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Inspiring stories of real people overcoming incredible odds to live life to the fullest. One thing that is guaranteed for each of us is that we will face challenges and hardship. How will we handle the adversity? Tune in to be moved by everyday people who have turned poverty into prosperity, victimhood into victory, darkness into dominance, and weakness into wealth. Be inspired as these relatable heroes get vulnerable and help us appreciate what is truly possible. You will experience true, C ...
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Finding God and Million-Dollar Success in Prison with Entrepreneur Paul Aragon
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Wanting to show his alcoholic parents that he didn’t need them to be on top of the world, Paul Aragon found himself in prison. He spent his childhood making $40,000-80,000 weekly selling drugs and eventually ended up with 7 felonies. But it turns out that prison was the best thing that could’ve happened to him. It’s in there that he found God and s…
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Escaping Abandonment and Criminal Charges to Running $100 Million Multifamily Funds with Entrepreneur Steven Libman
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By 12 years old, Steven had experienced 5 divorces in his family and changed parents several times. At 40, he now raises real estate funds north of $100 million as a Managing Partner of Integrity Holdings Group, owns 1000 units, and found God. Throughout his life, he has been battling two conflicting beliefs: that he can do what he does better than…
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From Divorce and Financial Insecurity to a Multimillion-Dollar Investment Company with CPA Mark Livingston
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At 48, Mark Livingston found himself divorced with very little money to his name and nothing saved up for his kids. It was a wake-up call that he couldn’t rely on traditional savings vehicles and Wall Street to prepare him for retirement and secure a good life for his family. Instead of letting his setbacks define him, Mark used his 35 years of exp…
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Overcoming Adversity & Creating Abundance Through Note Investing with Jamie Bateman
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This episode of The Next-Level Income Show features Jamie Bateman, an experienced real estate investor and business owner who has been actively buying and selling mortgage notes since early 2018. During this time, he has acquired over 75 mortgage notes with principal balances in excess of $4M with collateral across 20 states and growing. Jamie owns…
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40 Game-Changing Books for an Abundant Life in 2023
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We had over 40 book recommendations in our 40 episodes of 2022. Host Jamie Bateman recaps all the guests we had on the show this year, the adversities they overcame, and the books that helped them become the people they are today despite all the odds stacked against them. Tune in to start curating the game-changing 2023 reading list that will help …
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A Country Boy’s Journey From Broke to Millions in Generational Wealth with Business Titan James Harold Webb
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Being born to teenage parents and working for peanuts as an X-ray technician, James Webb never dreamed he’d one day be a business titan, investor, and philanthropist worth many millions of dollars. (26:08) “There's a recording of me in high school, and if I hadn't heard of myself, I wouldn't believe it, but they're asking questions at my church abo…
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The Transformative Power of Mindset with Ironman Athlete and Wellness Coach Matt Izzo
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Matt Izzo is a transformation expert, a holistic fitness coach, and an Ironman athlete. He spent most of his life being obese and depressed. He had low self-esteem and self-limiting beliefs, which held him back from unleashing his potential. Then, he transformed himself into the positive role model he is today. He went from thinking he could run on…
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From $30k Per Year to a 7-Figure Exit in 3 years with Entrepreneur Bry Shields
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Bry Shields, an insurance sales producer at HUB International in Alabama, founded Shields Insurance Agency in 2017 before selling it to his current employer a few years later. Bry sold his company for over $1 million. Insurance was nothing new to Bry. His career has been in insurance ever since, even after he graduated from college. It was in 2017 …
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Getting Fired from the NHL to Helping People Own Their Different with Founder Justin Roethlingshoefer
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In 2019, Justin Roethlingshoefer experienced resistance due to his principled stance and goal of creating change. A data-focused wellness coach, Justin has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and a master's degree in Nutrition. He has a huge passion for helping people reach their optimal health. Justin was fired from the National Hockey Lea…
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Wrecked Physically and Financially to the Top 1% of Mortgage Originators with Industry Veteran Aaron Chapman
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In August of 2008, Aaron Chapman’s life was turned upside down. At that time, he was doing well in his career, and life was good. However, that all changed in an instant when Aaron was caught in a motorcycle accident that put him in a severe medical condition. Aaron went through years of rehabilitation, eventually regaining his ability to walk. Aar…
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From Bankruptcy to a Million-Dollar Exit with Entrepreneur Brecht Palombo
