Best Isaac Myers Podcasts (2025)

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Daily Practice (Normal Speed) - S3 - Lesson 08 5:24

11M ago5:24

5:24

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 08, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking six minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. How to practice This episode's daily practice session doesn't include spoken instructions, but the process is the same as previous episodes of this season: In the firs…

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S3 ~ 08 ~ The front desk is responsible 櫃台負責配合客人！ 25:55

11M ago25:55

25:55

Show notes: Here is a link to my conversation with Mischa Wilmers on his I'm Learning Mandarin podcast. Taipei Shorts, an annual theater event that showcases multilingual theater written, directed, and performed by local artists in Taipei. Lesson Outline: [00:21] Intro / updates / announcements [03:53] Magic Phrase: 櫃台負責配合客人 [05:56] A ramble on ton…

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Daily Practice (Normal Speed) - S3 - Lesson 07 6:20

1+ y ago6:20

6:20

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 07, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking six minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. How to practice This episode's daily practice session doesn't include spoken instructions, but the process is the same as previous episodes of this season: In the firs…

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S3 ~ 07 ~ Handsome brother goes to work 帥哥上班 27:25

1+ y ago27:25

27:25

Lesson Outline: [00:21] Review of tone pairs from lessons one through six. [02:30] Magic Phrase: 帥哥上班，外公退休 [08:20] Dialogue [11:40] Translation [23:07] Dialogue, one more time at normal speed Magic Phrase (4-1) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 4-1 tone pair. We use it to practice identifying and then pronouncing the tones, hea…

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Daily Practice (Slow Speed) - S3 - Lesson 06 12:28

1+ y ago12:28

12:28

SLOW SPEED VERSION After listening to Season 3, Lesson 06, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking ten minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. How to practice This episode's daily practice session doesn't include spoken instructions, but the process is the same as previous episodes of this …

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Daily Practice (Normal Speed) - S3 - Lesson 06 7:36

1+ y ago7:36

7:36

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 06, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking ten minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. How to practice This episode's daily practice session doesn't include spoken instructions, but the process is the same as previous episodes of this season: In the firs…

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S3 ~ 06 ~ The subway is leaking! 地鐵漏水！ 30:24

1+ y ago30:24

30:24

The long-awaited episode 06 is finally here! This lesson's dialogue is longer than usual, so let's get right to it. Lesson Outline: [00:21] Introduction [04:21] Magic Phrase: 下午下雨，地鐵漏水！ [07:22] Dialogue [11:00] Translation [25:09] Dialogue, slowed down Magic Phrase (4-3) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 4-3 tone pair. We use i…

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Daily Practice (Slow Speed) - S3 - Lesson 05 8:28

2y ago8:28

8:28

SLOW VERSION After listening to Season 3, Lesson 05, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking eight minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. How to practice This episode's daily practice session doesn't include spoken instructions, but the process is the same as previous episodes of this seas…

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Daily Practice (Normal Speed) - S3 - Lesson 05 6:00

2y ago6:00

6:00

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 05, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. How to practice This episode's daily practice session doesn't include spoken instructions, but the process is the same as previous episodes of this season: In the fir…

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S3 ~ 05 ~ Forget the past 忘記過去 24:46

2y ago24:46

24:46

We can't understand a language outside the context of the people who live it and speak it. A human language cannot be contained in an artifact like a dictionary or even a database, because it is a living thing, which exists through the people who live by it. From the standpoint of learning a language, this point is essential. Not incidentally, rare…

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Daily Practice (Slow Speed) - S3 - Lesson 04 7:04

2y ago7:04

7:04

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 04, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking a few minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. Magic Phrase (1-2) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 1-2 tone pair. We use it to practice identifying and then pronouncing the tones, hearing ho…

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Daily Practice (Normal Speed) - S3 - Lesson 04 4:57

2y ago4:57

4:57

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 04, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. Magic Phrase (1-2) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 1-2 tone pair. We use it to practice identifying and then pronouncing the tones, hearing how…

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S3 ~ 04 ~ The park is extremely safe 公園非常安全 22:35

2y ago22:35

22:35

Be mindful of how you're feeling when you practice these lessons. Are you feeling excited and energized? Tired and doubtful? Distracted? Focused? Without passing any judgment on how you feel, observing your feelings or state of mind can offer clues about how and whether you might want to adjust your practice. For example, about a month ago I notice…

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Daily Practice Session - S3 - Lesson 03 3:31

2y ago3:31

3:31

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 03, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. Magic Phrase (2-3) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 2-3 tone pair. We use it to practice identifying and then pronouncing the tones, hearing how…

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S3 ~ 03 ~ Dangerous horse riding 拿起啤酒騎馬危險！ 17:06

