"Inspired to Invest" Podcast
The "Inspired To Invest" Podcast shares stories from inspirational business owners, entrepreneurs and real estate investors, how/why they got started, challenges/obstacles faced, successes achieved, lessons learned and much more. Never miss an episode! The host of "Inspired To Invest", Serena Holmes, ran her own multi-award winning brand experience agency for 18 years and has been investing in real estate for over ten years. Throughout the course of her career, she has had the chance to get to know some super amazing people who have taken charge of their lives to start a business and/or invest in real estate to completely change the trajectory of their finances, their future, and the legacy they will leave behind for their family. With this said, the concept for “Inspired To Invest” was born. Please join in as we journey through the episodes, featuring inspiring stories from business owners, entrepreneurs, and real estate investors. We hope that by hearing these stories that you will find the inspiration, encouragement, and confidence, to get started on your own path. "When you invest in yourself, the sky's the limit!" To watch episodes rather than listen to them, go to Serena's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@serenaholmesrealtor/podcasts and make sure you subscribe! For past episodes or to apply to be on the show, go to https://linktr.ee/inspiredtoinvestpodcast and to get in touch directly, go to inspiredtoinvestpodcast@gmail.com. In addition, Serena recently launched a new business called Executive Lens. Turn content into connection! At Executive Lens, we curate compelling content to help busy business owners, executives, and investors build powerful personal brands on LinkedIn and beyond. After all, attraction is the ultimate flex! Learn more at https://executivelens.co Thank you in advance for your support.
Episodes
What happens after you've built a successful business?
For many entrepreneurs, that's when an entirely new challenge begins.
Welcome back to another episode of Inspired To Invest! This week, Eliot Vancil is here for Episode 159.
To watch rather than listen, clickhere.
In this episode of Inspired To Invest, Serena Holmes sits down with serial entrepreneur Eliot Vancil, who built and sold multiple technology companies be...
What if the greatest investment you'll ever make isn't in real estate, stocks, or a business…
What if it's in your relationships?
Welcome back to another episode of Inspired To Invest! This week, David Homan is here for Episode 158. To watch rather than listen, clickhere.
David is the founder and CEO of Orchestrated Connecting, Orchestrated Opportunities, and SOAR CONNECT, to explore why authentic relationships have become o...
What does it take to lose everything… and then rebuild an almost $500 million real estate portfolio from scratch?
Welcome back to ep157 of Inspired To Invest with Palmy Kitti. To watch rather than listen, click here.
Palmy is a multifamily real estate investor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of The Kitti Sisters, to discuss her remarkable journey from the collapse of a successful fashion business to becoming one of the fastest...
Can you build a thriving real estate business without high-pressure sales tactics?
Welcome back to ep156 of Inspired To Invest with Dan Rochon. The watch rather than listen, click here.
Dan Rochon, author of Teach to Sell, real estate broker, entrepreneur, sales strategist, and host of the No Broke Months podcast.
After making zero sales during his first six months in real estate, Dan completely transformed his career by developing...
How do you build a $100 million real estate portfolio while maintaining a successful medical career?
Welcome back to Ep155 of Inspired To Invest with Corey Muldrow. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Corey is the CEO and Co-Founder of M Group Capital, to discuss how he transitioned from healthcare into multifamily real estate investing and built a thriving investment company by focusing on systems, mentorship, leadership, and...
What if the biggest retirement mistake isn't failing to save enough... but relying too heavily on selling your assets to fund your lifestyle?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. Steve Selengut is here again, this time for episode 154. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Steve is a retired private portfolio manager with more than 44 years of experience helping clients build sustainable income portfolios.
Steve shares why he bel...
Can Canadians successfully build wealth through U.S. multifamily real estate?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week August Biniaz is here for episode 153. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
He is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CPI Capital, to unpack the realities of cross-border investing, raising capital, and creating long-term wealth through multifamily real estate in the United States.
With more tha...
What happens when artificial intelligence meets storytelling, entrepreneurship, and mental health?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Quint Boa is here for ep152. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
He is a Director at Synima, AI consultant, psychotherapist, and creative leader working at the intersection of technology and human connection.