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No one becomes successful overnight. People around us simply seem to work and work. Eventually, they succeed. Consider Brecht Palombo, the man behind the investing weekly #AltReports. In business, he has achieved great success. But his life wasn't a smooth ascent into a trajectory of achievement; rather, it was marked by many twists and turns. Brec…
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From Surviving a Plane Crash to Thriving in Business: The Clint Fiore Story
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At 19 years old, Clint Fiore had a near-death experience that caused a major mindset shift in how he views the world and sees life. He says, "always tell people around you how you feel and make that a regular rhythm in your life because you don't know what day will be your last." Clint is an optimist and entrepreneur who sees small businesses as a …
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From a Brain Tumor to Clarity of Purpose with Multifamily Expert Bryan Chavis
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On Christmas Eve 2012, Bryan Chavis’ life changed forever. Bryan--a highly successful real estate business owner and author -- had a seizure at Disney World and found out he had a brain tumor on his motor cortex. Bryan has had a long, hard-fought battle involving chemo and many subsequent seizures. Through this extreme health challenge and the sacr…
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Overcoming Liver Cancer and the 2020 Shutdown with Wellness CEO Nate Costa
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Nate Costa is a man of admirable qualities, and his ability to maintain a positive outlook on life when faced with serious adversity tops the list. Nate is a cancer survivor, a husband, a father to 3 amazing boys, and the president and founder of FX Studios and FX Well. He has personally trained professional athletes such as Cam Newton, Randall Cob…
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From Broke to Financially Free in Under 3 Years with Bryce Robertson
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We read about men and women of time past with the "never give up no matter what personality" in history books, and it's always a pleasure to see present-day, real-life adversity fighters. Bryce Robertson is someone whose ability to break out from adversity, and whose affinity for hard work are attractive forces around him. "I like to look at life i…
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Highlights from Your Three Favorite Episodes
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On this week’s From Adversity to Abundance podcast episode, we combined the highlights of your three (3) favorite episodes --- Mark Owens, Chris Seveney, and David Dodge. Mark Owens Mark Owens' story is nothing short of incredible. In fact, his remarkable turnaround was a major impetus for Jamie's decision to launch this new podcast. As such, it is…
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CEO Matty J: Suspended for Selling Candy to Achieving Financial Freedom through Exotic Cars and Consulting
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Matty J, or CEO Matty J, or “Mr. Document the Process,” joins Jamie to discuss adversity he has overcome pertaining to entrepreneurship and personal humility. Growing up, Matty was suspended from school and kicked out of his house. He has also dealt with challenges pertaining to personal pride. Since experiencing these challenges, though, Matty has…
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How Financial Collapse Allowed Mark Podolsky to Create a Healthy View of Self-Worth and the Game of Making Money
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Mark Podolsky, a.k.a. The Land Geek, joins Jamie to discuss how his world came crashing down during The Great Recession, and how he rebounded to be happier, healthy, and wealthier. Through the adversity of losing half of his income overnight and the ensuing soul-searching process, Mark realized that his view of his self-worth had been tied directly…
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Powerful Lessons for Life, Business, and Real Estate Investing from Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Josh Cantwell
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Josh Cantwell, a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor, and author, joins Jamie to walk through his life-changing adversity of surviving pancreatic cancer, reinventing his business, and how he used his entrepreneurial backstory from his father to overcome the greatest challenge he had faced in life. Josh is a husband, father, cancer survivo…
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Josh Kalinowski: How a Professional Baseball Player Overcame a Crushing End to His Career to Become a Purpose-Driven Leader and CEO
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Josh Kalinowski, entrepreneur and former professional baseball player, joins Jamie to discuss how he overcame an identity crisis triggered by an unexpected end to his playing days. After rising high for years, Josh was quickly broken across multiple dimensions. Touching on a second period of adversity Josh encountered, the two discuss the 2008 real…
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Jamie Bateman Shares His Takeaways from the Most Recent 11 Episodes
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Abundance through Instability and Loss with Homeschooler and Investment-Club Creator Emma Powell > Emma Powell is a wife, mother, homeschooler of 6, and commercial real estate investor in Utah who has been featured in Business Insider and who has appeared as guest on over 40 podcasts, including the BiggerPockets podcast. However, this is the first …
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Finding Culinary and Real Estate Success After Military Service Left him Blind and Deaf with Aaron Hale
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Aaron Hale, U.S. military veteran, entrepreneur, and real estate investor, joins Jamie to discuss how he overcame losing his sight from an IED explosion in Afghanistan. He goes on to describe how, after several years of rehabilitation, he contracted bacterial meningitis, which cost him his hearing and almost killed him. Despite all the struggles an…
