Remote Empire Academy Podcast Do you want to build a 7-figure real estate empire while living life on your terms? Welcome to Remote Real Estate Success, where we teach digital nomads and location-independent entrepreneurs how to invest in and manage properties from anywhere in the world. This isn't your typical business podcast. I’m Steve Calascione, and I don’t deal in fluff. Each episode is packed with real-world strategies, expert interviews, and actionable steps to help you scale your re ...
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Using Psychology-Driven Copywriting to Build an Authentic Brand Voice with Jill Pavlov Vazquez
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41:19Struggling to stand out in a crowded market? Discover how to craft compelling copy that converts prospects into raving fans, even if you're not a natural-born writer. In this episode, Steve Class chats with Jill Pavlov Vazquez, owner of Your Creative Concierge and rising star in the comedy world. Jill shares her journey from an unfulfilling corpora…
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Billionaire Insights: Chris Reynolds on Human Optimization and Masterminds
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1:00:56Do you find yourself constantly searching for the missing piece of the puzzle, the secret ingredient that will finally propel your entrepreneurial journey to the top? Well, success leaves clues, and for entrepreneurs seeking to crack the code, there's no better place to look than the stories of those who have already reached the pinnacle of their i…
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Scaling Your Sales Without Spending a Cent on Ads: Insights from Mat Boyle
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56:42Do you want to increase your sales without burning money on ads? Tune in to discover the secrets behind growing a business to nearly $1M in revenue with zero ad spend. Steve Class sits down with Mat Boyle, sales guru and owner of How to Scale Your Sales. Mat shares his entrepreneurial journey from cutting his teeth selling used cars to building a 7…
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$50 to Millions: How Alex Golimbievsky Defied All Odds
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51:36Pivoting from corporate life to entrepreneurship is never easy, but Alex Golimbievsky's path was especially challenging. Immigrating to the U.S. from Ukraine at age 4 with just $50 to his family's name, and finding himself on welfare, Alex witnessed true poverty growing up. This instilled an unrelenting drive to prove himself, shaping his entrepren…
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Structuring Your Team: Joe the Home Pro on Building Success
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53:46If you've ever felt stuck in a corporate job, living for the weekends, this story will resonate with you. Steve Class sits down with Joe Nugent, the winner of Season 13 of the entrepreneurial reality show, The Blox and owner of the successful home inspection company Joe the Home Pro. Joe spent over 20 years working in hotel sales and marketing role…
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Building a Successful Business Around Your Passion With Stephanie Strouth
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46:54Moving from a stable job in your area of training to private practice in your field of passion is a huge leap. My guest today took the risk and is here to share her story. Stephanie Strouth, owner of Anchoring Hope Counseling, is a therapist and entrepreneur. In her transition from accounting to therapy, she has faced the struggles of overcoming de…
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Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success: Damian Sheridan's Journey in Short-Term Rental Events
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44:36If you hate your job and have an inkling of a business idea nudging you lately, this story might resonate with you. Damian Sheridan worked in Sales in the corporate travel industry for years. His commute was about 3 hours a day and finally, one day, it hit him. It was on one of his long train rides that he realized he just didn’t like his work enou…
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Innovative Strategies in Property Management with Peter Lohmann
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58:46We’ve seen AI penetrate almost every industry by now. But is this true for Property Management? Peter Lohmann, known for his success in property management (with over 100 units!), says YES. He joins the show to explore AI and share his strategies to grow and scale a Property Management business. Key takeaways include the importance of focusing on s…
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From Modest Beginnings to Airbnb Mogul: Patryk Swietek's Journey
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57:13What's it like to be young, hungry for success, and already achieving amazing things in the short-term rental space? Welcome to the inspiring story of 27-year-old Patryk Swietek who is an Airbnb investor, educator, and entrepreneur extraordinaire. Buy Steve’s New Book! https://www.amazon.com/Service-Business-Mastery-Blueprint-Scaling/dp/B0CKQ33MB2 …
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From Adversity to Service: My Journey to the TEDx Stage
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12:36What does it look like when you create a system whereby people are 'of service' to each other? Fresh from a sabbatical and bursting with insights, Steve Class is back to his brilliant best as he shares some of the tools he's learned to develop a culture of curiosity for his co-workers and clients. Becoming a better, more empathetic leader is what S…
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How do you identify what knowledge you need in your business for your employees to work independently? How do you capture, maintain, and optimize that knowledge? And how do you know what's working and how to change what's not? To answer these burning business owner questions we have Greg Devore, Owner and Co-Founder of Screen Steps, a company speci…
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How To Stand Out with Your Property Rental with Mark McDaniel
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44:25What do you get when you combine a heart for hospitality with the true spirit of entrepreneurship? You get Mark McDaniel, owner of StaySimpli – a short-term rental company offering luxury cabin rentals in the Smoky Mountains. Those are the starting ingredients for Mark at least. Along the way, he's acquired a good few more skills (and businesses!) …
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How To Successfully Start and Then Exit Your Own Company with Steve Class
