7-Figure Mentor

Deven Rodriguez
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Welcome to 7 Figure Mentor, the ultimate podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs and business owners looking to scale their online businesses to seven figures and beyond. Hosted by Deven Rodriguez, a Founder of Podcastguest.io, the most sought after Podcast Booking Agency in the Info-Marketing industry, this podcast is your go-to resource for actionable strategies and insights on growing a successful online business. Discover proven techniques to close more deals, get the latest tips on digital marketing and social media, learn how to build and lead a high-performing team, understand key components of delivering outstanding products and services, and optimize your business processes for maximum productivity. Each episode features industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs sharing their best practices and success stories. Join our community of high-achieving business owners and take your online business to the next level. Subscribe now and start your journey to 7-figures today!

  1. 2d ago

    How to Build a Multi-Studio Pilates Business and Franchise From Scratch (Even Through Lockdown) with Carla Sconce

    Most Pilates instructors teach the same classes for years and never build anything bigger. That's leaving a business on the table. Carla, founder of HIIT Pilates in Sydney, went from magazine advertising to Pilates instructor after her second baby. Within six months of launching, she had two studios. Then a three-month COVID lockdown shut her doors, and she used it to write a teacher training program that has since certified nearly 150 graduates and led to her first franchise location in January 2025. In this episode, Carla shows you how to build a multi-studio Pilates business, how to turn a crisis into a new revenue stream, and how to find franchisees who already love your brand. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How a HIIT Pilates class works: 12 minutes of high-intensity training off the reformer, then reformer work to balance the bodyWhat a Pilates reformer actually is (and why it looks like a torture device)Why capping classes at 12 people prevents injuries, and how Carla's approach compares to CrossFitHow she used a three-month lockdown to write her teacher training program instead of shutting downThe lease clause that delayed her rent until council approval came throughWhy the first lockdown actually helped her studio launchHow her first franchisee went from client to trainee to studio ownerWhat "nationally recognized" Pilates certification really means outside AustraliaWho should (and shouldn't) become a Pilates instructorAbout Carla: Carla is a multi-site Pilates studio owner, the founder and head trainer of HIIT Pilates and its Pilates Teacher Training Academy, and a mother of three. Her certification is recognized by Physical Activity Australia, and she offers an online course students can start anytime plus an in-studio course in Sydney held twice a year over six consecutive weekends. Connect With Carla: Website: hiitpilatesstudio.comInstagram: Carla SconceLinkedIn: Carla SconceTiktok: Carla Sconce

  2. 4d ago

    How to Write a Book in 60 Days and Turn It Into 7 to 12 Streams of Income with Tenita Johnson

    Most business owners write a book, stick it in a drawer, and move on. That’s leaving a fortune on the table. Tenita Johnson has written 26 books. One of them, When the Smoke Clears, became a stage play, then a full movie in September 2026, and now a series is in the works. In this episode, Tenita shows you how to pick the right book to write, how to finish it in 60 days without typing a word from scratch, and how to turn it into 7 to 12 streams of income that grow your business for years. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: The #1 mistake people make when picking their first book (and why “my life story” usually flops)How to “speak” your book using podcast, stage, and webinar transcripts instead of writingThe simple 60-day book outline: intro, your steps as chapters, conclusion. Done.How one book turns into 7 to 12 income streams, from audiobooks to coaching to a clothing lineThe truth about bestseller lists: what the New York Times really takes vs. how Amazon lists get gamedWhy Amazon may be eating 60% of your book money (and how one author lost thousands)Why your book’s real job is to close clients, not sell copiesWhen a ghostwriter makes sense and how to make sure they sound like youThe 2 books Tenita says every entrepreneur should writeAbout Tenita: Tenita Johnson is an author of 26 books, a publisher, speaker, book coach, and playwright. Through her company, So It Is Written, she helps coaches, consultants, and speakers write their signature brand book fast and build multiple income streams from it. Connect With Tenita: Website: soitiswritten.net (that’s .net, not .com)Email: info@soitiswritten.netInstagram: Tenita JohnsonLinkedIn: Tenita JohnsonYoutube: Tenita JohnsonTiktok: Tenita Johnson

  3. Oct 22

    How to Save Your Marriage When You’re Winning in Business but Losing at Home with Tim Arrigo