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Still Standing, Still Smiling: How John Kriesel Lives with Purpose and Joy After a Near-Death Experience in Iraq
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John Kriesel, motivational speaker at Still Standing LLC, joins Jamie to discuss how a near-death IED attack in Iraq changed his life forever. After losing two of his best friends and as well as both of his legs, he realized the value in getting a second chance at life and committed himself to live purposefully and helping others do the same. Despi…
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From Living in Her Car to Living on Her Own Island and Making a Global Impact with Britnie Turner
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Britnie Turner, founder of Aerial Group, joins Jamie to discuss how she started her career living in her car and now lives, runs seven companies, and operates a resort on her own private island located in the British Virgin Islands Britnie is committed to helping people heal and discover their purpose in life. Starting with no real estate experienc…
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How Brian Davies Redefined His Purpose through Severe Health Challenges and Played for the USA Amputee Hockey Team
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Former college athlete Brian Davies joins Jamie to discuss how an unpredictable illness derailed his career and led him to face the toughest physical and mental challenges of his life. He even lost his lower leg. He reveals the impact isolation can have and why it’s important to have a support system of family and friends to help us overcome the ob…
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Climbing Rocks -- Not the Corporate Ladder: How and Why Kevin Dahlstrom Walked Away from a 7-Figure Job
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Kevin Dahlstrom, founder of Swell, joins Jamie to discuss how he escaped a tumultuous upbringing, overcame a decade-long health challenge, and achieved the career success that millions dream of. Yet, it was at the height of his career when he experienced a level of unfulfillment he couldn’t ignore. Despite warnings from his friends and family, he d…
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From Life Support and Job Loss to Starting Businesses from a Wheel Chair with Self-Storage Expert AJ Osborne
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AJ Osborne, founder and CEO of Cedar Creek Wealth, joins Jamie to discuss his success investing in self-storage and the health challenges that massively impacted his life overnight. As a pioneer in the self-storage industry since 2004, he expounds on the potential for growth and expansion in the industry. He also shares how he balances his many suc…
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From Scarcity to Abundance through Real Estate with Millionaire Immigrant, Veteran, and Author Maricela Soberanes
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Maricela Soberanes, principal at Up Plex Capital, apartment syndicator and author, joins Jamie to discuss her remarkable journey from poverty and scarcity in Mexico to success and abundance in America. She shares how her real estate journey began in 2006 investing in a single-family home and has expanded into owning multiple apartment complexes (ap…
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Dan Haberkost: Shedding a Scarcity Mindset and Finding Success in Land Investing by Age 26
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Dan Haberkost, CEO of Front Range Land, joins Jamie to discuss how he overcame the fear-based scarcity mindset he developed in his childhood and has become a successful land investor and developer at only 26 years old. Having the wrong money mindset can be crippling and he shares what’s required to override it with an abundance mindset to experienc…
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David Dodge: From Drugs and Crime to a Second Chance and $20k per Month from Rental Properties
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David Dodge, real estate investor, coach, and host of the Discount Property Investor podcast, joins Jamie to discuss his journey from drugs, crime and facing time in prison to becoming a successful real estate investor with 90 rental properties and counting. The tragedy and trials faced during the first two decades of his life positioned him to max…
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Marcus Ross: From Pain and Divorce to Self-Discovery and Entrepreneurship with Purpose
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Marcus Ross, founder and owner of Ready to Heal Counselling, joins Jamie to discuss his journey from adversity to self-discovery, healing and purpose. Marcus shares how his own pain ignited a desire to help other men struggling with similar life challenges and inspired him to launch his business, Ready to Heal Counseling. He highlights the importan…
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Abundance through Instability and Loss with Homeschooler and Investment-Club Creator Emma Powell
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Emma Powell is a wife, mother, homeschooler of 6, and commercial real estate investor in Utah who has been featured in Business Insider and who has appeared as a guest on over 40 podcasts, including the BiggerPockets podcast. However, this is the first podcast where Emma was brought to tears. We dive into the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Bonus Episode! Host Jamie Bateman Reviews the Stories and Lessons Found in the Show’s First 12 Episodes
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Host Jamie Bateman provides a review of and his takeaways from the show’s first 12 episodes! From Homelessness to Prison to Financial Freedom through Real Estate with Mark Owens It Is Your Right To Be Extraordinary: Mindset for Success with Former NFL Superbowl Champion Ryan Harris From Financial, Marital, and Health Struggles to Real Estate and No…
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How Losing Loved Ones Early Propelled Real Estate Investor Chris Larsen to an Abundant, Impactful Life