2y ago17:06

17:06

Today's tone pair, 2-3, is easily confused with the one we learned in episode one, 3-2. Today we'll spend some time practicing differentiating between them. Then we'll hear another fun (slightly absurd) dialogue to practice our listening skills, and absorb some new words. Lesson Outline: [00:21] Magic Phrase [04:27] Practice repeating the Magic Phr…

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Daily Practice Session - S3 - Lesson 02 5:05

2y ago5:05

5:05

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 02, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes progress. Magic Phrase (1-4) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 1-4 tone pair. In this lesson, we use it to practice identifying and then pronouncing the to…

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S3 ~ 02 ~ Supermarkets need music 超市需要音樂！ 14:30

2y ago14:30

14:30

Let's learn another tone pair! Can you hear which one it is? Learning the pronunciation of a foreign language can sometimes feel strange, even scary. Pronunciation is such a personal thing -- it's part of who we are, and how we express ourselves. When we start to imitate another language, it's easy to start feeling like "this isn't me." If you find…

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Daily Practice Session - S3 - Lesson 01 5:17

2y ago5:17

5:17

After listening to Season 3, Lesson 01, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the material. Repetition makes it stick. Part 1: Magic Phrase (3-2) This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 3-2 tone pair. In this lesson, we use it to practice identifying and then pronouncin…

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S3 ~ 01 ~ American strawberries on sale 美國草莓打折！ 21:10

2y ago21:10

21:10

Welcome back for Season 3! In this series, we are going to do a deep dive on the tones in Mandarin. We covered tones briefly in Season 1, Episode 07, but there is still a lot more to talk about. Tones are one of those subjects that some people love and many people hate... or at least find unpleasant, and possibly somewhat frightening. It's my missi…

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S2 ~ 17 ~ 你人真好！Part 2 + Season Finale! 16:41

2+ y ago16:41

16:41

Let's hear a line-by-line translation of the dialogue from lesson 16. This is the final lesson of Season 2 -- a milestone for both of us. Congratulations! Every minute you spent listening is a minute you invested in yourself and your Mandarin learning. Learning a language is challenging, it takes time, and there are bound to have been moments when …

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Daily Practice Session - S2 - Lesson 16 4:05

2+ y ago4:05

4:05

After listening to Season 2, Lesson 16, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening to and imitating the dialogue. Repetition makes it stick. README: How to use this recording You'll hear the dialogue from Lesson 16 twice. The first time, there will be a short pause after each line. During the pause, try…

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S2 ~ 16 ~ 你人真好！You're so kind. 18:39

2+ y ago18:39

18:39

In this lesson, we get to hear the last dialogue in Season 2! Mrs. Kang (康太太) goes to get dinner ready, leaving Xiao Li, A-Ming, and Lili to talk. What do they talk about? Request for support I started this podcast three years ago to share my passion for learning languages. I wanted to share the ways that I found most effective for learning a diffi…

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S2 ~ 15 ~ 你這樣太辛苦了！Part 2 + Questions 13:45

2+ y ago13:45

13:45

Let's hear a line-by-line translation of the dialogue from lesson 14, and then practice with a Q&A. At the end of the lesson, I suggest that you can practice answering the questions yourself, and can even send me your answers -- either written (pinyin or Chinese characters) or, better yet, as a recording of yourself speaking! Don't be afraid of mak…

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Daily Practice Session - S2 - Lesson 14 4:53

2+ y ago4:53

4:53

After listening to Season 2, Lesson 14, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening to and imitating the dialogue. Repetition makes it stick. README: How to use this recording You'll hear the dialogue from Lesson 14 twice. The first time, there will be a short pause after each line. During the pause, try…

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S2 ~ 14 ~ 你這樣太辛苦了！You're working too hard! 17:03

2+ y ago17:03

17:03

新年快樂！Happy Lunar New Year! In honor of the new year, this dialogue involves lots and lots and lots of food, prepared by Mrs. Kang (康太太). Can you guess what else is happening? Lesson Outline: [00:21] Introduction [01:26] Dialogue [03:08] Useful vocabulary and phrases from the dialogue [14:28] Dialogue again Words and phrases from the dialogue, with …

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S2 ~ 13 ~ 不要被嚇到！Part 2 21:54

2+ y ago21:54

21:54

Welcome back! After a long, unplanned break, we're back to finish out Season 2 once and for all. Let's finally find out what happens to Xiao Li (L) and A-Ming (M) during their impromptu visit to Mrs. Kang's (K) house. Lesson Outline: [00:21] Introduction [02:34] Dialogue (normal speed) [04:20] Line-by-line translation [14:17] Talking about 就 vs. 才 …

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MH43: Finding the Bigger Picture: 1031 Exchanges with Anna Myers 1:00:12

3y ago1:00:12

1:00:12

This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Anna Myers. As Chief Operating Officer at Grocapitus, Anna Myers takes a data-driven approach to finding potential development projects. And it was her obsession with numbers and keeping her share of profits from real estate sales that led her to discovering the j…

