how to achieve his dream of buying a home in Medina, WA. That’s where Bill Gates has his 60,000 square foot mansion. I started doing some math on what I figured the cheapest home in the area would be, but that’s not what he’s shooting for. We’re talking on-the-water, at least $5M starters. So, how does one get there in five or even 1

This story begins with me, in Ohio, after the housing crisis, about to go into foreclosure and with $1.69 in the bank. Some years prior I jumped off the corporate ship and started building Low Code applications using Quickbase for a variety of clients along with 3 other adventurers. At first things progressed and then […]

For New B2B Business, Startups and Growth Initiatives: Mastering Email Deliverability May Be a Must Do in 2025 As someone who’s sent more than 4 million B2B Outbound Emails and generated huge volumes of Leads, I want to lose my mind when an entrepreneur or Business Owners tells me they don’t like Email Marketing because […]

Actually, I got pretty beat up my first go around with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Back when I had it All In 2018, I looked pretty good on paper. Seven figure net worth, guaranteed income north of $30k per month for the foreseeable future. I also knew the cards were slowly and surely falling. A year […]

Building big wealth takes a lot more than just putting money in your 401(k). A friend of mine who works as a Sr. IT leader asked me for ideas on how to achieve his dream of buying a home in Medina, WA. That’s where Bill Gates has his 60,000 square foot mansion. I started doing […]

The guaranteed method to making your vision for your life and business become reality. Do you think I’d just write this stuff if I hadn’t seen it work? Of course not. This is guaranteed. A word of caution though, be careful what you wish for. Nearly 20 years ago I set about to craft the […]

Reflecting on the Power of Human-Centered LinkedIn Lead Generation Stepping back in time to when LinkedIn lead generation was about genuine connections feels like revisiting a simpler, more personal era. Before automation, intent data, and AI-SDRs dominated the landscape, lead generation was about people connecting with people—a principle that still holds value today. The cost for this LinkedIn lead generation effort came in at less than $40/lead and this doesn't capture a lo

Practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu taught me how to Survive and Grow in Business & Life. Actually, I got pretty beat up my first go around with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Back when I had it All In 2018, I looked pretty good on paper. Seven figure net worth, guaranteed income north of $30k per month for the foreseeable future. I also knew the cards were slowly and surely falling. A year before, I had sold most of my ownership in my very successful Software Services business to my