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Chris Larsen, a successful real estate investor and educator who runs Next-Level Income, joins us on this moving, inspiring episode. Chris raises capital to invest in apartment complexes, hotels, self-storage facilities, car washes; he lives out the abundance mindset and life. The human element is front and center in this episode. Chris gets vulner…
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From Fat and Depressed to Healthy and Happy with Fitness Coach Matt Izzo
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Matt Izzo has lost 75 pounds. Three times. The third time something permanent happened. He underwent a holistic transformation and has kept off the weight for 5 years. What’s more, he is now training for an Ironman. Previously, Matt was a relatable, average guy who found himself in an unhealthy, depressing environment where he felt stuck. His defau…
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Seeing Life’s Challenges as Blessings with Successful Businesswoman Beth Boisseau-Coots
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Beth Boisseau-Coots is the Vice President of JB Lloyd & Associates, a thriving insurance company that is quite popular among real estate investors and lenders. Beth is an accomplished, growth-oriented businesswoman, who embraces an abundance mindset. But make no mistake, she has dealt with surprising and heavy adversity in her life. Beth faced an u…
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From Victim of Extreme Poverty and Abuse to Note Investor and Zen Practitioner with Luis Miranda
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Luis Miranda is a part-time computer programmer and part-time investor. When it comes to adversity, Luis may just set the bar based on what he has been through. Luis grew up in Peru with no running water and no electricity. On top of that, he went through years of molestation and physical abuse, dealing with instability and a lack of safety and tru…
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From Divorced Debtor to Influential Investor and Leader with Army Veteran Brent Bowers
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https://labradorlending.com/ Brent Bowers is an active real estate and land investor, as well as business owner and coach. He is a former U.S. military officer--having deployed to Afghanistan--who now lives an abundant life by all accounts. However, Brent is not immune to hardship and has gone through his share of struggles. He has experienced seri…
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From Struggling Personally and Professionally to Empowering Others with Innovator Dr. Terrence Johnson
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Dr. Terrence Johnson is an innovator and a mental health professional. He and his business partner own iProgress, where their mission is to help individuals, organizations, and communities shift towards a path that aligns with their purpose. This episode is slightly atypical, in that it is less about investing and business and more about handling r…
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From Foster Child to Surprise Parent to Budding Entrepreneur with Shante Duffy of BIFI Loan Servicing
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Shante Duffy is a budding entrepreneur and investor. She runs her own mortgage servicing company, BIFI Loan Servicing, and is broadly considered to be a force in her industry. But Shante wasn't always thriving. Growing up, Shante spent years in foster care and eventually came to understand that she had been adopted. Dealing with racial dynamics, an…
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From a Life-Threatening Shooting and Millions Lost to Real Estate and Relationship Wealth with Fuquan Bilal
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Fuquan Bilal is an accomplished author, investor and business owner with expertise across numerous asset classes and strategies. Fuquan runs a blended fund that purchases property and adds value to many communities in the United States. Fuquan's company invests in multifamily properties, mortgage notes, single-family rehabs, etc. In 2001, Fuquan wa…
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Learning from a Late Sibling; Overcoming Dyslexia and a Massive Financial Setback with Matt Fore
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Matt Fore is a real estate investor, podcast host, sales professional, and Ironman athlete. Unfortunately, Matt has faced the death of his older sister, a learning disorder, and the demoralizing surprise of not receiving a life-changing commission check that had been promised to him. He learned that you always have a counter-advantage to your diffi…
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From Financial, Marital, and Health Struggles to Real Estate and Note Investing Success with Chris Seveney
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Chris Seveney has certainly had his share of challenges in life. Many people familiar with Chris marvel at how he is able to get so much done. Something that is often overlooked is WHY he gets so much done. Listen in as Jamie Bateman uncovers some of the adversity Chris has faced in life, including job loss, divorce, debt, and health scares. Learn …
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It Is Your Right To Be Extraordinary: Mindset for Success with Former NFL Superbowl Champion Ryan Harris
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Ryan Harris is a 10-year veteran of the NFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2007 and later won a Super Bowl with Peyton Manning. However, it wasn't always rings and championships for the former offensive tackle. Ryan had 9 surgeries over the course of his professional football career and has faced numerous other obstacles throughout his li…
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From Homelessness to Prison to Financial Freedom through Real Estate with Mark Owens
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Mark Owens' story is nothing short of incredible. In fact, his remarkable turnaround was a major impetus for Jamie's decision to launch this new podcast. As such, it is only fitting that Mark is our first guest. Listen in to experience the crazy but true stories of Mark's early years in Baltimore, where he went down a dark path full of drugs and cr…
