"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 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...
What happens when the market crashes… and everything you’ve built disappears overnight?
Welcome back to ep139 of Inspired To Invest. This week, Chris Prefontaine is here. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Chris is the Chairman and Founder of Smart Real Estate Coach, to talk about one of the most powerful comeback stories in real estate.
Chris has spent over 30 years in real estate, completed hundreds of deals ac...
How do you go from teaching in a classroom to building a national real estate portfolio and launching a real estate investment trust?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Insiyah Panju is here for ep138. To watch rather than listen, click here.
Insiyah Panju is a Canadian real estate investor and co-founder of Pragma Inc. and Expand Wealth Real Estate Trust, to unpack the journey of scaling a multifamily portfolio across ...
What does it really take to win at life and business, especially when your starting point is adversity, fear, and uncertainty?
Welcome back to ep137 of Inspired To Invest. This week Markus Kaulius is here. To watch rather than listen, click here.
In this powerful episode of Inspired To Invest, entrepreneur, investor, and Play A Bigger Game author Markus Kaulius shares the raw truth behind building multiple 8- and 9-figure companies, ...
What does it really mean to be an angel investor and is it only for the ultra-wealthy?
Welcome back to ep136 of Inspired To Invest. This week, Karen Rands is with us. To watch rather than listen, click here.
Karen is the founder of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement, author of Inside Secrets to Angel Investing and Inside Secrets to Crowdfund Investing, and one of North America’s leading voices on ethical, impact-driven priva...
What if selling your home didn’t mean automatically giving away tens of thousands of dollars in commissions?
Welcome back to ep135 of Inspired To Invest. This week, I’m sitting down with Tim Street. To watch rather than listen, click here.
He is a Marine Corps veteran, real estate educator, and founder of Foolproof FSBO, to unpack how homeowners and investors can protect equity, maximize exit value, and approach selling r...
The real estate world loves shiny objects.
But the smartest investors are paying attention to something far less flashy and far more inevitable.
Welcome back to ep134 of Inspired To Invest. If you'd rather watch than listen, click here.
This week, we are sitting down with Debora Randall, an agricultural economist turned real estate investor, to unpack why senior housing may be one of the most compelling, under-discussed investment opp...
What does it really take to build a business that doesn’t depend on you every single day?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Justin Lund, founder of Propel Enterprises joins us from St. George Utah for ep133.
To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
Justin’s story is not a highlight reel. It’s a real, raw conversation about entrepreneurship, addiction, rebuilding after rock bottom, and what it a...
The path to passive income starts HERE!
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Chutima Barrios is with us from Rent Roll Capital.
To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
We unpack how she transitioned from a demanding W-2 career into multifamily real estate, ultimately growing $35 million in assets under management — all while raising two young children.
Chutima’s story didn’t start with...
Is creating generational wealth for your family one of your financial goals?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Shannon Robnett is with us for ep131.
To watch rather than listen, click here.
Shannon is the founder of Shannon Robnett Industries. He is a seasoned real estate developer and syndicator with over 30 years of experience in construction, multifamily development, alternative assets, and tax-advantaged investi...
From market crash to cash flow!
What does it REALLY take to live off real estate not just own a few rentals, but build true financial freedom, time freedom, and legacy wealth?
Welcome back to ep130 of Inspired To Invest. To watch rather than listen, click HERE.
This week, I sit down with Jo Anna Wright, the founder of Bottom Line Wealth.
We unpack her 25-year journey in real estate, from losing everything during the 2...
Artificial intelligence isn’t evolving business… It’s rewriting the rules entirely.
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest, this week Peter Swain is here for episode 129.
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He is a global AI and digital disruption strategist from Wiltshire, England. With over 30 years at the front lines of every major technology shift.
From the birth of the web to today’s rise of a...
What does it really take to go from working as a corrections officer to becoming a full-time real estate investor, operator, and developer?
Welcome back to Inspired To Invest. This week, Belen Hipskind is joining us for episode 128.
To watch rather than listen, click here.
Belen is a hands-on real estate investor based in Ponca City, Oklahoma, who has rehabbed, rented, and sold 50+ units in just six years — while raising a famil...
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