Honest Wealth Builders

Abi Asija

Most business podcasts talk about success. Honest Wealth Builders works on it. This is a strategy lab where revenue-generating founders break down their business, identify the real constraint limiting growth, and workshop the next smart move. Each episode follows a simple three-part structure: 1. The Business: What are you building? How does it make money? What are you aiming for? 2. The Bottleneck: Where is growth slowing down? Sales, pricing, positioning, focus, execution? We isolate the real constraint. 3. The Strategy Session: We challenge assumptions, weigh tradeoffs, and decide the next clear step forward. This is not a traditional interview show. It’s a focused strategy session. Real businesses. Real constraints. Clear next moves. The insights come from building my own seven-figure company, completing over 700 deals, and documenting the principles behind sustainable growth. If you are building something serious and want sharper thinking around your next move, this show is for you.

  1. 6h ago

    The Smartest Real Estate Business I've Seen | Harley Green

    Abi Asija sits down with Harley Green, Founder of InvestAway, a private lending company that provides short-term financing to real estate investors for fix-and-flip and small multifamily projects. The business operates in a fast-moving deal environment where speed, underwriting discipline, and borrower quality determine performance. Key Insight: In private lending, growth is not limited by capital. It is limited by deal quality, underwriting speed, and borrower discipline. The real advantage comes from how quickly and accurately you can evaluate deals while maintaining strict risk controls in a highly competitive market. Harley breaks down how InvestAway sources and evaluates deals, how underwriting decisions are made in real time, and why maintaining a consistent pipeline of high-quality opportunities is the hardest part of scaling a lending business. The conversation dives into the mechanics of short-term lending (typically 4–9 months), including how deals are structured, how risk is assessed, and how collateral provides multiple exit paths even in shifting market conditions. Abi challenges how lenders differentiate in a crowded market, pushing the discussion toward speed, specialization, and operational execution as the real competitive edge. Harley also shares the company’s growth trajectory. Approximately $134K in revenue last year, around $230K year-to-date, and a target of $2M annually as the next milestone. From there, the focus shifts to what actually drives scale: deal velocity, borrower quality, and underwriting consistency as volume increases. The episode closes with a breakdown of how InvestAway operates in practice and what separates strong lending businesses from those that struggle in cyclical markets. Viewers will learn how private lending actually works behind the scenes. How deals are sourced, how underwriting decisions are made, and why speed, specialization, and risk discipline are the core drivers of scale in real estate lending.

    54 min
  2. 1d ago

    She Wanted Clients Worldwide. Here's Why That's A Mistake | Daniela Blanchet

    Abi Asija sits down with Daniela Blanchet, an expat mom coach who helps women rebuild confidence, belonging, and emotional stability after relocating internationally. The conversation breaks down how she supports expat mothers navigating identity shifts, relationship strain, and overwhelm while adjusting to new countries, and how her early-stage coaching business is currently limited by unclear positioning and an overly broad audience. The core focus is on refining her offer, tightening her niche, and building a more effective client acquisition system rooted in trust and direct conversations.  Key Insight: The real breakthrough in scaling a coaching business is not more content or more funnels, but a sharper niche, a clearly defined transformation, and a simple trust-based sales process that prioritizes direct human connection. A major theme in the discussion is the importance of narrowing the ideal client profile. Instead of targeting expat moms globally, the strategy emphasizes starting with a concentrated local market such as Buenos Aires. This allows messaging to become more specific, relatable, and persuasive, while also enabling stronger community density, word-of-mouth growth, and faster authority building in a defined space. Another key point is restructuring the offer around measurable transformation instead of coaching inputs. The focus shifts toward outcomes such as reduced overwhelm, improved emotional regulation, stronger sense of belonging, and better relationship quality. By introducing structured pre- and post-program self-assessments, the transformation becomes quantifiable, strengthening both marketing claims and testimonial credibility. The conversation also highlights a shift in client acquisition strategy away from workshops and broad funnels toward short, one-on-one conversations. These direct interactions allow for faster trust-building, deeper understanding of client pain points, and more natural conversion into the paid cohort program without feeling overly sales-driven. This approach also improves feedback loops and objection handling. Finally, the long-term scaling strategy is built on dominance of a single local market before expanding globally. By first building a strong foundation of testimonials and results in one city, the business can later expand into broader regions with significantly stronger positioning, higher pricing power, and premium offers such as retreats and masterminds. Overall, viewers will learn how to reposition a coaching business for stronger authority, higher conversion, and scalable growth by focusing on niche clarity, outcome-driven positioning, and trust-first client acquisition. To connect with Daniela Blanchet, visit momtocoaching.com or email daniela@momtocoaching.com. Just reach out directly if you are an expat mom looking for support in rebuilding confidence, belonging, and emotional stability after moving abroad.

