Episodes

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 started rebuilding his life. Today, he runs his own multi-million dollar roofing company. This is the story of the rocky roads Paul took to overcome h...

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 anyone else, and the thought that he’ll never be good enough. This is the story of how he bridged the abandonment, instability, and hardship that rid...

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 experience as a corporate executive and CPA to turn his life around. After investing in land flipping and realizing that it takes too much of his time, ...

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 several small businesses and a multi-state rental portfolio worth over $3.5M. More importantly, he has hands-on experience overseeing construction ...

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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 about, what are you gonna do after graduate high school? And there's this little, tiny voice that says, ‘I'm gonna change the destiny of my family.’” T...

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 only 3 miles to losing 75 pounds and completing an Ironman. Matt is now a true leader in the fitness and wellness world. But that came only after he co...

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 when he decided to build his own insurance company to pursue his dreams. He never imagined that the company he was making at the time would be someth...

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 League because he stood his ground on what was right and kept on finding the best solution. Despite getting fired, Justin held his head high and took pri...

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. Aaron has also dealt with massive financial struggles but always displayed the tenacity and perseverance to emerge and come back stronger. Aaron’s story ...

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. Brecht always worked three jobs but was never good with money. He got to the point where he got eviction notices for not paying rent and had a car repos...

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 force for good. In this inspiring conversation with Jamie, Clint shares the story of his near-death experience and how it cost him his dream job bu...

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 sacrifices involved in trying to keep his real estate business afloat, Bryan has had a tough journey. But through it all, he has gained an incredible sens...

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 Cobb, and Joe Flacco. Nate joins Jamie to discuss how he overcame a recent liver-cancer scare, as well an intense threat to his business due to the 2020...

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 in 5 core areas; wealth, health, relationships, spirituality, and having fun." Originally from Australia, Bryce is a high school dropout who is curr...

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 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 dow...

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 grown his following and his wealth massively. He is all about faith, family, experiences, as well as creating opportunities, coaching, documenting, s...

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 to his ability to make money. In 2008, he was living the life. He had everything he was supposed to want—the huge house, the full-time nanny, etc.--y...

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 survivor, and CEO of both Strategic Real Estate Coach and Freeland Ventures & Yellowjacket Properties. Tune in as Jamie and Josh discuss: ●Josh’s childhood...

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 estate crash. Josh is a husband, a father of four, a goal crusher, a real estate investor, and multidimensional CEO. Tune in as Jamie and Josh discu...

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 ...

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 and the darkness that he faced with this extreme adversity, he never let it define him. Among many other successful ventures, Aaron went on to create E...

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. Despite the adversities faced on the battlefield and going through a divorce, he credits them for making him stronger, enabling him to meet his wife, and l...

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 experience she worked tirelessly to build a successful real estate business that would allow her to help suffering children around the world. She shares how we...