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MH42: Going Beyond Real Estate and Into Alternative Investments with Isaac Bennett 41:50

3y ago41:50

41:50

Building on who you are to find the right real estate investments. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Isaac Bennett. Isaac Bennett might be a certified introvert, but he challenged himself to get out of his comfort zone and engage people. Then he found he was actually good at engaging people. That …

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MH41: Choosing Your Lender: The Benefits of Credit Unions with Mark Ritter 41:05

3y ago41:05

41:05

Act Locally: Using A Credit Union to Finance Your Investments. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Mark Ritter. As head of MBFS, an aggregator of credit unions across the country, Mark Ritter helps bring potential real estate investors to lenders. Why credit unions? Mark thinks it’s the personal tou…

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MH40: Understanding Industrial Real Estate and Its Benefits with Chad Griffiths 45:11

3y ago45:11

45:11

Diversifying Your Portfolio with Industrial Real Estate. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Chad Griffiths. Chad has been an industrial real estate broker since 2005, and an investor since 2014. Chad has completed more than 500 deals with clients ranging from small companies to Fortune 500 companie…

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Daily Practice Session - S2 - Lesson 12 5:04

3y ago5:04

5:04

After listening to S02 Lesson 12, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the dialogue. Repetition makes it stick. README: How to use this recording You'll hear the dialogue from Lesson 12 twice. The first time, there will be a short pause after each line. During the pause, try to repea…

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MH39: From Chocolate to Real Estate: How to Scale a Business with Clay Hepler 38:33

3y ago38:33

38:33

From Chocolate Sales to Real Estate Deals: Making Connections and Getting Started in Real Estate Investing. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Clay Hepler. Clay thought he was destined to be a diplomat in South America. Then he actually moved to South America, and found out quickly that the diploma…

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S2 ~ 12 ~ 不要被嚇到！Don't be scared! 18:44

3y ago18:44

18:44

In this new dialogue, Mrs. Kang (康太太) arrives with the water and something else that Xiao-Li (小李) hasn't seen before. And she receives a surprise phone call... Lesson Outline: [00:21] Introduction [01:14] Dialogue (normal speed) [03:55] Useful vocabulary and phrases from the dialogue [15:45] Dialogue again (normal speed) Words and phrases from the …

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MH38: 40 Years of Real Estate Investing: Thriving in the Ups & Downs with Ken Holman 44:23

3+ y ago44:23

44:23

As part of our ongoing series Executive Questions, host Michael Holman flips the script and brings back his father, Ken Holman for a round of Q&A. Topics include: commercial real estate investing experience, favorite thing about investing in commercial real estate, tell us about your best and worst deals, and much more! Listen now as Ken answers th…

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MH37: Passive Investing Through Value-Add Real Estate with Ava Benesocky 38:25

3+ y ago38:25

38:25

Tapping Into the Investor Mindset. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Ava Benesocky. In just over a decade in real estate, Ava Benesocky and CPI Capital have rocketed to the top of multi-family investing in Canada. CPI sets their sights on deals in the U.S., and offers both Canadian and U.S. invest…

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S2 ~ 11 ~ 你要提醒我啦！Part 2 + Curiosity 16:19

3+ y ago16:19

16:19

I talk about the importance of curiosity as fuel, and then we'll hear the line-by-line translation of the dialogue from Lesson 10. Lesson Outline: [00:21] Talking about curiosity [04:52] Dialogue (normal speed) [06:28] Complete translation [12:56] Explanation of the word 乖 (guāi) [14:07] Repeat the dialogue Dialogue transcript (Chinese characters o…

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MH36: New Development vs Acquisitions: Lessons Learned from Over 40 Years in Real Estate with Ken Holman 49:11

3+ y ago49:11

49:11

Like Father, Like Son: Michael Holman Interviews His Father, Overland Group’s Ken Holman On the Advantages of New Development vs. Acquisitions. With over 40 years of experience in real estate, from management, to acquisition, to development and construction—Ken Holman has had his share of failures and triumphs. He’s developed and constructed over 2…

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MH35: REI Q&A: Obtaining Leverage, Your First Deal, and Other Questions from New Investors with Michael Holman 30:21

3+ y ago30:21

30:21

Cap Rates, Covid, and Small Unit Apartments: Michael Holman Answers Listener Questions. Michael answers questions from listeners on a wide variety of investing topics, like the pros and cons of smaller unit apartments, the effects of COVID-19 on Real Estate asset classes, how to get brokers to take you seriously when you’re first starting out in in…

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MH34: Hustle, Growth, and Creative Investing with Esteban Andrade 45:40

3+ y ago45:40

45:40

Hustle to Success: How a First-Generation Immigrant Built A Real Estate Investing Empire. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Esteban Andrade. Colombian-born Esteban Andrade knows a thing or two about hustle. As a project manager and engineer, he honed his skills leading teams of designers and other…