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18:43Do you want to start a company and make a million dollars in a smooth exit in a few short years? Stop what you're doing, grab a pen, and join Steve Class on this solo episode as he dispenses with how he brought all his hospitality know-how to the property management game! This is the inside scoop on our host as he shares how he arrived at the privi…
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Appreciating Sales Fulfillment with Pawn Star Jeff Trimble
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56:28How do you go from being a door-to-door salesperson to then owning your own media agency, exiting that, and becoming a pawn star king? This is the 'laptop lifestyle' of Jeff Trimble, 'the only honest marketer' (according to his Instagram handle at least), and today he's laying down some applicable truths about marketing and sales. Jeff is a new fri…
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Meet Your Host: Steve Class - My personal entrepreneurship journey
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29:16How do you go from you and your wife both losing your jobs, having COVID hit, and having a baby on the way to exiting your own property management company with a big offer only three years later? This is the truly inspirational story of our very own host, Steve Class, as told to Top10's Luis Diaz! If you've enjoyed Steve's previous episodes and bus…
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Mastering the Helm: Leadership Secrets from CEO Tim Joiner
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55:45How do you ensure maximum productivity when you own seven companies? Being laser-focused and goal-oriented is part of the secret sauce, as is appreciating and articulating your company vision, mission, and core values in a business. Tim Joiner is a highly successful entrepreneur who has started and exited several companies, all the while continuing…
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Profit or Perish: Matt Powell's Money Management Masterclass
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56:44How can a fractional CFO help your business? Matthew Powell is the founder of the Powell Finance Group, a “full-stack financial firm” that is helping startups by organizing and categorizing business finances in a simple, easy-to-understand way. In today’s illuminating episode of Service Business Success with Class, Matthew is chatting to Steve abou…
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Charting Luxury: Jack Ezon's Path to a $250M Travel Business
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52:03What do you do when the travel bug bites and you're a lawyer? For Jack Ezon, the answer was to quit law and start a travel business. Jack is the founder of EMBARK Beyond, a company that offers high-end hospitality and travel experiences by positioning themselves as "global luxury experts." In today's hugely inspiring episode, Jack Ezon is sharing s…
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Mastering the Digital Domain: Insights from 7-Figure Entrepreneur Ray Blakney
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1:13:27What's the easiest way to make a million dollars in one year? Should you start with branding, your message, or your product? And when you create a new business, do you already have the exit strategy in mind? Ray Blakney is just your typical samurai-wielding Filipino-American entrepreneur who lives in Mexico, has bootstrapped multiple 6 and 7-figure…
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Selling with Purpose: Tyler Cerny's Journey to Excellence
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1:03:49What does it take to sell? We're talking about selling well. Becoming the number one member of your sales team while still relying entirely on commissions to earn a living. For Tyler Cerny, it starts with believing 100% in the product and service you are selling. And above that, for Tyler, it begins and ends with your why. Tyler Cerny is an interna…
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In the Mix: How a DJ Company Masters the Art of Team Culture with DJ Mike Spinnato
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50:32'DJ Mike Spins' started playing Brooklyn block parties as a DJ during his early childhood, learning on the 1s and 2s, and enjoying music as a side hustle. Little did he know that one day his side hustle would turn into a full-time hustle with an event production company (Eclipse Events) that caters to all sorts of events in New Jersey, providing ev…
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Wild Collaborations: Creating the Right Connections in the Safari Business with Scott Brills
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53:47Imagine combining a love of nature and adventure with an IT business background and starting a safari business in Tanzania! This is the story of Scott Brills, co-founder of Pamoja Safaris. In today's entertaining episode of Service Business Success with Class, Scott is chatting with our host Steve Class about the ins and outs of the safari service …
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Capturing Success: Unveiling the Power of Personal Branding with Samantha Annette
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49:07What does it mean to serve your clients as a professional photographer? For Samantha Annette, it all starts with valuing herself and her skills so that she can charge what she is worth and then deliver a premium product. Samantha has also found a way to stand out from the rest of the photography crowd by owning her niche of personal branding photog…
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From Convict to CEO: My Father's Journey to Redemption
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44:25What does it look like when a son interviews his father to get a better understanding of his upbringing? Steve Class is keeping it old school in this, the first impressive episode of Service Business Success with Class, by bringing in his father, Al Calascione as his first guest on the show. This is a story of hard-earned redemption as Al Calascion…
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Welcome to Service Business Success with Class: $100K to $1M+
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1:24A $1 million business— is that your goal? Good. That’s what we’re teaching you how to do. But we’re not stopping at a million, just so you know. Don’t worry, I’m not like all the other hosts and this is not like all the other shows. I interview a lot of successful people and I’m not interested in anybody’s “theories.” We’re talking real life exampl…
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