011: Paul Smith and Micah Berg
Welcome to the latest edition of the Trailblazer podcast. Today I am interviewing my good friend, and business partner from across the pond – Micah Berg.
Micah owns a Holiday rental company in Florida, United States called Real Joy vacations.
Things were not easy for Micah in his early years, he did not come from a well off background, he served in the military with the US marines for a number of years before deciding it was time to start his own business.
Using his military level discipline, he has turned the $200 that he had in his savings account, into a portfolio of 420 Holidays lets in Florida, with an income of $2.4 Million dollars annually. Listen in on this week’s Trailblazer podcast to find out about Micah’s incredible story.
Listen now to learn:
– How discipline plays a massive role in business and in life
– Why success is never out of reach, no matter your situation
– What’s going on in the US holiday rental and SA markets.
010: Abi Hookway and Gordie Dutfield
Welcome to the Trailblazer podcast, this week I am joined by Abi Hookway, and Gordie Dutfield, 2 very successful individuals close to my own heart.
Gordie is part of the touchstone education team, he has been involved in sales for his entire life, previously running a large sales company. He is now involved in building the touchstone brand
Abi is managing director for the Paragon Group, she has a large amount of previous experience in senior management roles.
They each run their own Serviced Accommodation business.
After fearing that property was a difficult venture, Abi attended the SA Masterclass and decided to invest in the Peak District for SA, mainly for the tourism industry, and for her own family to travel to. She now has 2 units, with another 5 in the pipeline, and was the first one in her family to do it. The main thing previously ‘ holding her back ‘ was that she thought property required a lot of money, and experience. She thought it was simply something that was out of her reach. Little did she know she was more than capable of achieving success in property. Abi follows the Rent to Rent strategy, meaning she controls the property, but doesn’t actually need to own any of the properties.
Gordie started the Touchstone Education Serviced Accommodation masterclass 18 months ago, with no previous experience and is now also involved with rent to rent. None of his family are involved in property, so again he was the first to make this jump.
He didn’t have a lot of spare time, despite his well paid day job he decided 18 months ago that he wanted to get into SA. Although his day job was well paid, he was exchanging a heck of a lot of time for money.
It took him 3 weeks to acquire 2 rent to rent units. He now stands at 28 units, with another 5 going live soon. They earn an average of £1000 a month… EACH.
Listen now to learn:
• Why getting started in property requires no previous experience
• How to manage and make money from properties you don’t even own
• Why being the first person to do something is not a bad thing