    1h 15m
  3. 2d ago

    After 25 Years In Marketing, This Is His Biggest Fear | Jesse Wroblewski

    Abi Asija sits down with Jesse Wroblewski, Founder of Decommoditized, a branding and differentiation consultant who helps long-standing agencies and businesses reposition themselves in an increasingly commoditized market. With 25+ years of experience running a digital marketing agency and a consulting arm focused on brand differentiation, Jesse is facing a core challenge: how to consistently attract high-quality, problem-aware clients who are ready to change, not just observe. Key Insight: Even highly experienced operators can struggle when their offer is not clearly tied to a tangible outcome. The conversation explores how positioning, qualification, and perceived value matter more than tactics, and how even strong expertise can be overlooked if the market does not immediately understand the transformation being offered. The discussion breaks down Jesse’s dual-business structure, where a long-running agency handles execution while a consulting front end is meant to attract and qualify higher-value clients. Abi challenges the separation between the two, pushing the idea that fragmented positioning can weaken overall brand clarity and make scaling harder than necessary. They explore how the consulting arm acts as both a lead filter and a personal branding vehicle, but also creates tension in focus and messaging. A major theme is the difference between high-volume commoditized marketing offers and outcome-driven positioning. Abi pushes the idea of building irresistible, risk-reversing offers tied to measurable results, while Jesse highlights the skepticism and noise in the market where “free leads” and “performance guarantees” are already overused. This leads to a deeper debate on trust, proof, and whether logic or emotion drives client decisions in high-ticket services. They also dive into awareness levels in the market, discussing how scaling requires moving beyond only bottom-of-funnel clients who already understand the offer, and instead building systems that educate and qualify earlier-stage prospects. The conversation highlights how content, speaking engagements, and authority-building all play a role in reducing customer acquisition costs and improving client quality. Viewers will walk away with a practical framework for decommoditizing services, improving offer clarity, structuring consulting-to-agency funnels, and better understanding how positioning impacts conversion at every stage of the awareness journey. If you’re trying to scale a service business in a saturated market, this conversation breaks down what actually drives trust, differentiation, and demand.

    1h 11m
  4. 2d ago

    She's Attracting The Wrong Clients. Here's Why | Dr. Rhonda Lawson

    Abi Asija sits down with Dr. Rhonda Lawson, a literary and publicity strategist who helps business professionals and authors turn their expertise into authority through books, speaking platforms, and personal branding. The core challenge discussed is not lack of skill or experience, but the difficulty in clearly communicating value to the right audience and consistently attracting high-quality clients . Key Insight: Most service-based experts don’t have a service problem, they have a positioning and messaging problem. Dr. Rhonda’s business shows that even with strong expertise and proven results, inconsistent messaging can lead to low-value leads and unpredictable client flow. One of the biggest breakdowns in this conversation is how authority is actually built in modern markets. Instead of relying only on word-of-mouth or generic social media posts, the discussion highlights the importance of structured visibility through books, speaking engagements, and educational content that positions a person as a trusted expert in their field . Another key insight is the importance of aligning pricing and offers with client urgency and pain rather than effort alone. Many service providers underprice themselves or struggle with objections because their pricing is not tied directly to the client’s perceived transformation or problem severity. When positioning is aligned correctly, pricing becomes a reflection of value, not time spent. The conversation also breaks down how client acquisition is currently happening almost entirely through organic social media, especially Facebook and Instagram, with referrals and repeat visibility playing a major role. While this works, it also creates inconsistency, which is why systemizing awareness through speaking, workshops, and structured content is essential for scaling . Ultimately, viewers will learn how to reposition a service-based business for authority, how to convert visibility into consistent clients, and how to build a structured funnel that moves people from awareness to trust to high-ticket offers. Dr. Rhonda can be reached through her website mtwimagesolutions.com or via her social platforms on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for consultations, publishing services, and publicity support

