Empowering People More Podcast with Eddy Perez
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Empowering People More Podcast (EPM) is the basis of freedom. To control people physically, mentally, and spiritually is imprisonment and starts when one is not empowered themselves from within. It is the empowerment that leads to freedom and even if people make mistakes there is always an opportunity to recover for redemption. The Empowering People More podcast is a brokering of its guests’ stories that embody the EPM code of life. Everyone learns together; Eddy Perez, his guest, and the listeners. The EPM mentality is that everything is possible as long as you are willing to get uncomfortable and Empower People More every single day. This starts with YOU.
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Episodes
Season 7, Episode 69: Guest: Matt Rocco: The Continuing Journey
July 12, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBMatt Rocco is a real estate professional and now serves as President at Colliers Mortgage. 00;00 Intro 10:11 The continuous journey. 20:45 Overbuilt or under-destroyed? 30:05 Life is full of experiences.
Season 7, Episode 68: Guest: Christine Beckwith: Laser Focused
July 05, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBChristine Beckwith is the CEO and Founder of 20/20 Vision for Success and many times best-selling author. Christine breaks down in this episode how to get through anything with the right attitude and the right focus. 00:00 Intro 10:12 Knowing when to take risks. 20:30 Performance under pressure. 30:42 Fighting against the hype.
Season 7, Episode 68: Guest: Christine Beckwith: Laser Focus
July 05, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBChristine Beckwith is an author and mortgage industry expert. 00:00 Intro 10:12 Knowing when to take risks. 20:30 Performance under pressure. 30:42 Fighting against the hype.
Season 7, Episode 67: Guest: Pablo Martinez: You Give And You Get
June 28, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBPablo Martinez is a loan officer and CEO at Equity Smart Home Loans. 00:00 Intro 10:23 Increasing your reach. 20:40 Give and get. 33:26 Get uncomfortable. Grow. MyESHL.com
Season 7, Episode 66: Guest: Luke Shankula: Business On Demand
June 21, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBLuke Shankula is CEO of Paragon Digital Marketing Group & creator of the Loans On Demand podcast. 00:00 Intro 10:47 Hyper Fixating on your business. 20:20 Bragging about doing it the “hard way” 30:14 Build relationships.
Season 7, Episode 65: Guest: Michelle Dugan: Where Our Life Choices Lead Us
June 14, 2024 20:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBMichelle Dugan is an extremely influential leader in the mortgage industry and understands how to balance it all. 00:00 Intro 10:50 Parental patterns. 20:50 Stability & foundation. 30:25 The people behind the scenes. 41:10 A trustworthy reputation.
Season 7, Episode 64: Guest: Tim Arrington: The Dog VS. The Tail
June 07, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBTim Arrington is a loan originator. 00:00 Intro 10:19 Monthly budgeting skills. 22:27 Retail VS. Wholesale 30:25 “They’re the dog, and we’re the tail.”
Season 7, Episode 63: Guest: Mark Jones: Once It’s In The Blood
May 31, 2024 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBMark Jones is an entrepreneur with over 40 years experience, and now is the NBA chairman. 00:00 Intro 10:50 The personal claim. 20:35 The downfall of 2008 30:35 Life skills 40:33 Once it’s in the blood
Season 7, Episode 62: Guest: Shiba Robinson: Home Ownership POPS
May 27, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBShiba Robinson is a mortgage broker and founder of Homeownership Is Popping Mortgage Company with over 12 years of experience. 00:00 Intro 10:40 Proper preparation & education. 20:41 “Home ownership ain’t free” 30:25 Working ON your business VS Working IN your business 42:00 Make your peers stronger, greater, and better.
Season 7, Episode 61: Guest: Fidel Gonzalez: Tools For Financial Freedom
May 18, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBFidel Gonzalez is finance professional 00:00 Intro 10:20 Send them out into the world. 21:19 Decisions and bravery. 30:23 Tools of Titan. 39:20 Joy & gratitude.
Season 7, Episode 60: Guest: Nuria Rivera: From The Ground Up
May 10, 2024 20:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBNuria Rivera is CEO & founder of Novation Title. 00:00 Intro 10:20 Personal, quiet time. 20:15 The COVID experience. 30:35 It’s lonely at the bottom.
Season 6, Episode 59: Guest: Craig Good: Finance Shaping
May 04, 2024 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBCraig Good is a mortgage broker from Dovetail Mortgage with almost 30 years of experience. 00:00 Intro 10:20 Mindset. 20:10 Accessible, approachable, & real. 30:32 Business evolution. 40:07 Staying stuck in the problem.
