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This week, Jason is joined by one of the fan favorites from Season 3 of Netflix’s Love is Blind, Nancy Rodriguez!

Nancy quickly became one of the more popular members of the cast after accepting the proposal of one of her other cast members, although her relationship did not end up having a happily ever after in marriage. Nancy continued to focus on bettering herself, both personally and professionally. Since her season ended, Nancy continued her career as a speech pathologist while also growing her long-time side hustle as a real estate investor. 

Nancy gives insight to where she was at in life when she was casted for Love is Blind, the story of her application process for the show, what questions she asked when signing the contract for the show, how long they are in the pods for, how Love is Blind differs for The Bachelor world, how couples had more of a say on what was said in front of the camera,  what life looked like after filming the show and what the healing process looked like, how she created her brand, and why staying authentic is critical to who she is. Nancy also reveals how she built her business model for posting on social media, how she got into $100k in debt to paying it off, how she used NACA in regards to real estate, working alongside exes and creating boundaries, and breaking down all things real estate.What reality show did she envision for herself prior to Love is Blind? What does she think is petty when it comes to broken engagements? 

Nancy reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guests: Nancy Rodriguez

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This week, Jason is joined by board certified OB-GYN since 1999 and co-creator of Tribe Called V, Dr. Shieva Ghofrany!

Dr. Shieva played an extra special role to the Trading Secrets family as she played a role in delivery of the newest addition to the team with Evan and Betsy’s new baby Nate! Evan breaks down their meeting with Dr. Shieva and how she delivered baby Nate, Betsy hops on the call to talk about the delivery of the baby and her trading secret about going through the IVF journey, Dr. Shieva answers all of the questions about what you should know about OB-GYN and general health.

It’s an episode you can’t afford to miss! 

Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guest: Dr. Shieva Ghofrany

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This week, Jason is joined by founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Todd Graves!

Having come up with the idea for a chicken finger restaurant chain back in 1996, Todd took a true entrepreneurial path by funding the startup with an SBA loan and his own personal savings. 28 years later, Todd is now one of the 500 richest people in the world, being named to the Forbes and Bloomberg’s recent billionaire list. With over 800 locations in 40 states and five countries, 3.8 billion in revenue last year, Raising Canes is a name brand that on its own merit has become a pop culture icon to fans and customers everywhere. 


Todd gives insight to the marketing strategy he has adapted over the years, the love of hanging out with inspiring people from all walks of life, how he was approached to be the lead for The Bachelor, how much of a hand he has in the company and what he wants to do long term with the business, his best advice for those who are expanding their business, working lease deals to open more restaurants for $100k, and coming together during crisis. Todd also reveals how they adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic, how staying privately owned makes a huge difference, the impact of Cane’s Love for the employees, how Post Malone got involved with Raising Canes, why he pushes someone with their own concept to open that, his thoughts on franchising, and what he think is next for Raising Cane’s. Does he pay people an appearance fee for events? Which reality show did he go on? What does the average unit volume at?

Todd reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guests:Todd Graves

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This week, Jason is joined by serial entrepreneur and angel investor in the digital advertising and marketing space, Krishna Subramanian!

Krishna breaks down how his original plan of attending med school to become an orthopedic surgeon changed when burnout hit and taking a chance on tech, selling Blue Lithium (which he co-founded in 2004) three years later for $300 million to Yahoo, how retargeting works, how he got into digital marketing, what motivates him, some of the biggest apps they have worked with, how influencer marketing has changed, how Captiv8 works, and how they work with predictions for the future. 

It’s an episode you can’t afford to miss! 

Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: John Gurney
Guest: Krishna Subramanian 

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This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur, digital content creator and 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 for social media, Serena Kerrigan!

Serena is best know for dishing out dating advice to her audience of nearly 1 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms. In addition to her success in content creation, Serena launched her sex positive brand SFKLFG LLC. In addition to her retail success, she launched another expansion within her SFK brand with SFK TV, a members only platform for her own exclusive long form content this fall. 

Serena gives insight to how she created her SFK persona, why she doesn’t believe people should never work for free, the truth behind the viral video about being sent a venmo request by a date, what she expects a man to pay for, what dating show she created for herself during lockdown, and how she created her card game thanks to her live dating show. Serena also reveals the power of asking yourself “why you,” the impact on her interest in filmmaking being rooted in her mom and dad both working in the industry, why she decided to kill SFK TV and move to Substack and called it The Plot. how to create confidence for yourself, and play a few rounds of her card game! What does she get personalized every year for her birthday party? Where did the idea for the card game come from? What goals does she have for the next five years?

Serena reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss! 

Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: Declan O’Connell
Guests: Serena Kerrigan

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This week, Jason is joined by entrepreneur and franchisor, Steven Montgomery!

Steven is the founder and CEO of ResiBrands based out of Austin, TX. ResiBrands helps build outstanding home service brands and is the parent company for franchises That 1 Painter, Garage Up and Pinks Window Services. In addition to his work with ResiBrands, he also founded ResiCreative, a cutting edge marketing agency and ResiConnect, an appointment center that helps connect franchisees with potential customers. Steven reveals the secrets to what consumers should know about the trades, where he feels like consumers are getting taken advantage of, clearing up franchisee misconceptions, what investing looks like in a franchise to make passive income, what characteristics make a great franchisee, understanding the consumer mindset, and utilizing the natural buying pool with a franchise.

It’s an episode you can’t afford to miss! 

Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: Declan O’Connell
ResiBrands founder & CEO Steven Montgomery: @stevenjmonty
@resibrands 
www.resibrands.com
@that1painter
@garageupteam
@pinkswindows 




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