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In today’s episode, Nick talks about the impact his father had on his life and career. Nick comes from a middle-class family; they didn’t struggle for money, but they also didn’t own investment properties or have much saved up. But because of...

In this episode, I want to discuss one of the most important moments that changed the way I think and made the biggest difference in my life as an entrepreneur. This was some of the best advice I could have received! It not only brought me the...

Do you find yourself struggling making good decisions in tough times? In this exciting episode of The Sweaty Startup. I'm doing a rerun of one of my favorite episode about the topic of having a Radical Mindedness. This helped me and I believe this...

Being able to negotiate loan terms is a skill! So today's topic is just a quick tip on leverage, on debt, on dealing with your banker because, in this competitive environment, interest-only periods are key.

A little look at what my partner and I are doing right now. I'll be documenting the entire journey.

Service based entrepreneurship is what I promote for a number of reasons. People are specializing more and outsourcing the services they need in their home and business. More and more customers come on the market every day. 20 years ago 5% of people paid to have their lawn mowed. Today 40% do. In 10 years 80% of[...]

Entrepreneurship isn't all glamour; it's about solving problems and dealing with constant challenges. I faced sleepless nights, overwhelming stress, and even a breakdown, but these experiences have shaped me and taught me invaluable lessons on this...

What do you do when employees constantly ask you for help? The way you handle these situations makes all the difference.

Nick discusses raising good kids and how hard it can be when striving to earn generational wealth, how to protect the downside in real estate, and how to think about advice you get through the lens of the person giving you the advice   Follow my...

Having a full time job is hard. Running a business on the side is hard. Bringing a new baby home is hard. Doing all three at the same time takes smart work. Here are Nick's thoughts on the subject and how to get sleep at night with a new baby.

Nick discusses raising good kids and how hard it can be when striving to earn generational wealth, how to protect the downside in real estate, and how to think about advice you get through the lens of the person giving you the advice   Follow my...

A quick sponsorship before we dive in: I got the annual premium on my 63 self storage facilities reduced from $380k to $280k AND got better insurance. I switched to Titan Risk as my property insurance brokerage. Set up a call if you own commercial real estate and your renewal is approaching! I'm an investor in[...]

Not everyone is cut out to be a business owner. My fear is that people who start businesses may end up underpaid, overworked, and with a business that lacks value. Many business owners struggle with work-life balance, working long hours and...

Max Maher submitted a question asking how we could apply our simplify the job principles to his moving company. Do they show up to a truck ready to go with everything they need including lunch on it? Can they drop it off in its current state and go home? Can you do the bill of lading digitally and cut out cash so[...]

We’ve had the amazing opportunity to expand the self storage business. Here is an update of what I’m doing with Bolt Storage and The Sweaty Startup brand.