Quint shares how his career evolved from film and television into building ...
What happens when financial stability no longer feels like enough?
Welcome back to ep151 of Inspired To Invest with Jens Neilsen. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Jens is a commercial real estate investor and Certified High Performance Coach. He is with us to discuss his remarkable transition from a 25-year career in IT to becoming a partner in more than 2,700 apartment units and industrial properties valued at over $250 mi...
From Wall Street to serial entrepreneur!
What does it take to build lasting wealth over four decades? Welcome back to ep150 of Inspired To Invest.
This week, we are sitting down with Mark Seruya.
To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
He is a Wall Street veteran with more than 40 years of experience, a real estate investor of 25+ years, Head of Capital Markets at KSR Real Estate, partner at Windsor Properties, f...
What if the biggest obstacle in your relationships, career, and personal growth isn't communication itself but how you understand human behaviour?
Welcome back to ep149 of Inspired To Invest with Dr. Etel Leit. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Dr. Leit is an internationally recognized human communication researcher, TEDx speaker, psychologist, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and relationship expert known by many as "The L...
What if the biggest threat to your wealth… isn’t the market, interest rates, or your next deal, but a cyberattack you never saw coming?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Robert Siciliano is with us for episode 148. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
In this episode, our host sits down with cybersecurity expert, private investigator, and “good guy hacker” Robert Siciliano to break down the...
What does it really take to turn adversity into opportunity?
Welcome back to ep147 of Inspired To Invest. This week, Victor Vornado is with us. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Victor is a comedian, filmmaker, tech innovator, and educator and he unpacks a journey that challenges everything you think you know about success.
Born legally blind and navigating life as an African American with albinism, Victor didn’t follo...
Why do so many people struggle to follow through… even when they know exactly what to do?
Welcome back to ep146 of Inspired To Invest. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
In this episode of Inspired To Invest, I sit down with Paul Salter, a mindset and performance coach known as The Golf Hypnotherapist, to unpack what really drives success—and what quietly holds people back.
Because here’s the truth...
What does it really take to build a company that scales across borders, industries, and even global crises?
Welcome back to ep145 of Inspired To Invest with Joshua Gould. To watch rather than listen, click HERE
Joshua is the CEO of The Big Word, a global language services and technology company that has grown to over $100 million in revenue while serving governments, healthcare systems, and legal institutions worldwide.
...What if you could sell your business… create wealth for your employees… AND potentially reduce your tax burden at the same time?
Welcome back to ep144 of Inspired To Invest with Matt Middendorp. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Matt is the Director of ESOP Consulting at VisionPoint Capital and we unpack one of the most misunderstood (yet powerful) strategies in business today:
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (E...
What if you could legally run your business from anywhere in the world… while optimizing your taxes, protecting your assets, and creating true freedom?
Welcome back to ep143 of Inspired To Invest. To watch rather than listen, click here.
In this week’s episode, I sit down with Bobby Casey, an international tax strategist, entrepreneur, and founder of BusinessAnywhere.io, to break down what it really takes to buil...
What if your next hire wasn’t human… but felt completely real?
Welcome back to ep142 of Inspired To Invest with Galya Westler. To watch rather than listen, clickhere.
She is the Founder & CEO of Human Beam Technologies and unpacks one of the most fascinating shifts happening right now in AI, business, and customer experience.
We go deep into the world of AI avatars, digital twins, and 3D “human beaming”...
What does it really take to build a $600M real estate portfolio managing more than 4,000 multifamily units?
Welcome back to ep141 of Inspired To Invest with Mark Shuler. To watch rather than listen, click here.
Mark Shuler is the founder of SGRE Investments and is here to discuss his journey from licensed architect to large-scale multifamily operator.
Mark shares how decades of experience in architecture, design, construction, and ...
If you're using LinkedIn but struggling to turn visibility into real business, this episode will change the way you think about personal branding online.
Welcome back to ep140 of Inspired To Invest. This week, Leslie Hughes is with us. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Leslie is the principal of Punch Media, LinkedIn Top Voice 2025, author of Create, Connect, Convert, and digital marketing instructor at Ontario Tech Universi...
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