We're in for a super treat today. I've got David
Rezac on the show today, and he's got the Streamline
Companies down. He's further ahead than we are
in what we're building, and I'm like ultra stoked
about it. So I'm going to bring him back. But
before I bring him back on, as we just talked
about great visions, I want to show you what.
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If you want to build a phenomenal podcast studio,
I highly recommend talking to him. All right,
my friends, the podcast world is taking off.
And as of right now, there's so many industries
where you have the opportunity to become a leader
in your industry by putting a voice and media
company. Ultimately, that's what a podcast studio
is. And you can lead your industry to new heights
and talk about all the things people need to
hear to trust you as a professional in your workspace.
So make sure that you have that professionality
down like David does. Otherwise, you'll end up
falling on your face. And we don't want that.
We want all of you to be successful. create things
that are truly sustainable and have the infrastructure
to be able to do so. So without further ado,
a little shout out to Danny Vercel, who's building
the reading habit. He knows about building worldwide
as well. The reading habit is a program for children
to help parents inspire their children to love
to read. And in a society that's stuck using
chat, GBT and other things to replace education.
No, no, no. We should be integrating those tools
to really amplify education. And Danny is one
of the best in the world. Dr. Danny Vercel. So
definitely check out what he's up to. And without
further ado. David, thanks for joining me on
Vision Pros Live, man. This is already exciting.
Thanks for having me, Jackson. We're going to
have some fun. Absolutely, man. So we learned
a little bit about the, you were so clear in
the vision. In fact, I'm not going to ask where
it came from because you already outlined that
path. What I really want to dive into is maybe
more of, I was going to say the story behind
your why, but you also shared that too. You are
efficient and effective. In addition to that,
I'm going to dive into one of the questions that
sometimes I refuse to ask leaders just because
they're not ready for it. It's a double edged
question. I think it's the most important topic
we can discuss with visionaries who are servant
driven because they tend to put themselves last.
And so the question is, and fight it if you want
to, double fold. Why do leaders hide from funding
their visions and. How can leaders lean in to
funding the vision? Interesting questions there.
So leaders sometimes hide because they could
be afraid of failure. There's so many people
that make a plan, but that plan never gets off
the ground. If there's no action behind that
plan, all it is is a piece of paper. And when
somebody may be trying something for the first
time, they're hesitant. They're afraid to fail.
I've been told no in my life more times than
I've been told yes. And I'm successful because
of that. Aerosmith, favorite song, Dream On.
You have to lose to know how to win. That line
resonates with me every day because I've lost.
I've lost money. I've lost business partners
to death. I've lost opportunities because I wasted
time. But I've learned from all of that. And
those have helped me. get the wins. And when
the wins are greater, have greater impact than
the losses, it's okay. A baseball season is 162
games. Nobody's going 162 and 0. But if you win
the majority of your games, you're getting into
the playoffs. You're going to get a chance to
play for that championship. And that's all I
want to do right now is play for the championship
in life. And my goal with that championship is
to help others. It's not to retire a billionaire.
That'd be nice. That way I can help more people.
But my goal right now in that championship goal
is to teach others, to give them impact, to help
them build legacy wealth for their family, and
to teach them philanthropic efforts as well.
I serve on a board of directors as a board chairman,
just came from a meeting. It serves Alzheimer's
and dementia patients here in the Arizona, Phoenix
Valley. And I do everything I can to be a cheerleader
for that organization, to be a fundraiser, all
in memory of my grandmother. And my grandmother
basically raised me on the south side of Chicago.
Mom was always working long hours, downtown Chicago.
No father figure in my life. So it was my grandmother
that instilled the loyalty, discipline, work
ethic, and hard -nosed, you -gotta -get -it -done
attitude. And when she ultimately passed away
from dementia, she didn't even know who I was.
And that impacted my life for a long time until
I found this organization to cheerlead for. I
can't do what they're doing on a daily basis,
but all I can do is be their biggest cheerleader
and promoter that I can. So that answers why
leaders may be afraid to go for the funding because
they're afraid of the failure. How do they lean
into it? You just got to fucking do it, man.
I'm okay with that. Well -placed F -bomb. Yeah.
Wayne Gretzky said, you miss 100 % of the shots
you don't take. That's right. You don't try.