Season 6, Episode 58: Guest: Jason Frazier: Legacies
April 26, 2024 22:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBJason Frazier is a real estate & finance professional, as well as marketing and technology. 00:00 Intro 10:25 Opening opportune doors. 20:10 Make an impact & leave a legacy. 30:01 Don’t talk about it. Be about it. 40:10 Only you can save yourself. 50:10 Making good points. BrokerCMO.com
Season 6, Episode 57: Guest: Lyndsey Johnson: List to Last
April 19, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBLyndsey Johnson is a real estate and finance professional. 00:00 Intro 10:25 Standing on your own merit. 20:40 90% VS. 10%
Season 6, Episode 56: Guest: Kyle Draper: Unconventional Therapy
April 01, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBKyle Draper is former pastor, roofer, and current video marketing therapist. 00:00 Intro 10:30 Mind your demographic. 20:50 “Office spaces” 30:18 Life is baseball. 41:11 Seek mentorship within your business.
Season 6, Episode 57: Guest: Daisy Lopez: If you SET it & you will GET it
March 29, 2024 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBDaisy Lopez is a real estate professional based in Florida. 00:00 Intro 10:30 “I wanna see all of my agents succeed.” 20:20 Talking business. 30:58 There’s nothing out there that you can’t accomplish.
Season 6, Episode 55: Guest: Rick Guerrero: Sharing & Growing
March 25, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBRick Guerrero is a mortgage expert and Sales Success Catalyst. 00:00 Intro 10:27 Learn from your mistakes. 20:19 Share a message that you believe in. 29:55 Find ways to help others. 40:26 Don’t do the time if you didn’t do the crime.
Season 6, Episode 54: Guest: Tyler Hodgson: Changes
March 15, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBTyler is a marine corps veteran and is the Executive Vice President of Growth at UMortgage. 00:00 Intro 10:00 The events that shape us. 20:10 Changing habits.
Season 6, Episode 53: Guest: Evan Einhorn: Just Do It
March 05, 2024 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBAfter 8 years in the real estate/mortgage industry, Evan opened his own mortgage company in 2018 to better serve his clients. At Modern Home Lending they aim to offer a high level of service along with competitive rates. 00:00 Intro 10:12 How to work with people. 20:12 Borrowers VS. lenders 30:40 “Just do it.”
Season 6, Episode 52: Guest: Bob Broeksmit: The MBA Services
February 23, 2024 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBRobert Broeksmit is the president & CEO of The Mortgage Bankers Association 00:00 Intro 10:48 Saying the hard things. 19:43 “Bring it to the broad masses”
Season 6, Episode 51: Guest: Andy Harris: The Trojan Horse
February 13, 2024 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBAndy Harris is a long time mortgage broker, and former a personal trainer. 00:00 Intro 10:35 The future of wholesale. 21:00 The Trojan horse. 30:18 The Good VS. The Bad. 40:06 Making sense of it all.
Season 5, Episode 51: Guest: Andy Harris: The Trojan Horse
February 13, 2024 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBAndy Harris is a long time mortgage broker, and former a personal trainer. 00:00 Intro 10:35 The future of wholesale. 21:00 The Trojan horse. 30:18 The Good VS. The Bad. 40:06 Making sense of it all.
Season 5, Episode 50: Guest: Jim Donnan: Competitive Edge
February 06, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBJim Dornan is former University of Georgia football coach and now, motivational speaker. 00:00 Intro 10:16 Character matters. 20:14 Consistency is key. 31:04 Hyper focus on the competition. 40:53 What can we do different?
Season 5, Episode 49: Guest: Richard Milligan: Energetic & Evolved
January 26, 2024 13:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBRichard Milligan is president of 4C Recruiting. 00:00 Intro 10:24 Create energy. 20:00 Sitting is the new smoking. 30:25 The Family I.D. 40:14 Using logic by asking why. @ThatRichardMilligan 4CRecruiting.com
Season 5, Episode 48: Guest: Chris Vinson: Maintaining the Fire
January 19, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBChris Vinson is a mortgage broker and CEO of Windsor Mortgage. 00:00 Intro 10:10 When you lose the fire in your passions. 20:18 What would you do in the room when no one was looking? 30:15 Separate work and home. 30:50 Life long learning.
Season 5, Episode 47: Guest: Adam Lazarus: Journalism Rules of Conduct
January 12, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBAdam Lazarus is an Ohio native, now a non-fiction writer and journalist, specializing in sports history. On this episode of The Empowering People More podcast, our guest Adam Lazarus shares his insight within the world of sports history journalism and its effects on society. 00:00 Intro 10:14 Getting to know the person behind the story. 20:00 John Glen & Ted Williams. 30:16 “Politics are too tattooed on our profiles.” 41:40 Put the phone down and dive into a good story. AdamLazarusBo...
Season 5, Episode 46: Guest: Brian Veiaux: Today's Market
December 29, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB00:00 Intro 09:55 Educate & nurture. 20:22 Attract positivity. 29:41 The evolution of the buying process. 40:55 Engagement benefits.