    53 min
  5. 3d ago

    1,200 People Registered... Nobody Bought | Simon Popple

    Abi Asija sits down with Simon Popple, Founder of Gold Program, an educational platform designed to teach people how to invest in gold through a structured portfolio system instead of simply buying a single gold ETF. With a strong LinkedIn following, growing webinar attendance, and deep experience in gold, metals, mining, and commodities, Simon is facing a clear business challenge: people are interested, but they are not yet converting into customers. Key Insight: A strong product is not enough if the offer is unclear. Simon has a valuable system for helping investors understand gold, mining equities, risk categories, and portfolio construction, but the business needs sharper positioning, a simpler offer, and a stronger education-based funnel that moves people from interest to trust to action. The conversation breaks down the core problem behind Gold Program’s current growth bottleneck. Simon has audience attention, including 22,000 LinkedIn followers and webinars with more than 1,000 registrants, but his messaging is not yet converting that attention into consistent revenue. Abi identifies that the audience may understand why gold matters, but they still need to be educated on how Simon’s system works and why it is different. A major strategic shift discussed is repositioning the business away from direct investment tips and toward a clearer educational product. Because Simon cannot legally provide personalized investment recommendations, Abi pushes him to frame the offer around teaching people how to think, research, assess risk, and build their own gold investment framework. They also explore how to simplify the offer, remove confusing tiers, build a stronger lead nurture sequence, use webinars more strategically, and create a founder-style program where early customers help refine the course through live feedback. Instead of relying on guarantees tied to gold performance, Abi emphasizes building an offer around education, clarity, process, and customer transformation. Viewers will walk away with a practical framework for turning expertise into a scalable educational business, including how to clarify an offer, avoid unsustainable guarantees, build trust with a warm audience, and convert webinar registrants into customers. If you’re interested in learning more about Simon’s Gold Program and how he teaches people to think about gold investing, visit goldprogram.co.uk to explore the available products or reach out directly.

    1h 39m
  6. 3d ago

    The Brutal Business Of Being A Stand-Up Comedian | Leah Renee

    Abi Asija sits down with Leah Renee, a stand-up comedian and podcaster, to break down the real economics behind modern comedy. They explore how comedians build careers from open mics to festivals, the hidden cost of stage time, and why traditional comedy paths often don’t lead to stable income. Leah shares her experience running live shows, producing her own events, and balancing a comedy career while raising a family, offering a rare inside look at the business side of stand-up . Key Insight: Building a comedy career today is less about talent alone and more about creating your own infrastructure for stage time, audience building, and long-term sustainability. Leah explains that most comedians don’t start by getting paid, they start by paying for opportunities through travel, production costs, and self-run shows, which makes business thinking essential from day one. One of the most powerful strategies discussed is Leah’s shift from relying on open mics to producing her own comedy nights. By booking venues, curating lineups, and creating themed showcases, she essentially built her own stage time when opportunities were limited. While this gave her creative control, it also revealed the harsh reality of event economics, where advertising costs, logistics, and turnout challenges often outweigh revenue. They also break down the difference between performing in local scenes versus large festivals like Edinburgh Fringe. While Fringe provides massive exposure and daily stage time, it is rarely profitable for most performers due to high costs. However, it offers something more valuable for comedians, which is feedback, networking, and material development through repetition and audience testing. The conversation expands into podcasting and content creation as a secondary layer of value. Leah uses her podcast as a “sawdust strategy,” turning conversations and audience curiosity into long-form content that builds deeper connection and generates future material for comedy. They also explore the tension between staying “clean,” maintaining brand identity, and avoiding content choices that could limit future opportunities in the industry. Ultimately, viewers will learn how comedians actually survive and grow in a saturated industry, why most income is indirect rather than performance-based, and how audience building, branding decisions, and platform strategy shape long-term success. Leah’s website is LeahRenee.co, where you can follow her work, explore her projects, and reach out through her contact page for bookings or collaborations.