    You built the business. You hit the goals. So why does home feel like a war zone? Tim Arrigo went from shooting heroin on the streets of Los Angeles to helping over 5,000 couples fix their relationships. Today he coaches successful men who are crushing it at work but struggling with their wives. In this raw, no-holds-barred talk, Tim explains why the same drive that makes you great in business is wrecking your marriage. He also shares the simple shifts that turn it around, even if your wife isn’t willing to change. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why work can become an “addiction” that gets rewarded, and how it quietly kills your marriageHow to “downshift” from business mode to husband mode so you stop treating your wife like a problem to solveWhy a man who knows better still blows up at his wife, and how to catch a trigger before it takes overWhy you don’t need fewer fights, you need better repair after themHow to change your marriage by yourself, even if she won’t do the workHow to set real boundaries without sounding like a hypocriteThe warning signs that a marriage may be too far goneRed flags to watch for in your next partner, including the “all my exes were narcissists” trapAbout Tim Arrigo: Tim Arrigo is the founder of Beyond Driven, a coaching program for men who are thriving in business but struggling in their relationships. After beating heroin addiction and spending 10 years in the trenches of addiction treatment, Tim built The Inside Out Method to help men break old patterns and build marriages that last. His story is told in the documentary The Threshing Floor on Amazon Prime, and his book The Inside Out Method is available on Amazon. Connect with Tim: Website: beyond-driven.comInstagram: beyond drivenFacebook: beyond drivenTiktok: beyond drivenYoutube: beyond drivenBook: The Inside Out Method on AmazonDocumentary: The Threshing Floor on Amazon Prime

  4. Oct 8

    How to Go From Founder to CEO After Series A (Without Losing Control) with David Bishop

    Nothing moves in your company without you, and you're quietly proud of it. David Bishop says that pride could cost you the business. David ran a $3 billion a year distribution business for MGM and Sony and helped launch DVD and Blu-ray. Now he coaches CEO founders through the jump from "I do everything" to leading a real team. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why the habits that got you funded will hurt you at scale, and what to do insteadThe "dance floor vs. balcony" shift that lets you step back without walking awayWhy nobody tells the CEO the truth, and how an anonymous 360 review fixes thatHow to change just 2 behaviors at a time so the change sticksThe 2 warning signs your team doesn't feel safe speaking up: good people leaving, and every idea coming from youThe difference between an engaged team and a happy team, and why "I love my coworkers" is a red flagHow to keep old habits from coming back after the coaching endsAbout David Bishop David Bishop is an executive coach for CEO founders and the founder of The David Bishop Group. He was president of MGM's home entertainment and international theatrical divisions. He later ran the combined MGM and Sony distribution business, which hit about $3 billion a year. He also sits on company boards. Connect With David LinkedIn: David BishopWebsite: thedavidbishopgroup.com

  5. Oct 6

    How to Use AI in Your Business Without Wrecking It: The "AI Last" Rule with Max Dunn

    Everybody says you need to be "AI first." Max Dunn says that's how you lose your customers. Max founded Silicon Publishing 26 years ago. His team built the tools behind the photo books, greeting cards, wedding invites, and book covers you make on Shutterfly, Hallmark, Minted, and Amazon. Some days they put out 30 million pieces. He has also been hit by almost everything that can go wrong in business. Clients stopped paying. 9/11 wiped out a deal. Steve Jobs killed the tech his whole product ran on. He is still here, and in this episode he explains how. In this episode, you'll learn: The "AI Last" rule: why Max puts humans on top, plain automation in the middle, and AI at the bottom, and how to set that up in your own companyHow one press release and one trade show landed Amazon, Google, Hallmark, Nike, and Shutterfly at the same timeThe one-big-client trap that almost broke his company twice, and how to stay out of itHow a 5-person shop hired the team that built Adobe InDesign the moment Adobe let them goWhat to do when the tech your product runs on gets killed overnightWhy "it's 90% done" is a red flag when you hire developersWhy he runs his team like "a jazz band, not an orchestra"About Max Dunn Max Dunn is the founder of Silicon Publishing, a 26-year-old software company that automates documents and images for some of the biggest brands on earth. His team includes the people who built Adobe InDesign. Connect with Max:  Website: siliconpublishing.comLinkedIn: Max DunnYoutube: Silicon PublishingInstagram: Silicon Publishing

  6. Oct 1

    How to Get Your VA Disability Rating Increased Without Messing Up Your Claim Forever with Robert Pinero

    Think you're underrated by the VA? You might be right. Marine veteran Robert Pinero got stuck in his girlfriend's car because his back hurt so bad he couldn't get out. The VA had him at 20%. A second doctor's exam put him at 40%, plus 20% on each leg for a problem nobody had caught. That's when he realized the system was broken. Now his company, Veterans Educating Veterans (VEV), helps vets get the rating they've earned. In this episode, you'll learn: Why getting hurt in service is NOT enough to get paid (and what the VA actually needs to see)The #1 mistake vets make that can mess up their claim foreverHow to think like a VA rater so your claim leaves zero room for a "no"Why "just deal with the pain" costs vets money for the rest of their livesWhat active duty troops should do right now to protect their future claimThe hidden problem with some VA exams and why a rushed doctor can lower your ratingHow Robert got his brother almost 40% higher in about two monthsWhy the VA is getting tougher every year and why waiting could cost youAbout Robert Pinero: Robert is a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and was stationed at Camp Pendleton. He's the founder of Veterans Educating Veterans (VEV), one of the few companies that helps with both service connection AND rating increases. His team covers the medical exam costs up front, and veterans only pay if they win. Connect With Robert: Website: veteranseducatingveterans.comInstagram: Robert PineroLinkedIn: Robert PineroYoutube: Robert PineroTiktok: Robert Pinero