Season 5, Episode 45: Guest: Darius Mirshahzadeh: Greener Capital
November 10, 2023 21:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBDarius Mirshahzadeh is CEO ,founder of Twin Capital Mortgage & entrepreneur, & author of The Core Value Equation. 00:00 Intro 09:22 Strategic VS Financial Investors. 20:00 Generational differences. 30:57 The only thing you can control in this life is your mindset. 40:40 There are no saints in the room.
Season 5, Episode 44: Guest: Marcia Davies: Empowering Women
October 20, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB00:00 Intro 11:03 Don’t let anything deter you from your goals. 20:15 Step out of your comfort zone. 30:50 Empower is welcoming of all and FREE to all. MBA.org
Season 5, Episode 43: Guest: Robert Balentine: Economic and Environmental
October 06, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB00:00 Intro 9:40 Shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves. 20:10 Gratitude is the antidote for entitlement. 35:34 Partnership. SouthernHighlandsReserve.org
Season 5, Episode 42: Guest: Bill Dallas: Dallas Capital
September 15, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB00:00 Intro 10:09 Corporate lifecycles. 22:10 How do you manage image likeness? 43:40 How do you maximize the value of your most cherished asset? 55:37 “We’re able to calculate all your liability, but we’re not able to give you income.”
Season 5, Episode 41: Guest: Leo Pareja: Patterns and Changes
September 07, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB00:00 Intro 10:26 The need to move is the byproduct of certain human behaviors and events. 21:58 History and behavior. 31:35 Sometimes evolutionary changes and adaptations can seem very ridiculous at the time. 45:58 Resisting the marshmallow.
Season 5, Episode 40: Guest: Lamont Harris: Overcoming It
August 31, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB00:00 Intro 13:05 Everybody fantasizes about having their own shop one day. 23:24 Lamont wanted to do more and serve more within the veteran and homeless population. 33:26 While branding is important, it’s also important to get to know the person behind the brand. @LamontHarrisJr (925) 2553621
Season 4, Episode 40: Guest: Lamont Harris: Overcoming It
August 31, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB00:00 Intro 13:05 Everybody fantasizes about having their own shop one day. 23:24 Lamont wanted to do more and serve more within the veteran and homeless population. 33:26 While branding is important, it’s also important to get to know the person behind the brand. @LamontHarrisJr (925) 2553621
Season 4, Episode 39: Guest: Christine Beckwith: The Early Broker Gets The Worm
August 25, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB00:00 Intro 14:14 Catch the fish of the day. 28:06 More success can mean more problems to need assistance with. 39:40 The longer the rates don’t come down, the harder your broker is going to work. 44:25 If you want something, ask for it.
Season 4, Episode 38: Guest: Katie Sweeney: Curiosity Doesn't Always Kill
August 11, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBKatie Sweeney is CEO of AIM, Association of Independent Mortgage Experts. 00:00 Intro 10:36 Understanding what you’re doing or your situation thoroughly is important to navigating your field in the future and building your skill set. 20:13 Sometimes it is imperative to your peace of mind to keep your business and your pleasure separate, but enjoy both. 30:16 “There has never been a situation that I’ve been put in that I haven’t figured out how to solve the problem.” 40:13 Humans crave c...
Season 4, Episode 37: Guest: Corrina Carter: Creating Your Path
August 03, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBCorrina Carter has been a mortgage officer since 1994. 00:00 Intro 09:23 Sometimes we don’t know where life’s path is going to take us, but we need to pay attention when we get signs. 20:30 Home Buying has changed so much in the past years, professionals must resonate with the clientele. 39:31 Setting examples and being role models for the ones who are watching us is crucial.
Season 4, Episode 36: Guest: Todd Bitter: Mentoring Mortgages
July 27, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB00:00 Intro 11:51 “It’s a soap opera.” 20:35 The availability of your loan officer is what separates them from the average. 31:14 Todd finds mentoring and helping others is more his calling. 40:30 Bitter always keeps a roll of quarters close by as motivation and a reminder of how far he has come.
Season 4, Episode 35: Guest: Pete Mills: Rehabilitate and Advocate
July 21, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBPete Mills is the Senior Vice President of the Mortgage Bankers Association and leads multiple advocacy programs. 00:00 Intro 10:30 A great quality we possess if we have so many options regarding financial institutions instead of just a few large banks. 19:23 We are constantly surrounded by voters, invite your local politicians to your events so they can speak and advocate. 31:00 There’s a lot of homes that need to be rehabilitated and Pete facilitates programs that will help you do just...