Nobody's going to come up with you with the money.
Say, here, go do something with this. No. You
got to get out there. You got to network. You
got to talk to people. You got to express your
vision. Help people understand your vision. And
that's what we're doing right now since I reinvigorated
my career two and a half years ago is I'm out
there on a daily basis meeting people, presenting
to people. I'm not selling them immediately about
joining our fund. I'm advising them on how they
can do what we're trying to teach them, which
is get involved with real estate. Nobody knows
from day one how to deal with tenants and toilets.
by being a passive investor with us. We communicate
with them. We handle all of the details of the
whole process so that they don't have to, so
they can focus on their business careers. And
then what we do a couple times a year, we bring
all of our investors together at one of our buildings
that they own, and we call it kick the bricks.
Come out here, see what you own. See what the
company has done since the last time you were
here. See the impact it's creating in the community.
So how do you lean into your funding? Just do
it. I mean, Nike, right? There it is. You just
got to get off your ass and do it. That's huge.
And thank you for not mincing words in the process.
Stephen Bartlett recently said, and maybe he
said it a lot, but I love that he said it again
recently. And that is the cost of success is
embarrassment. um is the is being willing to
embarrass yourself you know you can't shoot three
as well without shooting air balls um you know
you you have to be willing to do the things you
can't become a great singer without just butchering
karaoke. You've got to be able to be willing
to make some noise and make some mistakes in
the process. And I also want to highlight one
more thing about David and what he's building.
And David, you probably don't spend a lot of
time consuming our show and that's okay. We're
builders, we're producers, not consumers, you
and I. And so those of you who are consuming
the show, I'm not calling you out. I'm just saying,
hey, use this as an inspirational leverage to
go and do it, to go to the work. But what I want
to show you guys next is David's website, because
there's so many people who think that the fancy
is what drives the success. And this is not a
backhanded compliment. This is a 100 % trophy
to, no guys, he built his career and he simplified
his processes and no, it's not the fancy. It's
not the branding. Yes, they do have professional
headshots. That's a really, really good idea
to be able to help people connect with your eyes
and your smile and who you actually are, but
you don't need to go build a bunch of fancy stuff.
Try to look the part. You need to become the
part. Actually go out and be what it is you're
called to be in order to lead the masses. I love
one more thing that you said. You talked about,
I loved all what you said, to be honest, but
the billion part. You talked about maybe being
a billionaire and how that's not really the goal,
but the byproduct of being a billionaire is you
have the assets. You have the resources that
allow you to then help that many more people.
And so I really appreciate the way that you're
leading, David. Any final thoughts you want to
share before we wrap this up? To everyone in
the audience, if you have a dream, a vision,
get off your ass and do it, man. You never know
what's going to happen. So many businesses and
careers were started at a kitchen table, in a
garage. If you have an idea. Seek out help on
how to make it become a reality. I didn't have
that father figure in my life. I didn't have
anybody teaching me how to build a business,
how to incorporate a business at first. I had
to figure it out on my own. And the longer I
was involved in business, I obtained great mentors.
Look for a mentor. Go to a networking group.
I always say I want to be the dumbest person
in the room. I want to go where people are smarter
than me so I can learn from them. See what they
did to get to the level they're at and emulate
some of what they've done. So just go out and
learn and do it. Mentors, mentors, mentors. Vision
pros, you have over a thousand people who've
been on the show that you can turn back to and
say, I want them in my mentor group. You can
call David. You can call me. You can reach us
on Google. It's very easy these days. In the
top right corner is a button that says, be our
guest. You feel inspired to come on the show.
You don't have to have one of the visions that's
larger than life like David does. You might be
at the very beginning of it. Come and join us.
Come and share it. As David said, just do it.
Thanks Nike for that tip as well. And let's get
off of our. effing behinds and start moving forward
with our visions. We'll see you guys on the next
episode of Vision Pros. Thank you for being here
today. I'm really happy that you tuned in to
Vision Pros Live. I'm looking forward to seeing
your reactions as these episodes continue to
move forward. This is going to get more and more
fun. We'll have more and more engagement as well.
We'll invite people to participate in the show.
And thank you for giving us your time and attention.
Have an excellent time building out your vision
and becoming a vision pro yourself.