  7. Sep 24

    How to Build a $100K/Month Rank and Rent Business With No Paid Ads with Kyle Goldstein

    What if you could own a website that local businesses pay you rent for every single month? Kyle spent 10 years in TV working the Super Bowl halftime show and big award shows. The pay was great when he worked, but he had zero control of his income. Then he tried dropshipping, affiliate marketing, and day trading. None of it stuck. In 2019 he found a simple idea: build a website, rank it on page one of Google, and rent the phone calls to a local business. Today his company does over $100K a month with about $5K in costs, and he spends more time with his kid than anyone he knows. He breaks down the whole model, including the exact phone script he uses to land clients. 🎧 In This Episode, You'll Learn What a "website landlord" is and how renting leads worksWhere the calls go before you have a client (the answer is so simple, it's funny)The soft cold call script that gets business owners to take a free 7-day trialHow to flip into "boss mode" on the second call and lock in $750 to $1,000 a monthWhy you should test about 5 niches first before you pick one to dominateHow AI search is actually increasing his call volume, not hurting itThe #1 reason clients cancel and how a $250 reconnection fee fixes itWhy this model only costs $20 to $25 per site per month to runHow long it takes to land your first client (months 3 to 6 for most, months 1 to 2 if you put in 10 to 20 hours a week)Why it's not too late if you're older. Kyle started at 32, and he's seen people in their 60s hit $10K a monthAbout Kyle Kyle, known as "The Website Landlord," spent 10 years as a TV freelancer before finding the rank and rent model in 2019. He landed his first client by month three and was making $10K a month passively by the end of year one. Today he and his partners run a company doing over $100K a month with more than 100 clients. He's partnered with Rent Local Sites, a program that teaches people how to build and rent lead generating websites. Connect With Kyle Website: rentlocalsites.comYoutube: Kyle GoldsteinTikTok: Kyle GoldsteinInstagram: Kyle Goldstein

  8. Sep 10

    How to Build a $550 Million Real Estate Portfolio Without Getting Wiped Out When the Market Turns with Forrest Jinks

    Forrest Jinks started by fixing up a house so he could buy a truck. He had zero construction experience, so he stood outside Home Depot and asked painters questions in the parking lot. Today he manages $550 million. In between, he lost a piece of land worth $1.3 million and sold it for $425,000. That crash taught him the rules he still runs his company by twenty years later. This episode is the playbook. In This Episode, You'll Learn The difference between risk and uncertainty, and why smart investors only take one of themWhy "I'll get your money back no matter what" is the worst promise you can make to an investor, and what to say insteadHow thousands of multifamily operators got wiped out between 2022 and today, and the exact mistakes that did itWhy higher risk should never mean a small bump in return (Forrest's rule: double the risk, more than double the reward)The one thing to check before you invest in any deal, and it has nothing to do with the propertyWhy "insider information" is completely legal in real estate, and how pros use it to beat the marketWhere Forrest sees the biggest opportunity right now, plus the numbers on the 1,200-unit deal he's buying at a fraction of build costHow to know if a sponsor is actually good (hint: you only find out when things go wrong)About Forrest Jinks: Forrest Jinks is the CEO of Altus Equity, where he oversees roughly $550 million in assets under management. He came up the blue collar way, doing his own construction on his first deal, then scaling through local development before the 2008 crash forced a full rebuild of how he invests. Today Altus finds real estate opportunities that are too hard or too big for individual investors, packages them, and handles the asset management so investors can go passive without giving up private market upside. Full transparency is the core of how he runs deals. Every investor sees the risk, the mitigation plan, and quarterly reports on what's working and what isn't. Connect With Forrest: Website: altusequity.comYoutube: Kyle GoldsteinEmail: FJNKS@altusequity.com

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Welcome to 7 Figure Mentor, the ultimate podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs and business owners looking to scale their online businesses to seven figures and beyond. Hosted by Deven Rodriguez, a Founder of Podcastguest.io, the most sought after Podcast Booking Agency in the Info-Marketing industry, this podcast is your go-to resource for actionable strategies and insights on growing a successful online business. Discover proven techniques to close more deals, get the latest tips on digital marketing and social media, learn how to build and lead a high-performing team, understand key components of delivering outstanding products and services, and optimize your business processes for maximum productivity. Each episode features industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs sharing their best practices and success stories. Join our community of high-achieving business owners and take your online business to the next level. Subscribe now and start your journey to 7-figures today!

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  • Creator
    Deven Rodriguez
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    217
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    © 2026 7-Figure Mentor
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