Season 4, Episode 34: Guest: Chris Griffith: Housing Is Empowering
July 14, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBChris Griffith is retired military and now spends his time helping others like himself secure home ownership or housing by starting programs like Vetted VA and Be Our Neighbor Mortgage. 00:00 Intro 4:00 A house is a powerful thing. It not only is a home for you and your family, but creates wealth. 14:30 Because of the depreciation of the dollar, you must invest your money to create wealth, not save it. 25:25 When building a team, find people whose strengths are your weaknesses. 33:36 M...
Season 4, Episode 33: Guest: Gary Acosta: Opportunity For The Community
July 07, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBGary Acosta is co-founder & CEO of The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals and has been in the industry for 30 years. Also the founder of Latitude Ventures. 00:00 Intro 10:10 Generational growth is important. 20:16 It is our mission to provide the consumer with opportunity and the choice to make the intelligent decision. 29:55 We are here to enhance the hispanic community, not at the expense of everyone else.
Season 4, Episode 32: Guest: Jamie Cavanaugh: Graduate Up Or Out
June 30, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJamie Cavanaugh has been in the finance industry for over 20 years, and now President of Amerifund. Listen to how we dive into leadership and the certain skillsets you need to resonate. 00:00 Intro 10:45 You can give up, or you can get up. 20:23 It’s a hard conversation, but sometimes you must graduate people up, or out. 31:00 The internet lives on forever.
Season 4, Episode 31: Guest: Kristy Fercho: Exuding Leadership
November 23, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBKristy is a dynamic senior-level executive recognized for her strong business acumen and for translating strategy into results. Some of Kristy’s key strengths include the ability to deliver results, effectively influence, and impact a wide range of audiences across organizational and cultural boundaries, facilitate teams through complex problem-solving to action, and create highly effective organizations with a collaborative leadership style. Kristy’s resume certainly speaks for itself with ...
Season 3, Episode 30: Guest: Jeffrey Hicks: Equal Housing For All
October 10, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBJeffrey Hicks is a native of Atlanta, GA. He is an Associate Broker with Apollo Associates Realty where he started his real estate career in 1995. His concentration has been in the area of acquisitions, feasibility analysis, financial performance, asset management, and sale of real property. Jeffrey was also the former and 30th President of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB ®) where his goal was to continue the roll out of its Black Wealth through Home Ownership initi...
Season 3, Episode 29: Guest: Jake Thompson: Compete Every Day
August 31, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBJake Thompson teaches people how to compete every day to reach their full potential – in their careers and life. It’s through Jake’s own experience as an athlete, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker that he has learned how we can move closer to the career, health, and life we desire by changing just a few of our choices each day. It’s the small shifts in our focus & daily actions that build our winning mindset –and winning life, according to Jake, and on this episode he tells us why! ...
Season 3, Episode 28: Guest: Laura Brandao: How to Get Better In This Market
August 10, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBLaura Brandao calls it blessed for the opportunity to serve the mortgage industry proudly and present her unique and authentic self. Laura is our Chief Growth officer of EPM & the soon-to-be CEO of Lighthouse Lending Capital, as well as a speaker, best-selling author and Chair of the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) Visionary program, Chair of the Women’s Committee for the Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey, and the Chair of Women with Vision. Lau...
Season 3, Episode 27: Guest: Jesse Iwuji: Success is Heavy
July 08, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn all things Jesse Iwuji does, there are two constant elements: his devotion to service and his inspirational nature to many. Jesse went from competing at the top level of Division-1A college football to rising the ranks of the military as a Lieutenant Commander and is now one of only three Black drivers in all of NASCAR at the national levels that actively serves his country as a US Military member. In this episode, Jesse and Eddy have a beautiful conversation about where Jesse has starte...
Season 3, Episode 26: Guest: Bob Broeksmit: Why Our Associations Matter
June 01, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBRobert Broeksmit is the President of MBA, The Mortgage Bankers Association, and has been for what will be four years this coming month. A senior finance executive and corporate officer with more than 30 years in the mortgage sector, Bob now heads the real estate finance industry’s leading trade association, uniting the interests of diverse stakeholders, from Main Street to Wall Street, spanning all aspects of real estate finance, including residential, commercial, and multifamily. During h...
Season 3, Episode 25: Guest: Anthony Casa: Where We Are & Where We Are Going
May 09, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBAnother episode of Empowering People More podcast with legend, Anthony Casa Listen in as Anthony dives in and explains challenges, exciting times, and how to double down in today's market! Where we are and where we are going INSIDE!
Season 3, Episode 24: What Does It Mean To Be A Winner?
April 12, 2022 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.87 MBToday's subject is quite controversial. We are going to talk about WINNING. Are you winning at all costs? What does it mean to you to be a winner? In this episode, Eddy talks about the key to winning and how before anyone accomplished anything great they only had themselves to lead them to victory-- and self-assurance is what you need to WIN. Listen in and tell us your thoughts!