    1h 56m
  7. 4d ago

    His Films Got Millions Of Views... But Nobody Knows Who He Is | Jeremy Norrie

    Abi Asija sits down with Jeremy Norrie, Founder of Sky Island Storytelling, a documentary journalist and filmmaker who creates fast, low-cost documentaries across topics like UFOs, strange phenomena, mindfulness, cannabis, van life, nutrition, and human stories. After years of producing documentaries and earning revenue through distributors, streaming platforms, and YouTube, Jeremy is facing a familiar creator-business challenge: how to turn unpredictable attention into more consistent growth. Key Insight: Viral success is not the same as a scalable business. Jeremy’s documentaries can reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of viewers, but the revenue still depends heavily on algorithms, platform decisions, distribution rules, and whether a topic happens to connect with audiences at the right time. The conversation explores the tension between creative passion and business strategy. Jeremy explains how some of his least polished projects have performed the best, while more carefully produced films have struggled to gain traction. Abi pushes him to look beyond simply producing more documentaries and consider whether the real opportunity is building a stronger personal brand around his work. A major strategic shift discussed is making Jeremy more visible inside the content itself. Instead of giving all the authority to the guests and subjects of his films, Abi suggests adding more of Jeremy’s face, voice, narration, and perspective so viewers begin to recognize him as the trusted storyteller behind the documentaries. They also explore possible growth paths, including narrowing into a stronger niche, creating podcast-style interviews, releasing reaction or commentary content, teaching documentary production, and positioning Jeremy’s speed and low-cost production process as a valuable service for other people who want documentaries made. Viewers will walk away with a practical look at the challenges of building a documentary business in an algorithm-driven world, including how to think about personal branding, topic selection, distribution, and long-term authority. If you’re interested in Jeremy’s films, book, or documentary work, visit Sky Island Storytelling to explore more of his projects.

    1h 10m
  8. 4d ago

    His Podcast Business Finally Took Off. Here's Why | Alan Katz

    Abi Asija sits down with Alan Katz, founder of Costard & Touchstone Productions, a media company producing and scaling a growing slate of narrative-driven podcasts. Alan shares how his business is navigating rapid expansion while facing a core operational challenge: limited time and increasing production demands as the company scales multiple shows at once. Key Insight: The true leverage in modern podcasting is not just audience growth, but owning intellectual property and distribution so each story becomes a long-term asset that can be monetized across multiple formats and platforms. Alan explains how his background in film and television led him to shift into podcasting as a way to retain full creative and financial control over storytelling. Unlike traditional entertainment deals where rights are often surrendered, podcasting allows him to produce, distribute, and own each project while building scalable revenue streams around it. A major breakthrough for the business comes from the podcast Dead Drop, hosted by former CIA officer John Kiriakou, which now generates the vast majority of revenue through ad monetization and audience growth. Its success highlights how one strong narrative brand can become the financial engine for an entire media ecosystem when distribution and timing align correctly. To scale beyond operational constraints, Alan is actively building a small production team to remove himself from heavy editing work. This transition allows him to shift from execution into creative direction, improving efficiency while increasing output across multiple podcasts without sacrificing storytelling quality. Beyond advertising, the strategy expands into additional revenue streams including premium paywalled content, merch, community subscriptions, and future licensing opportunities for film and television adaptations. The conversation emphasizes how podcasting functions as a discovery engine for larger intellectual property when structured with ownership in mind from the beginning. Viewers will walk away with a clear understanding of how media companies scale through storytelling, how IP ownership drives long-term value, and how a single breakout podcast can evolve into multiple revenue streams across an entire ecosystem. Guest’s website is Costard & Touchstone Productions, and his email is alan@costardtouchstone.com. Reach out directly if you want to connect or explore collaboration opportunities.

    1h 7m
5
out of 5
10 Ratings

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Most business podcasts talk about success. Honest Wealth Builders works on it. This is a strategy lab where revenue-generating founders break down their business, identify the real constraint limiting growth, and workshop the next smart move. Each episode follows a simple three-part structure: 1. The Business: What are you building? How does it make money? What are you aiming for? 2. The Bottleneck: Where is growth slowing down? Sales, pricing, positioning, focus, execution? We isolate the real constraint. 3. The Strategy Session: We challenge assumptions, weigh tradeoffs, and decide the next clear step forward. This is not a traditional interview show. It’s a focused strategy session. Real businesses. Real constraints. Clear next moves. The insights come from building my own seven-figure company, completing over 700 deals, and documenting the principles behind sustainable growth. If you are building something serious and want sharper thinking around your next move, this show is for you.