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Daily Practice Session - S2 - Lesson 10 4:36

3+ y ago4:36

4:36

After listening to S02 Lesson 10, start reinforcing what you've learned by taking five minutes a day to practice listening and imitating the dialogue. Repetition makes it stick. README: How to use this recording You'll hear the dialogue from Lesson 10 twice. The first time, there will be a short pause after each line. During the pause, try to repea…

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S2 ~ 10 ~ 你要提醒我啦！You've got to remind me! 15:01

3+ y ago15:01

15:01

Xiao-Li (小李) goes to get some water at Mrs. Kang's (康太太) house, but it seems that something else is on her mind... Lesson Outline: [00:21] Introduction to the dialogue [00:53] Dialogue (normal speed) [03:46] Slow version [06:30] Useful vocabulary and phrases from the dialogue Words and phrases from the dialogue, with examples (Chinese characters on…

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MH33: Be Your Own Bank and Control Your Finances with Mark Willis 44:21

3+ y ago44:21

44:21

This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Mark Willis. As a Certified Financial Planner (Lake Growth Financial Services in Chicago), Mark Willis has been helping people get a handle on their financial future and build their businesses with proven, tax-efficient financial solutions. He specializes in build…

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MH32: Using Systems to Scale, and Other Real Estate Advice with Jorge Abreu 35:56

3+ y ago35:56

35:56

This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Jorge Abreu. With more than 15 years of real estate investing experience under his belt, Jorge Abreu has seen more than his share of the ups and downs of the market. And the ‘downs’ have taught him the importance of doing due diligence on sponsors and investors al…

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S2 ~ 09 ~ 趕快進來坐！Part 2 + Questions 16:46

3+ y ago16:46

16:46

We'll hear the line-by-line translation of the dialogue from S02 Episode 8, and then we'll further reinforce the vocabulary and practice answering some questions with a mock interview. Lesson Outline: [01:53] Dialogue (normal speed) [03:19] Complete translation [10:00] Explanation of 才對 and 我如果把車子先開到對面去 [12:35] Mock interview (reinforcement and spe…

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MH31: New Year, New You: Five Top Tips to Build Wealth Through Real Estate Investing in 2022 with Michael Holman 27:37

3+ y ago27:37

27:37

The Executive Real Estate Investing Show - 5 Executive Tips to Start Off 2022 Right Whether you’re a seasoned real estate investor, or you’re just getting started on your real estate investing journey, host Michael Holman pulls together five tips that will benefit everyone going into 2022. Michael talks about getting motivated to get started in rea…

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MH30: 2021 Wrap-Up: Real Estate Investing Advice from Industry Experts with Michael Holman 28:12

3+ y ago28:12

28:12

As we wrap up 2021, Michael looks back on the question he always asks at the end of every interview: “What is the best business advice you’ve ever been given?” While each guest has their own take, there are definitely some themes that emerge from their responses. You’ll hear Real Estate investors, brokers, agents, and many more weigh in on the impo…

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MH29: REI Q&A: Market Conditions, Self-Storage Industry, Syndications, and Loan Guarantors with Michael Holman 35:26

3+ y ago35:26

35:26

As part of our ongoing series Executive Questions, Michael fields questions about making money during fluctuating market conditions, the risk/reward ratio of storage, and being a guarantor on loans. Finally, Michael dives into a question about the basics of 506(b) and 506(c) offerings. Listen now as Michael answers these questions and expands on ea…

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MH28: Pillars of Real Estate Investing and How to Prepare for a Downturn with Scott Krone 36:01

3+ y ago36:01

36:01

When Opportunity Knocks, Answer! How An Architect Designed His Own Future In Self-Storage. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Scott Krone. Scott Krone had dreams of being an architect, but when a professor gave him a chance to lay down his drafting pencil and pick up a contract-signing pen, he took…

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MH27: Scaling Up Real Estate Investments Through Transferable Corporate Skills with Jenny Gou and Steven Louie 47:03

3+ y ago47:03

47:03

From Cubicle to Corner Office: How Two Corporate Drones Found Their “Why” And Turned It Into Multifamily Gold. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Jenny Gou and Steven Louie. They didn’t hate their jobs. She was in sales at Proctor & Gamble, he was in customer relations and training for health insur…

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MH26: Leveraging Technology For Real Estate Investing with TJ Lokboj 39:35

3+ y ago39:35

39:35

Born for Business: How a High School Drop Out Created An App That Is Changing the Real Estate Industry. This week on The Executive Real Estate Investing Show, host Michael Holman talks with Tj Lokboj. Tj is the managing partner at Holdfolio, a premier real estate crowdfunding platform serving thousands of investors, with a portfolio of assets value…

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